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News Exchange
From The Rome Exchange Club
Recipient of Exchange National Service Award 2015-2016
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Rome's #1 Service Club For Over 79 Years
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April 29, 2016
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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
Friday, April 29th
FRC Program
We conclude our April Child Abuse Prevention Month activities this week with a program presented by the Family Resource Center. Come and meet the FRC Team on Friday, hear more about how the Exchange Parent Aide model helps families, discover the winner of April's Blue Monday contest, and hear a recap of the month's events in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month. It promises to be a fun and celebratory meeting!
Menu:
BBQ Pulled Pork, Fried Fish, BBQ Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Bread, Garden Salad, Cobbler, Pie and Ice Cream.
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Donate Your Clothes And Help The Family Resource Center Families
Cleaning out your closets? Getting rid of clothes you can no longer wear? You can donate these clothes and at the same time help the families of the Exchange Club Family Resource Center obtain clothes. The Hospitality House operates a "previously worn" clothing outlet and if you donate your old clothes to them and tell them to credit the account of the FRC, families can than secure clothing needs using that credit. The process is simple:
- List the clothing items you are donating on a piece of paper.
- Take the items to the shopping center where the IGA is located on Shorter Avenue and go to the opposite end of the strip center where you will find a door on the side that accepts donations.
- Give them you list and tell them to give the list to Vickie for the Exchange Club Family Resource Center and the donation will be credited to the FRC account for our families.
Just another easy way you can donate to child abuse prevention. |
Jim Bishop Memorial Golf Tournament
Friday, April 22 dawned with threatening clouds and a chance of thunderstorms but Chairman Ben Levy made the decision to proceed with the Jim Bishop Memorial Golf Tournament which was held at the Stonebridge Golf Course in Rome. It turned out to be a great decision. As the day wore on, the clouds gave way and it turned out to be a great day for golf. This year we had 13 teams competing and helping raise money for the Family Resource Center.
Pinsons Builders won the event with a score of 53. Georgia Secure Shred came in second with a 55.
Thanks to Ben and all the Exchangites and FRC staff that participated in this event.
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Volunteers needed...
Coosa Valley Fair President John Garner is looking for volunteers to fill two chair person positions for this years fair in October. Food Booth Chair - This person will work with the organizations that occupy the permanent block concession buildings. These buildings are filled by long standing non-profits, and the chairman's job would be to make sure the rental agreements are in order, answer questions, and be the "go to" person between the CVFA and the organizations. Photography Chairman -This person would be responsible for preparing the building for the entries and receiving them, displaying the entries, securing judges, and being there after the fair to return the entries back to the owners. If you are interested in looking at either of these positions, please give John Garner a call at 706-346-3885. John says for either of these chairmanships there are experienced Exchangites who will help train you and get you started in your new job. |
At our last meeting....
At our last meeting, we presented our Youth of the Year award and Book of Golden Deeds awards. The program was planned and hosted by Wanda Whitten and John Upton. Kelsee Estes, from Silver Creek, and a psychology major at Berry College, was the collegiate winner of the Rome Exchange Club Book of Golden Deeds.
Emily Whitlow, a student at Rome High School was our High School Book of Golden Deeds.
Carson Cook, a senior at Armuchee High School, was presented the Youth of the Year Award.
Book of Golden Deeds nominees included, front row from left, Jessica Boatner, Coosa High School; Macy Burton, Model High School; Nina Manuel, Unity Christian School. Back row, from left, Andrew Delaney, Coosa High School; Kelsee Estes, Berry College; Macy Wallace, Pepperell High School; Emily Whitlow, Rome High School and Nina Manuel, Unity Christian School.
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Get Your "Stuff" Together!
We Need Your
"Stuff" And You For The Huge
Saturday
Yard Sale To Benefit
Americansim Projects
Remember, what you think is your junk might be someone else's treasure and Scottie Edwards, our own Mr. yard sale, is gathering up the goods for a spring sale to aide the Americanism projects of our Exchange Club. If you have anythingto sell, call Scottie, 706-346-5998, and he will pick them, or it, up and hold them for the sale. One person's junk is another person's treasure, so look around and give him a call.
Also, please put the date on your calendars so you can help and shop. We Need volunteers to work on this day!!
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Exchange Fellowship
This week please remember these Exchangites in your thoughts and prayers:
Exchangite and Life Member Bradley Burkhalter is in declining health and is in need of our prayers. Although he has not been in Rome for several years, he has been in our club for 61 years.
Exchangite Bobby Padgett is at his home where he is recovering from a heart attack Following several tests the doctors have adjusted Bobby's blood pressure meds and are closely monitoring him. Update:Bobby is now back at work part time. Please remember the Padgett family in your thoughts and prayers.
Exchangite Paul Smith's wife, Gerrell is back in Floyd Hospital. Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.
We also need to remember Brenda Gail Baldwin, a former member, who has been seriously ill.
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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Rome Exchange Club
Meetings Held Friday At Noon
The Palladium
Coosa Valley Fairgrounds
1400 Martin Luther King Blvd
Rome, GA | |
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