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JULY 3rd GRAPEVINE + MEETING NOTICES

Good day, Rotarians!

This edition of The Grapevine includes numerous timely items, including this little video (especially pertinent as our next exchange student is from Paraguay)  > Rotary Orphanage Project in Paraguay.
And for just chuckles, here is the latest weekly wisdom from BILL STOVER’S INFAMOUS LEXOPHILIA LIBRARY: Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn’t control her pupils? For more weekly wisdom,  see you at our next Rotary meeting!
HIGHLIGHTS: Noon meeting, June 29th – Club Assembly
Greeter: Bill Wortley
50/50:  Kathy Mason sold tickets.  Jim Carpenter won the ticket drawing but did not draw the winning card. Jim will sell tickets next week.
Happy Birthday, Kresha Hornby. Click to hear your song!
Club anniversaries –  Charles Preston (8), Frank Van Derhoff (4),
Wedding anniversaries – Tamilyn Clark
Golden Moments: Priceless smiles are now on sale for $1 each. Share yours at our next meeting!
Guests (hosts):  Ben Merzouk (our outbound exchange student), Dana DeJarnett (Leslie Crabill), Colleen Kradel (Leslie Crabill), Sue Flanagan (Leslie Crabill), James Hersirk (Leslie Crabill), Randy Lewis (Healthy Berkeley), Joshua Jolliff (Brian Jolliff), Mike Knotts (Manuel Washington).
Club business – Please wear your name tag at each meeting. It’s friendly and helpful.

• The Grapevine (Bill Yearout)
• Rotary Foundation (Pete Mulford)
• Public Relations (Elaine Bartoldson)
• Membership (Chris Johnson)
• International Service (Craig Bartoldson)
• New Generations (Berneice Collis)
• Vocational Service (Robin Zanotti)
• Community Service Overview (Sandy Hamilton)
• Community Service/Taste of the Panhandle (Leslie Craabill)
• Community Service/Day of Caring (Kathy Mason)
• Community Service/Santa Breakfast (Penny Porter)
• Community Service/Salvation Army Bell Ringers & Angels Project (Maria Lorensen)

Some special highlights –

Dana DeJarnett, representing the Berkeley Medical Center, presents check of $1000 to Brian Jolliff as our share of proceeds from the Wellness Screening Project


Dana DeJarnett, representing Heathy Berkeley, receives Taste of the Panhandle check of over $6000 from Brian Jolliff to help enhance walking and cycling opportunities in Berkeley County

Pam Curtis and Vickie Elliot were unable to attend our awards ceremony at the June 22 installation dinner, but received their plaques for distinguished service at Club Assembly.

Our youngest guest, Joshua Jolliff, takes a bow.
HIGHLIGHTS: Evening/Satellite Meeting, June 29th
Group leader – Tamilyn Clark; Club liason – Maria Lorensen,   Satellite Facebook Page   

• Chad Spencer recognized for receiving Charles Brown Rotarian of the Year award.
• Tamilyn Clark recognized for receiving the Rising Star Award & Paul Harris Fellow.
• Elaine Bartoldson presented Wiktoria Warzycka’s Youth exchange experience for the school year of 2016/2017.

ABOUT UPCOMING NOON MEETINGS – 
If you have suggestions for our main program, please see , Program Chairman Jim Klein.

•  July 6th at Holiday Inn:  Mr. Neil Doran, Executive Director of the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport will discuss MRB – the Eastern Panhandle’s Connection to the World.
• July 13th at Holiday Inn:  Paul Ferwerda, CFA, (Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management, LLC) will suggest five ways to improve decision making in investments where outcomes are highly uncertain.

ABOUT UPCOMING EVENING/SATELLITE MEETINGS –
Usual time:  Thursday, 5: 45 pm. Usual location: The Hub. See below.

• July 6th: 5:45 PM at The Hub: Program: Member Bio – very interesting and revealing!

• July 13th: 5:45 PM at The Hub: Program: Member Bio – also very interesting and revealing!

Group leader – Tamilyn Clark; Club liason – Maria Lorensen,   Satellite Facebook Page   

MARTINSBURG ROTARY – NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Also see “Community Announcements” below.

