Rotary Club of Barnesville Newsletter Club 4111, District 6900, Chartered February 14, 1939

July, 2015Barnesville Rotary Celebrates

Officer Installation On Tuesday, June 25, 2015 the Rotary Club of Barnesville held its annual Officer Installation and Hall of Honor Induction Dinner at Gordon State College. We had 96 registered for the event and it was well attended by club members and many guests from District 6900 including: PDG Cheryl Greenway, DGE Bob Hagan, DGN Raymond

Ray and Assistant Governor Stephanie Windham. Club President Ryran Traylor shared highlights about the club and recognized our honorary members while inducting Neil Anderson into that prestigious group of Rotarians. Our deceased members Larry Waller, David Smith, and Hayward Cox were remembered and their spouses received a memorial clock honoring their service to our club. Members joined in a moment of silence to remember Judge William Thomas who passed away just two days before the dinner. Club awards were presented to Mark Stone

July Programs 7 July Kristin Albritton 14 July Neil Anderson 21 July Van Baker 28 July U'Landa Barkley

August Programs 4 Aug DISTRICT GOVERNOR 11 Aug Phillip Bell 18 Aug Joe Bostwick 25 Aug Phillip Breedlove

for Perfect Attendance, Kelly Hughes and Jason Governo for the President's Service Above Self Award, Charles Glass Rotarian of the Year, Andy Bush received the Dr. John A. Corry Leadership Award and a crystal gavel was presented to Ryran Traylor to commemorate the club's successes this past year. see Installation Dinnner, pg 3

July Birthdays

Kelly Hughes 7 JulyKristin Albritton 14 JulyScott Tenney 31 July

ROTARY FOUR WAY TEST1) Is it the TRUTH? 2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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2015-2016 Rotary OfficersDistrict & InternationalRotary International President K.R. “Ravi” RavindranDistrict 6900 Governor Bob HaganDistrict 6900 Assistant Governor Stephanie WindhamDistrict 6900 Governor Elect Raymond RayDistrict 6900 Governor Nominee

Barnesville Rotary Officers Avenues of Service K.R. “Ravi” RavindranPresident Kelly Hughes Foundation Chair Chase Idol RI PresidentPresident Elect Missy Kendrick Fund Raising Chair Lauren Hooks/Brandon YarbroughSecretary Larry Collins Awards Chair Jason Governo/Missy Kendrick Treasurer April Mason Interact Club Missy KendrickSergeant At Arms Jason Governo Rotoract Club Dennis Chamberlain Past President Ryran Traylor Community & Club Service Sherry FarrPresident Nominee Long Range Planning Chair Phillip BreedlovePrograms Dan Gunter Literacy Chair Kristen AlbrittonMembership Chair Dorothy Carter Publicity Chair/Facebook Debbie Adamson

Newsletter Charles Glass Barnesville Rotary Directors Sunshine Bill LindseyDennis Chamberlain Dan Gunter Music Walter GeigerJute Wilson Marshall Hooks Webmaster Jason Governo

President's MessageDear Rotarians, Well our new Rotary year is here. I am excited about leading this club aswe continue to “Be a Gift to the World.” I want to congratulate Ryran on afabulous year and thank him for the leadership he provided our club. Ryran,you have been a star quarterback for our team! I also want to congratulate those who received club awards. You haveworked hard as Rotarians and your efforts were rewarded. Thank you foryour dedication and service to the ideals of Rotary. We have a talented group of Board of Directors and Committee Chairsworking hard to make this year an exceptional year. I ask for your support and commitment in attendance and with club service projects planned for this year. It's going to take all of us working together to make this year great. We have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those in need in our community, nation, and worldwide. In the words of John Bunyan, “you have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” To me, this is the definition of a Rotarian. My pledge to you is to be a servant leader while working hard to achieve our goals for Rotary International, District 6900, and the Rotary Club of Barnesville. Thank you and God Bless You!Kelly Hughes,President

Installation Dinner (cont.)

