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THE ROTARY CLUB OF ROME

June 21,

2012

2011-2012 OFFICERS

President… JANICE WRIGHT

Vice President.… JOHN WARE Past President… KING ASKEW President Elect PETE McDONALD Treasurer… DENISE TILLMAN

Ass’t Treasurer TRESSIE WILSON Secretary… JAC WHATLEY

Exec. Secretary PEG AREY Sergeant-at-Arms… GREG SUMNER Club Service… CURTIS GARDNER Community Service…MARY HARDIN THGRNTON

Vocational Service.. JONATHON BARTLESON International Service MIKE MATHIS

New Generations WHIT WHITAKER District Governor… William L. St.Clair GRSP Advisory Trustee KARL WAECHTLER

LAKE POINT UPDATE, Neal Freeman

There’s a market niche in develop-

ment that the Lake Point folks have iden-

tified and are filling in nearby Bartow

County. The vast majority of college and

pro athletes have grown up in programs

that revolve around youth competition.

See Lake Point, page 2...

PROGRAM, JUNE 21: BILL BOLLING, Execu-

tive Director, THE

ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

WELCOME THE NEW

RED BADGES

SUE ANDERSON

&

MIKE MOYE

L-R: Mike Moye with his sponsor and proposer, Larry Caywood

L-R: Sue Anderson with her sponsor and proposer, Harry Wise

SPECIAL GRSP RECOGNITION

Both Al Hodge and Greg Sumner

received certificates as Sustaining Mem-

bers of GRSP.

Paul Ferguson’s recognition was

as a Hue Thomas Fellow from GRSP.

Karl (GRSP) Waechtler presented

them. Sustaining represents $100 or

more in contributions. Hue Thomas is

for gifts of $2500 or more.

Neal Freeman

L-R: Al Hodge, Greg Sumner and Paul Ferguson

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Lake Point�

Those competitions involve travel

to tournaments and many families

plan their vacation time around

them. Lake Point will offer all the

elements for players and families,

offering, “a one-stop shop4” said

managing partner of Consortium

Realty, Neal Freeman, “...a fam-

ily-vacation destination.” When

complete, Lake Point will be one

of the world’s largest amateur-

sports complexes.

Seventeen sports will have

venues and they expect to host

four million people per year on

14,000 acres divided into three

campuses with five ‘villages’

(Sports, Entertainment, Medical /

Research, Outdoor Adventure,

and Lake) of mixed-use develop-

ment.

Among the offerings, the

sports village will have 16 base-

ball fields, 14 soccer / lacrosse fields, 14 fast pitch softball / junior baseball fields, a 16-acre

wake park on Allatoona Lake, a Miracle League field and a 114,000 square-foot indoor facility

for gymnastics, wrestling, volleyball, basketball, etc. All playing surfaces will have the world’s

largest installation of synthetic sports surfacing that is environmentally sustainable.

Grading will begin on the project in a few months and by spring of 2014, the first phase

will be open for business. Bartow County will benefit economically with the creation of thou-

sands of jobs and there should be financial boosts to the surrounding counties.

Mr. Freeman was careful to acknowledge Rome’s dedication to tennis, saying that Lake

Point will not have a major tennis facility, “Out of respect for the (planned) Rome Tennis Cen-

ter.”

Built for the whole family, there will be hotel space along with retail and entertainment

components with bowling, movie theatres, go-karts, and a variety of restaurants. Lake Point

will be something like a themed-cruise ship for families.

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ROME

ROTARY

CLUB NEWS

MAKE- UPS

Bettyann O’Neill 3 Rita Odom 3 Mike Mathews 3 Terry Dollar 1

Jack Tarpley 2 Claudia Oakes 2

UNEXPECTED ROTARY

OPPORTUNITY

The Rotary Foundation is giving every Ro-tarian (and friend of Rotary) an unexpected op-

portunity. Between now and July 1st, you can re-

ceived double recognition points by signing up for

automatic contributions. These contributions can be for $25, $100, $250, $500 or $1,000 and will

be charged to a credit card of your choice either

one-time, monthly, quarterly or annually.

To take advantage of this wonderful oppor-tunity of doubling your points while supporting

world-wide goodwill and peace through the im-

provement of health, the support of education,

and the alleviation of poverty, log onto rotary.org

or call +1-866-976-8279.

How to Log IN: Rotary International

Foundation Member Access is a secure, acces-

sible location for Rotarians and club and district

leaders to conduct Rotary business and access in-formation.

To start using Member Access, click create ac-

count on the Member Access log-in page

found at https://www.rotary.org/en/selfservice/

Pages/Login.aspx (or just try rotary.org)

You’ll get an acknowl-

edgement letter with a thank-

you for enrolling in the pro-

gram. It also restates that your

chosen amount will be

charged on your credit card

on a Quarterly basis beginning

on July 1, 2012. It will be cred-

ited to your individual account,

Rotary club and district.

