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March 6, 2017 Grapevine

This week’s Grapevine includes numerous timely items, including this recent recording > There’s a Buzz on the Radio
Bill Stover’s Weekly Wisdom: Half the people you know are below average. Hope to see you this Thursday!
RECAP OF THE LAST NOON MEETING (Feb 23rd)
Greeter: Bill Wortley
50/50:  Buzz Poland sold tickets. Brian Jolliff won the ticket drawing but not the winning card. Mike Hite will sell tickets next week.
Birthdays/anniverseries: Birthdays – Leslie Crabill, Christine Oliver, Fred Hollida, Pam Wagoner. Club anniversaries – Doug Arndt (28), Jeff Arndt (28), Elaine Bartoldson (3).
Wedding anniversaries: Craig Martin (Karen – 46), Pete Mulford (Betty – 41)
Guests (hosts):  Shirley Mahoney (Vicki Jenkins), Lori Taylor (proposed for membership by Sandy Hamilton), Jessi Pritchard (Vicki Jenkins),  Larry and Anita Cooper (Walt Ridenour)
Golden Moments: Share yours at our next meeting!
Three new Board members elected: Congrats to Chris Johnson, Pam Wagoner and Pete Mulford – and thanks to everyone who volunteered to run.

MAIN PROGRAM – An outstanding program by Dr. William (Chip) Zimmer, Shepherd University (MBA Summit).

Dr. William (Chip) Zimmer, Shepherd University
BEST AND BRIGHTEST FROM HEDGESVILLE HS 

L/R:  Madeline Brown, Samuel Lehew (not shown/Brad Sensel, Interact advisor)

RECAP OF THE LAST EVENING (SATELLITE) MEETING (Feb 23rd)
Grapevine liason – Tiffany Arnett. Primary contact for group is Drew Bartoldson – [email protected]

Planning for next week’s mixer.

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 Notice for upcoming NOON meetings – 
Best and Brightest Students each week:  March – Hedgesville HS;  April – Musselman HS;  May – Martinsburg HS
 If you have suggestions for our main program, please see Amanda Giangola, Program Chairman > [email protected]

• This Thursday, March 9th (noon at McFarland House). Main program – High school basketball coaches.
• Thursday, March 16th (noon at HI). Main program – Berkeley County High School Baseball Coaches
• March 23rd (noon at Purple Iris). Main program – Chauncey Winbush, Shepherd’s new athletic director.

• This Thursday, March 9th, 5:39 pm to 7 pm at the Hub. Social/mixer. Members encouraged to invite and bring guests.
• Thursday, March 16th, 6 pm to 7 pm at the Hub.  Social/mixer. Members encouraged to invite and bring guests.
• Thursday March 21st, 6 pm to 7 pm at Blue Ridge CTC. Social/mixer. Members encouraged to invite and bring guests.

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

• More greeters needed! Please see Sandy Hamilton.
• Rotaract, Phi Beta Lambda, along with The Student Activities Board and assistance from the Career Services Department at at Blue Ridge CTC successfully hosted its very first “Attire for Hire” Clothing Drive. Eileen Kusnirak is vice president of Phi Beta Lambda and president of the Rotaract Club. Journal news story > CLICK HERE   

 

From left, Sandy (Alexis) Byers, Logan Jay, Sabrina Carney, Eileen Kusnirak, Ashley Arriaga, Ryan Ballenger, and Melissa Jiannotti. 

• Our outbound exchange student for 2017/2018 is Ben Merzouk from Hedgesville HS. Congrats, Ben!
• Our inbound exchange student for 2017/2018 will be announced soon, which means we are in the hunt for host families to take portions of the next school year. If you have an interest, please don’t put off getting the facts and making a decision. To see if being a host family is for you, please contact Doug Frye or Craig Bartoldson.
• Our Short Term Exchange Program (STEP) outbound exchange student this summer is Jemma Piasecki from Martinsburg HS. Congrats, Jemma!
• Applications for Rotary Interact Scholarships (funded by our Golf Tourney) have been mailed to area high schools.
• March 10th – Shepherdstown Rotary Wine Tasting Dinner at Bavarian Inn >  CLICK FOR DETAILS
• March 11 (Saturday) – Historic dinner with RI President (see below). Last call!

