Message from the President:

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

We have two very big months ahead. First, we have the Easter Egg Hunt at the end of March. This is our annual fund raiser that involves participation of the community. I encourage everyone to volunteer and participate, and let’s put forth our best effort to show the community the magnitude of Rotary.

Second, April will be very busy. We begin April with the arrival of the Group Study Exchange from Argentina on Thursday, April 4^th. As we’ve done in the past, we will have our Annual Banquet that night at Musgrove Country Club. The GSE team will be with us from Thursday thru Monday so if you can host or help please let me know. April then ends with the District Conference. This is a wonderful opportunity to find out about Rotary in the Northern half of Alabama. I will be speaking with many of you personally about attending. Let’s have a great two months.

Yours in Service

Chad Adams

TEAM SCORES:

Ways to obtain points in the final stages:

/Participate in the Annual Easter Egg Hunt - 25 points per team member

/Attend Annual Banquet - 50 points per team member

/Attend District Conference - 150 points for your add-on new team members.  100 points for the original four team members.

/Bring in a new member - new member points will end March 31^st

ROTARIAN OF THE MONTH - MARCH

This month we would like to congratulate Greg Reed, "Rotarian of the Month". Greg and his wife Mitsy are originally from Walker County and have three sons, Andrew and James - 7 year old twins, and John Michael, who is 5. Greg and Mitsy also teach Sunday School at First Baptist Church of Jasper where they are members.

Greg has served this Rotary year as Vocational Service Director and coordinator for the School to Career Job Shadow Day Rotary Career Booth. As Vocational Service Director, Greg is also responsible for Career Development, Vocations at Work, Vocational Awareness and Vocational Awards.

Greg is employed in medical equipment sales as general manager of General Electric Medical Systems. He is sales manager for the Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana area for PET - Positron Emission Tomography, which is cancer detection technology involved in the ejection of isotopes into the body to detect cancer.

Greg also serves as President of the Walker College Alumni Association, Senior Vice Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party and sits on the Board of Directors for the Family Resource Center. He is truly a Rotarian we can be proud of. Congratulations, Greg!

Annual Easter Egg Hunt - The hunt is set for March 30 at the old Jasper airfield and will begin at 10am and last until 2pm. A joint effort between Rotary of Jasper and Pinnacle Bank, the Annual Egg Hunt raises funds for the local Literacy Council. Activities also include games, food, activities for the kids and a hay ride. Tickets will be sold by members of Rotary and employees of Pinnacle Bank for $10. Volunteers are needed prior to the event and the day of. Volunteers may sign up at upcoming Rotary meetings.

Rotary Annual Banquet - April 4 - Musgrove Country Club

Rotary General Assembly is in Birmingham on April 6 - to be attended by all Rotary leaders, including next term officers.

Jasper Rotary on the Web - The Rotary Club of Jasper official website is set to be online in early March. The web address will  be  www.jasperrotary.org.   Watch for it!

District Conference - Huntsville - April 26, 27, 28

The next Jasper Rotary Board Meeting will be March 12.

Rotarians responsible for the programs in April are Cheryl Allison, Pat Maddox, George Deavours, Bob Nolen.

Birthdays:   

Gwaltney McCollum     March 1
John C. Crump             March 7
Jerald Sherer               March 14
Don Kilgore                  March 21

Anniversaries:

Max and Mary Perdue      March 11

New Members:

Eva Ovitt

Christopher Campbell