Volume 1415, Issue 5
Yorktown Rotary Club
P.O. Box 142
Yorktown, VA 23692
Peace Through Service
This month at Yorktown Rotary
Programs - November (The Rotary Foundation) &
December (Family of Rotary)
Nov 3 - Carl Berquist, Sinkholes & Other Geological
Phenomena Around Hampton Roads (Tom Hunter)
Nov 10 - Cathy Welch, Writer (Bob Edwards)
Nov 17 - Walt Akers, Tobacco Press (Helmut Walter)
Nov 24 - John Oppenhuizen, The Rotary Foundation
Member Warner Robins Describing
Experiences as B17 Pilot In WW11
Leah, Jenna and Amber Provided A Terrific
Overview of Grafton Interact Club Activities!
Dec 3 - Wednesday: Christmas Auction at Seaford Yacht Club
Dec 8 - Scott Chandler, Classification Talk
Dec 15 - Harry Fagan, Final Tax Planning for 2014 &
Expectations for 2015
Dec 22 - Dave Grimsley and Bob Edwards, Observations &
God Bless America!
Experiences in Rome, Istanbul and Mediterranean
Dec 29 - Meeting Cancelled; Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
Bob Edwards Laying Out A Comprehensive Membership Program for Club
November
1
2
3 Rotary Meeting 4 Election
Bart Leader BD
Day
5
6
7
8
9
10 Rotary Meeting 11 Veterans
12
13
14
15
Michelle Pollock BD
Highlights from Previous Programs
Day
16
17 Rotary Meeting 18
19
20
21
22
23 Billy
Speegle BD
24 Rotary Meeting 25
26
27 Thanksgiving Day
28
29
&
Board Meeting
Oct 6 - Warner Robins, World War II and Life Experiences
Oct 13 - Bob Edwards, New Member Orientation
Oct 20 - Jim Haas and Dick Hixson, Citizen Involvement with
Local Government (Jack Staton)
Oct 27 - Michelle Pollock, Grafton HS Interact Club
Items of Special Interest to Our Membership
30
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Rotary District 7600 Foundation Awards Dinner at Heritage Country Club in
Williamsburg on Wednesday, November 13; cash bar at 5:45 and dinner at 6:30.
 Christmas Auction & Dinner at Seaford Yacht Club on Wednesday, December 3
 Welcome Scott Chandler; new member sponsored by Bill Reiser
 THE CLUB MATCHES up to $500 of member donations in support of the Rotary
Foundation Annual Program Fund.
1
Mtg Cancelled
2
3 Christmas
Auction
4
5
6
9
10
11 Warner
Robins BD
12
13
18
19
20
7
8 Rotary Meeting
14
15 Rotary Meeting 16
&
Board Meeting
Ed Jackson BD
17
21 Helmut
22 Rotary Meeting 23
Walter BD
24
28
31 NewYear’s
Eve
29 Mtg Cancelled 30
Ashley White BD
BD = Birthday
4
4
25
Christmas
26
27
November 2014
December
Recent Rotary Visitors Rodney Hockaday from Gloucester Club; Steve Milner
from Portsmouth Club; Mark and Liz David from Wallingfort, CT Club; Orphee
Hounkarin, member of Rotary Club of Cotonou Ife, Benin, Africa; Leah Askin, Jenna
DeShayes, and Amber Brown of the Grafton High School Interact Club.
Attendance
August 55%; September 54%, October 59%; three month trend 56%.
Club Organization 2014-2015
Yorktown Rotary Club
WEB SITES
Information is
available from
Rotary
International at
www.rotary.com
and from the
Rotary District
7600 site at
www.rotary7600
.org.
You can find club
information at
the DaCdb link.
The club also
has a web site at
www.yorktown
rotaryclub.org
for the general
public and Race
participants.
2014-2015 Goals for the Rotary Club of Yorktown
Club Organization: (1) Qualify the Yorktown Rotary Club for the RI Presidential
Citation Award, (2) Produce a 3 year Strategic Club Plan consistent with current
club practices and RI Strategic Plan Guidance Themes for 2014-2015, (3) Develop
Plan to enhance work in local area
Club Administration: (1) Conduct quarterly club assemblies; Post Bulletin on
DaCdb & keep website current, (2) distribute a monthly club bulletin, (3) hold two
club membership-spouse dinner events in place of regular club meetings
Club Membership: (1) Increase membership by four (4) Send at least one
member to District Conference & four to the District Assembly, (3) Participate
in District related member recruitment programs, (4) Send two students to RYLA.
RI Foundation: (1) 100% participation in Every Rotarian Every Year with $200
per member, (2) $2,000 to PolioPlus in addition to a fund raiser supporting
Polio-Plus goals, (3) One additional RI Benefactor
Club Public Relations: (1) Publish articles quarterly on club community
activities, (2) Highlight Club community activities to enhance recruiting.
