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Your District In Action July 2014

RI Presidents Message

R otary is an organization that has something for everyone. All

over the world, in cities and towns, for well over a century,

Rotarians have come together to serve. And in the years since

Rotary was founded, countless Rotarians and others have discovered

the joys of Rotary service, through Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Commu-

nity Corps, Youth Exchange, and many other programs.

All of us are part of the family of Rotary. And we have all gained so

much from our Rotary service. Weve made friends, helped our com-

munities, and made the world a better, safer, and healthier place.

Weve become part of a truly international network of volunteers,

and weve learned how much we can achieve when we put our dif-

ferences aside and work together.

Many of the ideas and values that we cherish in Rotary are not

unique to Rotary. Perhaps the reason Rotary resonates so deeply with

me is that I find many traditional Chinese values reflected in Rotary:

values of service and responsibility, of respect for

family and for others. It is not surprising, then, that

the ideas of Confucius so often guide me in my Rota-

ry service. To me, Confucius was the original Rotari-

an. More than two thousand years before Paul Har-

ris was born, he said:

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Rotary International, District 7610, July, 2014

In This Edition (Click on the Page No.

to go directly to the article) pg. Article 1. RI Presidents Message Gary C.K. Huang 2. District Governors Message DG Rich Storey 3. End of Year Status PDG Juanita Cawley 5. UVA President Recognized Jim Perkins, Charlottesville 6. Charlottesville Presents

Grants Jim Perkins, Charlottesville 6. Late Newsletter Earl Baughman, Rappahannock-

Fredericksburg 7. Landscaping Their School Pete Eisert, Dulles International

Airport 8. Nats Rotary Night Vance Zavela, McLean 9. The Winners Are! Rosanne Bunting, Awards Chair 14. Staff Directory and New Members List


To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first set our hearts right.

In Rotary, we set our hearts right by putting Service Above Self. And we recognize that in order to be ambitious in our service, we must first care for our own organization and expand our family of Rotary.

In 2014-15, I will ask all of you to Light Up Rotary by sharing our service, strengthening our clubs, and letting our light shine in our communities.

In this Rotary year, we will Light Up Rotary by reaching our goal of 1.3 million Rotarians, bringing in new members while working to keep the members we have. To do this, well need to approach

membership in new ways, and try new ideas. Hold a Rotary Day to give your community a chance to learn more about Rotary. Remember that Rotary is a family and is for the family: Encourage your spouse and other family members to consider joining, and reach out to Youth Exchange and Foun-dation alumni. Focus on your own club, and look realistically at why members stay, and why they leave. What can you do to make being a Rotarian an appealing and attractive opportunity for busy professionals and those with young families?

We will also Light Up Rotary and make history by eradicating polio. Polio eradication within the next few years is absolutely realistic if we keep up our momentum. So tell your friends, asso-ciates, and elected officials how critical it is that we End Polio Now. Donate to the PolioPlus Fund and encourage others to do so as well. By meeting the newest challenge issued by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we can make our money work three times as hard. Be an active part of the great-est public-private health partnership in the history of the world, and share in the pride when the job is finished.

In 2014-15, as we strengthen our clubs and Light Up Rotary in more than 34,000 communities, our commitment and our service will light up the world.

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District Governors Message

E xcitement is in the air for our district 7610 as we begin the new Rotary Year. The explosive theme LIGHT UP ROTARY will set the stage for

a year of service, growth and fun.

I am very thankful for the talents, leadership skills, and team spirit exempli-fied by the key men and women assembled and ready to build on our past accomplishments. Their challenge is to assist individual clubs and Rotarians throughout the district to maintain the momentum and climb to even greater heights this year. Our leadership plan will be aligned with the District 7610 strategic plan and will focus on action in the following areas:

Club Support will be a major effort in the District to assist the clubs to grow and prosper.

Internal communication throughout the district has been enhanced by extending the hours of operation in the district office and the talent of Carol Horne, District Executive Secretary. Her



abilities to get the job done are unsurpassed and you will find her a dedicated professional ready to assist you with enthusiasm.

Membership Solicitation and Retention are at the top! We need each and every Rotarian to be attuned not only to people who are potential new members, but, equally important, to current members who are disenfranchised and on a possible path towards becoming a Former Rotari-

an. Lets Light Up Rotary by making a major effort to get more Rotarians, Future Rotarians, and

Non-Rotarians engaged in what we do both locally and internationally.

Our commitment to the Rotary Foundation stands as an example for other districts. The contributions we make serve an important role in providing the resources to get the job done. We have done exemplary work in the past and must, once again, step up to the plate and make this our best year ever.

