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News Exchange
From The Rome Exchange Club
Recipient of Exchange National Service Award 2014-2015
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Rome's #1 Service Club For Over 79 Years
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October 30, 2015
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Winner of the
Leonard Grace Best Club Bulletin 2013-2014
Greg Gaston - Editor
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Exchange Club of Rome Newsletter
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Greetings!
Next Meeting
October 30th
Exchange's Project At Myrtle Hill Cemetery
The program will cover the events which led up to the project to identify and tag the trees on the cemetery property; the results of the survey; the developments since completion of the project, future steps, and the outlook for cemetery improvements.
Len was born and raised in London, England and was an immigrant to the United States from the UK after service in the Royal Air Force in the UK and Germany. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Forest Management from the (now) Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Len spent multiple years in forest management and the forest industry in the United Kingdom, Florida, Georgia and Quebec, Canada. He retired to Rome from Quebec, Canada with wife Beverly. Len is active in the Exchange Club of Rome and as a volunteer at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.
Meatloaf, Parmesan Chicken, Green Beans, Mac & Cheese, Creamed Potatoes, Salad, Rolls, Cobbler and Cake
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Halloween Downtown Trick or Treat
Again this year, the Rome Exchange Club will be providing crossing guards as our young Trick or Treaters will be coming to Broad Street for the annual Downtown Trick or Treat event, sponsored by local merchants.
As you can imagine, these kids will be sugared up and hyper and will need responsible Exchangites at crossings to insure their safety. We need 24 volunteers. The event is scheduled from 1 - 3 PM Saturday afternoon. The meeting place will be announced at our meeting on Friday. Please let J P if you can participate by responding to the separate email you received from him.
Happy Halloween to everyone!!!
Don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hour on Saturday night after you have finished with all your Halloween activities. We return to Eastern Standard Time on Sunday, Nov. 1 |
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Veterans Day Observance
On November 11th, all Exchangites are invited to participate in a flag raising ceremony at 8 o'clock at the Rome CIity Auditorium flagpole. Representatives from the VFW, American Legion Posts, disabled vets, and other military organizations are also invited. It is recommended that all participants be there no later than 7:45 a.m.
We would also like to encourage any of our veterans to share their service experiences from WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan with our club at our Veterans Program meeting on Nov. 13th when we will be honoring all of our veterans for their service to our country. If any of you are interested please contact me at kingglfnt@yahoo.com and he will be in contact with you.
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National Day of Service....
This past Saturday Rome Exchange Club volunteers joined with Chapter 525 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart in cleaning up the Old East View Cemetery.
Approximately 18 Exchangites were on hand during the cleanup hours. As mentioned at our meeting, the Purple Heart organization will continue to work on this project in the coming weeks and months. If you want to help out, contact Exchangite Bill King (email: kingglfnt@yahoo.com ) to get the schedule of future work days. Chapter 525 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart is also accepting donations to help cover their cost of this restoration and cleanup effort.
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Proudly we hail.....
We need nominations for "Proudly We Hail" American Flag displays at residences, businesses, schools, and government sites. Nomination forms will be available at the meeting Friday.
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OK Bowlers...Save The Date!
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 6 to 8 PM
The annual bowling tournament to benefit the
Exchange Club Family Resource Center
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Last weeks meeting......
Exchangite Paul Smith recollected on his election to and service in the Georgia Legislature, beginning in 1984. Paul served 22 years in the state legislature. Paul gave an insiders view of how the state government process works. Paul claims neither to be a Democrat or Republican though he had to choose a party in order to run in the Primary elections. Paul's focus was on transportation and also making sure our local community was well served while he was in office.
 
Also, at our last meeting, members of Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 525 were on hand to award pins to Exchangites Bill King and Giles Chapman for their service and support to that organization. Mostly recently for arranging the cleanup of the Old East View Cemetery to be our Exchange Day of Service project. The Military Order of the Purple Heart had taken on this project in order to locate the graves and to recognize at least 38 veterans buried there. The cemetery encompasses almost 17 acres and is, in many places, totally covered over in brush and overgrowth.
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Exchange Fellowship
This week please remember these Exchangites in your thoughts and prayers:
Exchangite Terry Clift's wife, Nancy, fell and busted her knee really bad. She had surgery and is now resting at home and undergoing rehab.
If you have fellowship information, please let us know. The email addresses are:
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.
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Answer The Letter...Join The Campaign
What some of the families who work with the Exchange Club Family Resource Center have to say about our services:
- "I loved the talking I had with her [Parent Aide]"
- "I was so thankful I received the help I did. I learned a lot."
- "She taught me how to improve my anger."
- "She was the first person who ever believed in me."
Your support enables parents to have the information they need so that they can avoid abuse and neglect. YOU give children healthier and happier childhoods. Thanks for giving to our Annual Campaign. Haven't made your pledge yet? No worries...simply see Charles Steven or call Tina Bartleson at 706-290-0764.
************************************************************************************************************** Exchange Parent Aide Model
Interested in learning more about the Exchange Parent Aide model? Volunteer Parent Aide training is planned for October 24thand October 25th at the FRC. Call Tina at 706-290-0764 or email her at tina@exchangeclubfrc.org to learn how you can join this informative, free, and no obligation training. |
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Plan Your Family Mini Vacation At Callaway Gardens - June 9-11, 2016
Callaway Gardens Mountain Creek Inn is now taking reservations for the Georgia District Convention, June 9-11, 2016. There isn't a better place to bring your family for a long weekend or longer, and this is the time to reserve your room and plan your activities because the Georgia District is expecting the largest attendance in years. See for yourself the beauty and fun that is only Callaway:
Download reservation information here: |
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Rome Exchange Club
Meetings Held Friday At Noon
The Palladium
Coosa Valley Fairgrounds
1400 Martin Luther King Blvd
Rome, GA | |
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