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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OFROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 7610
FEBRUARY 2002
ANDY TURNERDistrict Governor, 2001-02
DI THOMPSONNewsletter Editor540/371-2089
KELI HAROLDDistrict Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 916 l Mineral, VA 23117866/743-7610 l Fax 540/894-4482
[email protected] Hours: M-F, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
www.rotarycommunity.org/7610
MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR
District 7610 website: www.rotarycommunity.org/7610 l R.I. Website: www.rotary.org
Andy
Rotary Foundation Month. . . and the Benefits toOur Local Youth!
In my November newsletter, Ispoke of how the RotaryFoundation was not just another
charity, and how it benefits membersof your community. Well, thanks tothe generous donations of Rotarians,non-Rotarians, and clubs in our dis-trict during the 1998-99 Rotary year,we are able to provide some of ourbright, young students and talentedyoung professionals opportunities ofa lifetime during this year.
AmbassadorialScholarships
Following an intensive interviewprocess, we selected three very spe-cial college graduates into the ranksas Ambassadorial scholars. Full yearacademic scholarships were awardedto Hunter Ferguson (proposed bythe Crystal City/ Pentagon RC), andJyoti Schlesinger, (proposed by theVienna RC).
Hunter will be studying civil lib-erties and constitutional studies atUniversity of Cape Town, South Af-rica, and Joyti will attend Universityof London to study reproductive andsexual health.
Bridget Kuckowski, a nurse inthe UVA Health System (proposedby the Albemarle County RC), re-ceived a six-month Cultural schol-arship to live in Grenada, Spain tobecome proficient in Spanish in or-der to be a more versatile, skilled andconscientious health care providerfor this underserved population.
Group Study ExchangeThanks to a wonderful second
effort by district Rotarians to “get theword out” on this fantastic program,
we selected five outstanding indi-viduals who will have a life-chang-ing experience as they spend fourweeks in Finland, living withRotarians, savoring their culture andfood, making lifelong friends, andlearning how their vocation is prac-ticed in that part of the world. Ledby Jerry Evans of the Rappahan-nock-Fredericksburg RC, the teammembers and their sponsoring clubsinclude Amy Bolton (Annandale),multimedia producer; Lee Elliott(Bailey’s Crossroads), technologyconsultant; Victoria Moore (FallsChurch), Management Consultant;Tia Pappamihiel (West Springfield),electrologist; and Scott Scholz(Fairfax), Volunteer Manager. Afterabout three months of training andpreparation, they will depart for Fin-land on the same flight as the return-ing Finnish GSE team on May 11th.Both teams will be presenting a pro-gram on Saturday afternoon of thedistrict conference.
All of these wonderful, youngpeople have expressed their thanksto all district Rotarians who supportthe Rotary Foundation to keep thesewonderful educational programsalive. We are proud of all of them andwish them a safe and memorablejourney. After each of them returnfrom their program, they are obli-gated to make presentations to ourclubs. Contact the respective DistrictChairs for these programs to arrangethe visit.
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Welcome, New Members!
C ongratulations to the following new Rotarians who have joined our ranks in recent months. When you attend your meetings or make up at
a club, be sure to extend a special greeting to new club members .
David Jeffers, ArlingtonLori Latka, Leesburg-DaybreakBlake Fellows, Leesburg-DaybreakTimothy Appleby, Leesburg-
DaybreakTom Bowman, Leesburg-DaybreakRod Heubbers, Leesburg-
DaybreakDavid Goodfriend, Leesburg-
Daybreak
Please make sure your club secretary sends the names and addresses of all newclub members to Dick Freund, District Secretary, using the Membership Data Form.
Patrick Cowne, ManassasWilliam Hosick, ManassasMilton Collins, SterlingCarl Dennis, SterlingMelanie Berrett, SterlingLaura McKeel, SterlingMichael Burke, SterlingMichael LoPresti, SterlingKerry Price, SterlingTimothy Reed, Sterling
T his year we decided toapproach our recruiting andretention efforts in a more
systematic and businesslike fashionthan we had in the past. Over theyears, with our stable membership,we had come to rely on the casualefforts of members to bring possiblerecruits. As we faced normal attri-tion due to transfers, changes in lifesituations and, even, death of ourmembers, we realized the need toinvolve all members in the quest fornew members to round out our rollsand bring new energy and focus toour activities.
