Dear Fellow Rotarians,

Thank you to all the members who participated in activities while the Group Study Exchange was in Jasper. The cook out, industry and city tours, transportation, housing, sports, entertainment and hospitality was first rate. Particular appreciation to Steve Hager for the Smith Lake tour in his boat; Haig Wright for hosting the cook out; Gwaltney and Libbo McCollum opening their lake home for relaxation on Saturday; Alec Grant for coordination of all the activities and transportation; St. Mary’s for the use of their bus; all members and spouses who attended the activities and planned the cookout; Lou and Shelia vick, Alec Grant, Trudie and Reza Seirafi, Larry Lapkovitch and Brenda McClinton for housing the guests. It was a nice event for the club to participate in and get to know our Australian guests. They will end their trip at the convention the last week of April.

The Easter Egg Hunt was a success. I do not have the final net income, but the weather was perfect and the turnout enormous. Special thanks go out to Trudie Seirafi for planning the many events; Sabrina Keating for getting our tickets printed gratis; Gerson May for coordinating the ticket distribution and money collection; Bill Ashenfelter for his assistance too; Cynthia Snow for activities; and all who either purchased tickets and/or worked the day of the egg hunt. It takes all our members to make this a great day and a major income producer. This also is our contribution to the community in the way of a fun activity and for financial gifts as well. I appreciate everyone for helping out!

Our annual banquet is this month and scheduled for May 8^th . Please come and enjoy the fun and fellowship of your fellow Rotarians and a good comedy act. All Jasper Rotarians and their significant other are welcome to attend. There is no charge for this event. Hope to see you there.

Yours in Service

Linda Burns

Egg Hunt - was a great success! The final numbers show that the Egg Hunt had a net income of $6,260.38. This allowed for our scheduled donations of $4,000 which goes to Kid One Transport, the ARC of Walker County and the Rotary International Polio Plus Program.

The next Board Meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2003 at noon at Bevill State Cafeteria. All new directors and officers are invited to attend.

District 8680 has requested of all Rotary clubs to contribute $50 toward the District Convention for the GSE team. This was voted on by the board and approved.

The Annual Banquet - is scheduled for May 8, 2003 at the Musgrove Country Club beginning at 6:30 p.m. Our entertainment is Comedian Mickey Dean. All members of the Jasper Rotary club and their spouse or guest are invited to dinner. A list was circulated at the April 29^th meeting and approximately 62 signed up to attend. If you missed the Tuesday meeting, call Linda Burns at 221-0667 to confirm a reservation.

The Second Annual Meeting and Luncheon of the Walker Area Community Foundation falls on Tuesday, May 13, 2003. Our President requests that all Jasper Rotarians attend this event. The speaker is Dr. Neal Birte, President of Birmingham Southern College. Tickets are $10 and should be purchased from the Walker Area Foundation Office by May 1^st. Our regular Tuesday meeting on the 13^th will be canceled.

Final results of the PolioPlus campaign:

This amount will be turned in this month to International. In the event that any member wishes to contribute any additional money for this year, please contact Dr. David Wesley or Linda Burns.

Members responsible for speakers in June: Linda Lewis - 3^rd; Charles Stephens - 10^th;

Karen Bevill - 17^th; Zac Lollar - June 24.

Greg Williams May 3^rd                 Cliff and Pamela Rhodes May 8^th

John Wills May 7^th                      Keith and Pat Lewis May 9^th

John Greene May 7^th                  Pam and Maxwell Fikes May 16^th

Clyde McSpadden May 15^th       John and Susan Wills May 16^th

Lou Vick May 15^th                    Charles and Lorrie Stephens May 20^th

Pat Maddox May 19^th               Bill and Alice Ashenfelter May 23^rd

Walker Wilson May 23^rd           Barry and Jan Allen May 25^th

Gerson May May 28^th                   Sonya and Curt Jones May 27^th

Pat and Becky Nelson May 27^th

Linda and Ray Lewis May 29^th

Pat and Dale Maddox May 29^th