May 2009
Speaker Coordinator: Darcus Breneman
Monthly Meeting Gatekeepers: Jim Vermillion & Joe Myer
May 5, 2009 - The Club's Family Fun Day Committee will present an outline of activities for the planned fund raising event to be held June 27, 2009 at Sherando Park for the benefit of The Shenandoah Discovery Museum and Healthy Families of the Northern Shenandoah Valley. Information regarding the event can be found at: http://sites.google.com/site/familyfundayevent/
Club officers will also be holding an induction ceremony for our new members.
May 12, 2009 - Rotary 7570 District Gov. A. Tracy Aitcheson will be the featured speaker at the Frederick County Rotary Club meeting Tuesday morning, May 12, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. at Shenandoah University in the Clement Board Room - Allen Dining Hall. Club members, visiting Rotarians and invited guests are welcome for breakfast and the program.
May 19, 2009 - Shenandoah Univeristy President Tracy Fitzsimmons will be the featured speaker for the meeting.
May 26, 2009 - Program and speaker is pending.
June 2009
Club Activities: Croquet & Family Fund Day
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Kitty Zuckerman
Monthly Meeting Gatekeepers: Candance Davenport
May 2 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
May 9 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
May 16 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
May 23 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
Saturday, May 27 – Family Fun Day
May 30 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
SHERANDO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MOCK INTERVIEWS:
We need your help, please make room on your schedule to volunteer. The Sherando Mock Interviews are scheduled for the Monday, May 11 through Thursday, May 14.
This is an opportunity for everyone to participate. We will be interviewing 205 Students and we need volunteers to assist with these Interviews. For those of you that have not been able to participate in the past, this is a very rewarding experience. The sign up sheet that will be available at Tuesday’s meeting or you may sign up by contacting me.
Thank you in advance for helping with this project.
Sincerely,
Natalie Miller
ncmiller@visuallink.com
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Grin and Bear It...
Question for the April 28, 2009 meeting:
WHAT DOES PRESIDENT ELECT TAMMY STEVENSON MEAN WHEN SHE SAYS, "B-E-A-R"?
Be the first club member to respond to Steve G. at mailto:smgyurisin@advanceplanningassociates.com and attend Tuesdays meeting and you will recieve a 30-30-30 ticket that could win you OVER $200.
WHAT DOES PRESIDENT ELECT TAMMY STEVENSON MEAN WHEN SHE SAYS, "B-E-A-R"?
Be the first club member to respond to Steve G. at mailto:smgyurisin@advanceplanningassociates.com and attend Tuesdays meeting and you will recieve a 30-30-30 ticket that could win you OVER $200.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
NEXT CLUB MEETING
Tuesday morning at 7:30AM at Shenandoah University Allen Dining Hall – Clement Board Room:
April 28 - Vocational service: Pia Crandell and Elizabeth Yates
Speaker Coordinator: Natalie Miller
Meeting Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Bryon Grisby
Committee Meetings:
April 28 - Vocational service: Pia Crandell and Elizabeth Yates
Speaker Coordinator: Natalie Miller
Meeting Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Bryon Grisby
Committee Meetings:
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Observations from the corner table...
Early Tuesday morning April 21, 2009 at Shenandoah University:
A great program was introduced by this months speaker / program coordinator Natalie Miller. Natalie introduced the Interact Co-Advisers Robin Owens and Dana Larrick. Five student Interact members introduced themselves to the Club membership and told about their race for an Interact office position along with the clubs community activities.
Katie Dorsey is running for secretary
Fylan Fogarty is competing for board of director membership
Fariha Kabir is running for president
Keri Vandeberg is also running for president
Taylor Howell is running for vice-president
Each of these student Interact members talked about their community service projects. These include: Blood drive, wrapping presents, after game stadium clean-up, providing phone cards to our overseas service personnel and others.
President Stan Crockett opened the meeting with the assistance of Ken Black leading the Pledge of Alliance and Elizabeth Yates leading our prayer.
