Rotary Christmas program

Members of the Roswell High School Cheyettes and Roadrunners show choir perform at the Roswell Rotary Club Christmas Party on Dec. 15. The party was held at the Backdraft Barbeque@Third Street Station.

Newest Rotary club members

Roswell City Attorney Hess Yntema (left) and Salvation Army Major Mike Lutcher join Roswell Rotary President Bianca Cheney at the Dec. 8 club meeting. Hess and Mike were welcomed as the club's newest members.

Signing up for committees

Rotarians Jimmy Craig and Carolyn Mitchell register for Roswell Rotary Club committees last Thursday. President Bianca Cheney pasted oversized signup sheets on the wall at the meeting and invited members to select committees for service.

Rotary party next Thursday

Be sure to RSVP Elizabeth Michael if you plan to attend the Rotary Holiday Party at the Backdraft Barbeque@Third Street Station. The party begins at noon on Dec. 15.

Club re-elects Winter fund members

Roswell Rotary Club members unanimously re-elected four members to the club’s Gus Winter Fund Board.

Board president Howard Perry on Nov. 17 placed the names of Mike Alber, Trent Bates, Andy Miller, and Jim Gill before the Rotary Club for re-election to another term. All were unanimously re-elected.

The Gus Winter Fund annually distributes aid to needy people in Chaves County. The Board’s goal is to annually collect $1 for each year of each club member’s age.

Perry reported to the club the Gus Winter Fund during the past year has helped with medical expenses for poor people in Chaves County, and contributed $1,000 to the Community Kitchen and the Salvation Army.

The fund started when Winter left $1 to his son and $30,000 each to local civic clubs to help the needy. The Roswell Rotary Club fund has since grown to $325,000.

Rotary will go to holiday schedule

The Roswell Rotary Club will meet on a holiday schedule in late November and for much of December.

Here is the schedule:

• Nov. 24 — No meeting due to Thanksgiving Day
• Dec. 1 — Lee Murdoch with Scouts BSA
• Dec. 8 — Annual meeting of the club to elect officers and board members, as well as to consider an update to the club bylaws.
• Dec. 15 — Christmas Party at Backdraft Barbeque at Third Street Station, 310 N. Railroad Ave. Begins at noon.
• Dec. 22 — No meeting due to Christmas
• Dec. 29 — No meeting due to New Year’s Day

Club honors Student of Month

Mercedes Torrez was honored on Nov. 10 as the Roswell Rotary Club Student of the Month from Goddard High School.