Welcome To Tellico Lake Rotary

Thank you for visiting Tellico Lake Rotary Club’s website. With our upcoming Trek de Tellico’s ‘Walk to Remember’ and Tour de Tellico’s Bike Rides we have provided the links here to easily reach their respective websites, get information, and register.

Trek de Tellico

We are holding our first Trek de Tellico on Saturday, October 10 at 9:30 am. This will be a ‘Walk to Remember‘ to raise donations for the building fund of “Our PLACE – ADULT DAY CENTER” an Alzheimer’s / Dementia service, to be located on Route 444 in Loudon. Click here for more info.

Tour de Tellico

Early on Saturday, October 10, cyclists from East Tennessee and beyond will join us for the fifteenth Tour de Tellico. Bicyclists can choose the difficult 100-Mile Century, 100k (62-Mile), 50k (31-Mile), or easy 25k (15.5-Mile). For more information and to register click here.

Aug 13 – Our Next Rotary Meeting

Don Edmands will join us and talk about his personal involvement while on duty September 11, 2001. Don was an active duty officer on 9-11 and will share what transpired over the course of that dreaded day.

Rotary meetings are open to the public. If you would like to join us, please reach out by Tuesday at noon so we we can include you in our catered lunch count. For more information, please contact John or Sue Everson at 423-884-3369. Social distancing will be observed at our meetings.

July 30 – Friends of Momance

From her office in Chattanooga via a Zoom connection, Belinda Crisman of Friends of Momance gave us an update on COVID-19 in the village of Momance, Haiti. The School has been closed since March but their breakfast and lunch program continue to feed about 150 students daily. The teachers and volunteers have been helping the students learn the best sanitation practices to help them minimize the spread of Wuhan Virus.

July 23 – Our PLACE Update

Jim Dezzutti with Our PLACE joined us for lunch and gave an excellent update of fundraising for Our PLACE’s building fund. At this time, they have raised almost $140,000 of their $200,000 goal. Once the goal is reached, the land will be turned over to Our PLACE and they can move forward with building.

Jim mentioned that in Loudon and Monroe Counties, with a high percentage of residents over 65, over 14,000 people are effected by Alzheimer’s or some other form of Dementia. That number includes people with the disease as well as people who are now their caretakers.

July 16 – District Governor ‘Visit’

District Governor Ron Appuhn held a Zoom meeting with us to go over our accomplishments and our goals for the coming year. The best part was reviewing our past year by Past President Ron Randle. We certainly accomplished many projects and gave 2 scholarships to worthy students along with large donations to local charities who work with and help feed children. And also to our school building project in Momance, Haiti.

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Our Meeting – July 9

We installed our new officers for the 2020-21 year.
President: John Cammack
President-Elect: Jim Wiese
Vice President: David Foote
Treasurer: Ron Randle
Membership: John Everson
Foundation: Scott Shannon
Public Image: Mike Maloney
Service Projects: Bob Milhiser
Club Administration: Maggie Morrow
Youth Services: Jo Brewster/Sue Everson
Family of Rotary: Sue Everson
Literacy: Kathy Dickson
Past President: Ron Randle
Fundraiser and Project Chairpeople include.
Tour de Tellico: David Foote
Trek de Tellico: Claudine Miller & Sue Everson
Charity Dinner: Scott Shannon & David Sharpe
Sponsorship Drive: John Everson

Dealing with COVID-19

During the Spring of 2020, we cancelled all our meetings and functions because of the mandated restrictions caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Save The Date – October 10

Our first ever Trek de Tellico will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020 to fund raise for the building fund of “Our Place – An Adult Care Center” for those with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Plan on joining us by walking or hiking in this “Walk to Remember”. More info and to register click here.

We’ll have 4 different walks and hikes to choose from – two walks through the Chota neighborhood and 2 hikes through the trails around the Wellness Center. Minimum donation will be $20. Registration opens July 10. More to come!

15th Annual Tour de Tellico

Earlier on October 10, we will be hosting our 15th Tour de Tellico for cyclists from from East Tennessee and beyond. Experienced cyclists enjoy the Century 100-Mile and 100k rides. Less experienced bicyclists may choose from a 50k ride or an easy 25k ride. Registration opens July 10. More to come! More info and to register click here.