Club Info - RC of Fairfield

Kevin Benedict was the guest speaker at the August 7th Fairfield Rotary Club meeting. He spoke to the members about the final FutureGen proposal sent to the United States Department of Energy. To find out more go to futuregentexas@beg.utexas.edu

Pictured are (l-r): Kevin Benedict and Greg Lindsey, Fairfield Rotary President.

Gene Chavers was presented the prestigious "Paul Harris Fellow" at the August 7th Fairfield Rotary Club meeting. Paul Harris Fellow recognition was created in memory of Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary as a way to show appreciation for contributions to the Foundation's charitable and educational program. A Paul Harris Fellow is an individual who contributes $1,000 or in whose name that amount is contributed. Every Paul Harris Fellow receives a pin, medallion and a certificate when he or she becomes a Fellow. This identifies the Paul Harris Fellow as an advocate of the Foundation's goals of world peace and international understanding.

Pictured are (L-R): Gene Neal, Past District 5870 Governor, Gene Chavers, and Greg Lindsey, Fairfield Rotary Club President

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Rotary District 5870 Governor, Barry C. Curlee was the guest speaker at the July 17th Fairfield Rotary Club meeting, hosted by both the Fairfield and Teaque Rotary Clubs.  He
spoke to the members about the International programs that Rotary is currently funding and participating in: including India, Haiti, Germany and many other countries.

Pictured are (l-r): Ronney Reynolds, Governor Elect-District 5870, Bill
Bowers, Teague Rotary President, Barry C. Curlee, Governor-District 5870,
Greg Lindsey, Fairfield Rotary President.

At the Fairfield Rotary Club's Officer Installation Banquet in July, David Huffman, Outgoing Fairfield Rotary Club President, was awarded Rotarian of the Year for the Fairfield Rotary Club.

Pictured (L-R): David Huffman and Greg Lindsey, Fairfield Rotary Club President.

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 Stephanie Redding, MD, was the guest speaker of David Huffman at the July
10th Fairfield Rotary Club Meeting.  Dr. Redding's program informed the
membership of her medical duties/experiences while serving in the U. S.
Army, in Iraq.  Pictured are (l-r): Greg Lindsey, Fairfield Rotary Club
President, Dr. Redding, and Fairfield Rotarians, Anita McCoy and David
Huffman.

Brian Mannen

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"READING" was the emphasis of the April 3, 2007, Fairfield Rotary Club
meeting.  The Fairfield Rotary Club was recently awarded a $2,500.00
District Rotary Grant.  The funds of the grant are being donated for the
purchase of books for the Reach Out and Read Program in Texas, part of the
Children's Learning Institute.  The Reach Out and Read program is a National
Pediatric Early Literacy Program that introduces children living in
impoverished situations to reading, as part of their wellness visits, at
participating medical clinics.

Pictured (l-r): David Huffman, Fairfield Rotary President, Linda Greene,
Fairfield Public Library Director/Librarian, Glenna Dawson, MPH, Training
Coordinator Reach Out and Read- Texas, Kathie Finley of Corner Stone Family
Care in Teague, Kim Anderson, CALT, Director of Reach Out and Read-Texas and
Beverly K. Johnson, Teague Public Library Assistant Librarian.

Brian Mannen

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The Fairfield Rotary Club was recently recognized at the Rotary conference in Denver, Colorado, for having the highest per capita giving in Zone 26, which encompasses a portion of the central United States. Fairfield Rotary Club is in District 5870, which is in Zone 26.  Per capita giving for the Fairfield Rotary for the past year exceeded $700.00 per member.

Pictured with the trophy awarded to District 5870 are: (L-R) Gene Neal, Past
District 5870 Governor, Jack Aldredge, Past Fairfield Rotary President,
David Huffman, Fairfield Rotary President,  and Ed Mullins, Past District
5870 Governor.