SEPTEMBER 2002 l Official newsletter serving the 53 clubs in Rotary District 7610

T H E R O T A R Y F O U N D A T I O N NEWS

District 7610 website: www.rotarycommunity.org/7610 l RI Website: www.rotary.org

Rotarians Remember and Pay Tribute to the Victims and Heroes of 9-11

I n 1985 Rotary Internationallaunched a global health campaignto aid international agencies in im-

munizing children in developing coun-tries. This campaign originally dubbedPolioPlus is now the largest publichealth initiative in history, and Rotaryis the leading private sector partner inthis global cause. Rotary’s commit-ment of $500 million and the leader-ship of ten million volunteers havehelped to reduce the number of poliocases by 99 percent from 350,000 in1988 to 483 last year.

We are on the verge of ridding theworld of this dread disease. There isstill much to be done to achieve ourgoal of total eradication of polio byRotary’s 100th birthday in 2005.Rotarians worldwide are committed toraising $80 Million either pledged orraised during the 2002-03 Rotary Yearfor the final Polio Eradication Cam-paign. These funds will be matched orsurpassed by funding from the WorldBank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foun-dation and the United Nations Foun-

dation. In some cases, every dollarbrought in by Rotary will become acontribution of up to $5 that will go tobuy and distribute vaccine.

To help in this campaign, DGSandy is encouraging each D7610 clubto consider dedicating the proceedsfrom a fund raiser to the eradicationcampaign, publicize the campaign inthe local community, partner with otherRotary clubs, and get business spon-sors. Already, the Annandale Club andPDG Bob Fleming have gotten thecampaign off to a strong start with do-nations totaling $4,200, and the clubhasn’t planned its fundraiser yet. Theyare also challenging all D7610 clubs tomatch Annandale contributions. Wecan’t afford to fail. Every year’s delayadds $100 million to the cost. The Dis-trict 7610 Polio Eradication Commit-tee is available to help with informa-tion or programs for your club or com-munity groups. Contact Travis White:(703) 866-0507 or e-mail twhite@adicon.net.

Fulfilling Our Promise: Eradicate Polioby Travis White, District Polio Eradication Campaign Chairperson

Don & Donna WellenBecome Major Donors

C ongratulations to Don &Donna, both members of theBailey’s Crossroads Club, for

becomingMajor Do-nors to theR o t a r yFoundation.

Alexandria Rotary ClubReceives Grant Funding

The Rotary Club of Alexandriawas presented a $5,500.00“New Opportunities Grant” by

Governor, Sandy Duckworth at theirweekly luncheon meeting on August27th. The grant will enable two Medi-cal doctors from Ogre, Latvia, to cometo the United States and observe thework of U.S. doctors and specialists atInova Alexandria Hospital. The pur-pose of their visit will be to learn newtechnologiesand medicalproceduresfrom the USdoctors andtake that ex-perience backto Ogre, Latvia. “New OpportunitiesGrants” allow districts the freedom todesign service projects that are new andunique and allow districts to use theirDistrict Designated Funds (DDF) forthose projects that do not meet all ofthe eligibility criteria of existing Ro-tary Foundation programs.

(L-R) PDG Jack Kenyon, DG Sandy, Donna & Don Wellen

District 7610 Launches Paul Harris SocietyCommencing September 1, 2002 each donor who annually contributes $1,000 tothe Rotary Foundation will be awarded membership in the 7610 Paul Harris Soci-ety. Members will receive special District-wide Recognition, an elegantly framedcertificate and a distinctive gold and blue emblem that can be worn with the Ro-tary pin. Rotarians joining during the 2002-03 Rotary Year will become CharterMembers of the Society. For further information, contact District 7610 Founda-tion Chair D. R. Butler: (W) 703/993-3251; e-mail dbutle5@gmu.edu.