Lamar Johnson described Ann Johnson as the most generous person he knew. Mary Kelly Coleman said her father wanted the Rotary wheel on his headstone. Jim Granum has served this community for fifteen years, including Past President and Paul Harris Fellow. Also pictured are Jessica Traylor, new Paul Harris Fellow, Kelly Hughes, Service Above Self

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Award, and Ryran Traylor with the crystal gavel and most coveted Past President pin. Some of the new officers for the 2015-2016 Rotary year posed with District Governor Bob

Hagan. And Neil Anderson isour newest Honorary Rotarian. Finally, several Paul Harris Fellows were pinned at the dinner: Jim Graham, Jessica Traylor, Carlton Maynard (PH+1) andKelly Hughes (PH+2). Congratulations to all, it was a great year and we look forward to another one!

2015 RYLA Students Katie Anderson and Victoria Hatten were our Rotary YouthLeadership Award students this year. As they checked in at the

camp in Americus they werewelcomed by one of ourprevious RYLA students –Chris Bittner. Chris alsoserved as President of ourInteract Club in the 2013-2014 Rotary year. RYLA is one of the bestyouth related activities wesponsor. It develops andgrooms future leaders likeChris and other RYLA kids.We are looking forward tohearing more details aboutthe experiences of ourstudents this year.

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My Rotary Momentby Missy Kendrick

Many of you know that I have a twin sister, who I love more than my Prada handbag. (For the gentlemen, that means I love her A LOT!!) But more than the love that I have for her as my sister and soulmate, I have a tremendous respect for her, as well. She is older than me by six minutes, and as the eldest (HA!) she was the first to get married and hadchildren 8 years before me. Therefore, she experienced allof the motherhood moments, both good and bad, beforeme and has been a constant advisor and mentor for me. We both entered the professional world about the sametime, with her taking on part time jobs to be with herchildren, and me working full time without children. Overthe years, we both progressed professionally, with hermoving into leadership positions and me buying and sellinga few businesses while working in the Chamber/EconomicDevelopment field. The point is that we always shared ourlives with each other, so when I first became a Rotarian inWarm Springs, I told her all about it. Then again, with thePeachtree City Club and the Barnesville Club. I shared our projects, events, goals, leadership positions and called to brag when I was recognized for something (you can do that with your twin without it being arrogant!). A couple of years ago, she began the process of becoming a State Farm Agent for Bainbridge, which was a tough road, to say the least, and I lived every moment of it with her. So when she finally got her contract, I was waiting by the phone for her to call and give me the news. After some tears and laughter, we began to talk business, with her getting advice from me for a change, about tweaking the business plan that we had put together. Then it happened. She asked me how she could join Rotary. There was a moment of silence where I could not believe that I had never shared that with her. In that moment, she told me that she wanted to experience Rotary the wayI have, and that she wanted to give back to the community and help those who needed help through service with her local club. That she wanted to be able to tell people that she was a Rotarian and a Paul Harris Fellow like me. That is the moment that I became a Rotarian, instead of a member of the Rotary Club. Then I told her that she would never catch up with me, but I would help her get started!!

What is in our Future? There are several events coming up for our club. Mark these dates on your calendar! If you have an event you want to add to the list let a club officer know.

August 3rd, 6pm at Antebellum Oaks, the Club will host a reception for DG Bob Hagen. All members are encouraged to attend and give DG Bob a great Barnesville welcome. On Tuesday, August 4th, DG Bob will meet with the Board of Directors and the leadership team discussing plans for the 2015-2016 year. At noon he will be our speaker for the regular club meeting that day.

July 16th, 1-6pm, Blood Drive in memory of Jason Shirey. Help us honor thiswonderful young man that gave so much to his community. His blood type wasUniversal Donor, anyone could receive his blood, so it was always in highdemand and he always donated whenever he was called.

June 10-14, 2017, Rotary International Convention in Atlanta celebrates the100th anniversary of the Paul Harris Foundation. For more information,including a short video, see the web page.

Join us in Atlanta!Charles Glass Send comments, corrections, ideas, and feedback to:Editor 770-630-2372 cglass80@gmail.com

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