Visiting Rotarian from Winchester, John Lamana, was introduced by our gatekeeper Brian Grisby.
Conrad Koneczny announced that the cut-off for the Paul Harris Fellow discount will end next Tuesday.
Tammy Stevenson, president elect, indicated that she was ready to get started soon and announced her BEAR campaign - BE EXCITED ABOUT ROTARY (BEAR)?
Natalie Miller said interviews at Sherando High School with the students will be here soon - she passed around a sign-up sheet. Natalie announced that FBLA won at the State level.
Bill Old still has tickets for dinner to benefit the Arts Academy. See Bill for the tickets.
Joe Myer provided us with a quick passionate comment about the Family Fun Day event and had a little geography lesson. Family Fun Day is an event that is what our Club is all about.
Joe reminded us that team captains will be contacting us to sell sponsorships for Family Fun Day.
President Stan Crockett asked that Club prime committee chairs meet "on-line" to submit Club committee reports by the end of the week.
John Zimet gave us our Rotary minute.
Our guests were amazed with our singing talent as we wished John Brubaker a happy birthday.
Ms. Kitty Zuckerman provided us with an opportunity to "contribute" our special thought for the day.
Brian Grisby was the lucky 30-30-30 winner while Chris Place was not so lucky and did not pull the lucky card.
A great program was introduced by this months speaker / program coordinator Natalie Miller. Natalie introduced the Interact Co-Advisers Robin Owens and Dana Larrick. Five student Interact members introduced themselves to the Club membership and told about their race for an Interact office position along with the clubs community activities.
Katie Dorsey is running for secretary
Fylan Fogarty is competing for board of director membership
Fariha Kabir is running for president
Keri Vandeberg is also running for president
Taylor Howell is running for vice-president
Each of these student Interact members talked about their community service projects. These include: Blood drive, wrapping presents, after game stadium clean-up, providing phone cards to our overseas service personnel and others.
President Stan Crockett opened the meeting with the assistance of Ken Black leading the Pledge of Alliance and Elizabeth Yates leading our prayer.
Visiting Rotarian from Winchester, John Lamana, was introduced by our gatekeeper Brian Grisby.
Conrad Koneczny announced that the cut-off for the Paul Harris Fellow discount will end next Tuesday.
Tammy Stevenson, president elect, indicated that she was ready to get started soon and announced her BEAR campaign - BE EXCITED ABOUT ROTARY (BEAR)?
Natalie Miller said interviews at Sherando High School with the students will be here soon - she passed around a sign-up sheet. Natalie announced that FBLA won at the State level.
Bill Old still has tickets for dinner to benefit the Arts Academy. See Bill for the tickets.
Joe Myer provided us with a quick passionate comment about the Family Fun Day event and had a little geography lesson. Family Fun Day is an event that is what our Club is all about.
Joe reminded us that team captains will be contacting us to sell sponsorships for Family Fun Day.
President Stan Crockett asked that Club prime committee chairs meet "on-line" to submit Club committee reports by the end of the week.
John Zimet gave us our Rotary minute.
Our guests were amazed with our singing talent as we wished John Brubaker a happy birthday.
Ms. Kitty Zuckerman provided us with an opportunity to "contribute" our special thought for the day.
Brian Grisby was the lucky 30-30-30 winner while Chris Place was not so lucky and did not pull the lucky card.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
SIGN UP TO HELP...
SHERANDO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MOCK INTERVIEWS:
We need your help, please make room on your schedule to volunteer. The Sherando Mock Interviews are scheduled for the Monday, May 11 through Thursday, May 14. This is an opportunity for everyone to participate. We will be interviewing 205 Students and we need volunteers to assist with these Interviews. For those of you that have not been able to participate in the past, this is a very rewarding experience. The sign up sheet that will be available at Tuesday’s meeting or you may sign up by contacting me.
Thank you in advance for helping with this project.
