2025 CX-MAS Cyclocross Race at Dix Park On December 14, 2025, members of our Rotary Club of the Capital City showed up at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh for a day that was equal parts cold, muddy, and incredibly uplifting. The CX-MAS cyclocross race featured an adapted category that welcomed 13 adapted cyclists from North Carolina Adapted Sports and the Wounded Warrior Project (NC), tackling a 1.3-mile course in true winter conditions. North Carolina Adapted Sports (NCAS) exis

Halie Sue Clifton Meet Halie Sue Clifton Some people make a career out of moving fast. Halie Sue Clifton has made a career out of moving purposefully and that distinction matters. Halie serves as the Director of Special Gifts at Methodist Home for Children, and she’s been doing that work with steady joy for the past eight years. Before that, she sharpened her development experience with UNC–Chapel Hill and at Meredith College (her alma mater), learning how to connect mission-

Ethan Stambler Ethan brings more than two decades of experience in finance, strategy, and investment, with a career that has included roles in private equity, agriculture, real assets, and corporate development. Today, as a Senior Vice President with SES ESOP Strategies, he focuses on helping business owners design ownership transitions that are financially sound, strategically thoughtful, and beneficial to the people who helped build the company. That focus aligns naturally