WELCOME

TO ROTARY!

The Rotary Club of Greenfield meets each Thursday for a luncheon meeting at the Greenfield Area Life Squad headquarters, located at 640 N. Washington St. The doors open at around 11:30 a.m. for food and fellowship, and the meetings begin at about 12:15 p.m., followed by a program at 12:30. Rotary meetings conclude by 1 p.m.

WHEELS OF PROGRESS FESTIVAL

HISTORY

SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS

RALPH W. PHILLIPS RECREATION AND CIVIC CENTER

THE ROTARY BOWL

CONTACT THE CLUB

Established in 1922

Charter No. 1177

District 6670

CLUB OFFICERS

2010-2011

President:

Clint Tolbert

President Elect:

Terry Fouch

Vice President:

Sandra Smith

Secretary:

Beverly Giffin

Treasurer:

Jim Weller

DIRECTORS:

Club Service:

Steve Pearce

Community Service:

Blain Bergstrom

International Service:

Chuck Miller

Vocational Service:

Connie Bauman

Immediate Past President:

Eric Borsini

Rotary International President:

Ray Klinginsmith

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District Governor:

Norma Berry, Rotary Club of Mason-Deerfield

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PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

The following have been named Paul Harris Fellows to honor their contributions to Rotary. For each Paul Harris Fellowship, the Greenfield Rotary Club donated $1,000 to the Rotary International Foundation in that person's name. The money is used for humanitarian projects around the world.

George M. Waddell, 1985

Harry V. Turner, 1986

Wilson L. Moon, 1986

Charles O. Shonkwiler, 1987

Willard Anderson, 1987

Allen M. Johnson (in memory), 1988

Thomas W. Doyle, 1988

B.R. Duckworth, 1991

Ralph W. Phillips, 1991

Patrick L. Hays, 1992

Sam Daugherty, 1993

Floyd Bartley, 1994

Don Anderson, 1995

Bill Buck, 1996

Steve Hunter, 1997

Wilbur Seilkop, 1998

Dan Crusie, 1998

Ron Coffey, 1999

Steve Pearce, 2000

Jim Weller, 2001

Judy Spargur, 2002

Dean Gardner, 2002

Jack C. Weinrich, 2003

Clifford Wisecup, 2005

Larry Hayes, 2006

Dr. Rick Mizer, 2006

Peter Quance, 2007

Jackie Gardner, 2007

Barb Barton, 2008

Scott Lovett, 2008

Chuck Miller, 2009

Mike Penn, 2009

OUR CLUB

The Greenfield Rotary Club sponsors the annual Wheels of Progress Festival during the third weekend of July each year, and is involved in many community projects. On a national and international level, the club participates in many projects for the benefit of others.

PROJECTS

"He profits most who serves the best." So says the Rotary motto, and our club has fun serving the community. The Rotary Club of Greenfield owns and operates the Ralph W. Phillips Recreation and Civic Center, home of the Greenfield Head Start Program and the scene of many community activities, including basketball games, Christmas parties and the McClain High School All-Night Party. Proceeds from building rentals help pay the operating expenses, but the club supplements its income through spaghetti dinners, the Wheels of Progress Festival and other activities to keep this valuable community center operating.

Each spring the Greenfield club joins forces with the Hillsboro Rotary Club to raise funds for the Highland County Society for Children and Adults. This organization offers assistance to Highland Countians in need without the red tape often associated with charitable organizations. The annual radio-telethon in March has raised more than a million dollars since its inception in the early 1970s. Funds are expended for wheelchairs, hearing aids, orthopedic devices, transportation vouchers and a host of other uses. In addition to the telethons there is a gospel sing. Highland County is proud of this amazingly successful program of people helping people.

As Christmas nears, Rotarians get involved in the Needy Kids Program, which helps provide food baskets and presents for those in need. Some 400 families received assistance last year.

As fundraisers, Greenfield Rotary sponsors a pair of spaghetti dinners each year -- one during football season and one during the basketball campaign. The club also sponsors the annual Wheels of Progress Festival during the third weekend of July. Funds from these and other projects are returned to the community through the above activities and other projects and donations.

If you would like to know more about Rotary, contact any member of the Greenfield club.