Sincerely,
Natalie Miller
ncmiller@visuallink.com
We need your help, please make room on your schedule to volunteer. The Sherando Mock Interviews are scheduled for the Monday, May 11 through Thursday, May 14. This is an opportunity for everyone to participate. We will be interviewing 205 Students and we need volunteers to assist with these Interviews. For those of you that have not been able to participate in the past, this is a very rewarding experience. The sign up sheet that will be available at Tuesday’s meeting or you may sign up by contacting me.
Thank you in advance for helping with this project.
Sincerely,
Natalie Miller
ncmiller@visuallink.com
Friday, April 17, 2009
The rest of April 2009...
Speaker Coordinator: Natalie Miller
Meeting Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Byron Grisby
The following programs are scheduled at the regular club meeting time – Tuesday morning at 7:30AM at Shenandoah University Allen Dining Hall – Clement Board Room:
April 21 Sherando Interact Update on Service Projects
April 28 Vocational service: Pia Crandell and Elizabeth Yates
Meeting Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Byron Grisby
The following programs are scheduled at the regular club meeting time – Tuesday morning at 7:30AM at Shenandoah University Allen Dining Hall – Clement Board Room:
April 21 Sherando Interact Update on Service Projects
April 28 Vocational service: Pia Crandell and Elizabeth Yates
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Charity Partners....
Bill Old sent this article about one of our charity partners for Family Fun Day:
Residents gather to plant pinwheel garden in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month
By Alex Bridges -- abridges@nvdaily.com
WINCHESTER -- Hundreds of shiny, blue pinwheels spun with the wind Wednesday in front of Shenandoah University to promote Child Abuse Prevention Month...
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/04/residents-gather-to-plant-pinwheel-garde.html
click on the above article link.
Want to help or contribte to help our community of children in need? Contact Bill Old to learn how the Rotary Club of Frederick County, Virginia, USA helps with Family Fun Day. Your contribution is needed. Bill Old - billold1@comcast.net
Residents gather to plant pinwheel garden in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month
By Alex Bridges -- abridges@nvdaily.com
WINCHESTER -- Hundreds of shiny, blue pinwheels spun with the wind Wednesday in front of Shenandoah University to promote Child Abuse Prevention Month...
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/04/residents-gather-to-plant-pinwheel-garde.html
click on the above article link.
Want to help or contribte to help our community of children in need? Contact Bill Old to learn how the Rotary Club of Frederick County, Virginia, USA helps with Family Fun Day. Your contribution is needed. Bill Old - billold1@comcast.net
This weeks meeting - be there...
April 14th, Tuesday morning, 7:30AM
Shenandoah University Allen Dining Hall – Clement Board Room
Program & Speaker: Robin Owens, Gifted Independent Studies Outreach Projects
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Natalie Miller
Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Byron Grisby
30-30-30 is now up to around $200.00 - You have to play to win.
This weeks question:
Who hit 68 career triples as a player for the Baltimore Orioles?
Be the first club member to respond to me at mailto:msmgyurisin@advanceplanningassociates.com and attend Tuesdays meeting and you will recieve a 30-30-30 ticket that could win you about $200
Shenandoah University Allen Dining Hall – Clement Board Room
Program & Speaker: Robin Owens, Gifted Independent Studies Outreach Projects
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Natalie Miller
Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Byron Grisby
30-30-30 is now up to around $200.00 - You have to play to win.
This weeks question:
Who hit 68 career triples as a player for the Baltimore Orioles?
Be the first club member to respond to me at mailto:msmgyurisin@advanceplanningassociates.com and attend Tuesdays meeting and you will recieve a 30-30-30 ticket that could win you about $200
CLUB BLOG AND CLUB WEBSITE LINKS - CHECK THEM OUT NOW!
http://frederickcountyrotaryclub.blogspot.com/ - Club Blog
"BE A LEADER - SIGN UP TO FOLLOW"
http://sites.google.com/site/frederickcountyrotaryclub/ - Club Website
ALL OUR CLUB INFORMATION IN ONE LOCATION
- SEND THESE LINKS TO YOUR POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS
- TAKE TIME TO LOOK AT THE ADS
- SEND IN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COMMITTEE OR THE CLUB.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Some highlights from today's meeting...
