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I would like to thank you for your support
this year during my time as Governor. The
year has certainly flown by, it’s hard to
believe October will be soon be here. To
the District Executive Board, Governor’s
Cabinet and all who participated in the
Fall and Spring meetings as well as the
International Convention and to those
who will continue their support by
attending the District Convention you are
a wonderful group of Civitan’s. You truly
have “Made a Difference in the World” this year. It has
been a great honor for me to serve as your Valley District
Governor 2018-2019.
Shela Hopkins was installed as your new Governor for the
2019-2020 year during the International Convention in
Greenville, South Carolina. Please continue your support
for her. Patsy Perkel was installed as International
President for 2019 and 2020. Congratulations to both
ladies.
Congratulations to Valley District’s Chuck Weir and Rose
Merriwether for winning the 2017-18 North American In-
ternational Awards for (1st place for best website and 2nd
place for best newsletter).
The theme for the next several years Champions of
Service was introduced. The new branding theme will
continue as Achievers, Believers, Leaders and Dreamers.
One item of business at the convention was Renew by
2022. It’s a conscious, internal effort of Civitan
International to “renew” the organization to center on
increasing its viability over the next three years and
ensuring its sustainability for years to come.
Don’t forget if your incoming officers for the 2020 year
have not signed up for officer training they need to do so
as soon as possible. Do Not Wait Until it is too late. All
officers must be trained in order for your club to be
certified. Repeating officers as well as new and those who
served in the position before must have this training.
Information can be found at https://civitan.org/training/.
If you have not returned your Club Officer form’s, please
do so asap. A copy needs to be sent to
[email protected] as well as a copy to Governor-Elect
Shela Hopkins.
SUMMER EDITION
THE QUARTERLY N EWSLETTER OF THE V ALLEY D ISTRICT C IVITAN
Jimmy Jordan
2018-19
Governor
2018/2019
GOVERNOR
In the Sponsor a Member Competition North Carolina District
West led by Governor Christy Hopkins has moved into the lead in
the Highest Numerical Category with 27 officers who have
sponsored new members. We are in second place with 26
officers who sponsored new members. North Carolina East is in
third place with 23.
It is not to late to increase your membership this year, we have
approximately two months left in 2018-2019. We need to also
be working on building new clubs. Please contact the New
Growth & Retention team consisting of Bruce Meyers, Leslie
Benmark, Jay Albertia, Steve Teasley or me if you have a lead on
a new club start.
Be sure to register for the District Convention Friday, September
6th and Saturday, September 7th at the Doubletree Inn in
Jackson, TN. I would like to encourage all clubs to send a
representative from your club to this meeting. Our guest speaker
will be Mary Frances Colley; membership with Civitan
International. See the registration form toward the end of this
newsletter.
IN THIS ISSUE
Governor's Message 1 Public Relations 6
2018-19 Executive Board Members 2 Fundrasing 8
Governor Elect Message 3 Awards & Honors 8
Immediate Past Governor's Message 4 Club News 9 - 15
Junior Civitan 5 - 6 Meeting Registratin 16
2018-2019 Executive Board
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http://www.valleydistrictcivitan.com/
Governor - Jimmy Jordan, South Jackson Club 2071
Governor Elect - Shela Hopkins, Columbia Civitan Club 0723
Immediate Past Governor - Rose Merriwether, PDG. St. Bethlehem Civitan Club 0754
Area 1 Director - - Sandy Buckner, MST, PDG, Dickson & Central Civitan Club 1827, 1197
Area 2 Director Pat Waggoner, South Nashville Club 2625
Area 3 Director - Sharon Nass, St. Bethlehem Civitan Club 0754
Area 4 Director - Phil Buckner, PDG, Dickson Civitan Club 1827
Area 5 Director - Stephen Gregory, Hickman County Club 1807
Area 6 Director - Bonnie Callahan, Middleton Civitan Club 3627
Area 7 Director- Julie Terry, Memphis Civitan Club 3
Area 8 Director - Lloyd Collier, Dyersburg Civitan Club 730
Area 9 Director - Steve Teasley, PDG,Ownenboro Civitan Club 3657,4139
Past Governor at Large - Leslie Benmark, PDG, Joelton Civitan Club 3361,4078
Secretary - LaWanda Beasley, Bolivar Civitan Club 1952
Treasurer - Jeannie Way, St. Bethlehem Civitan Club 0754
Judge Advocate - Jay Albertia, MST, Clarksville Civitan Club 0076,3574
Chaplain - Vernon Brooks, Mount Pleasant Civitan Club 3157
Sergeant at Arms - Glenn Way, St. Bethlehem Civitan Club 0754
New Club Growth & Retention Team - Bruce Myers, PDG, Leslie Benmark, PDG, Jay Alberia, PIP, MST, & Steve Teasley PDG
Public Relations - Rose Merriwether, PDG, St. Bethlehem Civitan Club 0754
Junior & Campus Civitan - Gena Albertia, Clarksville Civitan Club 0076
Awards - Glenda Jordan, South Jackson Civitan Club 2071
Special Olympics - Jerry Nass, St. Bethlehem Civitan Club 0754
Fund Raising - Ramona Spencer, Middleton Civitan Club 3627
Don’t forget to sign up for the
Kroger Community Rewards
All good things come to an end….and be replaced with something
way better.
