"The President's Pen"
2017-2018 Monthly Newsletter
October 2017
Do you know what the Rotary theme for the month of October?
Answer: Economic & Community Development. I’m pleased to announce that the Rotary Club of Marshall will address this topic in two ways. First, we will participate in the Greater Marshall of Commerce Annual Fire Ant Festival Parade. Second, we will host a community-wide networking event, “Linking Leisurely”. During the event, other civic groups and organizations as well as our club will meet at the Marshall Convention Center on Tuesday, October 24th at 6:00p.m. All participants will inform the community who they are and what they offer.
Let’s not forget that October 24th is World Polio Day. This day was established by Rotary International over a decade ago to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. We will have the Iron Lung exhibit on display at our networking event.
Also, this month we will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Rotary Women. In 1987, women were allowed to join Rotary. On October 26th, I would like all members to donate $30 to the foundation. We will also collect and donate toiletry items to the Domestic Violence Center. Denver Thomas, Domestic Violence Center Director, will visit our club on October 26th. We will present her with our toiletry donations at that time.
Louraiseal McDonald
President 2017- 2018
2017-2018 Executives & Directors
President McDonald, Louraiseal
President Elect Webb, Jay
Treasurer Henderson, Jeff
Assistant Treasurer McKenzie, Kenneth
Secretary Myrick, Rachel
Immediate Past President Vanbiber, Craig
Community Service Chair White, Brandon
Membership Chair Judkins, Barbara
Public Relations Coordinator Gorski, Stephanie
Faux Paws Chair Horton, Daren
Flags Program Chair Feille, Keith
Scholarship Chair Bickerdicke, Glenn
Spelling BEE Coordinator Howlett, Brad
4-Way Speech Coordinator Weekly, Joyce
Blood Drive Coordinator Luce, Hannah
Dictionary Coordinator Wood, Laura
Diploma Plus Chair Spears, April
RYLA Coordinator Purvis, Keith
Speaker's Book Donations Gaw, Lou
Chief Sergeant at Arms Green, Milly
District liaison Huffhines, Ted
Programs & Speakers Adams, Stacy
Website Administrator Fitzgerald, Jim
Rotary Foundation Coordinator Vanbiber, Craig
POLIO ERADICATION
"The Last Drop" Is the chant we will be hearing around the world this year, as the fight against Polio draws agonizingly close to the final drop that will mark the complete and utter eradication of this dreaded disease.
The flags at Bank Corp South fly at both Locations and are put out by Glen Bickerdike.
Marshall is starting a new Interact Club! Stacy Adams has made the initial contact with MISD to start a new Interact club at the high school, and agreed to be the initial contact and adviser in getting it up and running.
What is Interact? Interactors take action, build international understanding, and make new friends around the world. They develop leadership skills while they discover the power of Service Above Self, and find out how serious leadership can be seriously fun!
What does it mean for our club?
1. In part it means that we have a fresh resource/partner for some of our own projects and an opportunity to mold future Rotarians in our image.
2. An Interact club is a Rotary club sponsored organization of young people, ages 12 to 18, whose purpose is to provide opportunity for them to work together in a world fellowship dedicated to service and international understanding and leadership development skills. 3. An Interact club is organized, sponsored and supervised by a Rotary club or clubs and is established following the endorsement of the governor and upon certification and recognition by Rotary International; it can be created and sustained in no other way, and its continued existence depends upon the continued sponsorship of its sponsor Rotary club and continued recognition by Rotary International. 4. Each Interact club shall be strongly encouraged to mention after its own name “sponsored by the Rotary club of (name).” 5. Within the framework established by Rotary International, the sponsor Rotary club is responsible for organizing the Interact club and for providing it with guidance and counsel thereafter and has complete control and supervision over all activities, policies, and programs of the Interact club; sponsor Rotary clubs shall determine the meeting format of the Interact club and approve any changes in meeting format. 6. Where the Interact club is school-connected, control and supervision by the sponsor Rotary club shall be exercised in full cooperation with the school authorities, with the understanding that such clubs are subject to the same regulations and policies established by the school authorities for all student organizations and extracurricular activities of the school.
7. All Interact club activities, projects, and programs shall at all times be conducted in harmony with the policies of Rotary International; continued sponsorship of an Interact club by a Rotary club and recognition of it by RI are contingent thereon.
The flags at Bank Corp South fly at both Locations and are put out by Glen Bickerdike. 
