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1 November is Foundation Month...Hold at least one Foundation program this month! NOVEMBER 2002 Official newsletter serving the 53 clubs in Rotary District 7610 New Zealand through the Eyes of a GSE Team Member by Lt. Jon Ober, Mathews Rotary Club New Zealand When most people think of that far-off country they think of sheep and kiwi fruit. Having had the chance to actually go there as part of Rotary International s Group Study Exchange (GSE), I have had the tremendous experience of finding out for myself just how much more there is to that beautiful country which is located off the southeast coast of Australia. In May of 2001, I joined four other non- Rotarians and Lester Schoene, Jr, a Rotarian and (Annandale RC) and our group leader, on a five-anda-half week adventure which took us all over the north half of the North Island of New Zealand. Since they are located in the Southern Hemisphere, we arrived as autumn was slowly turning to winter. In spite of that fact, I was immediately and continually impressed with the green lushness of the country and the breathtaking beauty of the scenery which the Kiwi s are so proud of and work so hard to preserve. The low hills, rocky beaches, rolling farmlands and extinct volcanoes make up some of the most dramatic scenery found on Earth. However, this paled in comparison to the hospitality bestowed on us by the Northland and Auckland Rotarians. They are some of the warmest, most welcoming people I have ever met. Wherever we traveled to present our Rotary program to the various clubs we were made to feel as part of their family. Sometime during the trip, it dawned on me that we were in fact part of their family. The New Zealand clubs that we visited enthusiastically embrace the Rotary ideal that we are all part of a worldwide family, and we each have a mission to enlighten, educate and help others. Each of my team members were given excellent opportunities to meet and work with our professional counterparts. We had the invaluable chance to observe their farming practices, schools and social welfare services, seafood industries, boating and marine industries and their very important environmental practices. Personally, I had the outstanding pleasure of working with several of their Conservation Officers. New Zealand is proud of their extremely unique flora and fauna. Although the country comprises only about.07% of the world s land mass, they are home to approximately 14% of the world s endangered species. The Officers I worked with are truly dedicated professionals who care about the land and the wildlife they serve. The Rotary International GSE program is an extremely valuable part of what Rotary is all about. I am lucky enough to have been a part of a very professional team as a result of having been chosen for this exchange. Because of my positive experience and impressions with the program and with Rotary, I am now a member of the Mathews County club and I look forward to many years of service to my fellow Rotarians and to the public, for which service beyond self is a basic Rotary philosophy. Thank you for this opportunity. Lt. Jon Ober, of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, is based in Williamsburg (757) CONGRATULATIONS to: The TOP THREE CLUBS in Per Capita Annual Giving, Baileys Crossroads $ Rappahannock-Fredericksburg $ Herndon $ The TOP THREE CLUBS in Total Annual Giving, Rappahannock-Fredericksburg $22, Bailey s Crossroads $20, Herndon $15, District 7610 website: RI Website:

2 FOUNDATION NEWS continued... GSE Team Leader to Venezuela Selected by Bruce Bach, Group Study Exchange Co-Chair (Fair Lakes RC) Darryl Conrad Smith, a member of the Herndon RC for the past four years, has been selected to serve as team leader for the GSE team going to Venezuela next spring. A captain in the Herndon, VA Police Department, where he has served for the past 29 years, Darryl is currently the commander of the Police Department s Field Operations Division. In addition to his police work, he has been very active in his community, especially with the growing Hispanic immigrant population in Northern Virginia. Darryl founded Vecinos Unidos/ Neighbors United, Inc., a self-help scholastic program, and has managed several championship Hispanic soccer teams. As a Rotarian, Darryl served as chair of both his club s Fund Raising Committee and the Community Service Committee. The GSE team leaves for District 4370, Caracas, Venezuela, on March 8, 2003, and returns on April 8, The team is not yet completed, and interested applicants are encouraged to call Bruce Bach ( ) for more information. Speaking Schedule: Rotary Foundation Committee PDG D. R. Butler, Chair Rotary Foundation November 7, Purcellville RC November 20, Crystal City RC November 21, Leesburg RC Travis White, Chair Polio Eradication Campaign November 6, Mt Vernon RC November 12, McLean & Charlottesville RC November 13, Blue Ridge RC November 14, Albemarle RC Vance Zavela, Grants November 13, Mt. Vernon Club Jack Weeks, Chair Permanent Fund November 12, Middlesex RC Jack will visit two+ clubs per week to distribute Benefactor Gift pledge cards, and