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District 7610 Officers2002-2003 District Governor

SANDY DUCKWORTHHome Club: Springfield

Spouse: DonEmail: sandraduckworth@earthlink.net

District Governor ElectJOHN A. BOHM

Home Club: West SpringfieldSpouse: Jan

Email: jbohn@cox.net

Governor NomineeJERRY EVANS

Home Club: Rappahannock-Fredericksburg

Spouse: BarbaraEmail: bevans1938@aol.com

SecretaryJOHN NOLIN

Home Club: LouisaSpouse: Jean

Email: j_nolin@msn.com

TreasurerARIC WAGNER

Home Club: StaffordSpouse: Carol

Email: awagner@davenportll.com

District Office811 St. Frances Ave. ● P.O. Box 916

Mineral VA 23117866-743-7610 ● Fax 540-894-4482

ridistrict7610sec@msn.com

FOUNDATION NEWS continued ...Foundation Seminar a Big Success Thanks To:

Interact Clubs FightingPolio with Trick orTreat For Unicef

On October 31, Interact Clubsacross our district will collectmonies to eradicate polio in

collaboration with UNICEF. Last yearour clubs participated in this effort andthe funds collected were designated forD7610 and polio eradication efforts inAfghanistan and surrounding areas. Inthis Rotary Year, all funds raised in thiseffort will go towards D7610’s PolioEradication Campaign and the world-wide eradication effort. This Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF conducted by theInteract Clubs is a bonus to help elimi-nate the funding gap for Polio Eradica-tion. This important effort involvesyoung people helping in the battleagainst polio and we thank ShirleyHeim our District Interact Chair and allof the Interact Clubs and their sponsor-ing Rotary Clubs.

District Receives Anonymous Matching Funds

We have a wonderful Rotarian and spouse who have generously madeavailable $10,000 in matching funds that may be used for new PaulHarris Fellows. The match is limited to a $500 maximum. To qualify for

the match, Rotarians must contribute an equal amount in new monies for the 2002-03Rotary Year to complete their Paul Harris Fellow Recognition.

These matching funds will become available on October 1, 2002 and will bematched on a first come basis. Roy Strohl, our Annual Fund Chairperson, will ad-minister this program as he did the matching monies made available by DG Sandyand her husband Don. Roy will begintaking requests for match on October 1.No records of early submittals will be re-tained. The funds will be distributed inthe order they are received beginning onOctober 1, 2002. Roy’s Fax is 540/654-1067; e-mail: lstrohl@ mwc.edu.

We send a great big THANK YOUto our anonymous donors. They are trulyexemplifying “Service above Self!”

DG’s Sept. VisitationSchedule

Lake Ridge 3 TuesNorthern Neck 4 WedW Springfield 9 MonFranconia 11 WedSpringfield 12 ThursFairfax 16 MonMillennium 17 TuesAnnandale 18 WedCharlottesville 24 Tues

PDG George Atwell Elected to Zone Nominating Committee

Congratulations George! George Atwell was elected at the recent districtconference to represent D7610 on the Nominating Committee for Zones33 & 34. This committee elects the Director who will represent the two

zones on Rotary International’s Board for two years beginning July 2004. A Direc-tor is selected every two years from alternating zones. For the years 2002 through2004, David Roper from Zone 34 is our Director. Beginning July 2004, the Direc-tor will come from Zone 33, “our” Zone. Therefore, a representative from eachDistrict (13) in Zone 33 will meet September 27 & 28 in Roanoke, Virginia to inter-view candidates and nominate one for Director. The nominee then must be certi-fied by RI and will become Director unless challenged before certification. Anyclub in the Zone may submit a candidate; the qualifications are set forth in the RIManuel of Procedure.

George has a long history of service including having been a Rotarian for 35years. He is currently a member of the Rotary Club of Leesburg Daybreak. Heserved as our Foundation Chairperson for three years, from 1999-2002. Georgehas represented D7610 on many occasions including the 2001 Council on Legis-lation and as Zone Coordinator for a task force in both 2000-2001 and 2001-2002.George and His wife Marian are Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation.

