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Rome's #1 Service Club  For Over 78 Years

November 28, 2014

Winner of the
Leonard Grace Best Club Bulletin 2013-2014
Greg Gaston - Editor
Exchange Club of Rome Newsletter
  Greetings!

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Friday, November 28th
    
Happy Thanksgiving!
   

 

Cure For The Thanksgiving "Bloats"
After You Have Stuffed Yourself 'Til You Dropped
Work It Off With A Fun Night For Toys For Tots
Exchange Club Christmas Party

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Have You Made Your Reservations Yet?

Time Is Drawing Near

The Exchange Club of Rome's annual Christmas Party.  The event will be nextFriday, December 5, 2014 at the Brewhouse in Downtown Rome.

Admission is an unwrapped toy from each attendee for Toys for Tots.
If you are wondering what to buy, the current needs are for 3 to 4 year Boys and 7 - 9 year Girls. Hit the Black Friday sales. It will really benefit the kids and help your pocketbook!
MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW!
You have three options for the entree:, chicken, beef, or salmon.  Call Kathy Phillips at the Family Resource Center at 706-290-0764 and let her know how many will be attending and your selection.

Each attendee will receive two drink tickets and any more  will be at your expense.  We look forward to you being there!

Exchange Fellowship
This week it seems like we have a lot people we need to pray for:
  • Dr Randy Green's wife Becky fell and broke her hip  and had surgery at Redmond and is still there recovering.  Randy, while visiting her in the hospital fell and got a nasty cut.  They fixed him up at the hospital and he was released.   Randy and his wife live in Horizon Bay.  Please keep both Becky and Randy in your thoughts and prayers.
  • Exchangite GiGi Binion's mother Cel Bishop is recovering from a broken him and needs to be remembered in your thoughts and prayers for a fast and complete recovery.

  • Wanda Whitten asks for prayers for one of her teen contestants, Miss Apple Capital Outstanding Teen. Her name is Sydney Ridings and she is 15 and fighting bone cancer.  She is from Cumming and currently In the hospital in North Carolina. 

  • Sherry Loyd, wife of Exchangite Jim Loyd is having severe kidney problems and is in need of our prayers.
  • Exchangite Bill Wigley is back in his retirement home after spending a month in the hospital.  As the dementia is progressing his health is declining rapidly. Please keep him in your prayers.
  • Mary Louise Dixon, wife of Exchangite Richard Dixon has started a round of chemotherapy..
  • Exchangite Giles Chapman continues treatments for cancer, but says he is feeling great.
  • Please continue to keep Exchangite Barbara Carter and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
  • Let's not forget to remember Exchangite Len Woodward's daughter Emily Macy.  Emily is not doing well.
  • Please continue to keep the family of Milton Tippin in your thoughts and prayers. 
  • Exchangite Brenda Gail Baldwin needs continued prayers as she receives treatment for MS.
  • Exchangite Dan Scott's wife, Terri continues to do well in her treatment for cancer and needs our support.
  • Exchangite Ray Dempsey has completed his latest round of chemo and is doing OK. He has been diagnosed with cancer of the liver.
  • Exchangite Sam Burrell is in declining  health, both physically and mentally.  Please remember Sam and his family. 

  

If you have fellowship information, please let us know.  The email addresses are: 

Gail Johnson: gailj1@bellsouth.net 

Greg Gaston: greggaston@comcast.net
Bryan Shealy:  bryan.shealy@rivercitybankonline.com
If you have emailed one of the above and your fellowship need has not been announced within a few hours, please email one of the other contacts.
Last Week's Meeting
One Nation Under God
If you missed this, words cannot really describe this stirring presentation by Dr. David Naglee.  He really brought home the feelings of our founding fathers that should be in everyone's heart today.
(Please Read More)
Dedicated Freedom Shrine At Palladium
 With a most meaningful presentation, Past President Tony Daniel dedicated the recently installed Freedom Shrine at the Palladium for all to see and be inspired by the words.  Accepting the shrine is President Bryan Shealy. 
Toys for Tots

Toys For Tots Train
One more Registration Day has been scheduled for Saturday, December 5th from 10A to 4P at the Good Neighbor Ministry, 208 E. Second Street. 

Toy Distribution has been set for Saturday, December 20th at the
Coosa Valley Fair ground.  As Hal explained at a recent meeting, much of the work for the distribution will be done  before the distribution day in order for that to go smoothly and quickly. 

Meredith Brown will be the contact for those who can help sort and get toys ready for distribution. She will need people from Monday, Dec. 8th through Friday, Dec. 12th, both morning and afternoons. On Saturday morning, Dec. 13th, we will pack the toys for the Sheriff's program. The following week, Monday, Dec. 15th through Friday, Dec. 19th, she will need volunteers again for both morning and afternoon sorting and picking. If you can work only in the morning or afternoon, that is fine. Also, if there are days you can and cannot work, just let Meredith know. Her email address is meredith@howseandrice.com. We will need 4 to 8 people there most of the time to get the work done.