to introduce himself to the club Foundation Chairperson and the club membership. NOTICES and REMINDERS... December 31, 2002 is the final deadline for Rotary Foundation receipt of applications for Community Assistant Program Grants (CAP), Discovery Grants, Helping Grants, Humanitarian Transportation Grants, and New Opportunity Grants for the Rotary Year. Clubs wishing to apply for any of the above grants should get in touch immediately with D7610 Grants Chairperson Vance Zavela at vance.zavela@att.net. Scholarships Awarded for Academic Year by PDG D.R. Butler (Mt Vernon RC), Scholarship Committee Chair The District 7610 Scholarship Committee met September 14, 2002 at George Mason University. Thirteen applicants were interviewed, two each from the Arlington and Reston Clubs; one each from Falls Church, Blue Ridge Mountain, McLean, Charlottesville, Alexandria, Vienna, Dunn Loring, Alexandria West-End, and Crystal City Clubs. The committee selected Matthew P. Whelan who was sponsored by the Vienna club, to receive the academic one-year Ambassadorial Scholarship ($25,000); and Ling Ling Phung, sponsored by the Arlington Club, to receive the three-month Cultural Scholarship ($12,000). Matthew, a University of Virginia graduate, is currently serving in the Peace Corps in The Republic of Honduras. He plans to study Ecological Agriculture. Ling Ling is a graduate of the College of William & Mary. She plans to study French in Senegal. This is the first time that the district has received and processed 13 applications. We are on a roll. I expect more applications for Academic year To improve our presence in the communities, I recommend that clubs consider pursuing qualified law enforcement officers, schoolteachers and other public service personnel who would benefit from receiving a cultural scholarship to improve their foreign language proficiency. Just think of the contributions they would be able to make after they return to their community and their job. Special Paul Harris Fellow Certificate Available ASpecial Paul Harris Fellow Certificate bearing the polio eradication fundraising campaign logo will be given to all donors who make a US$1,000 contribution to the polio campaign. A donor who reaches the next US$1,000 level with a campaign donation will also receive this special certificate. 2

3 GOVERNOR S MESSAGE Sandy Duckworth, DG Sow the Seeds of Love and Show Rotary Cares WOW! What an exciting way to kick off Foundation Month! Most clubs are filling their Miracle Cups and actively working to become 100% sustaining clubs! Congratulations club members! And look for the related box in this newsletter showing the top clubs in per capita giving and in total giving to the Annual Fund for the Rotary Year. Congratulations again to these great clubs. To date, Rotarians have contributed $45,527 to the Polio Eradication Campaign, and many clubs are actively planning their fundraiser with proceeds going to the Polio Eradication Campaign. Good job everyone. And remember, if you would like to have your club receive a special presentation on the Eradication Campaign, contact District Campaign Chair Travis White (twhite@adicon.net). Congratulations to all of our new Paul Harris Fellows who took advantage of the matching dollars. This matching effort has brought in 49 new Paul Harris Fellows. And, on November 1, 5,000 additional dollars made District 7610 Paul Harris Society Off to a Great Start available by PDG Charlie Bowden became available for matching. At newsletter deadline we did not have the results of this latest match. We ll keep you posted. Congratulations to all of our Charter Members of the New Paul Harris Society. See related article below. Congratulations to the Albemarle, Annandale, Bailey s Crossroads, Crystal City-Pentagon, Culpeper, Dulles, Fredericksburg, McLean, Manassas, Northern Neck, Reston, Rosslyn, Stafford and West Springfield Clubs, who are participating in a matching grant to aid the Children of Russia. Their grant will benefit 108 students by providing hearing aids and special auditory equipment for educational purposes in the State School for the Hearing Impaired in Barnaul, Russia. We are working with PDG Carolyn Jones of D5010 to put together additional matching grants for the Children of Russia. If your club is interested in participating in one of these grants, please let me know: We are pleased to announce that the following Rotarians have joined The New Paul Harris Society: PDG D. R. Butler (Mt. Vernon), PDG Chuck Ylonen (Middlesex), PDG Norm Klocker (Blue Ridge), PDG George Atwell (Leesburg-Daybreak), Governor Sandy Duckworth (Springfield), Assistant Governor Bob Peiser (Sterling), Assistant Governor Richard Abbott (Northern Neck), Don Wellen (Bailey s Crossroads), Kim McLeland (Springfield), Scott Found (Culpeper) Members agree to donate $1,000 annually to The Rotary Foundation and will receive special District-wide Recognition, a framed certificate and a gold and blue lapel tab that can be worn with the Rotary or Paul Harris pin. Rotarians joining during the Rotary Year will become Charter Members of the Society. For further information contact District 7610 Foundation Chair D. R. Butler by phone (703/ ) or (dbutle5@gmu.edu). 