Wednesday, April 27, 2005
April 20 Bulletin
Stafford Rotary Meetings
April 13, 2005
President Elaine Farmer presided and welcomed guests: Brad Sumner’s guest Craig Graham; Carol Foley’s guest Bob Baldassari, Ann Smith’s guest Tammy Reid, PDG Sandy Duckworth’s husband Donald, and Jeff Davis’ guest Chuck McKeen. Lee Pugh was a visiting Rotarian from Hickory, NC who is relocating to the area.
Announcements:
The next board meeting will be held at 5:30 on April 28 at President Elaine’s office.
Rick Potter has developed a check request form. Please use this form for all invoices. It is important that Rick knows which budget line should be charged for each invoice.
Charter Night is April 23. Forty-eight people are signed up. It will be a great evening.
Shirley Heim announced that the playground equipment is arriving on Thursday and will be installed Saturday, April 16. She needed wheel barrows and garden tools. Rick Potter was able to get a savings of $700 on the cement, sand and mulch we needed. WalMart donated $1,000 for the project this week. The Marines and Boy Scouts are helping us with the work.
Relay for Life is May 21 and 22. There are many ways to participate.
Next Wednesday night there is a pizza party for the UMW Rotaract Club at CiCi’s. Nicolette Ward and Phil Heim helped with the Rotaract Bowling Party for children from Hope House and the Homeless Shelter.
Carol Foley reviewed the upcoming community service projects:
April 16 Highway Cleanup
April 23 River Cleanup
April 30 Christmas in April. We have two houses to fix.
50-50
Mike Torosian won the 50-50.
Carol Foley got to draw for the progressive jackpot, but didn’t get a Joker.
Happy Cup
Mark fined an all male table.
Ann Smith was happy that Tammy visited. She is very happy for all the help Shirley is giving her with Relay for Life.
Shirley displayed a doctor doll that a Rotarian donated for the Festival of Trees project. Our theme is “The Doctor Is In.” Look for medical related Christmas ornaments.
Mark fined another all male table.
Jeff Davis was happy to have Chuck visit again.
Mike Torosian was happy that his mom’s reaction to his new haircut was “I like it. It’s hip!”. Mike’s wife was one of twenty teachers to win the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award by the Washington Post. Helen was chosen to be the speaker at the event. (See article below)
Carol Foley is happy about our busy April and happy to have Bob as a guest.
Nicolette is just always happy, happy, happy.
Brad Sumner got to visit D.C. as a tourist this week. It’s so much better to be a tourist than a commuter.
Harrison Simpson is happy he had enough money to pay his taxes.
Rick Potter is happy that thirty-four people have bought raffle ticket. There are only fourteen tickets left.
Fred Donahoe is happy that Buck is going to Charter Night? (I think this was a joke)
President Elaine is happy that after tax day she is escaping to North Carolina.
Quiz:
Rick Potter and Nicolette Ward had the correct answer. There are two types of membership: Active and Honorary.
Program:
The speaker was Bob Baldassari, golf pro at Cannon Ridge Golf Course. Here’s the description of the course from their web page:
On December 11, 1862 The Battle of Fredericksburg began. This battle started on the ridge above the Rappahannock River. The Union Army took camp there in preparation for battle. Along the banks of the river The Union Army setup cannons that gave cover fire for the troops during the battle. The fighting lasted for four days with General Lee driving out The Union for a Confederate victory.On this historic site Former PGA Tour Player/Commissioner Deane Beman and Renown Golf Course Architect Bobby Weed have teamed up to create a world-class golf facility. What was once a Civil War battle site, Beman and Weed have transformed into a great old style golf course. During your round of golf at Cannon Ridge Golf Club you will experience a piece of history with breath taking views, deep ravines, and historic cannon emplacements.
Bob told us that Cannon Ridge is the number three golf course of the over four hundred new golf courses in the US. It is one of the top ten golf courses in Virginia. There is a new chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Association . Karen McCormack is a member of the EWGA. Call her about events and membership.
Bob said that many exciting new things are happening. The second golf course, Battleground Golf Course, will open soon. It will be a private course.
The new Celebrate Virginia Parkway will open June 24. The ground breaking for the new clubhouse will be held in May and should open by Thanksgiving. The Shrimp Fest will be held at Cannon Ridge on May 13. Coming in 2006 is the gondola that carries golfers and tourists across the river from Celebrate Virginia I. It will offer audio history tours.
The meeting ended with the Four Way Test.
The Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Awards 2005 Winners
Washington Post
.
Helen D. TorosianStafford County Public Schools
Mrs. Torosian is a science and biology teacher at Colonial Forge High School and has spent her entire career as an educator in the Stafford County Public School system. She began her teaching career in 1970 as a biology, physical science and life science teacher at T. Benton Gayle Junior High School, where she remained for five years. In 1974, while at Gayle, Mrs. Torosian was elected teacher of the quarter. From 1975 to 1981, she was a biology teacher at Stafford Senior High School and was elected teacher of the quarter in 1980. In 1981, Mrs. Torosian’s career path brought her to North Stafford High School where she served as a biology and marine science teacher for the next 18 years. During her tenure at North Stafford, she served on the Stafford County science textbook evaluation committee and as a Colleague Assistance Program mentor. Mrs. Torosian joined the staff at Colonial Forge in 1999. She received a bachelor of science in biology from Madison College in Harrisonburg, Va.
