Very Very Important Meeting

I know setting in Alma, AR USA it's very hard to think GLOBALLY.

I am taking a vacation this week and will miss Rotary Wednesday. So I am asking you to not only come but bring a guest and take notes and listen closely so you can tell me all about the program.

I am asking this as a personal favor.

A.J. Lindsey

More Alma Rotary Community Center Progress

Alma Rotary Community Center Progress

March 25 Meeting

Alma Rotary Club Members: The guest speaker at this weeks meeting will be Nikki Taul with the Crawford County Extension Service. This promises to be a very informative meeting that you don’t want to miss. Please let me know by return e-mail or call me at 632-4145 if you plan to attend. Thank you.
Dockey

Wednesday

Alma Rotary Members: This weeks meeting will be dedicated to club business, so if you have anything you would like to bring up to the club such as projects or other business please make notes and we will discuss it at Wednesday’s meeting. Please respond to me by return e-mail by noon tomorrow if you will be in attendance.



Please remember that if you haven’t already paid your dues that were due in January you need to do so as soon as possible, we have to send these dues to Rotary International and they were due by the end of February.



Also remember that Wednesday is the deadline for purchasing your tickets to lunch with the President JOHN KENNY, so if you want to purchase a ticket please contact Rosemary Blasingame no later than Wednesday to reserve a seat. Thank you.





Dockey

Help Needed!

Alma Rotary Members: Rotarian Steve Lovick has asked if we have anyone who would like to volunteer to work next Friday or Saturday at the PETS Conference in Fort Smith . I am attaching a schedule for the event and anyone who would like to participate please call Steve at the phone numbers below. Thank you.



Dockey

Marc McCune reports on criminal prosecutions

Prosecuting Attorney for the 21st Judicial District, Marc McCune, briefed the Alma Rotary Club on the many activities of his office at their March 4th meeting. Using a graphic slide presentation showing the harsh and often heartbreaking results of local criminal activity, McCune explained that the number one drug problem is Crawford County is illegal prescription drug use. The County is still making between 20 and 30 drug arrests each month. The Prosecuting Attorney's office also deals with criminal activities of all types including domestic violence, child abuse, animal cruelty and a large volume of worthless checks.

For more information about the activities of the prosecutor's office see: http://co.crawford.ar.us

A Presidential Edict

Alma Rotary Club Members: This weeks meeting should be a good one. Our speaker this week will be none other than A.C. Moncrief, (please come anyway). If you will be attending please let me know by return e-mail or call me at 632-4145. Thank you.



Dockey

Wednesday's Program and Help needed

Alma Rotary Members: The guest speaker this week will be Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney Marc McCune. I’m sure this will be a very interesting program that you won’t want to miss. Please respond by e-mail or call me at 632-4145 if you will be attending. We need to be sure we order enough food for this very interesting meeting.





P.S. In response to the Rotary Club assisting in the concession stand during this week’s Basketball Tournament, they only need help in the afternoons. If you would like to volunteer please contact Sherrie Kuykendall at the Alma Primary School . Thank you.



Dockey

Alma Rotary Blog Passes 2000

Thanks to all readers. With a club that has less than 30 members using a computer, we must have a lot a outside readers. Thanks for visiting and come back often.

A Presidential Word

Alma Rotary Club Members: The speaker this week will be Dalton Barnes. Dalton will be speaking on behalf of the Alma Boys and Girls Club. Please respond by e-mail or call me at 632-4145 if you plan to attend or if you plan to bring a guest. We want to be sure we order enough food for everyone. Thank you.

Dockey

Must See Video

A.C. and Bill Gates in the same video? Yes indead! You'll enjoy not only Bill Gates but several "everyday" Rotarians.

Click on this link:

LINK

Wednesday Meeting

Alma Rotary Club Members: This week our guest speaker will be Toni Wilson with Stepping Stone School . I’m sure you will want to find out the latest on Stepping Stone’s new building project. Please let me know by return e-mail or call 632-4145 by 12:00 Tuesday if you will be in attendance. Thank you.



Dockey

In case you missed the Channel 5 News Story

Two Million Rotarians in Ten Years

"Rotary International expects to have over two million members within 10 years," according to A.C. Moncrief, District 6110 Governor-Elect. reporting on the recent 2009 International Assembly in San Diego, CA. Moncrief, who was the President of the Van Buren Rotary Club in 1997-98, was the speaker at the club's January 29th noon meeting.

Sharing the enthusiasm for Rotary generated by bringing together next year's District Governors from around the world, A.C. recounted several examples of how Rotarians "are part of something special, working with friends and making new friends."

Do your part. Bring a guest to Rotary this week who might be a prospective member.

A.C. also announced the Rotary International theme for 2009-10, "The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands."

From the President

Alma Rotary Club Members: I hope we will be back on schedule this week since we have a great meeting lined up. Our guest speakers this week will be Crawford County Sheriff Mike Allen and Calvin Walker. Their topic will be Project Life Saver. I’m sure you won’t want to miss this meeting. Please respond by return e-mail or call me at 632-4145 if you plan to attend and if you will be bringing a guest. Thank you.



Dockey

Welcome Van Buren Rotary Site

Visit our fellow Van Buren Rotarians at http://vanburenrotary.blogspot.com/

Today's (Wednesday) Meeting Canceled

All Alma Rotary Members: Due to the weather we will need to cancel our Rotary Meeting for today. Our guest speaker was coming from Little Rock and is unable to get here, also Heavenly Ham in Fort Smith was out of power yesterday and has not been able to prepare our lunch. Hopefully next week we will have our meeting as scheduled. Thank you

Dockey

Message from the President

Alma Rotary Club Members: Wednesday’s meeting will feature as co-speakers the “dynamic-duo” of Alma High School Basketball, Stan and Madelyn Flenor. Stan and Madelyn will be bringing us up to date on the Alma Girls and Boys Senior High Basketball Programs. We need to also remember immediately after the meeting at (1:15) we will be having the ground breaking for the Alma Community Center , we want as many members to attend as possible for this event. Please let me know by return e-mail or call me at 632-4145 if you plan to attend this weeks meeting, I know we will have a large crowd and we need to order plenty of food. Thanks.



Dockey

Ground Breaking Ceremony

This Wednesday, Jan. 14th, be sure and attend the Alma Rotary meeting. We will adjourn a little early and go to the site of the new Alma Community Center for a ground breaking ceremony. This will be a great day for Alma that you will want to a part of.

Rotary Meets This Wed 1/7/09

Alma Rotary Club Members:



As you all know Wednesday January 7th, is our next scheduled Rotary Club Meeting. We are going to start our new year off with a Club Assembly. We will be discussing what we have accomplished in the last six months and making plans for the next six months. A.C. Moncrief will be our speaker this week and I hope each and every one of you will be able to attend and give your input on the direction our club should take in the future. Please let me know by return E-Mail if you plan to attend so we can order enough food for everyone. Thank you.

William N. (Dockey) Brasher III