The cost of printing and mailing out the newsletters has gone up
each year and we can no longer afford to continue to send out
the paper newsletters. This is the last newsletter that will be
mailed out.
The options available for our Civitan members are to continue to
look at the newsletter online at https://
www.valleydistrictcivitan.com/voice-of-the-valley and I will
continue to mail out the link each quarter.
Some members may not be getting my emails with the link.
Please send me your email address and I will add you to the
newsletter mailing list. [email protected]
If you have any older members in your club that may not have
emails. Please be a good Civitan club and print out a copy for
those members wanting a copy.
Thanks,
Rose
Hello Civitan Family!
What a wonderful time we had in Greenville SC for the Civitan’s 99th Annual Convention. It was great to
see our Valley District Civitans at the convention! I truly enjoyed the all the convention shenanigans with
the Valley District Civitans that were there!! You know who you are!!!
Congratulations Chuck Weir, Rose Merriwether and Valley District for 2017-18 1st place district website
and 2nd place district newsletter our own Voice of the Valley!!! Thank You Rose for the awesome job you do
and have done as editor!!
Our Valley District Convention will be Friday, September 6- Saturday, September 7, 2019 at: The
Doubletree Inn in Jackson, TN 38301. I hope you will all try to make this convention! Our new officers for 2019-2020 will be
installed, there will be awards given out and much fellowship. It would be a great honor to have as many as our Valley District
Civitans there in support!
Also, if you have not had an opportunity to submit your club roster for 2019-2020 officers; please send them to me, Shela
Hopkins at either [email protected] or [email protected]. The deadline has been extend to Monday,
August 12, 2019.
The 2019-2020 Civitan Leadership Certification Workshop summer session in Nashville TN will be on Saturday, August 17,
2019. The deadline to register is Monday, August 5, 2019. I will be there and I am looking forward to meeting those of you
that will be in attendance!!
I would like to ask that we keep all of the clubs in the Valley District in our prayers. Our District family has suffered much
sickness and death. Please continue to pray for one another.
Looking forward to seeing you all in Jackson!!!
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Shela Hopkins
2019-2020
Governor Elect
GOVERNOR –ELECT
100TH ANNUAL CIVITAN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Mission Statement
The worldwide mission of
Civitan International is to build
good citizenship by providing a
volunteer organization of clubs
dedicated to serving individual
and community needs, with an
emphasis on helping people
with developmental disabilities.
Congratulations to our World
Citizenship Award winner and founder
of Bitty and Beau’s Coffee, Amy Wright!
Civitans,
I attended the International Convention in
Greenville, SC a few weeks ago. At the
convention a new initiative was
introduced and it is called Renew by
2022.
International is working on achieving
financial stability for the organization in the
next three years. It was announced that our
International headquarter building will be sold. For more
information visit https://civitan.org/renewby22/ where you’ll
find a letter from your fellow Civitan leaders, FAQs, and
several short testimonial videos
The new branding campaign, was revealed Champions of
Service. Over the next several years we will continue with this
campaign as Achievers, Believers, Leaders, and Dreamers.
Action kits and items are available in the Supply House.
With just a few months to go for the 2018-19 of Governor
Jimmy Jordan’s term looking at the Membership report we
started the year with 42 Active clubs but as of June we are
down to 41. In October of 2018 we had 1070 members and
that’s down to 1053. (-17) We still have a few months to
recruit more members.
