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Album Name: Oak Ridge Sunset Rotary Club Charter Night Return to Albums
Album Date: Sep 22, 2008
Description: Charter President Dave Mason and District Governor Carol LaRue were all smiles as Rotarians from across District 6780 joined the nearly 30 members of the newest club in East Tennessee for their charter night Sept. 22. A dozen Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotarians were on hand for the celebration.
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District Governor-Elect Carol Foster (left) helps new Sunset Club member Lynn Burchell and Sunset Club President Dave Mason set up the bar on the Flatwater Grill Event Center patio. Good food from Dean Russell and the Flatwater Grill crew. Past Rotary International Vice President Bill Sergeant and his daughter, Patty Daughtrey, who chairs the District 6780 Training Committee and the District Conference Committee.
Mildred and Judge Buddy Scott and Judy and Bob Craig. Buddy is a member of the new Sunset Club; Bob is past president of the Oak Ridge Rotary Club. Setting up to receive guests and visitors are Sunset Club Vice President Bonnie Clark, Secretary Dawn Willis, and new member Elaine Parker New Sunsetter Kurt Warmbrod and District 6780 Assistant Governor Logan Hickman of the South Campbell Rotary Club. Past District Governor John Bailey, who now chairs the District 6780 Foundation Committee and who is a member of the Knoxville Rotary Club; District Governor-Elect Carol Foster of the Fayetteville Rotary Club; and Henry Pate, past president of the Hamilton Place Rotary Club. Devrin Kuipers, president of the Oak Ridge Rotary Club, talks with Bill Sergeant, past vice president of Rotary International and a member of the Oak Ridge Rotary Club.
New Sunset Rotarians are Cindy Holt (left) and Kay Hillyard. Kay is a former member of ORBRC who left our club so that she and husband, Woody, could Rotarte together. Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club member John Iacovino attended the chartering ceremony to see his wife, Jo, inducted as a new member of the Sunset Rotary Club. Charter President Dave Mason and Vice President Bonnie Clark prepare for the meeting to begin. Charter President Dave Mason and District Governor Carol LaRue, just before the meeting began. Dave Mason bows his head as Bill Martin of The Oak Ridge Rotary Club offers the invocation.
About 75 Rotarians from across District 6780 and their guests attended the charter night ceremonies. Charter President Dave Mason shares the steps taken to charter the new club. District 6780 Membership Chair Jim Devlin, past district governor and past president of the Tullahoma Rotary Club, talks with new Sunsetter Elaine Parker about her experience being nominated as an Ambassadorial Scholar. New member Jon Carlberg talks with PDG Jim Devlin about choosing Rotary. Past RI VP Bill Sergeant, a member of The Oak Ridge Rotary Club, talked about the history of Rotary in Oak Ridge. Historian Bill Wilcox talked about the work Oak Ridge Rotary clubs have done locally and internationally.
District Governor Carol LaRue spoke as President Dave Mason consulted his notes. DG Carol LaRue pins VP Bonnie Clark. DG Carol LaRue pins Secretary Dawn Willis. DG Carol LaRue pins Treasurer Craig Aurin. President Dave Mason accepts the official charter for the Oak Ridge Sunset Rotary Club from Past District Governor Robin Textor, under whose leadership the club chartering process began.
Oak Ridge Rotary Club President Devrin Kuipers presents a picture of the Sunset Club's new bell to President Dave Mason. The real ringer will be delivered soon. Oak Ridge Breakfast Club Charter Member Dave McCoy helps President Dave Mason unroll the official club banner, presented as a gift from the Breakfast Club members. Sunset Club President Dave Mason accepts a new club banner from Oak Ridge Breakfast Club Charter Member Dave McCoy. Bo Croley of the Knoxville Rotary Club presents a check to the Sunset Rotary Club and President Dave Mason. Ken Beauchamp, president of the Kingston Rotary Club, presents a Four-Way Test banner to the Sunset Rotary Club and President Dave Mason.
Ken Beauchamp, president of the Kingston Rotary Club, and President Dave Mason unfurl the Four-Way Test banner. Lou Rabinowitz of the Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club and chair of the District 6780 Community Service Projects Committee, congratulates President Dave Mason after the ceremony.      
   

 

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