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ROTARIANS ENJOY FAMILY PICNIC AT ALLEN'S CREEK

Fun in the Sun!

Rotarians and Families gathered in the Pavilion at Allen’s Creek Park, which was constructed as a Rotary Project in 2006. BBQ, fellowship, an enthusiastic and rousing group sing along of God Bless America (led ably by Lyn Donley, go see her in Chicago! at HART in July) and pleasant breezes were enjoyed by all! President Mark presented the June Star Award to Lynne Barrett for her continuing dedication to Rotary, and particularly for her leadership with the Back Pack Program, which provides a number of our less fortunate neighbors, primarily school children, with much needed food.

President-Elect Billy reported that the Waynesville Rotary Club was the leading contributor to the Altzheimer’s Research Fund, and thanked Rick, in abstentia, for his dedication with the collections each week

Following lunch, Scot Worley, who organized the event and deserved the warm applause given by those assembled, gave a brief history of the park and the pavilion. He shared information on the park’s usage and current activities, noting particularly the use of the fields during soccer season and the frequency with which the pavilion is reserved and used for a variety of functions. He then led the group in guest introductions, walking throughout the audience with an aplomb (and a suitably long microphone cord) that Bob Barker and Johnny Carson could admire. Job well done, Scot!

General Announcements

2010 Night of Celebration to be held June 29th

This year's annual Night of Celebration will be held Tuesday, June 29th, at the Laurel Ridge Country Club Pavillion. A new slate of officers will be installed by incoming District Governor Ed Walcoff. Waynesville Rotarians will be honored for their contributions throughout the past year. The Tony Award will again be presented.

If you have not already done so, please sign up for your attendance at this important meeting or contact incoming President Billy Case by email to let him know that you will attend and how many will attend with you. To contact Billy, CLICK HERE!

Please note that the Night of Celebration is our meeting of the week! There will be no Friday meeting on July 2nd!

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE!

Manna BackPack Challenge: 31 Waynesville Rotarians accepted Karen Denny’s and Floyd Rogers’s challenge to match their donation to the Manna Food Bank Backpack program. A sponsorship is $122.00 per student. If you have made this commitment, please make your check payable to the Waynesville Rotary FOUNDATION instead of Waynesville Rotary. Your leadership has determined that it would be best for these monies to go directly to the Foundation rather than through the club account. This will also give you the advantage of some tax breaks by making the donation. Simply indicate on your check that the donation is for the Manna Food Bank Backpack Challenge. If additional members wish to join this effort, please feel free to do so. Simply make out your check as noted above and give it to Scot Worley, Lynne Barrett, Bill Bird, or Neal Ensley at one of the Friday meetings.

For more information, contact Past President Lynne.

Boy Scout Troop support: An additional opportunity to support our community is by making a donation to the Boy Scout Troop led by our own Rotarian Billy Dinwiddie, Jr. The Pack is in serious need of a trailer and some other items. Any interested Rotarian, especially former Scouts, are urged to support this effort. Again, please make your check payable to the Waynesville Rotary Foundation.

For more information, contact Bill Bird.

Boy Scout Troop Leaders: Troop 318 is in need of volunteers to act as Assistant Troop leaders. If interested, please contact Billy Dinwiddie either by e-mail or phone, 550-1314. You may write to Billy by CLICKING HERE!

ROTARY NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Shelter Box Update - You may view the latest on Shelter Boxes and the recent catastrophe in Myanmar by CLICKING HERE! Waynesville Rotary participated in the world wide Shelter Box project by donating a Shelter Box in this current fiscal year. You, as a Waynesville Rotarian, helped make District 7670 one of the TOP 10 suppliers of Shelter Boxes within Rotary!

The May 2010 edition of the Rotary District 7670 newsletter has been released. You may access it by clicking HERE!

NEW FUNCTION ON CLUB WEBSITE!

Club members will find a new link on the home page of the club website. The link, Directory On-Line, will take you to the District 7670 database where you can access your Rotary account to handle updates, your Rotarian subscription, and many other items related to your membership in Rotary. This is a secure site and you will be asked for your user id (your email address as entered by our Executive Secretary) and your password, which is your account number found on the mailing label of your Rotarian magazine. As of 07/16/2009, all current members have their Rotary International ID number entered into the District database.

Need the contact information for a fellow Rotarian? Log into the database and look it up under "My Club". Of course, the information is ONLY as GOOD as what gets updated! Please log in and check your own account for accuracy!

The financial module is now up and running. Members were sent, via email, invoices and statements on Friday, Octoer 16th for the 1st quarter of our fiscal year (07/09 through 09/09). Members without email will have printed copies of the invoice and statement available at the regular Friday meeting. The current financial and attendance data is available on-line for all Rotarians. To view your data, log into the District Database by entering your email address and Rotary International number for the password. Click on the Member tab and then click on either "member dues history" or "member attendance". The member dues history is in REAL TIME so members may now see their current financial information.

Questions regarding the information should be submitted via email by CLICKING HERE!

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