3 Begin thinking about your club s nomination for the governor-to-be for the Rotary Year. You will receive more information during this month. The new Governor Nominee will be chosen in time to be introduced at the District Conference, April 4-6, in Baltimore. Make your voice heard! Now is the time to propose changes in the Rotary Constitution and/or Bylaws on anything that has been bugging you. See related article in this newsletter. Remember make your plans NOW for your club s participation in the 4-Way Test Essay Contest (criteria on the District web page), the Rotarian of the Year award (criteria on the District web page), the Citizen of the Year award (criteria to be available November 1), and the Speech Contest (criteria to be available December 1). Let the committee chair or me (sandraduckworth@earthlink.net) know if you have questions. If you need a tax deduction, now is the time to donate to The Rotary Foundation. Let s end the 2002 Calendar Year with outstanding support to the Foundation. And remember what two bits a day can do (with inflation the 25 cents is now up to 27.5 cents a day) and YES!! Two bits a day can really make a difference: Give sight to three people in India Provide four wells to a rural village in Zimbabwe Provide prosthetic limbs to two people in Thailand Provide a hearing aide for a deaf child in Pakistan Supply textbooks for an entire elementary school in Zambia Thank you again for filling up the Change Here Miracles There cups that, as you can see, really will make a difference. Yours in Rotary Service, Governor

4 Kim A. McLeland, District Finance Committee Chairperson Home Club: Springfield Kim is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Springfield and serves as Secretary and Trustee of the Springfield Rotary Foundation. He is chairman of the Finance Committee for Rotary District Kim is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a charter member of the Paul Harris Society and a Benefactor. He is active in the community, with services as chairman of the Old Dominion District of the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts. In this capacity he serves on the executive board of the Council. Kim is a CPA, CFP, CRC and ChFC, and has been practicing financial planning since He joined in founding Cooper, Jones & McLeland, Ltd. (then Richard L. Cooper & Associates) in 1978, and today is President of the company. Born in Washington, DC and raised in Northern Virginia, PROFILES IN ROTARY Kim attended Fairfax County Public Schools, and the George Mason University. He received a bachelor s degree in business and public administration and his course work was focused on accounting and taxation. Kim and his wife, Nhung, have two children, Ian and Claire. Aric Wagner, District Treasurer Home Club: Stafford Aric has been a member of the Rotary Club of Stafford since He chairs the club s annual citrus sale. A member of the District Finance Committee since 2000, he currently serves as the Committee s chair. Aric is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. He has worked as a registered investment advisor for over 10 years and has been with Davenport & Company LLC the past eight years. Aric and his wife Carol have three sons: Aric Christian (6), Colin (3) and Seth (2). WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS... ALEXANDRIA Christopher E. Dyson BAILEY S CROSSROADS Daniel M. Vannatter Trudie Thompson Rolfe E. Schroeder Charlie Moore CRYSTAL CITY Kathi Heaton CHARLOTTESVILLE Edgar S. Robb Thomas M. Boyd, Jr. LAKE RIDGE PJ Humphrey LOUISA Joanne Tetrault MANASSAS Melinda Herzog ORANGE Ralph Hall Arthur Bryant, Jr. PURCELLVILLE Robert Springer Susan Elizabeth Stevens RESTON David Chalker Catherine Hudgins ROSSLYN-FT MYER John Veldhuis Emerson Wetzel 4 STAFFORD Warren Bane Al Brewster WARRENTON Robert Springer WARSAW Ronald Jewell Nancy Hobson Barbara LeFon Pamela Minor Stacy Pierson Steve Weddle Richard Farmer Pamela Fawver Deb Leeper WEST POINT Paul Erdman Brisbane Calling! Come to Brisbane, Queensland, to celebrate Australia s legacy of service and hospitality, and the fruition of the many Rotary projects and endeavors throughout the Rotary year. RI conventions offer Rotarians the opportunity to experience the full measure of Rotary internationality and fellowship, and Brisbane promises to be one of the best convention venues ever. Queensland s capital is a vibrant city with friendly people, good tucker (food), and lots of activities for every interest, fair dinkum (really)! So join in the warm fellowship in a sunny climate. Start planning your Australian adventure today. Fellowship Awards Albemarle...65 Alexandria Annandale Arlington...81 Bailey s XRoads...57 Blue Ridge Burke... 28* Caroline...4* Charlottesville Daybreak...99 Crystal City Fairfax Falls Church...29 Gloucester...12 Gloucester Point...11 Herndon Lake Ridge...14 Leesburg Louisa McLean Manassas Mathews...13 Middlesex Mount Vernon...54 Millennium Purcellville...22 Rappahannock Reston Rosslyn... 4 Stafford...9* Tyson s...47 Vtenna...32 Warrenton W Springfield *No current report received. Figures based on last reports received.

