The Gainesville-Haymarket Rotary meets every Wednesday at 7:30 am at the Piedmont Country Club. Here's the address:

14675 Piedmont Vista Drive, Haymarket, Va 20169

Please sign on to the District Club Database and review/update your membership information.

After our last weekly meeting, Linda Marlow, Don Rusch and I visited the Third Grade at Pace West School. We were greeted by Kecia Wolf who, remember, has spoken to our Club. We met teacher Mary-Alice and her five – we can be hopeful – future Rotarians, including Ty and “Steven-but-not-with-a-P-H.” We also met Lex their Therapy Dog, an Irish Setter. Although the school was in mourning for the recently-murdered 13-year-old girl we all saw in the news, the cold weather had elevated the mood in this classroom and the students were hoping for snow. Their strategy, they said, was to wear their pajamas inside-out.

I had my lapel pin on my jacket and they wanted to know what it was. So I told a story about Rotary. Then we talked about dictionaries and presented one to each child. When we opened the front cover, Steven-but-not-with-a-P-H saw the emblem on the salutation sticker, and said, “Hey, that’s what you’re wearing!” And then he told us what it was and what it meant. Instant Rotary awareness. It was a rich and rewarding experience, and I was proud to represent you, dear Club. A small but significant victory of the kind that works change in people’s lives. Who knows, maybe we changed the world!

Here's a nomination form from the Prince William Chamber of Commerce to nominate a non-profit for an award relating to Arts & Education or Health & Human Services. Our Publication Relations Director Amelia Stansell would like to see everyone fill one out nominating our club and the Manassas and Bull Run Clubs for their leadership with the Children's Wellness Festival.

Click here to access and print out the form. .

Here is some of the details you need in order to fill out the form

Name of Non-Profit & Program: Gainesville-Haymarket, Manassas and Bull Run Rotary Clubs - Children's Wellness Festival

Contact Person: Charlie Mills Co-Chair

Address: 15505 Alderbrook Haymarket VA 20169

Phone: 703-789-8322

Please write a brief blurb about why you are nominating the Children's Wellness Festival. Amelia will include with hers the press releases and district newsletter releases we have sent for it along with the wonderful pictures Tony/Marilyn provided

You can see the pictures from the Children's Wellness Festival at www.wellnessfestival.org

PS: If you need help faxing the form, fill it in and bring it to the club meeting and Marilyn will scan it in for you so you can send it as an email attachment.

Cheri Villa, President and CEO - SERVE

Cheri Villa, the current President/CEO of SERVE, will be addressing the unique ways SERVE is delivering client services in this challenging economic environment. As a point of interest, close to 20% of SERVE’s budget came from Fannie & Freddie (this source of funds is seriously in doubt in the future), and Prince William County is considering zero funding us for the upcoming fiscal year. It should be an enlightening discussion. Rob Sturm, the current Chair of the Board, will also be attending with Cheri.

Explanation of Reverse Raffle by Manassas Rotary Members

Two Manassas Rotary Members were guests at our meeting and told us about their upcoming event - a Reverse Raffle taking place this weekend. They explained the logistics involved in running the event and their anticipated profit. Several members of our club will be attending so we can expect to hear more feedback in the near future.

LOOK AT THE THERMOMETER!!!!

We have almost reached our goal of $3300.00 for the Foundation in this Rotary year. GREAT

We have three members in the process of becoming new Paul Harris Fellows this Rotary year. One PHF award has already been made this year. GREAT

We have 19 Sustaining Members this year. VERY GOOD We hope to add more

Our goal is EVERY MEMBER EVERY YEAR. FAIR We hope that every member will make some contribution to the Rotary Foundation this year. Perhaps you can join this group with a ten or twenty dollar gift.

The Rotary district will still match each gift for $100 or more.

Bring checks to Russell Tuck

Date	Speaker	Description	Guest Of
January 28	Cindy Seidel	Fitness For Life	Dennis Fargo
February 4	Steve Floyd, BAE Systems	HAARP Program in Alaska	George Layne
February 11	Bri West	Piedmont Environmental Council	Marilyn Karp
February 18	Jim Miller	DOD/Navy Humanitarians --Diplomacy at it's best.
February 25	David Crandall & Dick McCord	Shriners & CWF
March 4	TBD
March 11	John Stirrup & Sam Alattar	Prince William Update	Linda Marlow
March 18	Zed Wondemu	Zed's Restaurant	Linda Marlow

Date	Event	Time
Sunday, January 25	Fireside Chat at Marilyn Karp's house	2-4 PM

2008-2009 Board of Directors

Officers	Name	Directors	Name
President	Dennis Fargo	The Rotary Foundation	Russ Tuck
President Elect	Charlie Mills	Club Administration	Lori Power
Vice President	Alan Myers	Membership	Linda Marlow
Secretary	Don Rusch	Service Projects	Marilyn Karp
Treasurer	John Grezjka	Club Public Relations	Amelia Stansell
Sergeant-at-Arms	Ali Sayed	Rotary Community Corp	George Layne
Interact Club	George Layne	Past President	John Grezjka

Places to make up a meeting

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Excellence is the result of:

• caring more than others think wise
• risking more than others think is safe
• dreaming more than others think is practical
• and expecting more than others think is possible

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