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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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November 6, 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
November 6th
Business Meeting
Remember - No Guests at Business Meetings
We will have a special visitor this week.
Elizabeth Grantham, our National President Elect, will be joining us.
Please come and welcome her to Rome.
Chicken, Ham, Dressing & Gravy, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans, Yeast Rolls, Salad, Pecan Pie, Cobbler, and Ice Cream
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Halloween Downtown Trick or Treat
 Again this year, the Rome Exchange Club was called upon to provide "crossing guards" to insure the safety of all the Trick or Treaters that showed up on Broad Street on Halloween afternoon. Thanks to all the Exchangites that answered the call and were there at the crossings. I don't think Broad Street has ever had as many kids as were there to Trick or Treat the local merchants who participated. |
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Congratulations!!!
Two of our Exchangites, Bill Irmscher and Milton Slack, were re-elected to the Rome City Commission on Tuesday. Exchangite Buzz Wachsteter, presently a City Commissioner, lost out on his re-election bid by only 35 votes. Buzz has been a member of the Rome City Commission since 2002.
Please remember to thank these people for living the Exchange Covenant of Service with their service to the City of Rome.
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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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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
We have SOLD OUT for teams but we still have lane sponsors
available ($150 each) . To sponsor a lane, please download the application or call Kathy at 706-290-0764.
We are starting a call-list if we have last minute cancellations---please let Tina or Kathy know if you want to be on that list.
Deadline to sign up: 11-8-15
Special Thanks to our event sponsor, the
Law Office of Daniele Tedesco
Prizes, an evening of fun, t-shirts for participants and MORE!
Download the application to sponsor a lane......
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Family Resource Center News...
- Campaign update: To date this year, contributions to our Annual Campaign have totaled over $80,000! We are almost to goal and invite you to contact the Center today to make your pledge if you have not done so!
- The Center hosted a Volunteer Parent Aide training on the weekend of October 24th with 8 participants. We are in process of following up with these potential volunteers to determine how they want to serve children & families.
- Volunteer Needs: The FRC could use some helping hands as follows:
- Organize in-kind donations to the FRC: We need some helping organizing our supply closets...and to integrate gifts such as those just received from Second Avenue Baptist Church's "Virtual Shower" (see picture)
- Parenting Group Assistant: Shemika is looking for an assistant to help with the "details" involved in running a twice monthly parenting group. Activities would include: room set-up, setting up refreshments, calling speakers, etc. Time commitment is 1-2 hours twice monthly.
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Virtual Shower - compliments of Second Avenue Baptist Church.
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Last weeks meeting......
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Exchangite Len Woodward presented our program last week. Len has been involved in a project to not only identify all the trees at Myrtle Hill Cemetery but also to label them. Len presented an interesting program covering 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.
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Toys for Tots.....
It's not too early to start thinking about and supporting our Toys for Tots effort this year. Registration is being held this week at Good Neighbor Ministries and Bob Evans is just one of the Exchange volunteers that has been working signing up families for toys to be distributed on December 19th at our fairgrounds.
TFT Chair Hal Gosnell has also been busy. He has lined up a number of items to raffle and tickets are available from him at each meeting.
 In addition to the handmade items shown here, a Big Green Egg with it's nest, as well as a Cultured Pearl Necklace from Ford, Gittings, and Kane Jewelers are going to be raffled off.
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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 but is able to get out some.
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.
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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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