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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Our Rotary Club will honor President Dennis Fargo and President-Elect Charlie Mills at an American Transition Dinner on Thursday, June 25 at the Piedmont Club. Cash Bar Cocktail Receptions begins at 5:30 pm and bell ringing will be at 6:30 pm.

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A large group of our members stayed after our meeting last week to collate flyers for the upcoming Children's Wellness Festival. With the number of people that we had helping, we managed to get all of them separated in groups of 25 in about 45 minutes time. Not only that, it was a great opportunity for fellowship - there was a lot of friendly banter around the tables (making counting difficult at times!!!). We do great things when we come together to work for a good cause!

Jim Aram - Classification Talk

Today we will learn more about Jim Aram, who recently joined our club and what brought him to Rotary. Jim is the Administrator and Co-owner of Advantage Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation, LLC. He lives in Bristow with his wife Amy and their two young daughters.

Eric Latham, Walk About America

Eric gave us a very moving and inspiring slide show presentation about his experience walking across the country to raise awareness and funding for cancer research. His walk from Nags Head, North Carolina to San Francisco raised over $21,000 for cancer research. He tells the story of his journey in his book, "Take Steps with a Purpose: A Walk About America for Cancer Research", which he had for sale after the meeting. Eric said that the best part of his experience was meeting cancer patients and their families along the way, and getting to talk to them about their experience. His presentation was a mix of humor and stories that brought tears to your eyes. Eric is currently organizing a walk to the White House that will raise awareness of Rotary and funding for the Rotary Foundation. We are so lucky to have Eric as a member of our club.

Date	Speaker	Description	Guest Of
June 24	NO MEETING
July 1	TJ Hassan & Kevin Turner	Forum International	Amelia Stansell
July 8	Jeff Brown	Independent Energy Consultant	Don Rusch
July 15	Dr. Chris Leet	Commonwealth Preventive Medicine Institute	Jim Aram

Date	Event	Time
Thursday, June 25	Rotary Transition Celebration	6:30 pm at Piedmont Club
Saturday, July 11	Rotary Fellowship Dinner	6:00 pm at Anothai Restaurant
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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• 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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