Category Archives: Rotary News

Local Grants Presentation

July 25, 2016 Rotary Member

President Skip Hirsh, Rotary Club of Pisgah Forest presided over the July 13 meeting to present grants to 21 organizations.  Grants committee chairperson Mike Shelley said that all of the grants were for programs providing direct benefit to Transylvania County citizens in the areas of youth, education, or health.  There was a great turnout for ...

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The new fiscal year begins July 1, 2016.  Rotary Club of Pisgah Forest is ready for a great year.  President Skip Hirsh will preside over the July 6 meeting and begin his term leading the club.  This year the Rotary theme is "Rotary Serving Humanity".  The theme was selected by new Rotary International President John ...

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Meeting Schedule

The April theme is Rotary Magazine Month and our speaker chair is President nominee Jim Cruickshank.  Here's our schedule: Wednesday - April 6: Assault on the Carolinas bike ride review and preparation Wedsnesday - April 13: Speaker - Mike Stevenson is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Madison County, 3rd president of that club, long ...

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Rotary Presidents on Deck

March 21, 2016 Rotary Member

Upcoming Rotary Presidents Skip Hirsh (President Elect) and Jim Cruickshank (President Nominee) recently attended PETS training in Greensboro, North Carolina.  PETS is a mandatory training seminar that prepares upcoming Rotary club and district leaders for their terms in office.  Skip will become President on July 1, 2016 and Jim on July 1, 2017. Prior to becoming ...

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Rotary Club of Pisgah Forest member Jim Cruickshank is running in the Asheville Marathon & Half at the Biltmore Estate and fundraising to support The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County.   Cruickshank is also demonstrating Rotary Has Heart, an initiative that promotes community service projects that reflect Rotary International’s Six Areas of ...

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