Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 16 starting at 5:30 p.m. for one of the most fun spring events -- our own Suds & Buds party with a purpose at Norfolk Botanical Garden while the roses are at their peak. This will be the eighth Suds & Buds party sponsored by the Rotary Club of Norfolk in partnership with the garden. As always, we will have a special third charitable partner. This year it is Special Olympics of Virginia-Chesapeake. Proceeds will benefit all three nonprofits. Please plan to buy tickets and encourage your friends, neighbors, colleagues and adult children to attend. Tickets will be on sale soon. Your help is also needed in securing more sponsors and serving as as volunteers.
Leaders Making a Difference at Home & Abroad
Members of the Norfolk Collegiate Interact Club joined Rotarians in unloading what looks like a gajillion boxes of Girl Scout cookies that arrived recently for Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast members to deliver to customers. The Rotary Club of Norfolk sponsors the Interact Club whose president is Evan Wallach, son of Rotarian Dr. Diane Wallach.
Granby High School students Miguel Merritt & Maegan Thebarge enjoyed a weekend in the country at the 4H Airfield Center in Wakefield while gaining leadership skills at Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) training. The Rotary Club sponsored Miguel and Maegan at the President's Day Weekend workshop where they had fun, learned new skills from Rotarians and got to know other teenagers from Rotary District 7600. Our club has a long history of sponsoring high school students at RYLA.
Old Dominion University Rotaract Club members recently tied fleece lap blankets and donated them to PrimePlus Senior Center for its adult day program. Students also enjoyed pizza and fellowship. The Rotaract Club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Norfolk. Rotarian Bob Batcher heads the Senior Center.
The Rotary Club of Norfolk approved on December 19, 2023 the slate of officers and directors nominated to serve in 2024-25. Taking office on July 1 will be:
President: Barbara Lipskis
President-elect: Dave Duncan
Vice President: LauraBeth DeHority
Treasurer/Secretary: Chris Bugg
Immediate Past President: Jeff Wells
Board of Directors:
Administration: Lois Kercher
Fellowship: Ed Kellam
Public Image: Bob Batcher
Membership: Kay Stine
Fundraising: Jeff Ryder
Community/International Service: Kelly Stefanko
Youth and Vocational Service: Rob Sult
7001 Hampton Boulevard
Norfolk, VA 23505
United States of America