This is my last article as Immediate Past Governor and I
would like to thank all Valley District Civitan clubs for their
support during my term of leadership these past three years.
All officers are now required to be trained each year,
regardless of how long they have served in a position.
Training for Presidents and President elects will be in
Nashville on August 17th and in Chattanooga on August 24.
There are also 2 remaining webinars you can go to
www.civitan.org under
Resources>MemberCenter>LeadershipWorkshops for
additional information.
Hello from White Bluff Civitan Club
We are a fairly new club having begun
March, 2017. We are sponsored by the
Dickson, Tennessee club. We are greatly
appreciative of them and their efforts to
get our club started. Our own member Dwight Ragsdale
was instrumental in getting our club off the ground.
We have accomplished many things. We have built four
wheel chair ramps, rebuilt a sign at Veterans Park in
White Bluff, landscaped a recently refurbished building
bought by the city, donated $800.00 to the Dickson
County Sheriffs Office Toy and Coat drive, held a
fireman appreciation dinner for the White Bluff and
Claylick Fire Departments, donated $1,100 to William
James Middle School for a new sign, donated $600 to
the Dickson YMCA to purchase 10 cots for use in cold
weather to house homeless families.
We were proud to honor another Creek Wood High
School Junior Civitan member with a $500 scholarship
this year. Her name is Koria Taliaferro and she will be
attending Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, TN.
Our April meeting was a Seek Meeting. We have added
4 new members since that meeting. Our current
membership is 37 people. We are on our way to being
an Honor Club.
We are proud to announce that we are joining in fund
raising for the non profit Mayson’s Place an inclusion
center to be located in White Bluff. Two of our members
Carl and Lonae Garton started this foundation is in
honor of their son Mayson, who passed away. We are
sponsoring at golf scramble for Mayson’s Place to be
held in August.
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Rose Merriwether
2018-19
Immediate Past
Governor
IMMEDIATE PAST GOVERNOR MESSAGE WHITE BLUFF
Ann Heath
“The dearest thing in life to me is the inspiration which
urges me on to give the best that is in me to the “builders
of good citizenship,” and makes of it a labor of love.”
Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire, Founder of Civitan International
In 1974, Civitan became the first major
service club organization in America to
admit women to full membership. Another
milestone for service organizations
recorded in 1989 when Polly Mooney
became the first female leader of a major
service organization when she was elected
to serve as International President of
Civitan for the 1990-91 term.
Hello Fellow Civitans!
Well it’s that time of year – when one of our Junior Civitan years end and another begins. I would like to
express my deepest appreciation for your support of our program this year and to congratulate Junior Governor
Taylor Albertia on a very successful year! She was recognized as one of only two Distinguished Governors of
Excellence this year (the highest honor possible) and as a result, led our district to be recognized as an Honor
District of Distinction.
As we say good-bye to Taylor, we welcome our newest Junior Governor Isabella Sullivan. She and I have already
met and discussed plans for the upcoming year, but as always need your help making it successful. We have
many projects planned, but could use the following donations:
Acrylic paint Small paint brushes Fleece (for scarves or blanket) Large, smooth river rocks
Please bring donations to the next adult district meeting!
Always Civitan Happy,
Gena Albertia
Being Governor of the 2018-2019 Valley District Board has been such a blessing. Getting to share the year
with Marissa Lott and Bella Sullivan was a blast and we came up with lots of great ideas like the blessing
bags. However, we couldn’t be such an amazing district without our Chair, Gena Albertia. This year we all
grew as a board and as a family.
We had 18 Juniors attend International Convention (more than any other district) and the Valley District
won BIG! We took home the following awards:
I cannot wait to lead on the board once again this year! Thank you to everyone who made this year the best possible.
Always HAPPY!
Taylor Albertia
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Gena Albertia
2019-20
Jr. & Campus
Civitan Chair
JUNIOR CIVITAN
Taylor Albertia
2019-20
Immediate
Past Jr.
Governor
IMMEDIATE PAST JR. GOVERNOR
Project of the Year - Blessing
Bags for First Responders!
Valley District wins big at Junior Civitan International Convention.