Club Service Projects: (1) Conduct Freedom Run, (2) Award 3 High School
scholarships, (3) Perform at least 3 community support events (2 Veterans'
Fishing events, EdMarc weekend), (4) Support/fund local community activities
Per Community Needs Assessment, (5) Research/develop new fund raising project.
2014 High School Scholarship Winners



Erin Kirby - Grafton High School, to attend James Madison University
Kiran Bagalkotkar - Tabb High School, to attend Virginia Tech University
Lilly Grella - York High School, to attend Washington and Lee University
Meeting Make-up Opportunities
Please attend a meeting at any of the following Rotary Clubs to makeup for one you miss:
Monday
6:00 pm
Noon
6:30 pm
Warwick, Virginia Living Museum, Café area south end of building , Newport News
Northside Norfolk, Uptown Buffet, Norfolk, 460-8099
Yorktown, Riverwalk Restaurant on the Yorktown Waterfront, 323 Water Street, 875-1525
Tuesday
7:00 am
7:30 am
Noon
James City County, Kingsmill Golf Clubhouse, Williamsburg, 345-0181
Gloucester Point, Abingdon Episcopal Church, Rt 17 near Hayes, 804-693-3733
Newport News, James River Country Club, Newport News, 851-3558
Wednesday
7:30 am
Noon
Noon
City Center Newport News, Tidewater Performance Center, 751 J. Clyde Morris Blvd; located
across from Angelo’s on a side street off J. Clyde Morris Blvd; 874-5545
Virginia Peninsula, Sentara CarePlex, Left Entrance, 3000 Coliseum Dr, Hampton, 220-5109
Historic Triangle, Colonial Heritage Clubhouse, Rt. 60 across from Pottery, 258-4517
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
Williamsburg, Williamsburg Lodge, 310 South England St., Williamsburg, 903-4403
Hampton, Crown Plaza Hotel, 700 Settlers Landing, Hampton, 288-3939
Thursday
2
Officers
Directors
President
Jack Staton
Club Administration
Don RIce
Vice President
Bart Leader
President-Elect
Dave Fulk
Secretary
Michelle Pollock
Treasurer
Dave McElwey
Past President
Ed Jackson
Yorktown Rotary
Foundation
2014-2015
Trustee/President
John Kolbeck
Membership
Bob Edwards
Trustee/Treasurer
Helmut Walter
Service Projects
Bill Riter
Trustee/Race Director
Bill Pope
Rotary Foundation
John Oppenhuizen
Secretary
Harry Fagan
Public Relations
Bart Leader
Club Liaison
Ed Jackson
THE FOUR-WAY TEST
Of the things we think,
say or do
first
Is it the TRUTH?
second
Is it FAIR to all
concerned?
third
Will it build GOOD
WILL and BETTER
FRIENDSHIPS?
Sergeant-at-Arms
Dave Tyree
THE ROTARY
FOUNDATION
Club Committees 2014-2015
Administration
Membership
Foundation
Service Projects
Don Rice
Bob Edwards
John Oppenhuizen
Bill Riter
Weekly Programs
Tom Hunter
Grafton HS Interact
Michelle Pollock
Monthly Bulletin
Paul Gardner
Malcolm Burgess
Recruiting & Fellowship
Bob Edwards
Communications/
Web Site
Dave Fulk
Member Training
Bob Edwards
Audit
Harry Fagan, CPA
RYLA
Michelle Pollock
Investment Funds
Committee
Jack Staton
Bill Pope
Gary King
Charter Anniversary
& Year End Dinners
Ed Jackson
Nominations
Ed Jackson - 1 yr
Jack Staton - 2 yrs
Dave Fulk - 3 yrs
fourth
Will it be
BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?
Public Relations
Bart Leader
Photography
Dave Fulk
Community Awards/
Recognition
TBD
Club & Member
Giving
John Oppenhuizen
Malcolm Burgess
Ashley White
Christmas Auction
Malcolm Burgess
Helmut Walter
David Tyree
David Grimsley
District Grants
Malcolm Burgess
Ashley White
David Grimsley
Global Grants
Ed Jackson
Susette Goff
John Oppenhuizen
Polio Plus Fundraiser
All Club Members
50/50 Raffle
Club Treasurer
3
Freedom Run:
Race Director — Bill Pope
Sponsors — TBD
HS Scholarship Awards
Ed Jackson
Veterans’ Fishing
Bill Reiser
Mike Hensley
EdMarc Weekend
Rob Heavner
Community Needs
Assessment
TBD
New Fund Raiser for
Service Projects
TBD
By giving $100 or
more per year to
the Annual Fund,
you or anyone you
designate, will be
recognized as a
ROTARY
FOUNDATION
SUSTAINING
MEMBER.
Giving totaling
$1000 provides for
a PAUL HARRIS
FELLOW; with club
matching funds up
to $100 each year,
achieve this goal in
FIVE YEARS!
Got Time and Want
to Serve?
Volunteer to Assist
On A Committee!