Events

Fittingly for the season of Advent, our speaker on Thursday is Dr. John Ed Mathison. Dr. John Ed Mathison retired in June 2008 after serving 36 years as senior minister of Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church. Under his leadership, Frazer grew from 400 members to 9,000 and had the largest Sunday School attendance for United Methodist churches [...]

Remember that this will be Soup Day, when we donate the difference in lunch costs to our charities.  Don't get lunch downstairs.  Everything will be available at the meeting.

Remember we will be served soup for lunch in the meeting room today - don't get lunch downstairs.

We will be playing bingo again. This time, there will be some fun new prizes In addition, we are going to have an Ornament Exchange! Please bring a wrapped ornament so we can play a gift exchange game.  

January is "media month", and our first speaker is Jeff Barganier, a writer now but a former lawyer and a U.S. Army Veteran. Jeff practiced law in the early 80s and was also a financial advisor. But in 1994, he made a career change and decided to become a writer. In the late 90s, he [...]

Davis Baker is the sports anchor/reporter at WSFA, after spending two years as the sports director for KTEN-TV in Denison, Texas. During his time at KTEN, he served as the weeknight sports anchor, bringing local and regional sports news from across north Texas and southeast Oklahoma. He also produced and hosted regular feature shows and [...]

Our last speaker for media month is Weather Authority Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler, from WAKA. Shane was born in Montgomery, grew up in Eclectic, and is a graduate of Elmore County High School and Troy University. He has his broadcast meteorology certificate from Mississippi State University. Shane joined WAKA Action 8 News as chief meteorologist [...]

Our speaker on Thursday is Dr. Michelle Mallard, the Executive Director of New Beginnings Educational Center. The mission of the Center is to improve academic and life outcomes for at-risk children through tutoring, mentoring, enrichment, and wellness programs. She has more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning law, cybersecurity, higher education, and nonprofit management. She earned [...]

CASA's mission is to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the Juvenile Court. Charity leads trained community volunteers in this role. Go to casaoftheriverregion.org to learn more.