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District 7610 Polio Plus Nationals Baseball Game by Peter Anderson
District 7610 in partnership with the Washington Nationals baseball team will beholding a Polio Plus Day on Saturday, 30 July 2011. They will be playing the NY Mets. People who want to attend have two options: $45 is the Lower Level ticket package, which includes a $50 face value seat with a $5 donation being made to Polio Plus;
$30 is the Upper Level ticket package, which includes a $33 face value seat with a $5 donation being made to Polio Plus. Bring your family and friends, everyone who went last summer had a great time. For more details and information on how to purchase your tickets see Club Mmeber Peter Anderson.
Rotary Moment, 14 Dec 2011 by Susan Bentley
As promised, the answer to the Rotary Moment for Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 is found on p. 37 of the December issue of The Rotarian. Hope you get it correct.
New - Go to the May 15th Meeting Highlights page to see what's happening in some Club member's lives by Garner, Archie
Go to the Meeting Highlights page to find an update on a couple of the Club member's life stories and avocation.
HIghlights of each CCPR Club meeting are now being posted each week under the Club HIghlights tab on this webpage, thanks to Club Admin Susan Rogers!
November 7, 2012 Weekly Bulletin - Crystal City-Pentagon Rotary Club by Kumar, Anupam
Washington Nationals - End Polio Now by Kumar, Anupam
Rotary District 7610 Partners with Washington Nationals
By Vance Zavela
Rotary District 7610 has successfully forged a partnership with the Washington Nationals for the 2012 season.
Rotarians enjoy fellowship at the Nationals Stadium!
First, there will be a third End Polio Now Night on Saturday, August 18. The Nationals will be playing the New York Mets, with game time at 7:05 p.m. and a post-game concert with 90s alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. Clubs will have one opportunity to purchase tickets directly through the district's Washington Nationals contact, Megan Holeman, and avoid most service fees (except shipping).
Individual Rotarians can purchase online using the following link: http://www.nationals.com/endpolio (service fees apply). The past two End Polio Now Nights have attracted over 1,500 Rotarians, families, friends and others. However, this season the partnership has grown to a new level. Rotary has now been included in the Nationals discount coupon program. Rotarians and non-Rotarians can purchase tickets to any Nationals game (except Phillies and Yankees) during the 2012 season and not only receive a lower ticket price, but also make a contribution of $5 per ticket to The Rotary Foundation for PolioPlus.
A person can go to www.nationals.com/ tickets, select a particular game by clicking the green box for tickets, and then enter the coupon code ENDPOLIO (all caps and no space) to receive discounts in certain sections of Nationals Park, including the Infield Club level. This program is only offered online so members will be subject to service and handling fees.
Representatives from District 7610 visited Rotary International Headquarters in Evanstan, IL
Rotarian Peter Anderson from the Crystal City Pentagon Rotary club joined the District 7610 members in visiting the the birthplace of Rotary International. The headquarters is a modern 18 story office building in Evanston, IL. It is owned by RI and has received several prestigious environmental awards. The staff were friendly, helpful, dedicated and professional .
The day was spent receiving briefings from the RI staff and having a chance to ask questions and provide feedback to the staff on District and Club issues. The opportunity to visit and take a tour of the headquarters was a fantastic opportunity and the support provided was appreciated by all of the attendees.
The members were honored to be able to meet with the 2012-2013 President of Rotary International, Sakuji Tanaka and have their photo taken with him.
CCP Rotary Club Receives Multiple Service Awards at District Awards Dinner by Anderson, Peter
Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Club members lauded for their outstanding performance
Congratulations to 2010-2011 Club President Glynn Bates and all of the Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Club members for their outstanding performance during the 2010-2011 Rotary Year. The club received multiple awards at the District 7610 Awards banquet and Installation Dinner held Sunday 26 June 2011 at theFauquier Springs Country Club.
