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1 Help Us Reach the Goal! District 7610 Paul Harris Society Members In Motion OTARY IS In Motion ROTARY IS HUMANITY IN MOTION Foundation Team The Rotary Foundation Newsletter for District 7610 December 2013 PDG Chuck Davidson District Rotary Foundation Chair PDG Travis White Foundation Stewardship PDG Donna Phillips Annual Giving DGN Scott Mills Paul Harris Society & Newsletter Editor PDG D.R. Butler Major Gifts & Planned Giving Stephen Gresham Endowment Fund & Triple Crown Colleen Bonadonna PolioPlus AFA Vance Zavela Grants Andrew Wade Global Grants AFA Henry Weinschenk Global Grants Assistant Jim Church Global Grants Assistant Joe Akkara District Grants Bill Holliman District Grants Assistant AG Joseph Luquire Scholarships PDG Andy Turner Vocational Training Team Co-Chair Michelle Peters Vocational Training Team Co-Chair Lester Schoene World Peace Fellowships TBD Alumni Ron Burton President, Rotary International Juanita Cawley District Governor In this edition 2 Citation for Meritorious Service 2 Giving Deadlines 3 Nigeria Polio Team Zone 33 India NID 5 The Risk of Polio s Return 6 Wizards End Polio Night 6 Foleys Honored 7 Wizards Ticket Flyer 8 Polio Ambassador 8 Franklins Honored 9 First Class Rotarians 10 AFA for December 10 Herrington New PHS 11 Redpath New PHS 11 Seeley Honored 12 Paul Harris Cup 12 Ylonen Cup 13 Foundation Banquet Photos 14 Foundation Banquet Awards 15 Peace Fellow s Photos 15 GSE Trip Remembered 16 Peace on Earth 16 Recording Goals 16 TRF Calendar 17 PHS Form 18 Top Ten Clubs 19 Monthly Contributions 20 TRF Team Contact List Copyright 2013 Rotary District 7610 All Rights Reserved Points Available for New PHS Members and New PHFs 500 points available for each new PHS and new contributors of $500 or more. New Paul Harris Fellows who donate $500 or more to Annual Fund-SHARE and new Paul Harris Society members can take advantage of a special offer that is made available thanks to the generosity of fellow Rotarians here in District 7610, who will transfer 500 TRF Recognition Points to the new PHF or PHS who qualify. How to Qualify: To qualify to receive the 500 points: New Paul Harris Fellows must mail/fax/ /telephone their contribution of $500 or more to the Annual Fund SHARE to The Rotary Foundation. New Paul Harris Society members must declare their intent to be a PHS member and either (1) make an initial contribution of $500 or more to the Annual Fund-SHARE, or enroll in Rotary Direct at a level sufficient to meet their annual PHS contribution pledge of $1,000 to the Annual Fund SHARE ($85 per month, $250 per quarter, or $1,000 annually). Both PHF & PHS: Send a copy of the contribution or electronic confirmation to DGN Scott Mills. Points will be transferred after December 31 for all persons who donate by the end of the calendar year (see instructions in the article on page 2 regarding deadlines for ensuring your contribution is posted in calendar year 2013). Points may go to the donor or to a person the donor indicates when transmitting the information to DGN Scott. The points will be available until they are all used. Only District 7610 Rotarians are eligible. Don t delay! Paul Harris Society Membership Exceeds 200 for the First Time District goal of 250 PHS members within sight. BY SCOTT MILLS, DGN & PHS CHAIR Membership in the Paul Harris Society exceeded 200 for the first time with the addition of these eight new PHS members, bringing the total membership to 201: Fairfax Rotarians Carolyn Chappell, Dan Keller, and Bogi Setty; Lake Ridge Rotarians Todd Harff, Chris McMurray, Warren Aldrich, and Tom Kreutzer; and Dulles Rotarian Helen Oh. The Paul Harris Society recognizes donors who pledge to give $1,000 to the Annual Fund SHARE each year they are financially able. The generosity of these eight Rotarians helps to fuel our Service Above Self. We thank all 201 members of the District 7610 Paul Harris Society for making The Rotary Foundation their charity of choice. Will you make the same commitment today by returning a completed membership form and by helping District 7610 meet its goal of reaching 250 members by June 30, 2014? Become a member of The Paul Harris Society and help expand Rotary s ability to serve our community and the world. A PHS brochure is available on the PHS webpage of the District 7610 website. Please complete a membership form and send it directly to The Rotary Foundation, Collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693, and send a copy to me, PHS Chair Scott Mills. Please contact me if you have any questions

