The Rotary Club meets every Friday at 12:15 p.m.

Our club meets each Friday at 12:15 PM at 1st Baptist Church in Lenoir, N.C. We belong to the worldwide group of 1.2 million Rotarians known as Rotary International (RI).  When someome asks,"What is a Rotary Club?", the following definition applies. "Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world."

Recent Lenoir Rotary Events

(pictured left to right: Chuck Troutman, Regina Hartley, Deborah Ashley)
Lenoir Rotary Club enjoyed it's first Assembly meeting of the new fiscal year on July 23. Vocational Service Committee Chair Deborah Ashley presented highlights of a new community project that will be introduced in Caldwell County Schools with the objective of teaching ethics to school children. Deborah said the 4-Way Test will be used as a guide in the programs. The goal is to enhance work ethic skills in young people that they will use and carry with them to the work force. Regina Hartley announced her work at CCC&TI to charter a new Rotaract Club (Rotary at the college level). She described the club's goals as similar to those of the Interact Club which consist primarily of community service projects. Last but certainly not least, Chuck Troutman talked about the new division of the Membership Committee into two parts: Recruitment and Retention. He said "we want to get them and then keep them." He highlighted changes the committee will make in order to foster the spirt of Rotary in new members. Chuck also touched briefly on the correct process of proposing a person for club membership.


(pictured are Lee Chase and Keith Orrell)
Outgoing club President Lee Chase tearfully passed the gavel to incoming President Keith Orrell at the club's final meeting for the fiscal year. Lee enjoyed high attendance and solid club financial standing throughout his year of leadership. Keith presented Lee with a gift from the Board to show appreciation for his "service above self."


  Past Rotary District Governor Chuck Troutman inducted Lenoir Rotary Club's new officers and directors at their July 9th meeting.Pictured are: Front Row: Lee Chase, past-president, Al Bunch, Deborah Ashley, Bill Wall and incoming president, Keith Orrell. Back Row: Steve Strange, Jamie Armstrong, Debbie Eller and Sandy Russ, Secretary. Not pictured, David Manifold, Treasurer.


(pictured left to right:  Dr. Donald Stewart, Lee Pennell, and Dr. Gregory Haynes)
Lenoir Rotary Club recently installed it's newest member, Dr. Donald Stewart. Donnie was proposed for membership by club member Lee Pennell. Shown are Stewart, Pennell and Dr. Gregory Haynes who was also proposed for membership by Pennell.


Lenoir Rotary Club President Lee Chase recently welcomed the club's newly-installed member Robert Williams. Robert is a Marketing Representative for local business ServPro and was propposed for membership by member Scott Brown. Robert will serve on the club's Bulletin and Public Relations committees.


Lenoir Rotary Club member and Allstate Agent Sandy Russ recently presented a check for $1,000 to the club Board of Directors on behalf of The Allstate Foundation. Allstate agents are encouraged to apply for an award to be given to the charity of their choice in which they volunteer a significant number of hours annually. The award is sent from the Allstate Foundation, a private non-profit entity, for the benefit of community programs around the country where agents volunteer their time. The Agent Hand-In-The-Community Grant award amount was doubled from previous years to $1,000 and will be used by Lenoir Rotary Club for it's community service projects.


Lenoir Rotary Club member Louise Bradshaw presented, for middle school students, eight $400 band camp scholarships and one $400 scholarship to fund a year of instrument lessons. Louise introduced Phyllis Huffstettler, President of the Harper School Foundation, and Karen Burton, the school’s Executive Director, to whom the funds were presented. July 23, 6pm is the Harper School’s end of camp performance - all are invited.

(pictured left to right: Dr. Steve Stone, MacKenzie Carlton, Cody Poarch, and Hannah Buchard)

Lenoir Rotary Club proudly awarded three high school students with scholarships for college recently. Dr. Helen Hall, Chairperson of the club's Scholarship Committee, presented the awards. MacKenzie Carlton was chosen as the recipient from West Caldwell High School. Cody Poarch was chosen as the recipient from Hibriten High School. And Hannah Buchard was chosen as the recipient from South Caldwell High School. The Lenoir Rotary Scholarship Committee reviewed many applications and completed interviews before making their selections for the scholarships. Dr. Hall congratulated the students on their academic achievements and wished them great success in college.


Lenoir Rotary Club proudly awarded the annual Ed Tutor Baseball Scholarship to Hibriten Senior John Gray for his outstanding performance in baseball. John and his parents attended a recent Rotary lunch meeting where he received his award from the club. Coach Jeff Parham stood proudly by and congratulated John on being chosen for the scholarship.

Lenoir Rotary Club member Toni Bartlett, Caldwell Memorial Stroke Center Coord., presented a club lunch program about free stroke assessment clinics recently offered in our county. The screening includes getting a family medical history, a finger stick, lipid profile (hdl/ldl), height and weight, hip/waist ratio, and a list of current medications to determine individual risk factors. Stroke clinics were a collaboration of many Caldwell County agencies to educate citizens of the heart disease signs & symptoms to prevent incidents of stroke. These awareness efforts are vital -- strokes are the #1 cause of disability and hospital stays in the US. Caldwell County’s stroke rate is twice the national average. Lenoir Rotary Club donated $400 to provide fresh fruit, 100% fruit juice, and other healthy snacks for those screened. Toni thanked the club on behalf of the 237 people who received the free screening.

ROTARY FEATURES OF SERVICE

There are many characteristics of a Rotary club as well as the activities of more than a million Rotarians.  There are the features of service, internationality, fellowship, classifications of each vocation, development of goodwill and world understanding, the emphasis of high ethical standards, concern for other people, and many more.  Please take time to learn about Rotary and understand its principles.  Information from,  The ABCs of Rotary, Rotary International, 2006, explains the Object of Rotary and the emblem.  

Every Rotary Club follows the Object of Rotary listed below.  The Object of Rotary comes from the RI Constitution and can frequently be seen on wall plaques in Rotarians' offices.

The OBJECT OF ROTARY is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST  The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; 

SECOND  High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; 

FOURTH  The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

ROTARY'S WHEEL EMBLEM

A wheel is the symbol of Rotary.  The first design was a simple wagon wheel with a few lines to show dust and motion.  In 1923, the present gearwheel with 24 cogs and six spokes was adopted by Rotary International.  A group of engineers advised that the gearwheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a "keyway" in the center of the gear to attach it to a power shaft.  So, the keyway was added, and the design was formallly adopted as the Rotary emblem.  New mwmbers to Rotary are often asked to be a "keyway" which adds to power to all activities and service projects.