Waynesville Rotary

PO Box 1590, Waynesville, NC 28786

www.waynesvillerotary.org

Waynesville Rotary meets on Fridays at 1:00 p.m. at the Laurel Ridge Country Club off of exit 100 of the Great Smokies Expressway

(Thursday, May 10, 2012)

President Brandon inducted two new members, Tandi Haas and Fred Waring. He announced that Billy Case and Glen Tolar have been elected to the Waynesville Rotary Foundation Board.

Sandy Giles announced that Haywood Christian Ministry needs volunteers to help process food on the day of the Postal Service Food Drive, May 12.  Shifts are 11-3 and 3-6, but volunteers will be welcomed at any time at the Ministry.  Volunteers will receive makeups.

Ellene Francis’s daughter Lynn invited all Rotarians and their families to Ellene’s 80th birthday party, June 9, 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Francis Cove United Methodist Church on Hwy 276.

President Brandon reminded the club of the importance of the Induction Banquet on June 29.

President Brandon expressed appreciation to Caroline Klapper, staff writer for the Mountaineer and present at our meeting, for Friday's front page article on the restaurant project to benefit the backpack program.

(Monday, April 23, 2012)

Our club continues to make great strides with the weekend Backpack Program.  J Arthurs restaurant, in Maggie Valley, has agreed to pilot the restaurant program inviting customers to contribute $.50 for each meal.  Gene Harpe announced that the First Presbyterian Church men’s group have contributed $826 for the Backpack Program.

Jeff Norris facilitated the first round for election of Rotary foundation members.

(Friday, April 20, 2012)

Patrick Bradshaw introduced a new Rotarian, Matt Haynes. Matt is a 1989 graduate of Tuscola High School, a graduate of North Carolina State University, and he currently works at Giles Chemical.

The election for Board member for the Rotary Foundation will be next week and the GSE team from Finland will be here on 04/20/2012.

Ed Brown provided the Hunger Minute informing us that $.37 per weekend day will feed a child in Haywood County.

(Friday, April 13, 2012)

Recognition and Announcements:

• Belva Evans is collecting outstanding tickets or ticket stubs for the Polio fundraiser.  If you have either of the two, please see Belva.
• The District Conference is coming up, April 20th and will be in Concord, North Carolina.  GSE team from Finland also arrives on this day. 
• President Brandon reminded the club that when announcements and speaker’s presentations are in the form of a hand-out, please do not leave these hand-outs behind.  Take them with you when you leave. 
• Givens Estates researching retirement community for Haywood County.  There will be four focus group meetings: 

• April 10th at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa
• April 17th at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Lake Junaluska Visitors Center

April Responsibilities for club members:

1. Attend Rotary each Friday
2. Ask for sponsorships/contributions for the Manna Back-pack program
3. Bring in potential new club members to support “new member month”

(Wednesday, April 4, 2012)

We had two visiting Rotarians last week, Tucker Veatch and Fred Wearing.

President Brandon invited each table to quickly share some Good News, as we did several weeks ago.

It was announced that we have a new proposed member, Charles Matthew Haynes, of Giles Chemical Company.  His name will be read one more week before being inducted.

There will be a Rotary meeting next Friday, Good Friday.  Our guidelines allow us to miss three meetings a year so we need to meet.

The District Conference is April 20 - 22 in Concord, NC.  We will have excellent representation from our club.

The GSE team from Finland arrives on April 20.  John Keith will be picking them up and taking them on to Concord.

Tucker Veatch from the Asheville Biltmore Club announced that his club has been promoting the CART fund raiser for Alzheimer's research.  He pointed out that Baby Boomers will experience a tidal wave of Alzheimer's disease as we age and the need for research is exceedingly great.  There will be a fund raiser in Asheville on May 6 at Deerfield.  He hopes that we will partner with their club next year.

If you have any Polio Plus tickets remaining please get them to Belva Evans so we can get the credit for the District Conference.

Karen Denny provided the Hunger Minute identifying that Haywood Community College is her sphere of influence.

President Brandon challenged everyone to do three things this month:

1. Find someone to donate $128 for the Backpack program or give a check yourself to the Foundation.
2. Attend Rotary meetings every Friday.
3. Invite new members to join with our April focus on new members.

(Thursday, March 29, 2012)

Recognition and Announcements

Arnold Howell encouraged Rotarians to remember that they became members of the Waynesville Rotary Club because someone sponsored them.  There will be a new member drive in the month of April and Arnold will be back to encourage us to invite persons to consider membership.

President Brandon reminded everyone of the District Conference coming up later in April.

Lyn Donley provided a moment of inspiration for the Hungry Kids initiative we have adopted as a Club. 3,400 kids go hungry in Haywood County each weekend. The Backpack Program provides a weekend’s worth of food for that a child with the cost being only $128 a year. We are going to have a Hunger Moment each week to keep our focus on this important issue for our county.

(Thursday, March 22, 2012)

                Rotary Foundation:  Soon it will be time to vote to fill vacancies on the Rotary Foundation.  The first vote will take place on April 20.  The names of members receiving the most votes will then appear on a final ballot on April 27.  To be eligible for the Foundation, a person must be a club member in good standing, who has been a member of this club for at least one year, and who is not currently serving (those names will not appear on the ballots).  The Foundation’s work touches a number of people, particularly students, in this area.  Please consider the upcoming votes and how you might participate.