2 DRFC & PDG Chuck Davidson Receives TRF s Citation for Meritorious Service TRF Trustees Recognize PDG Chuck s Service to The Rotary Foundation. DRFC & PDG Chuck Davidson received The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service at the annual Rotary Foundation Awards Banquet on November 23. Through The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, the Foundation s Trustees recognize individual Rotarians who have demonstrated outstanding active service to The Rotary Foundation for more than one year. Only one recipient is recognized in each district per year. In announcing that PDG Chuck had been recognized with the honor, District Governor Juanita Cawley observed, This year the individual recognized is in his third year as our District Rotary Foundation Chair. Under his leadership our district has had two back-to-back years of Annual Fund giving above $200 per capita, with both years being the highest per capita giving in Zone 33 and among the top 20 highest per capita giving in the world. Under his leadership we have nearly doubled Paul Harris Society membership in two years, achieved unprecedented polio public Tax Year Deadlines for Foundation Contributions Approaching Use the following guidelines for sending your TRF contribution. Please note the following cutoffs for gifts to be credited to The Rotary Foundation for Calendar year ending 31 December 2013: Checks: Both the postmark on the envelope and the date written on the check must be no later than 31 December Additionally, if a check is sent via the Bank of America lockbox (14280 Collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693), it must be received at the bank lockbox by Friday, 10 January All checks should remain in the original postmarked envelope. Payments mailed at the end of December 2013 intended as early gifts for January 2014 will be treated as December 2013 gifts. Credit Card Contributions: If sent via rotary.org must be authorized by midnight on 31 December Credit card contributions sent via fax, phone or mail to World Headquarters must be received and authorized prior to the close of business on 31 December Mailed items should be in the original envelope postmarked no later than 31 December For security purposes, please do not credit card contributions; instead, fax to Wire Transfers: Must be initiated by 31 December 2013 and received by Friday, 03 January Contact Center Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am 5pm, Central Standard Time. Contact.Center@Rotary.org Phone: 866-9ROTARY ( ) DRFC & PDG Chuck Davidson received The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, presented by DG Juanita Cawley. Photo: David Mercer. image coverage in graphic media in regional and international airports, and entertainment venues, and expanded partnerships with Nationals Baseball and Wizards basketball team sponsorships of polio nights and season ticket sales. His leadership led to successful and 100% fully trained and qualified clubs in our district for Future Vision, the processing of a record number of grants in record amounts for District 7610 for local community projects and securing the placement of back-to-back Rotary Peace Fellow candidates, expanding District 7610's Peace Fellow acceptance rate to 7 in 13 Peace Center classes. He has tirelessly promoted the programs of and giving to The Rotary Foundation as our DRFC. DG Juanita also noted, coincidentally, that the Citation was signed by DK Lee, who serves as the Chair of the Foundation Trustees, who also was the RI President during PDG Chuck s term as District Governor of District 7610 when, together, District 7610 Rotarians helped to Make Dreams Real. Page 2 December 2013 In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610

3 Overcoming Anxiety: Service Above Self in Nigeria Polio Chair describes how her service in Nigeria helped calm apprehensions. BY COLLEEN BONADONNA, DISTRICT POLIO CHAIR While preparing for my trip last month to Nigeria to take part in the polio immunization drive, I will admit that I was apprehensive. Earlier in the year, ten polio vaccinators were killed just miles from where we would be working. Could my going to an area, where we were not welcome, be of any benefit? It turns out it most certainly was. Led by PDG Ann Lee Hussey, a polio survivor, the team of ten Rotarians traveled to Nigeria to take part in Immunization Plus Days (IPD) over a ten-day period. Participating in past NIDs in India, I knew how to give the vaccine and the normal protocol of the program. Meeting with the Polio Emergency Operations Center throughout the drive, we observed the cold storage chain of the vaccine and how the vaccine was distributed to the vaccinators. Early each morning we would break into teams of two, paired with a local Rotaractor or Rotarian and go to our designated spot. To one village, we walked several miles on a footpath. Most often we were met with appreciation, and at some villages we were told that we were not welcomed. When this occurred, we simply told them, We paid our own way and left the comforts of home and family to tell them that people around the world appreciate that they are vaccinating their children and protecting all the children from polio. Thank you. Upon saying this we were graciously welcomed. Along with polio vaccinations, we took part in providing materials for a birthing clinic, school, painted toilet buildings and commissioning of matching grants for a bore hole, bridge and hospital equipment. The highlight was giving fifty polio survivors handpedal wheelchairs, allowing mobility they had not enjoyed for many years. If this sounds like something about which you would like to learn more or in which you would like to take part, contact Colleen Bonadonna at: cblens@cox.net. Preparations are underway to assemble a team to travel to India in mid February. For more detailed information, please see the India NID flyer on page 4 of this newsletter. District Polio Chair Colleen Bonadonna (top, second from left) traveled to Nigeria last month as part of a ten-rotarian National Immunization Day team, which was led by Ann Lee Hussey, PDG of Rotary District 7780 (fourth from left). Nigeria is one of only three countries where polio remains endemic. In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610 December 2013 Page 3