• Clarksville High – Honor Club of Distinction
• Montgomery Central Middle School – Honor Club of Distinction
• Montgomery Central Middle School – 3rd place for Campus Project of the Year
• Montgomery Central Middle School – 3rd place for Club of the Year
• Valley District – Honor District of Distinction
• Valley District – 1st place for District Project of the Year
• Valley District – 2nd place for District of the Year
• Gena Albertia – District Chair of the Year
Hello! I’m Isabella Sullivan and I am an upcoming senior at Clarksville High School in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Since I was elected as Governor of the Valley District for the 2019-2020 school year, I was given the incredible
opportunity to go to the Junior Civitan International Convention. At the convention, I met so many incredible
people and learned what it really means to be a Junior Civitan. My favorite parts of the convention were
Dance-A-Thon and learning about the CIRC.
As Governor, I hope to lead our district through a fun and service-filled year! I also hope to make the Valley
District an Honor District of Excellence, increase club membership, and inspire others to truly live by the
Junior Civitan creed. I couldn’t be any more excited for what this year has to offer!
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V A L L E Y D I S T R I C T P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S
J U N I O R C I V I T A N 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0 G O V E R N O R
I would like to encourage every club to submit articles. Let your fellow Civitans know what your club has
been working on. Fundraisers, Community Service Projects, Civitan Awareness. Fun, Fellowship, and more.
The earlier you can get your club articles in the better. The Club articles should include up to 150 words of
text, (Word or pdf format), up to 4 photos and a photo of the author. You can email your material to me at
[email protected] or mail it to 292 Bellshire Dr. Clarksville, TN 37043
Valley District has a Facebook page feel free to post your club news on the page.
https://www.facebook.com/ValleyDistrictCivitan/
This publications is located on our District Website http://www.valleydistrictcivitan.com/ This is the last
newsletter will be printed and mailed out using the USPS. I will continue to email the newsletter to all members.
If you are not receiving the newsletter by email now—please send me your email address and I will add you to my contact list.
I would like to express my gratitude and thank all of the club editors for the time and work it takes to support the Voice of the
Valley. Fall input deadline 9/20.
VOLUME 68 ISSUE 4 THE Q UARTERLY N EWSLETTER VALLEY D ISTRICT C IVITAN
Rose Merriwether
2018-19
Public Relations
Isabella Sullivan
2019-20
Jr. Civitan
Governor
2 0 1 9 RO B E R T N. H O O D S C H O L A R S H I P W I N N E R S
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On Tuesday, May the 7th, The Owensboro Civitan Club honored the Class of 2019 recipients of the Robert N. Hood Scholarship
Program with a Reception/Banquet at the Viola Gardens’ Club House on 2029 Viola Gardens. This year’s class consist of 47
applicants and from those the selection committee selected 8 local High School one per school in the Owensboro/Daviess County
and Ohio County Area. Each winning Finalist receive a $1,000 Needs Scholarship to obtain a degree in their field of choice. This is
our 6th year of giving out scholarships to area seniors and the 2nd year dedicated under the new title of The Robert N. Hood
Scholarship Program. This Scholarship Program is a yearly project and applications can download an application from their school’s
Web Site or pick-up a hard copy from your Guidance Counselor around the fall semester of the school year. The Owensboro Civitan
Club also sponsors a special scholarship at Brescia University in the name of Jack Keeney Civitan Scholarship, to a candidate in the
field of Education with emphasis in Special Education this scholarship is for $ 2,000.
I like to thank each participating school, the guidance Counselor of these schools each member of the Selection Committee, as well
as to each of the following Winning Finalist, Congratulations and best of luck on succeeding in your field of choice. And in addition
to the parent (s) of these outstanding students, HATS OFF ON A JOB WELL DONE.
Samantha Klee Will graduate from Apollo High School with a GPA of 3.924. She plans to attend the University of Louisville she is
currently undecided on a major currently. Samantha has been a member of Junior Civitan for past three years.
Lily Katherine Scott Will graduate from Daviess County High School with a GPA of 3.897. She is Planning to attend the Northern
Kentucky University and pursue a major in zoology.
Alexis Chance Will graduate from Heritage Park High School with a GPA of 3.039. She plans to attend Nossi College of Art in
Nashville, Tennessee and pursue a degree in Photography.
Corey Hale Will graduate from Ohio County High School with a GPA of 4.000. He plans to attend Murray State University and
pursue a major in the field of Agronomy.
