Larry Burge Print Raffle Winners Announced

Drum Roll please.... the winners of the Larry Burge Prints, raffled by the Newport Rotary Club for community projects are: 

For the Coastal Guardian print: Gracie Howard of Newport; and 

For the Lookout Flight print: Jean Reese of Newport. 

The drawing took place at the conclusion of the club's regular meeting on November 24, 2008. View the prints here.  

We thank all who participated in this very successful fundraiser. Our Treasurer will report on the totals next week.  

Newport Rotarians Signed up for Conference Cruise

As of this date, Newport Rotarians Jim Everett, Marilyn Everett, Joe Garner (and Lena), Bevin Wall and Pam Wall are all signed up for the District Conference Cruise sailing out of Miami FL February 19-23, 2009. The cruise is very reasonably priced, and there are still $200 per cabin credits available for sign-ups by December 1, 2008. 

PDG Bevin Wall and Pam Wall and District Conference Co-Chairs along with Rick & Margarita Tonkinson from the Miami FL District - #6990.   

See the Cruise Blog for plenty of details at http://2009rotarycruise.blogspot.com/.  We would love to have you attend- it will be lots of fun!

November 17, 2008 RAD

Our program for the week was provided by member, Winston Reese. He brought us District 7730 RAD Chair, Bill Goodwin.
Bill gave great information regarding the problem of drugs and alcohol, and spoke about the Rotary Against Drugs Speech Contest.
Applications and rules will be available through our District Governor's office (that would be Marilyn Meself) or from our District Chair, Bill Goodwin at billgoo@msn.com.

November 10, 2008 Youth Exchange

Chris McNeely, from Jacksonville, presented a dynamic power presentation, that gave our members an in depth look at Rotary's Youth Exchange program.

Rotary Youth Exchange is open to young people ages 15-25 worldwide. There are two basic types of exchanges: short-term and long-term.

General Short-term Exchange
Ages 15-19
Several days to several weeks long, does not involve attending high school, but students can tailor their experience to match their interests, can include homestays, tours, and international youth camps.

New Generations Exchange
Ages 18-25
Three to six weeks; ideal for recent secondary school graduates; can include homestays, tours, camps, or specialized internships.

Long-term Exchange
Ages 15-19
Last one year; involves living with a few host families and attending a local school.

For more information contact Chris at c.mcneely@carobell.com
or Vanessa Ervin, District 7730 Chair Rotary Youth Exchange at vj.ervin@att.net

Family Night Dinners Announced

Thanksgiving Family Night Dinner, November 24, 2008 at 6:30 pm at the Newport Rotary Building. The cost is $6.00 per guest and we will be having stuffed bell peppers courtesy of Marilyn Everett. The program for the evening will be the drawing for the raffle tickets and fellowship! The sign up on Monday evening shows we will have 29 for dinner.

Christmas Family Night Dinner, December 8, 2008 at 6:30 pm at the home of Cliff & Inez Schweitzer. I will have maps available next Monday evening. The cost is $12.00 per person with a pot luck dessert! Our meal will be catered by the Golden Corral of Morehead City. Dinner will be turkey, ham and the fixins. According to our sign up on Monday, we will have 31 for dinner.

Sign up sheets will be available for Thanksgiving and Christmas next week for those who may not have signed up or would want to add a guest.

Pres. Cliff Schweitzer

Food Drive Slots Available

Just a reminder regarding the Food Drive, November 15, 2008: We still need more help, there are lots of slots left available.

Red & White

9 - 10:45         Steve (3 open slots)

10:45 - 12:30  Cliff & Inez (2 open slots)

12:30 - 2         Maher (3 open slots)

 

Food Lion

9 - 10:45        Amos, Derryl (2 open slots)

10:45 - 12:30  Larry, Jack (2 open slots)

12:30 - 2        Cliff & Inez (2 open slots)

All Day:  RuthAnn

Contact Pres. Cliff with availability at Email: cschweitzer@ec.rr.com, HPhone: 252-247-1863, OPhone: 252-247-2169

 

Maximize Results with Personal Property Auctions

The November 3, 2008 meeting of the Newport Rotary Club featured a program by Gary Smith, CAGA, Nationally Certified Personal Property Appraiser. Mr. Smith was introduced by RuthAnn Sluss, who was the Program Chair for the evening. 

Mr. Smith introduced the club to the exciting world of personal property auctions, and regaled the club with his personal experiences where seemingly insignificant items were actually in great demand and would fetch many times there apparent value. He had several items of interest that he passed around the club including a painting and a Revolutionary War era powder horn, both of which were discovered in relatively obscure and inexpensive locations, and which were much more valuable than their former owners realized. He described his different certifications, organizations to which he belonged, and then distinguished between personal property and real property auctions and valuation. More information can be obtained by contacting him at cagaappraiser@ec.rr.com or visit the website at www.ccreaa.com.   

Many remembrances of Past Pres. Harold Chartley were offered. Rotarians number among his pallbearers at his request earlier in the day. Harold will be remembered as a great part of the Newport Community and our Club. 

A fantastic meal was prepared by Jack Askew- soup and sandwiches. This club sure does like peanut butter & jelly! 

The Dictionary Presentation is at Newport Elementary School on Wednesday morning. Rotarians are to meet at 9:15am to ride together. New Rotarians are encouraged to attend for the approximately 1 hour presentation according to PDG Derryl Garner.           

Dictionary in Schools Day set for November 5

Just a quick note to let you all know about the progress on the Dictionary Project. Last Monday evening we entered the names of our children in the dictionaries and had some left over. Derryl Garner will be getting the names of some children who would not have been served through the project and we will be adding them to our list soon. On Wednesday, November 5, 2008 from 9:00 am until 10:00 am, members who would be able to participate in handing out dictionaries to the children may do so at the Newport Elementary School. There will be more information on this at our meeting this evening. Hope to see you all there.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Cliff Schweitzer