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6C / Sunday, March 28, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Past Club Events Kiwanis Club of Lee County
President Matt Jackson presided over the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Lee County held Feb. 10 at Davison’s Steaks. The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was led by Lyn Hankins and the invocation was given by Jimmy Tucker. Susan Campbell sold the project fund tickets and Tucker was the winner. Happy dollars came from Tucker and Sally Porter. Celeste Vertick was the guest of Hankins and Phil Woodard was the guest of Teresa Coggins. Jackson began the meeting with one of his famous quotes. In business, the following reminders were made: Delta Kappa Gamma Spelling Bee was to be March 22, AKtion Club Kiwanis Charter Night March 25 and Kiwanis hot dog night is April 19 at Southern Lee High School. Susan Campbell thanked Karen Hall for reading at Head Start and Abby Cameron and Eric Vernon volunteered for the next week. Lyn Hankins reminded everyone that the college scholarship applications are due on April 19. Eric Vernon introduced Roberto Lopez, Rotary Club Exchange Student at Lee County High School and the speaker for the day. Accompanied by his host family, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Richmond, Lopez began by explaining that his faith and the freedom to express it is the reason he chose the United States to spend his year in the Rotary Exchange Program. Using a Powerpoint presentation, he gave an overview of his life, country and culture in his home of Papalotla Tlaxcala, Mexico. He ended his talk by taking questions from those in attendance. The membership surprised Lopez by singing “Happy Birthday� in honor of his 18th birthday, which was March 17.
Exchange Club of Sanford
The weekly meeting of the Exchange Club of Sanford was held March 18 at the club’s facility located on Golf Course Lane. Following the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, dinner was served. Special guest of the evening was Diane Glover, director of the Central Carolina Community College Foundation. Glover discussed the CCCC Foundation and explained the growth of the current Exchange Club endowment and factors in the growth. She told Exchangites about the college payroll deduction plan and how the plan had benefited the foundation and had directly affected growth of the local club’s endowment. After a question and answer session with club members, Glover was presented with check for the endowment fund and a check for scholarships for the coming year. The presentation was made by club Vice President Mickey Parish. The scholarships will be awarded to qualified students entering any program at the college for the coming school year.
Stewart reminded Exchangites of plans for the annual law enforcement appreciation banquet to be held at the clubhouse on Golf Course Lane on April 1 at 7 p.m. Law Enforcement officers at municipal, county and state levels are to be invited.
Sanford Lions Club The Sanford Lions gathered for its weekly supper meeting on March 18. As members enjoyed baked spaghetti for their main course, Lion Bob Nelson quizzed the members on their knowledge of the census. President Richard Henley reminded members of upcoming events and also updated everyone on the health concerns of those not present. Jim Romine reported that golfers and hole sponsors are registering for the 5th annual golf tournament to be held at Quail Ridge Golf Course. Tee time will be 8:30 a.m. on June 5. Guest for the evening included Bob Chase and Tucker Mann. Billy Miller led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Johnny Poindexter opened the meeting with the invocation and introduced Gary Wicker, who spoke to the club about Habitat for Humanity. Wicker is the affiliated director for Habitat and a lifelong resident of Lee County. In this parttime position, one of his responsibilities is securing funds for the building projects. One such project under way presently is a partnership between Lee County Schools, CCCC, and Habitat and is funded by the Golden Leaf Foundation. High school students are working after school on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and on Saturday mornings to complete this building project at 224 Popular St. When finished, the house will be equipped with a solar hot water heater and meet all criteria needed to qualify as a “green house.� Many businesses located in and out of Lee County donate building materials to Habitat. These donations, plus the profits from the Habitat Home Store located on North Horner Boulevard, play a major role in offsetting the expense of building a home. Habitat for Humanity which was founded in 1976, organized in Lee County in 1989 through the efforts of Mary Bass and Carolyn Turner. Habitat is in 65 countries and its Disaster Response division is currently helping out in Haiti and Chile. Wicker stated that not only does Habitat build houses, it builds relationships.
San-Lee Sunrise Rotary Club President Neal Jensen opened the meeting with the Quote of the Week: “All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.� - Winston Churchill. Marcy Santini led the Rotary invocation and Charles Oldham led the Pledge of Allegiance. In Good News‚ Marcy Santini and Nolan Williams gave glowing reports on the 2010 PETS. Ashley
Speaking to the Kiwanis Club of Lee County on March 17 is Roberto Lopez (center), a Rotary Club Exchange Student at Lee County High School from Papalotla Tlaxcala, Mexico. Pictured with Lopez is his host family Mr. and Mrs. Phil Richmond (right) and Kiwanis of Lee member Eric Vernon (left).
Receiving contributions to the Central Carolina Community College Foundation and Scholarship Fund from the Exchange Club of Sanford on March 18 is Diane Glover (center), Director of the CCCC Foundation. Pictured with Glover (left to right) are Exchange Club Vice President Micky Parish, Exchange Club President Henry Stewart and Secretary Nick Porter.
