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Auction Update –
Share and Bid!

Our online auction ends tonight at 7 p.m. at the holiday party at the Center for the Arts. Please take this opportunity to log into the auction, look around, bid, and/or share items with your social media network and friends. We've added more items to the auction over the past few days. Check it out! 

Additionally, we've added several item for a live auction tonight, beginning as soon as the online auction ends. These include a bass fishing trip, a stay at a three-bedroom condo in Miramar Beach, a custom fire pit, and a quail hunt. 

How can you help?

Today, please share the online auction with your social media network and friends. The more people engage with the auction, the better the proceeds will be and the more good work we will be able to do in our community throughout the year. If you know that your buddy Tina in Wisconsin would love that piece of jewelry – share the link with her! 

 https://bid.wiregrassauctiongroup.com/ui/auctions/152204) 

Tonight, please come, enjoy the festivities, and join in the fun of the live auction with our very own Rotarian, Don Simms, as auctioneer. 

Proceeds from the auction will help fund our club's community service, youth projects and other programs throughout the year. 

TODAY
Bids, Bites and Holiday Delights

Join us

Today | 5:30 p.m.
Thomasville Center for the Arts

for

Bids, Bites & Holiday Delights
Our Second Annual Holiday Auction

Final bids for online auction due at 7 p.m.  Live auction begins immediately after online auction.

Dress is holiday festive or business.

Tickets required for non-Rotarian guests. If you have not already RSVP'd, please call or text Marta (229-221-0958). 

This week
Holiday Concert

Tomorrow, we will have a special treat as the Thomas County Orchestra presents a holiday concert. 

The students, from Thomas County middle and high schools, under the direction of Dr. Boyan Bonev, will present a traditional holiday orchestral performance. 

Hopefully, this will become a new favorite tradition for our holiday programming!

Thursday, Dec. 11
Blood Drive

The OneBlood Blood Mobile will be onsite at Vashti on Thursday, Dec. 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All donors will receive a OneDrive sweatshirt and a $20 gift card, along with a wellness checkup, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening. 

Appointments are encouraged, please visit oneblood.org/donate-now and use sponsor code 17630.

Don't forget to bring your ID when you arrive for your appointment.

Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendar for December

December at a glance:

• Thursday, Dec. 4: Second Annual Rotary Auction and Holiday Party. Contact Marta if you have not RSVP'd.
• Monday, Dec. 8: Board meeting, 5:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 11: Holiday Concert with the Thomas County Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Boyan Bonev
• Thursday, Dec. 11: Blood drive
• Wednesday, Dec. 17: Coffee Chat at Grassroots Coffee. Stop in anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. for coffee and casual conversation with fellow Rotarians in a small group format.
• Thursday,  Dec. 18: Pack & Sort at Second Harvest beginning at 11:30 a.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 20: Produce distribution at Weston Park. Please plan to help. 
• Thursday, Dec. 25: Merry Christmas. There will be no club meeting. 

The calendar is subject to changes. Find the most updated Rotary calendar anytime:

• Add any individual calendar item from the Rotary calendar to your personal calendar.
• Subscribe to the Rotary calendar for automatic updates.

Save the Date
Rotary Leadership Institute

Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 10 at Southern Regional Technical College. All Rotarians are required to complete Part 1, but members are encouraged to attend their appropriate session.

RLI is designed to assist in improving Rotary knowledge and leadership skills of future leaders of our Rotary clubs and is offered at three levels over one-day workshops.

More information to come.