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Club Announcements:
END POLIO NOW Month
October is END POLIO NOW month for Rotary International. During October, club members are encouraged to donate to the Rotary Foundation. Designated to PolioPlus or Polio Eradication of at least $ 25.00 and no more than $ 500.00 before October 31, 2025, will have their contribution matched on a 2:1 basis by the club. All a member needs to do make their check payable to The Rotary Foundation and write Polio on the memo line of the check. Members can bring their check to a Tuesday meeting and give it to the Sergeant- at -Arms at the front table or mail it to: Rotary Club of North Jackson. P O Box 12934, Jackson, MS 39236-2934.
Shower Power Project
Members of our club will be proving lunch and serving the unhoused and others at Shower Power Friday, October 24th. Every Friday, since late November of 2019, Shower Power offers a free shower to anyone who needs it in downtown Jackson. The shower truck is located at 836 South Commerce Street. Shower Power has given well over 7,000 showers to people in need and fed, fellowshipped, and ministered to several hundred unique visitors. Food and basic necessities, clothing items, and hygiene items, are provided as well. There is a sign-up sheet on the sign-in table.
Prayer
O God, whose creative power and beauty can be seen in the magnificent display of color in nature, and whose splashes of living color as seen also in the rich diversity of personalities and vocational pursuits represented in this club and throughout the Rotary enterprise, we are grateful to be part of that human kaleidoscope. As we share our meal today, we are reminded again of the blessings and provisions for our needs, which are ultimately traceable to your goodness. Bless also the fellowship we enjoy and the good we seek to do through our club. Amen.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Birthdays
Bill Crawford Oct. 22nd
Stephen Stenmark Oct. 25th
Mac Deaver Oct. 27th
Anniversaries
Charlie & Ellen Johnson Oct. 23rd
Andy & Carol White Oct. 24th
Membership Anniversaries
None
Propose New Member
Fred Coleman “Cole” Smith, Jr. has been proposed for membership in the Rotary Club of North Jackson by Jeff Adcock and is sponsored for membership by Past President Don Roberts. Cole was born and raised in Grenada before coming to Jackson in 1978 for his college education. He attended Belhaven University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. For the last 20 years, Cole has owned and operated Creative Gifts, LLC, providing packaging supplies to retailers in Central Mississippi. He is now easing into retirement after selling his business on October 1st. Cole has been an active community volunteer and was appointed by Governor Tate Reeves to serve as a Board Commissioner on the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service. Cole and his wife, Julie, live in Northeast Jackson and have two adult children. He will be loaned the classification, Retail Packaging Supplies, after his membership is approved by the Board. This is the 2nd publication of this proposed new member.
October 14, 2025, Meeting
Joey Deason, Executive Director of the Madison County Economic Development Authority, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson during its October 14, 2025, meeting. Deason informed club members how Amazon Web Services (AWS) chose Madison County for their location. Shown from left to right, Club President Neelam Goel, Deason and Club Director Stanley Simpson. Here is the link to the meeting video.
