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Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club Newsletters

Thanks to Bob Nelson, our newsletter editor --(and former District Governor), for doing such a wonderful job keeping track of the high points of our meetings, activities, and Rotary International. To get any of our newsletters, click on the date: 
  1. May 10, 2012 - About the talk by John Paukstis, Executive Director, Montgomery County Habitat for Humanity
  2. April 12, 2012 - Juan Carlos Peirano’s Induction and Classification Talk
  3. March 15, 2012 - About the talk by I. J. Hudson and Steven Pinault - WSSC
  4. March 08, 2012 - About the talk by Dr. Bruce Trock – Johns Hopkins University
  5. February 16, 2012 - About the talk by “Rotary World Curling Fellowship” Bob Pelletier and Sandra McMakin, "Hilltop Microfinance Update”
    Craig Melcher, CFO and Will Miller, Director of Education, Hilltop Microfinance
  6. February 09, 2012 - About the talk by Bob Hester – Metro
  7. January 26, 2012 - About the talk by Eric Reid, Chocolatier
  8. January 19, 2012 - About the talk by Philip J. Tarnoff, author of The Road Ahead
  9. January 12, 2012 - About the talk by Dr. Michelle Thaller, NASA Assistant Director of Science for Communications, "The First Two NASA Nobel Prizes: Cosmic Microwaves and Dark Energy"
  10. December 22, 2011 - Remembering Charter Member Joe Jennette
  11. December 15, 2011 - About the talk by Bob Hanson, Past Rotary District Governor
  12. December 8, 2011 - About the talk by Sara (Dispenza) Bannon, Former Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Belgium; and Stephanie Glinuer,
    Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Belgium
  13. November 17, 2011 - About the talk by Andrea Brinn Sawyer on Wounded Warrior Project
  14. November 10, 2011 - About Nihad Kaibni Classification Talk and Dictionary Project Update
  15. October 27, 2011 - About States Attorney John McCarthy
  16. October 20, 2011 - About CHI Centers, Inc.  Assistance to individuals with mild to profound disabilities
  17. October 13, 2011 - Planned visit to Indonesian Embassy for Georgetown Rotaract Club New Member Induction
  18. October 6, 2011 - About Carley DeSimone Hay's "All About Me in DC" books and our planned visit to the NIH Children's Inn, Hari Viswanathan's introduction to the club
  19. September 29, 2011 - Pictures from last week's social, Rotary Day at Gallaudet, Rotary clubs trying new meeting formats
  20. September 22, 2011 - More about James Offord, the Georgetown Rotaract at the Indonesian Embassy, about Rotary Peace Fellows
  21. September 15, 2011 - Newest member, Nihad Kaibni was pined, about our speaker next week, James Offord on Black History, literacy project
  22. September 8, 2011 - About Greg Bland, CEO, "Things To Do in DC", about our August 25 club social, RI news
  23. August 25, 2011 - About the talk by Yesenia Flores DIaz, Outreach Coordinator, NAMI Montgomery County of the National Alliance on Mental Illness,  Rotary and clean water
  24. August 18, 2011 - About the talk by Rotary District Governor Claude Morissette, new member Hari Sawanthan
  25. August 11, 2011 - About Rotary District Governor Claude Morissette,  our Manna service events,
  26. July 28, 2011 - About the talk by Shelley Block, PR Coordinator, Literacy Council of Montgomery County, doctor in Haiti, Pakistans and polio, human rights
  27. July 21, 2011 - About our speaker, Shelley Block, PR Coordinator, Literacy Council of Montgomery County, about the talk by Joy Hatchette from the Maryland Insurance Administration, Rotaries work on literacy, about the Innovation & Flexibility Pilot PRogram,
  28. July 14, 2011Speaker Joy Htchette, Associate Commissioner, Consumer Education and Advocacy, Maryland Insurance Administration.  About the celebration at a home of the Jewish Foundation Group Homes.  More about Rotary history, Rotaractors, work with homeless, etc.
