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UPCOMING PROGRAM

Meeting Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Location:  Marriott, 12 noon

Paul James

Executive Director

Ijams Nature Center

In 2004, Paul was named Executive Director of Ijams Nature Center, a 175-acre wildlife sanctuary and environmental learning center.  Ijams provides community-wide connections and experiences through education, conservation, recreation and responsible environmental stewardship for all people.

This year, Ijams will be celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the original 20-acre Island Home site established by Harry and Alice Yoe Ijams.  In honor of this centennial event, Paul has written a book, "Ijams Nature Center," which Arcadia is publishing as part of its Images of America series.

Paul graduated from Leadership Knoxville in 2006 and Introduction Knoxville in 2005, and was recently honored for his leadership by being named to the 2009 Forty Under Forty group.

Paul is immediate past Chair of the Knox County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board; current Chair of the Dow Chemical Company (formerly Rohm & Haas) Community Advisory Panel; and an ex-officio Board Member of Legacy Parks Foundation.

A native of Great Britain, Paul earned a Higher National Diploma in Business & Finance from Coventry University, a Diploma in Management from the University of Derby in the United Kingdom, and a B.S. in Organizational Management from Tusculum College.  Paul lives in West Knoxville with his wife Julie, daughter Isabel and three retired greyhounds.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Quarterly Member Dues & Contributions

Rotary Club of Knoxville Quarterly Dues and Contribution statements for January - March 2010 were distributed via email on Friday, December 4, 2009.  Payment is due by December 31, 2009.  Click on the links below to download a copy.  Call the Rotary office with any questions.

Quarterly Member Dues & Pre-paid Lunch Statement

Quarterly Foundation Contribution Statement