Events

PETA SVP Dan Mathews will explain how the organization has gone from outside agitator to fashion insider. Mathews, whose provocative protests led to top designers dropping fur, now works with them in Milan, Paris and New York to help their companies meet the increasing demand for vegan materials replacing leather, exotic skins and wool. Read more on this fashion blog: https://cfda.com/news/how-peta-became-a-sustainability-resource

How can a serious cause compete for attention in a society hungrier for entertainment than education? With provocative campaigns that use sex, celebrities, and humor, just as an ad agency does. Dan Mathews is the irreverent force behind many of PETA's edgy crusades and star-studded stunts. His brainstorms, such as the iconic "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign, routinely make global news. Among his many accomplishments are the following: He persuaded Calvin Klein to stop using fur after leading a raid on the designer's office and pressured General Motors to stop using animals in crash tests by storming the company's auto shows. His multimedia campaigns helped push Ringling Bros. circus to close in 2017, after 146 years in business, and SeaWorld to stop breeding orcas in captivity in 2016. He served lunch to prisoners at America's first vegetarian jail in Phoenix and organized the first Vegan Gumbo Festival in New Orleans. He's been named one of America's most influential gays by Out magazine, and in 2016, he was presented with an "Activist of the Year" award by Vivienne Westwood in London. He started at PETA in 1985 as the young organization's receptionist, but the pop-culture junkie soon rose through the ranks, devising whimsical campaigns to increase public awareness of animal issues—such as infiltrating a fur designer's fashion show in Milan dressed as a priest. He recruited stars—including Paul McCartney, Pamela Anderson, P!nk, and Alec Baldwin—to put PETA on people's pop-culture radar. "Mathews' greatest insight is his seemingly intuitive … understanding that causes are as much about trendiness as they are about conscience," wrote New York magazine. His memoir, Committed, was published in the U.S. by Atria in 2007 and has since been published in Australia and across Europe. "Mathews believes in the spoonful-of-sugar approach to enlightenment, letting personal, gossipy, often hilarious anecdotes illuminate hot-button issues," wrote The Washington Post. His columns have appeared in USA Today, The Guardian, and Huffington Post, and he's lectured at Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, and his alma mater, American University in Washington, D.C. 

There will be a meeting of the Rotary Satellite Club of Norfolk Waterside at the home of Irene O'Brien. 

This is an important meeting to move the Satellite Club forward.

The agenda to include:  increasing membership and involvement, support from the main club. .

The Dedication of the Rotary Kitchen and The Rotary Little Readers Library will be held at the William A. Hunton YMCA. 

For the month of March only, the Officers and Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Norfolk, VA, and the Norfolk Rotary Charities, Inc., meet on the second Monday of March at the William A. Hunton YMCA  1139 Charlotte Street, Norfolk VA 23504. This meeting will follow the dedication of the Rotary Kitchen and Rotary Little Readers Library at 4-4:30pm. 

We will be volunteering with Horizons Hampton Roads and reading to children on Saturday March 14, 2020 from 9:15am to 10:00am at PB Young Elementary. I hope you can join me!

The Officers and Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Norfolk, VA, and the Norfolk Rotary Charities, Inc., meet on the second Monday of each month at the Kaufman and Canoles law offices, 21st floor.  Free parking is available in the West Plume Lane Garage; bring parking stub in for validation by receptionist.

Here about Nancy's fascinating book about the long-gone amusement parks and other kitschy attractions we had in the days before Busch Gardens appeared.

Kenneth Cooper Alexander was elected Mayor of the City of Norfolk on May 3, 2016.  A native of Norfolk and president of Metropolitan Funeral Service, he began his public service career more than two decades ago.

Before his election as mayor, Mr. Alexander served in the Senate of Virginia where he was a member of the committees on Commerce and Labor, Finance, Transportation and Privileges and Elections.

He also served on the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, the High Speed Rail Compact Commission for Virginia and North Carolina, the Special Joint Subcommittee to Consult on the Plan to Close State Training Centers and the Joint Commission on the Future Competitiveness of Virginia Higher Education.

Before his election to the Senate, he represented the 89th District in the House of Delegates from 2002 until 2012, serving on the committees of Commerce and Labor, Education, Privileges and Elections and Rules.

Prior to his election to the General Assembly, Mr. Alexander was a member of the Norfolk Economic Development Authority, City Planning Commission (vice chair), Human Services Commission and of a City Council-appointed blue ribbon commission that studied the direct election of the office of mayor.  He is a member of the Greater Norfolk Corporation, the Norfolk Chapter of the FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association and an alumnus of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership.  Mr. Alexander began his community service as president of Berkley’s Beacon Light Civic League and Beacon Light Community Development Corporation. Mayor Alexander is proud that his first full-time job was with the City of Norfolk as a Cemetery Manager I with the Department of Parks and Recreation from 1989 to 1990.

