The Spokesman PROGRAM: Lee Tillery TOPIC: City of High Point Parks & Recreation

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1 The Spokesman PROGRAM: Lee Tillery TOPIC: City of High Point Parks & Recreation Introduction: Mark Bulmer Invocation: Sister Lucy Hennessy Sergeant-At-Arms: Hayden McKenzie & George McLarty Greeters: Jeff Horney & Bob Ferguson Rotary Club of High Point Thursday 12:00 Noon 800 Country Club Drive Web: (club) (district) (int l) Last Week at Rotary... President Richard was back in the saddle when he called last week s meeting to order and welcomed us to Rotary. Joel Gentry handled the invocation which was followed by the pledge. Beverly McGill welcomed 6 visitors to the club that included a prospective member, two students of the month, a parent and a guidance counselor among their ranks. Curt Jacobs came front and center and shared a little trivia about honorary Rotarian Walt Disney. Then he started in to a list of belated birthdays... yes, belated birthdays. Dave McCoy came clean about the birthday list mix up last week after crawling out from under the table. Curt also recognized Thomas Falgout and the Boys & Girls Clubs who were recognized in last week s paper for achievements. Richard presented a Rotary Coin to Carl Wright in recognition of his 32 years in the club before yielding the microphone to Ken Esposito for the Queen of Hearts drawing. Joe Craycroft broke Mena Parrish s three week run with the winning number, but his draw of the Jack of Clubs kept the pot of $ 1,033 alive for another day. Victor Trinklein unveiled the latest list of sponsors This Week at Rotary..... Lee Tillery is the director of Parks and Recreation for the City of High Point. He came to High Point from the town of Matthews, where he served as parks director from 2007 to He held the same post for the city of Lenoir from 2003 to A Statesville native, Tillery holds a bachelor s degree from Western Carolina University in sports management and a master s degree in higher education administration from Appalachian State University. Tillery replaced former director Al Oliver, who was promoted to interim assistant city manager last fall. As director, he oversees a department with a $10 million budget and more than 100 employees who manage city parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, golf courses, tennis facilities, lake facilities and recreation centers. He has also played a major role in several capital projects around town. Tillery will be here to give us an update on what is in the works and what is on the drawing board for the City of High Point and its numerous facilities. Andrew Forman Our Students of the Month Howard Collings for the W. D. Lee Rotary Golf tournament as presented by ISurity. He is still encouraging golfers and sponsors to sign on board. David Jackson welcomed two Students of the Month this week. Westchester Country day s Andrew Forman is NCSU bound where he will study some type of engineering. The talented young violinist has been active in the W-S Youth orchestra, Model U.N., tennis, and his church. He has a 5.11 GPA. High Point Central s Howard Collings is the possessor of a 4.03 GPA. He has been involved in many phases of Human Relation Activities and Lacrosse. He is going to App State to major in communications and journalism. When David asked Howard what his favorite class was, he responded that he d always been fond of lunch. After the laughter subsided, he admitted it was game art design. stood in for Mary Sizemore to plug the read-a thon May 20th. Sign up info will again be at Rotary this coming week or you can shoot an to Mary. Details on times are listed in the Spokesman. Can t make it to read? We also need about a thousand dollars for books. If you want to make a donation to the fund, Dave McCoy or make a note on the attendance sheets next week at Rotary. Richard also added a plug for the may 8th Job Shadowing event. Details on that event can be found in this week s Spokesman too. Dave McCoy introduced today s speaker, Dr. Hal Warlick, who served at Emerywood (continued on page three) WE WISH SAFE TRAVELS FOR ALL OUR MEMBERS & THEIR FAMILIES HEADING TO THE GROVE PARK INN & SPA IN ASHEVILLE FOR DISTRICT CONFERENCE MAY 2-4