Jon Allan (Bailey’s RC), Seminar ChairJim Peterson (Charlottesville RC), Registration ChairSamia Harris (Lake Ridge RC), Seminar HandbookGary Eads (Woodbridge RC), Handbook Printing

Shirley Heim (Stafford RC), All LogisticsColonial Forge Interact Club, Food & Logistical Setup

Frank Green (Falls Church RC),Sergeant-at-Arms and his team

Seminar Speakers & Discussion LeadersBob Keegan, Deputy Director,

Centers for Disease Control, AtlantaBob Menconi, Past Rotary International Director

Ken Morgan, Rotary Regional Foundation CoordinatorButch Martin, Permanent Fund National Advisor

Eric Adamson, Annual Programs Fund Strategic Advisor

Jackie McGuire,RI Foundation Field Services & Major Gifts Manager

District 7610 Seminar Support TeamD. R. Butler (Mt. Vernon RC), Foundation Chair

Bob Rosenbaum (McLean RC), Musician ExtraordinaireJay Black (PP Mathews RC), Pledge to the Flag

Dan Hansen (Pres. Caroline RC), InvocationEd Willis (Alexandria RC), Peace Scholarship Chair

Andy Turner (Mt. Vernon RC), GSE AdvisorKahil Hamady (Albemarle RC), GSE Co-Chair

Vance Zavela (McLean RC). Grant ChairRoy Strohl (Rappahannock-Fredericksburg RC),

Annual Giving ChairTravis White (Burke RC)

Polio Eradication Campaign Chair

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GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE Sandy Duckworth, DG 2002-03

A Time for Thanks and Kudos

Thank you! To each club for thewarm welcome extended toDon and me as we make our

official visits. You have truly made usfeel a part of your Rotary Club Family.

Thank you! Because of the numer-ous community and internationalprojects sponsored by D7610 clubs,thousands of children, elderly, womenand men in need are being servedworldwide. Don and I have had theprivilege of learning firsthand not onlyabout projects that are continuing butalso about new, creative and very sig-nificant projects underway or plannedby our clubs.

Thank you! Because of club lead-ership, D7610 is growing in member-ship, continuing or implementing greatmembership retention programs, grow-ing in support of The Rotary Founda-tion, growing in support of the PolioEradication Campaign, and supportingthe “Change Here – Miracles There”effort to make every Rotarian a Foun-dation Sustaining Member by year-end.

Thank you for your patience indownloading the too long July and Au-gust District Newsletters from thewebsite. My fault! My idea of sharingwith you all of the wonderful clubprojects was too ambitious. So, thismonth, information about our clubs ismore general—which is difficult be-cause each club is special. Meanwhile,we continue to ask our clubs to writearticles about their outstanding projectsfor the newsletter.

Thank you! Kudos for those tak-ing time away from their busy sched-ules to attend the Foundation SeminarAugust 24. It was an outstanding eventwith lots of fun, fellowship and learn-ing. This was our first year to offer“Foundation 101” and “FoundationAdvanced.” Those attending these ses-sions as well as the other breakout ses-sions came away with a better overallunderstanding of The Rotary Founda-tion and it’s programs.

Thank you! Because you have re-sponded to the District Avenue of Ser-vice Directors’ requests for informa-tion, a list of all projects by club is be-ing prepared. This listing will be madeavailable on the district website(www.rotarycommunity.org) by 1 Oc-tober . This is a powerful tool that canbe used to share information and locatepartners for projects.

Thank you! Because the club presi-dents have responded to our request fora listing of their officers and commit-tee chairs, a list by office or committeehas been prepared and disseminated.Clubs who have yet to provide a com-plete roster are encouraged to send theirlist to me at sandraduckworth@earthlink.net ASAP. An updated listwill be provided.

