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Welcome, District Governor Ron Marion
August 25 Meeting
President John presided and welcomed guests and visiting Rotarians: Kathryn Barry from the Saipan Rotary. She's recently moved to our area; Chad Eaves from the Orlando Rotary; and Nelda's daughter, former Stafford Rotarian Katie Haywood.
Announcements: Terri presented perfect attendance pins to Julie Franklin and Carol Cortesio.
Carol Foley needed volunteers to sell raffle tickets on Saturday. Our sales aren't doing well. We need to sell more.
Remember to turn in your membership survey.
Dave said the Potomac Point outing for September 29 has filled up.
Program
The paintings will be created along Sophia Street on squares that range from four by four feet up to ten by ten feet. The chalk artists will create works similar to these examples from the Via Colori show in Houston.
Each square is sponsored by a business, organization or other entity, and proceeds after expenses will be used towards arts based education programs in our community.
Performing ar
Volunteers are also needed to staff information booths, to assist the artists as stage hands, and to provide security.
This is ephemeral art. After the event is over the streets will be washed. So, don't miss your chance to see it.
For more information contact Sue at suehenderson@earthlink.net
Upcoming Programs
Sept 8- Cal Ripken Foundation---Ability Field (Scott Neal) Sept 15- Club Forum & Classification talk Sept 22- Rick Hurley, President of Univ. Mary Washington Sept 29 - Fifth Wednesday Fellowship - No Noon Meeting
International Literacy Day
International Literacy Day is celebrated each year on 8 September and presents an opportunity for clubs and districts to increase their focus on literacy efforts in their communities and around the world. Rotary International and the International Reading Association (IRA) have worked together since 2002 to promote literacy worldwide. Rotary clubs and districts have collaborated with local IRA councils at both the community and international level to build literacy centers, develop training materials, mentor students, and provide books and educational tools. Learn more about joint IRA and Rotary literacy efforts at http://www.reading.org/General/AdvocacyandOutreach/SIGS/IRARI_SIG.aspx
Brightening Children's Lives through Books Our club has traditionally celebrated this day by collecting new children's books to donate to the Salvation Army Auxiliary's Book Buddies program. Sharon West is the Book Buddies Chairwoman. Dedicated to the belief that instilling an early love of reading is key to the future success of all children, particularly those underprivileged youngsters served by the Salvation Army's Toyland, The Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary launched "Book Buddies", a program to obtain new books for them. This year the program expects to give books to over 1,200 Fredericksburg area children. In years past we have coordinated our effort with the Rappahannock and Fredericksburg Rotary clubs. Don and Nelda Mohr have begun collecting new children's books for this project. If you wish to join in celebrating International Literacy Day, please bring a new children's book to the September 8 meeting. As soon as we have a respectable number of books gathered we will schedule a donation time with Sharon.
Ed was happy the Virginia Department of Aviation had such a good conference in Virginia Beach. His son is home from Interlocken.
Randy was happy he had a good conference.
Fred teased Aric about the glare from the top of his head.
Jeanne was happy about Rotary Night at National's park.
Debra is ambivalently happy about UMW being back in session.
Dave said it was a pleasure to sit next to Aric no matter what Fred says.
Kat was happy to have visiting Rotarians from distant places.
President John couldn't be happy because he forgot his wallet.
Are You Reading the Bulletin?
When is our district conference?
Wings and Wheels Festival Sales Begin
2010 Rotary Sales Teams Jersey Sept 4 (3-dark) Ferry Farm Chris Franklin, Captain Randy Burdette Mary Rose Fred Donahoe Ralph Sutton
Holstein – Sept 5 (10-3) Charolais Sept 11 Garrisonville Rte 17 North Debra Schleef, Captain Jeff Small, Captain John Good Carol Cortesio Linda Knecht Sandy Duckworth Ed Wallis Joe Howard Kat Kammer
What Are You Reading?
April, 1967: a prison escape. James Earl Ray, nondescript thief and con man, drifts through the South, into Mexico, and then Los Angeles, where he is galvanized by George Wallace's racist presidential campaign. February, 1968: a Memphis garbage strike. Martin Luther King joins the sanitation workers' cause, but their march turns violent. King vows to return to Memphis in April. Historian Sides follows Ray and King as they crisscross the country, one stalking the other, until the drifter catches up with his prey. Against the backdrop of the resulting nationwide riots and the pathos of King's funeral, Sides gives us a cross-cut narrative of the assassin's flight and the 65-day search that led investigators to Canada, Portugal, and England--a massive manhunt ironically led by Hoover's FBI. Drawing on previously unpublished material, this nonfiction thriller illuminates how history is so often a matter of the petty bringing down the great. It was painful to read remembering that terrible April day, but I found the book helpful in accepting the facts I already knew. Dr. King was killed not because of some elaborate conspiracy, but rather because one of life's losers focused his hatred on him. It makes one worry about the safety of anyone in the public eye.
