Guilford Rotary Club

06/05/2026

Celebrations: Birthdays--Mike Collins on May 31 and Charlie Elliott on June 5

Our program was presented by Board Members of our Foundation--The Guilford Rotary Charitable Foundation.

05/30/2026

Congratulations: Mike Collins is celebrating his birthday on May 31st and Alison and Mark Huber celebrated their wedding anniversary on May 28th.

Charlie Elliott received a Service Above Self award from President Bill Trivette.

Our speaker was Fred Berry who told a fascinating story about his experience in riding in the Mongolian Derby--the longest horse race in the world.

05/26/2026

Celebrations: Rick Henkel-club anniversary on May 20--23 years, Lora Howard-club anniversary May 21-13 years.
Jim and Amy Kappelman celebrated their anniversary on May 24.

Mentioning the Kappelmans reminds me that last week I sent an email to my pastor and associate pastor about the Kappelmans' company-Senior Care Authority. I think both of them would appreciate knowing about their services as they work with our families who are in need of help in this area. https://www.seniorcareauthority.com/locations/central-nc/senior-care-services/

Also, I have shared this information with my wife and kids in case perhaps in the distant future, the need arises to place a family member in a facility (e.g.me) :) . In my discussions with Jim over lunch, I understand that they have a complete grasp on what facilities are available and can provide excellent guidance to family members on best fit. The great news is that this resource help does not cost the family anything--their fees are paid by the facilities.

Our program was presented by our own Amanda. She shared her thoughts on the direction of the club for the next year. Also, Amanda received the "'Rotarian of the Year" award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the club this year-including strong preparations to step in as President July 1st.

Other photos are of our micro project, Leroy receiving a Service above Self certificate for his membership contributions and Bill presenting a $300 donation to the Women's Club of Greensboro (Patty James) for their nice job of hosting our meetings.

In other news, I asked Patty to share the projects the Women's Club is involved with. her email is shown below.
Dear Gene,
First of all, I'd like to thank you again for the generous donation
made to our club by the Guilford Rotary. We appreciate your business
and enjoy having you each Tuesday! The donation helps us to keep our
house in good repair.
I also wanted to inform you about some of the projects of the
Greensboro Woman's Club.
The GWC sponsors projects in five areas: Arts and Culture, Education
and Libraries, Environment, Civic Engagement and Outreach, and Health
and Wellness.
Some of our projects include:
Providing a Story Walk to preschools, Libraries,and daycares
throughout the city.
Working monthly shifts at Back Pack Beginnings
Hosting a yearly Clubwoman Arts Festival
Supporting Mental Health initiatives such as the Kellen Foundation
Serving at the Urban Ministries yearly Feast of Caring
Donating candy filled Easter eggs to Seven Homes for Children
Volunteering at the Autism Awareness event at the public library
Supporting the Alright Integrative Cancer Care unit at Cone Hospital

These are just a sample of some of our initiatives. I hope this gives
your members a little insight into our organization.
Thanks again for the donation!
Patty James
GWC Member
Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Weir-Jordan House

05/26/2026

Celebrations: Rick Henkel-club anniversary on May 20--23 years, Lora Howard-club anniversary May 21-13 years.
Jim and Amy Kappelman celebrated their anniversary on May 24.

Mentioning the Kappelmans reminds me that last week I sent an email to my pastor and associate pastor about the Kappelmans' company-Senior Care Authority. I think both of them would appreciate knowing about their services as they work with our families who are in need of help in this area. https://www.seniorcareauthority.com/locations/central-nc/senior-care-services/

Also, I have shared this information with my wife and kids in case perhaps in the distant future, the need arises to place a family member in a facility (e.g.me) :) . In my discussions with Jim over lunch, I understand that they have a complete grasp on what facilities are available and can provide excellent guidance to family members on best fit. The great news is that this resource help does not cost the family anything--their fees are paid by the facilities.

Our program was presented by our own Amanda. She shared her thoughts on the direction of the club for the next year. Also, Amanda received the "'Rotarian of the Year" award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the club this year-including strong preparations to step in as President July 1st.

Other photos are of our micro project, Leroy receiving a Service above Self certificate for his membership contributions and Bill presenting a $300 donation to the Women's Club of Greensboro (Patty James) for their nice job of hosting our meetings.

In other news, I asked Patty to share the projects the Women's Club is involved with. her email is shown below.
Dear Gene,
First of all, I'd like to thank you again for the generous donation
made to our club by the Guilford Rotary. We appreciate your business
and enjoy having you each Tuesday! The donation helps us to keep our
house in good repair.
I also wanted to inform you about some of the projects of the
Greensboro Woman's Club.
The GWC sponsors projects in five areas: Arts and Culture, Education
and Libraries, Environment, Civic Engagement and Outreach, and Health
and Wellness.
Some of our projects include:
Providing a Story Walk to preschools, Libraries,and daycares
throughout the city.
Working monthly shifts at Back Pack Beginnings
Hosting a yearly Clubwoman Arts Festival
Supporting Mental Health initiatives such as the Kellen Foundation
Serving at the Urban Ministries yearly Feast of Caring
Donating candy filled Easter eggs to Seven Homes for Children
Volunteering at the Autism Awareness event at the public library
Supporting the Alright Integrative Cancer Care unit at Cone Hospital

These are just a sample of some of our initiatives. I hope this gives
your members a little insight into our organization.
Thanks again for the donation!
Patty James
GWC Member
Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Weir-Jordan House

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05/17/2026

Celebrations: Birthdays-Lora Howard: Apr 29, Brian Hall: May 12, Mitchell Hunt: May 16

Club Anniversary-Mitchell Hunt: 35 years

Wedding Anniversary-Henry and Alice Charles: May 9

Program on Apr 28, Alison: micro project.
Program on My 12, Debbie Doby, District Polio Chair on PolioPlus

Wonderful social at Charlie and Diane Elliott's on May 5th including a wine auction which raised $565 for the Servant Center.

05/17/2026

Big thanks to Tonya Angel

for all your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!

05/06/2026

Great social last night at Charlie's house and we recognized Ron with a Paul Harris +4. Wine pull was a hit.

04/23/2026

Congratulations: Club Anniversaries--Terry Slatter, 22 years and Herb Surgeon, 4 years
Wedding Anniversary--Dirk and Tracy Siegmund
Our program was presented by Mark Ryall, our youth services director. Mark provided an excellent overview and action plan for our work with youth. Mark requested that members complete the youth protection on line course at:

https://learn.rotary.org/members/learn/courses/2349/protecting-youth-program-participants-2025-26/lessons

I completed it yesterday afternoon. It is pretty short and informative. We can all compare grades later! :)

04/15/2026

Birthday Alison Huber on Apr 11
Bill Trivette on Apr 15

Club Anniversary-Alison on Apr 16, 7 years
Wedding Anniversary--Margie and Bob Glenn and Jody and Mike Troxler on Apr 15

President Bill presented Jay Jones with his Paul Harris plus 2 pin for cumulative donations to the Rotary Foundation of $3,000

Our program was presented by State Auditor, Dave Bolick who did a really nice job of explaining what he does and the key programs of his office.
Accompanying Dave, were Alan Branson, NC House of Representatives and James Martin, Chancellor of NC A&T State University