Last Weeks program was provided by President Jodi Stevens and Bill Wicker. Jodi and Bill put together a couple of Power Point slide shows remembering all the events, parties, fundraisers and “get-togethers” over the past year. About 300 pictures told the story of our club in 2018-2019! It was a great year, and as always, a very busy year for the Plant City Noon Rotary Club! It’s amazing to look back at all we have done and accomplished over the last 12 months! Thanks to all Rotarians for a great year!-submitted by Mike Arndt
It has been such an honor to be your President, thanks to all of you for your support and encouraging words over the last 12 months. I am proud to be a part of Rotary and more importantly of our Plant City Club. Our Members are extraordinary and when we pull together, we are simply unstoppable. Our year has been another successful one with all our various events, sponsorships of so many, not to mention our two fundraisers and most recently our project last weekend.
We continue to teach Service Above Self each time we include Interact members as well as our own children. To our new members, I encourage each of you to get involved and stay involved and enjoy being a part of the best Club ever!
The annual meeting of members of the Plant City Rotary Foundation, Inc., will be held at our regularly scheduled meeting on July 8.As a member of the club, you are a member of the foundation.Please be sure to attend this meeting.
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The Plant City Rotary Club recently held its Awards and Installation banquet at the Lone Palm Country Club. It was a night of fun and fellowship. It provided an opportunity to recognize members for an outstanding year as well as to install the officers and directors for the 2019-2020 Rotary year. After a social hour, the night started with a greeting from President Jodi Stevens and the traditional invocation, pledge and song.
Following dinner President Jodi introduced P.C. Rotarian and Assistant District Governor Clayton Jenkins who presented two “Ideas in Action” Awards. One was presented to Dr. Dennis Digamon for his work to complete multiple dental missions to the Philippines.
The second was presented to D.G. Nick Hall for his efforts to raise money with multiple cross country solo bicycle trips to raise money for Polio eradication.
Next Club Foundation chairman Tim Kip presented Paul Harris Fellows to Delores Digamon and John Haney.
Next the awards portion of the night began with President Jodi handing out of perfect attendance pins. The following Rotarians were recognized for perfect attendance:
1 year- Shawn Jemison and Trey Stevens; 2 years- Josh Jimenez; 4 years- Kayla, Drawdy, John Haney, Randy Larson and Doug Watson; 6 years- Marty Clay, Jim Scott and Jodi Stevens; 9 years- Charles Harris; 12 years- Tatyana Austin and Billy Keel; 15 years Mike Arndt; 16 years Brian Griffin; 22 years- Tom Schaub, 23 years- Tim Kip; 25 years- Tom Davis; 26 years- Dennis Digamon and James Surrency; 27 years- Reggie Holt; 28 years- Clayton Jenkins; and 31 years- Bill Wicker
Next this year’s board was called up and each member presented with a gift from President Jodi with thanks for all the hard work and dedication this year,
followed by recognition of the outgoing board members Brett Mueller, Clayton Jenkins and Brian Griffin
Outgoing officers were recognized and presented with plaques:
Sergeant-at-Arms James Boyd
Secretary John Haney
Treasurer Doug Watson
Our club had two very successful fundraisers this year. The next item on the program was recognition of the chairmen of those two events.
Jodi Stevens and Doug Watson were recognized as the chairmen of the Dancing With the Locals fundraiser
and James Surrency and Brian Griffin were recognized as Chairmen of the Wild Game Cookout.
Next it was time for special awards. First, Rising Star Awards were presented to Shawn Jemison and Trey Stevens in recognition of their enthusiasm, dedication and hard work as new club members.
Next, the Be The Inspiration Award was presented to Kayla Drawdy,
the Spirit of Service award was presented to Charles Harris,
and the President’s Award was presented to Bill Wicker.
The last special award was Rotarian of the Year. This award goes to a club member that best exemplifies the Rotary ideal of Service Above Self! This year’s recipient was certainly well deserving of the honor. Our club took great joy in providing the Rotarian of the Year Award to Doug Watson!
Following the award portion of the evening, Outgoing President Jodi gave an address summarizing the year and thanking the club for all the work put forth this year.
The next item on the agenda was the installation of directors and officers. President Jodi called on District Governor Nick Hall to handle the installation.
Before beginning the installation, DG Nick called up Clayton Jenkins and presented him with an award for outstanding service as Assistant District Governor.
Next, DG Nick called up incoming President Doug Watson and administered the oath of office.
DG Nick pointed out that as President, Doug follows a long line of the presidents who have come before to get the club to where it is today. He then called on the former Club Presidents in attendance to come forward and be recognized.
The former presidents in attendance included Charles White- 79-80, Bob Roderick- 85-86, Bill Wicker- 96-97, Clayton Jenkins- 99-00, Tom Schaub- 00-01, Tim Kip- 02-03, Keith Smith- 11-12, Billy Keel- 12-13, Brian Griffin- 14-15, Charles Harris- 16-17, and Jodi Stevens- 18-19.
Next the incoming directors and officers came forward and were sworn in by D.G. Nick for the upcoming year.
