September 2014
Byrd Newspapers
REPORT To Our Neighbors
Service Above Self
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Table of Contents What is Rotary .................................................................................. 3 Message from the President of Rotary International ............... 4 Ambassadorial Scholarships .......................................................... 4 Message from our District Governor ............................................ 5 International Youth Exchanges ...................................................... 5 The Rotary Foundation ................................................................... 6 Message from our Past District Governor ................................... 7 Vocational and Group Study Exchanges ..................................... 7 Rotary Club of Clarke County ................................................... 8-10 Eradication of Polio ........................................................................11 Rotary Club of Front Royal ......................................................13-15 Rotary Club of Frederick County ............................................16-18 Gift of Mobility ................................................................................19 Rotary Club of Linden ............................................................. 21-23 Rotary Club of Winchester ..................................................... 24-26 Wells in Bangladesh ...................................................................... 27 Interact for Young Adults ............................................................. 28 Rotarians Against Hunger ............................................................ 30 Congressional Recognition .......................................................... 31
Cover photograph by Jeff Taylor.
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Schedule of Meetings
Frederick County - Erika de Azagra, President 540-539-5602
[email protected] Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury – Main Dining Room 300 Westminster-Canterbury Drive, Winchester, Virginia Tuesday 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Front Royal - Ron Llewellyn, President 540-247-2863
[email protected] Hoolihan’s in the Holiday Inn 111 Hospitality Drive, Front Royal, Virginia Friday Noon – 1 PM Linden – George Karnes, President 540-683-0460
[email protected] Mom’s Country Kitchen 470 S. Commerce St., Front Royal, Virginia Wednesday 7 AM – 8 AM Winchester – Dan Martin, President 703-434-1021
[email protected] Travel Lodge 160 Front Royal Pike, Winchester, Virginia Thursday Noon – 1 PM (except in July – Jim Barnett Park – Rotary shelter)
Editorial Comments
ur purpose in this publication is not only to report some of the past accomplishments and future plans of Rotary and all Rotarians, but also to make our neighbors more aware of how we, as Rotarians, share the philosophy of Rotary, “Service above Self,” in our personal life, our professional life, and our life in our community — the community you and we share. In addition, we would like to update you, our neighbor, about some of the things yet to be done every day, every week, every month and every year, indeed all the years to come in order to help make our world just a little bit better for all those in sorrow, need or distress. The motto of our Foundation is “Doing Good in the World.” Since its inception in 1917, the Rotary Foundation has invested more than $1.5 Billion in helping to improve the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves. As Rotarians we support our Foundation, knowing our small, individual contributions become part of a powerful collective effort to positively affect the lives of millions of people around the world. Each Rotarian realizes that as an individual, none of us could possibly touch the lives of so many people, especially around the world. Rotary’s largest and most lofty goal which began in 1985, has been to eradicate the crippling disease Polio. After close to 30 years of sustained effort with virtually every Rotary club involved, there occurred fewer than 1,000 cases of Polio this year in only four countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, and now it has returned to Syria. The Polio virus is only an airplane ride away from anywhere in the world. We are optimistic that with continued focus, we will be able to achieve our goal and finally end Polio in the world. Rotary is not a closed group of individuals, but open to all in our community who may share a desire to be helpful to society, and to give back in some way for all that we have been given. We all share a sense of fellowship in our common goals, a feeling of responsibility in helping the world to be a better place, and a true sense of accomplishment in all that we do, in our community, our nation and the world.