New Member Corner What Can You Do to Increase Club Membership?
1. Invite friends, colleagues, or neighbors to participate in one of your club's projects. 2. Keep a supply of the Start with Rotary postcards and wallet cards, and give them to potential members. 3. Encourage prospective members who live outside your geographic area to visit the RI Web site, view membership videos, and complete a prospective member form. 4. Ask your district membership chair to contact qualified candidates who have come to the district's attention through an online referral. 5. Talk with potential members about Rotary's humanitarian work, including programs like PolioPlus. Mention the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's involvement in the polio eradication effort through Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge. 6. Invite professional women in your community to one of your club meetings. Initiate projects that focus on women's issues, and invite prominent women in the community to participate, speak, or lead. 7. Maintain contact with all local alumni of Rotary's educational and service programs, and organize events for them. Work with qualified candidates to help them join your club. 8. Advertise special programs or projects on social networking sites such as Craigslist, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Orkut, and invite visitors to your club meetings and events. Learn about RI's official social networking pages. 9. Sponsor an open house (or an open meeting with a special guest) that caters to a demographic group or classification that isn't represented in the club. 10. Maintain a Web site for your club so that interested individuals can easily find out who you are, what you do, and what inspires you.
The Rotary Foundation News Star Struck By Maureen Vaught , Rotary International News -- 30 August 2010
Top: During Discovery’s voyage to the International Space Station, Naoko Yamazaki and Soichi Noguchi demonstrate the effects of weightlessness in the Japanese experiment module, Kibo. The flight marked the first time two Japanese astronauts have traveled together in space. Bottom: Yamazaki. Photos courtesy Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Even as a small child, Japanese
“Based on these shows, I assumed we would all go to space,” says Yamazaki, who is only the second Japanese woman to become an astronaut.
Yamazaki has logged more than 360 hours in space as a crew member on the space shuttle Discovery . In April, she served as mission specialist on the STS-131 Discovery ’s resupply mission to the International Space Station. The trip held special meaning for Yamazaki.
“I was part of the project team that developed the space station,” she says. “It’s very impressive, especially when you consider more than 15 countries, including Japan and the United States, helped build it.”
The chance to work on international projects as a 1994-95 Rotary Scholar contributed to Yamazaki’s career choice. She studied space robotics at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, USA, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Matsudo Chuoh, Chiba, Japan. Working with students from around the world, she was surprised to learn that they knew more about Japan and Japanese culture than she did. The experience taught her more about not only her own country but also the value of an objective viewpoint, which she believes is relevant in her work as an astronaut.
“You can learn so much more about the earth by studying it from a distance,” she says.
During her scholarship year, Yamazaki says, she also learned the importance of communication skills, preparation, and teamwork. These skills served her well when she began her aeronautical career in 1996 at the National Space Development Agency of Japan (now called Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency).
“In the space program, communication is key to sharing information and working efficiently. It’s the same when you’re studying abroad, especially when you’re trying to communicate in a foreign language,” Yamazaki says.
Preparing for her space flight took nearly 10 years and included training in Canada, Japan, Russia, and the United States. After finishing basic training, she went to Russia for seven months to qualify as a flight engineer on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
Other Dates to Remember
First Wednesday of each month, 6:45 pm—Board meeting, Stafford Regional Airport Fourth Wednesday of each month, 1:30 pm –Golf September 1 - 11 am - Board meeting with District Governor Ron September 4 - Wings and Wheels Sales Team at Ferry Farm - Chris Franklin, Captain September 5 - Wings and Wheels Sales Team at Garrisonville Rd Wal-Mart - Debra Schleef, Captain September 11 - Wings and Wheels Sales Team - Jeff Small, Captain September 18 Wings and Wheels Festival - Stafford Regional Airport December 15 - Christmas Party, 7 pm April 7-10 District Conference, Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center, Gettysburg, PA May 21-25, 2011 - RI Convention New Orleans, Louisiana
Room Setup and Take Down Schedule
The Truth Team is responsible for Room Setup in September Dave Varrelman, Captain Mike Torosian Mike Zitz Jeanne Wesley Debra Schleef
Each member of the team should arrive early enough to assist fellow team mates in the set up and remain to assist with the take down. In that way, your team can make these assignments a fellowship opportunity.
SETUP involves hanging the welcome banner, the Four Way Test banner, the club banner, the Paul Harris Fellows banners and as many of the banners from other clubs as possible; bringing out the podium; bringing out the badge box and other materials for the Sergeant at Arms. All of the items are in the room between our room and the kitchen. TAKE DOWN involves putting all of these items away.
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Our guest speaker was Sue Henderson from the Fredericksburg Arts Commission who spoke about the upcoming Via Colori street art show scheduled for September 24-26.
Hellhound On His Trail : The Stalking Of Martin Luther King, Jr., And The International Hunt For His Assassin
