8/19/2021 Today’s Program: Joshua Johnson and players with the Hickory Crawdads The Hickory Crawdads are a Minor League team based in Hickory, . They are a member of the High-A East and the High-A affiliate of the . They play their home games at L. P. Frans Stadium, which opened in 1993 and holds 5,062 people.

Established in 1993 as members of the (SAL), the Crawdads were affiliated with the through 1998. They became a farm club of the in 1999 and won the South Atlantic League championship in 2002 and 2004. Hickory has been affiliated with the Texas Rangers since 2009. The Crawdads won a third SAL championship in 2015. They moved to the High-A East in 2021. The regional conference was last weekend. Our club was honored with the first place prize for “Best Overall Public Image.” We also won a white ribbon labeling us a “Public Image Star.” OFFICERS ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Kelly Farr President Shekhar Mehta- President Deaton Smith President-Elect Hank Guess President-Nominee ROTARY DISTRICT 7670 Bonita Ferretti Secretary 825 C Merriman Avenue #332 Tara Hicks Assistant Secretary Asheville, NC 28804 Melissa Aldrich Treasurer Tara Bland Past President Ken Shull District Governor BOARD OF DIRECTORS TERM EXPIRING John Bates 2022 David Moore 2024 Doug Locasio 2024 Gabriel Sherwood 2024 Jon Carfagno 2023 Mark Seaman 2023 Gerry Knox 2022 Hank Guess 2022 OF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY, OR DO

1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? UPCOMING PROGRAMING 3. Will it build good will and better friendships? 8/26/21 4. Will it be beneficial to all Cocktail Social Social Mixer at the Hickory Wine Shoppe. The club concerned? will meet for cocktails and appetizers in Downtown Hickory.

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