At the close of each cal-

endar year, you’ll receive one

contribution receipt for all Ro-

tary direct contributions.

I tried to insert the actual letter to

Janice from RI but the reproduc-

tion was very poor. The salient

points are above.

Do let Tressie know of any billing

changes...Peg Arey

DEADLINE, JULY 1 All- Thought you might like to know about the nice response I received

very quickly from The Rotary Foundation when I went on line and opted for the auto-

payment of my Foundation donation each quarter.

It was very simple to do, taking no more than three minutes. This relieves me of

quarterly payment by check, relieves Tressie of processing my donations, and still gives us

accurate recording of our gifts for EREY, etc.

Something to think about!

YIR, Janice GET DOUBLE RECOGNITION POINTS WITH

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL!

Jac Whatley has resigned from Rome Rotary. We’ll miss him.

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ROTARY

INTERNATIONAL and

DISTRICT 6910

GRSP STORIES—JOHATHAN C. KAY New Zealand—Kennesaw State Univ.

I have to admit that when I applied for the GRSP scholarship I didn't even know where Georgia was. I knew it was in the United States of America but I knew little about the state or the people. Basically, my education of America was based on what I had seen on TV or in the movies. I had been informed by stereotypical perceptions of what it was to be an American but these were all proved wrong when I arrive in Atlanta. Getting of the plane I was tired, anxious and my heart was pounding like crazy. The first thing I saw was the New Zealand flag and I looked down to see a large group of peo-ple. I was shocked and overwhelmed that they were Rotari-ans from Vinings and Marietta Metro clubs and were here to welcome me. They were very friendly and my nerves started to fade as well with the generic stereotypes I had been in-formed by. I remember walking out of the airport and feeling a blast of heat the likes of which I have never experienced. I had come from winter in New Zealand and 100 degrees Fahr-enheit was a bit of a shock to the system to say the least. Meeting both my host family's made me feel at home and made being here very easy. There had been a few com-munication problems, as I soon learnt that there were many slang words that were not used in the USA; English doesn't always mean English. In New Zealand a cookie called a bis-cuit and a biscuit is called a scone and these were some of the many variations that often lead to an interesting conversation. During my year I was fortunate to study at Kennesaw State University along side three amazing GRSP students. As we learned to navigate each other's accents we laughed, shared knowledge about countries and our experiences of America; in doing so formed strong friendships. Coming from a small isolate country of New Zealand I was amazed by the cultural diversity of GRSP and Kennesaw State University. It was almost beyond my comprehension to hear so many different lan-guages and I still sometime think that they are made up just to fool me. It was great to hear about so many cultures and learn of our differences and similarities. I was very fortunate to experience first hand some American traditions and customs. I will always remember spending Thanks Giving with my host family, Rene and Lyn Lanier on the farm along with about thirty of their relatives. The turkey, cornbread and pound cake were delicious and I don't think I have ever been that full. I also got to experience my first wintery white Christmas, which is a little different from being outdoors in the sun in New Zealand. I have had an unforgettably year and I will be sad to leave the GRSP family behind. Being in the United States of America I have learnt a lot about different cultures and a lot about my self and realized things about the New Zealand culture I never considered to be important. I would like to thank my host Ro-tary Clubs Marietta Metro, Vinnings and host families Lyn and Rene Lanier and Ross Henderson for making my year a great experience. I look forward to seeing y'all again sometime.

The Rotary Foundation WEEK 50 - June 10-16

WHAT KIND OF ROTARY FOUNDA-TION SERVICE AWARDS ARE THERE? District Service Award rec-ognizes Rotarians at the District level who serve humanity through Rotary Foundation programs and are awarded by the District Governor. Citation for Meritorious Service rec-ognizes one Rotarian from each Dis-trict during each Rotary year for dem-onstrated active service to the Rotary Foundation. Distinguished Service Award is The Rotary Foundation’s highest service award and recognizes the recipients’ exemplary service to The Rotary Foun-dation which must extend beyond the District level and over an extended pe-riod of time. Service Award for A Polio-Free World recognizes outstanding contri-butions to the polio eradication effort and to encourage participation in the final eradication efforts. YOU CAN HELP NOMINATE ANY WORTHY ROTARIAN FOR ANY OF THESE AWARDS.

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE PETE McDONALD, CHAIR

MAKE-UPS

Since Rotary e-club has changed its site, I’m getting very

few make-ups from members. Before the average was five

to ten a week; that’s dropped to one or two. Either few

are worried about attendance or they are not getting to

me. Until we know what’s going on, I suggest you drop

me a separate e-mail letting me know how many articles

you have read. I’ll take care of the rest.

...Peg Arey pegarey@att.net

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June 28 Janice Wright

and Pete McDonald

Installation of officers

for

Rome Rotary, 2012-13