The club received the following awards:
The Rotary International President's Certificate with Distinction;
The District 7610 Governor's Club Significant Achievement Award; The District 7610 Governor's Citation;
The Exceptional Vocational Service Award for a Small Club;
The Meritorious Public Image Award for a Small Club;
The MeritoriousCommunity Service Award for a Small Club; and
The Meritorious New Generations Award for a Small Club.
CCP Rotary Club Adds New Member by Anderson, Peter
The Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Club welcomed its newest member on 6 July as Scott Greenberg joined a long line of honored Rotarians. Scott is an Investment Advisor and looks forward to helping the club improve its service to the community. Congratulations and welcome Scott.
2011 Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Golf Classic a Success by Anderson, Peter
We would like to thank all of our sponsodrs and players and look forward to having everyone back again next year. Pictures that were taken during the classic can be viewed at the Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Facebook page.
The 2011 Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Golf Classic was held on Friday 30 September 2011 at the Woodlawn Golf Course on Fort Belvoir, VA. The weather was cool but nice with no rain so everyone ahd a great time with some great prizes being awarded. For those interested, pictures that were taken during the classic can be viewed at the Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Facebook page. We would like to thank all of our sponsodrs and players and look forward to having everyone back again next year.
Rotary - UN Day 2011 by Anderson, Peter
Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Club Members attend Rotary UN conference at UN HQ in New York City on 5 November 2011.
The weekend of 5 November 2011 was a momentus occasion for 8 CCPR Club members as they journeyed to New York City to participate in the annual Rotary - UN conference.
Six of the eight club members attending arrived on Friday 4 November to spend the day sightseeing. They were able to expand their Rotary weekend to include having a great dinner at Johnnie and Frankie's Steakhouse with the Suriname Ambassador to the UN, and discuss the club's clean water projects in Suriname. After dinner members of the club went to see the plays "Jersey Boys" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."
On Saturday the final two members joined everyone at 8:00 AM to attend the conference. The conference was held in the General Assembly of the UN HQ. It was a sell out crowd with over 750 Rotarians, Rotoract and Interact members participating from around the world. Many people to include Rotarians do not realize the partnership between Rotary International and the UN extends well beyond Polio Plus. RI has a representative at the UN to help coordinate its many projects and also a representative to teh Organization of American States (OAS). This year's conference included UN dignitaries form the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the UN Foundation and Better World Fund and the Under Secretary General for Communications and Public Information.
This event has become an annual club must attend event. Hope to see even more club members there next year.
Crystal City Pentagon Club returns to the Rainforest by Settle, Tracy
Members of the Crystal City Pentagon (CCP) Rotary Club recently returned to their adopted village of Ricanaumoffo (Rica) in northeast Suriname to continue the club’s sustainable project development in close coordination with the US Peace Corps.
Crystal City Pentagon Club returns to the Rainforest
by Rotarian Tracy L. Settle
On 27 January, Rotarians Sandy Harter, Club Vice President, and Tracy Settle, Project Leader, traveled to the Suriname capital of Paramaribo, via Trinidad and Tobago, to meet with local Rotarians and prepare for a 3 day joint US –Suriname community development trip into the interior.
Members of the Crystal City Pentagon (CCP) Rotary Club recently returned to their adopted village of Ricanaumoffo (Rica) in northeast Suriname to continue the club’s sustainable project development in close coordination with the US Peace Corps. On 27 January, Rotarians Sandy Harter, Club Vice President, and Tracy Settle, Project Leader, traveled to the Suriname capital of Paramaribo, via Trinidad and Tobago, to meet with local Rotarians and prepare for a 3 day joint US –Suriname community development trip into the interior. They were hosted by Rotarians Arleen Emanuels and Marvin von Lierop, close friends of Tracy’s for the past 6 years. While the overall plan was to conduct visits to 3 villages accompanied by local representatives from UNICEF and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the trip quickly expanded to 6 villages with 10 personnel ‘in tow’, including 6 Peace Corp Volunteers (PCVs). Villages were reached by numerous boat and road conveyances, with heavy rains in the area contributing to several ‘on the edge of your seat’ excursions in and out of extremely remote locations.
