By Debbie Goodman, Committee Chair:

Annual Giving Campaign

I want to continue to thank our members for supporting the Annual Giving Campaign for GRSP. We are on countdown, with a mailing deadline to the Foundation of Thursday March 26, 2026 for donations to be at the Foundation Office for funds to be considered for the Jake Cheatham Award at upcoming District Conference.

Teri White and I have written to members who are close to first or new giving levels to inform them of their current status. Donations continue to be accepted through our next two meetings or can be mailed to P.O. Box 1277, Thomasville, GA 31799 to be received to Warren Ballard by March 26. Or, contact me and I’ll pick up any contributions.

Our GRSP student, Helena, will be giving her farewell speech reflecting on her year in Georgia on April 23 at Rotary. We will also be presenting any new GRSP awards that have been achieved by March 26.

Volunteers Needed at Pebble Hill for Friday March 27, 2026

We are very excited to again be a part of the 60th annual Larry Frosteg Pelham International Student Weekend on March 26-29. Clubs from Pelham, Camilla, and Thomasville have joined together to provide a great time and learning experiences for this year’s international class of GRSP Students.

Mary Beth Donalson is organizing our part of the weekend program for our members to participate at Pebble Hill. Rotary volunteer members are asked to sign up and be at the Pebble Hill Plantation-Learning Center on Friday, March 27 at 11 am to set up for lunch, join the students for lunch serving as table hosts, and help with clean-up after lunch. Angela Williamson is handling sign-up for volunteers. Thanks for your support and help. Please let Angela Williamson know how you can help: 229-977-2657 or angelapwilliamson@gmail.com.

Questions: Contact Debbie Goodman at dgoodman@116dawson.com or (229) 227-8249.