Our Rotary clubs offer a variety of meeting times and personalities for residents in or near our tri-county area Clarke County – Lisa Cooke, President 540-955-5140
[email protected] Berryville Presbyterian Church 123 W. Main St., Berryville, Virginia Wednesday Noon – 1 PM
Rotary International – Report to Our Neighbors
Dear Tom,
Our letter to: Tom Byrd, General Manager The Winchester Star 2 North Kent Street Winchester Virginia 2201
Once again you have stepped forward as a true Rotarian and on behalf of the five Rotary Clubs in our Area 1, we wish to express our deepest and most sincere thank you. With your gracious generosity and publishing support we as Rotarians, and Rotary in general, can reach out to your subscribers, who are our neighbors, in our attempt to share with them the work Rotary accomplishes in our community, our nation and the international work Rotary accomplishes day in and day out. We offer our very special thanks to your staff and in particular for the work of Kristen Colebank. She is amazing. Without her dedicated help our editorial staff would not be able to share, in a meaningful way, the work of Rotary. Most Sincerely, Our Current Club Presidents: Lisa Cooke, Erika de Azagra, George Karnes, Ron Llewellyn and Dan Martin
Publishing Team Conrad Koneczny, Editor ...............................................................................Rotary Club of Winchester Cindy Leahy, Club Editor ..........................................................................Rotary Club of Clarke County Scott Shendow, Club Editor .................................................................Rotary Club of Frederick County Doug Stanley and Jim Eastham, Club Co-Editors ....................................Rotary Club of Front Royal Hank Ecton, Club Editor .......................................................................................Rotary Club of Linden Felicia Hart, Club Editor ................................................................................Rotary Club of Winchester
Rotary International – Report to Our Neighbors
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Rotary International Offering a century of “Service above Self” and goodwill to the world Rotary is the largest volunteer philanthropic organization in the world, with 33,000 clubs located in more than 200 countries. With the motto of “Service above Self”, Rotarians are probably best known for their near 30-year effort to eradicate Polio from the world. Rotarians form a global network of more than 1.2 million business and professional volunteers who donate their time and talents to serve both their communities and their world.
Rotary’s Origins • The world’s first service club, Rotary was founded in 1905 by attorney Paul Harris. Its original purpose was to promote fellowship among diversified professions. • By 1921, Rotary Clubs had been formed on six continents and the umbrella organization of Rotary International was formed. • As Rotary expanded, Rotarians began to pool their resources to serve their communities, international needs, and others in distress.
Rotary Evolves
The first Rotarians meeting in Chicago in 1905. Founder Paul Harris is second from the left.
ROTARY’S CREED
The Four-Way Test Of the things we think, say or do:
• Is it the TRUTH? • Is it FAIR to all concerned? • Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? • Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
• During World War II and the Cold War, many Rotary Clubs were forced to disband, and some Rotarians suffered for their commitment to the community. • After the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Rotary Clubs were formed or re-established throughout Central and Eastern Europe. The first Russian Rotary club was charted in 1980. • In 1989, Rotary invited women into Rotary worldwide, with many now serving in leadership roles.
Rotary’s Future • Today and into the future, Rotary International will continue to stand as a unique organization, one whose volunteers carry the credibility of their philanthropic history, and whose fellowship works to combat disease, to support education and the development of local economies, thereby serving peace and goodwill – both locally and internationally.
Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain once declared, “Few there are who do not recognize the good works done by Rotary Clubs throughout the free world.”
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Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang and his wife Corinna
Greetings from Rotary International
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s president of Rotary International – and the first from Taiwan -- I extend my warmest greetings to the residents of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and especially to the men and women of the Rotary clubs responsible for this special publication. During my presidential term, which began July 1, I am encouraging each of our 34,000 Rotary clubs worldwide to host what I call a Rotary Day, a special event to engage the community and share the Rotary experience with neighbors and friends who might not be familiar with our organization. In a very real way, your Rotary clubs are doing that today with this informative package of stories, photos, and illustrations about Rotary and the good works we do both locally and internationally. Think of it as a Rotary Day in words and images, delivered to your home or waiting for you on the newsstand. Rotary International is a worldwide network that brings together business, professional and community leaders ready and willing to tackle the world’s toughest humanitarian challenges, such as poverty, illiteracy, conflict, disease, and lack of safe water and sanitation. As you will read today, our top priority is the global eradication of the crippling disease polio, a goal 99 percent accomplished, thanks to the commitment and support of the 1.2 million men and women of Rotary. Rotary clubs in your community have contributed more than $2 million to the polio campaign since 1985, a truly impressive total. In all, your clubs have raised nearly $11.7 million for the Rotary Foundation in that time, money that is used to improve lives and communities around the world. So please enjoy today’s newspaper, and if you like what you read, consider becoming part of the Rotary experience. Attend a club meeting or, better yet, pitch in on a Rotary service project. Begin by contacting a Rotary club near you. Thank you again and best regards.
