It is that time of year again for the RCL March Madness Basketball Tournament.

The entry fee is $10 is due to Beatty prior to the start of Round #3. Call Beatty with any specific questions: 770-363-1849

Payout:

• First Place: 50%
• Second Place: 20%
• Third Place: 10%
• RCL: 20%

Register Online by 3/17/16 @ 12:15 p.m.

We’re going from the dark ages (paper) to the New World (internet hosted) with our RCL March Madness Pool this year!
In order to join, you must:

1. Register as a user at http://www.poolhost.com.
When registering, you will choose a personal username and provide your
e-mail address.  When you click Join, PoolHost.com will send you an e-mail
with a password to login to the site.

2. Login to PoolHost.com with the username you chose and the password sent
to you.

3. Go to the ‘Pool Tools’ menu and choose ‘Join a Private Pool’.

4. Choose College Bracket Challenge.

5. To Join the pool you need to enter the Pool ID and the Pool Password.
For the Pool ID type: RotaryBrackets
For the Pool Password type: GardenPlaza

That’s it and then you’re in!  The next time you login in to
http://www.poolhost.com, you can get back to your pool(s) by going to ‘My
Pools’ where you’ll see all the pools you’ve joined.  Clicking on a pool
name will take you to that pool.  You can switch to a different pool by
going to ‘My Pools’ again at any time.

To Register, click here:
http://www.poolhost.com/index.asp?page=register.asp

At the February 22 meeting of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville two presentations preceded the program.   Past-president Art Kleve accepted a banner recognizing 100% member participation in donations to the Rotary Foundation in 2014-15.  The club belongs to an elite group of Rotary Clubs which have 100% participation.  President Freya Myers presented a check from the Club for $1,000 to the Shelter Box group to help with shelters for homeless refugees.

Rotarian Mike Clifford then shared a video about the career and legacy of Buck Lindsay with the group.  The video was presented on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the architectural firm which is now Lindsay Pope Brayfield Clifford and Associates.  Buck Lindsay was known for his leadership in many areas:  in his profession, in Rotary, in his community, and around the world.  In the video, testimonials to his influence and achievements were given by architectural colleagues, long-time clients, family, and Rotary friends.  The group left with a keen appreciation for a man who has led a productive, full life and continues to made valuable contributions to our world.

On February 15, 2016, Elizabeth Danley, Project Manager for United Way, and  Deputy Strauss, of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department, spoke to the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville about the various programs serving the homeless population in Gwinnett County.  Elizabeth described several programs, including the Streets to Home Program, Vets Connect, and Kids Home Initiative, but she focused mainly on GRIP, the Gwinnett Re-entry Intervention Program.  The main goal of the program is to reduce the recidivism rate, and in its three years of functioning, the recidivism rate for those individuals in their program is a low 8.2%.  Inmates have to refer themselves for the program, and when they are accepted, help is provided with housing and health services. Over 1,100 people have been pre-screened and referred to reentry services.  Elizabeth praised Faith Based Partnerships for their valuable assistance.

At the February 1, 2016, noon meeting of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville, Rotarian Leigh McIntosh introduced the group to the merits of essential oils. She defined “essential oils” as “naturally occurring, volatile aromatic compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants.” With a history that goes as far back as the Bible and the Egyptians, essential oils were shown to have efficacious results in relieving stress, improving sleep, and relieving occasional aches and pains, among other things. Leigh explained what essential oils are, why we should explore nature’s solutions for our health instead of synthetic ones, and how the oils are effective. She, with her colleague Sue Helzerman, represent doTERRA, a leading industry in marketing essential oils.

Members of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville enjoyed a vocational tour of Junior Achievement’s Biztown and Finance Park located on the new Discovery High School campus on Old Norcross Road. Senior Associate of Operations, Laura French, conducted the tour on January 25. While Rotary members enjoyed a Chick-Fil-A lunch, she provided some background about the facility and the service provided to students. The program grew out of the Junior Achievement experience and now reaches 165,000 students from kindergarten through high school. Volunteers man the “shops” and “businesses” and help the students with their activities. The Biztown experience helps sixth graders run their own companies. They go from interviewing for jobs to running their businesses, including handling salaries, taxes, and bills. Students experience marketing a product and reporting on the status of their companies. At the Finance Park eighth-grade students learn about personal finances. They are assigned a certain salary and certain life situations, such as being a parent with two children or being a single person, and then have to handle their budgets. They learn about the expense of child care, about paying taxes and buying insurance, and about living on a budget.   Rotarians marveled at the beautiful building and were impressed with the life skills that the carefully planned activities provide for the students of Gwinnett County.