Rome Exchange Club
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Recipient of Exchange National Service Award 2014-2015    
   

Rome's #1 Service Club  For Over 79 Years

November 20, 2015

Winner of the
Leonard Grace Best Club Bulletin 2013-2014

Greg Gaston - Editor
Exchange Club of Rome Newsletter

  
Greetings!

Next Meeting
November 20th

One Nation Under God
Rev. Phillip May, Pastor
Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church

    
Rev May is originally from  Augusta, Georgia and has been Sr. Pastor of the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church, Silver Creek, Georgia since 1977.

    Rev May received his Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1980, and his Doctorate of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary, Lithonia Georgia.  He also has a BBA in Business Management from Augusta College.  
   He has been a pastor for 34 years.  He is also serves on the Board of Trustees of Shorter University.

 
Menu: 
Chicken & Dumplings, Pork Loin, Greens, Mac & Cheese, Fried Squash, Cornbread, Garden Salad, Cobbler, Cake and Ice Cream.


       

At Our Last Meeting
It was a most fitting way to end the week of Veterans celebrations as five of our own members took to the podium to tell what Veterans Day and the activities of our club meant to them.

Harry Wise, Dr. Bob Williams, John Fortune, Ralph White, and Bill Fricks each related to the club their own personal stories of military service and the lasting effect it has had on each one of them.

The program was coordinated by Bill King who joined with some others in a brass quintet that provided patriotic music flanked by the flags of each branch of military service.
 
Christmas Party


You are invited to Exchange Club of Rome Annual Christmas Party. 

Friday, December 4th
Cocktails 6:30 P
Dinner 7:00 P
The Palladium
 
 The cocktail hour with Hors d'oeuvres to begin at 6:30 P and the  dinner will be served at 7 P.   Following the dinner there will be a dance with music provided by the Flashback Band.

Please make your reservations by responding to the email you received on Monday!!
 
  In that email,just click on the "Register Now!" line below to go make your reservations and select your entree.

If you do not plan to attend, please click on "I Can't Make It", and we will miss you.

Note: Of course this newsletter and the email only goes to those Exchangites who have email.  If you know of some Exchangite that may have not been notified,  
please get in touch with Buzz at 706-291-0678.

Remember, your only price of admission is one new unwrapped toy per person for
our Toys for Tots kids


Volunteer Opportunity....
Toys For Tots Train


The final registration for the 2015 Toys for Tots will be held on Saturday, December 5th, from 10 AM to 4 PM.   As usual, volunteers from the XC will be registering the families that need help with providing toys for their children. We will need six volunteers per shift, with the first shift being from 10 AM to 1 PM and the second from 1 PM until 4 PM (or shortly thereafter).
 
We will have sign-up sheets at the meeting this Friday but if you can't attend the meeting and would like to volunteer, please email your name, email address, telephone number, and shift you would like to work to [email protected]. Preference will be given to those who have done the registration before, but don't let that stop you from registering. We'd rather have too many volunteers than not enough.



Strike Out Child Abuse
strikeout logo 2015

A great time was had by all who attended this years Strike Out Child Abuse Bowling Tournament held Tuesday Night at the Classic Bowling Center.    First.. Thanks to all the Exchangites who participated and supported this years event.  This is the 7th year and, so far, the event has raised over $33,000 for the FRC!

Twenty four teams with 5 members each bowled 2 games and competed for best team costume and best team score.

Now just a selection of pictures to give a flavor of the fun and excitement and the participation.

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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As Exchangites, we are used to looking around our community for properly displayed American Flags so that we can recognized and honor the businesses, government buildings, schools, and residences that proud fly our flag.  Of course sometimes we find flags that are just the opposite,  tattered and faded and just too worn out to be displayed.  Recently Exchangite Bryan Shealy noticed just such a flag at, of all places, our Rome Chamber of Commerce.  The Rome Exchange Club Board decided to offer to replace this flag, and on Friday, November 6th, after our meeting, a group of Exchangites visited the Chamber and raised an brand new flag in front of their building.  The Exchange CLub has also replaced worn flags at a number of local schools in our area.





Toys for Tots.....

Toys For Tots Train


It's not too early to start thinking about and supporting our Toys for Tots effort this year.  

A robust thanks to all the XC volunteers that registered families this past week for the 2015 toy program. In the 15 hours that we registered families, over 400 families were interviewed, with over 1200 children registered. There was a steady stream of applicants and the work was non-stop. Exchangite Marti Robles' husband, Al, and a student from Georgia Highlands both registered and acted as translators, making the process more comfortable for the Hispanic families. Not only was that part successful, but Exchangite June Noble and a non-member have already entered all of the data and June is now doing the final verification on the data. This will enable us to better plan what ages and genders we need to buy toys for, a three-week jump on past years.
 
A final registration will be held on Saturday, December 5th to accommodate those did not or could not make the registration sessions last week. Be on the lookout for signup sheets!
 
Thanks to everyone who worked so hard!   - Hal Gosnell

Exchangite 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. 

Family Resource Center News...




The Family Resource Center is in the midst of our Adopt-a-Family for Christmas program. We currently have 20 families that we are serving through this program, but still have five families left unsponsored. We are doing our best to make sure that all of the families who have applied for this program are able to get the assistance that they need. The sizes of the families range from 2-4 people.
 
If you are interested in sponsoring a family, please contact Kelsee Estes, the FRC intern at [email protected] or call (706) 290-0764.

