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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

December 10, 2024


Meetings

December is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month

12/12 VA's HUD-VASH Program
12/19 Meet at Second Harvest – Pack & Sort Vegs for Free Produce Market
12/26 No Meeting: Happy Holidays
1/2 No Meeting: Happy New Year

Events

12/12 Blood Drive
12/21 Produce Market
1/15 Coffee Chat
2/6 Blood Drive

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

12/1 Scott Rich (47)
12/1 Rebecca Strickland (21)
12/1 Tom Shaw (2)
12/1 Brigit Smallridge (2)
12/2 John Brown (14)
12/4 Austin Finch (1)
12/10 Richard Christenson (4)
12/13 John Blackmon (6)
9 years in Rotary
12/13 Susie Shin (6)
12/13 Barbara Williams-Anderson (6)

Dec. 9-Dec. 13
Salvation Army Bell Ringing

To ring the bell for Salvation Army on behalf of the Rotary Club, please contact Tom Everett at (229) 224-8608. 

Bell ringers are needed for Thursday, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 13 from noon to 6 p.m. (in one-hour increments).


Thursday, Dec. 12
Caily O'Connor, Recreational Therapist

Our guest speaker for Thursday, Dec. 12 is Caily O'Conner, Licensed Recreational Therapist, CTRS-Specialization in Behavioral Health, who works at the Sgt. Earnest I. "Boots" Thomas VA Clinic in Tallahassee.

She will discuss HUD-VASH, a collaboration between HUD's Housing Choice Voucher (VCH) rental assistance program and Veterans Administration case management and supporting services. Most veterans served by the program have been homeless or transient at some point.

A Hands & Hearts for Horses partner for the past six months, Caily will speak specifically to her work as a recreational therapist and how alternative therapies help veterans cope with mental health challenges.

Thursday, Dec. 12
Blood Drive

The OneBlood Blood Mobile will be onsite at the Plaza on Thursday, Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All donors will receive a $20 gift card, a tote bag and a wellness checkup, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening. 

To pre-schedule your donation time, please visit oneblood.org/donate-now and use sponsor code 17630. Don't forget to bring your ID when you arrive for your appointment.


Thursday, Dec. 19
Pack & Sort

The club meeting on Thursday, Dec. 19 will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Second Harvest Food Bank. This month, we are packing holiday produce boxes for distribution at Weston Park on Saturday, Dec. 21.


Saturday, Dec. 21
Produce Market at Weston Park

Rotary will host a produce distribution at Weston Park on Saturday, Dec. 21 from about 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., or until all food is distributed. This is one of our local Rotary Club's Big Impact Projects to help make fresh vegetables and fruits available to all.  

To volunteer, please arrive by 7:30 a.m. to begin setting up and registering participants. The event starts as soon as everything is set up and ready to go.


Thursday, Dec. 26
No Meeting

There will be no meeting on Thursday, Dec. 26 in honor of the Christmas holiday.


Thursday, Jan. 2
No Meeting

There will be no meeting on Thursday, Jan. 2 in honor of the New Year's holiday.

Club meetings begin again on Thursday, Jan. 9 – we hope to see everyone start the new year strong!

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.