John Rouse is Tops in Health
We are all very proud of our fellow Rotarian, John Rouse, the director of Harnett County’s Health Department; he was recently named 2012 Health Director of the Year at the North Carolina State Health Director’s Conference in Raleigh. The award was given in recognition of his leadership in public health at the local and state level.
John, who has been the health director since 2003, said he was grateful to be selected as Health Director of the Year, but said the accomplishment is not his alone.
“It was an honor for me to be selected,” he said, “but there are a lot of other health directors that go into making that association and what we do special. It’s my coworkers who make public health what it is through day-to-day patient care and customer service.”
The Health Department has between 90 and 95 employees under John’s direction.
The Health Director of the Year award is sanctioned by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners and implemented through NCALHD.
Congratulations John!
Boy! Scouting!
Boy Scout Troop #61's Al Bain is given a check for $250 by club Treasurer, Peter Stickland
Al Bain, a local attorney with Bain, Buzzard and McRay in Lillington, NC, is also an Assistant Scout Leader with our Boy Scout Troop #61. This evening he spoke to us on the merits (no pun intended) of Scouting.
Troop #61 has 24 Scouts in membership, they have nearly doubled their troop size in the last year or two. The troop is made up of a diverse group of boys, most of whom attend Harnett Central and Middle schools.
The aim of Boy Scouts is; character development, citizenship training, and mental & physical fitness. The boys learn leadership by taking turns in leadership roles within their troop. They learn skills by doing, failing, support and learning.
Troop #61 is looking for opportunities in joint ventures for fund raising. Our club offered up some ideas, and will be communicating with the troop on future plans.
As the sponsoring club of Troop #61, the Lillington Rotary Club donated $250 to help with the troop’s good works and endeavors.
Local Author Speaks
Author Bryan Avery
We were honored by a visit from local historical author, Bryan Avery, who talked about the history of Harnett county, and Aversboro in the Revolutionary and Civil wars.
Bryan has written two books; the first dealing with the Revolutionary period, the second on the Antebellum period. The first book takes a look at the war from both a Northerner’s and a Southerner’s view of things. The second book is decidedly on more of a Southerner’s view.
The author said that he has done a lot of his researched through the internet, and through other one-on-one discussions with other historians, plus he has done hands-on research when traveling to areas of interest.
In addition to writing, Bryan has been behind efforts to erect several monuments for the old village of Aversboro and for its heroes. Bryan also told us about a history trail, running from Dunn to Lillington, which is in the planning stages.
Bryan is working on a third book, this one will be dealing with the Civil War.
What is Rotary?
The Rotary Club of Lillington is an organization of business and professional persons united with worldwide Rotary clubs who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. You can learn more about our Club's projects and events within this site.
Chartered on October 23, 1937, the Rotary Club of Lillington has helped to make a better community. Working with the schools and helping build facilities for civic clubs and other events, the Rotary Club of Lillington has been a supporter of youth and education in our community and in the world.