DISTRICT 7690
Rotary Foundation Banquet 2000
November 3, 2000
High Point Country Club
High Point, North Carolina
Hosted by the Rotary Club of High Point, Dave McCoy, President

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Below:
 District Governor Jack Green takes a moment to write his speech. 

Gary Yates and Sherri Simon, Event Managers, help Margaret Padgett register guests

The Rotary Club of Furnitureland is the 8th 100% Paul Harris Rotary Club in District 7690 and the 215th 100% Paul Harris club in the world!

Furnitureland's Richard Wood helps welcomes Rotaractor Angie Smith, the Fountains and Bohis

Below:
A gaggle of Past- District Governors. at events such as this, the Past District Governors are usually quarantined.

1999-2000
Top Clubs
TOTAL GIVING

#1 High Point

#2 Reynolda

#3 Clemmons

Featured speaker William "Bill" Sergeant chats with Margaret and Everett Padgett and Linda McCoy (apologies to David McCoy, President of the High Point Rotary Club, who, no doubt is sitting out of the camera's range!)

1999-2000
Top Clubs
PER CAPITA GIVING

#1 Alamance Breakfast

#2 Randolph

#3 Furnitureland

Buck &  Polly Campbell, Dick & Marjorie Meisky, Cliff Peake, and Wilbert & Shirley Hancock.

District Governor Jack Green revels in the achievements of District 7690 Rotarians in their support of The Rotary Foundation.

31 Rotarians and spouses received recognition as Charter Members of The Rotary Foundation's Bequest Society.

William "Bill" Sergeant

Bill Sergeant is chairman of R.I's International PolioPlus Committee charged with directing Rotary's global efforts to eradicate Polio.

Bill has served Rotary International as vice-president, as director, and as a Rotary Foundation Trustee.  He has also served as chairman of the 1900 (Portland) Convention Committee, and as vice-chairman of the 1987 (Munich) Convention Committee.  As Director of Instruction at the International Assembly, he headed the staff charged with the training of incoming district governors from all over the Rotary World.  In 1995 and 1989 he served as chairman of R.I.'s Council on Legislation.

Bill has been appointed by R.I. presidents to represent them at district conferences in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Philippines, India, Malaysia, France, Japan, Kenya, Turkey, Finland, Dominican Republic, England, Australia, Denmark, South Africa, Holland, and Puerto Rico.  he has also had Rotary assignments which took him to Jamaica, Brazil, Belgium, Russia, Mauritius, Korea, Singapore, Monaco, Germany, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, Scotland, Thailand, Taiwan and Cambodia.

Bill has received The Rotary Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service and the Distinguished Service Award for his special services to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.

Since his retirement as Director of Safeguards and Security for the U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations, he has been a nuclear weapons security consultant and an insurance manager.

Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was educated in the public schools of Richmond, and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. degree in General Science.

He is the recipient of the Oak Ridge Chapter of the Knights of Columbus' annual Columbus Award for Outstanding Service in the field of civic affairs in his city.  He is a member of the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

In November 1998 he received the first Kellogg/Hannah Neil "International World of Children Award."  The award recognized Bill's work on eradication of Polio.

Bill resides with his wife, Carolyn, in Knoxville, Tennessee.  He continues to be a member of the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge where his office is located.  Bill has four children and Carolyn has three.

Rotary District 7690 Major Donors

Alamance
Julian and Rebecca Griffin

Alamance Breakfast
Dexter R. Barbee, Sr.

Asheboro
C. Owen & Jacuelyn C. Betts
Wilbert L. & Shirley M. Hancock

Clemmons
Terry R. Alexander, Jr.
Don G. Angell, Sr.
Paul G. Boone, Jr.

Crescent
Allen R. Hunter

Furnitureland
James "Jack" M. Green, Jr.

Greensboro
Joseph M. Bryan
Stuart B. & Carol S. Fountain
P. Harold O'Tuel

High Point
Earnest H. McCall
Marjorie B. & Richard D. Meisky, Sr.

Jonesboro
Clifford M. & Josephine Peake

Kernersville
John A. & Sylvia Ford
Arnold G. King

Mount Airy
Karen & John Springthorpe, III
Teresa D. Yeatts

Oak Hollow
Charlene R. Green

Reynolda
Charles H. & Susan F. Hauser
Katherine Weathers & William H. Petree, Jr.

Summit
Glenn H. & Carey A. Campbell

Thomasville
Kay C. & James E. Lambeth, Jr.

Triad
C. Owen & Sheila Bertschi
Margaret A. & Everett B. Padgett, Jr
D. Kim & Joy Setliff

Winston-Salem
Marcus B. & Margo J. Crotts