Thank you! Because of your inter-est in the Foundation and it’s programs,the district team of D.R. Butler, Foun-dation Chair; Travis White, PolioEradication Campaign Chair; JackWeeks, Permanent Fund Chair; VanceZavela, Grants Chair, Roy Strohl, An-nual Giving Chair; Group Study Ex-change Co-chairs Bruce Bach, KahilHamady and GSE Advisor AndyTurner are visiting clubs to bring up-dates on the programs. These Rotariansare all listed in the District Directoryor on the District web page, so get intouch and ask them to visit your club.

Thanks again to each of you foreverything that you are doing for Ro-tary and for living the Rotary motto“Service Above Self!” Your efforts andsupport are valued and sincerely appre-ciated.

Governor

PROFILES IN ROTARYCarolyn Chappell, AGHome Club, FairfaxClubs: Dunn Loring, Fairfax,McLean, Tyson’s, ViennaA third generation Rotarian, Carolyn hasbeen in the Rotary Club of Fairfax since1992. She is a long time resident ofFairfax and attended both Radford andUniversity of Tennessee. Her classifi-cation is Gemologist and her businessis in the City of Fairfax. She is the im-mediate past president of her profes-sional organization, the Washington,DC Chapter of GIA Alumni Association.She has held several offices on the clubBoard, and served as President duringthe 2000-0l Rotary Year. She is pleasedto be in the same club her father was apast president in (1975-76). A Paul Har-ris Fellow, she has maintained perfectattendance for 10 years. Carolyn ismost often pressed into service as the“song leader” since she has spent 30+years in a Sweet Adeline (barbershopsinging) chorus as well as several quar-tets. She loves golf in her spare timeand belongs to a League. She has onedaughter and two grandsons (6 and 8years old).

Alan E. Mayer, AGHome Club, AnnandaleClubs: Annandale, Burke,Franconia, Springfield,W. SpringfieldA member of the Annandale RotaryClub since 1986, Alan became a con-sultant/Advisor/ Volunteer (1996 –present) after a long professional andmilitary career. Some highlights in-clude: Member, Virginia House of Del-egates; Central Intelligence Agency;Armed Forces Security Agency ; U.S.Naval Reserve; Lieutenant Commander(ret.); UVA, Master of Urban Planning;Lifetime Learning Institute, Board Mem-ber & Past President; Annandale Ro-tary Club, Past President; District 7610,Assistant Governor; Virginia DisabilitiesCommission, Founder & Member. Alanhas perfect attendance in Rotary since1987, holds two Paul Harris Fellow rec-ognitions, and was honored with theRotary Foundation District ServiceAward (2001). One of his pet projectswas the Korean Band InstrumentProject, 2000-2002, of which he was co-chair. Alan and Grace have three chil-dren and four grandchildren.

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n The Rotary Club of OrangeHas a New Home and MeetingTime — In a break with tradition regard-ing its weekly meeting schedule, the RC ofOrange will now hold its regular meetings,consisting of a breakfast buffet, on Tues-day mornings at 7:30 at the FirehouseCafe in downtown Orange, 137 West MainStreet. This change marks the first timesince the organization’s chartering in 1927that the Club will switch from its standard6:30 PM dinner meeting at Willow GroveInn in Orange County. Since July 16, theclub assembled on an interim basis atSt. John’s Catholic Church ParishHall.  The Board of Directors considers thisnew arrangement an excellent opportunityto encourage new  recruits as well as wel-come past members back into the RotaryClub of Orange.

n Rotary Basics (595-EN) Whatevery Rotarian should know —Reprint of eight-page special member edu-cation section in the August Rotarian maga-zine. Lots of 20 – each lot $10 (order onlineat www.rotary. org).

n RI University on Web — Thereis an online learning that offers useful train-ing modules for new club officers as wellas a series called “First Look” for new clubmembers. Take a minute for a quick lookat the site. You will find it easy to use andloaded with useful information(www.riuniversity. org).

