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From The Rome Exchange Club

Recipient of Exchange National Service Award 2015-2016

Rome's #1 Service Club For Over 79 Years

May 13, 2016

Winner of the
Leonard Grace Best Club Bulletin 2013-2014
Greg Gaston - Editor

Exchange Club of Rome Newsletter

Greetings!

Next Meeting

Friday, May 13th

Miss Rome &

Miss Rome's Outstanding Teen

plus

Exchange Club Regal Court

Our program will be presented by Chari Guzman, Miss Rome and Sophie Edwards, Miss Rome's Outstanding Teen. They each will present information on their individual platforms and their journey representing Rome in the Miss Georgia contest. The pageant will be in June in Columbus.

Miss Rome Chari Guzman Miss Rome's Outstanding Teen, Sophie Edwards

Also some of our own Exchange Club Regal Court - members who have received special recognition in the last few years - will return for an appearance. Who knows we may also be crowning another Exchange Club member in recognition of their club and individual accomplishments.

The Current Regal Court from left: Yard Man, Boy Toy, King PITA, Captain America, and in front the "Queen Mum" Miss Understood (A.K.A. Miss Redmond) and missing Miss Chevious.from last year's program
with Miss Rome program.

Menu:

Baked Ham, Roasted Chicken, Cornbread Dressing, Greens, Sweet Potatoes, Pintos, Cornbread, Garden Salad, Cobbler and Chocolate Trifle.

Exchange Club prepares for Memorial Day

l-r Exchangites Ralph White, Jim Belzer, Giles Chapman, Bill King

On Monday, Bill King and several of his Americanism Committee members joined Nelle Reagan at the WRGA studios to talk about Memorial Day and the Exchange Club's patriotic activities planned for the community. This year the Memorial Day activities will be conducted on our own Coosa Valley Fairgrounds beginning at 10:00 A.M. and make a special presentation of our replica of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Youth assisting with the program will be the Greater Rome Area Young Marines and Boy Scouts of America. Following the program there will be display booths open to the public, veterans organizations representatives, military air craft displays, military vehicle displays, and concert presentations by the Thankful Baptist Church Choir, 8^th Regiment Band, and Roman Festival Brass.

Memorial Day is truly a day of remembrance. It is a day when the Exchange Club of Rome helps bring the community together to honor those who sacrificed their lives in service to our country. It is the day when we: "... discharge the debt I owe to those of high and low estate who have served and sacrificed that the heritage of American citizenship might be mine."

At our last meeting....

Our last meeting was a Business Meeting. Exchange Past President Bryan Shealy conducted the induction ceremony as we inducted one new member into our club.

Exchange Past President Bryan Shealy introduced our new member, Spencer Brewer, who then outlined his interests and reasons for joining Exchange. Spencer is associated with lavender Mountain Hardware in Armuchee and was sponsored by Frank Redwine.

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.

Exchange Fellowship

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

Please continue to remember Exchangite Bradley Burkhalter's family this week. Bradley passed away 2 weeks ago. He was a Past President and believed until the time of his death in the importance of Exchange. In his death his legacy will live on in his desire for donations in his memory be made to our Exchange Club Family Resource Center.

Exchangite Bobby Padgett is now back at work part time. Please remember Bobby and the Padgett family in your thoughts and prayers.

We are sorry to report that Exchangite June Noble's mother, Ginger Noble, passed away at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta this week. May her memory be a blessing to all who knew and loved her. Please keep the Noble family in your thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time. Her funeral was this past Sunday - Mother's Day - a particularly difficult time for June and her family

Exchangite Paul Smith and his wife Gerrell have been in and out of Floyd Hospital during past few weeks Paul was at our last meeting and is feeling much better. He reported his wife is also home now and doing some better. Please keep Paul, Gerrell, and all 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:

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.

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

Donate...Your Clothes

Fellowship

Exchange Meal Policy

Mark Your Calendars ...

May 13

Miss Rome &

Rome Exchange's Regal Court

May 20

Georgia Technical Schools

Pete McDonald
President, Georgia Northwestern Technical College

May 27

Law Enforcement Officers Honored

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

Barbara Carter

Giles Chapman

Hal Gosnell
Sue Jones

Bill King
Frank Redwine

Paul Smith

Diane Warner

Len Woodward

Add Your Name To This

Prestigious List

May
Club Anniversaries

32 years !!

Ed Kolodzej

29 years !!

Fred Dent

28 years!!

Tim Pape Sr.

27 years!!

Jack Niedrach

21 years!!

Vivian Richmeier

18 years

Chris Mauer

16 years

Mike Pender

11 years

Steve Van Meter

10 years

Elizabeth Davis

5 years

Mike Elliott

David Shelton

4 years

Don Black

Louise Branham

Greg Fricks

Beth Summer

John Upton

3 years

Scott Bowerman

1 year

Tom Couch

May Birthdays

May 7

Lynn Whatley

May 8

Bill Fricks

May 9

Jim Kelly

May 11

Jeffrey Putnam

May 12

Rocky Huffman

May 15

Sue Lee

May 16

Ed Kolodzej

May 20

Randy Green

Howie Lowden

Steve Van Meter

John Youmans

May 25

John Hine

May 27

John Upton

May 30

Wesley Henderson

Quick Links

National Exchange

Georgia District Exchange

Board & General Meeting Minutes of the Rome Exchange Club

New Membership Application

Exchange Club of Rome Website

Family Resource Center Website

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

Bill King

Robin Burk

Tom Caldwell

Barbara Carter

Charles Stevens

Wanda Whitten

District President -
Barney Knighton

Program of Service

Committee Chairperson

Americanism- Bill King

Youth - John Upton

Community Service - Nan Winkelman

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 - John Garner

1st VP - Gene Richardson

2nd VP - Jason Sanker

Treas - Joe Wade

Sect - Paul Smith

Ex Officio - J P Coooper

Past Pres - Bill Irmscher

Directors

Term Expires 12/2016

Phil Burkhalter
Cathy Kerce
Charles Long
Sam Reeder
Milton Slack

Term Expires 12/2017

Sherri Beidek
Jordan Knight
Bobby Padgett
Robert Smyth
Joe Wade, III

Term Expires 12/2018

Barbara Carter
Jim Kelley
Bob Babcock
Dave Shelton
Len Woodward

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.