THIS WEEK’s PROGRAM & NEWS: April 23, 2015
Rotary Club of Blacksburg, Club #5753
P.O. Box 770 Blacksburg, VA 24063 / Jamie Dunn, President
www.rotaryblacksburg.org / Facebook: www.facebook.com/RotaryBlacksburg
Four Way Test: Of the things we think, say or do...Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
PROGRAMS & EVENTS: April is Rotary Magazine Month
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Apr 23, Fine Arts Youth Achievement Awards with Brenda Moses
Board of Directors meeting after our regular Club meeting
Apr 30, David Didio, Why Seek a Change and What Have I Become?
May 7, Mindy Conklin, HCB2, Hitting Cancer Below the Belt
May 14, Outstanding Career & Technical Education Student Awards presented by Tommy Loflin
TODAY’S PROGRAM: The Fine Arts Committee is pleased to present the Fine Arts Scholarship awards for 2015.
While traditionally these awards are presented to four students, this year we couldn’t decide; so in the spirit of
Rotary helping future generations we selected six worthy seniors. The Fine Arts Awards recipients are Emily
Godbey from CHS (visual arts); Erinn Elizabeth Stephenson from BHS (dance); Reilly Blevins from CHS (vocal
music); Morgan Arrivillaga from BHS (vocal music); Eric Chang from CHS (tenor saxophone) and Laura Foretich
from Eastern Montgomery High School (vocal music). Montgomery County has a wealth of fine art talent and
we congratulate the Rotary Fine Arts Scholarship recipients!
Books for our award winners:
Art of Big Hero 6 by Disney
Painting Set Free by J.M.W. Turner
The Complete Poetry by Maya Angelou
Hollywood’s Ultimate Backlot by Warner Bros
Words without Music by Phillip Glass
Listen to your Mother by Ann Imig
Emily Godbey
Erinn Elizabeth Stephenson
Reilly Blevins
Morgan Arrivillaga
Eric Chang
Laura Foretich
Visual Art - CHS
Visual Art - BHS
Vocal Music - CHS
Vocal Music - BHS
Instrumental Music - CHS
Vocal Music - EMHS
FROM LESLIE JESTER, SECRETARY: Chocolate Festival was a success on many levels!! Chocolate sold out by
1PM. We have some good suggestions and improvements for next year. Thank you to all of our sponsors,
volunteers and overall supporters -- we did it together. Complete report coming later.
FROM JERRY ROBINSON, ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE: Remember this a low key 100 percent attendance month.
Your participation as a volunteer at Chocolate Festival can count as a makeup if needed. If no makeup is needed,
your extra effort will be banked. Pick up an attendance brochure at meeting check in table for more make up
ideas as may be needed.
FROM CHRIS BELLUZZO, YARD SALE COMMITTEE: Spring is here at last! That means Spring Cleaning, and a
great opportunity to pick out items for donation for our August Yard Sale! It’s never too early to start getting
things together, so if you find good items be sure to hold on to them. This year we will have some storage space
available ahead of time so if you have something that must go soon let the Yard Sale Committee know!
FROM BILL FOSTER ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE: Trash pick- up on the Route 460 bypass Prices Fork Road
interchange will be on May 2 at 8:00 a.m. We will supply bags and vest, bring gloves. Park at the office build on
Plantation Dive off of Prices Fork Road. Lottery tickets will be given to the person who picks up the most
unusual item. Participants will be given a make-up.
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FROM MIKE SNYDER AND DEWEY ROTENBERRY LOCAL SERVICE: We would like a couple of volunteers to
assemble a study station for Valley Interfaith Child Care. It will take about an hour. See Mike or Dewey to
coordinate times and a day if you can help. This will complete that project for 2015.
Reminder –June 13, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -- Mountains of Music Celebration at Montgomery Museum. We
will assist with ticket sales and drink stations.
Blacksburg Children’s Museum at 1st and Main has approved the construction of a Grocery Store/Farmers
Market display in the museum by the club. More details on this awesome project to come that will showcase
our club there.
FROM MARQUITA HILL ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE: Remember the chickadees: Believe it or not, we need
healthy insect populations. That is true because 96% of North American birds raise their babies on insects –
especially caterpillars. The Carolina Chickadee needs 390-570 caterpillars a DAY to feed its young of 4 to 6 babies
over the 16 days from hatching to fledging (more than 9,000 caterpillars for one batch of chicks). SO, you need
LOTS of caterpillars in your yard
Question: How to get lots of caterpillars? Answer: plant native shrubs and trees. For example, an oak tree may
support as many as 537 different caterpillar species. If you don’t know which shrubs and trees are native, ask
the person at your nursery, or check the web. Remember the chickadees.
FROM GEORGE MILLER, FOUNDATION COMMITTEE: We are engaged in the annual Spring fund drive for the
Local Foundation. The Local Foundation is how we the members of the Blacksburg Rotary Club pool our
resources to make a positive difference in our local community and the world at large. The Local Foundation has
financially supported a broad range of worthy projects, from college scholarships for Montgomery County
students to emergency shelter for disaster survivors. All told, the Local Foundation has contributed $23,100 in
the last year to support the goals and objectives of the club and its members.
The Club requests that you support the Local Foundation by becoming a “Contributor” with a $100 tax
deductible donation. Donations will be accepted at meetings by Jamie Dunn, Peter Weimerskirch or George
Miller. Donations can also be mailed to: The Rotary Club of Blacksburg, P.O. Box 770, Blacksburg, VA 24062.
Thank you for supporting our Rotary Club foundation.
HISTORY OF ROTARY: Rotarians are your neighbors, your community leaders and some of the world’s greatest
history-makers:
 Warren G. Harding, U.S. president
 Dr. Charles H. Mayo, co-founder of Mayo Clinic
 Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor of the wireless radio and Nobel laureate
 Admiral Richard E. Byrd, American explorer
 Dianne Feinstein, U.S. senator
 Frank Borman, American astronaut
 James Cash Penney, founder of JC Penney Co.
 Carlos Romulo, UN General Assembly president
BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH: Send a birthday wish to your fellow Rotarian.
Chris Turman
03 Apr
Bob Hoover
23 Apr
Peggy Meszaros
03 Apr
Candi Kelly
25 Apr
Leslie Jester
12 Apr
Chris Belluzzo
25 Apr
Dave Widder
22 Apr
Chadd Yeatts
25 Apr
DO YOU NEED A CLUB MAKE-UP? Spend just a ½ hour online at the Rotary eClubOne Web site learning about Rotary programs and
activities around the globe fill out the makeup form and you’re there. This link is available on our club website,
www.blacksburgrotary.org. Or, make up at an area club. Rotary International District 7570 (WWW.ROTARY7570.ORG) covers Western
Virginia and Northeastern Tennessee.
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