Brian Grigsby announced visiting Rotarians John McKay, John Lamanna and Bill Sharp.
Conrad Koneczny announced that seven club members have signed up to be a Paul Harris Fellow - for more information see Conrad before the end of the month.
Bill Old said that he had Arts Council raffle tickets for sale and that the on-line auction for Family Fun Day was getting ready to kick-off.
Malcolm Van de Riet passed around a letter from C-CAP thanking the Club for the donation of $545 from the BBQ event held last fall.
Ric Van Norton announced an upcoming tour at the Cedar Creek Battlefield.
Tammy Stephenson told us that she was ready to start her year of office after attending PETS. She thanked Conrad Koneczny for all his help and told us the theme for next year is "THE FUTURE OF ROTARY IS IN YOUR HANDS".
Bill Old reminded us all to fill out the forms for Family Fun Day seeking sponsors.
"Ms. Kitty" Zuckerman sparked our celebrations while President Stan Crockett kept the meeting moving and on-time with his timely reminders of celebration efficiency.
Bill Sharp our Area 1 District Representative presented Immediate Past Club President Scott Shendow a PRESIDENTIAL CITATION from Rotary International.
We had a great program thanks to Sherando FBLA students Hanna Dove, Michael O'Connell and Brandon Mills along with teacher Diana Crites
Natalie Miller won the free 30-30-30 ticket with the right answer for this weeks blog question. The answer was "YAZ"!
Wade Ferguson walked away with 1/3 of the 30-30-30 and Conrad Koneczny did not pull the correct card missing the opportunity $188.00 with only 43 cards remaining in the 30-30-30 deck.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
NEXT MEETING
April 7th, Tuesday morning, 7:30AM at Shenandoah University Allen Dining Hall – Clement Board Room:
Program & Speaker: Sherando FBLA—Diana Crites—“Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders”
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Natalie Miller
Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Byron Grisby
Program & Speaker: Sherando FBLA—Diana Crites—“Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders”
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Natalie Miller
Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Byron Grisby
Friday, April 3, 2009
CLUB MEMBERS - FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW
Hey, Hey, Hey – Let’s All Play - 2009
As we set out on our signature fundraiser, we need to know your level of active support for acquiring business sponsors and auction donors. Please provide the information by email to Bill Old at billold1@comcast.net, or give the form to Bill Old or Bill North. Thanks
Business Sponsors and Auction Donors– This is the part of the event that allows us to support the charities we select. The charities must do their part, but we must be actively engaged as well. To be successful we need to raise at least $500 in sponsorships or auction donations from each Rotarian.
Please list businesses that you have successfully solicited in the past:
Please list new businesses that you would like to solicit. We will eliminate duplications from our existing list.
Your name:_______________
Best way to contact you: (email address and or phone number)____
This will be a challenging year and a great chance to show what we can do when everyone helps. Thank you.
Hey, Hey, Hey – Let’s All Play - 2009
As we set out on our signature fundraiser, we need to know your level of active support for acquiring business sponsors and auction donors. Please provide the information by email to Bill Old at billold1@comcast.net, or give the form to Bill Old or Bill North. Thanks
Business Sponsors and Auction Donors– This is the part of the event that allows us to support the charities we select. The charities must do their part, but we must be actively engaged as well. To be successful we need to raise at least $500 in sponsorships or auction donations from each Rotarian.
Please list businesses that you have successfully solicited in the past:
Please list new businesses that you would like to solicit. We will eliminate duplications from our existing list.
Your name:_______________
Best way to contact you: (email address and or phone number)____
This will be a challenging year and a great chance to show what we can do when everyone helps. Thank you.
This weeks question...
Who played a team record 3,308 games for the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1983?
A: Carlton Fisk
B: Jim Rice
C: Fred Lynn
D: Carl Yastrzemski
If you are a member of the Frederick County Rotary Club, attend this Tuesday's meeting, and are the first to answer the question correctly by responding to Steve Gyurisin at: smgyurisin@advanceplanningassociates.com by the Monday evening prior to our meeting then you will win a free 30-30-30 ticket.
