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Club of Rotary Prince George County Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Club Meeting VA Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Is Making An Prince George County Impact! Meets at Luca Italian Restaurant By Cynthia Walker Mitchell on Thursday, May 13, 2021 6411 Courthouse Road Prince George, VA 23875 With a nod to Economic and Community Development, Rotarian Renee invited Time: Wednesday at Emily Flippo to talk to Prince George Rotarians! Emily Flippo, the Project 07:30 AM Manager for the Department of Agriculture and Forestry Development at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently told Prince George Rotarians and guests about her work to help Agribusiness Farmers. It's exciting to know that our tax dollars provide resources(agency) that help farmers get through the government regulatory and grants process to get support to stay in business. The government and the Governor knows the importance of sustaining out farmers! Emily's scope of work includes: Regulatory Oversite, Club Leaders Marketing Virginia agribusinesses locally as well as internationally, Promotion of Virginia products using slogans like Virginia's Finest and Virginia Lillian K Grown and Boyd Office of Agriculture and Forestry Development President Emily said that 90% of her job is to administer the Governor's Agriculture Forestry Industry Development fund (AFID). Brian K. As a rural and agricultural county, Prince George and surrounding Counties have benefited from these resources. Manning You may remember : President- Richland Creamery Richlands Dairy Farm , www.richlandsdairyfarm.com/ Elect Haley Honey Meadery https://haleyshoneymeadery.com Mark S and 3 Brother's Distillery Three Brothers Distillery | Savor a Sip from the Past (threebrotherswhiskey.com). Creech iPast Other benefits of these resources is the virtual, online or drive thru Farmer's Market, Feasibility Studies for President businesses, cultivation of businesses using Virginia peanuts, Smithfield ham and barley for the Petersburg pizza place Trapezium. Dana Lewellyn Thanks to Emily for visiting with us. A Prince George Rotary coin is on the way to you! Rieves Secretary Karen A. Skipper Reggie Reynolds to update club on Boy Scout activities in Prince Treasurer George By Carol Dois Woodward on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Carol Dois Woodward Bulletin Editor Public Image Chair Club Executive Secretary Janice L. Rowley Rotary Foundation Chair Steven M. Woith Membership Chair Mary K. Ford Club Admin Chair Donna D. Street Community Service Chair Sasha Reynolds Youth Services Chair Shel M. Douglas International Service Chair Mary S. Elmore Assistant Governor The Boy Scouts contribute greatly to the quality of life in any community, especially in a rural county like Prince George. Join in th e meeting to learn more about the activities of this component of Youth Services in Prince Events/Speakers George County. No Events found Birthdays Rotary Baseball End Polio Now Sasha Reynolds By Lillian K Boyd on Monday, May 17, 2021 June 7th Wedding Rotary End Polio Now Baseball Anniversaries Baseball season is here and we have a new opportunity to raise funds for End Brian K. Manning Polio Now! Rotary is partnering June 6th with the Tri Cities Chili Peppers Baseball team for a Rotary Night fundraiser on Carol Dois Woodward Thursday, June 24, 2021, 7:00 pm. June 8th The Chili Peppers are playing the Peninsula Pilots. Games are played at Patricia C. Hale Shepherd Stadium, 901 Meridan Ave., Colonial Heights, VA. June 13th Each ticket purchased to the game will generate a $4 donation to End Polio Club Member Now. A match by the Gates Anniversaries Foundation of 2 to1 will ultimately result in $12 per ticket to the EPN campaign. The game offers two ticket options: $14 General Admission OR $20 ALL YOU CAN EAT & DRINK from the Lee Chappell snack bar (excludes adult beverages). Thirsty Thursday Night offers $3 domestic & $4 craft beer from Three 05-23-2018 Roads Brewery in Farmville, Virginia. 3 Years Casey Logan Order tickets at: https://chilipeppers.isportstix.com/order/group/ROTARY21/ 05-23-2018 Phone: 804-499-3104 3 Years Earl's School in Sunyani, Ghana dedicated By Carol Dois Woodward on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 The kindergarten in Yawhima, ghana, named in honor of our club founder and Past District Governor, Earl Hale, was dedicated on May 12. Rotary and government dignitaries, community members, and the media were on hand as the school complex was "commissioned". We thank Assistant Governor, District 9102, Frank Kofi Owusu Debrah, for keeping us in the loop with all of the wonderful photos. More to follow soon. Travel with Jan By Carol Dois Woodward on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Carol was the recipient of some belated birthday gifts from Jan last week. Included was the nostalgic birthday card which evoked memories of their road trip to Virginia Beach in November for the District Conference. Jan, Carol, and Brian were the coordinators of the House of Friendship (HOF) at the District Conference. Jan and Carol traveled together and shared a room at the magnificant hotel and had many fun and surprising experiences along the way. In packing the car for the return there was a deep discussion about how to load/pack the car with all of the assorted paraphanelia needed for the HOF. That triggered some distant memories for Carol of some of the old "I Love Lucy" episodes of them traveling across country in an Air Stream trailer. You more seasoned folk may remember those episodes. Anyway, maybe that gives some back story as to why the birthday card is so charming to Carol. PGEC Ice Cream Cart at the Rotary - if the mechanics are good By Carol Dois Woodward on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Rotarian Crystal Johnson- Smith has arranged for the Prince George Electric Cooperative Ice Cream Bicycle Cart to make an appearance at our Rotary Day Project on June 5. If all goes well (mechanically) there will be free ice cream, courtesy of PGEC to make the early summer day more enjoyable. Remember this is an all hands (and feet) on deck for this event, 9-12 on June 5 at JEJ Moore Sports Complex. More will be published soon about the tasks for which we need volunteers. Volunteer Event at James River NWR By Lillian K Boyd on Sunday, May 9, 2021 Volunteer Event at James River NWR by Lillian K. Boyd & Lisa Crowder The staff at the James River National Wildlife Refuge invites the Prince George Rotary to celebrate their return to volunteer events to clean up the mighty James River. On the morning of Saturday, May 22, starting at sunrise (5:30 am) until 10:00 am, volunteers will start collecting human-made debris along the beach. The debris will be sorted, recycled or otherwise disposed of properly. Note the following: (a) volunteers are welcomed at anytime during the clean up (b) this is a Covid-cautious event with social distancing, wearing of masks and the use of hand sanitizer (c) preregistration is required via email: [email protected]. The James River National Wildlife Refuge staff is proud of their past accomplishments. The Powell Creek Nature Trail was recently awarded the Governor's Environmental Excellence Silver Award from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Let's meet on May 22 for a morning of service! The Four Way Test By Carol Dois Woodward on Monday, June 8, 2020.