Terry Shambles was born and raised in Vinita and graduated from Vinita High School in 1985. He went on to graduate from the University of Oklahoma "Go Sooners." He started his career at Craig General Hospital in January/1990 and is currently serving as the hospital's Chief Administrative Officer. Terry and his wife, Mechelle, have three daughters, Breanna, Amber and Mysti.

Terry is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is also a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. He and his family attend church at Family Praise Center in Vinita where he is active in the children's ministry.

His hobbies include playing golf, watching "OU" football and keeping up with his active children.

In addition to the many worthwhile projects and events that Rotarians help sponsor in Vinita, they are also globally-minded.

Vinita Rotarians give annually to projects which are helping to eradicate polio.

They donate funds and collect and deliver medical supplies to the Tulsa Medical Supplies Network, which provides medicine and equipment to people in third world countries.

Vinita Rotarians support the military by sending care packages and writing letters of encouragement to those deployed to foreign countries.

They gather up boxes of new shoes which are distributed to children in need around the world who may never have had one good pair.

Rotarians share ideas with each other during their weekly meetings, networking as businessmen and women, and learn about opportunities to improve their community and world by listening to informative programs each week.

They believe in the 4-Way Test, which is a series of four questions which all Rotarians consider before making decisions, whether personal or business-related. They ask, "Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? And will it be beneficial to all concerned?"

Vinita's Rotarians are a mix of over 50 members, young and old, male and female, with a variety of backgrounds, talents, and expertise, who come together for a common cause, and that is to serve others and help make the world a better place one project at a time.

Council on Legislation opens Rotary membership to women worldwide; Rotary clubs chartered in Budapest, Hungary, and Warsaw, Poland, for first time in almost 50 years

Rotary Club of Moscow chartered first club in Soviet Union

1990-91 - Preserve Planet Earth program inspires some 2,000 Rotary-sponsored environmental projects

1994 - Western Hemisphere declared polio-free

1999 - Rotary Centers for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution established

2000 - Western Pacific declared polio-free

2001 - 30,000^th Rotary club chartered

2002 - Europe declared polio-free; first class of 70 Rotary Peace Scholars begin study

2003 - Rotarians raise more than US$118 million to support the final stages of polio eradication

2004 - RI's largest convention with 45,381 attendees, held in Osaka, Japan

2005 - Rotary celebrates centennial in Chicago, Illinois, USA

2008 - US $355 million funding agreement, for polio eradication, between Rotary and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation