First: the Development of Acquaintance As an Opportunity for Service;

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MONDAY Rotary Times Alexandria South 7:30AM IHOP Restaurant, Richmond Highway Alexandria West End 12:30PM Hilton, Old Town Alexandria Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Falls Church, Virginia Sterling 12:30PM Logan’s Roadhouse Restaurant Fair Lakes 7:30AM Fair Lakes Hyatt Fairfax 12:15PM Lamplighter Restaurant

TUESDAY

Alexandria 12:15PM Old Town Radisson, Alexandria Burke 7:30AM Brion’s Grill Leesburg-Daybreak 7:30AM Tuscarora Mill Restaurant Manassas/Bull Run 7:30AM City Tavern McLean 12:00PM Redeemer Lutheran Church Rosslyn/Fort Meyer 12:30PM Holiday Inn Westpark

WEDNESDAY

Annandale 12:15PM Squire Rockwells, Little River Tpk. Crystal City/Pentagon 7:30AM Crystal City Marriott Herndon 7:30AM Amphora Diner Deluxe Lake Ridge 7:30AM Westminster at Lake Ridge Manassas 12:15PM City Tavern FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA - The city of Falls Church, Virginia, was founded in the Mt. Vernon 6:45PM Cedar Knoll Inn late 1600’s and grew up around the church that gave it its name. By 1875 Falls Reston 12:15PM Hunters Woods Fellowship House Church had grown large enough to became a township and by 1948, an Vienna 12:15PM Marco Polo Restaurant independent city. In 1962, Falls Church was named an “All-America City,” a Washington, DC 12:00 N Hotel Washington distinction it still holds. The city has also earned the Tree City USA award for 17 West Springfield 7:30AM Springfield Golf & CC consecutive years from the National Arbor Day Foundation. Falls Church is THURSDAY located just seven miles west of Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital.

Arlington 12:15PM Knights of Columbus, 5115 Little Falls Rd. THE FALLS CHURCH - The church was first built as a wooden structure in 1733, Leesburg 6:30PM River Creek CC and designed by the same architect who designed Mount Vernon, the home of Springfield 12:15PM Greenspring Village, 7440 Spring Village Dr. George Washington. In 1769 it was replaced with a brick structure. James Wren, Tyson’s Corner 7:30AM The Tower Club a vestry member and descendant of the famous architect Sir Christopher Wren, Woodbridge 12:15PM Westminster at Lake Ridge designed this first expansion of the church. Among it’s other famous vestrymen are such folks as George Washington, his father, Augustine Washington, and FRIDAY George Mason. Francis Scott Key, composer of our National Anthem, was a lay reader in this church. Bailey’s Crossroads 7:30AM Athen’s Restaurant Dulles 7:30AM Ctr for Innov. Tech./Cafeteria Dunn Loring 12:30PM JR’s Stockyard Inn Rotary Club of Falls Church, Virginia Meets monthly (3rd Tuesday) Chartered June 30, 1952 Millenium Club 7:00PM McLean Government Center Meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m., at: The Harvest Moon Restaurant 7260 Arlington Boulevard (corner of Graham Rd) ROTARY TIMES: Editor, Dick Johnson; Tel: 703-573-1271 (H) Falls Church, Virginia, 22042 Tel: 703-573-6000 703-560-8886 (W); Fax 703-560-8886 Email: [email protected] RI President RI District 7610 Glenn Estess, Sr. D.G. Jerry Evans Club Mailing Address: P.O. Box 22, Falls Church, VA 22046