New Member Corner
Stafford Rotary Glossary
If you don’t understand something you hear at a club meeting, email Nelda and ask for a definition in the bulletin.
District 7610
Rotary District 7610 is comprised of a large section of Northerrn Virginia, parts of Central, and East Central Virginia. Jerry Evans is our current District Governor.
Here’s a map of our district.
More information is available on our club web page : http://www.staffordrotary.com/ , the District 7610 web page http://www.rotary7610.org/
and the Rotary International web page : http://www.rotary.org/
Rotary Centennial
Centennial Bell
Similar to the traveling Olympic torch, five Rotary Centennial bells are circulating to clubs in every Rotary country, starting at the RI Convention in Brisbane, Australia, in June 2003. The bells' journeys will symbolize the internationality of Rotary as they crisscross the globe.
One bell will travel to the first 100 clubs to join Rotary International, while the others will travel to the first Rotary club formed in each country of four regions, according to RI archives: Asia and the Pacific; Latin American and the Caribbean; Africa; and Europe. Due to differences in shipping systems between countries in Africa, individual bells will be delivered by the district governors to the first clubs chartered in each country.
The bells' journeys will end in Chicago in June 2005 when they ring in the start of the centennial RI Convention.
2005 Chicago RI Centennial Convention Registration Online is now closed, but plan to attend the convention. You can still register in person in Chicago.
Upcoming Programs
April 27 – Jennifer Colins-Foley
May 4 – Club Forum
May 11 – GSE Team
May 18 – Arts in Fredericksburg, Kathryn Willis
May 25 – Classification Talks
June 1 – Meeting at Brooke Point High School
June 8 – Club Forum
Make up a meeting ANYTIME: E-Clubs, On-line:
http://www.rotaryeclubone.org/
http://www.rotaryeclubny1.com/
http://www.rotaryeclubsouthwest.org/
http://www.rotaryeclub3310.org/index.asp
http://www.rotary-eclubd3450.org/en/
Other Important Dates to Remember
April 28 – GSE Inbound Team from Chile arrives
April 30 – Christmas in April
May 7 – District Assembly
May 12-15 – District 7610 Conference, Morgantown, WV.
June Is Rotary Fellowship Month
June 18-22 – Rotary International Convention, Chicago.
April 13, 2005
President Elaine Farmer presided and welcomed guests: Brad Sumner’s guest Craig Graham; Carol Foley’s guest Bob Baldassari, Ann Smith’s guest Tammy Reid, PDG Sandy Duckworth’s husband Donald, and Jeff Davis’ guest Chuck McKeen. Lee Pugh was a visiting Rotarian from Hickory, NC who is relocating to the area.
Announcements:
The next board meeting will be held at 5:30 on April 28 at President Elaine’s office.
Rick Potter has developed a check request form. Please use this form for all invoices. It is important that Rick knows which budget line should be charged for each invoice.
Charter Night is April 23. Forty-eight people are signed up. It will be a great evening.
Shirley Heim announced that the playground equipment is arriving on Thursday and will be installed Saturday, April 16. She needed wheel barrows and garden tools. Rick Potter was able to get a savings of $700 on the cement, sand and mulch we needed. WalMart donated $1,000 for the project this week. The Marines and Boy Scouts are helping us with the work.
Relay for Life is May 21 and 22. There are many ways to participate.
Next Wednesday night there is a pizza party for the UMW Rotaract Club at CiCi’s. Nicolette Ward and Phil Heim helped with the Rotaract Bowling Party for children from Hope House and the Homeless Shelter.
Carol Foley reviewed the upcoming community service projects:
April 16 Highway Cleanup
April 23 River Cleanup
April 30 Christmas in April. We have two houses to fix.
50-50
Mike Torosian won the 50-50.
Carol Foley got to draw for the progressive jackpot, but didn’t get a Joker.
Happy Cup
Mark fined an all male table.
Ann Smith was happy that Tammy visited. She is very happy for all the help Shirley is giving her with Relay for Life.
Shirley displayed a doctor doll that a Rotarian donated for the Festival of Trees project. Our theme is “The Doctor Is In.” Look for medical related Christmas ornaments.
Mark fined another all male table.
Jeff Davis was happy to have Chuck visit again.
Mike Torosian was happy that his mom’s reaction to his new haircut was “I like it. It’s hip!”. Mike’s wife was one of twenty teachers to win the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award by the Washington Post. Helen was chosen to be the speaker at the event. (See article below)
Carol Foley is happy about our busy April and happy to have Bob as a guest.
Nicolette is just always happy, happy, happy.
Brad Sumner got to visit D.C. as a tourist this week. It’s so much better to be a tourist than a commuter.
Harrison Simpson is happy he had enough money to pay his taxes.