  29. July 7, 2011New officer installation (lots of pictures) including our new president, Chinyere Amaefule and her acceptance speech,  Potomac-Bethesda is one of the very, very few clubs accepted in the Innovation & Flexibility Pilot Program 
  30. June 23, 2011 - "Outlook for Energy: A View of 2030" by Prasanna V. Joshi, Planning Advisor, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
  31. June 16, 2011 - About speaker Prasanna V. Joshi, Planning Advisor, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, "Outlook for Energy: A View of 2030", Details of talk last week about the SEEDS-Haiti project
  32. June 9, 2011 - About speaker Marie-Louise Jean, President, SEEDS-Haiti Project, our club slected for RI's "Innovation and Flexibility Rotary Club Pilot Program", Manna Food Center activity, pictures from social, about speaker Prasanna V. Joshi, Planning Advisor, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, "Outlook for Energy: A View of 2030"
  33. May 26, 2011 - About the Rotary International Convention in New Orleans: including Bill Gates on working with Rotary on polio eradication
  34. May 19, 2011 - about speaker Corkey Hay DeSimone, president of Gentle Giraffe Press, about Sella Koch's talk, polio eradication
  35. May 12, 2011 - about speaker Stella Koch of the Audubon Naturalist Society, our Manna Food project, Global Grant Scholar vs. Ambassadorial Scholar program, social media tips for clubs and districts
  36. April 21, 2011 - about speaker Chris Puttock, Adj.Prof.UofMD on Oyster Reefs, Evgeniya Kazazaeva's talk, District environmental committee, Australian blood bank,  Rotary Peace Centers, upcoming district converence
  37. April 14, 2011 - about speaker: Evgeniya Kazazaeva, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Russia, Paul Cormier on progress in Haiti, Japanese Rotarians report on devastation
  38. March 31, 2011 - about talk by Peter Kyle, Peace Fellowship Program & DG 2013-4, intro to Paul Cormier, Soleil Foundation, Founder and Presdient of Operation Jericho, Haiti School Reconstruction Project, pictures from 31rd annual International Night, RI Haiti fund, Rotarians response to Japanese  earthquake, Rotary magazine is digital
  39. March 17, 2011 - Peter Kyle, Peace Fellowship Program & DG 2013-4, talk by Ben Noll from the Conflict Reslution Center of Montgomery County,  Disaster fund for Japan, India & polio eradication 
  40. March 10, 2011 - background on  Ben Noll from the Conflict Reslution Center of Montgomery County, talk by Frank Islam author of "Renewing the American Dream",  Bill Gates at the RI international convention and about polio eradication
  41. March 3, 2011 - Frank Islam, "Renewing the American Dream"
  42. February 24, 2011 - Judy Christensen, Montgomery County Historical Society, "Jasiah Henson and Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  43. February 10, 2011 - Ben Ross, Author, "The Polluters, the Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment",
  44. February 3, 2011 - John Kolm on Operation Jericho Project in Haiti
  45. January 20, 2011 - Jeff Roman on Pepco reliability
  46. January 13, 2011 - mid-winter social, Jason Hamel on climbing Mt.Rainer
  47. January 6, 2011 - speaker Anita Seckinger, Jason Hamel on climbing Mt.Rainer
  48. December 1, 2010 - about the meetings presentor, Vera Wedekind, Rotary Scholar from Germany, David Shaman and "The World Bank Unveiled", dictionary project being run by Alan Grant,  polio eradication financial benefits,
  49. November 18, 2010 - about the meetings presentation, David Shaman and "The World Bank Unveiled", the talk by Georgetown University's Hilltop Microfinance Initiative,  Uganda vocational training, the Rotary and the UN, polio in the Congo Republic, charter night for Hong Kong Rotaract, 
  50. November 11, 2010 - about the meetings presentation on Georgetown University's Hilltop Microfinance Initiative, aboutthe talk by Dr. Neil Cohen former candidate for the US Senate, the dictionary project, bivalent oral polio vaccine,  World Interact Week, retirement
  51. November 4, 2010 - about speaker Dr. Neil Cohen former candidate for the US Senate and club member on "Lessons Learned from the Campaign Trail", report on viti by District Governor Jay Kumar