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5 New England Journal of Medicine Article Addresses Polio Risk Worldwide 2011 Polio Outbreak in China proves that no country is free from risk without global eradication. In the November 21, 2013 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, Hui-Ming Luo, M.D., documents the risk that exists for the continuing spread of polio worldwide, even among countries that are free of polio, absent the global eradication of the disease. Dr. Loa extrapolated data obtained during the 2011 outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 in Xinjiang, China, which DNA testing confirmed was imported from Pakistan. As a result of the outbreak in China between July 3 and October 9, 2011, five rounds of vaccination with live, attenuated oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) were conducted among children and adults, totaling 43 million doses of vaccine. Trivalent OPV were used in three rounds, and monovalent OPV type 1 was used in the two remaining of the five rounds of the campaign. Dr. Loa concluded that the 2011 outbreak in China showed that poliomyelitis-free countries remain at risk for outbreaks while the poliovirus circulates anywhere in the world. Global eradication of poliomyelitis will benefit all countries, even those that are currently free of poliomyelitis. The first in a series of Tappahannock Rotary Club Polio Campaign ads appeared in the Rappahannock Times this month. Way to go, Tappahannock! In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610 December 2013 Page 5

6 Washington Wizards Expand Polio Partnership with Rotary District 7610 February 22, 2014 End Polio Night and season-long ticket promotion offered. BY VANCE ZAVELA The Washington Wizards are hosting the 2 nd End Polio Now Night with Rotary District 7610 on February 22, The game against the New Orleans Pelicans is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Tickets for the game are $43 in the Club Level and $24 in the Upper Level. Five dollars from each ticket will be donated to The Rotary Foundation s PolioPlus program. Rotary clubs will have one opportunity to purchase a block of seats by contacting Group Sales Manager Ralph Wong at (202) Tickets for individual Rotarians and others can be purchased through the Wizards web site at and using promo code endpolio. The Wizards also have agreed to offer a season-long discount ticket promotion to support End Polio Now. Three dollars will be donated to PolioPlus for every ticket purchase to all other remaining games this season. They can be purchased through the web link: endpolio or contact Ralph Wong at (202) Remember to use the endpolio code for these tickets as well. For more information, please contact Vance Zavela at vance.zavela@verizon.net. END POLIO NOW WITH THE WIZARDS AND ROTARY WIZARDS vs. Pelicans Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 7:00 PM VS. $24 Upper Level Seats $43 Club Level Seats $5 donated to END POLIO NOW for every ticket purchased To order tickets visit and use promo code endpolio or contact Ralph Wong at rwong@monumentalsports.com or to book groups of 10 or more. Jack and Carol Foley Become Bequest Society Members. Stafford Rotarians Jack and Lt. Gov. Carol Foley received Bequest Society pins and crystal from District Governor Juanita Cawley at the District 7610 annual Rotary Foundation Awards Banquet on November 23 in Fredericksburg. Thank you, Jack and Carol! Photo: David Mercer. Page 6 December 2013 In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610

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8 Larry Stuart: Polio Ambassador for December A compelling story, many years later, gives insight to treatments faced by a child with polio. BY LARRY STUART, LEESBURG-DAYBREAK A year before the first public test of the Salk vaccine, I contracted polio. I was seven years old. I was paralyzed from the neck down. I could breathe and eat, but could not move my limbs. Little was known about polio, so I was quarantined at home. Only my parents had contact with me. My friends would stand on our front porch and talk to me through an open window as I lay on the sofa in our living room. What I missed most was playing ball and reading. I even got tired of television. My doctor recommended hot baths. And he meant hot! Twice a day Mom would wrap me in towels and put me in scalding water. She would cry as I screamed for her not to do it and it hurt her arms. We are this close to ending polio! Rotarian Larry Stuart Rotary Club of Leesburg-Daybreak But, it was for my good, so she did it. Then she would guard me. If I slipped below the water I would drown. Twenty minutes later, or what felt like an eternity, Dad would come home from work and carry me to my room. Wrapped in water soaked towels I was too heavy for Mom. They would wrap me in plastic sheets. That was to keep me from cooling off too quickly. I would lay there looking at the ceiling until Mom would remove the cooled towels, dry me and carry me back to the living room. This went on for over three months. One day my foot moved a little. In less than a week the paralysis was gone. I had to re-learn how to walk and other functions but that did not take long. My doctor speculated that a chicken pox vaccination a week before the onset of the polio may have lessened its impact. But, no connection between the two has been proven. I have no residual effects from the polio except I cannot stand hot showers. Stafford Rotarians George and Julie Franklin Become Major Donors Stafford Rotarians George and Lt. Gov. Julie Franklin received Major Donor pins and crystal from District Governor Juanita Cawley at the Rotary Foundation Awards Banquet on November 23. Thank you, Julie and George, for m a k i n g The R o t a r y Foundation your charity of choice. Photo: David Mercer. Page 8 December 2013 In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610

