The Rotary Wheel 2-25-25 (Feb. 24, 2025)

Club Announcements:

New Member Orientation

A New Member Orientation will be held Tuesday, February 25th at the Manship from 5:30-7p.m. If you joined the club during the past few years you are urged to attend. Please see Don Roberts if you have any questions.

Service Opportunities

There will be some service opportunities coming up. The first opportunity will be Saturday March 8th at We Will Go Ministries. Please see club officer Suzy Tubb for questions and to volunteer.

Grace Place Clothing Donations

Men's clothing items are being collected for the next few weeks for Gace Place. Please bring the items listed below to the club meetings and place in the tubs or bring in garbage bags.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Birthdays

None

Anniversaries

None

Membership Anniversaries

Allison Yarrow 11yrs. Feb. 25th

Steve Orlansky 11yrs. Feb. 26th

Suzy Tubb 6yrs. Feb. 26th

Virginia Carlton 18yrs. Feb. 27th

Mark Green 40yrs. March 1st

Charles Lindsay 32yrs. March 1st.

Charlie Johnson 32yrs. March 1st

Edley Jones 26yrs. March 2nd

Prayer

O God, within whose patient providence we exist, by whose enduring love we are embraced, with whose strength we are sustained and by whose Spirit we give thanks for every blessing bestowed so generously upon us. Bless our own efforts in the service of others and bless for our use the food and fellowship we enjoy. Use us as willing instruments of your will. Amen.

New Club Member

Dr. Monica Lewis was installed as the Rotary Club of North Jackson's newest member during the February 18th meeting. Lewis is the Interim

Vice-President of Institutional Advancement at Jackson State University. Shown from left to right, Club Executive Secretary-Treasurer Don Roberts and Lewis' sponsor, Dr. Lewis, Club President Lori Greer and Club Director and Dr. Lewis' proposer Bill Osborne.

February 18, 2025, Meeting

Crafton Beck Conductor and Musical Director of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson during its February 18, 2025, meeting. Beck has been conductor of the MSO for 21 years. Beck talked about Mississippi's largest professional orchestra and its many events and musicians. The musicians average between 80 & 65 for performances. The MSO provides music lessons to 750 students in JPS and Hinds County schools. Shown from left to right, Past Club President Uriel Pineda, Beck, Past Club President Tom Parry and Club President Lori Greer. Here is the link to the meeting video.

https://vimeo.com/1059596158