n DGN Jerry Evans has beenappointed by DG Sandy to Chairthe RI Significant AchievementAward Committee for the Dis-trict. Serving with Jerry will be the Dis-trict Four Avenues of Service Directors:Mike Powell, Club Service; ChaunceyMann, Community Service; KarenHannon, Vocational Service; and Jo AnneJohnson, International Service. Only singleclub projects carried out by a single clubare eligible for this award and only one clubper district may be nominated. The crite-ria and nomination form will be posted onthe district web site by October 1, 2002.Questions, contact Jerry atBevans1938@aol.com.

n Horace McCormack, D7610Public Relations Chair, has beenappointed by DG Sandy to Chairthe RI Public Relations AwardCampaign for the District. Thecampaign will take place between 15

WHAT’S NEW . . .March 2002 and 15 March 2003. ThisAward will recognize one club per districtthat has generated increased awareness andunderstanding of Rotary through outstand-ing media coverage or public relations ef-forts. The criteria and nomination form willbe posted on the district web site by Octo-ber 1, 2002. If you have any questions,contact Horace at hmmccormack@hgmteam.com.

Venezuela Group Study Exchange(GSE) Application Deadlinesn Team Leader applications due

September 7, 2002n Team Member applications due

September 14, 2002n Team Leader interviews –

September 21, 2002n Team Member interviews –

October 5, 2002Fax: 703/476-2845 (call first) or e-mail:

fbrucebach@aol.com applications to BruceBach, GSE Co-Chair

Deadlines for Rotary FoundationGrant Applications

December 31, 2002 is the final deadlinefor Rotary Foundation receipt of applicationsfor Community Assistant Program Grants(CAP), Discovery Grants, Helping Grants, Hu-manitarian Transportation Grants, and New Op-portunity Grants for the 2002-03 Rotary Year.Clubs wishing to apply for any of the abovegrants should get in touch immediately withD7610 Grants Chairperson Vance Zavela:vance. zavela@att.net.

Club presidents and secretariesn Starting figures for the 2002-03

Membership Global Quest willbe based on 1 July 2002semiannual reports (SARs)returned by 30 September. IfSARs are not returned by 30September, the current member-

NOTICES and REMINDERS . . .ship figure on RI’s database willbe used.

n Don’t forget to plan specialactivities with the Interact clubyou sponsor during WorldInteract Week, 4-10 November.

n Plan now for your annualmeeting for the election of clubofficers that must be held nolater than 31 December.

n Use the Rotary business portalto:1. Edit member data2. Pay semiannual report dues3. Update club data in the RI

directory4. Download membership date

for use in spreadsheets ormailing labels

n A copy of the print edition ofthe 2002-03 RI Catalog has beensent to every Rotary club. Note:Orders will no longer be filledunless prepaid.

In MemoriamWith regret, we report the death of Rotarian Rob McIntire of the Rotary Club of

Louisa. Rob suffered a massive heart attach on Wednesday, August 28. Robretired in May to the family farm in Louisa after many years of teaching at theUniversity in Illinois. Our prayers are with Rob’s family and friends.

The September edition of The Rotarian —  page 49 — the “In memoriam” sec-tion notes the death of Karen Kline (PDG 1996-97) who was the RI President’sRepresentative to Jackie Wilson’s District Conference. She was a wonderful anddedicated Rotarian and those who met her immediately became her friend.

Nov. 2, 2002 – Foundation BanquetMark your calendar now and plan to at-

tend a celebration of The Rotary Foundationwith specials recognitions of all Rotarians sup-porting the Polio Eradication Campaign, TheAnnual Fund and the Permanent Fund. Place:The Fredericksburg Country Club. Time: 6:00p.m. Reception, 7:00 p.m. Dinner. For moreinformation contact: Darcy Whalen, BanquetChairperson – dwhalen375@ aol.com.

n John McKone, Past Presi-dent of the Middlesex RC, hasbeen appointed by DG Sandy toserve as Assistant Governor forthe Kilmarnock-Irvington-WhiteStone, Middlesex and WarsawRCs to help our current Assistant Gover-nor Richard Abbott who will become a newFather in November. Thanks to John, NewFather Richard will have more time tospend with his family. Thanks to bothRotarians for their continued “ServiceAbove Self!”