• March 14th at the Martinsburg Holiday Inn – Our own Pam Wagoner will honored by the Boy Scouts of America at its annual Distinguished Citizen Dinner. Please join Pete Mulford at a table of Martinsburg Rotarians. For tickets, contact Doug Band at 304 940-1201 or email [email protected] To sponsor a LOCAL scout (just $10/month), please use attached form.
• Tuesday, March 21 (6 pm – 730) at Blue Ridge CTC. First annual multi-school/multi-club Interact Mixer. See invite below. Special thanks for coordination to Musselman HS Interact Club (Chad Spencer/Advisor, Matthew Betts.President

• Two dates are now available for Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) training.  March 25 (Coal Center, PA) and April 8 (Lewisburg, PA), See Brian Jolliff asap if interested.
• March 29^th  (Wednesday) – Rotary Mixer, starts at 5:30 pm.  Location to be determined.  Want to help plan our future miixers? Contact Chris Johnson at 304 263-5680 x122 or email   cjohnson@panhandlehomehealth.org
• MAY 12 – 14 – DISTRICT CONFERENCE AT SPLIT ROCK RESORT: Fun in the Poconos (Lake Harmony, PA).  Register NOW for best room rates and selection. No special rates offered after April 10.  >  Registration Form  
  
• HS MOCK INTERVIEWS on March 8th, 9th, 17th and 24th: Help wanted!

 

•  May 26 2017 – Get Acquainted Meet & Greet – DG Mike Hornby’s House.
• May 29, Monday, Memorial Day –  Rotary’s free ‘Pancakes for Polio Breakfast’ – 8 am to 11 am.
  Bring the whole family to War Memorial Park and enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast with sausage, biscuits, sausage gravy and more… served up by Martinsbur Rotary’s Satellite Club members. What a great way to honor those who have served our great country. Proceeds will benefit Rotary International’s mission to eradicate polio worldwide.
• Annual Rotary Foundation Drive moves into high gear!  Checks accepted at every meeting through June. 
• SPECIAL WRNR-Rotary Foundation Drive is also in full swing. This innovative project raises money by allowing people and businesses to sponsor PSAs on WRNR for charities and non-profits. More people/businesses are needed to sponsor PSAs plus some Rotarians who would like to record some of the PSAs. 100% of proceeds go to our LOCAL Rotary Foundation. See Brian Jolliff or Mike Hornby for required form shown below.

• GOLF TOURNAMENTS – See community announcements below.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS  

• Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation Competitive Grants. Now open to apply (until 3/15/17) >  click for info 
• Another High Impact Grant Opportunity! Women Investing in Shepherd (WISH) is now accepting applications from non-profits that meet following criteria (1) Responses to urgent and critical needs (2) Bold new ventures; and/or (3) New approaches to ongoing challenges. Applicant organizations must have a current 501 (c) (3) determination from IRS and be based in and primarily serving the following counties: Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, and Hampshire counties in WV; Frederick, Loudoun, and Clarke counties in VA;  and Frederick and Washington counties in MD. This grant pool is estimated to be $51,250. WISH will award up to two equal grants of $25,625. Applicants must show need for use of this high impact amount in a time span of no greater than three (3) years. Contact – Meg Peterson, mpeterso@shepherd.edu. Letter of Inquiry (submissions) accepted until March 1, 2017 >  CLICK HERE 
• You are invited – see flyer below.
  Four decades of youth photography, taught by Pat Murphy. Now at Berkeley Artworks, 116 N. Queen. Wed-Fri (11 am to 5 pm);  Sat (11 am to 4 pm)
  
• March 4th, Holiday Inn, Martinsburg – Saturday Night at the Races Gala – sponsored by the Professional Business Women’s Association to fund local scholarships for continuing educations. MORE INFO
• Full Ride Scholarships at Blue Ridge CTC with benefits are offered by the Power Systems Institute to those wishing to become a lineman. If you know of possible candidates, contact Rotarian Charlene Gilliam (First Energy) asap.
• April 27th (Thursday) Panhandle Home Health MINIATURE Golf Tournament. Shotgun start at 1 pm at JayDee’s Family Fun Center. Registration/cancelation deadline  is April 7. For more info and registration, see Chris Johnson or > CLICK HERE 
• May 1st – Holes ‘fore’ Hunger Golf Tournament – see flyer and Pete Mulford.

• Fulton L. Walker, Jr. Charity Golf Classic, May 5 at Locust Hill Golf Course (Charles Town).  For more info or to sign up, contact Robert Sowell (571 220-0951) or email >  [email protected]
• OTHER LIKELY GOLF TOURNAMENTS: April 1, July 12th.  Chair persons or organizers for these and other golf tournaments should email the Grapevine with particulars (and a flyer, if available) so that each may be properly promoted in the Grapevine.
• Link to upcoming United Way activities > click here
• Chamber’s Calendar of Events > click here