Hootenanny Pepsi's Donated to Needy

14 cases of Pepsi products were donated by Newport Rotary to the St. James Methodist Church Matthew 25 Fund Food Pantry just before their Christmas distribution to area needy. The products were excess stock purchased for use at the Newport Halloween Hootenanny, coordinated by Newport Rotary. The drinks supplement food products recently collected by Newport Rotary during their Food Drive at WalMart Neighborhood Market.  

The photo at left shows a food pantry volunteer handing out Pepsi products donated by Newport Rotary during Christmas food box distribution.

Thanks to Rotarian Steve Blizzard and partner, Tammy Blizzard for coordinating the distribution. 

Dec.22 - Newport Rotary Meets Today

Despite an abundance of Christmas week closings, Newport Rotary will meet today, Monday December 22, 2014, at the regular time at the Newport Rotary building.

A club program is scheduled with beverages and light snacks.

Come on by to offer a bit of merriment and Christmas cheer!

Newport Rotarians Collect for Food Pantry

Newport Rotarians collect food for Newport's population in need on December 19, 2014.
We have support the Matthew 25 Fund Food Bank for many years.
Thanks to Rotarians Steve, Larry, Maher, Anita, Rick, Jason, Derryl, Bevin & Pam  

Collection for Food Pantry- No Dec 15 Meeting

Newport Rotarians will collect for the local food pantry on Friday, December 19, 2014 meeting local child and family needs right here before Christmas. The collection will be at the Newport WalMart Neighborhood Market from 3pm to 7pm. A signup sheet is being circulated for 1 hour shifts. Donations to benefit the Matthew 25 Fund of St. James United Methodist Church.  

The service project will replace the December 15, 2014 Meeting.

Newport Rotary Christmas Celebration

Newport Rotarians celebrate at the home of Maher & Mary Saikali 

Dec 8 Meeting - A Holiday Celebration

The December 8, 2014 Meeting is a holiday celebration at  the home of Maher & Mary Saikali. An email has been sent to all members with particulars. There will be no regular Rotary meeting at the Newport Rotary Building that night.   

Newport Rotary Make District News on Polio Event

Click here for the District 7730 webpage!   See related article. 

Nov. 24 Meeting- EDC Update

A Reminder... that our Monday Meeting, November 24, 2014 will be at the regular time of 5:30 pm at Newport Rotary Club Building.and will be a community program.

Our special guest will be Myles Stempin, Director of the Carteret County Economic Development Council (EDC) on current events of import in Carteret County from an EDC perspective. Visit their website at http://www.carteretedc.com/. 

Newport Rotary Endorses Towns Pedestrian- Bike Grant

Click here for the Letter of Endorsement. It has been, and is a priority of Newport Rotary that the citizens of Newport have a friendly, safe, and healthy place to exercise in the heart of the town. 

Newport & Maysville Rotary Fight Polio

Newport Rotary and Maysville Rotary held a joint meeting in Maysville on Tuesday evening to participate in a global fundraising effort for Polio Eradication. Suzanne Rea of Australia, Founder of The World's Greatest Meal to Help End Polio was the guest speaker. By the end of the evening, less than 15 Rotarians in two small, rural Eastern North Carolina Rotary clubs had combined to fund over $1,500 for Polio Eradication efforts!

Rea's message, that any Rotarian with a passion can make a difference with global impact, resonated with the participants in the room. Over $500 in personal and club contributions were raised, and those funds were then matched by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a 2 for 1 Match. The result, impact equates to over 1,000 doses of polio vaccine in the fight against Polio.

Thanks to PDG Nancy Barbee for arranging for the fantastic speaker. Newport Rotarians attending were Pres. Joe Garner, PDG Bevin Wall, Pam Wall, Rick Moreau, Anita Moreau and Rotary prospective member Sue Hogan. We had run there and on the ride up and back!

(Clockwise from top right, click to enlarge photo) Suzanne Rea accepts check from Newport Rotary prospect Sue Hogan, Rea addresses group at Maysville Elementary School, NRC Rotarians Anita & Rick Moreau give personally to the effort, with Rea and District Governor Vanessa Ervin, NRC Pres. Joe Garner presents $250 club check to the effort to Rea and Ervin, Group presentation by Rea, Pres. Joe, Rea and PDG Bevin Wall with club banner, Rea with Moreaus looking on, Pres. Joe with banner and Rea, Hogan and Pam Wall look on, final group pose of (most) attendees.  

