For Those Who Want to Do Some Singing on the Fourth

THE ARCLIGHT The Weekly Members’ Bulletin of the ARLINGTON ROTARY CLUB July 3, 2008 Club Business and Announcements http://www.arlingtonrotaryclub.org Meetings: Thursday, 12:15 pm, La Côte d' Or Meal Cost: Effective July 1, our charge for the 2201 Westmoreland St., Arlington, Va. 22213 weekly luncheon is $25.

Directory: Steve Klemp is updating our club th directory for publication this month. PleaseChartered check July 4, 1929 – Now In Our 80 Year your current directory entry and give him any changes. Also, if you don’t like your current photo Steve will take new ones in the lobby this week and next.

Your new Board of Directors was installed at our special evening meeting June 26. Left to right, Pete Arntson (Arlilngton Scholarship Foundation), Hugh Barton (The Rotary Foundation), Gini Dilley (Public Relations), Tom Kerwin (Vocational), Steve Holmes (Sergeant-at-Arms), Linda Valentino (President-Elect),ARLINGTON Michael Ba (Secretary), ROTARY Steve Klemp CLUB (Club Service), Bill Cox (Community Service), Kim Durand (President) and a wee slice of Henk KnipscheerP.O. B OX(International) 100038 (Sorry, Henk). Not pictured: Kline Price (Treasurer), Annalisa Miller (Youth), and Immediate Past PresidentARLINGTON Elizabeth, VIRGINIA Harr-Bricksin 22210 who was no doubt happy on this night to bask OUT of the limelight for a change. ROTARY CLUB NUMBER 5787 Happy Talk and Member News DISTRICT 7610 CHARTERED JULY 4, 1929 Outgoing PresidentToday’s Elizabeth ProgramHarr-Bricksin was grateful to have had the opportunity to lead the club; 2008-2009 OFFICERS pleased with what we have accomplished this year; and PRESIDENT KIM DURAND offered thanks to bothSusan members Piedmont-Palladino, and spouses who have Architect and Associate Professor of Architecture PRESIDENT ELECT LINDA VALENTINO been helpful and supportive. at Washington/Alexandria Architecture Center,SECRETARY Virginia Tech, will previewMICHAEL the B themesA and content of Green Community, an exhibition openingTREASURER at the National Building MuseumKLINE PinRICE October of which Incoming Presidentshe Kim is Durand Curator. had The a great exhibition time at explores the the origins of our precarious ecological situation and introduces Rotary International Conference in Los Angeles and SGT. AT ARMS STEVE HOLMES learned a lot about communitiesRotary along the large way. and small where citizens, politicalIMMEDIATE leaders, PAST PRESIDENT planning andELIZABETH design HARR professionals, BRICKSIN developers, and government agencies are working together2008-2009 for a more DIRECTORS sustainable future. Patty Browne was happy husband Bob was able to join her at the Installation dinner; Steve Holmes was equally CLUB SERVICE STEVE KLEMP pleased that wife Cheryl could attend but not have to be COMMUNITY SERVICE BILL COX classed as a “Rotary Ann” as in the past in many other INTERNATIONAL SERVICE HENK KNIPSCHEER clubs. Linda Valentino was glad husband Joe could VOCATIONAL SERVICE TOM KERWIN attend, and that he has promised to come to more YOUTH SERVICE ANNALISA MILLER Rotary functions. ROTARY FOUNDATION HUGH BARTON MEMBERSHIP HERB HOPWOOD Newlywed Gini Dilley experienced her first Illinois farm party with her husband’s family. ARCLIGHT Michael Ba says he’ll be working on 100% attendance EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: STEVE KLEMP this year. MONTHLY EDITORS Tom Kerwin recalled it wasn’t so long ago that women 2008 2009 JULY – KLEMP JANUARY – BROWNE couldn’t join Rotary - but he’s glad they can now and it’s AUGUST – TBD FEBRUARY – BARTON a big improvement. SEPTEMBER – TBD MARCH – KATZMAN OCTOBER – HOLMES APRIL – KERWIN President Elizabeth becomes Immediate Past President NOVEMBER – MACDONALD MAY – HOPWOOD Elizabeth, passing the torch to new President Kim Durand. DECEMBER – IRVING JUNE -- TBD Upcoming Programs

July 10 - Erika Elvander, Health Policy Analyst, Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health – “Why Health Is an Important Biosecurity Issue.”

July 17 – Classification Talk

July 24 – Rotary District 7610 Governor Chuck Davidson

July 31 - Dorothy Schoeneman, the 50+ recruiter for the Peace Corps Mid-Atlantic Regional Office.

One of the highlights of the evening was two new Paul No caption needed, right? Harris Fellows, Henk Knipscheer and Michael Ba.

A few photos from our June 24 Activity with Arlington Healthy Families

It sure looks like a Motley Crüe but where are their instruments?

For those who want to do some singing on All Four Stanzas of The Star-Spangled Banner Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly Oh! Say, streaming? can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in

More Awards and Prizes

President Elizabeth awarded the prestigious Four Avenues of Service Certificate to Michael Ba on June 26, recognizing his hard work in all aspects of Rotary activity.

Diana Horne was the winner of $50 in the 50/50 last Thursday evening; we thank her for donating her winnings back to the club’s Scholarship Foundation. Jim McIntire, Colleen Sutton, Tom Kerwin and Linda Valentino won door prizes.

The District’s Awards/Installation Dinner was held June 29. Rumor has it that our club did pretty well on awards. Assistant Governor Robin Erskine will be visiting soon to tell us all about it.

It’s a New Rotary Year

The new Rotary Year began July 1, 2008; our new District Governor is Chuck Davidson, of the Springfield club. This year’s theme is “Make Dreams Real.”

air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. Oh! Say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen thro' the mist of the deep Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep. As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream 'Tis the star-spangled banner, oh! long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Then conquer we must, for our cause is just, And this be our motto --"In God is our trust." And where is that band who so vauntingly swore And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footstep's pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation, Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven- rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.