Monday, January 29, 2024
Newport Rotary Game Night Feb. 10
Newport Rotary will hold it's first "Game Night" social from 5:30-7:30pm at Shortways on February 10, 2024. Bring you favorite game to share. Come thirsty! If you have any questions, contact Taylor on DaCdb. See you there!
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Newport Rotary Recognized as 100% Giving & EREY Club!
Pres. Rachel Bell (ctr) and Immediate Past Vice Pres. Steve Blizzard (r) accept Foundation recognitions from District 7730 Foundation Chair, Skip Clarkson of Jacksonville. |
Immediate Past-President Mark Eadie thanked the club members for their continued support of the Foundation in comments at the clubs first November meeting after the awards were presented. Attending the event was current Newport Rotary President Rachel Bell, Immediate Past Vice-President Steve Blizzard, Tammy Blizzard, Richard Moreau, Anita Moreau, PDG Bevin Wall and Pam Wall.
The Rotary Foundation is often referred to as "the engine that makes Rotary clubs work", allowing clubs and Rotary members to partner in local and international projects and geometrically increasing the scale of those projects. Newport Rotary has participated in numerous project in Newport and around the world during the past thirty years.
An "Every Rotarian, Every Year" banner is awarded to clubs that achieve a minimum Annual Fund contributions of $100 per capita during the Rotary year, and every dues-paying member must personally contribute at least $25 to the Annual Fund during the year.
A 100% Foundation Giving banner recognizes clubs that achieve an average of $100 in per capita giving and 100 percent participation, with every dues-paying member contributing at least $25 to any or all of the following during the Rotary year.
A 100% Foundation Giving banner recognizes clubs that achieve an average of $100 in per capita giving and 100 percent participation, with every dues-paying member contributing at least $25 to any or all of the following during the Rotary year.
Friday, November 3, 2023
Hootenanny Fun Had by All
Crowds flock to the 2023 Hootenanny |
Newport Rotary coordinated another successful community event- the 2023 Newport Halloween Hootenanny. Click here for more...
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Newport Rotary Hard at Work on Annual Halloween Hootenanny
Under the lights at the 2022 Newport Halloween Hootenanny |
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Are you getting excited about the Hootenanny?
Orange Cards are in the Neighborhood
The Newport Halloween Hootenanny is coordinated by Newport Rotary each year on October 31. It's Newport Rotary's biggest event of the year. We rely on scores of volunteers to make the event happen. Our Event Sponsors include the Town of Newport, Newport Little League, Newport Pig Cooking Contest, and a multitude of local businesses, non-profits and individuals who come together to financially support the event. THANK YOU ALL in advance for your continued support of one of the things that makes Newport great! NEWPORT ROTARY.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Gov. Quigley featured speaker for September 11 at Newport Rotary
DG Allen Quigley |
Allen is currently principal of Lawson Gray, LLC, a business advisory firm. He has held leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies in the telecommunications, commercial construction, government, and services industries. He also owned and managed one of Wilmington’s favorite breakfast places. His areas of expertise Include building high-performance sales teams, creating effective strategic alliances and implementing strong fiscal controls.
Allen’s community service goes beyond Rotary as co-founder of Change the Channel, area organizer for Braver Angels, and co-founder of the Wilmington Chapter of Our Stories: Brave Conversations on Race. He is a graduate of Duke University and a former Naval Flight Officer on the P-3C antisubmarine warfare aircraft.
He has three amazing daughters and eight even more amazing grandchildren!
Announcement: Clara's Closet Teacher Supplies Distributed
Now in the first full week of school, the teacher supplies donated to Clara's Closet by Newport Rotary and others have been announced to Newport Elementary School staff and are being rapidly handed out and utilized.
Below is Newport Elementary School's Principal, Laura Parish's announcement email this week.
NES Teachers,
Some of you have already made your way to Clara's Closet in the Hawk Hub. The Newport Rotary and Wall Family have contributed $2,000 worth of school supplies to support our students! They also plan to do a Spring Semester distribution as well.
The Fall distribution includes the following items:
4800 thermal laminating sheets
250 earphones assorted colors
1152 No 2 pencils
Black sharpies
876 Black/Colored dry erase markers
60 Dry erase erasers
Elmers Glue
Safety scissors
320 earbuds
Assorted folders
Please join me in thanking Newport Rotary and the Wall Family for continuing to support our students and staff!
Laura Parish, Principal
Newport Elementary School
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Rotarians Conduct Annual First Day of School Cleanup at Newport Elementary School
First Day of School Cleanup Crew |
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