Joint Meeting: World's Greatest Meal to End Polio Founder to Speak

Rtn. Susanne Rea

Newport Rotary will hold a joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Maysville on Tuesday Nov. 11 at 5:30pm. Maysville Rotary will host a Cookies and Coffee "meal" in honor of the eradication of Polio in the Maysville Elementary School gym. Special guest will be the founder of The World's Greatest Meal to Help End Polio, Susanne Rea, from Australia.

Susanne, a Polio survivor, and Mukesh Malholtra from England wanted to do something to help raise money for Polio, Rotary's number 1 priority. They came up with this idea and started a social media campaign. Since that time, it has gone viral and has spread all over the world. The Gates Foundation matches every dollar Rotarians raise 2-1 so together with this match, WGM has raised almost $2 million. Newport Rotarians will make a donation, and, of course, individuals at the event may also.

Newport Rotarians will carpool from the Newport Rotary Building leaving at 4pm on Tuesday. Mondays meeting (Nov 10) is cancelled.

Newport Rotary Recognized for Foundation Support

Newport Rotary Past President Pam Wall (center) accepts Support Award

Newport Rotary was recognized as the No. 2 Per Capita Giving Club in District 7730 to our Rotary Foundation for 2013-14 Rotary Year. The recognition was made at the District 7730 "Celebrate the Stars" Foundation Banquet held in Wallace, NC on November 2, 2014 by District Governor Vanessa Ervin and Rotary Foundation Annual Fund Chair John Mohr. Foundation Peace Scholar Luiz Pinto from Brazil, studying at the UNC-CH/Duke Peace Center, was the keynote speaker on the Amazon Peace Center.

Newport Rotary is traditionally upon the most significant supporters, per person, of The Rotary Foundation in the District. The 2013-14 Per Capita Giving of the club was $374.46 per person average.

The Rotary Foundation transforms a Rotarians gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary, it taps into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact, at home and abroad.

Also recognized at the event were Rotarians Bevin & Pam Wall, who were in attendance, and Larry Howard as Foundation Major Donors and Paul Harris Society Members. The Walls are also members of the Bequest Society.

Halloween Hootenanny is Today

Newport Rotary's premier service project, coordinating the Newport Halloween Hootenanny for the community, is today!

We hope you can join us!

Click here for all the Hootenanny Happenings! 

Hootennanny Display Prep Today

Pam Wall and others will be working on Hootenanny displays at the Newport Rotary Building today, Friday October 24, 2014 from 2pm to 5pm. Volunteers are needed. No technical experience required. Please email pam at PamWall11@gmail.com if you can attend.  

Hootenanny Committee Hard at Work

Newport Halloween Hootenanny Committee Members (l-r, rear)
Pam Wall, Hon. Derryl Garner, Jason Holland,
Newport Rotary President Joe Garner, and Chairman "Stratchy" Scarecrow  

Click here for the Newport Halloween Hootenanny website. 

Senior Gardening Project Postponed - Monday Meeting at 530pm

Due to events beyond our control, the service project at Croatan Ridge Nursing Home for Monday October 13, 2014 at 11:00 am has been POSTPONED. The Rotary meeting has been rescheduled for the regular time of 5:30 on Monday. Please bring your updated Hootenanny sponsor information.      

Serious as a Heart Attack: Lookout for these Symptoms!

Dr. Bill Walker

Dr. William T. "Bill" Walker, Jr. of Down East Medical Associates, Morehead City, also a Past District Governor of Rotary, will address Newport Rotary during the October 6 regular meeting. His program will be on spotting Heart Attack symptoms and what to do in case of such an emergency.

Dr. Walker graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1979. Specializing in the field of Internal Medicine, he is prepared to provide care to adult patients suffering from a wide range of illnesses and diseases, ranging from the very common to the very rare. Dr. Walker is also trained in general medicine, and is capable of treating patients for diseases that may have overlapping symptoms or complications.

Update from Program: Heart Attack RISKS are: family history, being male, diabetes, smoking, high blood pressure 150/90 or greater for 10 years, high cholesterol greater than 200. SYMPTOMS are: pressure – like an elephant sitting on your chest after exertion, shortness of breath, don’t feel well, sweating profusely, nauseous. BEST PREVENTION is exercise. Walking is as effective as running or jogging and you need to do it for at least 20 min straight, every other day. Riding a bicycle is not very effective. 

Recent Paralegal Graduate to Address Rotary Club

Elisha Gurney, a recent graduate of the Carteret Community College Paralegal Program, will be the Monday, September 29, 2014 speaker at Newport Rotary.

