I hope you enjoyed the sunshine and beautiful summer weather this weekend.
I am excited about what this week brings to our Rotary. On Wednesday morning, our own Michelle and Andy Busch will be our presenters and will be sharing their experiences from their recent trip to Israel. It promises to be insightful, informative and impactful, so please plan to join us at St. Peter's By-the-Lake at 7:30 am. Also, this Saturday, June 13th,is our annual Day at the Lake for foster children and their foster families. This event provides fun, connection and a carefree day of enjoyment for these kiddos and foster parents. It is a beautiful celebration of the safe, caring havens that our Lincoln County Advocacy Center, our social workers and foster families offer and the transformative power of the opportunity given to these beautiful children to heal, learn, thrive and experience joy. It is a truly spectacular day and I can't wait to serve and celebrate with you.
See you soon!
With gratitude,
Trudie
President-elect Ross Bulla Presents His Agenda for the 2026-2027 Rotary Year
Ross spoke at the June 3rd meeting. He presented an updated meeting format where the club will continue to have guest speakers on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The second Wednesday will be titled “Inside Rotary” when committee chairs and members will work together to advance projects, discuss upcoming opportunities, and support the goals and priorities of the club. The fourth Wednesday will be devoted to service projects as determined by the Community Service Committee. When a fifth Wednesday occurs, it will be devoted to “Connections” where individual Rotarians share a short something unique about themselves. These will coincide with quarterly Rotary social events outside of the club's regular meetings.
Ross also shared the names of the Executives, Directors and Committee Chairs for 2026-2027 and distributed a handout with the roles and goals for each committee.
President: Ross Bulla President-Elect: Cathy Smiley Treasurer: Jason Beckley President-Elect Nominee: TBD Immediate Past President: Trudie Crawford Secretary: Melissa Pipgrass
Membership Co-Chairs: Joanie Morgan and Cindy Guldy Social Committee: Jill Pedersen Welcoming Committee: Joe Lampron Program Chair: Michelle Busch Community Service: Sherry Reinhardt Youth Services: Hailey Cornwell Public Relations: Andy Busch The Rotary Foundation: Jim Perry CART Chair: Denny Daar PolioPlus Chair: Trudie Crawford Denver/Lake Norman Rotary Club Foundation: TBD Music in the Park: Hailey Cornwell Sunshine Committee: Joanie Morgan Sergeant-at-Arms: Jim Minor
District Governor Nominee Chip Cross Presents Hailey Cornwell With a Letter of Appreciation for Representing the Club at RYLA
RYLA is the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp held every year at the District level and is designed to help develop leadership skills, instill a lifelong commitment to service and empower young people to make the most of their lives.
Three More Rotarians Receive Paul Harris Fellow Awards
From left to right: Rotary Foundation Major Donor Joanie Morgan, award recipients Ron Taylor, Alacia Tarplay and Jill Pedersen and Jim Perry, Rotary Foundation Chair.
Happy Bucks 6/3/2026
Courtesy of Alacia Tarplay
Marty again thanked everyone for a great Music in the Park success. Collected $1325 for parking fees, some will be going to USO. And Jim Minor let us know a USO facility was recently bombed in Saudi Arabia so they need the help.
Andie acknowledged that Craig won the 50/50 at the previous meeting and split the proceeds between CART and the Denver/Lake Norman Rotary Foundation.
Brandon said one of her children graduated from UNC and one from Lincoln County High School and one car accident with her daughter in Myrtle beach she is ok - a lot is going on in life.
Panico gave for Amilton Madieros' birthday and for gratitude for Trudie ...”When I grow up I want to be like her”.
Missy gave a 5 star Google review for Trudie’s dinner for the Board members.
Paul gave for the sad day in the South …June 3rd was the day she said, “Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie bridge.” Song lyric from Ode to Billie Joe by Bobby Gentry.
Camp Dogwood