THE GALLIPOLIS ROTARY CLUB

** REMINDER**  Please make plans to attend the Roy Hobbs reception this Friday, March 18th at 6 pm at the Holzer Medical Center Conference Rooms A, B, C.  This is a make up opportunity and the dress code is ‘business casual.’

Club President, Lou Ellen Werry, opened this week’s meeting with her mighty gavel and welcomed Rotarians and all our guests.  With us today were Mark Hasseman, Lindsey Miller and her Mom, Lori Miller.  Our invocation was given by Matt Willis.

Rotarian, Jodie McCalla, presented a check to 2010 scholarship recipient, Lindsey Miller, on behalf of the club.  Lindsey provided members with an update of her activities as a freshman at Marshall University.  This is her second of two installments provided to scholarship winners and the presentation allows the recipient an opportunity to update the club on their studies.  Recipients are required to maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA and this second meeting reconnects the club with the scholars.  Congratulations, Lindsey!

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Gallipolis Rotary welcomed the Gallipolis Neighborhood Watch to present a program at the club meeting today.  Pictured above include: Rotary President Lou Ellen Werry, Gallipolis Police Chief Clint Patterson, Tony Gallagher, Marvin Vanderburg, and Barb Epling.

Club Secretary Chuck Clark introduced the program emphasizing the importance for each of us to know our neighbors and to observe our surroundings.  Neighborhood Watch Past President, Tony Gallagher and new President, Marvin Vanderburg, spoke of the founding of the organization.  The group meets monthly on the first Monday of each month at Grace United Methodist Church.  The group hopes to formally patrol areas of the city on a regular basis.  Secretary Barb Epling emphasized how walking a dog not only provides exercise, but the opportunity to view the surroundings.  Police Chief Clint Patterson summed up the importance of citizen involvement in Neighborhood Watch and how it adds to the security of our local town.  More folks need to get involved and the upcoming Public Safety Day is coming up in May will be a good time to see the different local organizations. (more…)

Janette L. Thompson from Family Tree Service spoke to Gallipolis Rotarians today as our featured program speaker.  Ms. Thompson was introduced by Cleeland Willis.  Janette has been busy providing genealogy assistance to local residents since 1985, and is currently working on a project for Wanda Willis.  Emily Dailey brought her genealogy records completed by Janette tracing Emily’s family roots back to William the Conqueror.

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