At the club level, Public Image is the vehicle we use to get our name and our message out to our local communities and build exposure to our new and improved brand. We are fortunate that Rotary International has already developed the tools to make this truly a reality. Lets use the

new logo and PI promotional material that we now have access to. At the district level we will focus on the available social media and the use of our website to reach out to clubs, individual Rotarians, and the general public.

Our youth are our future! Programs aimed at all age levels are expanding by leaps and bounds. The organization has a strong base and we can continue to build on what we have established. Please give some thought to what role you can play to make this a highly viable part of our Rota-ry organization.

Going forward . . . Lighting up Rotary . . . what an exciting time in our history to bring our District

to the next level.

Rich Storey Governor 2014-2015 Rotary International District 7610

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End of 2013-14 Rotary Year District 7610 Status By PDG Juanita Cawley, West Point

It sometimes seems that we live as if we wondered when life was going to

begin. It isnt always clear just what we are looking for, but some of us some-

times persist in waiting so long that life slips by finding us still waiting for something that has been going on all the time. . . There is no reason to doubt good intentions but when in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is it? This is life? This is our time, our day, our gener-ation . . . our one chance to do something for somebody else. This is the life in which the work of this life is to be done. . . This is it, whether we are thrilled or disappointed, busy or bored! Givers or takers. This is life, it is all weve

got and it is passing. What in the world are we waiting for? (Continued on page 4)


These are the words of Past Rotary International President Richard L. Evans who summed up in 1966 the urgency of our work in Rotary.

We have had magnificent leadership this year by our Rotary International President, Ron Burton, who encouraged us to Engage Rotary, Change Lives to stop waiting and do something about en-

gaging ourselves in the work of Rotary. He explained to us that this meant for each of us to find a meaningful role in Rotary, to be willing to adapt and change in rules and traditions, and use the power of Rotary Service to change lives.

You have done just that. In membership, you have worked hard to find new quality members to support the mission of your club. You have helped to engage the members of your clubs in the meaningful work of Rotary to retain the members you have. Our extension efforts have resulted in one new club chartered this year, Alexandria West, and one club near to chartering in South Rid-ing. Through all of the efforts to date, we have maintained our membership and currently sit at a +6 overall.

In service, projects abound in club, community, international, vocational, and youth projects in lo-cal communities. Seven new interact clubs were formed this year bringing our total of active clubs to 49. Funded through our Rotary Foundation dollars, five global grants were approved to include a vocational training team to Swaziland, three clean water projects, and two projects in India, one for sewing machines and one for school improvements. 22 different clubs participated in these grant projects.

In Foundation giving, with every club contributing we have achieved to date an average of $262.39 per capita Annual Fund value which is a new record for our district, surpassing last year's record of $254.67.

Our efforts to raise awareness of and build peace daily continuing our Peace through Service re-sulted in 6 district Rotarians attending the Duke-UNC Peace Conference in Chapel Hill this year. Three applicants for peace scholarship were forwarded to Rotary International for potential selec-tion for the 2015-16 Rotary year to add to our current scholar in Japan and next years scholar who will study in Australia.

We had our first ever district scholarship which allowed a single mom with a history of significant struggle to attend a community college to pursue her nursing degree. Two global scholars funded through our Foundation dollars are studying peace and conflict resolution, one in England and one in South Africa.

President Burton called us to take Rotary from Doing Good in the World to a new high of Doing

the most good, for the most people we possibly could.

On the top of that list was to eradicate polio. You have contributed to date this year $97,524, almost nearing our collective goal of $100,000. And all of these contributions will be doubled by the Gates Foundation to help get the job of eradicating polio done by the projected timeline of 2018.

As President Burton said, "Being a Rotarian is about the people we help. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters in Rotary is how much better the world becomes because Rotary is in it." Complacency could set Rotary back. "That's why it isn't enough for any of us to just go through the


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motions, to show up at our clubs, to do just the minimum needed and no more." "And it's why each of us has to remember, every hour of every day, what a responsibility we have."

My sincerest thanks and congratulations for taking Rotary a step further this year to:

Get involved.

Get inspired.

Get engaged.

Live the gift of Rotary.

You HAVE changed lives.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Juanita Cawley District Governor 2013-14

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On June 24 DG Juanita visited the Leesburg-Daybreak special event at the George Mar-

shall house to pass the DG Banner to the club, honoring Rich Storey as incoming Governor.

Pictured: DGE Rich Storey, John Forcier, in-coming club President, DG Juanita Cawley,

and Club President, Bernadette Durkin.

