Monday morning started with my trip to Macon to meet with the Rotary Club of Macon. This club is led by Ruth Knox. I've known of Ruth Knox, but it was at the All Star Seminar when we finally met. Not only is Ruth the club president, but she also serves as President of Wesleyan College. I remember being on the campus of Wesleyan College for meetings when I was part of the board for the Georgia Association of College Stores. What a beautiful campus!
This board meeting with the club was filled with introductions and sharing of goals they have set for the year. I'm excited they are striving to be 100% Paul Harris Club especially since we are preparing to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Rotary Foundation. I was asked to pin two new members they were inducting on Monday. What an honor and privilege to be a part. Brad is ministering to young men recovering from addiction and Karla runs the Otis Redding Foundation. She just happens to be his daughter. Both of these are going to be GREAT assets to District 6920 and to the Rotary Club of Macon. This club is also home to our Past District Governor Albert Reichert, Jr. And thank you for your contribution to Polio Plus in honor of my visit.
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| Rotary Club of Macon |
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| President Ruth Knox presenting new members to the club. |
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| 6 Academic college scholarships were awarded to some incredible young adults. |
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| Feeling pretty honored to pin their newest members. |
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| Addressing the membership of the Rotary Club of Macon |
I stayed in Macon and logged in to work the rest of the afternoon. However, I did take a little bit of time to meet with some Rotarians for dinner at Margarita's at Mercer Village. The other club has a social as a makeup and each time it is a different restaurant. What a GREAT social event to introduce folks to club members in a social setting. Back to the hotel and worked past midnight. It was a very productive evening.
On the way to Cochran to meet the Rotarians in one of our rural areas. Cochran meets in a building right before you enter the campus of Middle Georgia College. What a beautiful building. The board is made up of some very new Rotarians and a few that have been in Rotary for 30+ years. They are concentrating membership. The challenge in this small town is the growth of the town. But they are dedicated to getting new members.
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| Rotary Club of Cochran |
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| If you are in Cochran on a Tuesday, stop by the Community House for a make up. |
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| Built in 1939 |
Thank you Rotary Club of Cochran for your contribution to Polio Plus in honor of my visit! With the Gates Foundation match it will generate $750 toward the fight to eradicate Polio. After the meeting a drove around. You can find some beautiful buildings.
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| Methodist Church |
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Courthouse
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After a little sightseeing in Cochran, I made my way to Warner Robbins to check in to the hotel and work some more. A little bit of a storm came through, but that was ok since I was busy sitting at the desk working. Wednesday it was off to see the Rotary Club of Hawkinsville. What a beautiful drive to meet some Rotarians in another part of Georgia.
The Rotary Club of Hawkinsville meets at The Steakhouse Restaurant. The board is filled with members that have energy and laugh with each other! The Rotary Club of Hawkinsville has their first female president, a set of twins, two members that will be celebrating their 90th birthday and their PE, Jeff, has only been back in Rotary since January. Rotarians filled the room and there were only 2 seats left. What a GREAT group! I would order a Rotary Wheel to hang right above that Civitan wheel on the way out by the door though.
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| Rotary Club of Hawkinsville |
After my visit with the club it was time to head back to Augusta. The landscapes were beautiful on the way home.
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| On the way home from Hawkinsville |
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| On the way home from Hawkinsville |
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| On the way home from Hawkinsville |
Made it home and went by to pick up Ryker. I got to see him for a little bit before dropping him off!! Time to unload the car again and repack for the next week. But I still have one more club this week. The Rotary Club of Sylvania. At least this club visit will be a day trip and will allow me to catch up on some work stuff.
What a beautiful day! I received the message from the club president and he overbooked, but it will be a good meeting. I met with the board before the club meeting and it was interesting to hear from the board member that just started to the one that has been in the club for over 30 years. Several club members came up to me afterwards and want to try and achieve 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club status. I will help do whatever I can and what a GREAT goal for this club. I was sharing time with a musical group today because they were awarding one of the members with Citizen of the Year Award. What an honor to be part of this special day!
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| Rotary Club of Sylvania |
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| Presented Mr. Moats with the Citizen of the Year award from the club! |
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| Club President Brett Dickerson presented me with a club banner! |
It was very encouraging to see Rotarians excited about getting involved in their club activities and want to know how to become 100% Paul Harris Fellow Clubs!!
Stay tuned.....more to come.
Pam Lightsey
2016-17 District Governor
www.rotarypamlightsey.com
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