Jonesboro Rotary CLUB

Fellow Rotarian Jamey Laudate presented on the current affairs of Lee County Schools this week. Jamey was able to provide great detailed information regarding funding, score systems, and many other education topics. Thank you Jamey for serving on the education board and keeping us informed.

Jonesboro Rotary Club thanks Camelback Brewing Company, Sanford, NC for donating a portion of their profits toward polio eradication on World Polio Day 2024. Mike Stec, owner of Camelback Brewing, is a member of our club. Thank you Mike!

We welcome one of our newest members, Jennifer Murphy, to Jonesboro Rotary. Jennifer is with First National Bank.

The Jonesboro Rotary Club met for lunch at Gigi's Creations. President Chad Spivey opened the meeting with an invocation. Chad then provided announcements for upcoming events and fundraising ideas.

Chad introduced the speaker for the day: John Farrell. John is a former Rotarian and owner of Bogey Brothers in Harnett County. Bogey Brothers is a multi-sport simulator right off HWY 87 near Carolina Lakes. It is primarily a golf teaching tool, and you have the ability to analyze your swing and play many of the top courses in the world. It also features simulators for football, baseball, hockey, soccer and kids games. Their grand opening is this Saturday.

Rotary duck race fundraiser was a huge success. Jonesboro and Sanford Rotary Clubs partnered to raise money for the OMI homeless shelter and medical expenses for a Rotarian's family member. Big shout out to Laura Powers for organizing all the fun. Thanks to everyone who donated and the winners will be announced soon. Service Above Self

Great lunch meeting. District governor Ron Pierce and Mark Brandon attended.

Jonesboro Rotarians collected hurricane items and assisted loading trailers this evening at First Baptist Church in Sanford, N.C. These relief items are headed toward Sparta, Asheville, and other locations in Western NC. Continue to pray for those who've not been located and the families who've lost loved ones.

Congratulations to our Jonesboro Rotary President, Chad Spivey. Chad was recognized with the Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award at tonight’s Sanford Area Growth Alliance annual banquet. Well deserved Chad.

Jonesboro Rotarians volunteered at CUOC! They assembled bags of food for the BackPack Pals program. BackPack Pals helps Lee County students that are experiencing food insecurity. Rotary District #7690

Jonesboro Rotary won Best New Team at Hops For Hope this weekend.

Team Jonesboro Rotary with Camelback Brewing Company of Sanford surpassed our goal of raising $5,000 for the Children’s Flights Of Hope at Hops for Hope in Raleigh. Thirty two teams and breweries participated. Special thanks to Jonesboro Rotarians Jaime Kulow and Mike Stec for your leadership! The grand total for the event will be posted soon.

Jaime Kulow and Mike Stec spearheaded a fundraiser for Children's Flight of Hope that provides flights to specialized medical care for children in need. The Camelback Brewing Company created a tasty honey ale named Cleopatra's Delight to compete in yesterday's event. Great job Rotary for meeting and exceeding our fundraising goal.

Great turnout at Camelback this evening. DSI director Kelli Laudate provided details pertaining to up coming events downtown Sanford. She also asked that everyone take a second to complete a quick online survey of what you'd like to see and experience in downtown Sanford. You can hover over the QR code on this attachment.

Kelli Laudate who is the director of DSI provided details pertaining to downtown events and other related items yesterday. She also asked that everyone take a second to complete a quick online survey of what you'd like to see and experience in downtown Sanford. You can hover over the QR code on this attachment.

Jonesboro Rotary won the “Comeback Club of the Year” award at the District 7690 Membership Summit meeting today. 20% membership growth last year after negative growth the previous two years.
Congratulations to our Club members who made this happen!

Jonesboro Rotary met for lunch last Thursday at Gigi's Creations in Downtown Sanford. President Chad Spivey opened the meeting and asked guest Laura Spivey to give an invocation. Chad provided some updates on upcoming events and fundraisers, see below. Chad then introduced our speaker: Laura Spivey. Laura is the Executive Director of the Outreach Mission of Sanford, NC. Their mission is to reach out to any person or persons in need, providing food, clothing, hot bath, shelter and emotional support. Laura informed us about the needs of homeless individuals and families in Lee County as well as surrounding counties. OMI has already broken ground on the new Samuel J. Wornom Community Shelter on Third Street in Sanford. The new shelter will have the capacity to serve 30 men, 30 women and 4 families. It will be approximately 8,500 square feet.

Rotarians Kevin Wind and Chad Spivey played at Kiwanis Park last Sunday with their band: Tonk H***y!

We are partnering with the Sanford Rotary Club for a joint fundraiser at Hugger Mugger Brewing Company! On Friday, September 6th, Hugger Mugger will have a dunk tank filled with 800 gallons of purified water from the brewery. You can purchase balls to throw and dunk your favorite Rotarians like Chad Spivey and John Ramsperger! Proceeds will benefit construction of the new homeless shelter at OMI and COTA for Team Ken. Our turn at the dunk tank will be from 6-7 pm.

We are having a joint fundraiser with the Sanford Rotary Club: Rubber Duck Race.

Hops for Hope is a fundraiser which will be held in Raleigh on Saturday afternoon, September 14th. Over 30 breweries will participate and sponsor "teams" will develop and brew a beer for the event. Tickets are sold and attendees sample all the brews that they want to.

Jonesboro Rotary Satellite Club is sponsoring a team and Camelback Brewing Company will partner with us. PLEASE CONSIDER SPONSORING OUR TEAM AND PURCHASING A TICKET FOR THE EVENT. Click on this link for more info:
https://secure.qgiv.com/event/hopsforhope2024/team/959712/

Great meeting at the Smoke and Barrel this evening. Back to Dirt, Slavation Army, and Derek Borrell gave presentations. Jaime Kulow gave an update regarding our Hops for Hope fundraiser. We raised money for our Deep River Duck Race fundraiser. Good times with great friends.

🎶Rubber Duckie, you’re the one!🎶

Sanford and Jonesboro Rotary Clubs are hosting a rubber duck race on the Deep River! $5/duck. Purchase as many ducks as you want. Prizes awarded.

All proceeds benefit COTA for Team Ken and Outreach Mission-OMI.

We had a great program at San-Lee Parks Nature Center yesterday as well as a nice 80's concert social event with the Sanford club. Plenty of awesomeness in Lee County for all to enjoy.

We survived!

Sanford and Jonesboro Rotary Clubs social event on the Deep River

Please help Jonesboro Rotary support Children's Flight of Hope by making a donation. Click on the link below or on the QR code.

Children's Flight of Hope provides flights to specialized medical care for children in need. We believe every child deserves the right to a healthy and bright future. No matter the miles, no matter the frequency, Children's Flight of Hope is there.

Our goal is $2,500. Help us surpass it!

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/hopsforhope2024/team/959712/

Jonesboro Rotarian, Jim Miller, gave a program on ShelterBox at the October 26th meeting. Jim has been involved with ShelterBox at the international level for many years.
ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that hand delivers emergency shelter to families impacted by natural disasters and conflicts.
By providing emergency shelter and the essential supplies families need to self-recover, ShelterBox transforms despair into hope.
For more information about this great organization, visit their website:
www.shelterboxusa.org

Great turnout tonight at Camelback Brewing Company to support END POLIO NOW. Thank you!