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

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At our meeting last week, we inducted three brand new members to Rotary and also welcomed a seasoned Rotarian into our fold. Pictured here are President Dennis Fargo with Rob Bester, who transferred into our club and is originally with Rotary in South Africa, and our newest Rotarians along with their wives - Dickie and Scott Weible, Jonathan & Pam Escueta, and Loretta and Jim Moran. Welcome to our new members! We are so glad your spouses could join us to celebrate your induction to Rotary. The addition of these four members have moved our classification from a small club to a medium club.

Want to play Reality Monopoly? Except with friends, not adversaries? In a game where everybody wins? And even so, where all of your education, experience and skill are key? Where all of your associates share similar values? Then, my friends, seek and serve in Rotary leadership! Our current Club Board of Directors includes thirteen positions, all looking for a few good kin. Our current membership is 42 – that’s about a one-in-three chance, every year, of service for anyone wishing the leadership experience. Here’s just a sample of what your Club Board of Directors accomplishes at each of its monthly meetings, taken from this month’s agenda:

Scheduled an end-of-year party with our associated Battlefield Interact Club, and voted $150 to fund it;

Voted to donate $250 to the Shriner’s Transportation Fund (provides patient transport to Shriner hospitals) as a “Thank you” to the Shriners for their support of Earth Day;

Voted to provide $75 to the Rotary Club of Dulles International Airport to help that Club defray the cost of hosting, in behalf of District 7610, the departure party for the Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team from India;

Approved monthly reports by all of the Club’s Directors, including a Treasurer’s Report stating our bank balance is the highest its ever been; and a Membership Report that elevates us from a small to a medium-sized Club;

Initiated planning for our next Rotary 101 event for new member

Completed an application for the District Governor’s citation

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Affirmed the decision to purchase a stand-up display for use by the Club in Rotary events;

Initiated planning to support one of our members in a Rotary Wal

Assembled a committee to draft our next Club request for a Rotary Simplified Grant;

Discussed planning for a reception for our associated Rotary Community Corps (RCC);

Discussed planning for our Club’s end-of-Rotary-year event.

See what I mean? And it’s easy as, well, saying “aye”: all you need to do is to indicate your desire and willingness to serve. Joining a planning committee is a good place to start. Enjoy your Rotary experience to the fullest. Rotary leadership is fun!

The Bull Run Mountain Conservancy is looking for volunteers to hike on the preserve on the weekends. Duties will include assisting hikers with questions or directions, reminding hikers of the guidelines of the preserve, and providing a general presence for the Conservancy. Volunteers will be outside for their entire shift and will wear an orange vest and volunteer name tag. All ages are welcome. If you are looking for volunteer hours, this is a great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors while serving and representing Bull Run Mountains Conservancy.

Bull Run Mountains Conservancy 703-753-2631 www.brmconservancy.org

Bonaventure Gonsalves, Bonefish Grill

Bonaventure Gonsalves goes by the nickname "Bonny" .Bonny from Bombay, India has been in the restaurant business for about 25 years.He has been here 21 years working in Miami and Chicago. Bonny has been with The Bonefish grill for 7 years and as many of us know has been proprietor of the Gainesville location. He resides in Gainesville with his family including two teenage daughters. Besides presiding at the first truly upscale restaurant in our area Bonny has been generous in the community.He has sponsored lunches for Juvenile Diabetes foundation, Darrell Green Youth Foundation, Barn, Casa etc.and recently did a breakfast for 150 Battlefield HS teachers and staff. Needless to say he has helped sponsor several Rotary and Red Cross projects. Bonny will focus on the challenge of keeping quality employees in a dynamic growing marketplace.

Jan Nelson, National Wildlife Federation

Jan gave a Global Warming presentation prepared for Virginia residents, whether they are gardeners, hunters or anglers. She talked about the science of Global Warming, some of the impacts, and finally some solutions that everyone can follow. National Wildlife Federation's vision is to conserve wildlife for our children's future.

Date	Speaker	Description	Guest Of
May 27	Gerald Connolly	Congressman	Amelia Stansell
June 3	Austin House	Farthest Corners	Marilyn Karp
June 10	Eric Latham	Walk Across America	member
June 17	Jim Aram	Classification Talks	members
June 24	TBD	TBD
July 1	TJ Hassan & Kevin Turner	Forum International	Amelia Stansell

Date	Event	Time
Sunday, June 7	Rotary 101	2-5 pm
Saturday, September 26	Childrens Wellness Festival

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 Grzejka	Club Public Relations	Amelia Stansell
Sergeant-at-Arms	Ali Sayed	Rotary Community Corp	George Layne
Interact Club	George Layne	Past President	John Grzejka

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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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