Rotary Club of Matthews

Here is the list of speakers through the end of September:

July 29th: Rick Gilbert - Homes for Vets
August 5th: Paul Carty
August 12th: Patrick Donaldson - Hiking the Appalachian Trail.
August 19th: Trish Stutebauer - Writing a book
August 26th: DG Kevin Kendrick
Sept 2nd: Labor Day - no meeting
Sept 9th: Martin Steger - Porsche Racing Team
Sept 16th: Mark Turner - Boy Scouts
Sept 23rd: Ira Bass - Linkedin
Sept 30th: 3 minute Rotarians - TBD

This last week we did 8 Minute Rotarian with three of our club members. It is nice to hear where they grew up, first jobs, how did they get to NC, etc...
Thank you Bruce Kantor, Tony Arey and Tina Whitley for sharing.

Upcoming Events for Matthews Rotary:

August 26th: DG Kevin Kendrick official visit to our club.
August 30th - Sept 2nd: Matthews Alive
August 31st: Matthews Alive Parade
Sept 19th: Business After Hours at Moo & Brew 5-7pm
Sponsored by The Pentagon Group Insurance Agency
Sept 21st: Stream Cleaning - Squirrel Lake Park 9am
Oct 5th: Annual Catawba Riversweep - Registration opens in August. Marty will get us more information closer to the date.

Catawba Riverkeeper | Protecting Our Waters Join Catawba Riverkeeper in preserving and restoring the Catawba-Wateree River basin. Explore advocacy, education, and engagement for cleaner waters.

We had Chad Lloyd speak to us about Living Water International. Living Water International sends groups of people all over the world helping them get fresh drinking water into remote villages. If you are interested in helping, the last picture has Chad's contact information.

Help me wish Matthews Rotary Club Treasurer, Andrew Pickering, a very Happy Birthday!

Picking up steam!

Happy New Rotary Year ....

www.facebook.com/rtnsharath/

Great day today!
A new member and a better understanding of mental health.

**Monday July 1st our Rotary club will meet at the regular time of 12:30. **

Marty McInerney"s induction as our Rotary President was this last Monday.

We had a fantastic meal prepared by Chef Andrew which included Prime Rib, Chicken, Truffle Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus, Salad and Raspberry Cheesecake for dessert!

Enjoy the pictures :)

Several of us went to the Rotary night at Truist Field for the Knights game Tuesday evening.

Happy Birthday Matthews Rotarian Tina Whitley Realty, Coldwell Banker Realty!

We have a busy two weeks ahead of us!

June 13th: Jessi Little singing at Waverly 6-9pm
June 15th: Help w/Touch a Truck (Jessica Tullar needs 5 people to help from 8-10am parking the trucks)
June 17th: Final Board Meeting to discuss a new dues structure 11:30am before our regular meeting.
June 18th: Go Rotary night @ Truist Field - get tickets on Dacdb
June 19th: MEG Networking Event @ Grace O'Malleys 5-8pm (See Tina Whitley for more information)
June 24th: New Presidential Induction Ceremony w/Debb Corbett
**11:30 time **
August 26th: New DG Kevin Kendrick visiting Matthews

Concerned about energy and how to cut down on energy bills?
Renu Energy Solutions showed us the newest in solar panels for your home and business use. Powered by Tesla batteries!

Do you have solar panels from another company but the company is no longer in business? They will come out and see what is happening and most times they can get you back into working order.

Laura Budd, NC House District 103 gave us information about where our state is on some hot topics. Education, School vouchers, State employees, Our retirees, Light Rail, Towing etc..
She loves what she does, and it shows. Genuine concern for all and a smile that makes it easy to approach her.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact her office.

Reminder - The Matthews Rotary Club will have a very special guest speaker at our meeting this week (Monday, 12:30, Atrium Union West). Laura Budd! NC House - District 103 Come out and hear about a "State of the State!" Invite a friend

What a great Memorial Day service Hooks-Orr American Legion Post #235 Matthews, NC did at Stumptown Park today.

Here is our agenda for the month of June 2024

June 3rd: Rep. Laura Budd - State of the State
June 10th: Christian Lofton speaking about ReNu Energy Solutions
June 17th: Sarah Cuozzo w/Matthews Fire Corps about Fall Prevention
June 18th: Go Rotary night @ Truist Field - get tickets on Dacdb
June 24th: New Presidential Induction Ceremony during our regular luncheon.
August 26th: New DG Kevin Kendrick visiting

Rotary Means Business had a great event May 21st at the Oaklore Distillery in Matthews, NC.
Business minded Rotarians coming together to help each other. Meeting new people from different rotary groups = priceless!

We had a great meeting Monday at the MPD.

With a full room between Rotarians and police officers we honored Cpl. Chuck Blevins as our Matthews Police Dept. Officer of the Quarter. His fellow officers think very highly of him and say that Cpl. Blevins truly serves and wears the badge as they are supposed to. It has been a lifelong commitment to serve and protect others that he does not take lightly.
Enjoy the pictures!

**Meeting Schedule Changes**
The MPD will be attending the funeral for one of the fallen officers from last weeks shootings and has asked us to move the Police Officer of the Quarter awards to May 20th.

We will be at Atrium Health on the 13th.
Please spread the word to our Rotarians.

May 13th: Learn about the Peru trip from our members who went and participated in this international outreach.
May 20th: Police Award for Officer of the Quarter
(meet at the Matthews Police Dept)

Service Project helping the Matthews Chamber of Commerce get ready for their Annual Golf Tournament.
Always fun with Kristin, Jennifer, Chuck, Kellen, Andrew and Terry😁🙃

What a great meeting we had last Monday!
Andrew Pickering introduced us to the speakers for
Project Outpour. He has volunteered with them in Charlotte and asked them to join us. What a great service they provide for people who are in need of a shower. They also provide them with toiletries, socks, underwear, etc... Some of the people they help may be unhoused at the moment but are able to keep their jobs because of this program.

Schedule for the next several weeks:

April 29th: Learn about "Project Outpour"
May 6th: Speaker Mike Mazzoni on Long Term Care
May 13th: Police Award for Officer of the Quarter
(meet at the Matthews Police Dept)
May 20th: Learn about the Peru trip from our members who went and participated in this international outreach.
May 27th: No Meeting due to Memorial Day Weekend.

June 3rd:
June 10th: Speaker Christian Lofton about ReNu Energy Solutions
June 17th: Sarah Cuozzo w/Matthews Fire Corps about Fall Prevention

June 18th: Go Rotary night @ Truist Field - get tickets on dacdb

We had a great time at the Rotary Convention in Charleston, SC last weekend!
Chuck and Kristin Wiedenhoeft, Marty and Julie McInerney and Bruce Kanter

Merry Christmas 🎄

We had a Great Christmas party to end 2023!
We raised almost $1000 for C.O.S. Kids with raffle items and auction items! Dr. Tomorrow Allen-Collins the Executive Director shared a need and we delivered ☺️
Sarah Baumgardner sang Christmas Carols to further the holiday spirit 🎼🎤