Don't forget!
We are not meeting at the Plaza Restaurant. We are at 135 North Broad Street!
This Week's Program
Flowers Foods 100 Year Exhibit - History of Baking at the Flowers Museum
May 30th from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM, lunch will be provided for Rotarians. The address is 135 North Broad Street...see YOU there!
Rotary Club of Thomasville
Weekly Meeting Time Poll
We are taking a poll next week, June 6 at the Plaza on our weekly meeting time:
Option 1 - 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm (current meeting time)
Option 2 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (proposed meeting time)
This would be for the upcoming year - July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
From the Desk of the President
Welcome New Member
Will Brown III
ABC's of Rotary
RI World Headquarters
The headquarters of Rotary International always has been in the area of Chicago, Illinois, U.5.A. First it was in Chicago itself, but in 1954 an attractive new building opened in suburban Evanston. The Ridge Avenue building met the needs of the Rotary Secretariat until the 1980s when the addition of new programs, the growth of The Rotary Foundation, and the new Polio Plus activities made the headquarters building extremely crowded and required some staff members to be housed in supplementary office space nearby. When a modern 18-story office building became available in downtown Evanston in 1987, it appeared to meet all of Rotary's space and expansion needs for years to come. The glass and steel structure, built in 1977, provides 400,000 square feet (37,160 square meters) of office and usable space. The building was purchased by Rotary International, which leases approximately two-thirds of the space to commercial tenants, until needed by future Rotary growth. The building provides a 190-seat auditorium, large parking garage and 300-seat cafeteria, as well as functional office space for the 400 employees of the World Headquarters. The executive suite on the 18th floor includes conference rooms for the RI board and committee meetings, in addition to the offices for the RI president, president-elect, chairman of The Rotary Foundation Trustees, and general secretary. One Rotary Centre, as it is called, enhances the efficient operations of Rotary International.
Make your reservations for our
Year end Bash Celebration
Make your reservations by clicking on https://thomasvillerotary.org/v2/reservation/create?event=3875
Rotarian - no charge
Guest - $20.00
Next Week's Program
One Blood, Be an Organ Donor
Irene Gleason will introduce Bob Drummond from One Blood to give us an update on their services, Archbold will provide a speaker (TBD) to talk about Organ Donation.