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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

September 10, 2024


Meetings

September is Basic Education and Literacy Month

9/12 Laura Albritton & Zickie Allgrove of Magic Kumquat Productions
9/19 Meeting at Second Harvest – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
9/26 Program Jordon Williams, Chief Academic Officer for Strategic Initiatives, Thomasville City Schools
10/3 GRSP Students presented by GRSP Chairman Debbie Goodman TO BE CONFIRMED

Events

9/18 Coffee & Conversations
9/21 Produce Market at Weston Park
10/16 Coffee & Conversations
10/19 Free Produce Market at Weston Park

ROTARY CLUB OF
Thomasville

Thursdays, 12:15 pm
The Plaza Restaurant
217 South Broad 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
Foundation Carol Jones
Service Projects Barbara Williams-Anderson
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

9/1 Gary Tucker (42)
9/1 Debbie Goodman (30)
9/4 Randy Watts (10)
9/14 Lindsay Clay (1)
3 years in Rotary
9/15 Tom Everett (18)
9/23 Andy Jones (14)
9/25 Wayne Newsome (10)
29 years in Rotary
9/28 Wade Glover (1)
9/28 Jessica Sanders (1)
9/28 Terry Scott (1)
9/28 Kristy Wainright (1)

Thursday, Sept. 12
Magic Kumquat Productions

Our program on Thursday, Sept. 12 will be presented by Laura Albritton and Zickie Allgrove, documentary storytellers behind Magic Kumquat Productions.

Magic Kumquat Productions creates documentary films with stories that engage, inspire and move viewers. The productions are dynamic and curiosity-driven, focusing on the natural world and remarkable individuals. Learn more about the duo and their films during our meeting.


Wednesday, Sept. 18
Coffee & Conversations

Coffee & Conversations is Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Grassroots Coffee from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. There's no program; coffee and snacks are not included. Feel free to bring friends and potential members.

Questions? Contact Morgan Bailey.

Thursday, Sept. 19
Pack & Sort

The club meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19 will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Second Harvest Food Bank. Members will pack and sort vegetables and fruit for our Weston Park Produce Market on Saturday, Sept. 21. After we pack produce, lunch will be served.

Working together, serving together, having lots of FUN!


Saturday, Sept. 21
Produce Market at Weston Park

The Produce Market at Weston Park begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. 

To volunteer, please arrive by 7:30 a.m. to begin setting up and registering participants.


September
Coat and Blanket Drive

Throughout the month, Rotary is collecting new and gently used coats and blankets to support the Thomas County Food Bank’s Coat Closet.

Please bring coats and blankets to any meeting this month or contribute money to help purchase new coats. Cash donations will help the organization buy coats and blankets at discounted prices. Even a $5 or $10 donation can buy a coat or blanket.

Rotary has supported the Coat Closet almost since the launch of the Thomas County Food Bank about 20 years ago. The Coat Closet is open from mid-October through early December during regular food bank hours. Volunteers schedule Food Bank clients to “shop” for coats for their families. Children are offered coats annually and adults can get them every two years. Blankets are distributed as needed. All clients meet income and circumstance qualifications for food assistance.

Typically, the coat closet provides more than 1,000 coats and several hundred blankets every year.

Please bring your donations to any Rotary meeting in September or drop them by Brigit Smallwood’s office.

View full Rotary Club of Thomasville calendar.
Attend a club meeting via Zoom. Use the meeting ID: 850 1793 4263.
Dial-in by phone: +13126266799.