Her talk will focus on her choice of school and program, her experience within the program, and how it has influenced her career goals.

Everyone is encouraged to attend and invite a guest. 

Hootenanny Planning Meeting Today

Newport Rotarians will meet Monday September 22, 2014 at 5:30 pm, just hours before Fall officially begins, to continue planning for the Newport Halloween Hootenanny on October 31, 2014.  

Youth Leadership Event Highlighted

Phil Panzarella

District RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) Chair Phil Panzarella of Morehead City was the speaker at Newport Rotary on September 15, 2014.

RYLA is a leadership development program that is organized at the club, district, or multidistrict level. The format of your event depends on what you hope to accomplish, your resources, and your audience – it could be a one-day seminar, a three-day retreat, or a weeklong camp.

While participants can be any age, most events focus on secondary school students, university students, or young adults. You can use RYLA to engage at-risk youth, motivate Interact or Rotaract club officers, reconnect with Rotary alumni, or mentor young professionals to become responsible leaders.

The club heard the history of RYLA and a received a thumbnail sketch of what they do at the event. Recommendations were made regarding selecting suitable candidates and what the nominating Rotarian's role is in the process.

Rotarians to Help at Heritage Days

To: All Rotarians who said they could be available to help at Heritage Days tomorrow, Saturday Sept 20. 

We do not have to work the barricades Saturday, but Heritage Coord. Dianne Johnson wants all the help she can get from 11:00 to 5:00 for parking, games, and other duties. Please call Dianne direct to schedule your time available at 241-1793. 

Schedule of Events

Newport Heritage Days

Friday:  Music in the Park

5:00 Morris Willis

5:30 – Loose Cannons

6:20 – Elvis

7:00 – Pickin’ & Grinnin”

8:00 – Morris Willis

Saturday:

10:00  - Parade

11:00 – 5:00 – Entertainment beginning with Rachel Mundine.  Performers every 30 minutes

Demonstrations: Horse rides and petting zoo, Cow Milking, Games, And more

Tours: Town – 11:30, 1:00, 2:30  (start at town hall), Frank  Door – 12:30, 2:30  (start at plant), Veneer Tech – on the hour beginning at 12:00 (start at picnic shelter)

Newport Rotarians Lead Youth Seminar

Rotaractors & Interactors enjoy
Fayetteville Leadership Seminar

Newport Rotarians Pam Wall and Bevin Wall were lead trainers during the first ever Rotaract and Interact Leadership Seminar held at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC on September 6, 2014. 27 young people participated in the half-day seminar, sponsored by the Fayetteville Rotary Club and staffed by over a half dozen Rotarians for numerous Rotary clubs across the district, including Governor Vanessa Ervin from Jacksonville. Click here for the full article on the District 7730 website. See some more pictures at the District 7730 Facebook Page.

Lifesaving Food Sent to Dominican Republic

Newport Rotary supported an area-wide Stop Hunger Now food packaging program this Summer during Rotary Night with the Marlins (College All-Star Baseball). Pres. Joe & Lena Garner participated. Assistant Governor Bob Melone of Beaufort advises that the packaged food has been shipped to the Dominican Republic in a container totaling 125,064 meals and donated goods from the SHN Eastern North Carolina warehouse. Along with the meals the shipment is carrying children's antibiotics and vitamins! There is also insect repellent that will help fight mosquito borne illness called Chikungunya. Chikungugya is characterized by fever and joint pains. The medicines and the meals will be received by their in-country partner,Citihope.

With 42% of the population below the poverty line, foo​d shortage is prevalent throughout the Dominican Republic. CitiHope provides food and other resources to schools, orphanages and other needy people and takes an active role in the distribution and monitoring. CitiHope supports sustainable educational and development programs that empower locals to create strong, self-sufficient communities.

Citihope's country director in the Dominican Repbulic says, "We consider this not to be 'charity' but a real investment in humanity. The school and orphanage programs help our country so much by creating a future of responsible citizens that contribute to the improvement of our society. These children come from families that cannot supply even one meal a day for their children and don't understand the purpose of education. So the motivation comes from the food!...These SHN donations are a defining component that heals a nation, multi-dimensionally".

Newport Rotary Recognized by Governor

Pres. Joe welcomes Gov. Vanessa

District Governor Vanessa Ervin from Jacksonville was the guest speaker at Newport Rotary on August 25, 2014.

Governor Ervin presented RI President Gary Huang's Theme "Light Up Rotary", unveiled several new service initiatives, and presented several awards to Newport Rotary and its members.

