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WILMINGTON CAPE FEAR ROTARY NEWSLETTER January 24 2018

Rotary District 7730CapeFearRotary.com

Club LeadersPeggy Sloan President

Kathleen Yerkes Vice President

Colleen M. Hattingh President-Elect

Ann L. Willard Secretary

Jean M. Hall Club Director

Doug Bevell Sergeant-at-Arms

Dennis P. Myers Rotary Foundation Chair

Mark Stanley Paradis Treasurer

J.D. Swart Service Projects Chair

Peter B. Sweyer iPast President

Anthony ConstantineAretakis Membership Chair

Constance H. Knox Public Image Chair

Jane E. Morrow Club Service Chair

BETH A. WOOD, CPA - OSA, Who We Are, What We Do,and How It Affects You.

Beth Wood is a Certified Public Accountant in her third term asNorth Carolina’s elected State Auditor.?She is a long-time publicservant with nearly 25 years of auditing experience, having workedin the Auditor’s Office for nearly 10 years before her election in2008 and also in the State Treasurer’s Office. Before that, sheworked for several companies in the private sector. She is the firstwoman elected State Auditor in North Carolina.?

Through her work as State Auditor, Beth has helped strengthen andimprove state government.?Audit teams across the state watchevery area of state government for potential savings and smart useof taxpayer dollars. As a result, audits published by OSA during hertenure have identified millions of dollars of potential savings.

OSA, Who we are, What we do, and How it affects you, is apresentation about how the State Auditor’s Office looks after the$20 billion in state tax dollars to make sure we keep our AAA bondrating and also how we take on cases of wasteful, abusive andinefficient spending of taxpayer dollars. The presentation centers onthe Office of the State Auditor and its impact on North Carolinacitizens. Auditor Wood will include topics such as:

The types of audits performedWho is auditedThe things that are found as a result of these auditsHow these findings affect the individual citizens of North Carolina

Proposed Board - 2018 - 2019

Please review the proposed board - we willvote on final approval this Friday at ourmeeting.

Patrick J. Bradford Club CommunicationChair

J E Graham Vocational Service Chair

EventsJanuary 201801/26 - NORTH CAROLINASTATE AUDITORFebruary 201802/02 - DREAMS OFWILMINGTON (OFF SITE VISIT)02/09 - Understanding Brain Health

BirthdaysBrent Boswell January 24Jane E. Morrow January 31Peggy Sloan February 01Clay A. Brumbaugh February 02Kathleen Yerkes February 08Michael Byrd February 21

Wedding AnniversariesWayne K. Rhodes January 25Christopher Paul Hibbert February 10Mark Stanley Paradis February 16

Proposed board members for 2018-2019.

President Colleen HattinghPresident Elect Kitty YerkesVice President Patrick BradfordTreasurer Stan ParadisSecretary Ann WillardSergeant-at-arms Brent BoswellClub service Committee Chair Rick MitchellMembership chair Andy AretakisPublic Relations Chair Connie KnoxRotary Foundation Chair Dennis MyersRotary Foundation Co-Chair Doug BevellCommunity Service Jane Morrow – Chair Christian Bolz (Director) – Allocations Peter Sweyer (Director) – Golf Ed Graham (Director) – Special projectsImmediate Past President Peggy Sloan

Revised ByLaws

Please also review the attached ByLaws. We will be voting for final approval on thisas well. You can email me with anycorrections or concerns.

Grant Training - Required Training

If you are interested in learning more about Grants - let Peggy know

Grants Training - February 13, 2018 - On Line Training

As part of grant qualification, at least one member of a club must attendGrants Training.

Areas - why not join together and meet at one location and watchtogether!

The training starts at 6:30 pm.

When you register, you will receive an email that contains the dial upinformation.

Contact Lin Kelly if you have questions at lin@linkelly.com

Only one person from the club needs to attend in order to complete one of therequirements for a District Grant. So if you cannot attend, please ask the person fromyour club who will attend on behalf of the club to register.

It will be an on-line training. Space is limited so sign up as soon as possible. Presidentsbe diligent in asking someone in the club to sign up if you are not that person.

$70 milin grants given each year

1,100projects supported each year by grants

$11.2 milin grants given for growing local economies last year

$20 milin grants given to water and sanitation projects last year

Rotary members contribute their skills, expertise, and resources to helpsolve some of the world’s toughest problems. From providing clean

water to promoting peace worldwide, Rotary Foundation grants bringservice project ideas to life.

Don't Miss It

-3 March 2018 – Jacksonville, NC -Parts I, II andIII

Registration open until 24 February 2018.

This is your District 7730 Rotary “Leadership” Institute(RLI) event for the year. Let’s make it a bannerevent! Cary had 52. You can do better!

Remember, only You can make it happen! Pass thison to your club. One on One conversations with yourmembers is the most effective way to make it happen. PE's, Make sure that you and your Board and Officersare RLI trained.

Sign-up Now at: http://www.rli33.org/

District will cover half of the cost for up to three Club members. RLI offering 4 for theprice of 3. That means you can send 4 people for the price of 1 ½.

Full Spring 2018 schedule attached to this e-mail.

Only you can make it happen. See you there!

District Conference in Wilmington

Mark your calendars, and join us for the 2018 Southeastern North Carolina RotaryClubs Conference at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside in Wilmington, North Carolina.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Friday dinner on the fantail of the Battleship North Carolina

Saturday event at the World’s Largest Rotary Wheel in Greenfield Lake Park

Saturday dinner at the Fort Fisher Aquarium

Stroll down Wilmington's Riverwalk lined with boutiques, cafes and vibrant nightlife.

Enjoy fresh local seafood and regional specialties at more than 50 locally ownedrestaurants and pubs at Wilmington's Downtown Historic River District.

Enjoy this historic Southern city plus three beautiful beaches: Wrightsville Beach,Carolina Beach and Kure Beach.