Gary C.K. Huang, President, Rotary International
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The Rotary Foundation’s Abassadorial Scholarships
he Ambassadorial Scholarship program supports the Rotary Foundation’s ultimate goal of world understanding and peace.
The program was established in 1947 for undergraduates and graduates who have a study field that is strong in humanitarian impact. The world’s largest privately funded scholarship pays transportation, course costs, and room and board While studying in a host country and while working with the local Rotary clubs, participants are “Ambassadors” of goodwill to the people of that host country. Unfortunately for Rotarians, as this is Rotary Foundation funding, Rotarians and families of Rotarians are not eligible for this program
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Rotary Youth Exchange
he most powerful force in the promotion of international understanding and peace is exposures to different cultures.
Our long-term Youth Exchange initiative is for one high school year, internationally, either from here to there or there to here. The student must be sponsored by a Rotary Club and a club counselor will work with the student and parents to coordinate the move to a host family in another country, or welcome that student and qualify and prepare a host family for an incoming student. This plants the seeds for a lifetime of international understanding. Any Rotary club can help qualify and assist a prospective outgoing student, and most importantly identify, qualify and prepare a host family here for an incoming student.
Proud Rotarians …and supporter of Rotary in all seasons!
2014-2015 District Governor Vivian Crymble and her husband Al
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Message from the Governor
otarians around the world in over 200 countries have much in common. They are individuals that want to make a difference in their communities and the world. They want to eradicate polio, build wells, and make other’s lives a little better. Those recipients don’t know our names, but they know Rotary. Rotary International has launched a new initiative that will allow Rotarians as well as non-Rotarians to “do good in the world” through a Rotary Global Grant. This new initiative is called a Vocational Training Team, or VTT. This District is planning to launch its first VTT in early 2015. For this project, a team of medical professionals will travel to the Kapsowar Hospital in Kenya. They will provide medical care to patients, collaborate and train with healthcare personnel at the hospital, and also provide care through several outreach day-clinics in Kenya. Also, and as in past years, our district will sponsor a Group Study Exchange (GSE). This year’s team will exchange teams with a District in Canada.
ABOUT THE GOVERNOR
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Our 2014-2015 District Governor, Vivian Crymble, is a Charter member of the Tri-Cities Rotary Club in Kingsport, TN. She has served three terms as the club’s president as well as Assistant Governor and Chairman of the District Training Committee. Vivian and her husband Al, also a Rotarian and a Past-President of the Kingsport Rotary Club, work together as a team as this year’s leadership of our District’s 82 clubs spanning the valley from Winchester, Virginia, to Kingsport, Tennessee.
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Rotary International – Report to Our Neighbors
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION The mission of the Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
Relying solely on the enthusiastic support of Rotarians and friends of Rotary voluntarily giving generously of their time, talents, and treasure, the Rotary Foundation has become one of the world’s leading — and most trusted — charitable foundations.
The Rotary Foundation’s Primary Areas of Focus Peace and conflict prevention/resolution Elis Nora assembles products at her paper-making business in Nueva Esperanza, Honduras, a community built in 1999 for the victims of Hurricane Mitch.
After Hurricane Mitch hit Hondurus in 1999, Rotarians working with the Rotary Foundation helped fund the new community of Nueva Esperanza through Rotary Foundation grants, providing medical equipment, supplying books for the library, and the funding of the community's primary school.
The Foundation leads the charge on worldwide Rotary campaigns such as its project to fight polio and the timely response to disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti, and the tsunamis of Thailand and Japan.
Disease prevention and treatment Water and sanitation Maternal and child health Basic education and literacy Economic and community development
ShelterBox tents and emergency supplies are distributed to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, aided by $25,000 raised by local Rotary Club volunteers and the Rotary Foundation.
Since the Rotary Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the future Easter Seals in 1929, the Rotary Foundation has contributed more than $1 billion to support Rotary Clubs’ local and international initiatives in all corners of the world.
It is said that every minute of every day, Rotary will touch the lives of millions somewhere in the world.
