Service

Launch full screen rich editor>Thanks to Bob Nelson, our newsletter editor (and former District Governor), for doing such a wonderful job keeping track of the high points of our meetings, activities, and Rotary International news. To get any of our newsletters, click on the publication date. August 28, 2008 - Don Smith explains the history of Morgan Automobile Company, words from RI President, member travels and special events, etc. August 21, 2008 - the speaker this week, Don Smith on the hydrogen Morgan car, about David Matthews's talk last week on "New Nuclear Reactor Licensing", Sophia House, Manna Food -- Kathy and Evan Tassis, Jason Hamel and the Big City Mountaineers, Toastmasters and Rotary District-wide meeting run by Steven Naron, Facebook, etc. August 14, 2008 - About our speaker this week David Matthews on "New Nuclear Reactor Licensing", materials from Senator Brian Frosh's talk at our last meeting, helping children with Prosthetics, helping in Pakistan and Nigeria August 7, 2008 - about our speaker this week State Senator Brian E. Frosh, the details of the panel discussion last week on Toastmasters and Rotary programs: immediate past Toastmaster Governor (District 36) Mary Ann Guerra, Gustavo Guerra, DTM Nancy Pirt, and Steve Naron, Manna Food, RI President's message on reducing child mortality July 31, 2008 - about our panel this week on Toastmasters and Rotary programs: immediate past Toastmaster Governor (District 36) Mary Ann Guerra, Gustavo Guerra, DTM Nancy Pirt, and Steve Naron, and last week's speaker David Smith, e-mails, helping flood victims July 24, 2008 - about our speaker David Smith and the World Library Project, Eolia Sibila and  locally supported literacy programs July 17, 2008 - about our speaker Robbi Cohen and Solar Cookers for Darfur, Todd Nitkin's first meeting as president,  also Stefan Rahe, Ceasar Kavadoy, Jr. July 3, 2008 - about Todd Nitkin, our club's new President and Bette Lewis, our new District Governor, the installation of new officers party, June 26, 2008 - Don Smith thanking the members for their contributions during his administration, about the International Conference June 12, 2008 - About our talk by Eolia Sibila an Ann Dorough of Barnes and Noble on improving community literacy, storms, Ed Underriner's retirement, Rotary Fellowships, Revolbinb loan funds June 5, 2008 - About Paul A. Samakow talk on Identity Theft, new District Governor's installation and District office, polio vacine, fitness challenge, 2008 International Convention May 29, 2008 - About our guest speaker, Paul A. Samakow on Identity Theft, details from John Derrick's talk, about Shelterboxes in China, bone marrow programs May 22, 2008 - About our upcoming guest speaker, John M. Derrick, Jr - Pepco CEO, Retired, details from the talk on surgical glues by George Mattamal, the RI international convention, Rotary projects in India, Smiljka's  grandchild May 15, 2008 - About the breakthroughs in surgical glues by George Mattamal, Jeff Miller, Chairman of the Board of the Manna Food Center thanks club May 8, 2008 - All about the District conference including the food raised for the Manna Food Center and Todd Nitkins talk April 24, 2008 - At Sophia House feeding the homeless, about the District conference April 17, 2008 - About The Georgetown Streetbank - microfinance and last week's talk by Barbara Garlock about Sophia House April 10, 2008 - About the presentation by members John Call and Tom Leuchtenburg about the state of the economy. April 3, 2008 - Pictures from our 28th annual International Night at the Hungarian Embassy March 27, 2008 - About our 28th annual International Night at the Hungarian Embassy March 20, 2008 - About last week's speakers from the Georgetown University MicroFinance Club, about this week's speaker and the Humane Society March 13, 2008 - Canadian Broadcasting Journalist Neil McDonald speaker, District Governor Rich Carson guest March 6, 2008 - About the talk by Todd Nitkin, MPH, about northern Uganda February 28, 2008 - About the talk by Ellyn Ogden, Worldwide Polio Eradication Coordinator USAID, more about Rotary's polio activities February 21, 2008 - About speaker Ellyn Ogden, Worldwide Polio Eradication Coordinator USAID, Alex Naron hands check to Jeff Miller, President of Manna Food's Board, Polio news: US$100 million challenge, $3.5 million from Google February 14, 2008 - Speaker Ken Watter; visitors from Switzerland and Rockville!  :-)  Check for the Manna Food program; UN and Rotary on health, literacy, water, and work. January 24, 2008 - Speaker Robert Kalinoski and microlending, future leadership Rotary District 7620: Bette Lewis, Paul Frey, Jay Kumar January 17, 2008 - New member George Mattamal, Scholar Saori Murakami, guest Flo Richman, Kingsley Holgate and Rotary in 33 African nations January 10, 2008 - Wine and Cheese Social, protecting local environment January 3, 2008 - Review of projects: orphanage, food bank, vets, earthquake relief, group home, dictionaries.  