World Bazaar Silent Auction
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| Pres. Dave Steele with Lee Whitt |
Items donated from Bangladesh |
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| Bernie Heitz with the successful bidders, Assistant District Govenor, Bob Howard and his wife, Judy. |
Pres. Dave Steele with Assistant District Govenor, Bob Howard, and his wife, Judy. |
On January 25, 2008, The Madison Rotary Club held a World Bazaar Silent Auction at the Venture Out Business Center to raise money for the Rotary International Polio Plus Campaign. Items were donated from Rotary Clubs around the world, such as France, Argentenia, Denmark, Bangladesh, Romania, and many more.
The generosity of the Bangladesh Rotary Club was particularly moving in light of the devastation that that country has seen in loss of lives and property. In gesture of high regard and sincere appreciation for their contribution, $700 of the proceeds will go to a relief effort in Bangladesh being led by their Rotary Club. Two thousand dollars of the remaining funds raised will be given to the Rotary International Polio Plus campaign.
Academic Awards
The Madison Rotary Club recently held its annual Scholarships Awards Banquet. The club has awarded scholarships annually for over 40 years.
Honor students from Southwestern High School, Madison Consolidated High School and Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School were acknowledged for their scholastic acheivements. Thirteen Rotary Scholarship Awards were presented to the outstanding students from Jefferson County. The club also honored a citizenship award winner from each school.
Recipients were, from left to right: front row, Megan Simmons, Gail Peak and Valshali Mittal; middle row, Brittany Armstrong, Cassidy Sullivan Hearn, Kelsi Ward and Amy Consley; back row, Derek Holiday, Duncan Swartz, Franklin Totten and Eric Bates.
The Madison Rotary Club also honored one student from each of the three local schools for the 2009 Citizenship Award.
The Madison Rotary Club also recognized the valedictorian and salutatorian candidates from Madison Consolidated, Southwestern and Shawe Memorial high schools. Pictured above are the Madison Consolidated candidates: Megan Simmons, Eric Bates, and Valshali Mittal.
Congratulations to all!
I Like Me! Project
Madison Rotary Club and Rotary member sponsors have completed another year of giving approximately 450 "I LIKE ME!" books to each kindergarten student in Jefferson County.
I LIKE ME! is a beautifully written and illustrated book that is individualized with names important to each individual student. The book encourages reading and emphasizes the worth of each individual student and includes a guide for their teachers for enhanced student enjoyment.
The books are given through the sponsorship and donations of individual Rotarians and Rotarian managed companies. This year's sponsors are: Chandler Chevrolet (Jim Hadley), Robert E. Wall, DDS, River Valley Financial Bank (Matt Forrester), Madison Courier (Curt Jacobs), Madison Vision Clinic (John Eagleson, O.D.), Edward Jones, Inc. (Dave Steele), and McCubbin Ford (Kevin McCubbin). Members enjoy the opportunity to hand out the books to every kindergarten child in Jefferson County classrooms.
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