Rotations July 8, 2014
Posted by Matthew Shriver
on Jul 10, 2014
Most everyone took a moment to silence his or her cell phones.
- Chuck Spence, with Frank Whitmore playing piano, led all in singing #8 The Band Played On, #57 R-O-T-A-R-Y, #6 America, The Beautiful (Verse 3)
- Ann Baldwin followed the Pledge of Allegiance with the Invocation.
- Ghent Elementary School was the school of the week.
- Bill Gough gave the Visitation Report.
·Tom Richard’s service will be at H.D. Oliver Funeral Home, Virginia Beach, Saturday at 1:00 P.M.
Buck Edminson is in Sentara Hospital.
- Morgan Trimyer is back at Rotary today
- Mark Johnson introduced Pastor Kevin Turpin of L.E.C. Norfolk
- Dick Lammers introduced guests.
- Marty Raiss introduced Omar Salih (Interpreter in Iraq now living with the Raiss’) is looking for a job using people skill and his degree in psychology.
- Jennifer Palestrant introduced Steve Anderson, City Director of Development.
- No visiting Rotarians.
- Matthew Shriver acknowledges his duty as scribe of the day.
- All sang “Happy Birthday” for Rotarians with Birthdays:
- Sharon Laderberg gave for Lisa Chandler.
- Rick Coradi gave for Mike Herbert’s funeral and love since 1986.
- Lois Kercher gave for 29th anniversary and $1 for the speaker.
- Gary Boswick visited Kill Devil Hills club and honored Tom Richard’s life
- Jim O’Brien gave for Serina’s restaurant at Virginia Beach.
- Announcements:
- Please turn in your makeup reports for June ASAP to Jane Dembert.
- Board meeting Monday July 14 at 4:30 pm at Kaufman & Canoles’ board room.
- Please pick up your Centennial Group picture at the check-in table today.
- Sign up for PolioPlus Baseball Game at Harbor Park, Wednesday, July 23. $12/ticket ($2 to PolioPlus). See Bill McInnis.
- A $10,000 Check from Rotary was presented to Dr. Kevin Turpin of the Life Enrichment Center for the literacy and technology lab at Tidewater Park Elementary School. Kevin thanked Rotary for donations that allow for more modern computers/furniture and to facilitate volunteer tutors who are committed to one student for one hour once per week.
- Congratulations and Fines:
- Jim O’Brien in VA Pilot letter to the editor.
- Collins Gooch 19th anniversary tomorrow.
- President Sigur contributed for Barbara Lipskis who has a new grand daughter Amelia Rose.
- Morgan Trimyer thanked all for all who helped him in parking lot and birthday of grandson.
- Susan Donn saw Shep Miller in “Inside Business”.
10.) Vice President Bryce Burton was in charge of program and Rotarian of the day was Collins Gooch. He is the comptroller for Batchelder & Collins. He joined our club in 2002 and served this year on our major fundraiser committee.
11.) Vivian Page, political blogger and ODU professor, spoke on “Why all Politics are Local.” Vivian Page is a graduate of ODU, CPA, Norfolk resident for 30 years, writes for VA Pilot, and is on radio frequently. Vivian is engaged in racial reconciliation and has been published many times.
- Vivian Page: What if they held an election and nobody came? Joe Lindsey won 90th house district with 250 total votes. Voter turnout is high at federal elections, but Norfolk average is 13%. All races need money, people, and time. Local papers and television offer scant coverage with emphasis on national issues and lack of local issues. Vivian reviewed Virginia geographic voting district lines being redrawn by incumbent party and various politicians moving up the local politics “food chain”.
- Vivian reviewed the Norfolk 2015 budget and City council appointed boards. These local people need to be responsible to voters.
- Vivian reviewed Eric Cantor as an example of what happens when politicians forget their constituents. Vivian answered questions.
Presentation of Book – Splendors and Blooms presented to school of the week.
12.) Meeting concluded with no table’s in 100% attendance.
- Daily Pot was $646 and George Nottingham drew the queen of spades!!
- Next week’s program: Thom Vourlas and Tench Phillips – “2 Naro-minded Guys: What’s new at Ghent’s Iconic Movie Theater”