9 Club and District Leaders are First Class! Club Presidents and key District leadership recognized for early support of The Rotary Foundation. BY DG JUANITA CAWLEY RIPE Ron challenged the District Governors-elect from all over the world to donate something to The Rotary Foundation before the International Assembly in January RIPE Ron announced during the opening plenary session that we were the First Class to be asked and have all District Governors-elect donate to The Rotary Foundation. 532 District Governors-Elect donated more than $645,000. RIPE Ron asked all zone, district and club leaders to consider a personal contribution to the Foundation to include the RI Directors, RI Trustees, Regional Foundation Coordinators, District Foundation Chairs and Club Presidents-elect. RIPE Ron reported in March 2013 that the district governors, district Rotary Foundation chairs and club presidents contributed more than $2.6 million for the life-changing grants and activities of our Foundation. I am humbled by the tremendous response and I thank you for your continued support of this historic initiative. All 54 Presidents-elect, all 12 Assistant Governors and key district leaders made a contribution before taking office on July 1. Please extend my sincere thanks to every leader in our district who has made a gift to The Rotary Foundation. I am deeply grateful for their leadership and generous support. These Club and District leaders were part of the First Class who were recognized at the District Foundation Awards Banquet on November 23: (front, L to R) Chris McMurray (CP Lake Ridge), Bernadette Durkin (CP Leesburg-Daybreak), Linda Walton (CP West Point), Ronald Balderson (CP Vienna), Debra Schleef (CP Stafford), David Eakin (CP Dunn Loring-Merrifield), Joan Ledebur (CP Springfield), Lt. Gov. Julie Franklin, Lt. Gov. Carol Foley, DG Juanita Cawley, AG Bill Cawley, AG Dave Varrelman, (back, L to R) Jim McConville (CP Annandale), Charles Sleeper (CP Burke), James Kirkpatrick (CP West Springfield), Archie Garner (CP Crystal City-Pentagon), Richard Pearce (CP Rappahannock-Fredericksburg), Martha Hutzel (CP North Stafford County-Garrisonville), Kevin Holland (CP Bailey s Crossroads), Norman Wood (CP Tappahannock), DRFC & PDG Chuck Davidson, Dale Lazar (CP McLean), Rick Kowalick (CP Sterling), AG Bob Hahne, AG Wayne Murphy. Photo: Dave Mercer. CP=Club President. In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610 December 2013 Page 9

10 Woody Bentley: AFA of the Month for December Woody serves Rotary Clubs in northwestern Fairfax County. BY PATRICIA VELKOFF, VIENNA ROTARIAN Which Area Foundation Advisor is an eleventh generation descendant of Pocahontas and John Rolfe; served in the Army in Germany and France; served as Commander of the Light Horse Harry Lee Camp, Heroes of 76; is a Master Mason; and is active in a number of heritage organizations including the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolution, the Jamestowne Society, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the Boling Family Association? My fellow members of the Rotary Club of Vienna are smiling right about now, No, not this Woody Bentley, but having gotten regular updates about Rotarian Woody Bentley s trips to reunions it s a classic! and heritage group meetings during Happy Talk. What his fellow Rotarians may not know is that as a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force, Woody worked in investigations of fraud, criminal intelligence, and undercover operations. After retiring from the Air Force in 1984, he went on to establish investigative and security programs both in the Department of Defense and in the private sector. Community service, though, has been Woody s consistent passion. He joined the Rotary Club of Vienna in 1990, serving in a range of capacities over the years for the Club and for District He was instrumental in expanding the Viva Vienna Town Festival to three days and in increasing its net profit many fold between 2001 and With a passionate dedication to Rotary s humanitarian, educational, and polio eradication programs, Woody has raised and directed over $175,000 to The Rotary Foundation. To assist Clubs further in their Foundation AFA Woody Bentley, the true classic! development, he became an Area Foundation Advisor in 2011 for the northwestern Fairfax County and Loudoun County Rotary Clubs of Dulles International Airport, Herndon, Reston, and Vienna Woody puts his heart into many volunteer activities, always coming up with ways to strengthen and extend their good work. While much of his community service is devoted to Rotary activities, he also is actively involved in the Boy Scouts of America, Fairfax Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion. He assists with Samaritan Ministries of Greater Washington, serving the homeless and unemployed; and he volunteers with the Chaplain s Program of the Fairfax Adult Detention Center and with the Fairfax County Beacon Program, a re-entry program for the formerly incarcerated. With Claire, his wife of fifty-one years, Woody is proud and very involved with the couple s three children and five grandchildren. Does he sound like a busy fellow? Yes, but he is never too busy to take time for a chat, listen to your passions, and maybe come up with some ideas on how you can do just a little more to further the good work of Rotary International. Fairfax Rotarian Rick Herrington Inducted into the Paul Harris Society F a i r f a x R o t a r i a n R i c k Herrington (center) was inducted into the Paul Harris Society on November by PHS Chair & DGN Scott Mills (right) with the assistance of Fairfax President-Elect, Paula Kelley. Photo by Irby Hollans. Page 10 December 2013 In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610

