Mike Houston, head football coach at Lenoir Rhyne University spoke to the Hickory Rotary Club today. Coach Houston just finished his second year as Lenoir-Rhyne’s Head Football Coach in 2012. Accompanying Coach Houston was 2012 NCAA Division II All-American First Team fullback Isiah Whitaker. In 2012, Houston led Lenoir-Rhyne to its second straight South Atlantic…
Kim Jones, Director of Sponsorship Development and Public Relations for Community Blood Center of the Carolinas spoke to Hickory Rotary Club about the challenge to maintain adequate blood supplies to meet the needs of local and area medical centers. Statistically, 1 in 7 people who enter a hospital will need blood. Each day more than…
Maureen McMahon shared with the Hickory Rotary Club some of the new resources available in our community for people over 55 years of age, such as Frye Regional Medical Center’s Healthy Life, Seniors Living Well (link) program; and other similar programs she’s become involved with in her role as the Administrative Director of Rehabilitation and…
Hickory Rotary Club welcomed Dr. Randy Woodson, Chancellor of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, as the featured speaker for Thursday’s club meeting. Dr. Woodson is the 14th chancellor of North Carolina State University. In this capacity, he oversees North Carolina’s largest university, with more than 34,000 students and a budget exceeding $1.3 billion.…
Dan Blackwelder spoke to Hickory Rotary about the High Country Junior Race Series, a ski racing program for kids ages four to eighteen. The program’s mission is to provide support and training to kids who aspire to sharpen their ski racing skills and perhaps compete on levels from Junior Olympics all the way to the…
Suzan Anderson, Community Chapter Executive of the Catawba Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, spoke to the club on Thursday. The Catawba Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Our chapter is part…
If you ate today, thank a farmer! Myles Payne, a dairy farmer in Alexander county North Carolina was the featured speaker at the Thursday meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club. Myles and his family own and operate Payne Dairy outside of Taylorsville, North Carolina. Along with his dad and brother, Myles milks a herd of…
At Thursday’s meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club, members and guests welcomed featured speaker Lisa Doucette, PR/Marketing Coordinator for Catawba County Parenting Network Created in 1999, the Catawba County Parenting Network works to improve the well-being of children and families in Catawba County by providing high quality parenting enrichment and support pro-grams as well as…
Michelle Rimer, Director of the Solmaz Institute for Obesity at Lenoir Rhyne University, spoke to the club about the obesity epidemic plaguing the nation and our state. Statistics show that North Carolina ranks 5th worst in childhood (ages 10-17) obesity with an alarming 19.3% obesity rate among that age group. In 2003 the Journal of…
Dawn Wilson, Special Projects Coordinator/Program Manager with Catawba County Social Services spoke to the club about the recently released 2012 Child Data Snapshot (link to report pdf) which describes the health and wellness of Catawba County children. This information was developed and compiled by the Children’s Agenda Planning Committee, appointed by the Catawba County Commissioners.…
Mandy Pitts, Communications Director and Brand Manager for the City of Hickory, spoke to the club about the success of the City of Hickory’s branding initiative – Life. Well Crafted. Mandy last spoke to the club in November 2011 and her program today focused on year one LWC progress and goals for year two. Pitts…
Hickory Rotarian Bob Conklin, President/CEO of the YMCA of Catawba Valley, spoke to the club about the Y’s efforts locally and nationally. Founded in London in 1844 the YMCA has been in the United States 160 years and in the Catawba Valley for 40 years. Nationally, the YMCA has 20 million members, a half million…
On Thursday November 8, 2012 Hickory Rotary Club welcomed Tom Howe, director and general manager of UNC-TV as the featured speaker. As the chief executive responsible for UNC-TV’s 12-station public television network, Tom manages a budget of $26.5 million and a staff of 160 employees. Since 1992 Tom has overseen improved transmission statewide, as well…
At Thursday’s meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club, members between the ages of 30-65 were invited to participate in the nationwide Cancer Prevention Study–3. (CPS-3.) We all want to know we have made a difference in the life of another. This year our community has a unique opportunity to make an impact on the lives…
On October 18, 2012 Hickory Rotary Club welcomed internationally known artist Brenda Mauney Councill, who spoke to the club about her career as a muralist. She currently specializes in large-scale murals, particularly domed ceilings, tackling projects that often put her high in the world of art. Her last project involved scaffolding six stories high. This…