Van Denton This Week at Rotary…

Weekly Update of the Greensboro Rotary Club
www.greensbororotary.org
April 18, 2016
Connections — Global, Community, and Club
This Week at Rotary…
Wednesday, April 20
Van Denton
Chief Meteorologist
WGHPFox8
Van Denton came to
WGHP-TV 26 years ago after
working in New Bern and
Myrtle Beach. For six of these years, he worked
with the late Frank Deal and did team weather
with Frank at 5:30 pm. Frank was with WGHP
from 1969 until 1996. There have only been two
Chief Meteorologists at WGHP since 1969. Not
too many stations have that kind of stability.
Van earned his Bachelor of Science Degree
in Meteorology from North Carolina State
University in 1987 and received the AMS TV
Seal of Approval shortly after.
He is a five-time Emmy Nominee for Best
Weather in the Mid-South region of the United
States. In 2015, Van was voted “America’s
Favorite Weathercaster” in the Weatherist.com
poll of more than 600 weather people in 45 of
the largest TV markets in the United States.
He has been voted Best Meteorologist in the
Triad by several publications.
In 1997, he started a weather segment
called Van’s Weather Kids and in 1999 gave
a presentation to the national American
Meteorological Society (AMS) Broadcast
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Dates to Remember
Dates in blue are regular Rotary meetings.
April
18 Newsletter Deadline for April 25 Edition
20Board of Directors Meeting, 11:30 am
20Van Denton, Chief Meteorologist –
WGHPFox8
25 Newsletter Deadline for May 2 Edition
27Steve Neorr, Senior Vice President and
Executive Director, Triad Health Network
May
4 NO MEETING TODAY !
5Annual Fellowship Day and Gala,
Starmount Country Club
11Susan Braman, Manager, Greensboro
Aquatics Center
18Board of Directors Meeting, 11:30am
18Bob Braswell, President and CEO,
Carolina Bank, “Community Banking in
North Carolina”
25New Member Orientation, 11:00am12:30pm, in the Coliseum Board Room
25Harold Martin, Chancellor, N.C. A & T
State University
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Rotary Leaders in Training –
Bobby and Lori’s Excellent
Adventure, Part Four
The 2016 Carolinas’ President-Elects Training
Session (PETS) was held in Greensboro from March
17 through March 19. President-Elect Bobby Bain
and President-Designee Lori Haddock attended for
Greensboro Rotary.
PETS is an intense and comprehensive three-day
training session for incoming Rotary leaders and is
also a good window on what’s going on in the Rotary
world. Bobby has written an excellent summary
of what he and Lori learned. This is the third of a
series of articles on their experience at PETS.
Our own Ken Keller, an Assistant District
Governor, is leading the RUSH (Rotarians Unite to
Stop Hunger) program for our district. This program
will kick off on August 7, 2016 at the Grasshoppers
game in Greensboro. Rotary International President
John Germ will throw out the first pitch. The next
day, President Germ will attend the first ever RUSH
project. All area clubs in district 7690 will submit
proposals to Jon Spillman by April 29, 2016. He will
then select one to run with.
In summary, PETS is a fabulous training
experience. It’s amazing to me that so many
Rotarians devote an enormous amount of time to
Rotary long after they have served out their year as
president of their club. There were over 550 people
at PETS this year.
Some members of our club volunteer for every
project we do. Some members simply come to
meetings for fellowship and seldom volunteer for
anything. Some members pay dues and don’t come
to meetings or volunteer. Some members want to
“do good all over the world” while others only want
to help with local needs. We need and welcome all
these members. We all have families, jobs, church
responsibilities, and other civic organizations that
demand our time. All I hope for is that you devote
a sufficient amount of time to our Rotary Club to
make your membership really meaningful.
Van Denton
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Conference on the Weather Kids program. After
this presentation, many other stations around the
country began the segment, too. This program
had been a dream for Van since he visited a
station when he was 15 years old. This program
has been nominated for two Emmy Awards.
