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Wake Forest Rotarians enjoyed an overview by a fellow Rotarian, Gerard Hayes, on Monday night about the company he co-founded. The Wireless Research Center was founded in 2010 by two people. It has grown to a staff of twenty-eight and […]

Club members both new and old often ask about the Rotary Foundation: how does it work, who is Paul Harris and what does it mean to be a Paul Harris Fellow or to be in the Paul Harris Society?  And […]

Changing hearts through sharing personal stories is literally at the heart of a new community-oriented program launched by Rotarians Matt Kane, North Raleigh club, and Katie Gailes, Holly Springs club.  The tragic, painful death of George Floyd this summer, followed […]

Courtney Tanner took the reins of Wake Forest’s Planning Department last October, succeeding ChipRussell, who retired after 32 years of public service. The town’s exponential growth that began in 1980continues as Wake Forest is expected to reach nearly 75,000 residents […]

Tanya Eastwood, Greystone Affordable Development (ZOOM) The term “affordable housing” can be misleading.  While some people may envision housing projects with subsidized rents, perhaps in dense urban developments, what it really means is housing that working people can afford based […]

Rotary International’s newest focus, supporting the environment, and how clubs can get involved was the program topic from Karen Kendrick-Hands, a Wisconsin Rotarian who earlier addressed the District Foundation Summit in August.  Karen introduced ESRAG (Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group) […]

Chamber president Ann Welton offered perspectives on how the Chamber has fared during the Covid-19 pandemic as well as shared information about new initiatives underway during these changing times.  The large events normally offered by the Chamber have either had […]

Wake County Register of Deeds Charles Gilliam provided insights into one of Wake County’s busiest government departments.  As an elected official, Gilliam leads the office that handles all real estate transactions and vital records, such as births, deaths and marriages. […]

President Karlene Turrentine welcomed the Hon. Paul Martin Newby, serving the NC Supreme Court since 2004 and currently running for the position of Chief Justice.  He told members that he too had joined Rotary in his early career and complimented […]

Observing that October is Polio Plus Month and Oct. 24 is Polio Plus Day,  Randy Lickey, Polio Plus chair for D7710, updated members about this project which he described as the “largest public/private health initiative in history.” Launched in 1985, […]