After the officers were sworn in President Doug addressed the club and talked about plans for the upcoming year.
The last item of the night was recognition of outgoing President Jodi Stevens and presentation of the Past-President’s pin and plaque.
President Doug ended the evening by thanking everyone for attendance and dismissing the banquet.
On Friday and Saturday June 14th and 15th our club was able to help a Plant City resident whose house needed some repairs.Thanks to some hard work by many of our club members and their family members we were able to repair windows, siding, steps, part of a ceiling and add a porch rail.The outside of the house was pressure washed and painted.The house also received a new metal roof.The roof work and repairs would not have been possible without the help of 2 of our member’s businesses.Special thanks goes out to Shawn Jemison – Solution Source and Clayton Jenkins - T. Clayton Jenkins Construction.
A shout out also goes to club member Shaun Bryant – Pipe Pros Inc. for providing the mini-excavator which was a huge help in the demolition and removal of an unwanted storage shed. What a great way to finish out this Rotary year. The homeowner was very appreciative of our help. #ServiceAboveSelf
Rotary and ShelterBox celebrate the power of partnershipEvanston Ill., Rotary International announced on 3 June a three-year partnership renewal with its disaster relief project partner, ShelterBox. For almost 20 years,
Rotary announces US$100 million to eradicate polioEVANSTON, Ill. (June 10, 2019) — Rotary is giving US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed
Rotary’s 110th annual convention concludes; one of Hamburg’s most multicultural, non-profit gatheringsMore than 26,000 registrants representing 3,605 Rotary clubs in 170 countriesRotary commits US$102 million
mytaxi donates proceeds from rides to RotaryHAMBURG, Germany (31 May 2019) — To multiply the impact of the 25,000 Rotary members expected to attend the service organization’s international convention 1-5 June, mytaxi will donate all
A special report prepared for Rotary International by the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies estimated the value of Rotary member volunteer hours at $850 million a year.
DG Nick's Minutarian
Number 52
Few jobs have provided the sense of accomplishment I experienced while removing from the garden mountainous deposits left behind by my mongrel dog, Dugan. Any remnants escaping detection were later rocketed to my irritable neighbor’s second story window by a well-tuned Briggs and Stratton powered lawn mower. Immediate gratification; priceless! Serving as your district governor has evoked longing memories of those satisfying childhood days when with
just a shovel and large bag, I was able to see, feel and smell the results of my labors.
It’s not easy to experience those feelings with the realization you’re simply one person participating in a process begun in 1905. Alas, I can only keep my fingers crossed that the outcomes of my efforts will not leave soon-to-be District Governor ‘Kip’ Kipnis toiling in a
manner similar metaphorically to my childhood chore. Regardless of who is in charge, Rotary will keep going as long as there are people willing to make the world a better place. My job has been to keep one small gear in a machine comprised of 1.2 million Rotarians running as
smoothly as possible with the hope that one day, I’ll be able to recognize the fruits of my labors. Following are the highpoints of how I spent my time.
2 Weeks: Time in July spent camping in Highlands-Hammock State Park during my official club
visits in the Eastern part of our district.
4: Number of times I showed up at the wrong location, time, or day for an official club visit.
5: Different public libraries I visited between club visits, especially when attending multiple
clubs in a single day.
6: Number of times I inadvertently wore attire inappropriate for the occasion.
Lost Track: Number of dead chickens I consumed at Rotary functions.
7: The number of pounds I need to shed after eating the above mentioned chickens.
13: Number of times I had to refrain from picking my nose or spilling food during a meal
function because I was sitting at the head-table.
21: Past and future District Governors, Assistant Governors and District Chairs/Officers who
comprise the District Leadership Council. They not only have provided invaluable advice and
guidance but serve as the thread of continuity as we set about to ‘Connect the World’.
38: Superb club presidents who inspired their members to impact the lives of those in need in
their community, the nation, and throughout the world.
52: Number of these Minutarians I’ve written.
7,000 plus: The number of Rotary related miles added to my odometer since July 1, 2018.
Listed below are a few regrets and insights that have come to mind after 12 months sorting through endless e-mails, snail mail, and P-mail (not to be confused with the similarly named method Dugan used to mark his territory).
1. Much to my dismay, attorney friends have informed me the hours spent with Rotary cannot be escrowed for future court-ordered community service time! I guess I’ll either have to behave or take extra measures to avoid getting caught.
2. My teaching schedule prevented me from visiting clubs as often as I would have liked,
especially those that met on my classroom days of Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
3. I wish I’d paid more attention to details, such as when and where clubs met. Guess that’s a
brain thing.
4. Speaking of brain things, I sure wish there were a cure for the chronic disease, Optimistic Bias. The primary symptom is believing it’s possible to accomplish more in a given amount of time than is humanly possible. I have an incurable form!
But none of this matters because the investment of time and energy has been amply rewarded with countless, wonderful memories spent with my fellow Rotarians during club visits, fundraisers, and special occasions.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your friendship, generosity, and all you did to make
2018-2019 so rewarding and special!
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