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Rotations August 19, 2014

Posted by Matthew Shriver 
on Aug 20, 2014
 

Speaker 8-19-14

Most everyone took a moment to silence his or her cell phones.

 

1.)  Eleanor Schoonover led all in singing #82 chorus of “Smile”, #57 “Rotary”, #80 “Grand Ole Flag”.

 

  1.  Ed Lilly followed the Pledge of Allegiance with the Invocation.

 

  1.  Larrymore Elementary School was the school of the week.

 

  1. Bill Gough gave the Visitation Report.  No updates on visitations.

 

  1. Will King introduced guests.

 

  • Mike Ellis; Account representative for Itron Corp.
  • Kelly Harlan; Photography major at UVA and VA Arts Festival.

 

There were no visiting Rotarians.

 

  1. Matthew Shriver acknowledges his duty as scribe of the day.

 

  1. Announcements:

 

  • Our lunch meal provider is requiring an increase in lunch menu cost, so starting Jan. 1, 2015, Rotary lunch meal cost will go to $17/meal.
  • Perfect Attendance awards were made for:

100% Attendance 2013-14

3 Years – Susan Donn

5 Years – Greg Sutton

9 Years – Collins Gooch

  • Rotary district grant presentation will be next week.  Norfolk to receive a $5,000 grant!
  • Dr. Stephen Jones received his Blue Badge.
  • Jim O’Brien went to Peru and saw all the high places.
  • Barbara Lifland went to Alaska and saw the wilderness.

 

  1. Congratulations and Fines:
    • Harry Gustin – Grandson article and picture in VA Pilot
    • Sigur Whitaker gave Happy Bucks for her 3rd book publication
    • Jim O’Brien just had a great vacation.
    • Susan Donn gave $5 for being in Florida with her husband.
    • Lisa Chandler caught many types of fish on her trip to Eastern Shore.
    • Steve Jones had an article in “Main Street” magazine.

 

  1. Vice President Bryce Burton was in charge of program and Rotarian of the day was Sally Hartman.

 

10.) (Speaker) Glen McClure, local photographer from Ingleside neighborhood of Norfolk, spoke on capturing faces and places at home and abroad.  Glen does amazing commercial photography and has worked for various studios.  Glen presented “A Photographic Journey” within the allowed 20 minutes.  First photo was from 1978.  Glen fell in love with photography at a young age and sought out studios.  His first job at a studio was to drive a truck.  His office is now on City Hall Ave.  Some of his influences include:  Paul Strand, Ansel Adams, Joseff Sudek and Walker Evans.  November 14, 1998 was a big date for Glen.  He photographed 26 people on that Saturday.  Later projects included Virginia Waterman.  Glen thought “Let your ears do the work”.  Glen loves taking landscape photos and going to Italy for same.  Now working on a series on local ship yard workers based on Irvin Penn work, Glen has a current show at NSU and an up coming show at Green County in September.  Commercial work pays the bills.  Glen answered questions with an artist’s perspective and President Sigur gave the book “Wild About You” to the school of the week in honor of Glen.

 

11.) Meeting concluded with only #4 table in 100% attendance.

  • Daily Pot $16 & $707 in big pot
  • Linwood Beckner drew the 8 of clubs
  • Next week’s program: (Speaker) Ross Wood, Norfolk Rotary Club’s First Peace Fellow – “Shared Stress:  Harnessing Empathy as a Humanitarian”