Santa for Seniors Program

If you volunteered to be a Senior Santa, Wanda Whitten has sent out information to you which you should have on Friday.  You also should have received an instruction email from her.  If you do not get your information, contact Wanda (706-235-0665 or 706-802-3924 so no one is left out at Christmas.
Family Resource Center.....

 
   

New Romans Holiday Charity Auction!!!

 

 Are you looking for someplace to have lunch on December 5th??--this is the  day of our Exchange Club Christmas Party so there will be no Noon Exchange Meeting this day.  Please join Tina Bartleson and the fine folks of the New Romans Club at their annual Holiday Charity Auction at Coosa County Club with a portion of the proceeds raised to benefit The Exchange Club Family Resource Center.   

More Info 
Rome Exchange Club
 Meetings Held Friday At Noon
The Palladium
Coosa Valley Fairgrounds
1400 Martin Luther King Blvd 
Rome, GA
Breaking News!!!
Turkey Day Cure
Deadline for Exchange Party
We Have New Fellowship
Volunteers Needed For TFT
Read If You Are Santa Senior
Family Resource Center.
Mark Your Calendars ...
         

November 28
No Meeting
Happy Thanksgiving!!

December 5
Christmas Party 
No Noon meeting

December 12
Business Meeting

December 19
Christmas Entertainment

December 26 
No Meeting
Merry Christmas

January 2 
No Meeting 
Happy New Year!!! 
Get Behind The "Force"
2014-15 Natl Campaign


Again this year,  we will be recording the names of members who bring in a new member.  Members who recruit a new member will receive a
badge pin like this from National. 

 

JP Cooper

  Terry Simmons

Kirk Milam

Leslie Duke

Paula Wachsteter 

Ben Levy

Cathy Kerce

Diane Warner 

 

 

 

Add Your Name To This

Prestigious List  

November
Club Anniversaries  
  
41 years !!
  Rocky Huffman
 Stephen Stutts 
  

39 years!!
Ray Cox

37 years!!
Charles White

34 years!!
Skip Howse

24 years
   J C Grimes
Howie Lowden         
20 years
Terry Simmons

15 years 
 Chris Twyman

5 years
Phil Burkhalter
Robert Smyth
Harry Wise

4 years
Paula Wachsteter

3 years
Bryan Johnson

2 years
Martin Meyer
Layla Shipman


 

November Birthdays

November 1   
Brenda Gail Baldwin
Steve Cox 
 
November 2  
Fred Dent
Bill King 
 
November 6  
Robin Burk  

November 8
J P Cooper
Shane Walley

November 9
Bryan Johnson 
 
November 10
Rick Sheerin

November 11 
Giles Chapman

November 14  
Richard Dixon

November 15 
Tom Caldwell IV

November 19
Chris Jenkins

November 21
George Bosworth 

November 27  
Lee Smollar

November 28 
Deborah Martin
Martin Meyer

November 30 
Jimmy Dupuy

New Help To Seal The Deal...
Join Exchange Brochure   
Tell Your Prospects About Exchange
 
When you bring a prospective new member guest, give them one of the new brochures and let them read all about Exchange.  National's latest "Join Exchange" is available from the President at each meeting and will help you seal the deal.
Rome Exchange Club 
2013-2014 Officers

 

President - Bryan Shealy  

Past President -  Tony Daniel
President Elect -  J P Cooper
Secretary - Ronnie Wallace 
Treasurer - Meredith Brown
Ex-Officio - Kirk Milam

Directors

 


Term Ending 6/30/2015
Jackie Moreland

Term Ending 6/30/2016
Louise Branham
Giles Chapman  
Greg Fricks  
John Hine  
Nan Langford  
John Upton
 
  
District President  -
 Tyron Spearman
Program of Service
Committee Chairperson
Americanism- Leslie Duke  
Youth - John Upton 
Community Service - Cathy Kerce  
Child Abuse Prev -  Nan Winkelman  
P/R -Jackie Moreland
Social - Tony Daniel
Programs - JP Cooper
Fellowship -Rhonda Wallace & Steve White 
 New Member Support -  
Contact one of these Chairpersons and volunteer for a committee.  Just click
on their name to send an email.
Coosa Valley Fair Association Officers
Pres - Kirk Milam
1st VP - Bill Irmscher
2nd VP - John Garner
Tres - Joe Wade
Sect - Paul Smith
Ex Officio - Tony Daniel
Past Pres - Jim Talley
Directors
Term Expires 11/2014
Bud Owens
Tom Bennett
Cathy Kerce
Jim Loyd
Stan Rogers
Term Expires 11/2015

Holly Kelly

Gigi Binion

Steve White

Frank Shropshire

Phil Burkhalter

Term Expires 11/2016

Jack Carter

Don Chambers

Sam Reeder

Gene Richardson



 

 

 

 

 

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Meal Policy Of The Exchange Club Of Rome
Members are encouraged to bring prospective member guests to all regular meetings.  The club is most happy to pay for the meals of prospects the first two times they visit, more then that you are required to pay for your guest's meal.  If you bring a non-prospect guest, someone to just join you for lunch, or if you take out a lunch for anyone that is not a member, you are required to pay for your guest's or takeout meal.  The cost of the meal is $7 per meal and must be paid to the Treasurer at the time of the meeting.