2 May 8th Jim Armstrong The Lost Colony Discovered May 15th NO THURSDAY MEETING GOLF FRIDAY COMING ATTRACTIONS May 16th 19th Hole Banquet Willow Creek Friday 6 p.m. May 22nd Bill Gentry Non-Verbal Communication & Leadership READ-A-THON MAY 20th Fairview School Available Slots: 9:00, 9:15, 10:00, 10:15 a.m. SIGN UP THIS WEEK AT ROTARY Or Contact Mary Sizemore to Nail Down Your Slot! JOB SHADOWING If you are interested in participating in our Job Shadowing this year please contact Wanda Stewart. Your commitment would be to pick up a student from school and let them shadow you or someone in your office Thursday, May 8th from 9 a.m. until lunch. Then you would bring them with you to Rotary. We will be working with Ferndale Middle, Welborn Academy, Andrews High, and High Point Central High School. THANKS! ROTARY DISTRICT 7690 NIGHT at BB&T field W-S DASH 7 p.m. August 2nd $ 7.50 ticket + $ 2 service fee Reserved Game Ticket Free Dash Cap, Free Playball Program, Free Burger King Value Meal (not redeemable at the game), Kids get to run the bases Limited Seating / Sign up by July 11th WSDASH.com HIGH POINT ROTARY NIGHT at Finch Field ROTARY GROUP OUTING JUNE 23rd HiToms vs: Team U.S.A. The HiToms will battle our nation s top collegiate baseball players $ 15 per person Use of Ballpark Community Center (pre-game HiTom player autographs) Reserved Chair Back Seat BBQ Sandwiches or Hamburger/Hot Dog Option Pepsi/ Aquafina Chips Cole Slaw/Potato Salad Dessert/Ice Cream Post Game Team USA autograph/photo session GREAT CLUB SOCIAL THAT IS GREAT FOR YOUR WHOLE FAMILY! KID FRIENDLY! (for adults seeking a cold beer, it is available in the designated area on the 3rd baseline ) MOBILE MEALS THANK YOU The Rotary Club of High Point s seasonal involvement with Mobile Meals wrapped up last week and will resume again in the fall. Thanks to Steve Ilderton for doing such a great job spearheading this effort. Thanks too to all the Rotarians (and spouses) who have given of their time to see that meals are delivered. THURSDAY, May 8th THE CHANCE TO WIN 2 FREE TICKETS TO A NORTH CAROLINA GEM (details next issue) What do George White, Tom Blount, and Paul Green have in common? Come to Rotary May 8th to find out. Bring A Friend to Rotary! HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? ONE OF D.G. COOKIE'S INITIATIVES THIS YEAR IS ORGAN DONATION It's simple. Get your Driver's License. Visit Click on 'Register Now' Button. Click on 'Proceed to Registration'. Then complete the information requested. IMPORTANT.... When asked 'Where did you hear about us?', choose 'Special Event' then choose 'Rotary 7690' If Rotary is selected, the numbers will tally and let the district know how many people register from this campaign. THANKS!

3 Last Week at Rotary... (continued from page one) Baptist Church and at High Point University locally. Hal explained that after once serving as program chair of this club, he couldn t turn down Dave McCoy when he was asked to speak. So Hal addressed to Club on Business Ethics in a talk he titled Hope and Trust in Troubled Times. Ethics is about the common good he said. It is about what kind of culture we build. And issues today certainly touch on such topics as trust, responsibility, service, and greed. Plus, in his opinion, there are four myths that need to be dispelled. One, there isn t enough money to solve our problems. Secondly, higher education is failing. Thirdly, Our religious diversity and growth has created problems. Lastly, Our country s overcrowding will cause us to have to cut off access to outsiders. Hal says we have plenty of money and compared the economies of several states to the economies of whole countries. Education wise, 2/3 of all post graduate students turn to U.S. schools. The world comes here for college. We do have more Muslims here now, but we have more Jews and Christians too. As our population grows, the percentages of the make up of these religions stays relatively consistent. And the vast amount of land we possess as well as our abundance of water make us a very self sustainable country. But he kept returning to trust and our loss of trust in this country. When we lose trust, we lost hope. Interestingly, he pinpointed the most trusted to least trusted people in the country as well (as in the world) and politicians were at the bottom of both lists. Ironic isn t it that the least trusted set the salaries for the most trusted, firefighters and teachers amongst them. The bottom line of the most informative talk is that we must bring back trust to survive. We must work together, use our influence for good, and separate myths from reality. In his closing, Hal spoke of his meetings with Charles Merrill of Merrill-Lynch fame. He talked about a war time encounter that spelled certain death yet he was spared. Upon returning to civilian life at home, he was given a weapon more powerful than that Panzer Tank he faced in Germany. That weapon was money. It could be used as an influence on cultures in either a destroying way or in a helping way. He elected to use it for good, to help. At the program s conclusion, Dr. Warlick received a standing ovation. President Richard thanked him for his talk on trust, responsibility, and service and then presented the speaker gift before he thanked visitors and adjourned us with the Four Way Test! See you next week at Rotary! Dave McCoy intros Our Speaker Dr. Hal Warlick PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