Gavin Ford Miller Will graduate from Owensboro High School with a GPA of 3.566. He plans to attend the University of Louisville
and pursue a career in Constitutional Law.
Javaughan Williams Will graduate from Owensboro Catholic High School with a GPA of 2.330. He plans to attend the University of
Louisville and pursue a career in the field of Dentistry, while attempting to earn a position on the University of Louisville football
team.
Anna Marie H. Atkinson Will graduate from Owensboro Innovation Academy with a GPA of 3.925. She plans to attend Brescia
University and plans to pursue a career in the field of Pediatric Hospice / Palliative Social Work.
Christina Wathen Will graduate from Whitesville Trinity with a GPA of 4.000. She plans on attending Western Kentucky University,
her career choice will be in Physical Therapy
Samantha Klee
Apollo H.S.
Lily Katherine Scott
Daviess County H.S. Alexis Chance
Heritage Park H.
Gavin Miller
Owensboro H.S.
Javaghan Williams
Owensboro Catholic H.S Christina Wathen
Whitesville Trinity H.S.
Anna Marie H. Atkinson
Owensboro Innovation
Corey Hale Ohio
County H. S.
Kenneth S. Teasley
Scholarship Chairman The District Executive Board would like to thank
the Owensboro Civitan Club for hosting the
2018-19 District Spring Meeting
It’s a Sizzling Summer! We are heading into the last quarter of the 2018/2019 year and Summer is a
great season for fundraising. It’s also a good time to seek out new businesses to place your candy and
coin boxes for the coming year. The Candy/ Coin Box Project is an important and successful program for our
clubs. Collections help to ensure that more services can be provided to the local communities and the
CIRC. Fundraising is a crucial part of Civitan International, and the Valley District is doing its part to help
support. However, we can always do a little bit more.
From October 2018 through June 2019, Valley District has contributed $9,981.73 to the Candy Box
Program (16 clubs participating), which is a decrease of $1,702.98 for the same time period last year.
Let us work to do better with our Candy Boxes!! Valley District has contributed a total of $397.67 to the
Coin Box Program (3 clubs participating), which is a decrease of $277.28 over the same time period last
year. Let’s work to do better with our Coin Boxes!
Valley District needs to make every effort to fulfill their contract promise and work to keep submitting collections to Civitan
International. Please keep in mind that 75% of candy box contributions and 50% of coin box contributions support the CIRC
in Birmingham, Alabama
Another way to support the CIRC is Civitans at the Helm. Civitans at the Helm is a recognition program to acknowledge club
and district support of Civitan International and its’ commitment to research. Clubs receive banner patches as recognition for
this support. Levels are as follows:
Helmsman - $10 per member Navigator - $25 per member
Captain - $50 per member Commodore - $75 per member
Admiral - $100 per member Admiral of the Fleet - $200 per member
Keep up the good work Valley District and thanks for all you do!!! And let’s end the 2018/2019 year with a huge increase in
contributions!!!
I hope you have been reading my articles for the 2018-2019 club year. Each quarter I have told you what
you need to know to enter the Awards & Honors Competition.
The presentation will be made at the September District Convention to be held at the Doubletree Inn in
Jackson, TN. The deadline has been extended until Thursday, August 15th all entries must be postmarked
and mailed to me no later than the 15th.
In case you still need the information for submitting an entry I am enclosing what you need to know again.
Just go to http:// www.valleydistrictcivitan.com/awards and follow the instructions.
If you need additional information, please contact me at 731-422-2208, 731-343-9458 or [email protected]
Club members work tirelessly each year let’s honor them with the recognition they deserve for one of the below Individual
Awards listed on the next page.
I know your club has had a project worthy of the Club Awards Recognition, it not that hard to enter especially if you have
followed the guidelines and kept the information needed as year progressed. With the extended deadline you have even
longer this year to get the letter to me.
Hope you will attend the District Convention Friday, September the 6th and Saturday, September 7th.
Additional information for registration is included in the newsletter.
VALLEY DISTRICT FUNDRASIING
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Ramona Spencer
2018-19
Fundraising Chair
AWA R D S & H O N O R S
Glenda Jordan,
Awards Chair
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AWARDS & HONORS
Over a lifetime you meet people who come and go in your life, some never to hear from again. But
a few are constant, dependable and ready to assist you with any task.