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Rotary International – Report to Our Neighbors
Formerly known as Group Study Exchange
Message from the Past District Governor
Vocational Team T Exchanges
his Foundation-funded iniative is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40.
The program provides travel grants for a specific vocation’s team to exchange visits between two partnering countries and the opportunity to observe how their own specific vocation is practiced in that other country. From four to six weeks, team members experience the welcome of host Rotary Clubs and Rotarian families for lodging while immersing in the culture of that country. Other than the Rotarian team leader, all team members are not Rotarians, nor a member of a Rotarian’s family.
Supporting Rotary
– another way to give back to our community...
he Rotary year that ended June 30, 2014, represented another successful year for our Rotary clubs. The clubs represented in this most northern Area of our District, along with the other 77 clubs in our District, all had active local and world community projects. Our clubs support water and sanitation projects in Ghana and Bangladesh; education projects in Haiti and health and medical projects in Kenya and south Sudan. We are all active in supporting the Rotary Foundation in Rotary’s number one goal of eradicating Polio. In fact, the 2013-2014 Rotary year represented the largest giving year for our District in Polio eradication and to the 2013-2014 District Governor projects supported by the Ron Mabry and his wife Sandi Rotary Foundation. We partner with local community and civic groups to build playgrounds; provide after-school and summer meals for children; assist with reading projects and provide meals for the hungry. Each year, the Rotary International President has a new theme for their year but the mission of Rotary, “Doing Good in the World,” and Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self,” does not change. Each Rotarian in our District is a shining example of this focus in everything they do. It was my privilege to serve with each of the Rotarians in our District.
ABOUT THE PAST GOVERNOR
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Our 2013-2014 District Governor, Ron Mabry is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Linden. He served as the charter president for 18 months. Prior to becoming our District Governor, Ron served as Assistant Governor, representing this Area 1, has served on the Districts Future Vision Plan transition, and World Community Service committee. He carries his commitment to Rotary and now serves on the Districts Finance, Strategic Planning and Operations committees , and chairs the Nominating committee. His wife Sandi is also a charter member of the Linden Club and has worked on several Group Study Exchange initiatives.
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We are THIS close... to eradicating polio from the world! In 1985 the Rotary Foundation began its epic battle against a disease that was endemic in 125 countries. This project is known as Polio Plus.
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olio is a highly infectious disease that primarily affects children under the age of 3 and can cause paralysis within hours.
Before Rotary’s Polio Plus initiative began, polio paralyzed more than 1000 children a day, about 350,000 children annually. Today polio incidents have declined by more than 99 percent. Vaccinations prevent polio. Vaccines have kept an estimated 500,000 per year from contracting polio. In 2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, recognizing the progress as well as the need of polio eradication, proposed a $355 million challenge grant to Rotary. Efforts of Rotarians worldwide met and exceeded that challenge.
RIGHT: The United States has also been affected by polio. This shows polio victims in iron lungs for survival at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in California. CENTER: A young child uses leg braces and crutches to stand. FAR RIGHT: A dose of polio vaccine is given to a child.
Now after almost three decades of Rotary’s Polio Plus campaign, polio has been eliminated in all countries but three: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
Although we are this close, while there is polio virus active anywhere in the world, it can return to anywhere in the world.
Rotary will not stop working until we eradicate this disease.
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The Rotary Club of
FRONT ROYAL Serving Front Royal-Warren County
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Since 1926
he Rotary Club of Front Royal has a history of service to the Front Royal-Warren County Community, Rotary District 7570, and to the world since 1926. The Club has initiated, participated in and continues to support a variety of Rotary International service projects as well as local community-based projects. On the Club’s website, http://www.frontroyalrotary.org/, you can find out additional information about the Club, its members, Board of Directors, news, Club sponsors, and upcoming activities. The Club’s Newsletter section contains many articles of interest to members and to the public on Club activities. We are always looking for current and future leaders in the community who would make good Club members. We meet every Friday at noon at the Holiday Inn at Blue Ridge Shadows and welcome visiting Rotarians from other Clubs. The Rotary Club of Front Royal has an 88-year record of achievement and service. The Club strives to improve and increase its membership through the addition of community, business and industry leaders who will make the Club a well-rounded organization representative of the Front Royal-Warren County community and capable of helping us to achieve the goals of our organization. Front Royal-Warren County will continue to be a better place because of Rotary. Each year The Rotary Club of Front Royal starts out with the mission to raise a significant amount of money and then give it all away. In FY20132014, the Club raised approximately $75,000. Major fundraising comes from the Club’s major sponsors and from our fundraisers including Vegas Night, Annual Gala, golf tournaments and other activities. Each year the Club conducts a community grant program and has provided up to $8,500 to worthy projects in the community. Since 1976, the Club has awarded $218,800 in grants funding. Qualifying organizations must be not-for-profit and benefit local citizens. It is preferred that the grant is used as seed money to start a “bricks and mortar” or equipment project, and not for general or operational expenses; however, it is not the intention of Rotary to exclude a worthwhile and deserving project.
