Today there was no meeting nor tour, etc. So these notes are to keep you current on club issues.
CELEBRATIONS:
The member celebrations for August are listed below.
CALENDAR – AUGUST:
The August AWRC calendar has events, birthdays and weddings and Rotary anniversaries – cakes indicate birthdays, rotary symbols indicate rotary anniversaries and hearts are wedding anniversaries.
AWRC ANNUAL PICNIC A HUGE SUCCESS:
Fifty Rotarians and friends attended our annual picnic on Saturday, August 12th. The weather was lovely and there was great fellowship among the first-time and the veteran picnickers.
First-timers included Patty and Matt Mulqueen, Earnie and Brouke, Dhruv, Peter and our STEM YEA 2023 student, Rosy Nester. Rosy was accompanied by her Mom, Natalie.
Reverend Jeff Kistler provided the invocation before we began eating three courses of various appetizers, main courses, and desserts.
We celebrated Bill Weber, Ralph Witcher and Marlene Heller’s birthdays with a yummy birthday cake.
Ur Peace Scholar, Nick Millward zoomed in at 6 PM EST to provide us with more information about the recent “Row-a-thon” and to update us on his final semester of studies. Nick hopes to be back with us in January for a short visit.
Thanks go to our picnic sponsor Bill Palmer and all those who provided various foods and lugged, set up and took down tables, chairs and tents.
Special thanks go to Chris and Cindy Hornaman for their amazing and continuing support of our club.
YOUTH EXCHANGE:
We still need a second host family for our Exchange student this school year.
IMPACT CLUB:
Diana Dunn is starting the Impact Club. She is meeting with various potential members and checking on various activities that they could perform.
An IMPACT club is another Innovative Club model - a "Service-Only" version of a Satellite club. It's an extension of your Rotary club, populated by members interested only in service project participation. No meeting, no meal.
GREEN THUMB GARDENS:
Gail Micca reports “Our gardens are finally producing some gorgeous tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant and herbs.
We have 2-3 harvests per week now, so please let Gail know when you can come and help.
If you have a business and would like to send some employees over to harvest and post a photo on social media, we can do that too!
Working with Plant a Row has been very helpful with getting produce delivered quickly. We have also had some help from Parkland Garden Club members. See you at the garden!”
SNACK PACKING:
The next Snack Packing event at Parkland is in September.
The NWL Snack Packing date If we start in September, it will be the 3rd Wednesday starting at 2:00. Each month will be the 3rd Wednesday from 2-2:35.
KINGDOM LIFE FOOD DISTRIBUTION:
The upcoming dates for Kingdom Life Food Pantry Giveaway are --
September 9 October 14
November 11 December 9
PARKLAND C.A.R.E.S. PRODUCE DELIVERY:
The Pantry will hold its food distributions on the first Saturday of each month for all of 2023.
Three volunteers are needed each time.
Food collections for Parkland C.A.R.E.S. will be held the third Wednesday of each month at the Pantry on Kernsville Road.
MEALS ON WHEELS:
Meal delivery by AW Rotarians takes place twice each week. Helen Papathanasiou always needs substitute volunteers.
MEETING SCHEDULE:
The second and fourth Wednesday of each month is In-Person meetings at Cedar Crest College.
The first Wednesday of each month will be a Dining Out meeting, or equal. It might not be on a Wednesday.
The third Wednesday of each month will be reserved for AWRC committee meetings to which everyone is welcome.
NEXT MORNING MEETING IN-PERSON:
Wednesday, August 23 at Cedar Crest College starting at 7:30 A.M.
The program will be PDG Herb Klotz all about Membership.
PDG Bill Palmer, Editor
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