4 NOT A GOLFER? Come after work at 6 p.m. for the 19th Hole Banquet. There will be food and beverage as we Celebrate the winners and sponsors and have fun! There is even a silent auction of some great items. Also, remember, there will be no Thursday meeting that week at HPCC at Emerywood. We are all invited to come out on Friday night and enjoy the festivities at Willow Creek. There is no charge for Rotarians. $15 for guests ITEMS NEEDED The Golf Committee is still in need of silent auction items for the 19th Hole Banquet following the Golf Tournament. Plus, if you or your company have something that would work in our player s gift bags, please see Stan Godwin Monday, April 28th TOM CONLEY Thursday, May 1st DEKARLOS DIAL Happy Anniversary Friday, May 2nd Tyler & Abby Adamson 5 years Hal & Teresa Johnson 27 years Saturday, May 3rd John & Pam Anderson 27 years Happy Club Anniversary April 27th John Baker May 1st David McCoy Hayden McKenzie May 3rd Bobby Hoskins 13 years 28 years 35 years 24 years $ 1033 & counting

5 Victor Trinklein kept the golf tourney momentum going. Joe Craycroft strikes out in the search for the Queen of Hearts. Carl Wright gets a Rotary Coin from Dave McCoy in celebration of a club anniversary. MAKE UPS: as of 4/24/14 BOARD MEETING: Childress 3/3 Clark 2/3 M. Clodfelter 3/3 Esposito 11/4 Do. Shaw 11/4 E-CLUB MAKEUP: Williamson 4/21 NEW MEMBER ORI- ENTATION: Smith 3/6 Hardee 10/31 ACC DAY: Elder 3/14 Parrish 3/14 Ragan 3/14 Stewart 3/14 MOBILE MEALS: Bennett 3/27 F. Clodfelter 4/ Officers, Boards and Committees President President Elect Vice President Secretary Treasurer Richard Hardee Joel Gentry Tim Mabe Ken Esposito Immediate Past President Kelly Sain Executive Secretary Dave McCoy Sergeant-At-Arms David Jackson District Liaison Dave McCoy Membership Retention Jeff Fuller Curt Jacobs, Don Shaw, Kem Special Recognitions McAllister, Joel Gentry New Comer's Committee Victor Trinklein Blue Badge Administration Janice Steede Football Pool Master Rotary History David Wall Birthday Cards Jeff Fuller Membership Recruitment George White Classification Mena Parrish Orientation Jim Randle Attendance Young Rotarian Committee Recruiting / Social Events Tyler Adamson Club Public Relations James Etringer Spokesman Newsletter Mark Pierce Website Development Cecil Mills Facebook Wanda Clark Press Releases Club Administration Don Shaw Anniversary Celebration District conference Contacts Richard Hardee--Joel Gentry Programs Mark Bulmer Youth Services Tammy Childress Interact Tammy Childress RYLA Kem McAllister, Tammy Childress Local Scholarships Jeff Horney HPRF decision School/Student Relations David Jackson Job Shadowing Wanda Stewart Children's Christmas Party Joel Gentry Youth Service Chair John Curcio Community Service Projects Bill Kester Literacy (Read A Thon) Mary Sizemore Concern for the Elderly Steve Ilderton Salvation Army Bell Ringing Leigh Ann Kasias Family of Rotary Sharon Smith Service Projects Fundraising Projects BBQ & Auction Poinsettia Sale Golf Tournament ACC DAY Allocations Foundation & Inter. Service Wanda Clark Polio Plus Dave McCoy District Grants Mark Pierce Don Boone Stan Godwin James Etringer Jeff Fuller Victor Trinkein & Stan Godwin Mena Parrish Victor Trinklein & Brian Bunch ABSENCES: MEETING of 4/24/14 Adamson, J. Baker, Belton, Blake, Broman-Fulks, Bulmer, Bunch, Clark, Clinard (L), F. Clodfelter, Conley, Cridlebaugh, Dial, Draelos, Dunbar, Falgout, Fuscoe, Graves, Hanks (L), Harman, Hawks, Heavner, Hennessy, A. Johnson, H. Johnson (L), Kasias, McAllister, Montgomery, M. Morgan, P. Morgan, Morris, C. Pierce, Ragan, Robinson, Sizemore, Stewart, Ward, Webster, Whitley