11 Herndon Rotarian Judy Redpath Inducted into the Paul Harris Society Herndon Rotarian Judy Redpath was inducted into the Paul Harris Society by Herndon President Robert Benedict. Thank you, Judy, for making The Rotary Foundation your charity of choice! Ashburn Rotarian Jack Seeley (second from left) received the Major Donor pin and crystal, presented by (left to right) DGN Scott Mills, Club TRF Chair Michael Schimmel, Club President Mary McGuire, and DGE Rich Storey. In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610 December 2013 Page 11

12 District 7610 Retains Paul Harris Cup for Third Consecutive Year! The Paul Harris Cup is a traveling award between Rotary Districts 7600 and 7610, presented annually in recognition of the district with the higher per capita giving. For the third consecutive year, as in every year since the award s inception, District 7610 has retained the cup with per capita giving in of $ At the November Foundation Banquet, the cup was presented to ipdg Steve Cook and DRFC & PDG Chuck Davidson by District 7600 s ipdg Cap Neilson and former DRFC & PDG Bill Pollard. Photo: David Mercer. Rotary Club of Annandale Receives the Charles Ylonen Memorial Cup! The Charles Ylonen Memorial Cup recognizes the District 7610 Rotary Club with the highest average per capita giving over a period of three years, and was presented at the Foundation banquet to the Rotary Club of Annandale, which had per capita giving a v e r a g i n g $ 1, Receiving the cup from ipdg Steve Cook (center) are Club President James M c C o n v i l l e a n d C l u b Foundation Chair Lester Schoene. Photo: David Mercer. Page 12 December 2013 In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610

13 Memories Made at Rotary Foundation Awards Banquet Clockwise from top left: DG Juanita welcomes keynote speaker and Rotary Peace Fellow Kevin Melton; ipdg Steve Cook presents club recognition banners to Anupam Kumar, ipp Rotary Club of Crystal City- Pentagon, including No. 2 Club Per Capita Giving; ipdg Steve Cook presents Rotary Foundation District Service Award to Ted and Susan Hussar; ipdg Steve presents No. 3 Club Per Capita Giving recognition banner to Vienna Rotary Club s President Ron Balderson; DG Juanita recognizes Michelle Peters for her service as a TRF Alumni; ipdg Steve presents No. 1 Club Per Capita Giving recognition banner to Annandale Club President Jim McConville and Rotarian Ted Hussar. Photo: David Mercer In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610 December 2013 Page 13

14 Clubs and Rotarians Honored at Annual Foundation Banquet TRF and District awards presented on November 23. The District 7610 Annual Foundation Awards Banquet was held November 23 at the Riverside Center in Fredericksburg. Awards and recognitions were presented to clubs and Rotarians for service and for their commitment to support the programs of The Rotary Foundation. The following clubs and Rotarians were recognized: The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service: DRFC & PDG Chuck Davidson. Paul Harris Cup: Rotary International District 7610 ($ in per capita giving for ). Charles Ylonen Memorial Cup: Annandale ($1, average per capita giving for July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013). Top Three Clubs in Per Capita Giving: Annandale ($3,933.58), Crystal City-Pentagon ($508.49), and Vienna ($463.00). 100% Sustaining Member Clubs (14 Clubs) (at least $100 donated to Annual Fund SHARE by each member of the club as of June 30): Ashburn, Blue Ridge Mountains, Caroline County, Charlottesville, Gloucester, Great Falls, McLean, Rappahannock-Fredericksburg, Springfield, Stafford, Tappahannock, West Point, West Springfield, and Woodbridge. Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) Clubs (29 Clubs) (as of June 30, each member of the club donated to Annual Fund SHARE and the club s per capita giving is at least $100): Alexandria, Alexandria South, Annandale, Arlington, Ashburn, Blue Ridge Mountains, Burke, Caroline County, Charlottesville, Crystal City-Pentagon, Dunn Loring-Merrifield, Fairfax, Gainesville-Haymarket, Gloucester, Great Falls, McLean, Middlesex County, Mount Vernon, North Stafford County -Garrisonville, Orange, Rappahannock-Fredericksburg, Springfield, Stafford, Tappahannock, Tysons Corner, Warrenton, West Point, West Springfield, and Woodbridge. First Class : All 54 Presidents-elect, all 12 Assistant Governors and key district leaders, including DG, Lt. Governors, and DRFC made a contributions to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund SHARE before taking office on July 1. Major Donors: George and Julie Franklin (Stafford). Bequest Society: Jack and Carol Foley (Stafford). District 7610 Alumni Service to Humanity Award: Michelle Peters (Bailey s Crossroads). Foundation District Service Awards: Tom Bowman (Leesburg-Daybreak), James Church (Dulles International Airport), Laura Derby (Mount Vernon), Bradley Gable (Leesburg-Daybreak), Joseph Garland (Crystal City-Pentagon), Steve Gresham (Alexandria), Patrick Hanley (Louisa County), Ted and Susan Hussar (Annandale), Gloria Ingegno (Leesburg- Daybreak), Chris MacMurray (Lake Ridge), Charles Pascoe, Jr. (Burke), Doris Radcliffe (Middlesex), Edward Radcliffe (Middlesex), Steve Radich (Sterling), Ronald Saunders (Gloucester Point), Victoria Trumbetic (Springfield), Katherine Van Diest (Alexandria), Peter Vu (Gainesville-Haymarket), Mary Wharton (Alexandria), and Gregory Woods (Orange). Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator & PDG Ron Ferrill and his wife, Elaine (right), joined by District Rotary Foundation Chair & PDG Chuck Davidson and his wife, Nita (left), enjoy a light-hearted moment before the District 7610 Annual Rotary Foundation Awards Banquet, held on November 23 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photo: David Mercer. Page 14 December 2013 In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610

