Frederick County, VA, USA Rotary Club Weekly Newsletter – August 9, 2009

Frederick County, VA, USA Rotary Club Weekly Newsletter – August 9, 2009

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE CORNER:
From our Club President Tammy Stevenson...

CCAP - Please remember to bring your CCAP food donation each Tuesday. (if not, we will hear from Malcolm again!)

Official Governors Visit - Please add Tuesday, October 20th to your calendar at the meeting of Winchester's Latest is the Official Governors Visit. Governor Ron Napier and his wife Kathy will be honored by Area 1.

Sherando Scholarships - Reminder from Kitty Zuckerman Club Sergeant-at-Arms and morning meeting cheer dispenser. Kitty wants us to know that, "...if someone gives me (Kitty) a big check for their birthday...a check equal to their age...they will get their choice of birthday song (i.e. - all of the men sing to you, all of the women sing to you, or a solo by me, Ms. Kitty). This little fun treat has really helped to raise money for scholarships."

Strasburg Rotary Club - Revised Strasburg Rotary Club meeting for August. The regular noon meetings will not be held in August. Noon meetings will resume in September. The Club will meet August 11, 6:00 pm at the Strasburg Christian Church - August 18, 6:00 pm at the Strasburg Presbyterian Church - August 25, 6:00 pm at the home of Leon and Diane Smith, Holiday Street, Strasburg. In case you plan to go to Strasburg for a meeting in August.

AUGUST 2009 - MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS:
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Martha ShickleMonthly Meeting Gatekeepers: Charles Daniels & JJ Meneau
August 11, 7:30am at Shenandoah University, New Member Inductions
August 18, 7:30am at Shenandoah University, Richard Shickle will talk about changes in Frederick County
August 25, 7:30am at Shenandoah University, Paul Harris Fellow Recognition

SEPTEMBER 2009 - Events, Activities and Member Responsibilities:
Club Activities: Dictionary Distribution to all Frederick County 3d Grade Elementary Students / BBQ Fundraiser / Membership Event
Monthly Speaker Coordinator: Bryon GrigsbyMonthly Meeting Gatekeepers: Natalie Miller & Joe Knechtel
September 1, 7:30am at Shenandoah University, – Club Assembly – Tentative
September 8, 7:30am at Shenandoah University, – Regular Meeting - Program to be announced
September 10 – Membership Event – Martha Shickle is working on the details
September 15, 7:30am at Shenandoah University, – Regular Meeting - Program to be announced
September 22, 7:30am at Shenandoah University, – June Long from the District Polio Plus Committee – Tentative
September 29, 7:30am at Shenandoah University, – Regular Meeting - Program to be announced
September 29 - BBQ Event at Sherando Park Shelter - Malcolm Van de Riet & Committee are working hard on this fundraiser

COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Membership – Martha Shickle - Mark your calendars for the New Member event September 10th at Oakcrest. I'm looking for volunteers to assist with refreshments- hors d'oeuvres, maybe some sweets, non-alcoholic beverages (Conrad is covering the "with" drinks) and plates/napkins/ etc.
Remember to send me names and contact info of potential invitees to the event. Watch for an invitation soon to hand out!

Club Administration – Chris Place - Mark your calendars now for our Christmas gathering scheduled for December 5th.
Public Relations – Steve Gyurisin - We will hold a brief Public Relations Committee meeting following our regular meeting August 18th at 8:30am for 15 or 20 minutes.

Club Outreach – Bill North

Club Outreach Sub-Committees:Community – Malcolm Van de Riet - Do not forget your CCAP food donation.International – Sara BradleyVocational – Natalie Miller - During the school year

Sherando Interact Club meets twice a month and counts as a make-up. Show your support for YOUR Interact Club try visiting

Foundation – John Zimet - As I have mentioned on several occasions, all Rotary Clubs are being asked to raise money for PolioPlus. Since we did not contribute anything last year, our requested annual contribution of $33 per member for three years (actually $100 since I knocked off the pennies) now has to be raised in two years, or $50.00 per year. In order to facilitate this process, I have placed a "PolioPlus Collection Jar" on the sign-in table. If each member puts a minimum of $1.00 in the jar each week, we will meet our goal in the two week period.The collection jar made its debut last week. The good news is that we raised $103.00 in one week. The bad news is that $100.00 of that amount came from one member. I know that we can do better than that! PLEASE drop one dollar each week (less than 15 cents per day)to do your part in wiping out this dread disease. Can you think of anything better to do with 15 cents per day?

Long Range Planning – Conrad Koneczny Long Range Planning Committee meeting August 27, 2009. Same place same time.

By-Laws – Kitty Zuckerman The next committee meeting is September 24, 2009. This is a new committee.

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:
Wish "Happy Birthday" to the following folks in August:
John Zimet
Cynthia Gant
Tammy Stevenson
Malcolm Van de Riet
Ric Van Norton
Judith Knechtel
Joe Knechtel
Aaron Breneman

Jim Vermillion
Charles Daniels
Steve Gyurisin
Tom Boudinot
And "Happy Anniversary" to:
Joe and Judith Knechtel

SUPPORT FAMILY FUN DAY ’09 SPONSORS:
Go here for Family Fun Day: http://sites.google.com/site/familyfundayevent/

THIS WEEKS QUESTION (QUIZ)
Be the first club member to respond to Steve Gyurisin at smgyurisin@advanceplanningassociates.com and attend Tuesday's meeting you will receive a free 30-30-30 ticket that could earn you plenty if your ticket wins. Here is the question:

Rotary District (our Rotary District) 7570 covers Western Virginia and Northeastern Tennessee has 3900 members in how many clubs?
A. 104
B. 64
C. 84
D. 74
E. 94

THIS WEEKS QUOTE
Computers are useless. The can only give you answers. Pablo Picasso

IMPORTANT ROTARY LINKS
Rotary International Website: http://www.rotary.org/
Rotary District 7570 Website: http://www.rotary7570.org/
Zone 33 RLI - Rotary Leadership Institute Web Site: http://www.rli33.org/
You can get Rotary merchandise from Russell-Hampton Company. Order toll free 800-877-8908 or Website: http://www.ruh.com/
Your Club Blog (leave a comment if you want or look at items from the past): http://frederickcountyrotaryclub.blogspot.com/
Your Club Website: http://sites.google.com/site/frederickcountyrotaryclub/

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