Rotary Grace

Oh Lord and Giver of all good ROTARY CLUB OF FALLS CHURCH, VA We thank Thee for our daily food Officers, Directors and Chairpersons May Rotary friends and Rotary ways 2004-2005 President Joe Scheibeler Help us to serve Thee all our days. 6040 Richmond Hwy, Apt 407 Amen. Alexandria, VA 22303 (H) 703-329-6839; (O) 202-268-5089 Object of Rotary: Vice-President/President-Elect Douglas Dreyer 3431 Blair Rd The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal Falls Church, VA 22041 (H) 703-933-1957; (O) 703-801-9125 of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: Secretary Joseph (Joe) Akkara 7520 Walnut Hill Lane Falls Church, VA 22042 First: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity (H) 703-205-0577; (O) 703-292-4946 for service; Treasurer Rex Hayes (H) 703-281-5862; (O) 703-732-7109 Second: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the Sergeant-At-Arms: p.p. Mike McCormack dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve Directors: - Club Service p.p. John Sweet society; - Vocational Service Jason Wallace - Community Service Heide Crossley - International Service Alex Rochette Third: The application of the ideal of service in each Immediate Past President John L.Sweet Rotarian’s personal, business and community life; Membership/Induction Ceremony p.p. Horace McCormack Fourth: The advancement of international understanding, Program As assigned each month goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and Public Relations p.p John Sweet professional persons united in the ideal of service. TV Program p.p. Ahmed Selim Historian p.p. Rex Hayes Rotary Information p.p. Walter B. Golden, III Rotary’s Four-Way Test: Of the things we think, say, or do, Club Bulletin Editor p.p. Dick Johnson Club Service p.p. John Sweet Is it the TRUTH? Community Service Heide Crossley Is it FAIR to all concerned? Vocational Service Jason Wallace Will it build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS? International Service Alex Rochette Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Falls Church Rotary Foundation p.p Steve Dikes District Rotary Foundation PDG Dr. D.R. Butler

WEB SITES: Rotary International: www.rotary.org District Governor Jerry Evans Our District: www.rotary7610.org Assistant Governor Bill Bailey Our Club fallschurchrotary.org

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Rotary Leadership Training - April 9, Stafford, VA The annual District Assembly or “Club Leadership Training Seminar” will be on April 9, at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, VA: recommended attendance for Thursday, March 24, 2005 all incoming club officers. Training Sessions will be held on the Four Avenues of Celebrating 100 Years of Rotary Service, the Rotary Foundation, Membership Development and Retention, Club Administration, and special interest topics such as literacy, clean water, youth Call to Order Pres. Joe Scheibeler exchange, and ClubMate software. Each attendee will have the opportunity to attend Opening Song/Pledge/Grace Dr. John Karickhoff several sessions and the seminar will end by mid-afternoon. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The fee will be paid by the club for all Falls Church club members Dinner attending. See me for the registration form. Welcome Sergeant-at-Arms Rotary Leadership Institute - is being held on Thursday, May 12 from 7:30 AM to Happy Bucket Sergeant-at-Arms 4:30 PM at the District Conference in Morgantown, WV. Parts I and II will be offered Birthday Greetings p.p. John Sweet separately on the same day (you can only attend one of them). Those who previously Announcements Pres. Joe Scheibeler attended Part I (Alex Rochette and Charli Lucier) meet the prerequisite to attend Part Program – Falls Church Downtown/Economic Development, Rick Goff, Dir. II. All others interested in the training should take Part I. It's a full day for either 50/50 Drawing The pot is over $600 part. Leadership Training will be offered again on Nov. 19 in Fredericksburg, for Adjournment Pres. Joe Scheibeler Parts I, II and, possibly, III. The club will pay the registration fee for members who attend. If interested, See me for the registration form. Today’s Program – Falls Church “City Center” Rotary International Convention - Chicago,IL June 18-22: See www.Rotary.org Four-Way Test Speech Contest – Our Speech Contest entry, Mihai Patrulescu, a Rotary exchange student from Romania in his Junior Year at Falls Church High A $7 million downtown transportation center and a town square, are part of a five to ten School, was selected by the Area Contest judges at our meeting last week to advance year plan to generate as much as $350 million or more in new investment for a revitalized to the Regional Speech Contest, which will be held by District Speech Contest Chair, downtown Falls Church around a 30-acre four to six block area centered at Maple Ave. Jim Purdon at our April 21 meeting. Finalists from Rotary clubs in the northern part and West Broad Street called, “City Center.” Tonight’s speaker, Rick Goff, the Director of District 7610 will compete to advance to the district finals, which will be held on of the City of Falls Church Office of Economic Development, will discuss Falls Church May 14 at the District Conference in Morgantown, WV. The district will award Economic Development. According to Carol Morello, in today’s Washington Post $1,000 for first place, $750 for second and $500 for third place. “Fairfax Extra” section, city officials, who have been working on this plan for four years, “hope to attract…a hotel, multiplex movie theater, bookstore, upscale grocery,… Falls Church Oboist Advances to Music Competition Finals – At the Music restaurants,…[and] 600 to 800 housing units – condos, lofts, and apartments - a portion… Competition Semi-finals, held in Fredericksburg on March 19, our entry, Joe designated as affordable housing…The plan, in keeping with a philosophy called New Diliburti, a Falls Church High School Senior, was selected as one of three finalists in Urbanism…[is an] idea to mix residential and commercial uses in a zone that is oriented the District Music Competition. Joe, an oboist, who plans to study music at George more to pedestrians than automobiles.” Ms. Morello adds, “the Intermodal Mason Univ., will compete for a first place $5,000 scholarship award at the District Transportation Station…at the northern end of development along Park Avenue…would Music Competition on May 14, at the District Conference in Morgantown, WV. tie in to the envisioned town square.” According to City Manager, Wyatt Shield, “we want to have a centralized spot that provides convenient access to feeder buses, Metrorail ROTARY GRACE parking, and taxi stands.” Rep. James P. Moran, Jr. (D-VA), succeeded in inserting $2 million in federal funds for the project in the House transportation bill (subject to Senate and Presidential approval). Oh Lord and giver of all good,