• Mike Hornby announced that James Rumsey Rotaract and Blue Ridge CTC Rotaract recently received Rotary’s Presidential award for acheivement. These were the only Rotaract clubs in our district to receive these awards.
• Allen Kees announced that our scholarship Golf Tournament coming up on July 12 still has room for more golfers, sponsors and volunteers. So far we have over $10K in sponsorhips, and 80 golfers. We’d like to hit 100 golfers and raise more $$$!
• Board of Directors meetings: July meeting changed to the 11th. August meeting will be at Hoss’s as the HI is booked.
• Follow the western tour/final days in USA of our exchange student, Wicktoria, and her fellow exchange students on Facebook.
• JULY 12TH (WEDNESDAY/THE WOODS) – ROTARY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT! See/email Allen Kees (or call him at 304-262-4960) for more information.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Toni Saylor Concert Series at War Memorial Park, Saturdays at 7 pm until August 17. Details (MBC Parks & Rec).
  
  
• ​​​​​​​Farmers Market on Martinsburg Square, Fridays from 430 pm to 730 pm until Sept 1st. Details (Mainstreet Martinsburg).
  
  
• Free concerts on Martinsburg Square, Fridays from 5 pm to 7 pm until Aug 18th. Details  (Mainstreet Martinsburg).

Link to upcoming United Way activities

A HISTORIC EVENT THAT YOU JUST CANNOT MISS!
As you may know, Rotary International Conventions are fun, life-changing events and most are overseas – which creates a major barrier for many club members. But in 2018, local Rotarians will benefit from some historically fortunate scheduling. The Toronto convention is an exciting location that is driveable from Martinsburg – or you can fly or take Amtrak.

2018 Rotary International Convention, June 24 – 27 in Toronto. Official online info
LINKS TO ROTARY RESOURCES
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EVENING (SATELLITE) GROUP
Satellite Facebook Page
Group Leader – Tamilyn Clark
Club Liaison – Maria Lorensen
ROTARACT CLUBS – Berniece Collis, Coordinator
Blue Ridge: Club Liaison – Maria Lorensen. President – Eileen Kusnirak.
James Rumsey: Club Liason – Vicki Jenkins. President – Shirley Mahoney.
HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT CLUBS – Berniece Collis, Coordinator
Hedgesville: Club Liaison – Vickie Elliott. Advisors –  Brad Sensel, Tim Belotte.
Musselman: Club Liaison – Bill Bowen. Advisor – Chad Spencer.
Spring Mills: Club Liaison  – Tina Combs.  Advisor – Scott Barner
Faith Christian: Club Liason – Pam Curtis, Marilyn Schoon. Advisor – Jen Stanley
Martinsburg: Sponsored by Sunrise Rotary Club

OUR 2016-2017 INBOUND EXCHANGE STUDENT
Wiktoria (Wiki) Warzycka at Martinsburg HS. From Poland/Denmark

Gloria Figueredo Flores from Paraguay, our 2017-18 inbound exchange student.

OUR 2017-18 OUTBOUND EXCHANGE STUDENT
Ben Merzouk (Hedgesville HS) –  to Argentina

OUR 2017 OUTBOUND SUMMER EXCHANGE STUDENT
Jemma Piasecki (Martinsburg HS) – to Germany.
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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?
I hope this edition of The Grapevine helped get your week off to a fine start.
We look forward to seeing you each Thursday at Rotary.
Bill Yearout, Grapevine Editor
Grapevine email > [email protected]
Phone: 304-263-1707.

YOU. THE GRAPEVINE. OTHER MATTERS.

• The deadline for submitting material to the Grapevine is noon Friday for the weekly issue that goes out Monday. This deadline is necessary so the Grapevine may be compiled and uploaded to the RI server on Friday afternoon to be automatically emailed very early each Monday – to our members and to the print shop, where it is printed/mailed for timely receipt by members who don’t have email.

• Essentials for all announcements to be published: Please be sure to provide sponsoring organization(s), event or project name, dates/times, location, cause,  beneficiaries, costs/needs, actions needed/requested, graphic or flyer, and contact name/phone/email, and link to website, if applicable.  Please understand that circumstances at meetings are such that reliance on verbal info is problematic, and time constraints rarely permit me to run down missing or unclear info, especially with info presented in the community announcement segment of our meeting. Therefore, please try to provide me with all essential info (in writing much preferred) at our Thursday meeting, or email it to me before noon the next day.

• Community announcements: Although Rotary announcements are the top priority, I have established a special section to showcase community announcements that seem most actionable and relevant to Rotarians. If your community announcement was not included, it is probably because I did not receive the essential info from you at our Thursday meeting, or via email by our deadline. All community announcements to be published for a business or non-charitable purpose or organization should be cleared with the President.
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