January Newsletter - Week 4
Recap
This week we had a crowd! It was great to see everyone back again after our snow break last week! We had so many people attend this week that we had to pull up an extra table to accommodate everyone!Our speaker was Jim Holland with Avison Young. Although he may work in Commercial Real Estate, that is not at all what he came to talk to us about! He was full of adventures and stories to share! He told a story about his friend Ed. Ed asked him one day how many days he had left. Of course, Jim thought that was an odd question to ask. Ed said that he had figured up how many quality days he thought he might have left in his life. He went on to ask Jim what he was going to do with his ‘last days’ and how he could make the most of them. Jim said his best guess was that he probably about 8,000 more days of quality life based on his age. So, he and Ed made a plan to really make each day count! And boy did they! They formed a bucket list of sorts and since then have already accomplished a lifetime worth of adventures!
Ed has hiked the Appalachian Trail and Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. He has also flown into Katmandu, Nepal for a 3-week journey with his son. They climbed to an Everest base camp to stay. From there they hiked the Lobuche Peak but Jim was unable to summit due to the depth of the snow. His son, however, did reach the top. He has also climbed Aconcagua in Argentina and stayed at a mule camp while there. He has spent 17 days hiking the Grand Canyon and traveling by water on the Colorado River in the middle of January. He is now currently working to finish a single pursuit of his to ride across the country to the Artic Circle by motorcycle. Because he does not have that much consecutive time off to complete this task, he is having to break it up into smaller portions where he temporarily puts his bike into a storage unit until he comes back for the next stint. However, because of a motorcycle wreck that separated his shoulder, in which he had to drive 85 miles injured to a hospital, he is temporarily out of commission while his bike is being repaired. He is always looking for his next big adventure and thinks he would like to try climbing Mount Elbrus in Russia next! I guess you could say he is certainly making his ‘last days’ count!
MembershipWow, what a crowd this week! You guys are awesome! And it was nice to welcome all our visitors:
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Important RemindersThe Clinton Rotary Club meeting schedule will go by Clinton City Schools inclement weather policy for snow and ice from now on. If CITY schools are called out, then we will NOT meet that day. |
Project InformationIf you have elected to sponsor the Daddy Daughter Dance, please turn your money in to George. He also has printables and posters for you to hang up in your place of business to promote the event.Kuddos to our club members! Bear has generously offered to pay for any student at North Clinton Elementary School who would like to go to the Daddy Daughter Dance! He has offered to pay for the father and daughter’s tickets for any of these young girls that would like to attend. This came about when passing out dictionaries to third graders at the school with Dean. We should be proud to have such kind and caring members in our club that offer a way to help little girls go that otherwise wouldn’t be able to! Thank you Bear! ET reported final counts from the Coats for the Cold Coat Drive. Our club ended up with 650 coats donated to Community Action. They were so desperately needed, that all were given out and distributed within 3 days! Thank you for your donations! |
Other Items of InterestOnce again, please don’t forget that the Timely Topics Auction will be held on February 22, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at the Clinton Community Center. |
Business AnnouncementsThere will be a Business After Hours Event held at the Express Solutions office this Thursday evening, January 25th from 4-6 pm. Wine and cheese will be served. Please see Angie for details. |
Upcoming SpeakersJanuary 30Chad Hill – The Waters Nursing Home February 6Jerry Schlandt - Daddy Daughter Dance February 13Jerry Schlandt – DDD Recap February 20Barry Baskin – Emotional Intelligence Coach |
Rotary Club OfficersBill Gallaher Vicki Violette
Ronnie Fox
Jerry Schlandt
Mike Shrader
Gary Coleman
Tom Connolly
ET Stamey
Bear Stephenson
Leighann Green
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Clinton Rotary Club
Meeting Address: 101 S. Hicks Street Clinton, Tennessee 37716
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 524 Clinton, Tennessee 37717