By Jim Perkins, Charlottesville

T he Rotary Club of Charlottesville presented to University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan an honorary membership and the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award at their

meeting Tuesday, May 27th. President Sullivan spoke to the assembled Rotary Club of Charlottesville about the opportunities to become a col-lege student and the significant and important values of being a college graduate.

UVA President Teresa A. Sullivan and Charlottesville Rotary President

Richard DeMong


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T he Rotary Club of Charlottesville recently awarded $14,500 in Grants to six worthy recipi-ents. They are:

Jefferson School African American Center: Mary Mason Foukal, Curator of Public Programs and Thea Louis Miller School of Albemarle

Blue Ridge Area Food Bank: Michael McKee, CEO

Piedmont Virginia Community College/Piedmont Futures: Valerie Palamountain, Dean of Workforce Service

Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA): Becky Weybright, Executive Director

Service Dogs of Virginia: Peggy Law, Executive Director

ShelterBox USA

Grant checks were presented by Jon Nafziger of the Char-lottesville Area Community Foundation that manages the Rotary Club of Charlottesville funds, and Sue Liberman, Chair of the Ro-tary Grants Committee.

By Jim Perkins, Charlottesville

Sue Liberman, Chair of the Rotary Grants Committee and Peggy Law from Service

Dogs of Virginia with the star of the show, Schooner.

By Earl Baughman, Rappahannock - Fredericksburg

The July Newsletter is late because your editor was in Alaska taking bazillions of photographs during the last two weeks of

June. If you havent been there, you should add it to your Bucket List.


John Champe High School Interact Club Landscapes their School Courtyard

By Pete Eisert, Dulles International Airport

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F riday, June 13, 2014, was the last day of school for Loudoun County Public School students, except The John Champe High School Interact Club. Twenty-eight members of the Interact Club met on Saturday morning at 9am to start landscaping the courtyard at their high school.

The project started back in October 2013 when the Interactors sold Whitehouse Christmas Orna-ments to raise funds for the courtyard project. The members had a booth at the local farmers market for several weeks and sold the ornaments at home football games. In spring 2014 at an Interact meeting, the Interactors voted on what color, style and size of paver to use as well as other materials to be used in the project.

On Friday night, Beth Jespersen, the Interact Club faculty sponsor, and her husband, Dr. Nils Jesper-sen, arrived at the school to layout the walkway and cut the sod.

Saturday the interactors removed the sod from the courtyard, excavated the dirt, laid a weed inhibi-tor, and poured the aggregate. On Sunday six interactors and one parent returned to continue the work and Monday night seven students and two parents helped finish the project.

We would like to thank Kevin Primeau, head janitor, for all his help in making this project a success and John Gabriel, principal, for his support and generosity of paying the rental fees on the equip-ment needed.


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W e are pleased to announce that our partnership with the Washington Nationals has en-tered its 5th year during the 2014 season. In the July issue of the Rotarian magazine there is a full-page ad for the season-long discount coupon program for all remaining 2014

home games. To avoid any confusion, Rotarians and others can use the season-long discount cou-pon promotion for all Nationals games except the End Polio Now! night game on August 16. A do-nation of $5 per ticket will be made for each ticket sold. Simply go to www.nationals.com/tickets and enter promotion code ENDPOLIO to view the sections and discounts for the games.

The August 16 End Polio Now! Night will feature a great game between the Nationals and the Pitts-burgh Pirates, a surprise playoff team from the 2013 season. Please contact your club coordinator for the August 16 game because it will allow each club a one-time purchase directly with the Washing-ton Nationals with most of the service charges and handling fees waived (except shipping). If club members would like to sit together, the coordinator will collect all of the individual orders to be in-cluded in the club block of tickets. All club blocks must be called in to Megan Holeman at (202) 640-

7652 by Monday, July 28. We have been asked to do the club blocks earli-er this season because the August 16 game features a post-game concert with Martina McBride.

If you wish to order individual tickets (not through your club) for the August 1 6 g a m e , p l e a s e g o t o www.nationals.com/endpolio to pur-chase them. However, all handling fees and service charges will apply.

We hope you, your family, friends and colleagues will join us on August 16 for a special evening of fun, fellow-ship, and Americas national pastime

as we raise awareness of our effort to eradicate polio from the earth. We are "so close to one of the greatest public

health achievements in human histo-ry.

Thank you for your continued com-mitment to global polio eradication. Please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Rotary Night at Nationals Park! By Vance Zavela, Mclean


A wonderful evening was had by all at the District 7610 Recognition and Installation Banquet on June 28th. It was a time of good fellowship, good food, and much celebration. The awards committee would like to thank all who submitted for the Club Recognitions. We have so many amazing clubs in our District, and it was nice to see them honored for their hard work.