15 District 7610 s Rotary Peace Fellow Sana Saeed s Studies in Japan Western Australian GSE Team Member Reports on His Experience Gerard Murphy writes article for Police News, the official publication for WA Police Union. Last year, District 7610 hosted a Group Study Exchange team consisting of law enforcement officers from Western Australia. Gerard Murphy, a member of that GSE team, wrote about his month-long experience in the October 2013 edition of Police News, which is the magazine for the Western Australian Police Union. Gerard s article, entitled WA Cops Learn Life in US, appears on pages 16 through 19 of the magazine. (Read the article at: 20NEWS%20OCT2013-%20(A)%20Members.pdf). Gerard s article recounts the highlights of the GSE team s month-long vocational experience, while being hosted by Rotary Clubs throughout District 7610, from their first days with the Rotary Club of Manassas through their day on the Potomac River as the hosts of the Great Falls swift water rescue team. Gerard reflects on his team s experience by concluding, It was a trip of a lifetime and one that will be remembered for years to come. In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610 December 2013 Page 15

16 Giving Peace on Earth PDG Larry Labadie invites all Rotarians to leave a legacy of peace. PDG LARRY LABADIE, RPC MGI COMMITTEE MEMBER ZONES 33 AND 34 We find ourselves again in the Christmas and holiday season. I think we all subscribe to the thought that it is better to give than to receive. It is in the spirit of giving that I share with you this story. In 2007 Maureen and I were in the process of trying to decide which unneeded toy we should purchase. For some strange reason we both arrived at the same conclusion: We had enough toys, enough possessions, and we had been blessed economically far above where we thought we would be. What are we doing? Surely there is a better use for excess income than following this path yet again. Somehow we reached a life-changing decision that answered the question, When is enough enough? We made a decision that the best use of that money would be to leave a legacy to the world. Although we would continue to support Annual Fund SHARE as a Paul Harris Society member, we would support the Peace Scholar program of The Rotary Foundation. Over the years, we have met and talked to many Rotary Peace Fellows, and we are overwhelmed by the dedication and commitment to spend their lives striving for peace in this world. We only have to see the recent correlation between the strife in Syria and the appearance after 19 years of polio in that country to understand that peace and conflict resolution should be high on all our lists of priorities in our pursuit of Service Above Self. After we made this decision, we met to inform our son and daughter that they would not be the sole recipients of our life s labor. If you ever want to feel proud of your children, share this message on them and, hopefully, you will have the same results that Maureen and I experienced. They both looked us in the eye and told us that it was marvelous and we were doing the right thing not only for them but for humanity. Thinking of that moment still brings tears to my eyes. Please consider leaving your own personal legacy in your name and in the name of your family. This can be accomplished in many ways, either cash or securities now or through your estate planning. I urge you to consider this thoroughly and I hope that you will experience the peace and contentment that a decision like this will bring you. It would be the best holiday gift that you could ever give yourself and the world: Peace on earth and goodwill towards all people. Has Your Club Entered Its TRF Goals for on Rotary Club Central? Please take a quick look at the table on page 19 to see if your club is one of the remaining 11 clubs that has not entered its goals on Rotary Club Central. Clubs that have not are indicated in red. If your club has not, and you are a club leader with access to change your club s goals, please enter your club s goals on Rotary Club Central via My Rotary. Navigation to the goals page is via > My Rotary (where you ll need to register for My Rotary before proceeding further) > Club Administration > Rotary Club Central (found under Reports ) > Confirm your role (may only appear if you hold multiple roles/offices at the club/district level) > click on the Foundation Giving tab. The Rotary Foundation Calendar for District 7610 Plan Now to Engage Rotary, Change Lives December 14 Global Scholar Applicant Interviews 31 IRS deadline for contributions to The Rotary Foundation 2014 February 1 Progress reports due for District Grant 22 Washington Wizards End Polio Now Night April 12 Duke-UNC Peace Center Conference, Chapel Hill, NC District 7610 Rotary Reunion, Virginia Crossings, Glen Allen, VA May 1 Final reports due for District Grant 17 Club Leadership Training Seminar 18 Peace Fellow applications due to District Chair with club endorsements June TBA Peace Fellow applicant interviews (district forwards nominations to TRF by July 1) 1-4 RI Convention, Sydney, Australia 30 Deadline for contributions to The Rotary Foundation Page 16 December 2013 In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610