In the village of Rica, the primary location for CCP’s projects, Rotarian Sandy and Tracy met over the course of 2 days with the village ‘Kapitan’ and governing council to discuss ongoing and future water, sanitation and agricultural projects. The club’s current ongoing project is to establish a community childcare facility which will provide a clean, quality staffed, educational environment for local children during the day while their parents tend to their crops on the river. While the project presently focuses on structure improvements and equipment provisions, follow-on actions including certification and training of the staff, establishment of user fees and staff payment options, recurring costs of maintenance, and collection of educational materials, will be facilitated by the PCVs. CCP, in coordination with the PCVs who have successfully garnered local organizational support including the US Embassy, is working with its partner Interact Clubs at Gunston MS and Wakefield HS to assist with fund-raising and educational material collection for the school. Additional financial support is being provided by the Bull Run Club and a District Simplified Grant. UNICEF and UNDP are working to enhance Rica community sanitation systems and agricultural development programs in coordination with community leaders and citizens, which compliment the efforts of Rotary in the village. The highlight of the visit to Rica included Rotarian Sandy crafting a most flavorsome, fiery portion of his native New Orleans Jambalaya for the entire team, resulting in raving reviews by all. Successive days had the group visiting villages along the Cottica River and investigating additional opportunities for program engagement, particularly in the villages of Wanhatti and Arowarte. Both villages are being considered for water projects ($6,000) with fund-raising opportunities available for other clubs in District 7610 to support these efforts.
Returning to Paramaribo after the 3 day excursion, Rotarians Sandy and Tracy de-briefed the Residence Inn Rotary Club on the projects, met with US Ambassador John Nay and Director of the Peace Corps George Like to discuss future Rotary engagement opportunities in Suriname, and were hosted at a dinner by the Deputy Charge of Mission, Margaret McKean, with several prominent Suriname business and education leaders. The projects in Suriname are examples of how Rotary can successfully leverage participation of similarly focused, local profit and non-profit organizations to support sustainable capacity development in maturing communities. Were it not for Rotary initiatives in villages like Rica, governments and corporate philanthropic organizations would see little reason to provide for the basic water, sanitation, and economic needs of communities less fortunate for years to come. These small projects send a huge positive signal to country leaders to engage and show the world that Rotary is the organization that ‘gets things done’. For more information or interest in participating with the CCP Club projects in Suriname, please email Tracy Settle at tracysettle3010@gmail.com.
Author of Youth Novel About Bullying and Suicide Described Bibliotherapy at Club Meeting by Garner, Archie
Laralee Kodzo, who recently published a novel for teens titled, Locker 572, about bullying and suicide, described how bibliotherapy is helping at risk youth deal with intense, negative, experiences.
Author Loralee (L.T.) Kodzo has over a decade of experience teaching and mentoring senior leaders in The Department of Defense, Federal Government Agencies and Fortune 50 Companies. Her tumultuous youth has drawn her to champion the edgy issues young people face.
She recently published a novel for teens, Locker 572, that isabout bullying and suicide. She spends time crossing the country and addressing seventh to twelve grade audiences, in both public and private schools. Teachers, principals, foster care organizations and mental health professionals endorse this book, including the director of suicide prevention for the state of NY who wrote:
“Schools and colleges should include this book as part of their curriculum. Colleges should include the book as a resource for education majors. I plan to use it as a resource in a graduate course I teach on suicide prevention.”
Ms. Kodzo participates in anti-bullying and anti-suicide prevention whenever possible.
Memorial for Carolyn Emery is June 16, 2012 by Garner, Archie
The Memorial Service, to celebrate the life and spirit of Carolyn Emery, will be held on Saturday, June 16, at 1 p.m. at the Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, located at 5010 Little Falls Road, Arlington.
Rotary Year Finish Coming Up - It is Not too Late to Donate to the Rotary Foundation by Anderson, Peter
Peter Anderson attended the Zone 33 Foundation Seminar in Raleigh, NC, 8-9 June. The seminar descibed the move to Rotary's New Generations requirements that will affect all clubs starting in Rotary Year 2013-2014.