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IN BRIEF . . .Leesburg Rotary Club EntertainsInternational Students

On June 25 Leesburg Rotary en-tertained 61 International Students rep-resenting 22 countries and four conti-nents. The students who had just com-pleted their senior year in the UnitedStates stopped in Washington andLeesburg, VA on a three-week tour ofthe East Coast.

The Loudoun Border Guards,Leesburg’s own fife and drum corps,drew cheers from the bus-weary visi-tors. A catered barbecue dinner in thegardens at Ida Lea Park was comple-mented by wildly competitive games ofsoccer, volleyball and bocci. LeesburgRotary members presented the nowfamous “Rotary Resolution Race”sweatshirts to the students, with an in-vitation to come back and run in theNew Year’s Day 10K race.

This annual event is a hallmark ofthe Leesburg Rotary Club, which hasbeen welcoming international studentsinto their community and homes formore than a decade. The trip is hostedby the South Central Rotary Youth Ex-change. “What better way to increaseunderstanding among the people of theworld than to give them opportunities

like this when they are young,” said co-ordinator John Marsh.

Russian Civic Leaders to VisitThe Bailey’s Crossroads Club will

host five civic leaders from Russia fora week in early October, in a programintended to explain key elements of theAmerican system of jurisprudence. Theprogram, co-sponsored by Rotary In-ternational and the Library of Congress,is part of an ongoing series for Russianleaders. Visitors will be guests in thehomes of Rotarians.

The schedule will include meetingswith national, state and local officials,including elected representatives,judges, business leaders, public de-fenders, attorneys and others. There willalso be social and cultural functions inthe week long visit.

Any club that would like to host afuture delegation or anyone who wouldlike to participate or share ideas shouldcontact Jo Anne Johnson at (703) 207-0300 (office) or (703) 533-7351 (home).

Other topics available for futuregroups include economic development,education, environment, federalism,health, women leaders and youth is-sues.

Youth Exchange Students Arriveby Alice Jones, Youth Exchange Acting Chair

District 7610 is pleased to have three wonderful Youth Exchange Studentsthis school year.  Please extend to them a wonderful U.S. welcome andinvite these great students to your Club meetings and activities.

David Molinas from Alto Parana, Paraguay is 17 years old and will be at-tending Osbourn High School in Manassas.  David’s host club is the Rotary Clubof Manassas.  David enjoys skate boarding and playing his electric guitar - thetype of music he plays is hard rock and David’s host family the Krawczyk’s willbe looking for a band for him to play in when school starts.  David’s Dad is anadministrative manager of a hospital and he has 2 brothers.  David would like tobecome an electronic engineer.

 Thekla Pante is 17 years old and is from Frondenberg NRW Germany.  Theklawill be attending Langley High School and her host club is Tyson’s. Theklaenjoys playing handball, painting and drawing and she would like to work in thefilm industry as a stage designer or drawing animated cartoons.  Thekla’s familyhas a farm outside of a small village called Dortmund and she has one brother andone sister.

 Gonzalo Bataller is from Barcelona, Spain and will turn 17 this November11. The Rotary Club of Annandale is Gonzalo’s host club.  Gonzalo will be at-tending Falls Church High School and he enjoys swimming and playing golf. Gonzalo’s Mother is in public relations at the College of Laws to Barcelona andhis Father owns a furniture business and he has two brothers.

