Volume 26 Number 32
Rotary Club
ofFayetteville, AR

Sept 12 & 19, 2002
News that Moves Your Club
 
Charter Issued March, 1921
Editor: Grace Lapetina, LND Designs Inc.
 
For a listing of proposed members go to our website

September 12:  President: Jim Huffman. Song: R-O-T-A-R-Y. Led By: Guy Brown. Accompanied by:John Tolleson. Invocation: John Threet. Sergeant-at-Arms: John Tolleson.

September 19:  President: Jim Huffman. Song: I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover. Led By: Guy Brown. Accompanied by: Mel Phillips. Invocation: Otto Loewer. Sergeant-at-Arms: Harley Lewis.

Adopt a Highway
Current Programs
Future Programs

Our club's most recent efforts to make our world a better place happened on September 21 with the Highway Cleanup. So many members showed up to help that the work was completed in about 45 minutes! Say a word of thanks to the following club members:

Howard Brill
Marilyn Collier
Ozhan Dunder
Gail Eads
Jim Foster
Meika Hatcher
Jim Huffman
Thad Kelly
Don Marr
Don Moore
John Newman
Jennie Newman
Yume Rudzinski
Bob Safranek
Art Shuster
Kim Smith
John Threet
Laura Wilkins
Ann Wood
Ron Woodruff
Fred Vorsanger

* thanks to Roy Rom for the apples!

Sept 12: ROD Diane Boyd introduced Diana Shiles, the Director of the Multicultural Center at the Jones Center JTL Shop. The Center provides life skills for new members of our community, including language services, and even written translations for businesses and non-profits. You can find out more at www.mccnwa.org.

Sept 19: ROD Jim Boyd introduced Tim Snell and Weslie Massey, of the Nature Conservancy. Ms. Massey presented a slide show relating many interesting facts about the natural resources and wildlife in the different regions of the state of Arkansas. Learn more about the fascinating efforts of this group in Arkansas here.

Honorary Members

Our Board has approved the following folks as Honorary Members:

Ish Benton, Lloyd Calhoun,
David Jensen, MD, Bev Lewis,
Vicki Lombari, Jay McDonald, MD, Doug Prichard, and
John White.



 

October 3: Dr. Benjamin Akande
Dean, School of Business and Technology, Webster University.

October 10: To be announced.

October 17: Honorable Mike Beebe, State Senator from Searcy and Attorney General elect.

October 24: Honorable Jimmie Lou Fisher, State Treasurer of Arkansas and nominee for Governor.

October 31: Honorable David Pryor, U.S. Senator from Arkansas - retired.

 

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Upcoming Events
Event
Date
Time
Place
Interact Fundraiser Social featuring FHS vs. Bentonville HS!!!
November 8
TBA
Fayetteville High School
   

NOT SO Gentle Reminder: Please turn the sound OFF on cell phones, pagers, etc., while at our club meetings. Thanks from your Rotary officers and fellow members!

You can make up missed meetings two weeks before or after the missed meeting.
WHERE TO MAKE UP MEETINGS: Bentonville Wed. Noon Ramada Inn Berryville Tues. Noon Community Hall
Eureka Spgs Wed. 7 a.m. Inn of the Ozarks Fay-Northside Tues. Noon Radisson Hotel Fort Smith Wed. Noon Taliano's
Ft. Smith-S.Side Tues. Noon Ramada Inn Harrison Thur. Noon McClintocks Rogers Tues. Noon Rogers Youth Center
Siloam Spgs Tues. Noon John Brown Univ. Springdale Mon. Noon NWArkansas Holiday Inn Van Buren Thur. Noon Com. Ctr.

The Club Secretary has a complete listing of all Rotary Clubs, or they are available on the Rotary Website.