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From The Rome Exchange Club
Recipient of Exchange National Service Award 2016-2017
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Rome's #1 Service Club For Over 80 Years
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Nov 18, 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
November 18th
One Nation Under God
Exchangite Rev. Dr. Don Black
The Rev. Dr. G. Donald (Don) Black, an Episcopal Priest, is a native of Millen, in east GA. He attended The University of GA for 2 years before entering the US Navy. Afterwards, he completed a Bachelor's degree at the University of Richmond. He then entered Seminary, receiving a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from the School of Theology, University of the South, also known to many as Sewanee.
He was ordained in Norfolk VA in 1964 and served Congregations on The Eastern Shore, Richmond, and Blacksburg, VA before moving to Rome in 1986 to serve St. Peter's Episcopal Church for 14 years. He retired in 2000 and in retirement, he serves as supply priest, vestry consultant, and retreat leader.
He has been a member of the Exchange Club since 2012.
Menu: Pork Chops, Baked Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, Steamed Veggies, Corn, Rolls, salad, Cobbler, Cake, and Ice Cream.
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At our last meeting...
In November, we focus on Americanism. Last week, we celebrated Veterans Day with a special program presented by Bill King and Harry Wise. The podium was flanked on the left with the "Empty Table", symbolizing those veterans who never returned. To the right of the podium, our replica of the Tomb of the Unknown was displayed with a backdrop of Arlington National Cemetery.
During lunch, a video of the life of the soldiers who guard the Tomb of the Unknown was shown. During the program, Bill and Harry narrated some of the video as well as explained the symbolism of the "Empty Table". The meeting concluded with Harry leading us in the singing of "God Bless America". Earlier in the day, Exchangite Ralph White had participated in the Veterans Day Program at Myrtle Hill, laying a wreath on the grave of our Known Soldier. 
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Strike Out Child Abuse
A great turn out and a fun evening at the Strike Out Child Abuse Bowling event. Here are a few pictures of some familiar faces.
Special Thanks To
Daniele Tedesco, Attorney At Law
Principal Sponsor Of This Event
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Invitations Have Been Emailed
Friday Night
December 2nd
Exchange Club of Rome
Annual Members Christmas Party
The Palladium
Dinner Buffet
- Each person should bring a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots
- You must make a reservation ON LINE from the email you received
- Don't forget to indicate if you will be bringing a spouse or guest
- Please respond with "I am not attending" button if you don't plan to attend to stop receiving additional invites
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 Well Underway
Rome's Toys For Tots Program is well underway with a goal to insure smiles on children's faces at Christmas Time. This past week, Exchangites worked Monday - Friday to register families that will receive toys this Christmas from Toys for Tots. We set a local one afternoon record Friday afternoon registering the children of 150 families. Thanks to everyone who worked on this project. Shown below are Exchangites Wayne Rush, Tom Couch, Glenda Almand, and Sherry Thompson, hard at work.  
The Big Move Is On
We need the help of anyone with a truck or a truck and trailer to help move the boxes of sorted toys and other materials we use from the warehouse on Technology Parkway to the Community Building on the fairgrounds.
We will need people with trucks and trucks with trailers to meet at the warehouse at 8 am on Saturday, and we will need other volunteers to be waiting for them at the fairgrounds around 8:30 am to help organize the materials as they arrive.
Please call Hal Gosnell, 706-506-3504 if you can help with this.
There is still much work ahead of us before we can put the smiles on the faces of thousands of children. Below you will see listed some more of volunteer opportunities available for you to be "Working Together In Unity". Contact Marti Robles at 706-844-4911 and say YES I can help on one of these activities.
- Sorting of the toys
- Dec 5-16th 8:00 am -
- ** Exchangites needed **
- Pick up day of the boxes/toys Floyd EMTs
- Distribution day for toys
- Dec 17th 8:00am - At Coosa Valley Fair
- ** Exchangites needed **
Please put these dates on your calendars.
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Buy Your Toys For Tots Raffle Tickets
If you have fellow workers, friends / enemies, or neighbors who might want a chance to win a Large Green Egg, valued at $1,000, or a child's Tractor Rocker, Mickey Gosnell will have books of 5 tickets for each of them available for issue this Friday. All stubs, money (or checks), and unsold tickets must be turned in by Monday, November 28th.
All proceeds will benefit Toys for Tots! Remember, it's all about making this Christmas the BEST EVER for the kids who need it most.
The drawing will be December 1st. The ticket holder need NOT be present to win. Instructions will be packaged with the tickets.
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Can You "Adopt" A FRC Family For Christmas?
Each year our Exchange Club Family Resource Center tries to make sure our client families are "adopted" at Christmas time to insure the children have as much of a joyous and stress free holiday season as possible. This year, our center volunteer Susan Little will be coordinating the effort.
We have families of all sizes from single mom/1 child to two parents/5 children, and everywhere in between! You can choose the size family you sponsor. The FRC Staff will do the shopping if you just want to donate the money. If you do the shopping, we would like to have the gifts here at the Center no later than December 15th to give the Parent Aides time to get them to the parents before school is out. No need to wrap gifts unless you just want to! Parents can wrap the gifts and would enjoy doing that.
If you, or a group of individuals, would like a family, please contact Kathy Phillips at the FRC know,706-290-0764, and she will give your contact information to Susan so she can contact you.
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Be A Santa For A Senior...Sign Up
 The Holidays and Santa for Seniors will be here soon. Often there are Seniors in our Community who do not have family and we will be asking you to adopt a Senior for the Holidays. You will be given a name, their location, and a list of things they would like to have. The Sheriff's Department will be delivering the gifts Christmas week.
Call Wanda Whitten (706) 506-0043 and bring happiness to someone who would have be forgotten.
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Our Partners in Prevention Campaign is going strong---as of November 8th, we have raised $96,336 toward $125,000. We hope that ALL Exchange members will support THEIR center by making an end of year donation or pledge. Making a gift to the FRC is a great way to remember a friend during the holidays---it is a gift that directly impacts the life of a child. Donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 168, Rome, GA or you make them online here. YES...I Will Donate
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Fellowship
Please remember the following in your thoughts and prayers:
Exchangite Joel Thornton had a heart attack over the weekend and underwent bypass surgery with 3 grafts on Tuesday and he remains at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Please remember Joel and his family.
Exchangite Stacy Walker is recovering from a full hip replacement. She is in the recovery process now so please keep her in your thoughts and prayers for a speedy and complete recovery.
Exchangite Richard Dixon's wife Mary Louise underwent surgery to remove a mass.The surgery itself went rather quickly and very smoothly but Mary Louise will still probably have to go through another round of chemo. Please keep Mary Louise and the Dixon family in your thoughts and prayer.
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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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