There is preparation that will need to be accomplished prior to 1 July 2013 by all clubs desiring Rotary Foundation Grants. In particular every club will be required to have at least one member trained and certified in the new grant process.
Also a reminder that if you have not donated to the Rotary Foundation it is not too late to donate and receive credit as a Sustaining Member for Rotary Year 2011-2012 or to become a Paul Harris Fellow. Donations can be made either through the club's Rotary Foundation Chair,Joe Garland, or directly to Rotary International via their web site.
Introducing a project called “Katrianna walks...So they don't have to” by Garner, Archie
Katrianna, daughter of Rotarian Katherine Van Diest, introduced the CCP Rotary Club to her project called “Katrianna walks...So they don't have to”. Her project is a program being channeled through the Rotary Global Water Team.
She, and her project partners, are hoping to involve interact clubs, Rotarians and the general public in the mission of building water wells around the world.
The concept is simple, sponsor a Jerry Jug, which consists of making a $100 contribution to the Paul Harris program; the contribution counts toward the sponsoring member’s personal Rotary Foundation goal. Then place the jug, with the sponsoring member’s Rotary Club logo on it, in the home, office, other businesses, or public places where people will see the rotary message and, hopefully, donate into the jug. When the jug is filled with donations, return the jug to a “Katrianna walks” member or to the club treasurer.
The Rotary Clubs can use the funds collected for their own water projects or to support a club in the district that has its own water project. There is also a list of clubs with open projects looking for partners found at www.rotaryglobalrun4water.com .
“Katrianna walks....so they don't have to” was founded to provide local water to millions of people who still walk long distances to get and carry water back each day.
Sandy Harter is Crystal City - Pentagon Rotary Club Rotarian of Year by Garner, Archie
Pentagon-Crystal City Rotary Club announced that Sandy Harter was selected Rotarian of Year during the annual end-of-year picnic.
A part of the picnic to celebrate the end of another great year, outgoing President Donald Ainworth gave thanks to all the Rotarian's who assisted him during this Rotary Year. A special thanks went to Sandy Harter, who was selected as PCCR Club Rotarian of the year. Sandy has been heavily involved in nearly every aspect of our Club's many Avenues of Service. Some of the activities in which was involved, included traveling to India as part of a polio vacination team, traveling to Surinam as part of the Surinam projects team, advising one of two interact clubs supported by our club, and even hosting our end of year picnic.
Congratulations Sandy, for a well deserved accolade from our club.
End of Year Picnic Celebration a Great Success by Garner, Archie
Members of the the Crystal City - Pentagon Rotary Club enjoyed an end-of-year picnic to celebrate the conclusion of another great year.
Part of the celebration included thanks from outgoing President Donald Ainworth to all the Rotarian's who assisted him during this Rotary Year. Don gave special thanks to his administrative staff and others who stepped up to fill positions to help make his year as Club President so successful. In his recognition, he presented them variously with plaques, pins, tributes, and small gifts as tokens of his appreciation. One outstanding member, Sandy Harter, was feted for his selection as PCCR Club Rotarian of the year, who also hosted the picnic at his home
As in the cliche, with all the food, wine, beer, other sundry beverages, and outstanding location, a great time was had by all.
District Blue Gray Conference a Success by Peter Anderson
The District 7610 annual conference was rousing success with its Blue - Gray theme.
The District 7610 Annual conference was Blue-Gray this year and held in Gettysburg, PA this year. Friday evening included a costume ball with Rotarians dancing the night away, which was not easy in the hot wool Civil War uniforms.
The presentations included the National Immunization Day (NID) held in India. CCP Rotarian Sandy Harter, who participated in the NID spoke about his experience there.
The CCP Club on first in the leggo bridge building competition during one of the brak out sessions. Who knew the club had so many engineers. Each person was awarded a 1st place trophey.
The guest speaker this year was RI President's Personal Representative, RI General Secretary Ed Futa. He actually gave two talks, one during the first plenary session and the second as the guest speaker at the main dinner. Subjects included how to get the word out about Rotary and Rotary core values. He even shared with the District the new Rotary "core essence."