Awards were presented in the following categories:

Club Service

Meritorious: The Rotary Clubs of Alexandria, Stafford and Tappahannock Exceptional: The Rotary Clubs of Caroline County, Falls Church, McLean, North Stafford County-

Garrisonville and West Point

Community Service

Meritorious: The Rotary Clubs of Fairfax, Falls Church and West Point Exceptional: The Rotary Clubs of Gloucester and Warrenton Exemplary: The Rotary Clubs of Albemarle County, Alexandria, Caroline County, Gloucester

Point, McLean, North Stafford County-Garrisonville, Stafford and Tappahannock

International Service

Meritorious: The Rotary Clubs of Alexandria, Fairfax and Stafford Exceptional: The Rotary Clubs of North Stafford County-Garrisonville and Tappahannock Exemplary: The Rotary Club of McLean

Vocational Service

Meritorious: The Rotary Clubs of Falls Church, Gloucester, Stafford and Tappahannock Exceptional: The Rotary Clubs of North Stafford County-Garrisonville and West Point Exemplary: The Rotary Clubs of Alexandria, Caroline County, Manassas and McLean

Youth Service

Meritorious: The Rotary Club of Tappahannock Exceptional: The Rotary Clubs of Caroline County, Falls Church, Manassas, McLean, North Staf-

ford County-Garrisonville and Stafford Exemplary: The Rotary Club of West Point Public Image

Meritorious: The Rotary Clubs of Caroline County, Fairfax and McLean Exceptional: The Rotary Clubs of Alexandria, Burke, Falls Church, North Stafford County-

Garrisonville, Stafford, Tappahannock and West Point Exemplary: The Rotary Club of Rappahannock-Fredericksburg


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AND THE WINNERS ARE! By Rosanne Bunting, Awards Chair


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Club Excellence Award

Meritorious: The Rotary Clubs of Dunn Loring-Merrifield, Gloucester and Leesburg Exceptional: The Rotary Clubs of Alexandria, Falls Church and McLean Exemplary: The Rotary Clubs of North Stafford-Garrisonville, Stafford and Tappahannock Club of the YearSmall Size

The Rotary Club of North Stafford County-Garrisonville

Club of the YearMedium Size

The Rotary Club of Stafford

Club of the YearLarge Size

The Rotary Club of Tappahannock

Presidential Citation

The 2013-14 Presidential Citation recognizes Rotary clubs for an array of achievements that promote our membership growth, enhance humanitarian service through our Foundation, and strengthen our network through the family of Rotary. By qualifying for the Presidential Citation, clubs contrib-ute to Rotarys strategic goals and multiply the impact of their good work through the collective fo-

cus of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs worldwide.

Those clubs which received the Presidential Citation include the Rotary Clubs of:

King George-Dahlgren, Ashburn, with Distinction Gainesville-Haymarket, w/Distinction Leesburg-Daybreak, w/Distinction North Stafford County-Garrisonville, w/Distinction Tappahannock, w/Distinction West Springfield, w/Distinction

Interact Presidential Citation The aim of international service in Interact is to encourage and foster the advancement of interna-tional understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of youth united in the ideal of service. The aim of community and school service is to encourage and foster the application of the ideal of service by each Interact club member to his or her personal, community, and school life. When a balance of service is met following Rotary International guidelines, an Interact Presidential Citation is awarded.

Those schools and sponsoring Rotary clubs which received the Interact Presidential Citation in-clude:

Battlefield High School, Gainesville-Haymarket Bishop Denis J OConnell High School, Falls Church Broad Run High School, Ashburn Caroline High School, Caroline Chantilly High School, Centreville and Chantilly



Fairfax High School, Fairfax Fredericksburg Christian High School, Rappahannock-Fredericksburg Fredericksburg Christian Middle School, Rappahannock-Fredericksburg Glasgow Middle School of Alexandria, Baileys Crossroads Great Falls Community Middle School, Great Falls Interact of Great Falls, Great Falls Heritage High School, Leesburg J.E.B. Stuart High School, Baileys Crossroads John Champe High School, Dulles International Airport McLean High School, McLean Osbourn Park High School, Manassas Riverbend High School, Rappahannock-Fredericksburg South Lakes High School, Reston Washington-Lee High School, Arlington Western Loudoun, Purcelleville

Governors Citation The District Governors Citation for 2013-14 recognizes and honors outstanding clubs within the dis-trict which not only receive a 2013-14 Presidential Citation, but also specifically address the 2013-14 District Priorities.