Such a person was Mary Gill who could be counted on always.
Mary joined South Nashville Civitan in 1984 after seeing how active our club was in which her
husband, Fred had become active. Mary joined in wholeheartedly in every activity. She became the
secretary responsible for so much of our communication and stayed with it for over 30 years.
The only time she gave it up was to become president at one point. I remember returning as
president of the club just a few years ago and at the end of the year I met with Mary to go over our
year. She had all the records and helped us become an honor club once again. During the 90s at one point our club had
gotten down to just a few active members and it looked like the club would fold. Mary sent a colorful letter to each
member and put us all to shame for the careless attitude we had fallen into and fired us up once again.
South Nashville has never been a large club, but always active in all the ventures of the district. She was the key
participant in our involvement in Special Olympics each year. She provided a newsletter for each meeting of the club. She
was still our secretary until the end of her life a few weeks ago. I have before me a picture of 7 of us Civitans in front of
the finished wheelchair ramp in front of her home a couple of years ago. She was always so proud of that ramp and it
made it possible for her to continue living a full life.
She was the secretary of her church for 45 years - how dependable is that? Mary kept a positive attitude and cute smile
for all of us. We shall miss her dearly, but we are thankful that she brought her daughter, Debbie, into our club not long
ago to keep her heritage alive. We thank God for this dedicated servant of our club.
j tommy jobe
MARY GILL
Mary Gill
.
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Karen Holmes
JOELTON
The Club held our Clergy Appreciation Dinner in May with a number
of local churches represented. Our Civitan member, retired
Marine Sergeant Major Len Koontz prepared the Fallen Comrades
Table. This table setting serves as a reminder that all of our
comrades could not be here today. It honors those who are
unaccounted for and for those who paid the supreme sacrifice
defending our country.
At our April and June bingo nights, the Joelton Civitan Club collected paper goods for
the Ronald McDonald House and school supplies for the teachers at our local middle
school.
In May, the Club held their semi-annual Community Clean-Up – always a great turnout
to help keep our community clean!!
Joelton Civitan Club members presented monetary
awards to (2) 8th grade students who displayed
leadership and good citizenship throughout their
school year
Club members participated in the Tennessee Special Olympics in
May
Another great year of onion sales for Humphreys Civitan Club culminated in the sale and delivery of 550
bags in record time. Club members presold 487 bags which were picked up on May 21 with the last
bag distributed on Monday, May 27.
President, James Schmidt (left) and President-Elect Jeff Keele (right) are shown manning our booth in
front of Waverly Tire on Main Street. Part of the proceeds from this sale are used to fund the
Humphreys County Civitan Scholarship which was presented to Leah Herndon of the Waverly Central
High School Jr. Civitan Club for 2018-2019. Leah and her parents, Todd and Rhonda, were our guests
at our monthly June meeting. Leah, WCHS Jr. Civitan Secretary for 2018-2019, shared her winning essay and talked
about plans for the future.
The Herndon family are pictured with our President, James, as he presents the scholarship check for $500.00.
Becky Keele
CLARKSVILLE CIVITAN OLDEST YEARS OF SERVICE
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Greetings Fellow Civitans!
I have the pleasure of reporting to you
that five of our Valley District Clubs have
sent me information about their
donations to Special Olympics totaling
$3,150.00.
Way To Go!!
Thank You for all you do in your Communities!
If your Club plans on making any donations to Special
Olympics during this fiscal year, remember that it has to be
done before Sept. 30th.
Please send me a copy of the front of your check indicating
the amount of the donation, including where you sent the
check. My address is 624 Chesterfield Circle, Clarksville,
TN, 37043
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Jerry Nass
Special
Olympics
2018-19
WHITE BLUFF
On May 19, three members of the White Bluff Civitan Club
helped prepare food for the 300 plus bikers as they made
their "Run to the Wall".
There were three different routes of motorcyclist The group
that stopped at the Dickson Cumberland Presbyterian
Church originated in Ontario, CA and as they came west,
additional bikers joined the group. By the time they arrived in
Dickson there was more than 400 individuals on the
300 plus motorcycles.