The club had 11 members (33%) participate, which was the highest percentage in many years. Thanks DG Ron Marion for the great event.
CCP Rotary Members Attend UN Conference by Peter Anderson
06 November, 2010 was the Rotary International Conference at the United Nations in New York City. CCP Rotary members Anupam, Peter, Hayward and Sue alonf with Sue's daughter Monica and their Rotary Exchange student Dauphine attended. The conference was a great success with 1156 attendees representing 41 countries, and 36 states. the attendees included 513 students, Interact and Rotary exchange students. Canada had the largest representation with 190 people attending. Topics discussed included Literacy, Youth activities, Clean Water and Health. The event provided some great insights from UN agencies and staffs. Rotary UN day 2011 will be held on Saturday 05 Nov 2011, so put it on your calendars now.
Crystal City Pentagon Honors Local Business Woman by Peter Anderson
The Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Club inducted Ms. Melinda Purvis, the owner of Self Storage Plus at 605 South Ball Street, in Arlington as a Paul Harris Fellow at their meeting on 8 September 2010. For the past two years, Ms. Purvis has been instrumental in helping the Crystal City Pentagon Club accomplish its quarterly Passageways Project furnishing apartments for homeless people transitioning back into mainstream society.
The Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Club inducted Ms. Melinda Purvis, the owner of Self Storage Plus at 605 South Ball Street, in Arlington as a Paul Harris Fellow at their meeting on 8 September 2010. For the past two years, Ms. Purvis has been instrumental in helping the Crystal City Pentagon Club accomplish its quarterly Passageways Project furnishing apartments for homeless people transitioning back into mainstream society.
The Crystal City Pentagon Club met Ms. Purvis through its membership in the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.Until that time the club had no place to store donated furniture for its Passageway Project making it very difficult to obtain and maintain the needed furniture.In 2009 the three Arlington Rotary Clubs, Crystal City Pentagon, Arlington and Fort Myer-Rosslyn joined the Arlington Chamber of Commerce under a joint membership.The Club met Ms. Purvis there and she has supported the Passageways Project with reduced storage rates, to include waiving storage fees for up to six months at a time.She has also alerted the Club to furniture that her customers have either left behind or did not want to take with them, helping the club provide the Passageways recipients with much needed furniture to make their empty apartments a home, never asking for anything in return. Her efforts have resulted in the club saving money and having more furniture to support Passageways.
The Crystal City Pentagon Club members all agreed that Ms. Purvis' selfless support to the club and community reflected Rotary's ideals and used the club's accumulated points to honor her as the club's latest Paul Harris Fellow.
Hayward and Sandy Become Multiple PH Fellows by Peter Anderson
Congratulations are in order for club members Haward and Sandy, who were recognized for their contributions to the Rotary International Foundation's Annual Fund.
Congratulations are in order for club members Haward and Sandy, who were recognized for their contributions to the Rotary International Foundation's Annual Fund. Both became multiple Paul Harris Fellows and were presented their new Paul Harris pins by club President Glynn. The Rotary Foundation is a cornerstone of Rotary International and allows Rotary Clubs worldwide to accomplish worhtwhile projects. HAward and Sandy are to be commended for their commitment to Rotary and helping us make the world a better place.
Pentagon Rotary on Social Media by Anupam Kumar
Crystal City-Pentagon Rotary is now on various social media websites. Click here to find out more and participate!
Check out our videos, fan pages, tweets and profile!
The Oscar-nominated film, The Final Inch, was shot in India and highlights health workers and Rotarians that are working to fight the devastating disease of polio
Printed Bulletin at Downloads link by Susan Bentley
View the eBulletin, or download the printed bulletin, as distributed at our meetings! It is available in Word at the Download link, in the above left of the homepage.
While there are lots of great features in ClubRunner, we will grow into them gradually. In the meantime, you can find a file with the Word version of the weekly bulletin, as handed out at our meetings, by clicking Downloads on the home page.
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