Jamestown Rotary Club awards five GTCC student scholarships

Jamestown Rotary Club recently awarded five scholarships to students at GTCC. There were eight applicants; criteria for the scholarship include being a first year student, maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA, active in community service and financial need.

This year's scholarships were awarded to Gabrielle Austin, Michelle Austin, Jason George, Sumera Syed and Elizabeth Roever. All of the recipients carry a 4.0 GPA.

Jamestown Rotary Club continues its work on Indian Village

Pictured (L-R): Rotarians Fred Kelly, John Ebel, Howard Hicks, Wes Scott

Our club, under the direction of Wes Scott, is continuing its work on our Indian Village service project at Mendenhall Plantation. We have been assisted by local Rotaract Clubs in our endeavor and hope to continue working on the village now that warmer weather is upon us.

Jamestown Rotary Club pulls off another successful Christmas parade

The Jamestown Christmas Parade was held on December 7, 2008. The Jamestown Rotary Club, under the direction of Martin Senell, organized and ran another successful parade. With Congressman Howard Coble as Grand Marshall, the parade had over 80 entries including several schools, bands and civic organizations.

The town again enjoyed the candy and the poinsettias which were distributed.