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Thursdays | 12:15 pm
Vashti Center
1815 East Clay Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

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Thomasville, GA 31799

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26,764
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$506,390
Value to Georgia communities

Community

  • Essentials/Packbags for Homeless
  • Free Little Lending Libraries for Community
  • Honoring First Responders -- Our Heroes
  • Rotary Big Impact/United Way Golf Classic
  • Rotary Has Heart for Seniors September Luau
  • Second Harvest Pack and Sort Monthly Service
  • September Coat/Blanket Drive
  • Students of the Month Honored

International

  • Olmapinu Comprehensive School Sanitation and Hygiene Project in Kenya

Vocational

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New Generations

  • Be the Voice campaign
  • Character Counts
  • Character Counts- School Reading Program

Club Fundraiser

  • Rotary Big Impact Auction--first year

Senior

  • Rotary Has Heart for Seniors Valentine's Party
  • Tax Aide Saves Local Retirees Estimated $234,000 this year
  • Touching Base

New or Improved Project

  • Develop future leaders--add deputy directors and advisory boards

Peace Pole Installation

  • Peace Poles in Thomasville & at Olmapinu Comprehensive School in Kenya

World Polio Day

  • 2024 World Polio Day & Related Events

Engagement Event

  • Create Multi-faceted Plan to Engage Members

Impactful Service

  • Vegetable Grow Bags 2x Year at Club's MonthlyFree Fresh Produce Markets

Upcoming Meetings

  • 5/15 : Meet at Second Harvest to Pack & Sort
  • 5/22 : Marrias in India—Administered Polio Vaccine
  • 5/29 : Members’ Talk / Foundation Update
  • 6/5 : Rotary Cub of Thomasville Annual Award Honorees
  • 6/12 : Avoiding Heatstroke by Copper Comita & GRSP Awards by Debbie Goodman

Upcoming Events

  • 5/12 : Board Meeting
  • 5/17 : Produce Distribution at Weston Park
  • 5/21 : Coffee Chat
  • 6/5 : Wine or Whine
  • 6/9 : Board Meeting @ Gentian Creek—the House

May

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  • Workforce & Childcare in Southwest GA
  • Wine or Whine
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  • Sam McCoy & Britt Shiver from Thomasville Center for the Arts
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  • Board Meeting
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  • Meet at Second Harvest to Pack & Sort
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  • Produce Distribution at Weston Park
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  • Coffee Chat
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  • Marrias in India—Administered Polio Vaccine
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  • Members’ Talk / Foundation Update
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Subject: What's Happening: May 1

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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

April 30, 2025


Meetings

April is Environment Month

5/1 Workforce & Childcare in Southwest GA
5/8 Sam McCoy & Britt Shiver from Thomasville Center for the Arts
5/15 Meet at Second Harvest to Pack & Sort
5/22 Marrias in India—Administered Polio Vaccine

Events

5/1 Wine or Whine
5/12 Board Meeting
5/17 Produce Distribution at Weston Park
5/21 Coffee Chat

ROTARY CLUB OF
Thomasville

Thursdays, 12:15 pm
Vashti Center
1815 East Clay Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

LEADERSHIP

President Marta Jones-Turner
President-Elect Nathaniel Tyler
Immediate PP Mary Beth Donalson
Vice President Nathaniel Tyler
Treasurer Warren Ballard
Secretary Anna Lee
Public Image David Sofferin

Directors

Membership Angela Williamson
Service Projects Barbara Williams-Anderson
Foundation Carol Jones
Club Director Scott Rich
Youth Service Chandler Giddes
Admin Devona Thompson

Rotary Online

https://thomasvillerotary.org
https://rotary6900.org/
https://rotary.org/

YEARS OF SERVICE

4/1 Andy Vann (36)
4/1 Bill Blackburn (49)
4/8 Warren Ballard (4)
7 years in Rotary
4/13 Will Brown, III (6)
4/15 Charles Dixon (26)
4/15 Amy Maison (4)
4/25 Sally Bowman (1)
4/25 Clark Lunsford (1)
4/25 Antwan Thomas, Sr. (1)

Thursday, May 1
DECAL: Childcare in Southwest Georgia

 
Jill Taylor (left) and Shayna Funk will present our program on Thursday, May 1. 

Jill is director of community partnerships and 2Gen Outreach for the Quality Innovations and Partnerships Division at Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL). Shayna is director of research partnerships and business supports at DECAL. The two have been instrumental to expanding access to child care during nontraditional hours for families across Georgia through the development and rollout of Expanding Parents’ Access to Nontraditional Delivery (EXPAND) grants.

These grants, including one received by Thomasville, are providing $6.5 million for expanded day care hours across the state, and Jill and Shayna will discuss the program. 

Thursday, May 1
Wine or Whine

Join us for Wine or Whine on Thursday, May 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Katie Chastain's home, 330 East Jefferson St., Thomasville.

If you have questions or plan to bring a potential new member, please contact Angela Williamson or Arthur Wigfall.


Rotary Youth Exchange
Support Ivan's Study Abroad Year

Ivan Santoyo is still fundraising for his upcoming study abroad program through Rotary Youth Exchange. 

To help with his fundraising campaign, please donate through his GoFundMe page.

Learn more about his journey so far.

Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendar

Here is a look at our upcoming events as we begin the month of May and start winding down our Rotary year.


  • Thursday, May 1: Jill Taylor and Shayna Funk, DECAL: Childcare in Southwest Georgia
  • Thursday, May 1: Wine or Whine at Katie Chastain's home: 330 East Jefferson St., Thomasville
  • Monday, May 5: Board Meeting, 5:15 p.m. at the Chamber
    All Red Ribbon members are required to attend a board meeting as part of their Red Ribbon program.
  • Thursday, May 8: Sam McCoy & Britt Shiver, artists from Thomasville Center for the Arts
  • Thursday, May 15: Sort and Pack at Second Harvest, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
  • Saturday, May 17: Produce distribution, Weston Park. Set up begins at 7:30 a.m., distribution begins at 8:30 a.m. or as soon as set up is completed.
  • Wednesday, May 21: Coffee Chat at Grassroots Coffee. No agenda, just drop in to get to know your fellow Rotarians a little better. Anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.

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