Message from the President “Light up Rotary” is the working theme for this Rotary year. Some of the goals of the Front Royal Club for the upcoming year include:
• Continue to strengthen our Club by recruiting quality members • Find ways to get younger members engaged in activities our Club participates in • Find ways to re-invigorate our Club by having meetings in different venues • Support Polio Plus, Stop Hunger Now, Bangladesh Water Project, Summer Back Pack program, and Day of Caring • Re-evaluate the various local entities receiving funding from Rotary • Recognize individuals who work to strengthen our Club • Support attendance RLI training seminars • Support RYLA by engaging our youth in Club activities • Quarterly, send articles into District newsletter to let others know what we are doing • Strengthen our Club’s international awareness and encourage participation when possible
I am honored to serve as the Club’s President for the upcoming year and look forward to continuing the great tradition of involvement by the Club and its members to improve the Front Royal-Warren County Community. Ron Llewellyn, President Rotary Club of Front Royal
Officers and Directors CLUb OffICErS President - Ron Llewellyn President-Elect - Jim Eastham Secretary - Greg Drescher Treasurer - John Berry Past President - Debra Morfit
DIrECTOrS Club Service 1 - Jim Eastham Club Service 2 - Jennifer McDonald Community Service - Rick Novak International & Vocational - Arnold Williams Ways & Means - Sue Ann Fox
SEnIOr MEMbErS Dave Moreman Joe McGreevy
DESIgnATED COnTACT PErSOn Greg Drescher
[email protected] (540) 671-5859
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The Rotary Club of
FRONT ROYAL Major Contributions • $11,225 - Rotary Foundation • $8,500 - Warren County Youth Enrichment Program • $7,500 - Scholarships to 3 Seniors from Warren County Public and Private Schools • $6,875 - Rotary District 7570 Projects • $5,000 - Rockland Park Shelter • $4,000 - NOVA 4-H Center • $3,117 - Doc Smith Christmas Baskets • $2,645 - Youth Leadership Conference • $2,170 - Rotary Foundation Polio Plus Project • $1,500 - Camp Fantastic • $1,500 - Rotarians Against Hunger • $1,339 - Misc. Community Support (including Alzheimer’s Research and United Way)
Rotarians ring the bell for Salvation Army.
Club Member Beth Reavis talks about membership development at a Club meeting.
Half-Lit Classic – David Bryant, Aneita Bryant and Rick Novak
2013-2014 Sponsors
Australian Group Study Exchange Team visits Inland Port.
TOTAL: $74,790 The Club has also agreed to long term commitments to fund a shelter at Andy Guest State Park ($25,000), the Warren County Skate Park ($30,000) and the Rockland Park Rotary Shelter ($25,000).
Day of Caring – Mark Bower repairing a walkway.
Vegas Night Fundraiser – Nancy Kie and Arnold Williams.
Vegas Night Committee at Work – Jeanian Clark, Ryan Hattenback, and Lou Papa.