We started by designing and pro-ducing a new membership brochurewith a contemporary look. This bro-chure, headlined with “Make A Dif-ference!” includes information aboutRotary International as well as spe-cific information about the RotaryClub of Herndon and its activities.Another member developed a docu-ment that explains the way the Clubmeetings are conducted, the specificprojects undertaken by the Club andthe criteria by which members areselected. Both pieces stress the “Ser-
Herndon Rotary Institutes “Drip Program”vice Above Self” and are designedto appeal to potential members whoare looking for a way to give back totheir local and world communities.The printed materials are augmentedby regular submission of press re-leases to highlight the ongoing workof the Club and its members.
At the heart of the recruiting andretaining program is a Drip program.Members are asked to submit thenames and contact information often possible recruits. These possiblenew members are then sent a copyof the “Make A Difference!” bro-chure and a short note asking themto consider Rotary membership.They are invited to take a look atthe website (under revision by a taskforce) and to contact a member ofthe board for more information. In-quiries are followed up with the sec-ond printed piece (most often sentvia email) and invited to join us fora regular meeting. The Drip programcalls for a regular contact with thoserecommended for membership mini-mally each quarter. They are alsosent a copy of our Newsletter as it isdeveloped.
Retention is reinforced withregular member emails, a Newslet-ter with pictures of speakers andmembers and an ongoing educationprogram conducted during thecourse of regular meetings. The fire-side chat, a separate educationalevent where each service area is dis-cussed and reviewed as a way of edu-cating new and old members, is an-other vehicle for member retentionthat has been effectively used in thelast few years.
By far, the most effective way tobring more members, who have adesire to serve, is to keep the nameand faces of the Club in front of thecommunity. Fortunately, our Clubmembers, as a whole, take prominentpositions within the business com-munity and their work is reported inthe local papers. The activities ofour Club members and the contin-ued reminder to look for possible newmembers form the heart of our Club’sgrowth. The Drip program assistswith follow up and provides a data-base that can be massaged, devel-oped and continued from one yearto the next.
DISTRICT CALENDAR
FEBRUARY10 - Attendance Report Due
MARCH1-2 - PETS10 - Attendance Report Due21 - Rotary Joint Luncheon,
Washington Golf & CC
APRIL30 - Club Suggestions
(Resolutions) for DGE2004-05 Due to DG
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Millennium Club Gets Busy!
Our District’s New Genera- tions Club, Rotary’s first experimental club trying
an alternative meeting schedule, isoff to a great start with communityservice activities and social activitiesas members get to know each otherand learn about Rotary. Shown hereat the Charter Night in June 2001are Treasurer Laura Willets, Presi-
dent Bob de Lorenzi, Beth Watson, Rhonda Layton, ADG Pat Williams,PDG Pat Mullins and Sergeant at Arms Gina Jordan. The Millennium Clubhas many projects to its credit already, some of which will be highlightedduring one of the plenary sessions at the District Conference in VirginiaBeach. Make plans now to attend the District Conference and learn moreabout many of our district’s active clubs and what they are doing in Rotarythis year.
HappyAnniversary!
Congratulations to thefollowing clubs whowill celebrate a very
special anniversary within thenext 90 days:
ROTARY CLUB OFCULPEPER
Chartered February 8, 192775 YEARS
ROTARY CLUB OFORANGE
Chartered March 3, 192775 YEARS
Resolutions forToday’s Rotariansby Bob Metzger
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bob Metzger wasDG Andy Turner’s mentor when Bobwas District Secretary and Andy wasClub Secretary Elect.
1. I will do my best to live, work andplay by the tenets of the Object ofRotary: “To encourage and fosterthe ideal of service as a basis ofworthy enterprise.”
2. Unless it is physically impossible forme to do so, I will undertake toaccomplish expeditiously every taskwhich I am asked to do by myRotary Club. I will not be a “RINO”... Rotarian in Name Only.