Ed Greer on left and Erik Grantham on the right
being initiated by J Dwight Ragsdale Ed Greer on left and Erik Grantham on the
right with Carl Garton on extreme right who
recruited Ed & Eric
Left to right; J Dwight Ragsdale,
Treasurer, Jan Ford, President-Elect
and John Wilson, Director
J. Dwight Ragsdale
John Richardson-63 years service, Brown Harvey Jr 62 years &
HR Wortham 61 years. Golden Records were presented by
President Neal & President Elect Donna Sabash.
Brown Harvey Jr
John Richardson
HR Wortham
Our BBQ Chicken Dinner fundraiser on April 27th was a success. We sold all of the chicken halves that we
barbecued, along with tasty sides and beverages.
Family Night on May 20th was well attended. Guest speaker was club member Dr. Quentin Humberd, MD. He
spoke about the Tennessee Council on Autism Spectrum Disorder, encouraging concerned residents to join the
Council. Dr. Humberd recently received an award of $250 for his work in early childhood development. He
presented the award to Central Civitan for us to further assist children with special needs attending
Cumberland Heights Elementary School.
Our annual Lone Oak Picnic will be Saturday, July 27th, from 10am to 2pm. Join us for barbecued pork and chicken, live
musical entertainment and more. Admission is free. Parking is off of Alonzo Place in Cunningham, TN.
On October 5th, we will hold a 5k race at Historic Collinsville in Southside, TN.
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CENTRAL
ST. BETHLEHEM
Tragedy struck one of our own. LaDonna Hamm, past District Governor and St. Bethlehem club
president, lost her son due to a motorcycle accident. Our sympathy goes out to her and Mike.
Our club officers for 2019-2020 are as follows: President, Forest Suddeath, President-Elect, Bill
Suddeath, Treasurer, Glenn Way, Secretary, Rose Merriwether, and Board Member, Mike Collins.
For programs in April and May we enjoyed two excellent speakers. Kristen Baker, with Goodwill, spoke
at our April meeting. Robert Webb, president of the Hopkinsville club, spoke at our Seek Meeting in
May.
About 9 of our members attended the Valley District meeting in Owensboro and 5 attended the International
Convention in Greensville, South Carolina. They are pictured in the first photo.
Several of our members packed boxes for the Montgomery County Community Action Agency, and our club prepared
greeting cards with a cheerful message to be given out to recipients of them.
A club social was held at Olive Gardens in June. Pictured are several in attendance. Our Rose Merriwether, and past
District Governor, received two honors for the Valley District at the International Convention. Her Voice of the Valley
won second place and she accepted the Valley District Website first place award for Chuck Weir. She is pictured with
Jimmy Jordan, the present Valley District Governor..
Forest Suddeath
Beth Kasper
South Jackson Civitan members have been very busy for the past few months. In April, members sacked
lunches for participants in Area Special Olympics track and field event.. Over 200 students, teachers,
coaches, and volunteers were fed lunch at the University School of Jackson. Perfect weather, great food and
a good time was had by all!
Our ramp construction crew has built three ramps for community families recovering from surgeries. These
guys enjoy sharing their construction talents to help others. Ladies from the club provide lunch and snacks.
Two members of the 2019 graduating class from Southside High School were presented scholarships of $2000 from the
club to further their education.
Our annual Vidalia onion fundraiser was a great success! Our club sold and delivered 750 10lbs. bags of Vidalia onions. Our
club coordinates this project with the Henderson, Middleton, and Jackson clubs.
Enjoy your summer!
S O U T H J A C K S O N
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G R E E N H I L L S
Second quarter activities for the Green Hills Civitan Club set a fast pace. The club participated in the
Ronald McDonald House Telethon on April 6. Tom Edmondson was interviewed about ways Civitans support
RMH. On May 2nd the club hosted its annual cook-out for RMH guests and viewed House renovations.
Members provided candy and prizes to fill Easter eggs and supplied cookies for the Harris-Hillman School
Easter Egg Hunt on April 18th. Students, ages 3-21, are enrolled in the public school through an Individual
Education Program (IEP). The club also supplied refreshments for their spring Prom on March 29th.
Special Olympics State Summer Games were held May 17-18 at Lipscomb University. The Green Hills Club
awarded medals for Track and Field Events. Despite a rainy afternoon, club members enjoyed barbeque
and fixin’s at their annual picnic on June 17th.