A: Carlton Fisk
B: Jim Rice
C: Fred Lynn
D: Carl Yastrzemski
If you are a member of the Frederick County Rotary Club, attend this Tuesday's meeting, and are the first to answer the question correctly by responding to Steve Gyurisin at: smgyurisin@advanceplanningassociates.com by the Monday evening prior to our meeting then you will win a free 30-30-30 ticket.
Spring has sprung - April programs look exciting...
April 2009 – PETS District Training
Club Activities: Sherando FBLA Interviews / Croquet & Family Fun Day Planning
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Natalie Miller
Meeting Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Byron Grisby
The following programs are scheduled at the regular club meeting time – Tuesday morning at 7:30AM at Shenandoah University Allen Dining Hall – Clement Board Room:
April 7 Sherando FBLA—Diana Crites—“Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders”
April 14 Robin Owens: Gifted Independent Studies Outreach Projects
April 21 Sherando Interact Update on Service Projects
April 28 Vocational service: Pia Crandell and Elizabeth Yates
May 2009
Club Activities: Croquet & Family Fun Day Planning
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Darcus Breneman
Monthly Meeting Gatekeepers: Jim Vermillion & Joe Myer
4 – Board of Directors Meeting
5 – Club Assembly
12 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
19 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
26 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
June 2009
Club Activities: Croquet & Family Fund Day
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Kitty Zuckerman
Monthly Meeting Gatekeepers: Candance Davenport
2 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
9 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
16 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
23 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
27 – Croquet & Family Fun Day
30 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
Lea Glembot our membership chair says that we need new members. Please invite guests that might consider membership, especially folks in classifications that we may need (legal, medical, distribution, etc.) It is easy - just take the time to ask someone to join you for breakfast!
Natalie Miller would like to thank all 19 members that got on-line to offer advice to Sherando FBLA students. It is still not to late to sign up:
HELP SHERANDO INTERACT AND FBLA BY FILLING IN THIS FORM
http://www.frederick.k12.va.us/education/components/form/default.php?sectiondetailid=9356&&&cms_mode=view
CONTACT NATALIE MILLER IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
Club Activities: Sherando FBLA Interviews / Croquet & Family Fun Day Planning
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Natalie Miller
Meeting Gatekeepers: Scott Shendow and Byron Grisby
The following programs are scheduled at the regular club meeting time – Tuesday morning at 7:30AM at Shenandoah University Allen Dining Hall – Clement Board Room:
April 7 Sherando FBLA—Diana Crites—“Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders”
April 14 Robin Owens: Gifted Independent Studies Outreach Projects
April 21 Sherando Interact Update on Service Projects
April 28 Vocational service: Pia Crandell and Elizabeth Yates
May 2009
Club Activities: Croquet & Family Fun Day Planning
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Darcus Breneman
Monthly Meeting Gatekeepers: Jim Vermillion & Joe Myer
4 – Board of Directors Meeting
5 – Club Assembly
12 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
19 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
26 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
June 2009
Club Activities: Croquet & Family Fund Day
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Kitty Zuckerman
Monthly Meeting Gatekeepers: Candance Davenport
2 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
9 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
16 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
23 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
27 – Croquet & Family Fun Day
30 – Regular Meeting – To be announced
Lea Glembot our membership chair says that we need new members. Please invite guests that might consider membership, especially folks in classifications that we may need (legal, medical, distribution, etc.) It is easy - just take the time to ask someone to join you for breakfast!
Natalie Miller would like to thank all 19 members that got on-line to offer advice to Sherando FBLA students. It is still not to late to sign up:
HELP SHERANDO INTERACT AND FBLA BY FILLING IN THIS FORM
http://www.frederick.k12.va.us/education/components/form/default.php?sectiondetailid=9356&&&cms_mode=view
CONTACT NATALIE MILLER IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
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