Nina Waters, manager for Donor Systems for the Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont, accepted a check to the Boys & Girls Club in the amount of $3,250.00. Proceeds were from the Laura Laws Memorial Golf Tournament. The Boys & Girls Club has received almost $30,000.00 since the beginning of the tournament. Next to Nina is Chris Bates & Skip McMurry.

Bill Kent & Logan Burchette spoke on the new robotics program coming into each of the Iredell Statesville Schools. Cyberkids Robotics is designed to have teams of 8 kids. They build robots with Legos to certain specs set by the program. This is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote & improve STEM education throughout North & South Carolina. STEM is science, technology, education & math. The teams learn how to solve problems & work together. Teams are very diverse with almost an equal number of females to males. One goal is to break the stereotype that girls don't like engineering. Elementary & middle schools work with robots while high schools work with drones. The goal is that the high schoolers learn rules & regulations in flying the drones that will allow them a federal license to fly one. Competitions are held annually for each school system Iredell will host one April 16 at Statesville High School. There will be 33 teams competing this year. You can find more information on www.cyberkidrobotics.com.

Fourth Creek Rotary presented Natalie Stormant of Power Cross a check for $5,000. The funds were part of the money raised from the Laura Laws Memorial Golf Tournament. Natalie & husband Jeff, have worked selflessly reaching out to boys in need of guidance. Last school year had the first group of graduating boys. They had a 100% graduation rate.

Statesville Fourth Creek Rotary hosted the Laura Laws Memorial Golf Tournament Sept. 17, 2015. Money raised supports scholarships for Iredell Co. & Alexander Central High School Seniors. Laura had a passion for children & their learning. There were three former NBA celebrities on hand golfing, signing autographs & sharing their stories why they "serve". Phil Ford, Al Wood, and Tommy Burleson were the main attraction after the dinner. All three shared their stories about how someone opened the door for them to allow them an opportunity and they felt led to "pay it forward". Burleson said being able to serve others is the greatest gift ever.