COMPASSION
+COMMITMENT
=ROTARY 2000
Rotary District 7690 - Piedmont, North Carolina
John B. Haynes, CPA, District Governor
Teresa Yeatts, Conference Chair
District Conference Highlights
Williamsburg, Virginia
May 4-7, 2000

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Ladie Yatef & Lord Lewif
welcomed uf to ye olde Diftrict Conference.

Thursday night's dinner and a full house.

Dean Angel of Virginia's Distrct 7600 welcomes John Haynes and his "tar heels?!?"

John & Barbara Haynes,
 Vonetta &Ted Williams.  Ted Williams represented RI President Carlos Ravizza.

Clemmons Club members,  Sergeants-at-Arms:

"This is breakfast, but we can be bribed with 'alcoholic drink' coupons!"

On behalf of District 7690, John Haynes receives a bottle of Russian spirit from the president of the Moscow Rotary Club, Gian Paolo Marello.

District Governor-Elect Jack didn't miss a single ride!  Look really close.

Students in the Youth Exchange Program are wonderful ambassadors of their country.

Peter Wiles, Team Leader from District 1140 - London, introduces team members.

District 1140
Group Study Exchange Team from southwest London:

Nicola Watts
Anna Trevino
Adam Cheeseman
Eshan Maghooa

Last minute announcements from a capable conference chairman, Teressa Yates.

DGE Jack Green carries an arm-load of notes on "how to run a conference real good!"

Nido Qubein, keynote speaker believes in education:  "Would you rather your child had 'sex education' or 'sex training'?"

Dinner at Busch Gardens

This is Mary & Hal Tysinger.  You didn't recognize Hal because he doesn't have his camera!

Several members of Furnitureland and Oak Hollow want to use a dinner at Shield's Tavern as a make-up!

Bob Garland, Furnitureland Rotary's President-Elect will regret this pose.

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Rotary District 7690 Holds District Conference

Rotary International District 7690 celebrated their first District Conference of the new millennium in Historic Williamsburg, VA.  Over 300 Rotarians attended the conference held at the Radisson Fort Magruder Inn May 4 - 7, 2000.

The District Conference, hosted by District Governor John Haynes of the Mount Airy Rotary Club, celebrated the exceptional work and accomplishments of the forty-six clubs and 3,400 Rotarians throughout the District.  The emphasis of celebration focused on the theme of Rotary 2000 - Act with Consistency, Credibility, and Continuity.

The highlight of the weekend was the District Governor's Banquet on Saturday evening.  The evening began with a reception hosted by District Governor Haynes in honor of District Governor-Elect Jack Green and included a Fife & Drum Procession into Richmond Hall.  The keynote speaker was U.S. Representative Richard Burr who spoke of the ideals of Rotary practiced today and how the colonial leaders of Williamsburg practiced those ideals leading to the founding of our country.  Nido Qubein, Chairman of an International Consulting Firm, served as the keynote speaker at Friday's event.

Haynes presented the Governor's Gold Club Awards to the Greensboro, Crescent, Summit, Clemmons, Gate City, Furnitureland, Kernersville, Greensboro Airport, Triad, and Oak Hollow clubs. Awards were also presented to Southern Pines, Membership and Retention Award; Alamance Breakfast, Attendance Award; and Greensboro, Drug Abuse Prevention Award.  Individuals were also honored as Ann Ashmon (Elkin-Jonesville) received the World Community Service Award and Terry Ball (Summit) was recognized with the World Peace and Understanding Award.

The conference guests included Ted Williams, the representative of Rotary International President Carlo Ravizza; Dean Angel, Rotary District 7600 Governor of the Williamsburg area; Giovanni Paolo Marello, Mosco Rotary President; and the Rotary Group Study Exchange Team from District 1140 in Surry, England.  The District 7690 GSE Team, which visited District 1140, of Rotarian Bob Fowler, Greg Shusky and Melanie Coble were also guests.

"The conference was a tremendous success anc celebraton of the goals we achieved over the past twelve months," John Haynes said.  He wishes to thank the District Conference Committee, chaired by Teresa Yeatts, for this successful conference and all Rotarians for their support of him and his wife, Barbara, during his term.

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