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SEPTEMBER 2018 NEWSLETTER MOORESVILLELAKENORMAN2538.EXCHANGE-NC.ORG

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EXCHANGE EDUCATION DID YOU KNOW THAT…?

NORFOLK NATIONAL CONVENTION

HELPING HANDS DURING HURRICANE FLORENCE

9/11 MEMORIAL WALK AND WREATH LAYING CEREMONY

9/11 Memorial Walk and Wreath Laying Ceremony The Noon Exchange Club proudly organized and executed the 2018 ceremony, beginning with about 50 people gathering at the Charles Mack Citizen Center at 8:45 a.m., September 11. The crowd walked to the park located at the corner of McLellan Avenue and Main Street, where Kim Saragoni, immediate past president, gave opening remarks, followed by a prayer led by Andrew Donowa, chaplain for Iredell County Support Services. Mooresville Mayor Miles Atkins, Mooresville Police Chief Damon Williams, and Mooresville Fire and Rescue Chief Curt Deaton also shared a few words about 9/11 and the role of first responders when a tragedy strikes. As a gesture of their gratitude, A-1 Pest Control of Mooresville offered a free breakfast at their North Main Street location to any police, fire or EMS agency that wished to stop by.

A1 Pest Control of Mooresville offered free breakfast at their North Main Street Location to police, fire

or EMS.

A wreath was place at the base of the statue in remembrance of those

who were lost on 9/11/2001.

Over 50 people gathered at the Charles Mack Citizen center to participate in the 9/11 Memorial

Walk.


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Members of the Noon Exchange Club and some of their family members gathered on the Friday prior to Hurricane Florence to pack snack boxes for the Mooresville Operations Center, Mooresville Police Department, Iredell County Sheriff’s Mooresville office, the Mount Mourne VFD, South Iredell VFD, Lake Norman VFD and Shepherd VFD. After packing the goodies, the boxes were delivered to each location to help these first responders as they planned for a long night of assisting those in need.

LENDING A HELPING HAND DURING HURRICANE FLORENCE


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#xcNORFOLKJuly 17-20, 2019 ~ Norfolk Sheraton

Waterfront Make plans to join us for Exchange’s 101st

National Convention in Norfolk, VA, with your $100 paid deposit. Deposits made

through December 31, 2018, will receive a FREE commemorative mug!

“HAPPENINGS AROUND THE DISTRICT”


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The National Exchange Club is the only service organization exclusively serving communities in the United States. More than 650 local clubs throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico provide individuals with opportunities to use their time and talents to benefit their local communities and the country as a whole. Exchange’s Core Values are family, community, and country.

WHO WE ARE

Vision: A strong America, safe communities, and unified people.

Mission: Exchange, inspiring communities to become better places to live.

Core Values: Family, Community, Country

Motto: Unity for Service

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NORTH FAYETTEVILLE CLUB DEFIES HURRICANE FLORENCE

Why let a hurricane cancel the club’s annual gala? Well, it didn’t! If anything, it brought club members closer together to give thanks and forge ahead. Parts of Fayetteville were destroyed by Florence and as soon as the gala was finished, these Exchangites hit the road to help those in distress. Fannie McWilliams,

Division One Director, and long-time member, is instrumental each year in making this fundraiser a success, and she insisted that the gala go forward—even though the floodwaters had not yet subsided. JD Ketterman, Division Six Director, is shown with Club President Kristi Turmato. After a fantastic dinner and guest speaker, door prizes were given out. Shoes came off and attendees hit the dance floor for a well-deserved evening of some relief from Florence. A beautiful candy table is always present at the gala.

Exchange Club Members have a great time dancing to great music at the North Fayetteville Club Gala.

JD Ketterman and a North Fayetteville Exchange Club Club President Kristi Turmato dress to impress for the Gala.

JD Ketterman and a North Fayetteville Exchange Club Club President Kristi Turmato dress to impress for the Gala.


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The American Legion Color Guard presented the colors.

Piedmont Veterans Assistance Council (PVAC) Housing Celebration

PVAC, celebrating its third year, recognized individuals who have made this project a success by hosting a Housing Celebration in Statesville in September. US Congressman Ted Bud, Deputy Commandant Lt. General Frank Panter, USMC Retired, Major General James Mallory, US Army Retired and chairman of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, gave speeches. PVAC was presented a Mercury Sedan by the Military Order of the Purple Heart to be used to transport Veterans to VA hospitals and to deliver meals to those disabled. It is also a means of transportation to buy groceries. Freightliner brought in their newest tractor-trailer painted to honor vets. The American Legion Color Guard presented the colors.

Pete Meletis, founder of PVAC, was presented several awards. Thanks were extended to Patti West, Director of Diakonos, and Darbah Skaf, CEO of the Statesville Housing Authority. Mooresville Mayor Miles Atkins, Senator Vicki West, and Sheriff Darren Campbell were also present in support and appreciation of this housing project. Members of the Noon Exchange Club provided their time and labor in helping to set up and dismantle the stage and tents used at this event.

Freightliner brought in their newest tractor-trailer painted to honor vets.


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November 8 : Club Meeting | 12:00pm | CMCC

November 8 : Be a Santa to a Senior gift tags distribution

November 9 : ONUG Set up | 4:00pm | Coddle Creek Presbyterian

November 10 : One Nation Under God Luncheon | 11:00am | Coddle Creek Presbyterian

November 11 : Veterans Day Parade | 2:00pm | Downtown Mooresville

November 14 : Field of Flags Committee Meeting | 6:30am | Moose Lodge

November 19 : Executive BOD Meeting | 8:00am | Sun Up Cafe

November 20 : Mooresville Christmas Parade | 3:00pm | Downtown Mooresville

November 21 : Delivery of Thanksgiving food donations to St. Therese

November 27 : BOD Meeting | 6:30pm | Springhill Suites

December 1 : Mooresville PD Hero's For Helpers | 7:15am | Mooresville PD

December 8 : SCAN Christmas Party | 10:00am | Holy Trinity Church, Troutman

December 8 : Club Christmas Party | 6:00am | Silly Chickens Lodge

December 13 : Club Meeting | 12:00pm | CMCC

December 13 : Be a Santa to a Senior gifts due

December 13 : Atria Christmas Party | 2:00pm | Atria Assisted Living

January 26, 2019: Evening Exchange Masquerade Ball | 7pm-10pm | Queens Landing, HWY 150, Mooresville, NC

Saturday, July 17-20, 2019: National Convention at Norfolk Sheraton Waterfront, Norfolk, VA


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Happy Anniversary Exchangites

Ellen Patterson 9/12/1991

Cotton Ketchie 9/12/2002

Angela Greene 9/10/2006

Kim Saragoni 9/26/2014


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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

ELLEN PATTERSON 9/1

LADONNA HILTON 9/2 LAVERNE PRETORIUS 9/16

KAREN FISHER 9/10

JACKIE CURAN 9/12

MILES ATKINS 9/13

PAUL SUMMERVILLE

DIANE GUILFORD 9/26


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Mooresville-Lake Norman Exchange Club We are a group of men and women working together to make our community a better place in which to live. We are focused on serving in three areas: YOUTH PROGRAMS, AMERICANISM PROJECTS and COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. As part of the National Exchange Club, headquartered in Toledo, OH, we are united in our NATIONAL PROGRAM OF SERVICE—THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE. We meet on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at noon at the Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 North Main Street, Mooresville, N.C.

Visitors are welcome to join us for a free meal.

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