5 IN MEMORIAM Steven T. Sautel, a member of the Rotary Club of Culpeper and the chairperson for the Camp Fantastic Program hosted by the Culpeper club every year, died Saturday, October 19. Steve was 49 years old and will always be remem- WHAT S NEW... Doing Club Business On-Line! Club Presidents and Secretaries can do the following via the Rotary Business Portal at Update Membership Data Contribute to TRF View Personal Contribution History Pay Semi-Annual Dues Search Official Directory Update Club Data Manage Subscriptions View Club Recognition Summary View Monthly Contribution Report Recognition Contribution Write Form Now On-line! A write version of the Recognition Contribution Form is now available on the RI webiste at: newsandinfo/downloadcenter/foundation allowing donors the option of typing their contribution information directly onto the form and then printing it and sending it in to RI. For donors who have the appropriate version of Adobe Acrobat, there are additional options of saving the form electronically or ing it back to The Foundation once it is completed. More details are available at: newsandinfo/downloadcenter/foundation/develoment.html. Scroll down to the Annual Programs Fund section. DG Nomiating Committee Names PDG Charlie Bowden (Charlottesville RC) will serve as Nominating Committee Chair. The Committee Members as provided under Article XIII, Section of the RI Bylaws will be: PDG Graham Green (Stafford RC), Jackie Wilson (Springfield RC), Pat Mullins (Louisa RC) and Andy Turner (Mount Vernon RC). IN BRIEF... bered for the sparkle in his eye and his unforgettable smile. He had a big heart and loved the outdoors. His fun-loving nature and loyalty was a gift to his family, friends and to Rotary. Our prayers are with Steve s family and friends. Linda Gaskins, a member of the Gloucester Point Rotary Club, lost her husband, Jim Gaskins, to cancer on November 1. Our thoughts and prayers are with Linda and her family during this difficult time. GET WELL QUICK Shirley Heim, Chair of the District Interact Committee and a member of the Stafford Rotary Club, took a very bad A Birthday to Remember The Alexandria Rotary Club recently helped long time Alexandria Rotary member Cooper Dawson (photo) celebrate his 93 rd birthday. Cooper, a lifelong resident of Alexandria, has deep family roots in Virginia. His great grandfather, General Samuel Cooper, was Adjutant and Inspector General of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and he is a direct descendant of George Mason. Cooper was an active Jaycee before becoming a Rotarian in He was the owner of the Pen-Daw motel on Route 1 in Alexandria and the retired business manager for Episcopal High School. He is also the owner of Camp Allegheny, a girl s camp near Lewisburg, West Virginia. Cooper still attends camp every summer but has turned the management over to his son. He is an active alumnus of his beloved University of Virginia and is a Retired United States Reserve Captain in the Navy, having served during WWII. 5 fall. She broke her upper arm and cracked the ball joint of her shoulder. She was operated on Tuesday, October 22. She is home now. Cards can be sent to: Shirley Heim, 1600 Franklin Street, Fredericksburg, VA CLUB UPDATE Mount Vernon Club Changes...Effective 12/1/02 Elmer Holst will become the new president of the Mount Vernon Rotary Club. Dick Freund and his wife will be moving to North Carolina for health reasons. The President- Elect will be Jo Butler. Ellie Turner will take over as Director of International Service. District 7610 Officers District Governor SANDY DUCKWORTH Home Club: Springfield Spouse: Don sandraduckworth@earthlink.net District Governor Elect JOHN A. BOHM Home Club: West Springfield Spouse: Jan jbohn@cox.net Governor Nominee JERRY EVANS Home Club: Rappahannock- Fredericksburg Spouse: Barbara bevans1938@aol.com Secretary JOHN NOLIN Home Club: Louisa Spouse: Jean j_nolin@msn.com Treasurer ARIC WAGNER Home Club: Stafford Spouse: Carol awagner@davenportll.com District Newsletter Staff Neil dasilva, Editor club address Di Thompson, Publisher Rappahannock Club thompsongroup@infi.net Nelda Mohr, Distributor Stafford Club address District Office 811 St. Frances Ave. P.O. Box 916 Mineral VA Fax ridistrict7610sec@msn.com

D7610 Membership/Attendance Report, September 2002 # MEMBERS # MEMBERS NET GAIN OR ROTARY CLUB on 07/01/01 as of 7/31/02 LOSS YTD Albemarle... 63... 66...3 Alexandria... 134... 133.