For more Rotary information visit:

www.rotary.org (official site for Rotary International)

www.rotary6670.org (official site for our Rotary District)

R.I. honors local club

Greenfield Rotary Club received several honors from Rotary International in 2008. According to then District Governor Pat Edwards, the Greenfield club was the only club in the district ever to receive four Presidential Citations in a one-year period. The club’s honors included the following:

BEST COOPERATIVE PROJECT: Telethon to support Highland County Society for Children and Adults, presented to Greenfield Hillsboro clubs

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: For renovation and continuing sponsorship of the Ralph W. Phillips Community Recreation and Civic Center.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARD: For Greenfield club’s sponsorship of Needy Kids radiothon to help needy children and their families at Christmas.

The club also received a ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AWARD.

The Rotary District 6670 newsletter congratulated all the clubs and individual Rotarians who demonstrated their support of the ideals and mission of Rotary to attain these awards, stating “You embody this year’s motto, “Rotary Shares.”

ROTARIANS KICK BACK WITH COOKOUT

Steve Pearce and Barb Barton coordinated a successful cookout meeting July 29 featuring hamburgers, hot dogs and all the trimmings. Attendance was good, and Rotarians and their guests enjoyed the fellowship and perfect weather.

WHEELS OF PROGRESS ROLLS TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION

The annual Wheels of Progress Festival, a party for the community and Rotary’s biggest fundraiser to keep the Ralph W. Phillips Recreation and Civic Center running smoothly, once again prevailed despite the oppressive heat and struggling economy. Thousands came to Greenfield for the three-day event during the third weekend of July. The photo above was taken during the opening ceremony July 16. For more information and photos, see the festival page:

http://www.greenfieldrotary.org/festival.html

NEW PHYSICIAN VISITS ROTARY

Dr. Hari Perali (center) of Adena Family Medicine was the guest speaker at the May 20 meeting of the Greenfield Rotary Club. The family practice physician specializes in family medicine, for patients of all ages, and has a special interest in preventive medicine management of hypertension and musculoskeletal disorders. Pictured L-R with Dr. Perali are Rotarians Sandy Smith, administrator of Adena Greenfield Medical Center, and Dr. Eric Borsini, Rotary president.

DISC GOLF ENTHUSIAST GIVES PROGRAM

Don Alexander of Greenfield gave an interesting program at Rotary recently about disc golf, also known as Frisbee golf. The game is growing in popularity, and players can outfit themselves with a variety of special-purpose discs for under $50 and enjoy the game at several area courses, including Great Seal State Park near Chillicothe and Pike Lake State Park. For a map showing some disc golf courses in Ohio click on the link below:

http://www.ohiodiscgolf.org/courses/map/

COMMUNITY RALLIES TO SUPPORT

ANNUAL NEEDY KIDS RADIOTHON

The Greenfield Rotary Club's annual Needy Kids Radiothon raised more than $18,000 Wednesday, Dec. 2 to be used for the purchase of Christmas gifts for area kids this holiday season.

Rotarian Barb Barton said the total at the end of the radiothon stood at $18,080, a total that was “really amazing given the state of the economy."

She is hopeful that in the coming days and weeks additional funds will be received. Last year, the radiothon brought in roughly $15,000 and additional donations raised the total to more than $20,000.

"We were nervous (Wednesday) because we didn't want to have to turn children away, but now we're confident that we'll be able to serve all the children in the Leesburg and Greenfield schools who need a brighter Christmas this year," Barton said.

More than 300 children benefit from the Rotary's effort each Christmas. Barton said that this year she knows there will be more. And, the community's support will help the Rotary achieve its goal of assisting all the local families in need this season.

"I was a bit overwhelmed because there were so many businesses and individuals who supported us through the radiothon," Barton said. "It makes you feel so good to live in a community where so many people give."

Highlights of the 2009 radiothon included a donation of $4,000 from the Greenfield Eagles. Dick Fagan of the Eagles Aerie made the presentation to Barton and Charlie Stevens, who chaired the project for Rotary.

Another sizeable donation of $1,000 was presented by Kenny Curry on behalf of the Greenfield Antique Tractor Club.

Children under the age of 12 can receive Christmas gifts, but parents must first fill out an application, available at all Greenfield banks, WVNU and The Letter Shop. Birth certificates are required and parents need to bring a photo ID on distribution day.

The Rotary purchases all gifts locally and will help distribute those gifts Thursday, Dec. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon and 3-6 p.m. at 345 Jefferson St.

"A big, big thank you goes to all of the people who support us each year and who supported us this year," Barton said.

Donations may be mailed to Needy Kids, P.O. Box 329, Greenfield, Ohio 45123.