3. At each meeting I will try to sit withat least one member with whom I didnot sit at a prior meeting.
4. I will do my best to engender a warmand friendly atmosphere for guestand visiting Rotarians by meetingand greeting them in the samemanner, which I would hope to bereceived by a club I am visiting. Iwill try to never allow guests to
Deadline forEagle NotesSubmissionsThe 15th of the month
preceeding the next issue(i.e., April 15 for the
May issue and so forth).
occupy a table where a member isnot seated.
5. I will introduce and sponsor at leastone new member in the Bailey’sCrossroads Rotary Club by 30June 2002.
6. I will be a positive influence in thisclub. Where I believe that improve-ment is needed, I will speak up andthen be willing to lend my personalendeavor to carry out whateveraction the Director’s may specify.
7. I will do my best to attend ormakeup every meeting.
8. I will provide one program for theProgram Chairman this year. Afterdiscussion with the Chairman I willtotally arrange for the program.
9. I will ocncentrate on that aspect ofthe Avenue of Service to which Iam assigned and work at making asignificant contribution there. Inother words, when I am given ajob, I will do it to the best of myability.
10. I will earnestly try to attend theDistrict 7610 District Conference(on 26-28 April at Virginia Beach).
11. I will provide support as I can to theRotary Foundation and, if not now, Iwill become a Sustaining Member ora Paul Harris Fellow.
12. In all the things I think, say or do, Iwill ask myself:Is it the Truth?Is it Fair to all concerned?Will it build goodwill and betterfriendships?Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
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n Membership attendance re-ports must be sent to DickFreund, District Secretary, by the10th of the month following thereported month: fax to 703/780-4809, e-mail to [email protected] or mail to 3406 WessyntonWay, Alexandria, VA 22309.n New and terminated membersand new officers names should besubmitted to Dick Freund as well.
“A GATHERINGOF EAGLES”
Something NEW in DistrictConferences
26 – 28 APRIL 2002
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The Blue Ridge Mountains RotaryClub & ACAC present the 18th
Annual Monte Carlo NightSaturday, February 23
at ACAC (Albemarle Square)Sponsored by
ACAC, Albemarle First Bank, BB&T, Sprint,SunCom & Wachovia Securities, Inc.
Silent Auctions, Cash Raffles and PrizeGiveaways with a Grand Prize of a trip to Las
Vegas for Two!Benefits the International Rescue
Committee of CharlottesvilleCall 434-974-7215 or visit
www.remcographics.com/montecarlo.htmlfor more information.
n Horace McCormack can bereached using either of the follow-ing e-mail addresses (please makethis change in your directory):[email protected] or [email protected] Norman Kloker’s new e-mail address is [email protected]. Please make thischange in your directory.
CAP GRANT UPDATE
IN MEMORIAMThe Rotary Club of Manassasmourns the death of theirimmediate past president, FrankHerndon. Frank suffered a heartattack after his Roary meeting onWednesday, February 20, 2002and later passed away at PrinceWilliam Hospital. He was a PaulHarris Fellow and loved his sixyears in Rotary. He retired fromthe Air Force as Lt. Colonel after20 years of service. He wasawarded the Bronze Star inVietnam and was married toJudy for 24 years. They haveone son, Matt. Frank was buriedat Arlington National Cemeteryon March 1.
Congratulations to the Alexandria C lub who has had asecond Community Assis-
tance Program grant approved.They will establish a guest reader’sprogram at the Jefferson Houstonelementary school. There is stillCAP money available but you mustact quickly. Applications must bereceived by the district CommunityChair, Jon Allan, by April 1. Down-load the application from the RI siteand follow the simple directions.
Ramada Plaza Resort, OceanfrontOceanfront at 57th Street
P.O. Box 7630 l Virginia Beach, VA l 23458-7630 l 1-800-365-3032www.ramadaplazavabeach.com
PR TIPSby Horace G. McCormack, District PR Chairman
Public Service Announcements
New Rotary public service announcements (PSAs) are now availablefor you to bring to your local news and cable television stations.These PSAs are another great way to spread the word about Rotary
in your community. The 30-second spots on one tape highlight Rotary’s workin six target areas: “Promoting Peace,” “Preserving Planet Earth,” “HelpingChildren,” “Increasing Education,” “Working to Eradicate Polio,” and “Feed-ing the Hungry.” They use powerful images to emphasize the message thatalthough adversity exists, Rotary creates positive change. Each spot ends with,“Rotary Makes A Difference.” You can order the $10.00 videotape online athttp://shop.rotary.org/catalog/ or by calling the Rotary Order Desk at 847-866-4600. It is item number 338.