Note from Scholar Kanae Tsutsumi December 20, 2007 -Don Hiruo's classification talk, Nadim Salti on the latest on Lebanon,Noel Howard on the club's "dinner date" at a Rockville shelter December 13, 2007 - New officer for July 2008, Manna Food, the Holiday Party, Goodwill Industries December 6, 2007 - About Linda Meade's talk November 28, 2007 - About speaker Linda Meade, funds by Gates Foundation against polio, clubs in Central America November 15, 2007 - About Jason Hamel's classification talk and Anne Barnes talk on Nov.8, Introduction to Catherine Crockett's talk on "Getting to Yes", about Rotary UN day, our dictionary project at Bells Mill Elementary, Rotary projects in Tanzania, other ideas and news from Rotary International November 8, 2007 - About Catherine Crockett the speaker on November 15, fast cars, $1.5M grant to Montgomery Village Rotary Club's project, message from Rotary President November 1, 2007 - About Bernard Henry's classification talk, new member Jason Hamel, the Rotary Foundation, how to help S.CA fire victims October 25, 2007 - About our club's dictionary project and RI news October 18, 2007 - About our club's dictionary project and speaker Dr. Jerry Harvey October 11, 2007 - Our club's 27th birthday party (Charter Night) with pictures, about Potomac Day support, Vaccine-derived Poliovirius, dictionaries in Colorado October 4, 2007 - About our next speaker, Dr. Jerry B. Harvey on the Abilene Paradox and our upcoming new Rotary web site and mini-summit on health September 27, 2007 - Speaker District Governor Rich Carson's talk, work on group home, Rotary UN Day September 20, 2007 - About next week's speaker -- District Governor Rich Carson, our support of an Ethiopian Academy, new member Don Hiruo September 13, 2007 - Speaker Elizabeth Fihe, MD, and James Marinucci on an outreach program to the Joshua Academy Orphanage in Addis Ababa September 6, 2007   - About the Great Falls Park picnic and speaker Jan Pottker to speak on Eleanor Roosevelt and her mother-in-law August 30, 2007  - The passing of member Hugo Eladio Souza August 23, 2007 - Speaker Ed Underriner, Rotary District Executive Secretary, pictures from the social, Manna hits 30,000 boxes, August 16, 2007  - Speaker Adiranna Logalbo, Guest Dr. Manimekala Saravanan of the NCI, Rotary and world peace August 9, 2007 - About upcoming speaker, Adrianna Logalbo, UN Foundation, about an attack on Malaria - "Nothing But Nets" August 2, 2007 - Speaker Barry Anderson, Head Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division of the OECD July 26, 2007 - About Member Ted Asfaw's teaching at the University of Zimbabwe and Member Todd's Nitkin's mission to Liberia July 19, 2007 - Member Dick Alsmeyer leaving area June 28, 2007 - New officers June 14, 2007 - Speaker Tom Leuchtenburg on the area real estate market June 7, 2007 - Speaker Todd Nitkin on our Ethiopia orphanage project May 31, 2007 - Speaker France Pruitt about surviving with her family in Europe during WWII and fixing up a Jewish Group Home May 24, 2007 - New members Anna Dell'Aquila joining! New members Klaus-Dieter Ordemann introduced self to club May 17, 2007 - About ideas for this coming year from the club assembly May 10, 2007 - Speaker Captain Michael Rojas of the Montgomery County Salvation Army, new member Klaus-Dieter Ordemann May 2, 2007 - Meeting with Group Study Exchange Team from Russia all with a medical background April 26, 2007 - Speaker Ned Leonard, VP, Center for Energy & Economic Development (CEED) on “Carbon Sequestration” and about our Russian Group Study Exchange visitors April 19, 2007 - Our 27th Annual International Night to our our incoming DC/Baltimore area Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars April 12, 2007 - Speaker John Oldfield of Water Advocates, guest Andrew Winters, prospective member Klaus-Dieter Ordemann April 5, 2007 - District Governor Pat Kasuda and Past Governor Ray Streib March 29, 2007 - Professor and new member Nabil Bedewi introduced self to club, guests - family of Ted Asfaw, Chef Bernard Henry March 22, 2007 - Speaker Howard Friedman on wines, guests Kathy Tassis, Elizabeth Glines and Pamela Glass March 15, 2007 - Speaker Elizabeth Cookson about the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Alan Cookson introduced self to club, Manna Food Center, International Night March 8, 2007 - speaker from Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County,  also about Sophia House and Community Service Ministry, guests Klaus Osbourne and Anna and Peter Dell'Aquila March 1, 2007 - speaker Katie McLouglin, Program Assistant, Global Warming and Energy Program, Sierra Club and visitor former ambassador Johnny Young February 22, 2007 - speaker Carol Jordan, Director of Public Health Emergency Planning, Montgomery County on preparing for the Avian Flu and guest Chris Good, Rotarian transplant from NJ February 15, 2007 - installation of Alan Cookson, Dick Gordon Rotarian of the Month, vocation talks by Alan Grant and Dick Alsmeyer February 8, 2007 - introduction to new member GTU Professor Nabil Bedewi February 1, 2007 - introduction of new member Anil Alpay, Todd Nitkins's mission to Sri Lanka January 25, 2007 - Nabil Bedewi installation January 18, 2007 - speaker Dr. Michale Gregor, Director of Public Health at the Humane Society, guest Kathy Tassis, Karl Hille, and Japanese Rotarian Scholar Tomohiko Kamiya January 11, 2007 - speaker Vivian Bass, CEO Jewish Foundation for Group Homes who was justed named as a Washingtonian of the Year for 2006, Caesar Kavadoy Rotarian of the Month December 7, 2006 - speaker Alicia Shepard, Professor of Journalism at American University on her new book on the Watergate, introduction to new member Tom Leuchtenberg, Rotarian of the Month Alan Grant November 16, 2006 - speaker Dr. Neal Barnard, from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, installation of Anil Alpay, the dictionary project November 9, 2006 - speaker Walter Shropshire, Smithsonian scientist and ordained pastor, the dictionary project, Community Ministries November 2, 2006 - 26th Charter Night, Potomac Day October 26, 2006 - speaker Colonel Will O'Brien, Director of the Navy's Injured Marine and Sailors Unit