Christmas Cheer Delivered by Newport Rotarians to Elderly

Newport Rotarians Steve Blizzard, Bevin Wall,
RuthAnn Sluss and Amos Parker are all involved
in making the Tree decorating a success! 

Two weeks before Christmas, Newport Rotarians visited Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport, put up the facilitaties Christmas Tree, and delivered loads of good cheer to the residents!

Christmas music was played, and a good time was had by all!

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Rotarians Install Park Bench Downtown

President Jim Everett (center), and Rotarians including (from left to right)
Amos Parker, Manley Smith and Winston Reese, install the bench.  

Newport Rotarians continued a 5 year project of installing high-quality, permanent Rotary Blue Benches in strategic pedestrian high-travel areas around the Newport community.

The new bench was placed along the Chatham Street corridor across from Newport Elementary School, and at the edge of the downtown area served by sidewalks. The bench is located on property owned by the Howard Family, the former "Teacherage' Building now housing the Newport Historical Society.

The other benches are located on Howard Boulevard, one near the Hwy 70 & Howard Boulevard intersection, and the other in the front of the Newport Rotary Building across from the Newport Town Park and Town Hall. There is a continuous sidewalk connecting those areas and running to Chatham Street.

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Dictionary Project a Great Success

NRC President Jim Everett and Rtn. RuthAnn Sluss
give each student their own personalized dictionary. 

Newport Rotarians delivered free dictionaries to all 2nd graders at the local elementary schools including Newport Elementary.

Newport Rotary started this project over 15 years ago, spread the project countywide, and have given free dictionaries to thousands of Newport elementary school students!

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Thanks for Hootenanny Help, Next Dictionaries!

PDG Derryl at a prior
year's Dictionary Give-
Away at Newport
Elementary School 

Just a quick note to "thank you all" for helping out last night at the Annual Hootenanny. What a great show of Rotarians, showing Newport how much we care of our children. We owe a great thanks to Morehead City Noon Club who also had a great showing of Rotarians. Whoo! Hoo! High Five!

Now, next Monday's meeting will be at our Rotary building as usual, meal is to be provided by Larry. For our program, we will be putting in labels and hand writing children's names into the new "DICTIONARIES". Yep, they are here and ready for our personal touch. So bring you best hands on attitude and let's get them ready for Newport!

Marilyn Everett

Newport Rotarians Show Up in Force for Foundation Banquet

We arrive in style at the River Landing County Club, Wallace NC!

Twelve Newport Rotarians and guests participated in the District Rotary Foundation Banquet in Wallace NC on Thursday evening, October 27. The featured speaker was Rotary Foundation Trustee and Director Elect Ann Matthews of Columbia SC. She spoke on how the Rotary Foundation is alleviating needs like hunger, clean water, and literacy, and is giving Rotarians the opportunity to participate in making the world a better place. We are also "this close" to eradicating Polio!  

A group of Newport Rotarians rode up in a van for the event. Pictured are: Exchange Student Austin from Taiwan (hosted by John Scibal), PDG Dr. Bill Walker & Jolene and Steve Hellersperk from the Morehead City Noon Rotary Club, Maher Saikali (partner Mary taking picture), Amos Parker and Jeannane, Joe Garner and Lena, PDG Bevin Wall and Pam (daughter Madison accompanied). Also attending, but not pictured were Pres. Jim Everett, Immediate Past President Marilyn Everett, and President Elect Ruthann Sluss.