Cecil Yount announced that the Waynesville Rotary Club was awarded a $500 Bicycle Advocacy grant.

There is a New Members’ Luncheon on the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Gateway Club.

Larry East announced that he and his family will be traveling to Ethiopia to pick up their new son. 

President Brandon gave a reminder that April is new member month.

If there are any Polio Plus tickets still outstanding, touch base with Belva Evans by the end of the first week of April.

President Brandon reminded the club that sponsorships can be made to the foundation, however cannot be added to the added to the Rotary bill. 

(Rotary Students of the Month - March 2012)

(Friday, March 16, 2012)

Executive Secretary, Cecil Yount, is pleased to report that the submitted attendance rate for the month of February for the Waynesville Rotary was 93%! Thanks to all Rotarians, who are responding to the call to put Service Before Self!

Mardi Gras Ball was a huge success, raising over $43,000 for the Haywood County Schools Foundation.

The Bowling for Kids’ Sake for Big Brothers Big Sisters was also very successful. Jack Suddath expressed his gratitude to the Rotarians in the Club who helped out.

(Friday, March 2, 2012)

A new member, Kristen Turman, was introduced. She is a native of Haywood County and she is the owner of Smoky Mountain Café on Main Street in downtown Waynesville.

John Keith announced that the Finland study group exchange will be taking place April 17 – 20. There will be four women and one man. See John Keith if you are able to help with lodging or escorting the guests.

(Thursday, February 23, 2012)

(Rotary Students of the Month)

Rotary Scholars – Two high school students from Tuscola HS were recognized.  Jessica Sagers plans to attend Appalachian State University and Sarah Rogers plans to attend NC State University. They were both given $50 Visa gift cards.

Over $8,000 was raised through the recent Share the Warmth campaign sponsored by Mountain Projects.

February 28th is the Pancake Day at First United Methodist Church. This year some of the profits from the day will establish a scholarship fund in honor of Charlie and Mary Anne Way, the past leaders of this event for decades.

Our Rotary District Conference will be held April 20-22 in Concord, NC.

The News Members Gathering is each month on the third Tuesday at the Gateway Club.

The annual Waynesville Rotary Club family picnic will be held on June 15.

(Tuesday, February 14, 2012)

(John Broom accepting the 4 Way Test Plaque)

President Brandon inducted John Broom into the club as the newest member.

President Brandon stated that the recent Board retreat was “fantastic” and that we need more focus on our purpose as Rotary. He will share more next week at the club assembly.

In introducing the Manna Food Bank program, President Brandon spoke of the importance of the backpack program, the need of more children to be included, and this as a focus for our club.

(Monday, February 6, 2012)

President-elect Scot, in for President Brandon, recognized Charlie Way and Don Norris, both back for the first time since hospitalizations.

Steve Brown announced the 56th annual Pancake Day at First United Methodist Church on February 28, and that part of the proceeds will go to endow a scholarship fund in honor of Charlie and Mary Ann Way, who chaired the event for many years.

President Brandon and President-elect Scot attended the Mid-year District Assembly.

President-elect Scot shared a personal story from delivering Christmas Baskets, urging all Rotarians to participate next year.

Terry Warren shared his Rotary story.

(Thursday, February 2, 2012)

Rotarian Charlie Way is home and says to tell everyone he is "improving and doing much better." According to Mary Ann, he hopes to attend Rotary on February 2nd!

Ed Broadwell, President of Hometrust Bank and former Waynesville Rotary Club President, was a visiting Rotarian Friday, January 27th.

Guests included Bob Carten, who lead the Board retreat, and Hal Glenn.

We received a thank you note from Mountain Projects for the very generous gift of blankets that we provided.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters annual bowling event is March 3. Rotarians are encouraged to sign up.

There will be a Club Assembly led by President Brandon on February 17.

The District Conference will be held April 20 – 22 in Concord, NC.

There is a New Members’ Luncheon on the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Gateway Club

(Wednesday, January 18, 2012)

Blanket Drive 2012 a heated success!

Waynesville Rotarians rose to the challenge of President Brandon when he asked that the club donate a record number of blankets for the Mountain Project "Share the Warmth!" program for 2012. Rotarians donated in excess of 219 blankets shattering the old record of 128 held by Past President Cecil and the formidable efforts of Past Presidents Mark and Billy. Of course, the real winners of this effort are the many citizens of Haywood County, who will benefit from the blanket giveaway! Congratulations to those Rotarians, who made this year another success!

The quarterly statements that went out by e-mail from Cecil last week may not reflect the amount that was paid as there were a number of checks that went to the old PO Box. These are being updated currently.

January 24, 2012 is the Board Retreat from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the Gateway Club.

(Monday, January 16, 2012)

Mrs. Sarah Woody Rogers, mother of Floyd Rogers, passed away  Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.  Mrs. Rogers funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home.  The family will recieve friends prior to the service Wednesday from 12:30pm to 2:00pm at Wells Funeral Home, Canton.  A complete obituary notice is available at  www.wellsfuneralhome.com &click on obituaries.

There is a New Members’ Luncheon on the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Gateway Club.

India marks one year anniversary of being POLIO FREE!