Thumbs Up forHelping Handsby Dervila Jonas, MD, Leesburg

It is not every day that we get an opportunity to make a difference. OnThursday August 8, 2002 the mem-

bers of the Rotary Club of Leesburg gotto see the difference they had made inthe lives of more than 60 people in thejungle community of Iquitos, Peru. Overmore than a decade the club has sup-ported local medical professionals, doc-tors and nurses who have traveled tothe remote jungle location to deliverdesperately needed medical services tothe people of the Amazon region. Theywent as part of larger teams that in-cluded members from all over the USA,all members of Interplast, an organiza-tion dedicated to providing plastic sur-gery to underprivileged children theworld over. The Rotary Club ofLeesburg contributed airfares forInterplast Va. nurses on these teams.

In December 2000, encouraged bythe continued support of the commu-nity and of our Rotary club, the doctorsand nurses of Interplast Virginiafounded anonprofitorganiza-tion “Doc-tors Over-seas Lend-ing a Help-ing Hand.”The mission of the organization is tobring the skills of a broad range of medi-cal and surgical specialists to people inthe third world. In May 2002, a team ofgeneral and plastic surgical specialistsand support staff traveled to Iquitos. Ina little over one week they performedmore than 60 surgical procedures.

For many of the patients these sur-geries were life saving; for others theyrepresented the difference betweensocial acceptance and a pariah’s life.The Rotary Club of Leesburg and indi-vidual members contributed gener-ously, without which the trip could nothave happened. On August 8, teammembers addressed the club with pic-tures and stories of the good done bytheir contributions. Planning is alreadyunderway for the next trip to Peru tobring an expansion of the Leesburg ef-forts into other communities and coun-tries.

Members of the team have previ-ously traveled to Ukraine and South

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D7610 Membership/Attendance Report, July 2002# MEMBERS # MEMBERS NET GAIN OR

ROTARY CLUB on 07/01/01 as of 7/31/02 LOSS YTD

New Members—Welcome to:§§ Ethan Dunstsan – Albemarle RC§§ Swen Larsen – Bull Run RC -

Computer Support Specialist§§ J. Kevin Clarke – Herndon RC -

Community Banking§§ Lewis D. Grimm – Herndon RC -

English§§ Dave Jones, Jr – Herndon RC -

Mortgage Brokerage§§ Tim Labus – Herndon RC - Marketing§§ Lois Wilson – Herndon RC -

General Dentistry§§ John L. Rulison – Manassas RC -

Facility Management§§ Dr. Merton L. Bland - Rosslyn-Fort

Myer RC

MEMBERSHIP NEWS . . .§§ Fred Kruck - Warrenton RC§§ Steve Adragna - West Springfield RCWhen visiting these clubs, make a point of greeting them.

CLUB TOTALLeesburg 37Louisa 11Manassas 7McLean 33Middlesex 21Millennium 2Rappahannock 30Reston 27Rosslyn 4Warrenton 6W Springfield 65

CLUB TOTALAlbemarle 23Alexandria 55Annandale 16Blue Ridge 13Burke 28Charlottesville 15Crystal City 5Daybreak 21Fairfax 20Falls Church 8Gloucester Point 4Herndon 48

Fellowship Awards

East Asia. There is need in much of theworld. As an international charitableorganization with a deep interest inhealth care, Rotary can be a vital part-ner in the efforts of organizations likeHelping Hands. The Rotary Club ofLeesburg invites all clubs in the Districtto consider supporting this wonderfulorganization manned by the doctorsand nurses of our own region. For fur-ther information you may contactDervila Jonas M.D. Rotary Club ofLeesburg, PO Box 771, Leesburg VA20178. Dr. Scott Nagell receives apatient’s thumbs-up in appreciation ofa job well done.

