Welcome to the Rotary club of Gainesville-Haymarket in VA
A Not-For Profit Foundation. IRS ID No. 01-0881007
If you are interested in becoming a member or would like to attend one of the club's weekly meetings as a guest please contact Babak Taghavi at sailer40@aol.com.
Upcoming Events At A Glance
- May 16, 2012 - Ogie Shaw - Fitness Motivation
- May 19, 2012 - Club Leadership Training Seminar - Germanna Community College, Daniel Technology Center, Culpeper, VA
- May 23, 2012 - Rotary Youth Exchange
- May 30, 2012 - Book Reviews - Mark Cooke
Meeting Cancellation Policy - If the Prince William County Schools System cancels or delays the opening of the schools then the Gainesville-Haymarket Rotary club will NOT have the meeting. You can call the Prince William County school public information line (703) 791-2776 after 5:30 AM for school status.
May 9, 2012 - Rotary club's weekly meeting
- Club President Amelia Stansell introduced her new baby Amelia Grace to the club members.
- President-Elect Lori Power reminded the 2011-2012 board members and other club members who would like to attend the upcoming Club Leadership Training Seminar (CLTS) to sign up on the District 7610 website if they have not gotten a chance to do so.
- Our guest speaker Jane Priest from the Alzheimer's Association National Capital Area Chapter talked about the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's and how early diagonis gives a person a chance to seek treatment.
May 2, 2012 - Rotary club's weekly meeting
Our guest speaker Brittany Bennett is one of two District 7610 selectees for a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year. She was sponsored for her Ambassadorial Scholarship by the Rotary Club of Burke. She will conduct research in the fields of cultural anthropology, law, and human rights at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
May 1, 2012 - PACE West Trip to Camp Highroad
Club members Gail Kettlewell (team leader), Jim Aram, Will Austin, and Peter Vu assisted the PACE West school counselor Jason Froehlich and the high school staff chaperoned a group of 33 high school students at Camp Highroad in Middleburg, VA. The Gainesville-Haymarket Rotary club also contributed $825 to pay for the admission fees for the entire group. Rev. Rick Dawson, Executive Director at Camp Highroad, and his staff welcomed our group to the camp early Tuesday morning. The Camp Highroad staff and the AmeriCorps volunteers provided the teambuilding exercises and outdoor education for our students. Students were having a fun time at the camp.
April 27, 2012 - Battlefield High School 2012 Talent Show
On Friday, April 27th, the Battlefield High School held its 2012 BHS Talent Show from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the BHS auditorium to raise money to help build a school in Sierra Leone through the Brick by Brick Schoolbuilding campaign managed by the Free the Children Organization. This fundraiser was hosted by the students from the BHS Interact club and the BHS Key club to raise awareness and money to build a school in one of the poorest countries in the world, Sierra Leone. The BHS Interact club is one of the Rotary International's service clubs for young people ages 12 to 18. The BHS Key club is a high school organization sponsored by Kiwanis International.
Months before this talent show night the students from the two clubs worked tireless to plan and organize this charity event. It started out with Ha Young Shin, President of the BHS Interact club, wanted to make her dream of helping those children who have no access to education a reality. Ha Young wishes that these children be given valuable skills enabling them to earn a better living and ultimately break the cycle of poverty in those areas. Ha Young and Angela Cho, President of the BHS Key club, led the operation with strong support from Mr. Cruz, (Interact club instructor) and Ms. Starkey (Key club instructor). Both clubs received an outpouring of support from Principal Mrs. Amy Ethridge-Conti and the rest of the school staff.
At 6:00 PM guests started to arrive at the school where they were greeted by the students from the Interact and Key clubs and by the Rotarians from the Gainesville-Haymarket Rotary club. Rotarians helped out with the concession tables, photography, and the raffle tickets for the wonderful prizes donated by the local sponsors. At 7:00 PM the show opened with both Ha Young and Angela singing the "Fly Me to the Moon" song. Afterward Ha Young and Angela took turn introducing each act and the performers by name. Students and Mr. Ross Bair, science teacher at BHS, showcased their talents including singing, dancing, poetry, and music. At the end of the show students raised over $1,000 and 100% of the proceeds go to build a school in Sierra Leone (West African nation).
Three BHS students and Mr. Ross Bair singing the "In the Still of the Night" song.
April 25, 2012 - Rotary club's weekly meeting
- Club members offered warm wishes to Troy and Amelia's newborn daughter Amelia Grace Stansell.
- Our guest speaker Andrea Saccoccia, Executive Director for Project Mend-A-House (PMAH), talked about how the Mend-A-House volunteers have assisted seniors, disabled, and low-income residents of Prince William County and Manassas for over 25 years. Andrea also thanked Jim Aram's Advantage Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation team for providing the recent balance testing and training for seniors in the Prince William county. Andrea is a guest of Karen Wayne.
From left to right: Club Vice President Jim Aram, President-Elect Lori Power, Karen Wayne, and Andrea Saccoccia
April 18, 2012 - Rotary club's weekly meeting
- Club Assembly - Board members reviewed the club's accomplishments for the 1st quarter of 2012 and shared their plans for the next quarter and beyond.
- Rick Ferry and Gail Kettlewell circulated the sign-up sheets for the upcoming volunteer events.