17 Please or fax a copy to District 7610 PHS Chair, Scott Mills smills@eblg.com or fax: In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610 December 2013 Page 17

18 Top Ten Clubs Giving Helps Engage Rotary, Change Lives Thank you, Rotarians for helping to fuel our Service Above Self! These clubs are leading the way in Per Capita, Annual Fund-SHARE, Polio, and Total giving this Rotary Year. Congratulations to the Rotarians in these clubs who are helping all Rotarians to do good in the world. Top Ten Per Capita Giving Clubs 1. Crystal City-Pentagon ($236.73) 2. Dunn Loring-Merrifield ($225.71) 3. Dulles International Airport ($225.03) 4. Springfield ($182.61) 5. McLean ($166.30) 6. Louisa ($160.54) 7. Leesburg-Daybreak ($159.20) 8. West Springfield ($152.31) 9. Mount Vernon ($150.00) 10. Rappahannock-Fredericksburg ($134.48) Top Ten Polio Plus Clubs 1. Leesburg ($4,317.27) 2. Fredericksburg ($2,800.00) 3. West Point ($2,170.50) 4. Lake Ridge ($2,170.00) 5. West Springfield ($2,100.00) 6. Annandale ($2,000.00) 7. Crystal City-Pentagon ($1,260.00) 8. Tappahannock ($1,100.00) 9. Caroline County ($1,020.00) 10. Tysons Corner ($1,000.00) Top Ten Annual Fund Clubs 1. Rappahannock-Fredericksburg ($12,910.00) 2. McLean ($10,144.49) 3. Fredericksburg ($7,959.00) 4. Dulles International Airport ($7,876.00) 5. Blue Ridge Mountains ($7,400.00) 6. Crystal City-Pentagon ($7,102.04) 7. Bailey s Crossroads ($6,893.00) 8. Vienna ($6,673.95) 9. Leesburg-Daybreak ($6,527.00) 10. West Springfield ($5,940.00) Top Ten Total Giving Clubs 1. McLean ($13,144.49) 2. Rappahannock-Fredericksburg ($13,060.00) 3. Alexandria ($11,180.00) 4. Fredericksburg ($10,759.00) 5. Crystal City-Pentagon ($8,862.04) 6. West Springfield ($8,040.00) 7. Dulles International Airport ($7,910.00) 8. Blue Ridge Mountains ($7,600.00) 9. Bailey s Crossroads ($6,943.00) 10. Leesburg-Daybreak ($6,717.00) Page 18 December 2013 In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610

19 District 7610 Rotary Foundation YTD Giving Report (as of 12/13/2013) Club Name Annual Fund Goal Members on 7/1/2013 Amount of Goal Entered on Rotary Club Central NO GOAL REPORTED ON ROTARY CLUB CENTRAL Annual Fund YTD ZERO GIVING CLUBS Per Capita % AF Goal (Target: 50% by 12/31/2013) ON TARGET Polio Goal Polio YTD $2,000+ Albemarle County $4, $4, $0.00 $0.00 0% $2, Alexandria $26, $0.00 $3, $ % $2, Alexandria South $1, $0.00 $ $ % Annandale $4, $4, $3, $ % $2, $2, Arlington $3, $3, $1, $ % $ $ Ashburn $9, $0.00 $4, $ % $2, Bailey's Crossroads $16, $16, $6, $ % $2, $50.00 Blue Ridge Mountains $10, $10, $7, $ % $1, $ Burke $5, $5, $1, $ % $1, Caroline County $3, $3, $1, $ % $1, $1, Centreville and Chantilly $1, $0.00 $ $ % $ Charlottesville $9, $9, $3, $ % $2, $ Crystal City-Pentagon $13, $13, $7, $ % $2, $1, Culpeper $2, $0.00 $1, $ % Dulles International Airport $10, $0.00 $7, $ % $1, $34.00 Dunn Loring-Merrifield $3, $3, $4, $ % $2, Fairfax $11, $11, $4, $ % Falls Church $4, $4, $ $5.95 3% $1, Fredericksburg $14, $0.00 $7, $ % $4, $2, Gainesville-Haymarket $6, $6, $3, $ % $ $ Gloucester $5, $5, $0.00 $0.00 0% Gloucester Point $5, $5, $0.00 $0.00 0% $ Great Falls $11, $11, $25.00 $0.27 0% $2, Herndon $24, $24, $3, $ % $1, Kilmarnock-Irvington-White Stone $3, $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0% $ King George-Dahlgren $ $ $ $ % $1, Lake Ridge $5, $5, $1, $ % $ $2, Leesburg $7, $7, $2, $ % $2, $4, Leesburg-Daybreak $15, $15, $6, $ % $2, $ Louisa County $1, $1, $3, $ % $ $ Manassas $14, $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0% $1, $ Manassas-Bull Run $3, $3, $ $ % $2, Mathews $3, $3, $0.00 $0.00 0% $2, McLean $20, $20, $10, $ % $2, Middlesex County $8, $8, $1, $ % $1, $ Mount Vernon $2, $2, $2, $ % Northern Neck $1, $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0% $ North Stafford County-Garrisonville $2, $2, $1, $ % $ Orange $3, $3, $ $ % $ Purcellville $7, $7, $ $ % $2, Rappahannock-Fredericksburg $29, $29, $12, $ % $1, $ Reston $7, $7, $3, $ % $ Rosslyn-Fort Myer $3, $3, $ $7.69 3% $ $ Springfield $7, $7, $4, $ % $ $ Stafford $13, $13, $3, $ % $2, Sterling $1, $1, $0.00 $0.00 0% $ Tappahannock $13, $13, $3, $ % $1, Tysons Corner $9, $9, $1, $ % $2, $1, Vienna $28, $28, $6, $ % $6, Warrenton $13, $13, $4, $ % $ $ Warsaw $4, $4, $0.00 $0.00 0% West Point $4, $4, $2, $ % $2, West Springfield $5, $5, $5, $ % $2, $2, Woodbridge $3, $0.00 $ $ % Other $85.00 District Totals $452, ,200 $365, $155, $ % $64, $23,588.42