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Albemarle 63 ..................... 64 ................... + 1Alexandria 134 .................. 134 ....................... 0Alexandria West End 13 .................. 13 ....................... 0Annandale 60 ..................... 60 ...................... 0Arlington 59 ..................... 59 ....................... 0Bailey’s Crossroad 0 ............... 70* ....................... 0Blue Ridge 65 ..................... 66 ................... + 1Bull Run 23 ..................... 24 ................... + 1Burke 21 ..................... 21 ....................... 0Caroline 20 ................. 20 ....................... 0Charlottesville 80 ................. 79 ..................... - 1Crystal City 29 ................. 29 ....................... 0Culpeper 47 ............... 47* ....................... 0Dulles 28 ................. 28 ....................... 0Dunn Loring 30 ................. 30 ....................... 0Fair Lakes 20 ................. 21 ................... + 1Fairfax 85 ................. 75 ................... - 10Falls Church 36 ..................... 36 ....................... 0Franconia 8 ..................... 8 ....................... 0Fredericksburg 83 ................... 83* ....................... 0Gainesville-Haymarket 25 ................... 25* ...................... 0Gloucester 47 ................... 47* ...................... 0Gloucester Point 47 ..................... 47 ...................... 0Herndon 61 .................... 62 ................... + 1K-I-W-S 55 .................. 55* ...................... 0Lake Ridge 43 .............. 43* ...................... 0Leesburg 45 ..................... 45 ...................... 0

Leesburg Daybreak 45 ..................... 46 ................... + 1Louisa 23 ..................... 24 ................... + 1Manassas 61 ..................... 62 ................... + 1Mathews 40 ..................... 40 ...................... 0McLean 54 ..................... 54 ...................... 0Middlesex 33 ..................... 34 ................... + 1Mount Vernon 24 ................... 24* ...................... 0Millennium 13 ..................... 13 ....................... 0Northern Neck 43 ..................... 43 ....................... 0Orange 27 ................... 27* ...................... 0Purcellville 46 ............... 46 ............ 0Rappahannock 69 ..................... 69 ....................... 0Reston 37 ..................... 35 ..................... - 2Rosslyn-Ft.Myer 5 ....................... 6 ................... + 1Springfield 27 ..................... 27 ....................... 0Stafford 58 ..................... 57 ................... - 1Sterling 24 ................... 24* ....................... 0Tappahannock 36 ................... 36* ....................... 0Tyson’s Corner 30 ..................... 30 ....................... 0Vienna 40 ..................... 40 ....................... 0Warrenton 66 ..................... 70 ................... + 4Warsaw 26 ................... 26* ....................... 0West Point 23 ................... 23* ....................... 0West Potomac 16 ................... 16* ...................... 0West Springfield 52 ..................... 53 ................... + 1Woodbridge 36 ................... 36* .................... 0TTotals for District 2251 ............ 2252 ............... + 1

*= no current report received. Figures based on last figures received

# MEMBERS # MEMBERS NET GAIN ORROTARY CLUB on 07/01/01 as of 7/31/02 LOSS YTD

The success of the FredericksburgChristian High School InteractClub has been manifested by

numerous leadership opportunities forany student willing to attempt respon-sibility. The club has four standingcommittee chairpersons and more than25 other members will coordinate spe-cific volunteer functions during the2002-03 year.

Among projects planned for theyear are: a Blood Drive; a group homeValentine’s Dinner; & working withtheir sponsor RC Rappahannock in

“Heritage Day.” Weekly communityservice activities include: makingsandwiches for the poor; visiting men-tally challenged adults & visiting theelderly. The club has 60 dues payingmembers.

The dynamics of the club’s lead-ership training has resulted in the for-mation of two new student clubs:Meeters & Greeters – to spread cheerand work with new students; and theInternational Club – for internationalstudents & students with substantialinternational experience. The FCHS

INTERACT NEWS . . .Interact has initiated dialogue with an-other private school to help them starttheir own Interact Club. This great In-teract Club provided more than 2,000hours of community service last yearand is well on their way to doing asmuch or more for this year. Congratu-lations Interactors!