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The Rotary Club of
FRONT ROYAL
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Costa Rica School Supply Project
n Rotary Year 2013-2014, the Rotary Club of Front Royal completed its second Costa Rica school supply project. This is one of a number of projects that the Rotary Club of Front Royal has completed with its sister club San Pedro-Curridabat and is part of the Club’s ongoing efforts for international humanitarian projects in addition to its broad commitment to the needs of our local community. The Club established a relationship with Rotary Clubs of Costa Rica in 1995, and each year since has visited and aided projects in a number of projects in schools, orphanages, a Children’s Hospital, and the CREA Drug and Alcohol Redemption Center. The Club shipped two 40ft containers of surplus school equipment containing 650 desks and other related items to Limon, Costa Rica to be delivered to the San Jose area. The materials had been deemed surplus by the Warren County School Board and were donated by the School Board for the project. The Club put up $3,000 for the project which was matched by a District 7570 grant of $3,000 to pay for the transshipment of the materials. The desks and chairs were disassembled, cleaned, sorted, wrapped and loaded into shipping containers by Rotarian Costa Rica project work crew. approximately 35 Rotary Club volunteers putting in over 230 hours. According to Club Project Coordinator Alan Wimer, “I would like to thank the members of our Club who worked on the project and the following community partners for their efforts to make this project a reality: Virginia Inland Port of Virginia International Terminals, Warren County School Board, Skyline Express Trucking, Tharpe’s Garage & Towing, Ramsey Hardware, and D & P Rentals.” According to Club Member and Past President and Past District Governor Dave Moreman who traveled with Club Member and Past President Chuck Huber to Costa Rica February 20-23, they met with members of RC San Pedro-Curridabat to review the details of the project and visited the Tirrases Technical & Professional High School. Moreman and Huber visited a warehouse complex owned by Rotarian Esteban Looser where they saw the furniture that had arrived in perfect condition, just as it had been packed in Front Royal. The furniture the Club Rotarians load container. shipped was installed in the school in June at the end of the semester. According to Moreman, “It was so gratifying and rewarding to know that for a few dollars and a lot of hours of sweat equity Rotary can do so much to contribute to a bright future for these youngsters who otherwise would have a bleak outRotarians Doug Stanley and Doug come...” Rosen and Interactor Jenna Stanley Rotarians load container.
disassemble desks.
School students from Costa Rica.
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The gift of mobility...
“Do not judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes” .... But what if he has no legs with which to walk?
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In August 2014, Rotarians delivered 270 wheelchairs to the poor in Guatemala.
t is estimated that worldwide, over 100 MILLION people need wheelchairs due to polio, diabetes and other diseases and other tragedies such as land mines and casualties of war. Our Rotary District, comprised of 82 clubs, raised enough funds to provide 1,600 rough-terrain wheel chairs for distribution for those in need. A team of Rotarian volunteers, at their own personal expense, was instrumental in the hands on distribution of these wheelchairs in northern South America and the southern Caribbean. A wheelchair can change the lives of 7 people: the recipient and up to six caregivers who were depended upon for basic mobility.
San Kumsot (center) receives a wheelchair from Rotarians Woody Sadler and June Long in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in April 2012.
In March 2013, seven Rotarians delivered 540 wheelchairs to the Caribbean Islands. Many people on the islands suffer from diabetes.
A boy in St. Lucia with his new wheelchair.
The threat of landmines from an ongoing war with the drug cartels and insurgents have left many civilians and soldiers missing one or both legs. In December 2013, 12 Rotarians went to Columbia to deliver 540 wheelchairs.
Winchester Rotary member Conrad Koneczny (left) assists a woman with her new wheelchair in Trinidad.
