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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

August 19, 2025


Meetings

August is Membership and New Club Development Month

8/21 Update: Care Packages for the Homeless
8/28 Operation Lifesaver: Railroad Safety & Awareness
9/4 Annual Club Assembly Meeting
9/11 Dr Bill Ellis - Health and Fitness
9/18 Second Harvest: Pack & Sort Produce
9/25 Darcy Craven - Archbold
10/2 Yoga Health and Fitness
10/9 World Polio Day

Events

8/20 Coffee Chat
8/23 Rotary/United Way Golf Classic
8/29 Rotaract Interest Meeting (TENTATIVE)
8/29 Tentative Rotaract meet & greet

ROTARY CLUB OF
Thomasville

Thursdays, 12:15 pm
Vashti Center
1815 East Clay Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

LEADERSHIP

President Nathaniel Tyler
Immediate PP Marta Jones-Turner
Vice President Joe Tarver
Treasurer Warren Ballard
Secretary Anne Candelaria Flores
Past President André Marria

Directors

Fundraising Mary Beth Donalson
Public Image David Sofferin
Foundation Carol Jones
Membership Arthur Wigfall
Service Projects Melanie Cromartie
Youth Service Chandler Giddes
Admin Sally Bowman
Club Advisor Joe Brown
Club Advisor Eugene McNease

Rotary Online

https://thomasvillerotary.org
https://rotary6900.org/
https://rotary.org/

YEARS OF SERVICE

8/1 Fran Milberg (29)
31 years in Rotary
8/1 Wilson Carraway, Jr. (42)
75 years in Rotary
8/2 Carlton Bryant (7)
8/2 Adrian Burns (7)
8/2 Walter Marria, Jr. (7)
8/8 Scott Sterling (17)
8/24 David Hufstetler (8)
8/24 Michael Beaty (2)
8/24 Marianne Horchler (2)
8/25 Andy Sheppard (9)
8/27 David Flowers (16)
8/27 Jamie Lawrence (5)
8 years in Rotary

Wednesday, Aug. 20
Coffee Chat

Join us Wednesday, Aug. 20 at Grassroots anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. for a cup of coffee and a casual conversation with fellow Rotarians! Stay long enough to eat breakfast or grab your coffee to-go. No agenda, no requirements.


Wednesday, Aug. 20
Set-up for Homeless Care Packages

On Wednesday, Aug 20 at 4 p.m., we will begin setting up our assembly line to jump start Thursday's homeless care package service project. If you are available, please come to help get everything set up so that Thursday will go smoothly and we can complete as many bags as possible. 

Note: If you are donating items for the bags, please deliver them to the dining hall at Vashti by 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 21
Care Packages for the Homeless

This week, our Thursday meeting will be a regular, 12:15 p.m., meeting at Vashti to pack care packages for the homeless in our community. 

Care packages will include items like deodorant, feminine products, wash cloths, toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand sanitizer, snacks, and bottled water. They will be distributed to the homeless coalition and Thomas County Cares. 


Saturday, Aug. 23
Rotary Golf Tournament

This Saturday, on Aug. 23, the Rotary Club of Thomasville will host the United Way Golf Classic, benefitting our Rotary Big Impact community projects and the Thomas County United Way at Country Oaks Golf Course.

United Way supports 18 local agencies, directly impacting the lives of countless residents. Your participation and support are vital in making this event a success. We need volunteers on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 22 and morning of the golf tournament.

To volunteer, sign up here or contact Scooter Grubbs or Mary Beth Donalson

Sponsors should complete this form and return it to Mary Beth. 


Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendar

Here's your running look at the calendar for August.


  • Wednesday, Aug. 20: Coffee Chat at Grassroots Coffee. Stop in anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 for coffee and casual conversation with fellow Rotarians in a small group format.
  • Thursday, Aug. 21: Instead of packing food for Second Harvest this month, we will have a regular meeting at 12:15 p.m. at Vashti to make care packages for the local homeless community.
  • Saturday, Aug. 23: Rotary-United Way Golf Tournament
    To volunteer, sign up here or contact Scooter Grubbs or Mary Beth Donalson. Sponsors should complete this form and return it to Mary Beth. 
  • Thursday, Aug. 28: Operation Lifesaver: Railroad Safety & Awareness

The calendar is subject to changes. Find the most updated Rotary calendar anytime:


View full Rotary Club of Thomasville calendar.
Attend a club meeting via Zoom. Meeting ID: 867 7770 1621
Email us: Info@rotaryclubofthomasville.com