JASPER ROTARY CLUB
NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2003


Dear Fellow Rotarians:

I would like to thank all Rotarians who participated in the Job Shadow Day on January 31st. The opportunities for youth to test their interests for a day can result in a major impact in their life direction. One of Rotary’s Four Avenues of Service is Vocational Activities and our participation as an individual and as a club is an important way of serving our community.
The Polio Plus Program fund drive will be completed by the end of this month. On behalf of RI and all the recipients of the polio vaccine, I want to thank you for your generosity and willingness to show as a club that we are concerned for the elimination of a disease that affects us as a world. If you haven’t heard of the trip to the mountains for an extra $10 chance we will have that available to all Rotarians and anyone outside the club who is interested. We have pledged as a club $3,500 and are close to that goal.

Our Easter Egg Hunt day of April 19th at the old Airport has been approved by the county commission. Please think of some new ideas that would improve our attendance, our personal fun, and our success as a fund raiser.

Yours in Service,

Linda Burns


ANNOUNCEMENTS

PETS - President Elect Training is February 21st. District Assembly will be held February 22nd at the Harbert Center in Birmingham and is open to board members, officers and committee members. To sign up or get more information, call Pam Fikes at 221-2576 by February 7th. This is a perfect opportunity for new members to learn more about Rotary.

See the letter enclosed in this bulletin from Alec Grant regarding the GSE Team visit.

BOARD MEETING for February has been rescheduled - and will follow the February 11th regular Rotary meeting.

The recent vote for having an Annual Banquet vs Cocktail Reception was equally divided. Therefore, the board has decided to do both.

The Annual Easter Egg Hunt is set for April 19th at the Old Walker County Airport.

PolioPlus - Raffle tickets will be sold throughout February to raise money for PolioPlus. See David Wesley for tickets. Tickets are $10, buy as many as you like, and the prize is one full week at the Lineville Resort - Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. The house has 5 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths and is built from native rock and birch. It is a very scenic area and there are great views from the screened back porch. This prize has been donated by Al Simmons and can be used in May or June, 2003.

Visit Our Website at: www.jasperrotary.org.

Directory Updates have been completed and most have been given out to members. If you have not received yours, they will be available at the next Rotary meeting.

Members responsible for speakers in March: Pam Fikes - 4th, Bob Reid - 11th,
Larry Lapkovitch - 18th, J.C. Poe - 25th.





SPEAKERS

February 4       P. J. Magik will share “People on Social Security and Disability can work”. Introduced by Ted Killingsworth.

February 11    Carol Downs, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Walker County. Introduced by Jerry Redmill.

February 18    Harvey Sanford, Superintendent of the Walker County Board of Education. Introduced by Brack O’Rear

February 25    Speaker introduced by Hubert Hagen.



BIRTHDAYS                          ANNIVERSARIES
Betsy Lavanna February 3        Trudie and Reza Seirafi February 7
Alec Grant February 14            Fred and Susan May February 13
Tony Sparks February 15
Bill Ashenfelter February 17
Barry Allen February 20




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