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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

February 11, 2025


Meetings

February is Peace and Conflict Prevention Month

2/13 Thomasville's Homeless Population
2/20 Pack & Sort at Second Harvest
2/27 Thomasville Antique Show
4/24 Sam McCoy - artist and FSU professor

Events

2/13 District Governor Social
2/14 Rotarians Have Heart for Seniors
2/19 Coffee Chat
2/22 Produce Distribution at Weston Park

ROTARY CLUB OF
Thomasville

Thursdays, 12:15 pm
Vashti Center
1815 East Clay Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

LEADERSHIP

President Marta Jones-Turner
President-Elect Nathaniel Tyler
Immediate PP Mary Beth Donalson
Vice President Nathaniel Tyler
Treasurer Warren Ballard
Secretary Anna Lee
Public Image David Sofferin

Directors

Membership Angela Williamson
Service Projects Barbara Williams-Anderson
Foundation Carol Jones
Club Director Scott Rich
Youth Service Chandler Giddes
Admin Devona Thompson

Rotary Online

https://thomasvillerotary.org
https://rotary6900.org/
https://rotary.org/

YEARS OF SERVICE

2/1 Marta Jones-Turner (31)
2/1 Bradford Jackson (31)
2/2 Wallace Goodman (2)
32 years in Rotary
2/2 Frances Parker (2)
29 years in Rotary
2/2 Harry Tomlinson (2)
44 years in Rotary
2/2 Warren Stafford (2)
44 years in Rotary
2/6 Dwayne Anderson (0)
2/6 Craig Miller (0)
18 years in Rotary
2/8 Joe Tarver (7)
2/9 Arthur Wigfall (2)
2/22 Jason Goldman (1)
2/22 Ash Mervin (1)
2/24 Anna Lee (3)
2/24 Meka McCaskill (3)
2/26 Nathaniel Tyler (27)
2/27 Shelba Sellers (10)

Through Feb. 14
District Governor Visiting Thomasville


Rotary District Governor Gordon Owens is visiting Thomasville Rotary this week, and you will have multiple opportunities to meet him. Let's have good participation for these events with the district governor!

Read the district governor's Rotary profile.

Thursday, Feb. 13
Thomas County's Homeless Population

President-elect Nate Tyler and special guests will give us an update on the homeless population in Thomas County and the organizations that work together to support that population.

  • Thomas County CARES (Community Awareness Reaching & Equipping the Streets) helps the homeless and less fortunate in Thomas County obtain a better quality of life to become productive members of society. In 2024, Thomas County CARES provided more than 11,000 manna bags, blessing boxes and Street Feed plates to the hungry and food insecure and nearly 100 tents and sleeping bags to the unsheltered.
  • Fountain of Life Rescue Shelter operates as an emergency shelter and saw a 62% increase in beds filled in 2024 over 2023. In addition to its regular schedule, Fountain of Life opens every night that the temperature falls below freezing.

Learn more about both of these organizations and how you can support their missions to improve the quality of life for those less fortunate in our community.

Friday, Feb. 14
Rotarians Have Heart for Seniors

Join us for a day of fun as we honor our seniors at the Scott Senior Center. We'll have games and shower them with gifts. Look for hearts at TNB or Rotary to help buy gifts. 

To join in the festivities with your fellow Rotarians and District Governor Gordon Owens, contact Angela Williamson to sign up.


Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendar

Plan your next few weeks with Rotary, at a glance! 

  • Thursday, Feb. 13: Thomas County's Homeless Population 
  • Thursday, Feb. 13: Meet District Governor Gordon Owens and his wife, Ashley, at T'velo for drinks and appetizers. RSVP.
  • Friday, Feb. 14: Rotarians Have Heart for Seniors
  • Wednesday, Feb. 19: Coffee Chat
    No agenda, no timeline. Grab coffee to go or sit and chat with fellow Rotarians at Grassroots Coffee anytime between 7:30 and 8:15 a.m.
  • Thursday, Feb. 20: Pack & Sort Produce
    Meet at 11:30 a.m. at Second Harvest Food Bank
  • Saturday, Feb. 22: Free Produce Market at Weston Park
  • Tuesday, Feb. 25: Honoring our Heroes and First Responders
    At Camp Pineywoods – Contact Barbara Williams-Anderson to sign up.
  • Thursday, Feb. 27: Thomasville Antiques Show

Find the Rotary calendar anytime:


View full Rotary Club of Thomasville calendar.
Attend a club meeting via Zoom. Use the meeting ID: 850 1793 4263.
Dial-in by phone: +13126266799.