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Acknowledgements Giving credit for a project of this scale necessarily requires leaving out many names, for which I apologize. No attempt to describe this club’s legacy would make any sense without paying tribute to the thousands of Rotarians who served the club and their community in so many ways over the past 100 years. One who does require prominent mention is the late Herman Blizzard, “Mr. Rotarian” in Wilmington from 1956 until his death in 2005. He was this club’s president in 1975-76, a Paul Harris Fellow, and district governor in 1982-83. But his greatest legacy may have been his diligent service in saving and archiving the club’s records, as well as thousands of photographs, newspaper clippings and other unique and irreplaceable artifacts. In 1985, Blizzard bought a building at 108 N. Front St. and turned its basement into an office and archive for the club. In 2002, Herman Blizzard, the club’s archivist and the region’s ‘Mr. Rotarian,’ circa 1995. that archive became part of the Special Collections Library at UNC Wilmington’s Randall Library. The many Rotarians who researched and wrote articles for this history relied heavily on those archives, and on unfailingly cheerful help from the Special Collections staff, especially Jerry Parnell and Rebecca Baugnon. Another prominent thank-you goes to Sue Cause, a Rotarian since 1991 and now an honorary member of this club. She researched, wrote and edited our 80th-anniversary history in 1995. Much otherwise unattributed information in this publication relies on Sue’s thorough and interesting work from 20 years ago. More recently, essential research and writing was done, over a year and a half, by Rotarians Cathy Barlow, Cleve Callison, Mimi Cunningham, Lori Harris, Melissa Hight, Wilbur Jones, Sandra Kalom, Russ LaBelle, John Meehl, Erin Payne, R.B. Richey, Donna Shiro and Joe Walser. Julie Rehder did invaluable work in tracking down photographs and biographies of the club’s founders. Robby Collins contributed hundreds of photographs from more recent years. Other important photographs have been supplied by Mike Beaudoin, Lori Harris, Melissa Hight, Bill Hummel, Sandra Kalom, Hansen Matthews, Dick McGraw, and Donna Shiro. A few I took myself. Mimi Cunningham was a most thorough, diligent copy editor. This publication, our March 28 Centennial banquet, and indeed the essential financial support for our programs as the club starts its second century, would not have been possible without the fund-raising effort headed by Stacy Ankrum and John Hatcher. That campaign also relied on help from Donna Shiro and many other dedicated volunteers. John Hinnant was liaison with our banquet speaker. The advertisements on the following pages recognize the sponsors whose generosity will support the club’s work in 2015 and beyond. Vicki Alpern Scott kept track of the advertising, and compiled the “101 Reasons I Am a Rotarian.” For those, we have 101 Rotarians to thank. This book was printed by Mid-Atlantic Printers Limited, direct descendant of the former Wilmington Printing Co., which was owned by the late Rotarian Robert Little. R.B. Richey, as chairman of our Centennial History Committee, Russ LaBelle as publisher of this book, and club President Hansen Matthews all supplied that delicate combination of support and pressure needed to keep the editor on task and ensure that everything got done on time. John H. Meyer, editor and president-elect, 2015-16 ‘. . . BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED . . .’ ~ from the Four-Way Test The following pages identify sponsors who are supporting the WIlmington Rotary Club’s service projects for the coming year. Rotary needs your help! Make your tax-deductible contribution payable to: The Rotary Club of Downtown Wilmington Foundation 2528 Independence Blvd. Wilmington, NC 28412 Our local club’s foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Your donation is tax deductible as allowed by law. www.boysandgirlshomes.org This space donated by Sandra Bates / The Innovation Partners 58 Wilmington Rotary Club: 100 Years of Service Above Self
The Wilmington Rotary Club Centennial Sponsors Shannon Ackermann Sandlin / Edward Jones Investment Don & Maryann Adkins Mark Alper Larry & Barbara Anderson Neal & Beth Andrew Michael & Stacy Ankrum Joe & Carolyn Augustine BB&T / Sean Frelke/Charles Mintz Cathy Barlow / CCB Consulting Mike & Gayle Beaudoin Jane Birnbach Ken & Dot Bishop John & Peg Braddy Michael & Tracy Brown Gary & Sharon Chadwick Steve Coggins / Rountree Losee LLP Robby Collins / Collins & Collins Law Offices, PLLC Mimi & Tom Cunningham Ben & Stephanie David Paul Davis / Service Roofing & Sheet Metal Company Bo Dean & Michael Freeze Tom Dodson / South State Bank Anna Erwin Chris & Lisa France Donna & David Girardot Bobby & Lou Greer Sid & Susan Harrell Robert High / Robert High Properties, LLC Al & Melissa Hight John & Jamie Hinnant Terry & Nancy Horton Bob Huffman Pastor Wayne & Fredia Johnson / St. Stephen AME Church Wilbur Jones / Wilbur Jones Compositions, LLC Ann LaReau Rick Lawson / Children’s Museum of Wilmington Greg Lewis / Jacobi-Lewis Co. John & Ann Lilly John & Lou Anne Liverman Howard & Elizabeth Loving Karin MacKinnon / Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Bernie & Judy Malman Dick & Bobbie McGraw Eric McKeithan / Great Estates LLC Bill & Frances McMillan Tom & Toni McMillan John & Peggy Meehl James & Robin Mertesdorf John & Kate Meyer / Cape Fear Publishers Janet Monterose / JB Diving Shaun Olsen / CloudWyze, Inc. Elliott & Barbara O’Neal Joe & Becky Owen Laura W. Padgett Julie Rehder / The Davis Community/Champions Gabe Rich / Riverside Dental Arts Chris Riley Bill Rhodes / RA Jeffreys Nick & Deloris Rhodes Bill & Kay Rose Harley & Terry Sacks John & Vicki Alpern Scott Jake & Rosemary Shepherd / Let A Shepherd Be Your Guide Ellen Solomon Margaret Weller Stargell / Coastal Horizons Center Jim & Fran Summerlin University of North Carolina at Wilmington Patrice Willetts / The Property Shop Don Wood / DGW Business Forms & Systems Steve & Suellen Yates Rob & Michele Zapple Wilmington Rotary Club: 100 Years of Service Above Self 59
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Table of Contents What is Rotary? H
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‘Boosters’ Organized to Improve
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Page 13 and 14: Dr. Bruce Dorman, left, an orthoped
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Page 17 and 18: The View From Badge #1: Recalling 6
Page 19 and 20: Rotary Focus Maternal and child hea
Page 21 and 22: Aid for College Students: Loans and
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Page 27 and 28: Greenfield Park Rotary Helped Prese
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Page 37 and 38: Nourish NC Sends Food Home in Poor
Page 39 and 40: Club Adopts Williston as Centennial
Page 41 and 42: Beating the Chill During the winter
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Page 45 and 46: Tutoring Adults Giving the Gift of
Page 47 and 48: Touching the world Bringing safe wa
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Page 51 and 52: Intercontinental Interaction Superv
Page 53 and 54: Rotary Focus Peace & conflict preve
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