Burge Prints on Display in Local Businesses

The Larry Burge Prints being raffled off for $10.00 per chance are on display this week at Larry Howard's Nationwide Insurance Office, Courtesy Town Square and at First Citizens Bank, Highway 70 East, Newport, by Rotarian Winston Reese. 

Click here for more information on the prints, including pictures: http://newportrotary.blogspot.com/2008/09/burge-prints-to-be-raffled.html    

Rotary Update

• Update on ticket sales for the prints: Both prints may be viewed at Larry Howards office located in the Courtesy Town Square in Newport. The prints will rotate between First Citizens Bank in Newport, Bevin Walls office located at Ocean Way Plaza and also Joe Garners office at Red & White Food Store.
• Update on monthly newsletter: newsletter will have all fund raisers listed.
• Dictionary project for 2nd graders in Newport is starting up for this year.
• Mark your calendars for the upcoming FOOD DRIVE for Matthew 25 which will be November 15.

Burge Prints to be Raffled

Framed prints by reknown local artist Larry Burge are now being offered by the Newport Rotary Club. 

The proceeds benefit the local community projects of the Newport Rotary Club, including a Community Food Drive in November.    

Only 300 tickets of each print are available. Tickets are $10.00 each. The Drawing is to be held 7:30 PM on November 24, 2008. 

Pictured above is "Coastal Guardian" in a 16.5' x 28' plus frame and mat Limited Edition Print
 
Pictured next is "Lookout Flight"
in a 10.25' x 21' plus frame and mat
Limited Edition Print

For more information please contact Inez Schweitzer at 252-229-3123.

Faithful Rotarian Harry Livingston Dies

A former member, 50+ Year Rotarian and long-time Past Treasurer of the Newport Rotary Club, Harry Livingston, died this morning after a long illness.

Harry attended Rotary and performed his duties as Treasurer as long as his health would allow him to do so.  He is survived by his wife, Betty, and a large family.   

The Funeral Service will be 2:00 Monday afternoon, September 22, 2008 at St. James United Methodist Church.  

Rotary Area Social Event is Saturday

A social event will be held Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 12:00 noon at the Water's Edge RV Park, Hwy 24, Newport (2 miles west of WalMart) for Rotarians, their families and prospective Rotarians.

Hotdogs & Hamburgers will be served. Feel free to bring side dishes to supplement the feast. Horse Shoes and other games will be available.

Sponsor Club: Morehead City Noon Rotary Club. Contact AG Andy Chused at 727-5600.

Temporary Services Firm Offers Services to Businesses in All Economies

The September 15, 2008 Speaker at the Newport Rotary Club was Iva Unterweiser, Client Services Supervisor for TESI Staffings and Employee Screening Services, Inc.. Ms. Unterweiser gave an informative program on the beginnings of the business, its lines of services offered, and the benefits to both employees and employers.

TESI was started out of a family home in 1981 to accommodate working parents. Now, TESI has NC offices in Morehead City, New Bern, Washington, Havelock and Jacksonville. They also have offices in several other states. TESI offers temporary staffing, temporary to hire staffing, specialized staffing, facility staffing, payroll services, and recruiting services. In addition, they offer Drug, Alcohol & DNA Paternity testing services and employee background screening.

Benefits of using "temp services" include employer savings in recruiting, advertising, training, insurances, and administrative costs. It offers both employers and employees and opportunity to "try before you buy". The question and answer period at the end of the program included several testmonials to favorable experiences with TESI by local business owners.

The club welcomed new member Jim Everett, husband of member, Marilyn Everett.

Project to Aid Bangladeshi Fishermen Funded

Friend of the Newport Rotary Club, Professsor M.A. Bari from the Rotary Club of Dhaka, Bangladesh, informs the club that his club received a check BDT (taka) 16,92,984.69 equivalent to US $24,536.00 from the Fiscal Agent of RI Districts 3280 fully funding the Bangladeshi Fisherman Aid Project. For project details: Click here for the article announcing the project.

The project is funded by a Matching Grant from The Rotary Foundation with Grant Sponsors Newport Rotary Club, Dhaka Rotary Club, and Rotary Districts 7730 (Southeast NC, USA) and 3280 (Bangladesh).

Professsor Bari, shown above at the Newport Rotary Club in 2003 as Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team Leader, is the Grant Contact in Bangladesh. He states "My special thanks to you for your special effort for the project. By this time we had a meeting of the project committee for talking action program. I shall let you know the every development of the matching grant off and on." We look forward to receiving these updates!

Rotary Clubs Debuts New Tourism Video

During the Rotary meeting of September 8, 2008, Elizabeth Barrow from the Carteret County Tourism Development Authority debuted a new video featuring the "Crystal Coast".

See the EDC website for more details on this fantastic new promotional tool for our area, and much more. See www.carteretedc.com .

Attend the Area Membership Seminar

The Area Membership Seminar is Thursday night, September 4, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. It is a local event to be held in the Spooner's Creek Clubhouse, Morehead City.

Newport Rotary has traditionally had a good turnout at these events, so you are encouraged to show up! Increasing Membership remains an emphasis area for our club this year!

The tentative agenda follows:

1. Welcome and Introductions - Andy Chused ( 5 minutes)
2. District Goals and new Generation Clubs - Lee Dixon (10 minutes)
3. Start by Inviting Someone to Lunch- John Eller (10 minutes)
4. The Membership Tool Box- Bob Stinson
5. Group Exercises
6. List Some Successful Membership Recruitment Projects. ( 30 Minutes)
7. Conclusions-David Pearson