Joseph Rosario, a Rotarian from India, exchanging club flags with President Gary
The Program
Barbara Lipskis and Lorna Cochran created a special program: “Secrets and Stories about the Rotary Club of Norfolk.
- How old is the Rotary Club of Norfolk? 104 years old. When formed we were sponsored by the Richmond Rotary Club. Since then we have sponsored eight more clubs in Hampton Roads.
- What year was the first woman approved for membership in our club? Nancy Chandler was inducted to the club in 1987.
- What is the gender distribution of our club today? Twenty-seven percent of our members are women – worldwide Rotary is 21% female.
SECRETS
- Edna Baehre-Kolovani worked IN A SAUERKRAUT FACTORY.
- Marty Raiss lived in a Denver home for asthmatics when 10-12 years old while her family was in Florida.
- George Compo grew up in the Philippines.
- Michelle Nettles worked an outage at a nuclear power plant.
- Mike Goldsmith is a Disney freak.
- Ned Alderman climbed Mt Fuji twice!
- Jim Baker provided healthcare to members of the Senate and House of Representatives.
- Rotarians with musical talent: Dyteya Lewis plays the cello, Lois Kercher plays the piano (when no one is listening), Julie Kesling plays the clarinet, Pam Tubbs has written several musical scores, and Angela Kerns played the trombone in college.
- Lindsay Russell and Bill Gresham married the girl next door, and Barb Lifland met her spouse at Rotary!
- Ted Baker named the Norfolk Academy Bulldogs.
- Susan Donn is a ballroom dancer and Gus Stuhlreyer studied American Indian dancing.
- Frank Graves has a rooster as a pet.
- Jim Kitz drives his car “into the ground”, John Searing drives with the music “really really loud”, Bernie Cohen was an auto parts distributor, Al Carmichael rides a motorcycle and Colin McKinnon drove Darth Vader on the Star Wars movie set.
- Sigur Whitaker has written five books about the automobile industry and Irv Wells has written a “psycho-sexual” thriller (and it’s rumored that a second book is on the way!) Ann Baldwin was motivated to write her last book by her grandchildren.
The Meeting:
Visitation Report: Joey Rothgery welcomed back Mark Shaw and Jane Dembert! Also reported that Ted Baker has been in the hospital, but is now out and recovering.
Visitors and Guests:
- Joseph Rosario and his daughter, Ruby, are visiting from India and our clubs swapped flags
- Patrycja Plucinski was the guest of Jim O’Brien
Happy Bucks and Fines:
- Gary Boswick paid a fine for his name in the newspaper.
- Barbara Lipskis was happy to celebrate the first time she has been able to walk the dog in four months.
- Steve Schultz thanked Anthony Mia for his contribution to ODU’s Strome College of Business as a judge in the recent sales competition.
- Bill Lehew contributed happy bucks to celebrate his daughter’s marriage.
- Dean Rogis is celebrating his third grand child and his son’s promotion.
- Jim O’Brien introduced Patrycja as his successor to his business and his son’s upcoming marriage.
- Anthony Mia called out his nephew’s success in signing a contract to play for the Seattle Seahawks.
- Dyteya Lewis thanked Jim Kitz for his donation of tickets for the recent Virginia International Tattoo.
- Bob Ash was happy to be the guest of the ODU baseball team in their game at Harbor Park.
Activities and Events:
May 18th is Suds & Buds
- Donations for the Wine Pull have surged and this event has reached their goal of 100 bottles.
- Please buy your tickets early and invite your friends and neighbors to join us for a fun-filled event.