Newport Rotarians and Guests Enjoy Networking!

Initiatives include the 2014-15 RI Presidential Citation, The District's 'Light House Award" for "Clubs of Excellence", the membership campaign "Stronger by 2- Stronger by 4", increasing the Paul Harris Society rolls, the October "Day of Service", the World's Greatest Meal for Polio", and information on the 2015 District Conference scheduled for Atlantic Beach, April 24-26, 2015.      

We thank Gov. Vanessa for her dedication to Rotary! The Recognitions are highlighted below.  

PP Larry Howard (left) is recognized by letter from 2013-14 RI President Ron Burton read by DG Vanessa Ervin (center) citing his 50 years in Rotary. He joins PDG Derryl Garner (right) as the two 50+ year Rotarians in Newport Rotary.

PDG Bevin Wall (left) is recognized by RI President Gary Huang (via Governor Vanessa Ervin, pictured, right) as a Gold-level New Member Sponsor for bringing in 6 or more new members since last year. He is featured on the RI website Member Recognition Gallery.  

Newport Rotary was recognized for over $300 per capita given to support our Rotary Foundation, and was awarded a $500 District Grant to support their new raised Flower Beds project at Croatan Ridge Nursing Home, a project that benefits residents as well as the local food pantry. 

Newport School Landscaping Completed

Chatham Street Front Entrance
to School, with Rotary's Flower Bed

Despite being delayed by a massive rainstorm during Monday's service project at Newport Elementary School (see related story here), and a soggy end of the week, the landscaping of the front grounds of the school was completed this past weekend. Included was about 3 hours of mowing, flower planting and trimming, as it looked like the grass hadn't been mowed in weeks. A manicured and cheery entranceway to the school greeted new and returning students and parents this morning, on the first day of school. This is the impression that we want to give our community! Good work Newport Rotary!

Mowing by Gym and Parking Area

Quad closest to office mowed and edged

Completion of Flowers Planted by
Front Door to School

Clara Wall Memorialized by Foundation Gift

Clara Wall 

Newport Rotary memorialized Clara Wall with a gift to the Rotary Foundation in her memory. The gift was made to the Annual Fund of the Foundation which support projects to build peace & goodwill locally and abroad.

Ms. Wall is the widow of deceased Newport Rotary Past President Wiley Wall and mother of current member and past District Governor Bevin Wall.

She was an active Rotary Partner, 30 year 3rd Grade Teacher at Newport Elementary School, a full-time grandmother for her 7 grandchildren, and a true "Southern Lady". She will be missed.  

Heritage Day Volunteers Sought

We need volunteers. Please consult your calendar and advise Jason Holland at  Jason.Holland@firstcitizens.com if you can be available September 20, 930am-noon for the Heritage Day Parade. We have been asked to help for this Newport Community event. Thanks Tammy, Joe & Craig for indicating your availability. 

District Governor to Visit August 25

DG Vanessa Ervin

District Governor Vanessa Ervin will be the speaker at our August 25, 2014 meeting. She will be bringing RI President Gary C.K. Huang's message and his theme of "Light Up Rotary". This would be a great opportunity to bring family and guests. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served. We will meet at the regular time. A Board Meeting with the Governor will follow and is open to all interested Rotarians.

Get Ready for School or Noah?

Some of the Newport Rotary work crew pose for pictures at NES.
From left, Hal Clark, Pam Wall, Pres. Joe Garner, PDG Derryl Garner
 and Maher Saikali. Not pictured Bevin Wall, Tammy Cooper, Winston Reese. 

Derryl Garner and Pam Wall plant colorful flowers by the entrance way. 

Newport Rotarians spread mulch and prune bushes. Pictured, Hal Clark,
Pres. Joe Garner and Tammy Cooper. Right after this picture the heavens
opened up, and the rest of our project time was rained out! 

Click here for the article. 

First Day of School Project

As we have for the past several years, Newport Rotary will be sprucing up visible areas outside Newport Elementary School for the first day of school. Principal Richard Paylor and other staff have joined us in the past, and we look forward to helping our school put its best foot forward with new and returning students and parents. Rotarians will meet at the Newport Rotary Building at the regular time of 5:30pm on August 18 and will proceed to NES. Work clothes and yard tools are requested. We will primarily be spreading mulch, planting flowers, and trimming a few hedges. Amazingly, the front of the school that we heavily mulched last year still looks quite good! It should take about an hour! Click here for the project pictures.      

