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Atmore Rotary Scholarship Fund Raiser ‘Old Time Fiddler’s Convention’ Canceled
May 23, 2013
The Atmore Rotary Club announced Wednesday that the annual Old Time Fiddler’s Convention — a primary fund raiser for the group’s Academic All Stars Program — will not be held in 2013. This year would have been the 33rd annual event.
Organizers said the Academic All-Stars program will continue and will not be impacted by the decision.
The Rotary Club decided to not hold the event this year in order to explore ways to update and improve this event with the goal of increasing event attendance numbers, organizers said.
“This long running event is held close to our hearts as Rotarians, but as with all things, it is good business practice to review event processes and effectiveness, said Atmore Rotary Club President Jennifer Chism. “We want to be proactive and ensure this event can continue to be successful both in terms of exposure and profitability.”
The Old Time Fiddler’s Convention was a primary fund raiser for the Atmore Rotary Club’s Academic All Star Program, which rewards academically successful high school students with recognition of their scholastic achievements through scholarship awards. This year the Rotary Club awarded scholarships to 130 students from Atmore Christian School, Escambia Academy, Escambia County High School and Northview High School.
Pictured top: 2013 Academic All Star scholarship winners from four area high schools at a May 9 program. Pictured inset: Atmore Rotary Club President Jennifer Chism. Pictured below: Randolph B. Luttrell, Sr.Scholarship Winner La’Derious Ty’Shon Franklin of Northview High School. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Atmore Rotary Scholarship Fund Raiser ‘Old Time Fiddler’s Convention’ Canceled”
What an honor for these students! I wish I was that smart. But thats a bummer about no more fiddle competitions. I love fiddle music.
Put the fiddles back. My sister is a professional fiddler, and I might have gotten her to come this year. Missed it before. Did not know anything about it until a few years ago.
Please don’t have any rock or western. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of noise.
Folk music is good. I have an old friend that knows Peter Yarrow personally. He was the Peter in Peter Paul and Mary. Maybe he would come and play/sing…whatever. Something good but different. I thought fiddlers were a good idea. I have not gotten to hear them.
I agree. There’s been a year to get something. Why wait all year to cancel?
Call me a broken record, but I must agree with the previous two comments – why wasn’t this “explored” during the last year instead of waiting until now?
Seems like to me that there’s been almost a whole year since the last one to “explore” new ideas and such. Just saying….
This event has been in the hearts of many older people for years. The older citizens have looked forward to this from one year to the next. It is sad that this was not addressed last summer. This event could have went on as it has for the pass 33 years. I hope that Atmore senior will be around next year to attend this event if it moves forward.