Cherokee Boys Club Report – week of Aug. 23

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CLUB SCHEDULE:

Thursday, August 23 – Club Board of Directors Election

Thursday, August 23 – Sequoyah Classic Golf Tournament

Friday, August 24 – Sequoyah Classic Golf Tournament

Friday, August 31 – School Furlough Day

 

CONGRATULATIONS VARSITY BRAVES!

Congratulations to the Varsity Braves Football team who defeated Smoky Mountain High School Friday night 32-21.  This was a great way to open the season!  The Braves will host Mitchell at home this Friday night (August 24).  Come out and support our school and our youth!

 

SEQUOYAH CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT

The 7th Annual Sequoyah Classic Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, August 23 and Friday, August 24 at Sequoyah National Golf Club.  To become a tournament sponsor or to register to play in this tournament, please call Monica “Tigger” Lambert at 497-5009 for more information.

 

Proceeds from this tournament will benefit the Cherokee Children’s Home, Bill Taylor Scholarship Endowment and the Cherokee Youth Center (Boys and Girls Club of America).

 

CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ ELECTION

Five Board members will be selected from the candidates listed below:

 

ALBERT ARCH                                           ROBERT LAMBERT

CORY BLANKENSHIP                              LAWANDA FRENCH-MYERS

TERRY BRADLEY                                     TIFFANI REED

ALBERT CROWE                                       SEAN ROSS

SHEILA DAVIS                                            DAVID STAMPER

EDDIE HUSKEY                                         PAM STRAUGHN

DWAYNE “TUFF” JACKSON                  NANCY “JIM” TAYLOR

KEVIN JACKSON                                       MONICA WILDCATT

ELBERT “LUMPY” LAMBERT               JUNE WOLFE

MONICA “TIGGER” LAMBERT

 

The Club will hold its election for Board Members to serve the two-year term beginning on October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2014 this Thursday (August 23) from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Club Lobby.

 

You do not have to be a Club employee to vote in this election.  Anyone who is a Club Member (you must have attended Cherokee Middle or High School) is eligible to become a Board Member and to vote in the Club Election.  Present your Boys Club membership card when you sign in to vote.  If you do not have a Club membership card, you can get one at the Club’s Information Desk.

 

The newly elected Board members will convene on September 4 to select two outside business people to serve on the Board.  The High School student body will select a student representative to serve on the Board and Council appoints a representative (currently Perry Shell).

 

For additional information or for a copy of the Election Rules, call Jeannie Arkansas, Cindi Squirrel or Martha Brindle at 497-9101.

 

CLUB VEHICLES USING BIOFUEL MANUFACTURED BY CLUB STAFF

Boys Club buses and roadside mowing equipment are now being fueled by biodiesel fuel manufactured on site by Club Shop employees.  As of this date 750 gallons of fuel has been produced from used cooking oil provided by local businesses and private citizens.  The Club is encouraging each of its departments to recycle and to implement green practices where applicable.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Resident Counselor (Part-Time/Full Time/Temporary)

Opening Date:  August 16, 2012

Closing Date: August 30, 2012

For more information, see the Employment Section of this issue of the One Feather