    

8/11 Important Meeting

Newport Rotarians, In addition to a short program tomorrow, we will be conducting some important business. Among this: the annual budget, planning for the project on 8/18, and preparation for the Governor's visit on 8/25.

We ask everyone to be in attendance for this important meeting.

Pres. Joe, Sec. Bevin, Treas. Maher, PP Pam

Newport Rotary Plays "Name That Rotarian"

Newport Rotarians enjoyed light fare during the Monday, August 4, 2014 Rotary Meeting at the Newport Rotary Building. The group, equally comprised of newer and "more seasoned" Rotarians fielded a series of "Name that Rotarian" questions. Surprisingly, the newer Rotarians won out, guessing a majority of the selections from clues given. The notable Rotarians were US President Warren G. Harding, Marconi,-the inventor of "the wireless", J.C. Hall- founder of Hallmark Cards, Sam Walton of WalMart fame, Duke Kahanamoku- the Father of Surfing", Col. Sanders of KFC, Wilbur Wright of the Wright Brothers, Dr. Norman Vincent Peele, Boxer Manny Pacquiao, and Designer Emilio Pucci. The program concluded with a modern day summation of The Object of Rotary authored by PDG Jim Henry, a key commentator on Rotary trends, in his most recent blog article at Retention Central.      

Newport Rotarians Clean Up

It's only 88 degrees!
Newport Rotarians clean up their pedestrian bench at Howard Blvd/ Hwy 70
so it will be clean for its many users. The 3 benches are all Rotary Foundation
supported projects that he club maintains semi-annually.
The Service Day occurred on Monday, July 14, 2014.  

"The Clean Team", (l-r) Immediate Past President Pam Wall, Former Newport Rotarian
and District Executive Assistant Marilyn Everett, Geoorge Bergamini, Jason Holland,
Guest Cameron Green, Former Newport Rotarian Jim Everett, and President Joe Garner.
Not pictured: PDG Bevin Wall, PDG Derryl Garner 

"Why not pull some weeds in one of our other projects while we are here?"
Pam Wall weeds while Marilyn Everrett spots! 

Click here for related article. 

Service Project Monday - Clean Up Pedestrian Benches

Newport Rotary will meet at the Rotary Building July 13, 2104 Monday evening at 5:30 pm and then go to their bench project sites on Howard Blvd. and Chatham Street to do a "spring cleaning" of the prior projects. Since the first bench installations in 2008, the club has maintained and cleaned them on a regular basis so that they can continued to be enjoyed by the frequent walkers and exercisers in town. Click here for last year's pictures. Click here for the original project article. Bring your buckets and cleaning materials! Drinks will be available on site. 

A Hospice House Thank You

Click image to view letter from the
Hospice House we support! 

A recently received thank-you relating to Newport Rotary's support of Hospice. See article on project.  

Dear Newport Rotary Club:

On behalf of the Crystal Coast Hospice House, we are so appreciative of the support that you and the community have shown over the past few years for the new house that
has now open. We have admitted over 150 patients and their families since opening in July 2013. SECU CCHH has truly been a blessing to many patients and their families. This could not have happened without the continued support by you.

Thank you for your recent gift of $550.00 to Crystal Coast Hospice House during the Rotary Pledge appeal. Our mission statement is to provide an inpatient Hospice Home to our service region and ensure exceptional care management and perpetual funding for facilities, services, programs, and future expansion.

Please visit our website www.cchhnc.org, to keep up with our events and sign up for the e-newsletter to stay current with our progress.

Thank you again for your generosity

Bennette Hopper
Assistant Director

Banker Holland Joins Newport Rotary

Jessi Holland places the Rotary wheel lapel pin on her
husband, Jason at his induction

Jason Holland, our new banker at First Citizens Bank in Newport, was officially inducted into Newport Rotary on Monday, July 7, 2014.

Jason was a Rotarian in the Morehead City Noon club before his transfer to Newport.

We welcome Jason, and value Newport Rotary's long association with First Citizens Bank in Newport, which Newport Rotarians helped bring to the community in 1953.

Jason joins retired First Citizens Banker, Winston Reese, as active members in Newport Rotary.

The Holland family with Jason's proposer, Bevin Wall (right).
Wife, Jessi and sons Jansen and Jagger. 

  

Project Meeting @ Croatan Ridge Today

Those Rotarians interested in project planning for the portable handicap accessible garden beds at Croatan Ridge to benefit the Food Pantry will be meeting with Administrator Craig Mitchell at 11:00am onsite. Croatan Ridge Website. Address: 210 Foxhall Road, Newport, NC.  Google Maps link.     

