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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

June 25, 2025


Meetings

June is Rotary Fellowships Month

6/26 Highlights from this Year & Induction of President Elect Nate Tyler
7/3 Stann McLeod – Thomas County Veterans Museum
7/10 County Manager Mike Stephenson
7/17 Second Harvest: Pack & Sort Produce
7/24 Esther-Marie Lawrence: New executive director of the Chamber
7/31 Regular Meeting
8/21 Second Harvest: Pack & Sort Produce
9/18 Second Harvest: Pack & Sort Produce

Events

7/16 Coffee Chat
7/19 Fresh Produce Market at WestonPark
8/7 Wine or Whine
8/14 Blood Drive

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

6/8 Anne Candelaria Flores (2)
6/8 John Kepler (2)
6/16 George Stephens, Jr. (2)
55 years in Rotary
6/27 Rob Milberg (23)
6/27 Bob Ackerman (11)
48 years in Rotary
6/27 Bradley Ley (1)
6/27 Daniel Pittman (1)

Thursday, June 26
President Induction

Join us Thursday, June 26 for the induction of Rotary Club of Thomasville 2025-2026 President Nate Tyler. We'll recap 2024-2025 under President Marta Jones Turner and introduce the leadership team for the next Rotary year. 


Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendar

Take a look at the calendar for the next several weeks.

  • Thursday, June 19: Pack and Sort at Second Harvest, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
  • Saturday, June 21: Produce distribution at Weston Park begins at 7:30 a.m.
  • Thursday, June 26: Enjoy a recap of the Rotary year and induction of president-elect Nate Tyler. 
  • Thursday, July 3: Stann McCleod will discuss the Thomas County military museum. 
  • Thursday, July 10: County Manager Mike Stephenson

The calendar is subject to changes. Find the most updated Rotary calendar anytime:

Arezzo Tapped as RI President
Presidential Message: Unite For Good


Francesco Arezzo, a member of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy, has been selected by the Board of Directors as Rotary International’s president for 2025-26. Arezzo will become president July 1, 2025.


The 2025-26 presidential message is Unite for Good, which calls on Rotary members to be a force for unity in a world increasingly divided by politics, geography, and ideology. Through service projects, Rotary brings together people of every background — across races, religions, and professions — in a shared mission to do good in their communities.

Arezzo is an orthodontist in private practice. He is active internationally as a member of the Italian, European, and American orthodontics associations. He is vice president of the National Association of Italian Dentists for the province of Ragusa and was the founder and head for seven years of the delegation for Ragusa of the National Trust for Italy. He is a Knight of Honor and Devotion in Obedience within the Sovereign Order of Malta. A Rotary member for more than 30 years, Arezzo has served as vice chair of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee and as RI director, learning facilitator, and as district conference presidential representative. Arezzo is a major donor and benefactor of The Rotary Foundation. He is married to Anna Maria Criscione, an entrepreneur in the tourism field. They have two children.


View full Rotary Club of Thomasville calendar.
NEW LINK: Attend a club meeting via Zoom. Meeting ID: 867 7770 1621