A n t i g u a • B o g a t a • G u y a n a • C o l o m b i a • Tr i n i d a d • S t . Lu c i a • G u a t e m a l a C i t y
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Rotary International – Report to Our Neighbors
Rotary International and Rotary in this Area Rotary Founded .......... February 23 1905, in Chicago, Illinois ~~~ Rotarians World Wide ..................................................1,220,115 Rotary Clubs in the World ............................................... 34,558 Countries in which there is a Rotary Club ......................... 200 Rotary Districts in the World ................................................ 532 ~~~ Our District – From Winchester, Virginia, at the North and Kingsport, Tennessee, to the South, within the Shenandoah Valley and approximated around the route of Interstate 81. Number of Clubs ....................................................................... 82 Number of Rotarians .......................................................... 3,454 First Club Chartered ........................................... Roanoke 1914 ~~~ Our Area # 1 ............... Clarke, Frederick and Warren Counties Number of Clubs ......................................................................... 5 Number of Rotarians .............................................................. 392 ~~~ Clubs: Winchester ................. Chartered 1921..............180 Rotarians Front Royal ................. Chartered 1926 ...............94 Rotarians Frederick County ....... Chartered 1991 ...............44 Rotarians Clarke County .............Chartered 1998 ................38 Rotarians Linden ..........................Chartered 2005 ................36 Rotarians ~~~ Of interest: The Rotary Foundation has given over $1.5 Billion to humanitarian programs that promote literacy, alleviate hunger, provide safe water, prevent and cure disease and advance world peace. Every year The Rotary Foundation offers 1,000 International college level scholarships and sponsors 8,000 international youth exchanges for high school students around the world. ~~~
The Rotary Motto:
“Service Above Self”
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Rotary Bangladesh Water, Sanitation & Medical Project Reaching across miles and borders, Rotary projects make a difference. Partnering with the Rotary Club of Bramanbaria Titas, Bangladesh and the Rotary Foundation, Rotary District 7570 and its Area One clubs have made a huge impact on the Bangladeshi village of Sitanagar.
Prior to Phase One of this project: • Villagers used polluted river water for drinking and household use. • Villagers used open latrines built on the banks of the river, polluting the river water and impacting the health of the village members.
Phase One, completed April 2014, provided: • Free, easily accessible, clean water from 50 tube wells. • Environmentally sound sanitation from 50 latrines. • Training of villagers to maintain their wells and latrines. • 3 medical clinics with medical specialists to give sorely needed medical care.
Young village girl using water from a new well. Photo courtesy of Rotarian Dr. Fakhruzzaman Bhuiyan
Phase Two, to be completed in 2015, will provide:
Village women using water from a new well with Rotarian Prof. M. Mujbur Rahman standing by. Photo courtesy of Rotarian Dr. Fakhruzzaman Bhuiyan
• 25 additional tube wells. • 25 additional latrines. • Training of 40 community health workers to instruct and care for fellow villagers. • 12 medical clinics with medical specialists.
An eye specialist volunteer with villagers during a medical clinic funded by the project. Photo courtesy of Rotarian Shahajada
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Interact Clubs
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As the twig is bent, the branch will grow.
nteract is a Rotary Club sponsored service club in high schools for young people between the ages of 14 and 18
The program provides youths with opportunities to participate in meaningful community service projects while meeting new friends and developing leadership skills and personal integrity. Each member is made aware of the value of helpfulness and respect for others while sharing goodwill. There are over 12,300 Interact clubs in 133 countries.
Interact clubs in our area are:
Clarke County High School with 35 members Front Royal Christian School with 25 members James Wood High School with 48 members John Handley High School with 198 members Millbrook High School with 20 members Randolph-Macon Academy High School with 17 members Randolph-Macon Academy Middle School with 30 members Rappahannock High School with 7 members Riverfront Christian Academy with 12 members Sherando High School with 45 members Skyline High School with 62 members Warren County High School with 52 members Warren County Middle School with 25 members
576 Young Adults Doing Good in our Community
The Courtyard by Marriott Winchester Medical Center is proud to be a long-standing supporter of the Area One Rotary Clubs.
The Object of Rotary
The development of acquaintances as an opportunity for service.
High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business and community life.
The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
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[email protected] 300 Marriott Drive, Winchester, Virginia 22603 P. 540.678.8822 F. 540.678.1666
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“Rotarians against Hunger” and “Stop Hunger Now” have been working together for the past 6 years in an effort that brings together all the Rotary Clubs in our area to raise funds and volunteer time in order to send enough pre-packaged meals to feed well over 150,000 people. Stop Hunger Now is a global humanitarian aid organization that has been fulfilling its commitment to end hunger since 1998. Every year, Stop Hunger Now provides millions of nutritious meals and other life-saving aid to children and families all over the world. Each six-serving bag produced by volunteers includes rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix with 21 essential vitamins and minerals. Each meal costs only 29 cents and has a shelf life of two years. In addition to Rotarians, the volunteers increasingly come from our youth groups who participate in Interact programs at several of our local High Schools and Junior High’s. Last year Rotarians against Hunger conducted a local food drive and with the support of our local Walmarts, gathered over 3 tons of food in great need by our local food banks and was distributed by CCAP and church groups who help the underprivileged.