Thanks from Backpack Friends

Newport Rotary participates in Food Packaging Program

Pres. Joe Garner

Newport Rotary President Joe Garner and wife, Lena, participated in a county-wide Rotary project on June 26, 2014 packaging meals for the needy through the non-profit, Stop Hunger Now.

Stop Hunger Now is a global humanitarian aid organization that has been fulfilling its commitment to end hunger since 1998. Every year, Stop Hunger Now provides millions of nutritious meals and other life-saving aid to children and families all over the world. Stop Hunger Now collaborates with existing development efforts in vulnerable communities to provide meals to places such as schools, orphanages, nurseries and medical clinics.

Stop Hunger Now started its meal packaging program in 2005. Each six-serving bag produced by Stop Hunger Now volunteers includes rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix with 21 essential vitamins and minerals. Each meal costs only 29 cents and has a shelf life of two years.

Over 1,000 meals were packaged by the volunteers in about one and a half hours.

Newport Rotary Supports Newport Little League U7/8 Baseball All-Stars State Tournament Run

Newport All-Stars- that's a lot of victories!

Newport Rotary are proud sponsors of Newport Little League's U7/8 Baseball All-Stars in the State Tournament. They are the District Four Champions. After coming out of districts undefeated – including the championship game, in which they had to rally back from an early eight-run deficit – they’re now heading to the state championship games in Wilson, July 11th through the 15th, 2014!

Congratulations and good luck to the team: Parker, Ethan, Tony, Gavin, Landon M, Noah, Brian, Landon L, Ryland, Corey, Draven, Joshua, the parents, coaches and head coach Rick Smith! See their Facebook Page here. V-103 ENC All-Stars Page. Contribute via their GoFundMe page. 

How could a Brew Tasting Not be FUN!

President Pam Wall (l) officiates over the "Beer-Tasting" Program, enjoyed
by guests, Anita & Richard Moreau, and conducted very ably by
Harrika's Brew Haus proprietor and local dentist Dr. Harry Worden!  

Visit Harrika's Brew Haus. See related article. 

New Member Spotlight: Craig Mitchell

President-Elect Joe Garner and President Pam Wall
welcome Craig Mitchell to Newport Rotary 

Newport Rotary welcomed Craig Mitchell as a member at their Monday 5:30pm meeting on June 23, 2014. Craig is the Administrator at Croatan Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Newport.

Craig has already been active in club meetings, activities and projects and has some great ideas on some new projects we will be discussing soon. He was introduced to the club by his proposer, PDG Bevin Wall.

For more on Craig, visit his Linked In profile. 

June 23 Program- Brewing Up a Good Time

The June 23, 2014 Newport Rotary program will be a "Beer-Tasting" by the proprietor of Harrika's Brew Haus, local dentist, Harry Worden. I am sure a good time will be had by all. Don't miss  it!

The regional and craft beer industry has taken off in recent years, and is making its mark in Carteret County in numerous ways. Harrika's has been on the cutting edge of this beer revolution. Beers now challenges wine in regional complexity and color. Some recent Harrika's favorites: Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment Cuvee, Terrapin Tangerine Dreamsicle, Stone Enjoy By IPA, Dogfish Festina Peche, Anderson Valley Gose in a Can, and Terrapin Maggies Peach Farmhouse. Join us as we get a glimpse into this new world of malt flavors and textures, shared with us by our friend, Harry.  

No Newport Rotary Today

REMINDER. Please remember that Newport Rotary will not be meeting Monday, June 16, 2014. This meeting was substituted with last weeks all day service project for the Food Pantry. Our next meeting is next Monday, June 23, 2014 at 5:30pm. 

Food Drive a Success

The total count of food items collected for our local food pantry during our June 11, 2014 project day at the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market is 810 pounds of food and $77.00 in cash contributions. Great going Newport Rotary! 

Thanks to our partners- the St. James Methodist Church Matthew 25 Fund and the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market. Click here for more on the story.   

24 Year Bank Manager Retires

Winston Reese

Newport Rotary's J. Winston Reese, Jr. has retired from First Citizens Bank after a 24 years as Newport's head banker and a career with the bank that spanned 37 years.

Winston's involvement with Newport Rotary began at the same time as he came to Newport in 1990. He has faithfully served as Club Treasurer for many years, and will also step down from that position this year, although he will continue to be active in Newport Rotary.

 We wish Winston (and Jean) much happiness in his retirement! Click here for a Carteret County News-Times article on his retirement from the June 11, 2014 edition.