  52. October 28, 2010 - about speaker Jay Kumar, Rotary District Governor, Rotaract Club at Georgetown University,  Beverly Sauer Professor of the Practice at Georgetown University
  53. October 21, 2010 - about Beverly Sauer, PhD about BP oil disaster,  speaker Bob Nelson,  pictures from club picnic at Dick Gordon's,  world polio day
  54. October 14, 2010 - about speaker Bob Nelson, NASA Emeritus, about last week's speaker, Mike Philips, Republican nominee for Congress, the dictionary project,  Afghan polio eradication,  Rotary youth programs, - RYLA, Rotaract,
  55. October 7, 2010 - Dr. Todd Niktin. MPH, of Medical Teams International to speak at Georgetown University Rotaract on the UN Millennium Development Goals, 60 Minutes on Rotary and eradicating Polio, Rotary webinars, Pakistan polio eradication and flood relief, Rotary youth programs
  56. September 30, 2010- About last week's speakers, four officers of the Georgetown University Rotaract Club
  57. September 23, 2010- About last week's speaker, Signe Fosgaard, from Denmark.  Introduction to Georgetown Rotaract club who will present at this meeting.  More about Rotartact clubs and global health, 
  58. September 16, 2010- About last week's speaker Dr. Terrance Sheehan's Haiti Medical Mission,  this week's speaker: Signe Fosgaard Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Denmark, member Neil Cohen's US Senate campaign, Big City Mountaineers, Georgetown U Rotaract Club recruits 78 potential  members in one day!
  59. September 9, 2010- About speaker upcoming Dr. Terrance Sheehan and his Haiti Medical Mission, about Bill Offutt his talk on Scandals and Mysteries of Chevy Chase - Rossdhu Castle, Georgetown University Rotaract, Big City Mountaineers, Rockville doctor in Haiti, investment risk by Michael Zhuang, 
  60. September 2, 2010- About speaker Bill Offutt and Scandals and Mysteries of Chevy Chase, Sue Dollins on the Senior Connection in Montgomery County, scholar orientation
  61. August 26, 2010- About speaker Sue Dollins of the Senior Connection of Montgomery County, president Jason Hamel after attempt to climb Mt.Rainier, about the Georgetown Rotaract
  62. August 19, 2010- About Rotary Vision Magazine, details of last weeks speakers form the George Thomas Learning Academy, speaker Lawrence Cross of the George Thomas Learning Academy, Pakistan and polio.
  63. August 12, 2010- About speaker Lawrence Cross of the George Thomas Learning Acadmeny, about 30th anniversary of club, James Li of GTU about Compass Fellows
  64. August 5, 2010- About speaker James Li of Action Strategy Group, $500 happy dollars!, Ken Kempner chief of Biomedical Imaging and Visulization Section of NIH
  65. July 29, 2010- About speaker Kenneth Kempner, Chief, Biomedical Imaging Section of the Center for Information Technology at NIH 
  66. July 22, 2010- About speaker Linda Jewell, VP, International Student Exchange Program
  67. July 15, 2010- About speaker Zoe Zakir of Cisco and previous week's speaker national spelling bee finalist, Lanson Tang.  More on Polio eradication, medical missions to 'unreachables', conforting racism
  68. July 8, 2010- About speaker Lanson Tang, Jason Hamel's installation, about the new president of Rotary International
  69. June 17, 2010- Speaker: Dr. Nabil Bedewi: "Is Apple iPad a Netbook Killer?", Jewish Group Home project pictures, RI news
  70. June 10, 2010- About the presentation from Larry and Jenn Chloupek from Special Love for Children with Cancer, Manna, Counselor for Ambassadorial Scholars, intllation of DG Jay Kumar,  first Future Vision grant
  71. June 3, 2010- Speaker: Larry Chloupek: Special Love, Neil Cohen's run for the US State, Rotary & Cubs against polio, one laptop per child
  72. May 27, 2010- Rotarian Neil Cohen running for the Senate, memoral to Past Governor Frank Jestrab, visitor from Paraguay, RI news, aid to Chile
  73. May 20, 2010 - Dr.Kamran Shayesteh on plastic surgery,  using Flickr, on polio, RI Convention in Montreal
  74. May 13, 2010 - Bob Nelson awarded District Distinguished Service Award, about the District Conference including presentation by Mia Farrow
