This week we welcomed Vivian Gwinn with Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee. She is the Community Engagement Director for all of the nine counties they serve across East Tennessee and Southern Virginia. Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee has been transforming the lives of children since 1970. It is the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States, consisting of more than 350 agencies nationwide.
The organization matches children ages 6-18, in one to one mentoring relationships. Their vision is that all children achieve success in life. And since there is overwhelming evidence that supports the correlation of strong, healthy relationships to success, that is just how they achieve their vision. Their mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. Mentoring works and the statistics back it up. The latest data shows that littles involved in their program are more likely to achieve the avoidance of risky behavior by 97%, achieve socio-emotional competencies and improve relationships with others by 94%, and maintain or improve educational success by 88%.
Currently, they have 650 matches, but they still have 98 more kids waiting for a big sister or brother. If you are interested in volunteering or sponsoring the organization, you can find more information at http://www.tennesseebig.org.
MembershipVisitors this week included:
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AnnouncementsBill needs a head count for the Social by next week! Please see the attached sign-up sheet, fill it out and turn it in to him or George. This will be our first Rotary Social Event of the year and is on Friday, September 6th at 6 pm. It will be held at the Eslinger house in Clinton. He has a pool and nice patio area to host a fall social! It should be a lot of fun and we hope to see everyone there! Statements have been sent out for Q3 Rotary Dues. If you did not receive this via email, please let Jerry or Michael know. There are still a few unpaid invoices. Please be sure that you have paid them or made arrangements with Michael. |
District NewsDue to the rainout of the July 22nd Tennessee Smokies game, Pack the Park for Polio has been rescheduled for Monday, August 26th. If you were unable to go in July, you may now be able to help attend! The game will begin at 7:00 pm against the Birmingham Barons. Ticket vouchers for the game are $12 each, and $5.50 of that amount will go to the fight to end polio. With the match from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, that's $16.50. Each voucher comes with a $6 stadium credit and lots of fun! It’s Dollar Dog Night, so you could gorge on six hot dogs with your stadium credit! October 24 is World Polio Day. Many clubs around the world hold special events to commemorate this day. At the district level we will once again run the Purple Pinkie Donut Project. More details will be coming your way very soon. Once again, the Rotary Regional Golf Classic tournament will be held in the Spring. We will need four players again to represent our club. Be looking for more information on this coming soon. If you are interested in playing, please see Ron. |
Upcoming SpeakersAugust 27Larry Gipson - Atomic City Sportsman Club September 3No Meeting in observance of Labor Day holiday September 10Scott James – Benchmark Rehab Partners September 17Valerie Stewart – East TN Lions Club Eye Bank |
Rotary Club OfficersRon Eslinger Club Support OfficersTrey McAdams |
Clinton Rotary Club
Meeting Address: 101 S. Hicks Street Clinton, Tennessee 37716
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 524 Clinton, Tennessee 37717