Rick Potter is happy that thirty-four people have bought raffle ticket. There are only fourteen tickets left.
Fred Donahoe is happy that Buck is going to Charter Night? (I think this was a joke)
President Elaine is happy that after tax day she is escaping to North Carolina.
Quiz:
Rick Potter and Nicolette Ward had the correct answer. There are two types of membership: Active and Honorary.
Program:
The speaker was Bob Baldassari, golf pro at Cannon Ridge Golf Course. Here’s the description of the course from their web page:
On December 11, 1862 The Battle of Fredericksburg began. This battle started on the ridge above the Rappahannock River. The Union Army took camp there in preparation for battle. Along the banks of the river The Union Army setup cannons that gave cover fire for the troops during the battle. The fighting lasted for four days with General Lee driving out The Union for a Confederate victory.On this historic site Former PGA Tour Player/Commissioner Deane Beman and Renown Golf Course Architect Bobby Weed have teamed up to create a world-class golf facility. What was once a Civil War battle site, Beman and Weed have transformed into a great old style golf course. During your round of golf at Cannon Ridge Golf Club you will experience a piece of history with breath taking views, deep ravines, and historic cannon emplacements.
Bob told us that Cannon Ridge is the number three golf course of the over four hundred new golf courses in the US. It is one of the top ten golf courses in Virginia. There is a new chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Association . Karen McCormack is a member of the EWGA. Call her about events and membership.
Bob said that many exciting new things are happening. The second golf course, Battleground Golf Course, will open soon. It will be a private course.
The new Celebrate Virginia Parkway will open June 24. The ground breaking for the new clubhouse will be held in May and should open by Thanksgiving. The Shrimp Fest will be held at Cannon Ridge on May 13. Coming in 2006 is the gondola that carries golfers and tourists across the river from Celebrate Virginia I. It will offer audio history tours.
The meeting ended with the Four Way Test.
The Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Awards 2005 Winners
Washington Post
.
Helen D. TorosianStafford County Public Schools
Mrs. Torosian is a science and biology teacher at Colonial Forge High School and has spent her entire career as an educator in the Stafford County Public School system. She began her teaching career in 1970 as a biology, physical science and life science teacher at T. Benton Gayle Junior High School, where she remained for five years. In 1974, while at Gayle, Mrs. Torosian was elected teacher of the quarter. From 1975 to 1981, she was a biology teacher at Stafford Senior High School and was elected teacher of the quarter in 1980. In 1981, Mrs. Torosian’s career path brought her to North Stafford High School where she served as a biology and marine science teacher for the next 18 years. During her tenure at North Stafford, she served on the Stafford County science textbook evaluation committee and as a Colleague Assistance Program mentor. Mrs. Torosian joined the staff at Colonial Forge in 1999. She received a bachelor of science in biology from Madison College in Harrisonburg, Va.
New Member Corner
Stafford Rotary Glossary
If you don’t understand something you hear at a club meeting, email Nelda and ask for a definition in the bulletin.
District 7610
Rotary District 7610 is comprised of a large section of Northerrn Virginia, parts of Central, and East Central Virginia. Jerry Evans is our current District Governor.
Here’s a map of our district.
More information is available on our club web page : http://www.staffordrotary.com/ , the District 7610 web page http://www.rotary7610.org/
and the Rotary International web page : http://www.rotary.org/
Rotary Centennial
Centennial Bell
Similar to the traveling Olympic torch, five Rotary Centennial bells are circulating to clubs in every Rotary country, starting at the RI Convention in Brisbane, Australia, in June 2003. The bells' journeys will symbolize the internationality of Rotary as they crisscross the globe.
One bell will travel to the first 100 clubs to join Rotary International, while the others will travel to the first Rotary club formed in each country of four regions, according to RI archives: Asia and the Pacific; Latin American and the Caribbean; Africa; and Europe. Due to differences in shipping systems between countries in Africa, individual bells will be delivered by the district governors to the first clubs chartered in each country.
The bells' journeys will end in Chicago in June 2005 when they ring in the start of the centennial RI Convention.
2005 Chicago RI Centennial Convention Registration Online is now closed, but plan to attend the convention. You can still register in person in Chicago.
Upcoming Programs
April 27 – Jennifer Colins-Foley
May 4 – Club Forum
May 11 – GSE Team
May 18 – Arts in Fredericksburg, Kathryn Willis
May 25 – Classification Talks
June 1 – Meeting at Brooke Point High School
June 8 – Club Forum
Make up a meeting ANYTIME: E-Clubs, On-line:
http://www.rotaryeclubone.org/
http://www.rotaryeclubny1.com/
http://www.rotaryeclubsouthwest.org/
http://www.rotaryeclub3310.org/index.asp
http://www.rotary-eclubd3450.org/en/
Other Important Dates to Remember
April 28 – GSE Inbound Team from Chile arrives
April 30 – Christmas in April
May 7 – District Assembly
May 12-15 – District 7610 Conference, Morgantown, WV.
June Is Rotary Fellowship Month
June 18-22 – Rotary International Convention, Chicago.
