Rotary Club of Tryon in Action:
Joshua Kennedy Honored as Paul Harris Fellow
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…
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Community Chorus supports Rotary Scholarships
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…
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Tryon Estates Rotarians Learn About University Development
At the April 6th meeting of the Rotary Satellite Club of Tryon TE, Phil Goree (93), Tryon Estates oldest Marine Corp veteran, shared his memories about developing a university from scratch. Answering a plea from it’s citizens, the state of Florida decided to expand its university system in the mid 60s. Phil, a WW2 veteran…
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Sheriff Wright Visits Rotary
The Rotary Club of Tryon was pleased to have Sheriff Tim Wright visit the Club’s meeting last week. Sheriff Wright’s visit is the third in a series of meetings where community leaders share an update on what is happening in our community. The Sheriff told the members that he wants an office “that is committed…
2nd Anniversary for Club
The Rotary Satellite Club of Tryon – TE was pleased to celebrate their second anniversary at their meeting at Tryon Estates on March 16th. Club members were joined in the festivities by District Governor Elect Ken Shull, Assistant District Governor Jim Cruickshank, Tryon Rotary Club President Skip Taylor and other dignitaries. The club was established…
Polio Plus Recognition
The Rotary Club of Tryon was recognized by the past District Governor Tiffany Ervin for our contribution to Rotary’s Polio eradication campaign – Polio Plus. Club President, Skip Taylor, shared the award with club members during a recent meting. The Rotary Club of Tryon donated $4,800 to the Polio Plus campaign last year. This amount…
Rotarians Recognized for Service
The Rotary Club of Tryon is taking advantage of the fact that more and more Rotarians are getting vaccinated each week. The Club decided to have a small number of Rotarians gather in person for this week’s meeting, while the remaining club members participated via Zoom. The Club took this opportunity to celebrate the work…
Polk County – The Free Clinics
Rev. Judith Long and Jada Scruggs from Polk County’s The Free Clinics were speakers at recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Tryon. This was the second in a series of presentations where community leaders share an update on what is happening in our community. The Free Clinics works with community partners to ensure that…