Marie Byers
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DICKSON
Sandy Buckner
Civitan Buddies
Radio Guys
Gov-elect Shela & the line
Donna’s Juniors
Kitchen Crew
“Old Timers Day Pancake Breakfast-54 years”
J. Dwight takes the
money
Happy Civitans
N E W I N T E R N AT I O N A L O F F I C E R S
Patsy Perkal was installed Civitan International President.. She is a member of the Rocky Mountain
Civitan Club in the Great Southwest District. She has served as a club president for three Civitan clubs
and was an international director from 2011-2012. She was honored with a Junior Civitan Fellow in
2007. She also received club Honor Keys from Northside Civitan Club, River of Hope Civitan Club and
most recently from Rocky Mountain Civitan Club as well as a District Honor Key and Governor Honor
Key. She is the mother of two, a son and a daughter, and has two grandchildren. Patsy has been
married to Glenn since 1982. Contact information: 22520 E. Rowland Drive, Aurora, CO 80016.
Cell: 505-321-3484
Michael Morgan was elected Region Six Director, Contact information: 2517 Red Wing Way
Maryville, TN 37801
Renew by 2022 is the new initiative introduced by International at the Greenville convention. The
initiative is working towards achieving financial stability, evolving our membership, and continuing
to focus on our mission in the next three years. For more information please visit
https://civitan.org/renewby22/,
Well Deserved Rest
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DYERSBURG
Tim Campbell
Dyersburg Civitan Club honors club member Lloyd
Collier for 50 years of service to the Dyersburg
Civitan Club and the Valley District.
2019 Dyersburg Civitan Club annual Vidalia onion sales project
proved to be another success as our club sold 14,000 pounds of
sweet jumbo Vidalia onions to customers in Dyer County and
surrounding communities.
Dyersburg Civitan Club helps sponsor annual
Special Olympics Track Meet event in cooperation
with Ms. Cindy Jones of the Area 20 Special
Olympics at Dyer County High School on May 3,
2019.
Dr. Karen Bowyer, President of Dyersburg State
Community College receives $1500 scholarship
donated annually by the Dyersburg Civitan Club.
International has made changes on how you pay for
new member additions. You can still submit them by
mail with a cash or check, but they no longer accept
credit card information on the addition form. All
credit card payments must be submitted by the club
through the online member addition portal. See the
step by step guide shown on the right, but if you
have questions please email [email protected].
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D I S T R I C T M E E T I N G R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
Return Address
Rose Merriwether
292 Bellshire Dr.
Clarksville, TN 37043
Phone: 931-647-6426
E-mail: [email protected]
"Building Good Citizens"
address
http//:www.
valleydistrictcivitan.com
Civitan Valley District
Valley District Civitan - Voice of the Valley
VOLUME 68 ISSUE 4
Important Websites Valley District Civitan
www.ValleyDistrictCivitan.com Civitan International
www.civitan.org
Sergeant at Arms
Glenn Way
New Club Growth & Retention Team
Jay Albertia MST, Leslie Benmark, PDG,
Bruce Myers, PDG, Steve Teasley, PDG
Special Olympics
Jerry Nass
Public Relations
Rose Merriwether, PDG
Jr. & Campus Civitan
Gena Albertia
Awards
Glenda Jordan
Fund Raising
Ramona Spencer
Valley District Foundation Trustees
Vernon Brooks (2019)
Sam White, PDG (2019)
Yvonne van der Touw, (2020)
Pat Waggoner (2019)
Tim Campbell (2019)
George Weir, PDG (2020)
EX-OFFICIO
Rose Merriwether, PDG
International Foundation Board Liaison
Jay Albertia, PDG
Governor
Jimmy Jordan
Governor Elect
Shela Hopkins
Immediate Past Governor
Rose Merriwether , PDG
Past Governor at Large
Leslie Ann Benmark, PDG
Secretary
Lawanda Beasley
Treasurer
Jeannie Way
Judge Advocate
Jay Albertia ,PIP, MST
Chaplain
Vernon Brooks
Area 1 - Sandy Buckner (2020
Area 2 – Pat Waggoner (2020)
Area 3 - Sharon Nass (2020)
Area 4 – Phil Buckner (2019)
Area 5 –Stephen Gregory (2020)
Area 6 – Bonnie Callahan (2019)
Area 7– Julie Terry (2020)
Area 8 - Lloyd Collier (2019)
Area 9 – Steve Teasley (2019)
