Weekly Newsletter (Nov 02, 2022)

Happy Halloween, Rotarians!

Another week and another great program from a club member! Katie Henry by way of ZOOM, hooked us up with Chris Summers from Belize who spoke about mangrove preservation through numerous slides and pictures. A wonderful discussion and I believe it to be the first time the Denver/Lake Norman Rotary had a Director of Operations of Crocodiles speak! NOTE: Special thanks to Thomas Eatmon for ensuring our technology was “up to snuff” for our meeting.

Then on Thursday night, Trudie Crawford hosted the PINTS & PINOT for POLIO, a superb event with 30+ people there and a wonderful way to raise more funds for a worthwhile cause. Thanks, Trudie for everything you do for Rotary! You rock!

This week, get ready for a pretty cool program. Have you ever heard of the story of the Montagnards? It’s a pretty special group of people and Ron Majors will share their story with our club.

Yours in Rotary!
Perry Clark

Katie Henry Introduces Chris Summers from Belize via Zoom

Chris spoke to the Denver/Lake Norman Rotary on October 26th about the importance of mangroves in curbing coastline erosion and providing a habitat for wildlife in Belize as well as his work to preserve them.

More information can be found on the ACES Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/AcesWildlifeRescue

Photos from Pints and Pinot for Polio Fundraiser

Panico Perez presents a check for $1,000 from Honorary Member Gov. Amilton Medeiros Silva for Polio Plus

Photos courtesy of Trudie Crawford

Denver/Lake Norman Rotary - Founded 1995

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Milestones

Attendance (10/26)

40 Rotarians

2 guests

Birthdays

Ken Morris

Mike Pugh

Partner Birthdays

Charlotte Tussel (Zach)

Member Anniversaries

Melissa Lasarsky - 14 years

Jim Perry - 16 years

Doug Core - 27 years

Harry Hawkins - 27 years

Jerry Park - 27 years

Joe Lampron - 27 years

Happy Bucks

$60

Alzheimer's Research (CART)

$17.85

Nov 02, 2022

Ron Majors

Update on the Montagnards

Nov 09, 2022

Scott Fowler

Charlotte Observer Columnist and Denver Resident on Charlotte Sports Scene

Nov 16, 2022

Dr. Ike Nwanonyiri

Family Medicine - Lake Norman Medical Group, Denver

Nov 23, 2022

No Meeting

(Thanksgiving week)

Nov 30, 2022

Gary Dills

District Rotary Foundation Chair, Introduced by Jim Perry

Dec 21, 2022

No Meeting

(Christmas Week)

Dec 28, 2022

No Meeting

(New Year's Week)

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Denver/Lake Norman Rotary Board Meeting

Nov 11, 2022 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

District 7670 Foundation Banquet
Morganton Community House
Nov 19, 2022 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Christmas Collection Shoeboxes

Dec 14, 2022 – Dec 21, 2022

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USO Helmet Fund's Wildly Successful Campaign Continues in November

Denver/Lake Norman Rotary's Jim Minor reports that the USO "Helmet Fund" has already taken in $500 PLUS several really generous donor commitments and “matching challenges” from Ross Bulla and other club members. Jim says "the response this year has been totally awesome!!" He also notes that that he needs to receive any cash or check donations intended for the FedEx 1:1 match on or before November 9 and that checks should be written to "The USO". Also, that all donations are fully TAX DEDUCTIBLE!!

Lastly, This year for its Holidays for the Troops program, the USO has added an option called "Long Distance Bedtime Stories," in which deployed parents have a chance to record bedtime stories for their children at home. The USO works to make this, and its other 'amenities services', available even to those men and women serving in forward operating bases ["FOBs"]......in other words, out there on the "front lines".

Please click on the link below for more info:

https://usowishbook.uso.org/