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The U.S. Congress designates February 23rd as Rotary International Day Rotary International Proclamation (Unanimously approved and read at the 109th U.S. Congress) WHEREAS, Rotary International, founded on February 23, 1905, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is the world’s first and one of the largest non-profit service organizations; and
WHEREAS, there are over 1.2 million Rotary club members comprised of professional and business leaders in over 31,000 clubs in more than 165 countries; and
WHEREAS, the Rotary motto "Service Above Self" inspires members to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and promote good will and peace in the world; and
WHEREAS, Rotary funds club projects and sponsors volunteers with community expertise to provide medical supplies, health care, clean water, food production, job training, and education to millions in need, particularly in developing countries; and
WHEREAS, Rotary in 1985 launched Polio Plus and spearheaded efforts with the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF to immunize the children of the world against polio: and
WHEREAS, polio cases have dropped by 99 percent since 1988 and the world stands on the threshold of eradicated the disease; and
WHEREAS, Rotary is the world's largest privately-funded source of international scholarships and promotes international understanding through scholarships, exchange programs and humanitarian grants; and
WHEREAS, more than 35,000 students from 110 countries have studied abroad since 1947 as Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars; and
WHEREAS, Rotary Group Exchange program has helped more than 46,000 young professionals explore their career fields in other countries; and
WHEREAS, 8,000 secondary-school students each year experience life in another country through Rotary's Youth Exchange Program; and
WHEREAS, there are over 387,000 Rotary club members in more than 7,700 clubs throughout the United States sponsoring service projects to address such critical issues as poverty, health, hunger, illiteracy, and the environment in their local communities, and abroad. Therefore, we the United States Senate/House of Representatives, do hereby proclaim February 23, 2005, as Rotary International Day and encourage all citizens to join us in recognizing Rotary International for 100 years of service to improving the human condition in local communities around the world.
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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION A small sampling of the many thousands of projects supported by The Foundation since 1917...
Donated the stage at Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, Va.
Provided devices to detect hearing deficiencies in newborn children in Mongolia
125 beehives in an impoverished area for Albania for 25 families
Backpack program for food-deprived school children in Winchester, Va. Free dental clinic for 150 patients in Zashoba, Dominican Republic
In San Francisco, Honduras, 70-year-old Marta Lopez, with borrowed Foundation funds, runs a successful bakery operation
Eradicating Polio in the World
Mobile dental unit in Dominican Republic
Medical equipment for a neonatal intensive care unit in Machala, Ecuador Shelters in Fiji to protect villagers from tropical sun and showers
School sanitation renovation in schools in Turkey
Fully equipped medical jeep for prenatal care in remote areas of Haiti
Grinder for 300 people in Yo, Burkina Faso, for sorghum and corn for economic survival
A workshop to create and fit prosthetic hands for amputees in Rakhine, Myanmar
U.S. medical team performing life-saving heart surgery in Amman, Jordan
Solar Unit to provide light for midwife deliveries in Hurom, Congo
Eradication of the Guinea Worm disease in Ghana To promote literacy, delivered 2000 books and locally built bookcases for three schools in Ghana
Wells in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Water filters for 5,000 families living along the polluted Rimac River in Peru
Medical equipment, supplies and educational material to the pediatric hospital in Herat, Afghanistan
Wells in Bangladesh Clean drinking water for 16,000 people in Seke Town, Ethiopia Adult literacy courses for 38 housewives in Mont Roches, Maurtius
A van to help over 400 HIV children travel from remote areas of Siteki, Swaziland for treatment
Hundreds of bicycles and mosquito nets and 4 tons of rice to rural Cambodian families
Workshop to train 130 midwives in Indonesia to help prevent transmission of HIV
A boarding school chapel outside of Popondetta, New Guinea
A solar-powered medical clinic in Taba’a, Solomon Islands
“Doing Good in the World”