6 D7610 Membership/Attendance Report, September 2002 # MEMBERS # MEMBERS NET GAIN OR ROTARY CLUB on 07/01/01 as of 7/31/02 LOSS YTD Albemarle Alexandria (1) Alexandria West End Annandale (3) Arlington Bailey s Crossroad Blue Ridge Burke* *...(2)* Caroline Charlottesville (2) Crystal City Culpeper Dulles (1) Dunn Loring (2) Fair Lakes Fairfax (7) Falls Church Fredericksburg Franconia Gainesville-Haymarket Gloucester Gloucester Point Herndon K-I-W-S Lake Ridge Leesburg Leesburg Daybreak # MEMBERS # MEMBERS NET GAIN OR ROTARY CLUB on 07/01/02 as of 9/30/02 LOSS YTD Louisa (1) Manassas Manassas-Bull Run Mathews McLean Middlesex Mount Vernon (2) Millennium Northern Neck (3) Orange Purcellville (3) Rappahannock Reston (1) Rosslyn-Ft.Myer Springfield (1) Stafford Sterling (3) Tappahannock Tyson s Corner Vienna Warrenton Warsaw West Point (3) West Potomac* *... 0* West Springfield Woodbridge Totals for District. 2, , *= no current report received. Figures based on last figures received Rotary Clubs Raise $35,000 for Hospital s Capital Campaign September 23, 2002 The Manassas and Bull Run Rotary Clubs presented John Woodrich, Chief Operating Officer at Prince William Hospital, a check for $35,000 for the hospital s capital campaign, A Blueprint for Tomorrow. The clubs raised the funds at the Louis E. Maroon 9th Annual Golf Tournament held September 18 at Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket. Service is the Key to Alexandria Student The Rotary Club of Alexandria presented their monthly Outstanding Community Service Award to student Jacob Patterson-Stein, currently a senior at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria. Throughout most of his high school career, Jacob has been an active member of Key Club, one of T.C. Williams most active service organizations. He is currently the President and is setting an excellent and enthusiastic example for other club members to follow. Through Key Club, he is involved in most school activities and many community projects such as Kiwanis projects, charity fund drives and food drives. He is also an active volunteer with the city Recreation Department and several tutoring programs. In addition to his extensive Key club involvements, Jacob is one of two students serving on the coordinating committee for the Titan Expo, a fundraiser for scholarships for graduating T.C. Williams Seniors. He is also the Treasurer of the Student Council. Jacob is an accomplished musician participating in the jazz, marching and symphonic bands in addition to being the drummer in his own band. 6 Arlington Club Candidate to represent District 7610 in World Peace Scholarship competition for Janie Hulse, originally from New Jersey, graduated from Cornell University and the London School of Economics, where she studied industrial and labor relations and economic development in Latin America. Between universities she spent three months as a White House intern in the Department of Inter-Governmental Affairs. She next joined the U.S. Agency for International Development and worked in El Salvador, assisting small coffee growers to market their product. From there she moved to Buenos Aires as Public Sector Marketing Manager for KPMG Consulting. About to be promoted to marketing manager for Mexico, she decided to return to public service and left KPMG. She speaks French and Spanish. If selected by Rotary International she hopes to study at Sciences Po in Paris. The District Selection Committee, chaired by Ed Willis, met August 10 th and nominated Janie. Other members of the Selection Committee included Sandra Duckworth, D. R. Butler, Jane Woditsch (Rappahannock), and Ambassador George Ward (U. S. Institute for Peace).

Re: District 7610 Simplified Grants for

District Simplified Grant Applicants: Re: District 7610 Simplified Grants for 2011-2012 Greetings from your District Simplified Grants Committee - we would like to remind you that the deadline for District