Those clubs which received the Governors Citation include the Rotary Clubs of:

North Stafford County-Garrisonville, Tappahannock

Rotary Club Central Rotary Club Central is a relatively new online goal setting tool that helps clubs set goals and keep track of their progress and achievements throughout the year. In support of this new initiative the RI President asked clubs to join him in using this tool as part of club strategic planning. He recognized every club that set at least 15 goals or more in Rotary Club Central by March 15, 2014 with an award certificate.

Those clubs which received the Rotary Club Central award certificate include the Rotary Clubs of:

Albemarle, Annandale, Arlington, Burke, Caroline County, Dulles International Airport, Fairfax, Falls Church, Gloucester Point, Herndon, King George-Dahlgren,


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Lake Ridge, Leesburg, Leesburg-Daybreak, Mathews, McLean, Middlesex County, North Stafford County-Garrisonville, Reston, Rosslyn-Ft. Myer, Springfield, Stafford, Vienna, Warrenton, West Point

Rotary International Membership Recognitions, Membership Development Highest Growth Rate

Rosslyn-Fort Myer

Most New Members

Tappahannock, Warsaw, Gainesville-Haymarket, Ashburn

Membership Development Highest Retention Rate

Albemarle, Annandale, Tappahannock, Purcellville, Alexandria South, Dunn Loring-Merrifield, Caroline County

Smaller Club Membership Growth

Rosslyn-Fort Myer, North Stafford County-Garrisonville

Citizen of the Year

The Rotary District 7610 Citizen of the Year Award is given in recognition of a non-

Rotarian who exemplifies Service Above Self in both personal and professional life.

The Award recognizes an individual in the District who, while not a Rotarian, has contrib-

uted significantly to improving the quality of life in the community, whether state, country (Continued on page 13)

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or world, and displays a broad range of community support.

This years District Citizen of the Year, Carolyn R. Aldige, is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Alex-

andria, Virginia.

Ms. Aldige founded and developed an organization in 1985, Prevent Cancer Foundation, based in Alexandria, uniquely focused on cancer prevention. In the 29 years since inception, the Foundation has raised and invested $134 million in support of its mission: saving lives through cancer preven-tion and early detection, and has become nationally recognized as a leader in the fight against cancer through prevention.

Peter Knetemann, President of the Rotary Club of Alexandria, cited Ms. Aldige as an exemplar of

Service Above SelfShe has earned the respect and praise of the medical profession, state and federal government officials, her peers in other non-profits operating in this field, and countless cancer pa-tients throughout this country and the world.

Rotary District 7610 is proud to honor Ms. Aldige with the 2014 Citizen of the Year Award as well as a Paul Harris Fellowship.

The recognition part of the evening was followed by the installation segment and the annual transition of leadership occurred in our district just as it does throughout the Rotary world.

District Governor, Juanita Cawley, becomes a Past District Governor

District Governor Elect, Rich Storey, becomes District Governor

District Governor Nominee, Janet Brown, becomes District Governor Elect

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District 7610 Staff

New Members in District 7610

N ew members of clubs in District 7610 between May 15 and June 15 are:

Governor Rich Storey

Home Club: Leesburg-Daybreak Partner: Carol

[email protected]

Governor-Elect Janet Brown

Home Club: Rappahannock-Fredericksburg

Partner: Felton Page [email protected]

Secretary Jim Gates

Home Club: Reston [email protected]

Treasurer Yonas Atoma

Home Club: Baileys Crossroads Partner: Berhane [email protected]

Newsletter Editor/Publisher Earl Baughman

Home Club: Rappahannock- Fredericksburg

Partner: Pat [email protected]

Executive Secretary Carol Horne

[email protected] 540-370-0300

Fax 540-370-0317

District Office PNC Bank Building

2403 Fall Hill Ave., 3rd Floor Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Website http://www.rotary7610.org

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Greg Brown

Centreville and

Chantilly

Patrick Cloud Bull Run

Eugene Durman McLean

Jack Fannon Alexandria

Barbara GIST Reston

Christine Heit Stafford

Mike Holm Alexandria

Malik Jaffer Vienna

Kristine Kash Dunn Loring-Merrifield

Doug White Great Falls

George Winters McLean

Fred Adams Joel Miller

Mini Aggarwal Mike Miller

Jack Allen Rhonda Moore

Micki Aronson Roseanne Moore

Nancy Benjamin Pilar Morilla Temme

Linda Blohm Hope Price

Evelyn Delottinville Robert Schsuer

John Dixson Louise Slusher

Radhika Goel Fraser Verrusio

Donna Kenley David Woodhead

Michelle Kinasiewicz Courtney Yarbrough

Mike Lekas Don Yarbrough

Aubrey Mckithen Qiaojue Yu

New Alexandria West Club

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