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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 80 Years
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Sept 9, 2016
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Winner of the
National Exchange Club Best Bulletin Award 2015-2016
Greg Gaston - Editor
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Exchange Club of Rome Newsletter
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Greetings!
Next Meeting
September 9th
Bill Davies Homeless Shelter
The William S. Davies Homeless Shelter provides up to 60 days of temporary housing for men and women. The shelter offers shower facilities, laundry facilities and 2 meals a day.
Our Speaker:
Bill Davies was raised in Barbourville, Kentucky, went to elementary and high school and Union College there, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in business and secondary education degree. Bill's father was a Welsh immigrant, coal-miner and grocer. His mother was a one-room school teacher.
Nurtured in First Baptist Church,Barbourville, he began preaching at seventeen and completed a Master of Arts in Christian Education with a major in Social Work at Southern Seminary. He has served as Minister of Education at Judson Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, First Baptist Church, Athens, Tennessee, and Minister of Education and Administration at First Baptist Church, Rome, Georgia, from 1974-2006.
Bill is married to Merrill Johnson Davies, retired English teacher and author. They have two daughters, two sons-in law, and six grandchildren.
Bill has worked with Habitat for Humanity, Community Kitchen, Meals and More, Action Ministries-Rome, and William S. Davies Shelters.
Menu:
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9/11 Remembrance
September 11th Remembrance
Friday, September 9, 2016
8:35 am -- Gathering in front of Law Enforcement Memorial
8:46 am --
Downtown Church Bells Begin Ringing
Honor Guard Presents Memorial Wreath
8:49 am -- Moment of Silence
8:50 am -- Prayer of Remembrance & Thanksgiving
8:51 am -- Last Alarm by Rome Fire Department
Members of Rome Exchange Club will be present to hand out American Flags. All members are urged to attend.
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Three members of our club will be traveling to Niceville Florida with our replica of the Tomb of the Unknown for a special ceremony there this weekend. More about this next week.
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Clocktower Race
If you are still hanging onto a volunteer lanyard from the race, please return it to either Gail Johnson, Jason Sanker, or Tina Bartleson. We are missing quite a few and we use them for multiple events. Thanks!
We still have race tee-shirts for sale. They are $10 each. Some sizes have limited quantities, but we do still have all Adult sizes. Tina will have them at the meeting on Friday.
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Toys For Tots Golf Tourney
Stonebridge Golf Club
585 Stonebridge Drive, Rome, GA 30165
4th Annual Charity Golf Classic To Benefit Toys for Tots
Friday, September 23, 2016
The Georgia State Patrol is partnering with Toys for Tots to help make this a better Christmas for hundreds of needy children in our area. With this Benefit Golf Tournament we can make a difference and a Joyous Holiday for children in Chattooga, Floyd, and Polk Counties.
Entry fee includes: One Raffle Ticket per Golfer, Range Balls, Green Fee, Cart Fee.
Chick-fil-A Breakfast and World of Wings Lunch Provided.
Raffle will be held after the event.
Individual or Teams: Entry Fee is $200.00 PER TEAM or $50.00 PER PERSON
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FRC - Directors Update
We are busy these days at The Family Resource Center. We currently working with 50 families through our in-home Exchange Parent Aide program and facilitating 3 active parent educations groups: - One on-site (home and child safety)
- One in partnership with Hospitality House for Women (behavior management and child development)
- One in partnership with Berry College and the Rome/Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth (Circle of Security, targeting families with children birth-5 years and focusing on attachment & child development)
Thanks for all the help the Exchange Club and Coosa Valley Fair Association provide to us each year. Thanks for all the help that you individually give as members. Because of you, we are able to bring transformation to hurting families!
Tina
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Exchange Fellowship
This week please remember these Exchangites in your thoughts and prayers:
We have just received the following an update on Exchangite Robert Smyth who is in Floyd Medical after suffering a mini-stroke earlier this week. His MRI showed that he did have a very small stroke from a vessel that had clogged off and the medical team thought he would have a 97% to full recovery...and that's great news. He is working with speech, swallowing, and hand therapists. Please keep Robert in your thoughts and prayers for a full and speedy recovery. From Becky: Robert, Becky and their families want to thank everyone for all the prayers and get well wishes. They are excited to say that Robert will be heading home soon. He will begin therapy and the prognosis for recovery is very good.
Mike Simmons, our Director of Security annually at our Coosa Valley Fair is now in rehab and faces a long recovery period. Please keep this good friend of Exchange in your thoughts and prayers.
We have received word that former Exchangite Buck Trott is not in very good health. Buck now lives in Highlands NC.
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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FRC Campaign
Partners in Prevention Campaign
Join your fellow Exchangites in supporting our Award winning Family Resource Center's 25th Anniversary Partners in Prevention Campaign. We need your help! Remember, that we have a Matching Gift Challenge going on that will match every new dollar given over what was given last year until all the money is matched. So jump on board today!!! Be a part of saving lives and building stronger families in this community.
As of today, we have raised $85, 575 towards our goal of $125,000 for 2016. You are making a difference in our community.
Thank you for your gift to the FRC.
Jim Talley
President,
Family Resource Center Board of Directors
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Save The Date For
The Celebration of the
25th Anniversary of the founding of The
Exchange Club Family Resource Center
October 27th 5:30 - 7:30P Hawthorne Suites
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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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