FHS Career and Technical Education

FHS Career and Technical Education

Former Franklin High School principal Gary Shields introduced Colleen Strickland, the Principal in charge of Macon County Schools’ CTE program, which became a requirement by the N.C. Board of Education. Mr. Shields shared that Colleen was the first member of her...
SERV 2023

SERV 2023

SERV (Students Embracing Rotary Values) 2023 was held April 22-23 at Andy’s Trout Farm. Rotarians Tracy Griffith and Melonie Stewart led the event. Volunteers included David McCallister, Luke Smith (Daybreak), Joseph Griffith, Jimmy Villiard, Nicholas Sewell and Dawn...
RYLA

RYLA

The Rotary Club of Franklin and the Rotary Club Daybreak sponsored three students to attend the annual Rotary Youth Leadership Academy held March 23-26 at YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain. Pictured are students Marlee Barnes (sponsored by Rotary Club of...
District Conference report

District Conference report

Representing the Rotary Club of Franklin at the District Conference were Bill Swift, president-elect Lee Berger, District Governor-elect Sean Gibson, Patsy Parker, Guy Gooder and Jacob Reich. The conference was held April 21-23 in Columbia, S.C. Club member Bill Swift...
District 7670 Grants Management Seminar 2023

District 7670 Grants Management Seminar 2023

On Saturday (4 March), Eighty-two Rotarians from 43 clubs attended the Grant Management Seminar to learn how to successfully apply and execute district and global grants.  Urban myth destroyed!!!! —  Turns out it’s not difficult when you have a dedicated team of...