ASHEBORO —
A fourth-generation Rotarian will preside over the Asheboro Rotary Club during the 2010-2011 year.
Rebecca Redding Briles took the gavel last Friday from Neal Griffin, retiring president, during installation ceremonies at the club’s weekly meeting at AVS Banquet Centre.
Briles is also the third member of her family to serve as president.
Others installed included Griffin as vice president, Mini Singh as president-elect/secretary, Duffy Johnson as sergeant-at-arms, Rodney Mason as treasurer, Talmadge Baker as assistant treasurer and Elizabeth Mitchell as executive secretary. Serving as directors will be Sam Cranford, Linda Cranford, George Bain, Patrick O’Hara and John Revell.
“We’ve had a wonderful year,” said Briles. “Neal has done a lot to make things better.”
She presented a new banner for 2010-2011 with the slogan, “Building Communities – Bridging Continents.”
Noting that this is Rotary International’s 100th year, Briles quoted the worldwide organization’s president, Ray Klinginsmith, as looking to make “clubs that are bigger, better and bolder.”
Locally, Briles said, Asheboro Rotary hopes to work with Rotary International to eliminate polio, continue funding for scholarships and the Randolph Cancer Center, support Flights of Honor for World War II veterans, provide dictionaries for third graders and partner in a water project for Mexico.
“I’m looking forward to it and hope to do a lot of interesting things,” said Briles.
Griffin, looking back on his year as president, said he “had a great time. I’m very glad to have had the opportunity. I have a lot of respect for the people in this room.”
In other business, the club presented Christie Smith with the inaugural Rotarian of the Year Award.
Local News
Related Photos
-
Rebecca Briles, left, takes the gavel from Neal Griffin as president of the Asheboro Rotary Club for 2010-1011. Larry Penkava/The Randolph Guide
Discussion
Fourth-generation Rotarian to lead club
- Local News
-
-
Scouts to converge on Greensboro this weekend
Boy Scouts from Randolph County will be attending Boy Scout Connection 2012 on May 26 in Center City Park in downtown Greensboro. Activities are planned for all ages. Admission is free with a canned food donation.
-
Storyteller at First Presbyterian tonight!
Award-winning storyteller and humorist Andy Offutt Irwin will be telling tales at 6:45 p.m. May 23 at First Presbyterian Church.
-
RCC Phi Beta Lambda members win state awards
Randolph Community College’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda won several awards during the group’s State Leadership Conference held recently in Charlotte.
-
3 arrested on drug charges
Three men were arrested after the Vice Narcotics Unit of the Randolph County Sheriff's Department searched a home on Ingold Drive in Randleman.
-
530 pounds of trash pulled from city's lakes
Two dozen area residents helped improve the appearance of Lake Lucas and Lake Reese during the month of April, removing trash and other debris from the lakes as part of the City of Asheboro’s third annual “Lake Lift” program.
-
Schools prepare to honor outstanding teachers
Asheboro City Schools and Randolph County Schools will honor several of their outstanding teachers on May 23 during the annual Teacher of the Year Banquet at Pinewood Country Club.
-
Ramseur workshop to address future growth plans
The Town of Ramseur will host a community design workshop at Ramseur Elementary School at 6 p.m. May 22. The workshop will be interactive, and community participation will play a vital role as Ramseur plans for the future.
-
Customer service seminars begin Thursday
Randolph Community College’s Small Business Center is offering a new “License to Serve” customer service program just in time for the county’s tourism season.
-
AHS seniors named Eagle Scouts
Four Asheboro High School seniors received the rank of Eagle Scout on April 15.
-
Noah Delk receives Eagle Scout
Noah Delk of Boy Scout Troop 500 was honored for receiving the Eagle Scout award during a court of honor ceremony March 4.
- More Local News Headlines
-
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
Raw Video: Wildfire Burns 110 Square Miles
Sudden Storm Topples Wisconsin Trees
Texan Ranchers Remain Wary of Drought
Vegas Grocer Deported to Face War Crimes Charges
Raw Video: Soldiers Plant Flags at Arlington
NJ Official: NYPD Muslim Surveillance Legal
Man Arrested Who Says He Suffocated Etan Patz
Police: Man Arrested in Etan Patz Disappearance
Hurricane Forecast: 15 Named Storms Expected
Man Tells Police He Killed Missing Boy in 1979
Obama Highlights Economic Recovery Plan in Iowa
14-year-old Texan Wins National Geographic Bee
Chicago U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald Resigns
Neighbors of Etan Patz's Suspect: It's Shocking
Today in History for May 23rd
Today in History for May 24th
Today in History for May 22nd
Search Intensifies for Missing Louisiana Woman
Bloomberg: Man Implicates Self in Etan Patz Case