A 1985 graduate of Lake Taylor High School, Mr. Alexander holds a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Old Dominion University and a Master’s degree in diplomacy from Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the country. Presently, he is working on his doctorate in Leadership and Change with Antioch University.

Mr. Alexander and his wife, Donna Burnley Alexander, have two school-aged sons, Kenneth II and David.

The Officers and Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Norfolk, VA, and the Norfolk Rotary Charities, Inc., meet on the second Monday of each month at the Kaufman and Canoles law offices, 21st floor.  Free parking is available in the West Plume Lane Garage; bring parking stub in for validation by receptionist.

The UP Center is very excited to announce and  promote a new counseling service to our area.  It is a time limited therapeutic counseling program offered to Vets, family members, and dishonorably discharged Vets who currently have no place to seek treatment. This is the 13th clinic that has been opened in the USA over the past 5 years with a goal of 20 clinics by 2020. 

Tina is a Virginia Beach resident along with her husband and three daughters. A professional with more than 20 years of experience in strategic leadership, business development, marketing and sales leadership, Tina is also dedicated to her community, volunteering her time with Volunteer Hampton Roads, The Red Cross, The Hampton Roads Partnership, Junior Achievement, Boys and Girls Club, and the College of William & Mary Alumni Chapter of South Hampton Roads.
 
Tina Gill is known for her collaborative style and relationship building, bringing creative ideas and innovative strategies to fruition through strategic planning and leadership, business and team development. Prior to The Up Center, Tina worked for Wellpoint/Amerigroup as their Vice President of External Relations Operations, and Executive Director of Amerigroup's Foundation. At Wellpoint, she led the social responsibility efforts, managed the core operations for a department of 120 people, and had oversight of a multi-million budget. She also steered the National Advisory Board on Improving Healthcare Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities. Tina brings to the agency a deep understanding of issues around Medicaid and serving the more vulnerable members of our community.

Please Note that this is the Joint Board Meeting of the 2019-2020 Board of Directors and the 2020-2021 Board of Dirrectors 

The Officers and Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Norfolk, VA, and the Norfolk Rotary Charities, Inc., meet on the second Monday of each month at the Kaufman and Canoles law offices, 21st floor.  Free parking is available in the West Plume Lane Garage; bring parking stub in for validation by receptionist.

It's time again for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Clean the Bay Day, held on the first Saturday of June each year.  Please wear sunscreen, dress to be safe out in the sun, and bring work gloves. 

THANK YOU for making time in your busy schedules to participate in this great event to help keep our waterways clean and beautiful!  Family and friends are welcome, too.  Many thanks again for your participation!

BACKGROUND INFO ON CLEAN THE BAY DAY

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's annual Clean the Bay Day (CTBD) is a true Virginia tradition that embodies a broad-reaching rally for clean, healthy waterways, with thousands gathered around their local waters in the expectation of a better Bay. It is a model for cooperation as municipal partners, nonprofits, church groups, military installations, small businesses and large corporations join individuals, families, and elected officials from local, state and federal levels for a common cause: clean water. Since the event began in 1989, Clean the Bay Day has engaged approximately 152,000 volunteers who have removed more than 6.5 million pounds of debris from more than 7,390 miles of shoreline. Each year, the typical yield is approximately 140,000 pounds of debris across 500 miles of shoreline by over 6,000 volunteers – all in just one morning. This will be a big year for CTBD – and we have identified your organization as perfectly suited for the strategic expansion of this already enormous, impactful program.

This event is a fun opportunity for you to put in 3 hours of community service, connect with others, and learn about the inner workings of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. CTBD acts as a gateway program through which children and adults alike are often first introduced to environmental stewardship of their waterways.

Why is it important to Save the Bay?
The debris from anywhere within the watershed eventually makes its way into the Bay. We are hoping to instill a mindset of continued conservation in order to Save the Bay for many future generations to come.

Take a look at this brief Chesapeake Bay Foundation video with compelling photos that explain the importance of CTBD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEB2yhLbOEU

Together, we can facilitate the removal of untold tons of litter. We can impress upon our city, state and federal leaders that the health of our bay is important to us. We can instill a sense of pride and stewardship in our future.

Please pass this invitation along to friends, family, co-workers, and anyone that you think would like to help save the bay. This is a family-friendly event, and any and all participation is encouraged.

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This is the First Board Meeting of the 2020-2021 Board of Directors

The Officers and Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Norfolk, VA, and the Norfolk Rotary Charities, Inc., meet on the second Monday of each month at the Kaufman and Canoles law offices, 21st floor.  Free parking is available in the West Plume Lane Garage; bring parking stub in for validation by receptionist.