Rotary Roundup
The Weekly Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Jonesboro-University
Jonesboro, Arkansas – January 19, 2005
Prayer: Jayni Blackburn
Pledge: Josh Fletcher
Visiting Rotarian: Rusty Guinn, Rick Wyatt, Bob Warner and John Sloan from the Noon club
Make-ups: Chris Evins
Guests:
Louis Intres guest of Ken Stacks
Ben Burris guest of James McDaniel
Dewayne Douglas guest of Pam Kail
Rhonda Irvin guest of Joe Stallings.
Amy Higgins guest of Paul Holmes. She is our representative on the GSE team going to England.
Proposed New Members:
Dewayne Douglas HR manager of Target sponsored by Jerry Smith.
Dan Trevathan Real Estate Agent with Fred Dacus sponsored by Dave Davidson.
Sam Wright from Hytrol sponsored by George Hamman.
Vocational Minute
Mary Merrill is the Branch Manager of First Financial Mortgage. They do all types of loans except the two-story doublewide.
Super Seniors
Terri Philips is a senior at Westside High School introduced by Ashley Pagan.
Speaking were:
Jessica Jennings is a senior at Bay High School. She wanted to thank God for His guidance in her life and for her family and her counselor, Ms. Allison, for their support. She is in many clubs in the school, including having officer roles in several. She works as a vet tech at the Trumann Animal Clinic. She has received the Dean’s Scholarship at ASU.
Nicole Frye (daughter of Len and Renea Frye) is a senior from Jonesboro High School. She has taken numerous honor classes and she has over a 4.0 GPA. She scored 3 consecutive 30’s on the ACT. She is deciding between ASU and the University of Arkansas. She is also in many clubs. She is involved in a number of community service projects, many involving children.
Announcements
Angie (Holiday Inn) was admitted to the hospital last night and the baby is on the way!
Len Frye asked that we contact all the individuals on our sheets that purchased pot of gold tickets from last year.
There will be a New Member Orientation at Mid-South Health Systems on January 26 from 12:00 – 1:00. Lunch will be provided. Contact Jayni
Blackburn.
Program
The last issue of Rotary World included a lot of information about hurricane relief projects from Rotary Clubs throughout the world. Jesse Stafford along with Brent Stidman led discussion of the efforts from the three Jonesboro Rotary Club’s in Hurricane Relief.
Despite the technical difficulties in the video presentation, Jesse and Bob brought out the impact of the club’s contributions on the area. Over $53,000 in cash was collected for relief. There were 3,500 people served during Thanksgiving. 75 volunteers from here were a part of it.
There were 8 tractor trailer loads of supplies sent down with a value of well over $150,000. There were well over 300 volunteers from our area who worked more than a combined total of one year of labor (2,293 hours) to assist .
There is 39 million cubic feet of debris still in the area. This is roughly 800,000 dump truck loads. The three Jonesboro Rotary Clubs have formed a partnership with the Club in Bay St. Louis to help rebuild the area. There is a club in Vermont that has committed to provide financial and manpower support that would like to help. Our clubs will be a “middle man” for the process. Many clubs want to help, but just don’t know how. We will provide that conduit.
Web Link: http://www.jonesbororotary.org/view.php/id/156
Four Way Test: Lindsay Harmon
