March 20, 2011

Don’t miss this Tuesday’s meeting.
Come show your support for our guest speaker.
Read the second article below.

QUICK READ
from the Rotary Club of Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Today is Sunday, March 20, 2011 – March Madness Is Here!

THIS TUESDAY
Tuesday Morning
March 22, 2011 - 7:30 a.m.
Regular Club Breakfast Meeting
Location: Shenandoah University, Allen Dining Hall,
Clement Board Room
Program:
Sherando Interact, Caitlyn Petrosky – District Speech Winner
Let’s show our support for Ms. Petrosky and the Sherando Interact Club by attending this presentation. She was sponsored by our Club.
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Local Youth Places Third in Rotary Speech Contest
By Megan Franklin, Christiansburg-Blacksburg Rotary Club #5752

The 2010 Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Speech Contest sponsored by Rotary District 7570 was held on December 3, 2010 at The Inn at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Selected in third place was Caitlyn Petrosky from Sherando High School. She was sponsored by the Frederick County Rotary Club. The first place winner was Abigail Blair from Tunstall High School. She was sponsored by the Danville/Riverview Club. In second place was Kayleigh Roy from Stonewall Jackson High School. She was sponsored by the New Market Rotary Club. It was a record breaking year with thirty-four registered participants in the speech contest. They represented sophomores through seniors from high schools and clubs across District 7570. The purpose of the speech contest was to help teens develop the skills and responses to inform friends and family of the dangers of alcohol and drug use.

Each participant gave a 6-minute presentation focusing on the topic, persuading others to avoid the dangers and aftermath of alcohol and drug use. Judges selected finalists who then gave their speeches to students attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Seminar. The students judged the speech contestants on the same criteria used by the judges – delivery, content, originality and creativity.
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THIS WEEK & NEXT

This Monday Evening, March 21
Sherando High School Interact Club meeting
2:45 to 3:30 pm - Sherando High School Choral Room
All members welcome this counts as a make-up.

This Tuesday Morning, March 22
Regular Breakfast Club Meeting
at Shenandoah University, 7:30 am
Program: Sherando Interact’s Caitlyn Petrosky – District Speech Winner

This Tuesday Morning, March 22
PR Committee meeting following the regular club meeting
Review April 2011 programs, speakers and events with Sue Teal

This Tuesday Evening, March 22
Club Secretary transition committee meeting, 6:00 pm to 8:00pm,
To be held at Kitty Zuckerman’s home

Next Tuesday, March 29
Regular Breakfast Club Meeting
at Shenandoah University, 7:30 am
Program: Malcolm Van de Riet’s son Malcolm Van de Riet II will be talking about the apartment development business and market

And for folks that care… Next Thursday, March 31
Major League Baseball – Opening Day.