We thank thee for our daily food. Birthdays May Rotary friends and Rotary ways Help us to serve thee all our days. Bilal Raschid 1 March Page 4 Still have a few Classification openings: Thought for the Day Auto Detailer Nutritionist Podiatrist "During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of Logistics specialist technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for Data Analyst character in the individual or the ability to think." Master Gardener See Pres. Joe for meeting guest voucher cards.  Bernard Mannes Baruch (1870-1965)

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A 5-member GSE team from Chile will be visiting our district from April 28, 2005 to March Programs May 26, 2005. If you have a spare bed and would like to host a GSE team member overnight for one or more days (or weeks) please let Pres. Joe know ASAP which day or days you would like to host and he will provide you with hosting procedures info. The RI Open World Program is seeking clubs to host groups of 5 Russian visitors for Mar 31: P. M. Nayab, well known visitor, will tell us about his home club. a week at a time between April 20 and May 7. Open World 2005 is aiming to introduce Russian-elected officials and emerging civic and political leaders to the We are looking for volunteers to provide speakers for our programs. If you are willing to American political system and effective, responsive government at 3 levels. The handle a month, or if you know of a good program, which would be of interest to the club principles of accountability, transparency, and citizen involvement in government are members, please contact Doug Dreyer. Open months are May and June. among the concepts being emphasized in the host program. (Civic themes available for hosting are: Social and Economic Development or Women as Leaders.) Youth Issues might be a possibility too. In this case, we would need to provide housing for Upcoming Events the entire group for a week at a time or partner with nearby Rotary Club(s) in hosting. Let Pres. Joe know if you can offer accommodation(s) in your home. Mar 29: Rotary Times Broadcast Taping April 9: District Assembly “Leadership Training,” Stafford, VA April 16: Falls Church Community Clean-up (our regular street) Last Meeting – March 10 April 21: Regional Speech Contest (District semi-finals) at our regular dinner meeting May 1: Family of Rotary Baseball Game at RFK – Nats vs. NY Mets May 12-15: District Conference, Morgantown WV We had three students who gave very good speeches based on the Rotary 4-Way Test. May 30: Memorial Day (RCFC beverage sale and parade float) The winner, Mihai Patrulescu, a Rotray exchange student from Romania, in his Junior June 18-22: Rotary International Convention, Chicago, IL Year at Falls Church High School, will advance to the next competition Projects – Last Call for Reports of past 12 months’ projects Membership Chair persons of projects completed since April 1, 2004, are requested to provide Pres. Joe with their project reports immediately on the “Awards form.” If we don’t report our projects to the District on this form, by next week they’ll assume we had no projects. Memorial Day – May 30: We still need a person to chair this year’s Beverage Sale. (Contact Joe Scheibeler at 202-268-5089.) Club Service Chair, John Sweet, needs volunteers to help with the parade float. (John’s new phone # is 703-554-5345.) Street Clean-up – April 16: Falls Church is having a community-wide clean-up day on Saturday, April 16. We will join in the “fun” on that date by doing our usual street clean-up on Washington Blvd. and share in the free community-wide lunch afterwards (optional), at 11:30 AM at the Falls Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls Street.

Tickets are Going, Going….!!! – Nats vs. Mets, Sun., May 1, 8PM

Our annual Family of Rotary Baseball game will be at RFK Stadium, Sunday, May 1 at 8 PM for the Washington Nationals game vs. the NY Mets. Upper reserved seats behind home plate are available for $25 each, which is cost plus a small donation to our club foundation. Pres. Joe is taking reservations at club meetings or at (202)268- 5089. ORDER NOW, BEFORE THEY ARE GONE!