Newport Rotary Adopts New Name Badges

Nick's badge is alphabetically first,
first out of the bag, and
therefore used for this article!!  

After 76 years, Newport Rotary has adopted new name badges. 

Name badges have been synonymous with Rotary club membership since the beginning of Rotary in 1905. To this day they still prominently reflect the Rotary members first name, their "classification" or job descriptor and now possible volunteer status, and the Rotary wheel logo. 

In 2013 Rotary started phasing out the heritage (reads "old") branding and converting products and signage to the "master brand" format.

Name badges make it easier for guests to identify members at meetings and also are identifers for members out doing good in their community as "Rotarians". The new branding is consistent with other Rotary identifiers universally like websites, publications and social media.  

An example of the old badge style is displayed on the left. 

Photos and article by PDG Bevin Wall, Newport Rotary

April 7 2025 program - Aliceson Turnage - Volunteer Coordinator, Newport Pig Cooking

Aliceson Turnage

Newport native Aliceson Turnage will be the guest speaker at Newport Rotary's April 7, 2025 meeting at the Newport Rotary Building. Aliceson is the Volunteer Coordinator for the just completed 2025 Newport Pig Cooking and will share with us some of her experiences and challenges in that role this year. 

A 2005 West Carteret High School graduate, she works at FRC-East at Cherry Point and is a member of the Harvest Church of God where she helps teach children's church, works in the sound room, and assists with other church functions.

Join us at 5:00pm for a meet & greet and our regular meeting from 5:30-6:30 pm. Our meetings are open to the public. Bring a friend! A committee meeting for the 2025 Halloween Hootenanny will follow.