This Week's Program
Vivian is the published author of I Am an American (The Poem) and Splintered (Brokenness in the Political Arena. Are We Sacrificing America for Political Gain? ) Vivian is a former Congressional District Chairman, where she oversaw 24 counties. Vivian has traveled the world, both as a daughter and as a wife of retired military veterans. She was recognized as one of Middle Georgia's Finest by the “I Think I Am foundation.” She served as chairman of the Georgia Black Republican Council and as a Director on the National Diversity Coalition for Trump. Vivian was a Surrogate and Grassroots Liaison on Trump Georgia's State-Wide Leadership Committee and is assisting farmers, across the county, on initiatives. She served as Middle Georgia Republican Women Charter President; as Georgia Federation of Republican Women Parliamentarian & Rules Chair; served on the National Federation of Republican Women Public Relations Committee, Protocol & Distinguished Guests Committee, and as the Diversity Committee Chair. Vivian served on the Georgia GOP State & Executive committees. She delivered the first motion from the floor as a Delegate/Surrogate at the 2012 RNC Convention, served as a Delegate/Surrogate at the 2016 RNC Convention, served as a Vice -chair at "United We Stand" (NFRW's SE Regional Conference), and was a panelist at Georgia Black Conservative Summits. Vivian is a results driven leader who has shown leadership on local, state, & national levels to include being Chairman of the Houston County Board of Elections and served on the Board of Directors of the Robins Region Chamber of Commerce. She served as the National Association of Professional Women local chapter President; Class of 2015 Leadership Robins Region graduate; Reserve Officers' Association League Department of Georgia State President, Central Georgia Technical College's Adult Ed Advisory Board; Board Chair for Museum of Aviation/Gordon College Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center; Steering Committee for the Houston County Joint Comprehensive Plan, and a Middle Georgia Regional Leadership Champion 2017 Graduate. As an educator, she served as principal, teacher, and athletic director. Through her business, she has provided tutoring, mentoring, and GED prep. She hosts the annual "It’s Time" Unity Conference, Power Women United luncheon, which honors women in different career fields and presents prestigious awards to outstanding women across the country. She delivered her poem at the NFRW Convention in Indy, and presented at a workshop on Painting America’s Landscape. She sings the National Anthem for political and community events. Vivian is a minister along with her husband, the Reverend Colonel Dr. Henry Childs, USAF (ret.), who has his Doctorate in Business Administration with a focus on leadership and business reengineering.
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What You Missed Last Week!What a way to finish a great Rotary year. The Rotary year for 2020-2021 began in the middle of the Covid Pandemic. But Covid was no match for the Rotary Club of Thomasville. Yes, there was challenging and difficult times, but we overcame them all. Our celebration began last week and was still in session at final meeting of the year. Let us use this momentum to grow our club into all we know it can be. Our last meeting of the year ended with President John Brown’s Swan Song. Not to be overlooked was the installation of our new club president Wayne Newsome, along with his board members. The meeting also included award recognitions for several Rotarians. Receiving recognition was: - Andre’ Marria-Avenues Of Service Award
- Jeff Zoller-Four Way Test Award
- Mike Bixler-Charles H Watt MD Lifetime Achievement Award
- Brett Jenkins- Rookie Of The Year Award
With a great year behind us, we look forward to great things in the coming year. Rotary opened many opportunities to us this past year, and we took full advantage of them. Now it is time for to combine last year’s theme with next year’s theme and accomplish more great things. Rotary’s new theme is “Serve To Change Lives.” The call to action from incoming International President Shekhar Mehta is “Each On Bring One.” This, we can do. If we grow our club, we will grow Rotary International. As coach Phil Jackson said “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” Let’s choose to make this year our best year ever. Let’s choose to serve, to change lives.
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