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The History of the Anna-Jonesboro Rotary Club Continued
Note from Jerry Reppert. "I remember when I joined A.J. Rotary
in 1968 we always sand a song or two during our meetings."
Some of our sources of income were
" Sale of Fruit Cakes to the Department of Mental Health
" Sale of Apples in and out of season, by the box
" Sale of Christmas Trees
" Sale of Chances to Win a "Shopping Spree" at Anna
IGA
" Raffle of a Dirt Bike
" Rotary/Kiwanis Basketball Game for Fun and Funds
" Sponsored a Used Farm Equipment Auction
Now as this writer's memory serves him on Rotary's activities since
his association with the A.J. Club beginning in September 1985.
Membership at the time was seven, thus the poem 7 at 7 (7members
at 7am).
Fund Raisers Included
" Gathering and Sale of Wild Black Berries
" Yard Sale of Mostly White Elephants
" Indoor Circus at Anna Jonesboro Community High School
" Outdoor Circus at Anna Park
" Collection and Sale of Walnuts to the State of Illinois
" Raffle of Rotarian Maurice Metzger's Paintings
" Auction of Rotarian Maurice Metzger's Paintings
" Making and Selling Cider at Rotarian Carroll Loomis' Farm
" Sale of T-shirts, Cookies, etc. At ColorFest
Anna Jonesboro Rotarian Activities Since 1985
" High School Student Honors Breakfasts for the 4 Union County
High Schools
" Establishment of R.Y.L.A. in AJ High School
" High School Student Overseas Exchanges
" Annual Exchange Student Weekend for 2 Rotary District Students
" Sponsored Ambassadorial Scholar David Garner of Cobden to
University of Montpelier, France
" Hosted Foreign Exchange Teams
" Annually Entered Float in Veterans Day Parade
" Oversee Pet Parade at the Union County Fair
" Visit of Rotarians to Rotary International Headquarters in
Evanston, Illinois
" Visit of Rotarians to the College of the Ozarks in Missouri
" Active in the Construction of the Gazebo in Jonesboro Forest
Service Park
" Secured Material and Built Fence around Sink Hole Jonesboro
Forest Service Park, also Established Native Praire at the park
" Established "Butterfly Garden at the Park"
" Annual "Ringing of the Christmas Bell for the Salvation
Army"
" Recruited into the Club District 6510 First Female Member
- Rev. Christine Erdmann
And just a note regarding the outstanding service performed by out
late Rotarian, Maurice Metzger, Paul Harris Fellow and artist. Maurice
could be counted on to build and paint and signs we should need, including
our parade floats, "Welcome to Union County" sign, and he
constructed the wood choo choo train which won us the $500 prize at
a district conference. He often donated his original paintings (of
the out of doors) for our club to either raffle or auction and he
represented the Anna Jonesboro Rotary Club at the World Rotary Club
Art Exhibit, with a display of 6 or his paintings.
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