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Tina Bartleson The Exchange Club Family Resource Center is pleased to announce that Tina Bartleson, Executive Director, has been appointed to the Department of Family and Children's Services State Advisory Board by Governor Nathan Deal. Additional information can be found at http://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2015-10-30/deal-appoints-23-boards
 
The State Advisory Board will review and make recommendations to the director of the Division of Family and Children Services regarding issues relating to the protection of children and the welfare and public assistance functions of the division.  Bartleson has more than 26 years of experience working with children and families, primarily in child abuse prevention.  She is a member of the Exchange Club of Rome and holds a master's degree in Public & Social Services from West Georgia College. 
 
According to Bartleson, "I am honored to have an opportunity to share lessons learned through the Exchange Club Family Resource Center's prevention programs and our work with children and families. Family engagement and support is critical to the protection of children." According to Representative Katie Dempsey, "I am grateful that Gov. Deal appointed Tina to this very important position and even more grateful that she accepted this opportunity to serve.  Her experience will be helpful beyond measure as our State works together to keep Georgia's children safe."   
 

Exchange Fellowship
This week please remember these Exchangites in your thoughts and prayers:

Exchangite Phil Franssen's daughter-in-law, Robin Franssen passed away suddenly on last week  in Raleigh NC. Please remember Phil and his family in your thoughts and prayers. 

Exchangite Steve Van Meter's father , James Curtis Van Meter Sr. passed away last week.  Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.
 
If you have fellowship information, please let us know.  The email addresses are:
Gail Johnson: [email protected] 
Greg Gaston: [email protected]
Bryan Shealy:  [email protected]
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.
Rome Exchange Club
 Meetings Held Friday At Noon
The Palladium
Coosa Valley Fairgrounds
1400 Martin Luther King Blvd 
Rome, GA
In this issue....
At Our Last Meeting
Christmas Party.
Volunteer Opportunity
Strike Out Child Abuse
Proudly we Hail
Toys for Tots
Family Resource Center
Fellowship
Mark Your Calendars ...  

November 20
One Nation Under God
Dr  Phillip May - Pastor
Pleasant Valley S Bapt Church

November 27
No Meeting
Happy Thanksgiving

December 4
Christmas Party
No noon meeting
see article below

December 11
Business Meeting
Who will wear the special Exchange Strong lapel pin for recruiting a new member?  Let's fill this space with sponsor names as Rome becomes
Exchange Strong!

Amanda Abbasi
Giles Chapman
Len Woodward
Frank Redwine

 

Add Your Name To This

Prestigious List  

November 
Club Anniversaries  
  
42 years !!
 Rocky Huffman, Jr
Stephen Stutts 

40 years !!
Ray Cox

38  years !!
Charles White 

35 years !!
Skip Howse

25 years 
J C Grimes
Howie Lowden
      
21 years
Terry Simmons

16 years
Chris Twyman

6 years
Phil Burkhalter
Robert Smyth
Harry Wise

5 years
Paula Wachsteter

4 years
Bryan Johnson

3 years
Martin Meyer

1 year
Joel Megginson, Jr.


November  Birthdays

November 1 
Steve Cox 
Larry Walker
 
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
 
November 17
Joel Megginson, Jr

November 19
Chris Jenkins

November 20
Stacy Walker

November 21
George Bosworth

November 27
Lee Smollar

November 28
Martin Meyer

November 30
Jimmy Dupuy
  
 
Not too early to save these dates!!!!!


Exchange Annual Christmas Party
December 4th, 2015
see article for details and reservations.

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Night at the Movies
February 23rd, 2016

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"Get A Jump On Child Abuse" Party
Saturday, April 16, 2016
The Brewhouse Music & Grill

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Jim Bishop Annual Golf Tournament to benefit the Family Resource Center
Stonebridge Golf Club
April 22, 2016

 
It's Not Too Early To Plan
Georgia District of Exchange
2016 Convention
 June 9 - 10 - 11, 2016
Quick Links
Rome Exchange Club 
2015-2016 Officers

 

President - J P Cooper 

Past President -  Bryan Shealy
President Elect - Mike Elliott
Secretary - Charles Long
Treasurer - Meredith Brown
Ex-Officio - Bill Irmscher 

Directors


Term Ending 6/30/2016
Louise Branham
Giles Chapman  
Greg Fricks  
Greg Gaston 
John Upton
Nan Winkelman  


Term Ending 6/30/2017
Al Bonnyman
Robin Burk
Tom Caldwell
Barbara Carter
Charles Stevens
Wanda Whitten

 
  
District President  -
Barney Knighton
Program of Service
Committee Chairperson

Americanism- Nan Winkelman 
Youth - John Upton
Community Service - Al Bonnyman  
Child Abuse Prev - Louise Branham  
P/R -Greg Gaston
Social - Bryan Shealy
Awards -Giles Chapman
Programs - Mike Elliott
Fellowship -Rhonda Wallace & Steve White 
New Member Support 
-Bryan Shealy

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 - Bill Irmscher
1st VP - John Garner 
2nd VP - Gene Richardson
Treas - Joe Wade
Sect - Paul Smith
Ex Officio - Bryan Shealy
Past Pres - Kirk Milam
Directors
Term Expires 12/2015

Holly Kelly

Gigi Binion

Steve White

Frank Shropshire

Phil Burkhalter

Term Expires 12/2016

Don Chambers

Charles Long

Sam Reeder

Cathy Kerce

Milton Slack

Term Expires 12/2017

Sherri Beideck

Jordan Knight

Bobby Padgett

Jason Sanker

Joe Wade III



 

 

 

 

 

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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 three times they visit, more then that you are required to pay for your guest's meal unless they have submitted an application for membership, in which case the meals will remain at no charge  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 $10 per meal and must be paid to the Treasurer or other officer at the time of the meeting.  Money can also be placed in the Dues Box in the lobby.