News Updates for Journalists
If you know a journalist who is interested in Rotary stories, please let themknow that they can sign up to receive regular Rotary news updates via e-mail. About 200 journalists are currently registered. To register, a re-
porter can fill out an online form at http://www.rotary.org/newsandinfo/presscenter/register.html or send their name, region, news outlet, e-mailaddress and phone number (optional) to Christine Sobolak [email protected].
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Rotaractors On Parade ...
Mary Washington College Rotaractorsdance the Macarena in front of the judges!
Mary Washington College Rotaractors havinga “Trolley Good Day!”
Annandale Campus Rotaract Clubstudents prepare for the annual Annan-dale Fall parade in October 2001.Shown (left to right) are MichaelHuynh, Kasha Francis, Bonney YuenHoi Ching, Heather Wright, ChaseFrancis, Amanda Waters, Linda Neou,Jennifer Conner, Gerda Wormet, Dr.Jayatilake (faculty sponsor of theRotaract Club), April Ramirez andJennifer O’Brien.
Mary Washington College Rotaractorswith children from Hope House (atemporary home providing safe shelterformothers and their children inFredericksburg) and Thurmon BrisbaneHomeless Shelter board the trolley inFredericksburg for the Mary WashingtonCollege Homecoming Parade.
Rotary Districts 7610/7620 Receive LargeContributions for Pentagon Disaster Relief FundBailey’s Crossroads, VA — RotaryDistricts 7610/7620 PentagonDisaster Relief Fund received twolarge checks from the ArlingtonRotary Club and Rotary District7670 (WesternNorth Carolina).President JohnSmith, ArlingtonRotary Club, andAssistant GovernorFrank Dean,District 7670,presented a$5,412.00 and$12,760.00 checks, respectively, toDistrict Governors Andy Turner(D-7610) and Andy Baum (D-7620). These checks were pre-sented at the regular weekly meet-ing of the Bailey’s CrossroadsRotary Club.
The Arlington Rotary Clubpledged to donate $15,000.00 to the
Districts 7610/7620 Pentagon Disas-ter Relief Fund over the next twoyears. To date, this local club hasdonated over $10,500.00 to the re-lief effort. The Western North Caro-
lina Rotary District7670 raised over$36,000.00 for theWorld Trade Centerand Pentagon Disasterrelief efforts. One-third of those fundswere provided to theDistricts 7610/7620Pen-
tagon DisasterRelief Fund, andtwo-thirds will bepresented to theRotary Districtsin New York City.
As of 1 Feb-ruary 2002, theDistricts 7610/
7620 Pentagon Disaster Relief Fundhad received $118,640.47 in dona-tions. Donations have been receivedfrom Districts, Clubs and Rotariansall around the world. The averageamount of a donation is $621.15.Twenty-nine (29) States and PuertoRico have sent donations. Countriesoutside the U.S. that have donatedare Japan, North South Wales andCanada.
The Task Force has distributed$24,000 to next of kin who requestedsupport and committed to two $3000
Educational AssistanceGrants for dependentchildren. More formshave been received since1 January 2002 and arepending approval.
DG Andy Turner (l), ADG FrankDean and DG Andy Baum.
LtGov. Don Wellen (l), DG AndyTurner, Pres. John Smith and DGAndy Baum.
