Rotarian John Rambo, Managing Director of Hickory Community Theatre, arranged to have cast members from HCT’s production of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh Kids perform for the club’s membership at today’s noon meeting. The production features 31 youth actors, whose ages range from 7 to 15. All your favorite characters are on hand, including: Winnie the…
Hickory Rotary Club welcomed author, humorist and talk show guest BobLee as today’s featured speaker. BobLee is one of the original pioneers of Internet commentators. BobLee was “blogging” before there was “blogging”. Notebooks were spiral-bound, tablets were sold by pharmacists and a mouse was a rodent or a theme park symbol. BobLeeSays.com debuted in 1998 and has…
Jeff Icard, Assistant County Ranger with the North Carolina Forest Service, spoke to the club to today about NC Forest Service efforts to manage the area’s timber and forest lands. Jeff was born and raised in Burke County, graduated from East Burke High School in 2003 and from Haywood Community College in 2005 with an…
The August 9th meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club featured Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson, the first woman elected State Superintendent of the Public Schools in North Carolina who has served in the position since August 2005. Dr. Atkinson was elected as the North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction in November 2004 and re-elected…
The featured speaker at the Thursday, July 19th meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club was Lenoir-Rhyne University Head Football Coach Mike Houston. Mike is entering his second year as Lenoir-Rhyne’s Head Football Coach this fall. In his first season at the helm in 2011, Houston led L-R to a 7-3 record (6-1 in the South Atlantic Conference) and…
At the Thursday July 12th meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club, Missionary Jennifer Foster spoke to the club about her mission work in South America. As early as age eight, Jennifer felt called to perform missionary work with an unreached tribe. Twenty years later, she got the opportunity. After three months of Portuguese language training,…
At the June 28th meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club, outgoing Club President Rich Brown passed the gavel to incoming Club President Jill Patton. Also inducted were President-Elect: Suzanne Trollan, Treasurer: Justin Hartman, Secretary: Jerri Wilfong and Board Members: John Bates, Michael Blackburn, Kimberly George, Thomas Griffis, Linda Lutz, David Moore, Steve Mull, Mark Seaman…
Awards Day was the focus of Hickory Rotary Club’s June 21st meeting. Several local non-profits were recipients of checks from Club President, Rich Brown: Hickory YMCA – $1,000 for child care financial assistance. Catawba Science Center – $1,000 for Free Friday program that allows free admission to the Science Center. Hickory Community Theater – $1,000…
Hickory Rotary Club welcomed Caleb Summers (left) as the speaker at the club’s June 14th meeting. After winning a district speech contest speaking about the importance of volunteering and Rotary’s societal impact as a volunteer organization, Caleb decided that he wanted to help Rotary by offering his services as a volunteer. Caleb’s mother contacted our…
Robb Worthington and wife, Jacqui Riordan spoke to the club about Foothills Transition, a program to help individuals and communities reduce their carbon footprint through the use of renewable and efficient sources of energy and self reliance to meet one’s needs. Robb, co-founder of The Sustainable Living Project in Hickory, NC, holds a Masters degree…
Hickory Rotary Club recognizes the importance of a good education. At the club’s May 17th meeting outstanding local scholars were recognized and rewarded. Hickory Rotary Club’s Service Above Self Scholarship rewards students who excel in the classroom, are recognized by teachers as leaders and who volunteer to serve others through community service, church activities and…
At the Thursday May 10th meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club, the 2012 Teacher of the Year for the Hickory City Schools was announced. This award is given in memory of Wilmer M. Jenkins, who served as superintendent of Hickory Public Schools and who was a member of Hickory Rotary Club. Teachers nominated for this…
At the Thursday, May 3rd meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club, club member Justin Hartman and his wife Crystal spoke to the group about Hartman’s Haven Dog Rescue. Crystal became interested in helping with dog rescue shortly after moving to Catawba County in 2007. She started volunteering at the Humane Society of Catawba County, but…
At the Thursday, April 26th meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club, President Rich Brown announced club awards received at the District 7670 conference, held April 20-22, 2012 in Concord, NC. Hickory Rotary Club received awards for Governor’s Club of Excellence, total CART donations – 3rd place, District Best Club Bulletin and District Best Club Website.…
Reigning Mrs. North Carolina United States, Debbie Miller, was the featured speaker at the April 19th meeting of the Hickory Rotary Club. Debbie is originally from Augusta, GA, and attended Georgia Southern College with a major in Nursing. Growing up she competed in pageants and won several titles: Miss Georgia Fair, Miss WYKZ and Miss…