Incoming Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta urged members to become more involved in service projects, saying that caring for and serving others is the best way to live because it changes not only other people’s lives, but also our own.
For the 2021-22 Rotary year, Mehta wants members to focus their efforts on empowering girls and ensuring their access to education, resources, services, and opportunities so that future generations of women leaders will have the tools they need to succeed. Mehta asked members to use Rotary’s belief that diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical in all we do as a compass to guide this work.
The YMCA of Greater Spartanburg’s presence in Polk County started in 1954 with Camp Skyuka, an “outdoor paradise in the clouds” at the top of White Oak Mountain. The camp closed in the 1980s, but Polk County remains a part of Spartanburg YMCA’s service area. Now, Spartanburg YMCA runs much of Polk County Parks and…
The Rotary Club of Tryon was very pleased to have the Polk County EMS Director Michael Crater at last week’s meeting. During his presentation, Michael explained how EMS provides emergency, pre-hospital advanced life support and transportation for Polk County. Rotarian Carol Bartol knew Michael when he taught EMT courses at the Polk Campus of Isothermal…
One of the advantages of being the Past Rotary Club President is that you get to present the Rotarian of the Year award. This year, Past Rotary Club President Stacey Lindsey had the pleasure of naming Rotarian Allan Purtill as the Rotary Club of Tryon 2020-2021 Rotarian of the Year. Congratulations Allan! The Reverend Dr.…
The Rotary Club of Tryon has a new President for the 2021-2022 Rotary Year. Most of the members will recognize the new President because he also served as our President last year. The Rotary Club of Tryon is happy to have Skip Taylor as our President for a second term. The swearing in ceremony was…
The Rotary Club of Tryon had the honor of recognizing Avery McKeller as a Paul Harris Fellow at a recent meeting. Rotarian Charles McKeller and his wife Lib made a donation to the Rotary Foundation to honor the joy their granddaughter brought to any Rotary event she attended. Rotary District Foundation Chair, Carol King, had…
Rotary Club of Tryon member Ken Shull was appointed the Rotary District 7670 Governor at a ceremony earlier this week. Congratulations Ken! The Rotary Club of Tryon is proud of you and we are here to support you during your year as Governor. Ken’s installation as Governor was performed by Rotary District 7670’s Past District…
Members of the Rotary Club of Tryon turned out Friday afternoon to help plant flowers and shrubs at the two new housing units at Outreach. The housing units are being readied for occupancy very soon. This was the first in a series of community service events the Rotary Club of Tryon will be sponsoring. A…
At last week’s meeting, the Rotary Club of Tryon recognized Joshua Kennedy, Director of Health & Human Services of Polk County, as an honorary Paul Harris Fellow. In 1905 a young lawyer named Paul Harris with a small group of community leaders in Chicago started the first Rotary club. To encourage ongoing contributions to worldwide…
Recently the Board of Directors of the Community Chorus committed to provide $10,000 to the Rotary Club of Tryon Foundation for their Rotary Scholarship program. Since the founding of the Chorus in 1973 by the Rotary Club of Tryon Club, concerts in the spring and at Christmas have been presented annually with all proceeds earmarked…
