History A Year At A Glance 2005

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January 2005
The first “Kick-off Breakfast” was held at the Trenton Community Center. There were 21 attendees. Keith Jackson, a speaker for the Character Council of Florida, gave the presentation. Ten “Achieving True Success” books were distributed to the Gilchrist Board of Commissioners.
January 2005  begins the third year for the chartering of the “Character Council of  Gilchrist County.”

February 2005
Adopted a change in meeting Day and Time to the 4th Tuesday of the Month, with the exception of May, August and December, when there is no meeting.  Added two new Council functions and one new Council member: 1) a Fund-Raising Committee, 2) a Council Historian and 3) Diane Rondolet was elected as Historian. 

March 2005
This month began the second year of interviews for “Personalities of the Month” as well as monthly articles written about them and the character quality.
 
April 2005
“Celebrating Character” program; held at Trenton Community Center. All former “personalities of the month” will be invited and those of the present year will be given a certificate. This year school students will no longer be participating with the adult program since they will have their own, which   will include the parents attendance.
Carl and Geneva attended a “book fair,” representing the “Character First! Initiative. Curriculum and the “ATS” books were sold.

August 2005
Geneva Cornwell went before the County and City of Trenton Commission, as well as the School Board. She gave a presentation of ongoing activities and future planned enterprises of the Council.  County Commission agreed to contribute $1,000 and the City agreed to contribute $500.  
Annual “Community Character Forum” presented at the Sheriff’s Office Training Room. Those invited were past “personalities” and financial contributors.

September 2005
New members welcomed to the Council: Mary Dunn, Jessie & Mary Ann Lee, Diane Rondolet and Glen Thigpen. With the resignation of Dr. Jim Surrency and Sheriff David Turner coming up in November, everyone was asked to seek wisdom in choosing new leaders.   New Committees were formed, entitled “Advisory” and “Merit.”  Individual citizens, who believe in the Initiative, donated a $25 check each to the Council. They were Mrs. Sherree Lancaster, Ms. Iris Roberts and  Mr. Jim Scruggs.  Mrs. Carol McQueen contributed $50.

October 2005
The following members accepted positions.:
                        Mary Dunn, President;
                        Glen Thigpen, Vice-President;
                        Maureen Gentry, Public Relations Chair;
                        Jessie Lee, Community Outreach Committee Chair;
                        Mary Ann Lee, “Merit” Committee Chair;
                        Pete Randolph, “Advisory” Committee Chair;
                        Diane Rondolet, Council Historian.
                        Geneva Cornwell, Janet Langford and Major Stroupe agreed to stay on as Secretary, Treasurer and Curriculum Committee chair, respectively.
The name of the “Fund Raising” Committee was changed to “Ways and Means” committee and continued to chaired by Carl Cornwell.

November 2005
The Character Council members agreed to participate in the “Down Home Days” Festival with a booth headed by Carl and Geneva Cornwell, with the assistance of Diane Rondolet. The Festival is sponsored by the Gilchrist County Chamber of Commerce.  Due to family responsibilities the day of the parade the Cornwells could not make  a commitment to organize a float for the Council, and no one else agreed to coordinate it, so it was decided to “take a break” in having the Council have a decorated float in the 2005 Bell Christmas Parade.    Due to open heart surgery performed on Mary Dunn‘s husband, the Council decided to wait until the 2006 “Kick-off” Breakfast to have its installation of officers.  Plans were made to have the second annual “Kick-off” Breakfast the 4th Tuesday of January, the 24th, 7:30 AM at the Trenton Community Center. All interested citizens in the area would be sent an invitation, as well as the 34 personalities of the month.  

December 2005
As of this month there have been 34 citizens interviewed for the “Personality of the Month” article for the Gilchrist County Journal.

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