Gary Wicker (left) and Sanford Lions Club member Johnny Poindexter at a recent meeting. John Payne and David Spivey at a recent Jonesboro Rotary Club meeting.
Jonesboro Rotary Club member Mikeal Basinger with Major Sue Jervis of the Salvation Army of Lee County, Carole Nicely, Teresa Dew, Floyd Perry and John Dixon.
Sanford Rotary Club President-elect Tony Lett (far right) is pictured with recently inducted new members Chad Steadman and Lynn Veach Sadler. The executive director for the Coalition of Families in Lee County, Carolyn Spivey, (second from right) presented a program on teenage pregnancies in Lee County at the March 23 meeting. President Jensen led the Four Way Test.
Jonesboro Rotary Club
San-Lee Sunrise Rotarian Andy Manhardt (right) introduced Rebecca Shellenberger, Executive Director of the Lee County Arts Council, for a program describing how at the Arts Council “We Bring The Arts To The Community And The Community To The Arts.� Also pictured is Neal Jensen, president of San-Lee Sunrise Rotary. Hinman gave a dollar for his wife appearing in The Sanford Herald. Andy Manhardt announced kudos for the Heart of North Carolina Jazz Orchestra and Ed Mishler praised his alma mater, Purdue, for its win and noted the next opponent will be Duke University. Charles Oldham complimented Bill Ray on the construction of the first certified “green� office building in Lee County. In Club News‚ Ashley Hinman announced the April 15th luncheon for the GSE team visiting Lee County will be held at The Flame Restaurant, and the Rotary District 7690 District Governor will be in attendance. President Jensen reminded the membership of the April 10th Stop Hunger Now event. Terry Mullen shared news of Fred Stuart’s move to northern Virginia. Mullen also announced a meeting of the Association of Naval Aviators. Andy Manhardt introduced Rebecca Shellen-
berger, executive director of the Lee County Arts Council, for a program describing how at the Arts Council “We Bring The Arts To The Community And The Community To The Arts.� The council, which was established in 1978, has as one of its major functions to serve as a middleman for funding between the North Carolina Arts Council and local purveyors of the arts. The funding is usually in the form of matching grants. The LCAC will sponsor a street chalking on April 23rd and a Latino Arts Festival at Depot Park on April 24th. The Council has an art gallery on the mezzanine floor above the Shops of Steele Street at the corner of Steele and Carthage streets in downtown Sanford and has high hopes for the proposed arts incubator in the buggy factory building on Chatham Street. For more information call (919) 7746139 or email Leecoarts@ wave-net.net or P.O. Box 2615, Sanford, N.C. 27331.
President Kate Rumely opened the meeting with Mikeal Basinger giving the invocation. Visiting the club were John Payne, Tom Reese, Carole Nicely, Teresa Dew, Zac West, Sue Jervis, Floyd Perry and John Dixon. Also visiting were San-Lee Rotarian Ashley Hinman and John Crumpton’s daughter, Molly. Guest Zac West invited everyone to visit and tour the new YMCA, which is located in the Lowes Food shopping center. The club will hold a joint Rotary meeting at 11:30 a.m. on April 15 to celebrate the birthday of the Jonesboro Rotary. The District Governor, Australian visitors, and all Lee County Rotary clubs will be there. Please sign up for a head count. Workers are needed for the Stop Hunger Now project. There will be a sign-up sheet to volunteer. There will be two shifts and it will only take a couple of hours. Mikeal Basinger, chairman of the Hunger Walk Project, presented checks to local food charities. Receiving funds were Major Sue Jervis with the Salvation Army, Tom Reese with the Bread Basket, Teresa Dew with CUOC, Floyd Perry and John Dixon with Meals on Wheels, and Carole Nicely with the Lee County
Enrichment Center. Combined, these groups feed over 60,000 meals a year in Lee County. They deserve thanks and support. David Spivey introduced the guest speaker, Director of Lee County Parks and Recreation John Payne. he gave an update on what’s going on at the Parks & Recreation Department. One area of concern is the declining interest in the youth summer leagues. Improving participation in team sports helps develop the social and physical skills of the youth. Payne reported that the new state-of-theart ballfields at Tramway Road Park are completed and the dam renovation at San-Lee Park will be completed this September. Vern Van Bruggen led us in the Four-way Test and the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Rotary Club of Sanford
The March 23 meeting was called to order by President Elect Tony Lett, with the Rotary prayer led by Lynn Smith and the singing led by Tom Spence. Tom Dossenbach, Mitch Reese, John Mangum and Phill Richmond all made up at the March 19 Board meeting. Tony Lett and Joy Gilmour both received make-ups for their attendance at PETS in Greensboro. The 50/50 Polio Eradication raffle of $12 was won by Paul Horton, who
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