The 2009 Annual Rotary Dinner  will be held  June 25th  at 6:00 pm at Main Street Café.    The dinner is always a wonderful  way for us and our guests to hear about our past Rotary year and our plans for the upcoming year!

The video This Is Rotary is available on DVD as part of a collection of public service announcements and short videos about Rotary. Share this video with your family and friends.

L to R: Russell Owens, Police Officer of the Year, Kim Lindsey City Employee of the Year, Brandon Burgess, Fire Fighter of the Year, and Madison Rotary President Alex Luttrell

The Rotary Club of Madison honored three Madison city employees at the Madison City Council meeting on Monday, May 11th. Debbie Overcash, chair of our club’s Community Recognition Committee, coordinated the 9th annual event where Brandon Burgess was named Fire Fighter of the Year, Russell Owens was recognized as Police Officer of the Year, and Kim Lindsey was honored as City Employee of the Year. Mayor Paul Finley, Council President Tommy Overcash, and Madison Rotary President Alex Luttrell congratulated the winners and presented each with a plaque and $200 as Debbie read excerpts from their nomination applications. The winners’ names will also appear on perpetual plaques displayed in City Hall. Congratulations to the winners and “Thank You” to all Madison City employees who do a great job in providing services to our citizens.

Madison Hospital Update
David Spillers serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Huntsville Hospital. He joined Huntsville Hospital in March 2006.

Mr. Spillers began his health care career in 1981 with UNISYS Corporation designing and implementing software for the health care industry. In 1986 he joined Health Care Data Systems, a data processing center providing services for 28 health care facilities across five states. Mr. Spillers served as Vice President of External Operations and part owner.

Mr. Spillers joined Mission Hospitals in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1988, a regional referral center for 17 counties in western North Carolina that also owned two rural facilities. He was serving as Chief Operating Officer prior to coming to Huntsville Hospital.

Mr. Spillers received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration/Computer Science from Winthrop College and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Mr. Spillers is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and Health Care Financial Management Association. He is also a member of the Huntsville Rotary Club, the Huntsville Committee of 100, and the Alabama Hospital Association. Mr. Spillers serves on the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Emergency Response Commission on Health Care Crisis for the State of Alabama. He has also been appointed to the Alabama State Health Planning and Development Agency’s Statewide Health Coordinating Council.

Mr. Spillers and his wife Cindy are originally from York, South Carolina.

Our club was fortunate to receive funds for a second year to help build additional ecostoves in remote Honduran villages.
Grant Awarded to Honduras Project Steve Baum accepted a check for $2400 from Michelle McDaniel, Rotarian from the Greater Huntsville Club and District 6860 Grant Committee member. Our club was fortunate to receive funds for a second year to help build additional ecostoves in remote Honduran villages. In addition to the August 2008 news report on the RI website, our club’s Honduran project was featured again in the January 2009 issue of The Rotarian magazine. Congratulations to last year’s Honduran Team: Steve Baum, Dennis Sanders, Jerry Vickers, Craig Brennan, and Boyd Edmiston. The team will soon announce our plans for the new year! Check out photos in our photo gallery.

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Come out and help Madison Rotary in supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Triana Alabama by participating in the 9th Annual Miles Montgomery Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 30, 2009

Please come out and help Madison Rotary in supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Triana Alabama by participating in the 9th Annual Miles Montgomery Golf Tournament

The tournament will begin 8:00am on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Sunset Landing Golf Course. The entry fee is $320 per team and the

This fee includes includes Range Balls, Cart, Give-aways & Lunch
4-Person Scramble, Shotgun start.

Mulligans & Power Drives Prizes for TOP  3 Teams
HOLE Sponsorship $125

For entry forms and Hole sponsorships please contact Mr. Boyd Edmiston at BEDMIS at YAHOO.COM