ANDY TURNERDistrict GovernorR.I. District 7610
3710 Riverwood RoadAlexandria VA 22309
Club Membership/Attendance as of January 31, 2001TOTAL MEMBERS TOTAL MEMBERS NET GAIN OR ATTENDANCE
ROTARY CLUB on 07/01/01 after last meeting LOSS YTDAlbermarle Rotary Club 62 .............................. 60 ............................... -2 ....................... 82%Alexandria Rotary Club 142 ............................ 141 ............................... -1 ....................... 77%Alexandria West End Rotary Club 8 ................................ 5 ............................... -3 ....................... 58%Annandale Rotary Club 56 .............................. 59 ................................ 3 ....................... 91%Arlington Rotary Club 58 ............................. 62 ................................ 4 ....................... 76%Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club 60 .............................. 68 ................................ 8 ....................... 79%Blue Ridge Rotary Club 64 .............................. 64 ................................ 0 ....................... 85%Burke Rotary Club 22 .............................. 19 ............................... -3 ....................... 91%Caroline Rotary Club 15 .............................. 18 ................................ 3 ....................... 82%Charlottesville Rotary Club 90 .............................. 83 ............................... -7 ....................... 78%Crystal City Rotary Club 30 .............................. 33 ................................ 3 ....................... 78%Culpeper Rotary Club 49 .............................. 51 ................................ 2 ....................... 79%Dulles Rotary Club 27 .............................. 27 ................................ 0 ....................... 87%Dunn Loring Rotary Club 28 .............................. 30 ................................ 2 ....................... 61%Fair Lakes Rotary Club 24 .............................. 22 ............................... -2 ....................... 75%Fairfax Rotary Club 82 .............................. 82 ................................ 0 ....................... 83%Falls Church Rotary Club 39 .............................. 33 ............................... -6 ....................... 78%Franconia Rotary Club 13 ................................ 9 ............................... -4 ....................... 72%Fredericksburg Rotary Club 82 .............................. 81 ............................... -1 ....................... 77%Gloucester Rotary Club 46 .............................. 47 ................................ 1 ....................... 80%Gloucester Point Rotary Club 47 .............................. 49 ................................ 2 ....................... 63%Herndon Rotary Club 55 .............................. 52 ............................... -3 ....................... 78%Kilmarnock-Irvington-White Stone Rotary Club 54 .............................. 58 ................................ 4 ....................... 61%Lake Ridge Rotary Club 39 .............................. 42 ................................ 3 ....................... 67%Leesburg Rotary Club 40 .............................. 43 ................................ 3 ....................... 74%Leesburg Daybreak Rotary Club 41 .............................. 45 ................................ 4 ....................... 81%Louisa Rotary Club 22 .............................. 21 ............................... -1 ....................... 91%Manassas Rotary C lub 58 .............................. 65 ................................ 7 ....................... 72%Manassas-Bull Run Rotary Club 24 .............................. 25 ................................ 1 ....................... 68%Mathews Rotary Club 33 .............................. 39 ................................ 6 ....................... 70%McLean Rotary Club 51 .............................. 55 ................................ 4 ....................... 74%Middlesex Rotary Club 31 .............................. 34 ................................ 3 ....................... 84%Mount Vernon Rotary Club 21 .............................. 23 ................................ 2 ....................... 96%New Millenium Rotary Club 44 .............................. 44 ................................ 0 ....................... N/ANorthern Neck Rotary Club 45 .............................. 44 ............................... -1 ....................... 53%Orange Rotary Club 30 .............................. 26 ............................... -4 ....................... 82%Purcellville Rotary Club 43 .............................. 41 ............................... -2 ....................... 77%Rappahannock Rotary Club 64 .............................. 69 ................................ 5 ....................... 80%Reston Rotary Club 39 .............................. 39 ................................ 0 ....................... 79%Rosslyn-Ft. Myer Rotary Club 9 .............................. 12 ................................ 3 ....................... 70%Springfield Rotary Club 28 .............................. 30 ................................ 2 ....................... 80%Stafford Rotary Club 63 .............................. 63 ................................ 0 ....................... 70%Sterling Rotary Club 23 .............................. 19 ............................... -4 ....................... 74%Tappahannock Rotary Club 19 .............................. 36 .............................. 17 ....................... 82%Tysons Rotary Club 26 .............................. 29 ................................ 3 ....................... 76%Vienna Rotary Club 44 .............................. 44 ................................ 0 ....................... 83%Warrenton Rotary Club 61 .............................. 65 ................................ 4 ....................... 71%Warsaw Rotary Club 29 .............................. 26 ............................... -3 ....................... 87%West Point Rotary Club 22 .............................. 23 ................................ 1 ....................... 69%West Potomac Rotary Club 12 .............................. 13 ................................ 1 ....................... 89%West Springfield Rotary Club 51 .............................. 55 ................................ 4 ....................... 87%Woodbridge Rotary Club 32 .............................. 35 ................................ 3 ....................... 76%
TOTAL 2,197 2,258 61