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Announcements Welcome to the Rotary Club of Hampton Roads website.   District 7600 Conference October 15-17, 2010 Norfolk, VA For more information, visit the District Website Adopt-a-Highway   September 11, 2010 Are you Rotarian of the Week?  Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the Four-Way Test is easy.  Do you have your non-denominational Invocation?  Here is a link to "The New Rotary Grace Book" courtesy of District 6450.      Visit the Rotary International Channel at YouTube

Rotarians Serve

Our very own Barry Kimbrough, Lt. Col USMC, is serving in Afghanistan but takes Rotary with him wherever he goes.  Barry and his fellow Marines completed a hike up Ghar Mountain in Kabul and took a few pictures.  Keep Barry and his fellow service members in your prayers and hearts for a safe return.

Adopt-A-Highway Report

Another great turnout for our Service Project of keeping Virginia Beach and Princess Anne Road beautiful.  We had 15 people, including our newest member Seth Saunders and his family.  Seth's 3 boys were a big help and he may buy his own "Rotarians at work" vests if it helps get the boys motivated around the house!  A total of 15 bags of trash were collected.  Our usual after-pickup haunt, Burger King, was knocked to the ground for "remodeling" so we had to spend some time in Duncan Donuts instead.  Somehow we'll survive the change!

2010-2011 Installation Banquet 

The Rotary Club of Hampton Roads held it's Installation Banquet on June 25, 2010 at Westminster-Canterbury with special guest DG Jayne Sullivan.  DG Sullivan honored the club by inducting our newest member, Seth Saunders, as well as installing the 2010-2011 Board and President.

The club also honored our newest Paul Harris Fellow, Dave Mansfield and presented several prestigious RI awards to club members.  Paul Peter received the Cliff Dochterman Award for Dedicated and Distinguished Service to Scouting and Chester Long received the Four Avenues of Service Citation.  The Rotarian of the Year Award went to Bob Herd.

[Press Release and Photo for Dochterman Award]

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Hampton Roads web site.  We invite you to take a look around our site and find out more about our Club and about Rotary.

Yours in Rotary,

Clenise Platt

President

Rotary Club of Hampton Roads, Virginia

Upcoming Meetings

Meetings are at 7:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Executive Center

September 3, 2010

Today's Program is Member Bios.  Join us and learn something about your fellow Rotarians. 

Future Programs

September 10 - Haiti Relief Program

September 17

September 24

Rotarian of the Week

September 3 - Dianne Gordonn

September 10 - Dick Gresham

September 17 - Pete Griffin

September 24 - Patricia Hayl

Virginia Wounded Warrior Program

Rotarian Jack Hilgers provided an update brief on the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program following the 2010 session of the General Assembly.

Did You Know....

November 28, 1915 the Hampton Roads Rotary Club was formed. 

In October of 1916 the club changed it's name to the Rotary Club of Newport News

February 22, 1980 the Rotary Club of Tidewater was chartered.

In 1989, by club election, the club changed it's name to the Rotary Club of Hampton Roads.

Rotary Theme 2010-2011: Building Communities, Bridging Continents Ray Klinginsmith- President, Rotary International Jayne Sullivan - District Governor, District 7600 Clenise R. Platt - President, Rotary Club of Hampton Roads Richard Brinkley - President-Elect, Rotary Club of Hampton Roads