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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

May 13, 2025


Meetings

May is Youth Service Month

5/15 Meet at Second Harvest to Pack & Sort
5/22 Marrias in India—Administered Polio Vaccine
5/29 Members’ Talk / Foundation Update
6/5 Rotary Cub of Thomasville Annual Award Honorees

Events

5/17 Produce Distribution at Weston Park
5/21 Coffee Chat
6/5 Wine or Whine
6/9 Board Meeting @ Gentian Creek—the House

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

5/1 Eugene McNease (47)
5/1 Laura Pike (0)
5/4 Bob Drummond (8)
5/9 Rich Massa, Jr. (1)
6 years in Rotary
5/16 Lauren Radford (6)
10 years in Rotary
5/23 Melanie Cromartie (1)

Rotary Youth Exchange
Support Ivan's Study Abroad Year


Ivan Santoyo is still fundraising for his upcoming study abroad program through Rotary Youth Exchange. We are very excited for Ivan, our first-ever Rotary Youth Exchange participant, and our club has committed to help Ivan pay his out-of-pocket expenses for the program.

To assist with fundraising, Ivan's mom, Aida, is selling cookies from her homestead bakery, Cookies Crumble, three dozen for $25. Please share the link among your family and friends to help offset Ivan's costs. Several of our Rotarians can attest to how good her cookies are – with locally sourced ingredients, baked with love.

Ivan frequently volunteers at Rotary produce distributions and a range of other community service activities; please support him as his year in France comes closer. If you are not interested in purchasing cookies but would like to help, there are several ways to donate:

  • GoFundMe
  • CashApp: $kosmoscrab 
  • Zelle: 229 319 4763
  • Bring cash or check to one of our weekly meetings and we will pass the funding along to Ivan and Aida.

Learn more about his journey so far.

Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendar

Here is a look at our upcoming events for May.


  • Thursday, May 8: Sam McCoy & Britt Shiver, artists from Thomasville Center for the Arts
  • RESCHEDULED: Monday, May 12: Board Meeting, 5:15 p.m. at the Chamber
    All Red Ribbon members are required to attend a board meeting as part of their Red Ribbon program.
  • Thursday, May 15: Sort and Pack at Second Harvest, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
  • Saturday, May 17: Produce distribution, Weston Park. Set up begins at 7:30 a.m., distribution begins at 8:30 a.m. or as soon as set up is completed.
  • Wednesday, May 21: Coffee Chat at Grassroots Coffee. No agenda, just drop in to get to know your fellow Rotarians a little better. Anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.

The calendar is subject to changes. Find the most updated 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.