20 Contact District 7610 s Rotary Foundation Team to Assist Your Club Foundation team can help with grants, scholarships, exchange programs, polio, and annual and planned giving. District Rotary Foundation Chair PDG Chuck Davidson chuck.nita@cox.net Area Foundation Advisors: Area 1: Piedmont: Albemarle County, Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville & Louisa County Henry Weinschenk wein1ecw@cstone.net Area 2: Middle Peninsula: Gloucester, Gloucester Point, Mathews & West Point Ron Saunders dc61ac@outlook.com Area 3: Northern Neck: Kilmarnock- Irvington-White Stone, Middlesex C o u n t y, N o r t h e r n N e c k, Tappahannock & Warsaw Greg White gwhite@nnec.coop Area 4: I-95 Corridor: Caroline County, Fredericksburg, King George- Dahlgren, North Stafford County- Garris onville, Rappahannock - Fredericksburg, & Stafford Roy Strohl lstrohl@cox.net Area 5: Wine Country: Culpeper, Orange & Warrenton Frank Ramey frameyi@metlife.com Area 6: Prince William County: Gainesville-Haymarket, Lake Ridge, Manassas, Manassas-Bull Run & Woodbridge Dennis Fargo dennis.fargo@taurigroup.com Area 7: Alexandria/Mount Vernon: Alexandria, Alexandria South & Mount Vernon Mary Wharton Whar10@aol.com Area 8: West Central Fairfax C o u n t y: A n n a n d a l e, B u r k e, Centreville and Chantilly, Springfield & West Springfield Wayne Chiles gpamnky@hotmail.com Area 9: East Central Fairfax County/Fairfax City: Arlington, Bailey s Crossroads, Crystal City- Pentagon, Fairfax & Rosslyn-Ft. Myer Peter C. Anderson pcanderson53@aol.com Area 10: Northeast Fairfax County: Dunn Loring-Merrifield, Falls Church, Great Falls, McLean, & Tyson s Corner Vance Zavela vance.zavela@verizon.net Area 11: Northwest Fairfax County: Dulles International Airport, Herndon, Reston & Vienna Woody Bentley ciddad@aol.com Area 12: Loudoun County: Ashburn, Leesburg, Leesburg-Daybreak, Purcellville & Sterling Priscilla Godfrey godfreyblueridge@gmail.com Foundation Stewardship PDG Travis White traviswhite@cox.net Annual Giving PDG Donna Phillips ziarkowd@yahoo.com Paul Harris Society Foundation Newsletter Editor Scott Mills smills@eblg.com Major Gifts and Planned Giving PDG D.R. Butler dbutle64@aol.com Endowment Fund & Triple Crown Stephen Gresham steve@nilesbolton.com PolioPlus Colleen Bonadonna cblens@cox.net Grants Vance Zavela vance.zavela@verizon.net Global Grants Andrew Wade andrewdwade@gmail.com Global Grants Assistant Henry Weinschenk wein1ecw@cstone.net Global Grants Assistant Jim Church jameswchurch@aol.com District Grants Joe Akkara jaakkara@aol.com District Grants Assistant Bill Holliman wmholliman@aol.com Scholarships Joseph Luquire jwluquire@earthlink.net World Peace Fellowships Lester Schoene lesterp@verizon.net Alumni TBD Vocational Training Teams PDG Andy Turner aturner33@verizon.net Vocational Training Teams Michelle Peters michelle.peters@fcps.edu Rotary Contact Center A team of Foundation specialists is available to help you. Specialists answer calls Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST. Call 866-9ROTARY ( ) or at contact.center@rotary.org Page 20 December 2013 In Motion: The Rotary Foundation Newsletter of District 7610