NEWSLETTER
JULY 2004
ROTARY SPOTLIGHT
Glenn E. Estess, Sr., Shades Valley, Alabama, USA.
RI President 2004-05
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Glenn E. Estess Sr. is the retired chief executive officer of Glenn Estess Associates, Inc. Born in Pike County, Mississippi, he earned a degree in chemistry and physics from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Glenn is one of five brothers who were Rotarians. Four were presidents of their respective clubs in four different cities in three states.
Glenn is past chair of trustees of the Baptist Health Systems, an 11-hospital system headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with approximately 10,000 employees. He served as director of the Better Business Bureau of Central Alabama and as a trustee for the Workmen's Compensation Trust of the Business Council of Alabama. In Florida, he was chairman of the YMCA, the American Chemical Society, and the Arthritis Foundation. He was also a member of the Board of Regents of the National Association of Personnel Consultants in the United States.
A Rotarian since 1960, Glenn was a member first in club #41 in Jacksonville, Florida (USA), and then Wayne, New Jersey (USA). Glenn was an adviser to the 1997 RI Convention Committee and PolioPlus national coordinator in 1987-88. During his tenure as a trustee, Glenn served as chair of the Foundation's Finance Committee and vice chair of its Program Committee. He was RI's International Assembly chair and moderator in 1999.
He was a member of RI's Audit and Operations Review Committee for four years and its chair for one year. This is RI's only committee having a six-year term. This committee serves in an advisory role to the Board of Directors. Glenn was also the chair of the 2002-03 Membership Development and Retention Committee.
Glenn is a Rotary Foundation Major Donor, a Paul Harris Fellow, and a Benefactor. He is the recipient of RI's Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award.
Glenn and Mary have three children and eight grandchildren. Sixteen members of his family are Paul Harris Fellows.
He is serving as president of Rotary International for its centennial year of
2004-05.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:
Fellow Rotarians:
As I find myself writing my first letter as President of Rotary, I must admit to you that I am very excited and yet somewhat apprehensive about what this year of Rotary will bring. I am looking forward to working with each and every one of you, and hope that we can continue the momentum that Pam has provided our club.
In the next couple of weeks we will have our first Rotary Board Meeting for the 2004-05 year to begin plans for the upcoming year. Any input you may have or ideas you would like to express will be greatly appreciated. Remember, this is your Rotary Club, and what you get out of it depends on what you are willing to put into it.
I must also take this opportunity to express to Pam what I am sure the entire Jasper Rotary Club will echo. Pam, you have provided this club with a boost of energy and enthusiasm that was much needed and appreciated. Your hard work and dedication has been obvious to us and you are to be commended for the wonderful job and the leadership you have provided to us during your term. Unfortunately for me, though, you will be a hard, if not impossible, act to follow.
In closing, let me say that we have an opportunity this year to show our community what Rotary does and who Rotary is through our service above self. Let's all CELEBRATE ROTARY throughout the 2004-2005 year and showcase to the Jasper and surrounding areas the principals and standards Rotary was built upon and practice the four-way test in our personal and professional life.
Yours in Service,
Tony Sparks
Birthdays Anniversaries
Boogie Franklin 7/1
Doyce & Dottie Briscoe 7/8
Amy Freeman 7/1
Alec & Jane Grant 7/15
Phillip Windham 7/3 Jerry &
Reidie Redmill 7/20
Charles Earnest 7/9 Al & Brenda
McAdams 7/24
Paul Brown 7/10
Gwaltney & Libbo McCollum 7/25
Brack O’Rear 7/14 Roy & Amy
Freeman 7/26
George Deavours 7/18
Jo Brown 7/24
Al McAdams 7/28