Van credits two people for inspiring him
in his career: the late Skip Waters at WCTI in
New Bern, where he interned and got his first
job as a TV meteorologist; and Frank Deal,
with whom he remained good friends until
Frank’s passing in 2010.
Van anchors the weather for WGHP,
Monday-Friday from 4 -7pm and 10-11pm.
Golf Tournament Information
The Rotary Club of Greensboro’s
Annual Fellowship Day/
Fundraiser
Starmount Forest Country Club
1 Sam Snead Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Non-Rotarians are encouraged to play!
Invite customers, neighbors, friends,
and family members to join us for the Golf
as well as to the Evening Gala!!!
Registration and Lunch* 11:00am-12:30pm
Captain’s Choice, Shotgun Start at 12:30pm
*Box Lunches included for all Golfers
DONATE – DONATE – DONATE
This is your opportunity to participate in our
annual Silent Auction fundraiser! Please complete
the donation forms on your tables during our
weekly Rotary meetings or contact me at 336471-0408. Thanks for your support. Vic Pharo
Congratulations!
We are happy to welcome
the arrival of (future Rotarian!) Madelyn
Harper Smith, daughter of Greensboro
Rotarian T. A. Smith and his wife, Stephanie,
on April 1. Madelyn is the Smiths’ first child.
Birthday
Congratulations
April 24 – Greg Smith
Family of Rotary
Please let Anne Hurd or Lacy Baynes
know of any Rotarian or Rotarian family news,
illnesses, special needs, special recognitions, etc.
Length of Service
Anniversaries
You can reach Anne at 336-420-1652,
anne.hurd@greensboro.edu, and
Lacy at 288 -3069, lbaynesjr@triad.rr.com.
This week the following club members have
reached the indicated milestones in their years of
service to Rotary.
John Englar – One Year of Service
Betsy Farmer – 18 Years of Service
Bob Braswell – 19 Years of Service
Newsletter Deadlines
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Want/need to get information in our newsletter?
Deadlines are one week before publication.
The deadline for the April 25 issue is
Monday, April 18.
And Congratulations to
Tom for his devotion to Rotary
for all these years!
Send information to Betsy Farmer,
newsletter editor, at EBFconsults@gmail.com
telephone: 336-333-9086.
J Scott – 14 Years of Service
Tom Cochran – 66 Years of Service!!!
Makeup Meetings
You can conveniently make up attendance at any of these nearby clubs:
DaytimePlace
Monday 12:00pm Furnitureland – String & Splinter Club
*12:30pmCrescent – Greensboro Regional Realtors
Association Building, 23 Oak Branch Drive
Tuesday
* 7:00am Airport Rotary – Cardinal Country Club
12:00pm Asheboro – Pinewood Country Club
12:00pm Triad – String & Splinter Club, High Point
12:15pm Alamance – Ramada Inn, Burlington
12:15pm Lexington – YMCA
12:15pm Eden – Meadow Greens Country Club
Guilford – Woman’s Club –Weir Jordan House, 223 N. Edgeworth St.
*12:30pm
12:30pm Winston-Salem – Benton Convention Center
6:00pm Jamestown – Jamestown United Methodist Church
* 6:30pm Southern Guilford New Generation – Taste of Thai
Wednesday
7:00am Kernersville – First Christian Church, 1130 N. Main St.
* 7:30amEast Greensboro – Bennett College, David Dallas Student Union
12:00pm Randolph (Asheboro) – AVS Banquet Center
12:05pm Thomasville – Women’s Club
*12:30pm Greensboro – Coliseum, The Terrace
Thursday * 7:00am Gate City – O. Henry Hotel
12:00pm High Point – High Point Country Club
12:30pm Winston-Salem Stratford – Forsyth Country Club
6:30pm Liberty – Reitzel Center
Friday 7:15am Oak Hollow – Tex and Shirley’s (High Point)
*12:30pm Summit – Starmount Country Club
12:30pmWinston-Salem Reynolda – Winston Room of LJVM Coliseum
* Reciprocity on meals
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of Greensboro
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in The Terrace at the Coliseum
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292-4806
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