  75. May 6, 2010 - About RI Council legislation proposed by our club, Tom Leuchtenburg's news on Real Estate
  76. April 29, 2010 - Last week member & CPA Phil Meade spoke on how he would improve the US taxation system, club charters Rotaract club at Georgetown University
  77. April 22, 2010 - Steven Naron's discussion on technology, Haiti's long-term needs, Rotarian use of social media
  78. April 15, 2010 - About the Compass Partners Fellows Program,  about this week's speaker: Steven Naron, about polio eradication
  79. April 8, 2010 - Members (and their family) in the press: Dr. Dominique Howard named one of Washington's top doctors, artist Alexa Meade featured in Washington Post, Steven Naron's club presentation and article in the Johns Hopkins Magazine, about Compass Partners (this week's speakers) and building communities around social entrepreneurship
  80. April 1, 2010 - Pictures from the 30th Annual International Night and next week's speaker speaker Steven Naron Ambassadorial Schoalrs
  81. March 18, 2010 - Club Assembly, preparation for International Night, about war crimes at the Hague
  82. March 11, 2010 - Speaker Lang Luu, My journey to seek freedom in America, how to best help Haiti
  83. March 4, 2010 - Ellen Greenberg, Resources for older adults, message from RI President
  84. February 25, 2010 - Shella Macdonald, Population Strategies Group
  85. February 18, 2010 - Sophia's House, DIstrict Haiti relief, District conference,
  86. February 11, 2010 - Last week's presentation by Edco Bailey and this coming week's speaker Sheila Macdonald of the Population Strategies Group, Sophia House, Jane Gordon's Obituary,
  87. February 4, 2010 - Alex Sigel presentation, Edco Bailey at the County Council, Rotary in Haiti and India
  88. January 28, 2010 - Alex Sigel on Microfinance, donation to Haiti relief, Rami Bhatia's talk, Monteal convention
  89. January 21, 2010 - About Kids Against Hunger and our speaker Rami Bhatia, Past Governor Bob Grill about Shelter Boxes, Haiti activities
  90. January 14, 2010 - In memory of Jane Gordon. About our speaker this week, Bob Grill, District Rotaract Chair; club news; Nigeria progress against polio
  91. January 7, 2010 - About this week's speaker, Peggy Dennis, President of the Motgomery Civic Federation, about the 2009 holiday party, Tournament of Roses Parade, science in Estonia, learning in Indonesia, German support for Sri Lanka
  92. December 17, 2009 - Last week's presentation by Kathy Stevens, Annual Fund Director at Montgomery College, about plans for the holiday party, dictionary project, Melwood vehicle donation program
  93. December 10, 2009 - Last week's presentation by Todd Nitkin's on Liberia,About our speaker, also about Kathy Stevens from Montgomery College; Manna food, visitor Ashraf Elattar from Cairo, Anna Pedro from Portugal
  94. December 3, 2009 - Plans for future activities: International Night, Sophia House, Holiday Party, membership, officer training; also about polio and the Manna Food Center *
  95. November 19, 2009 - About our speaker, Chuck Cenkner on fighting polio, About Bernard Brookes talk on "Building Leaders", about Rotary and the Berlin wall November 12, 2009 -About our speaker, Bernard Brookes on "Building Leaders", Alan Grant's African safari, dictionary project, Rotary UN day,
  96. November 5, 2009 - About Potomac Day, the Rotary Foundation, Polio and Pakistan
  97. October 29, 2009 - About our speaker, Iwan Davies, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Wales, about Potomac Day
  98. October 22, 2009 - About John Kneiss our speaker and Director, Government Affairs & US Policy Services, Hart Energy Consulting on the "politics & Technologies of Oil & Gas", 2009 Dictionary project kicked off, nearly $100 million raised for to fight polio, District 7620 Rotary Foundation Seminar
  99. October 15, 2009 - About the talk by District Governor Paul Frey, dictionary project, polio shelters, Rotary UN Day, membership
  100. October 8, 2009 - About our speaker, District Governor Paul Frey, Chinyere Amaefule's classification talk, District membership seminars, club proposed by laws for RI supported by District Governor,
  101. October 1, 2009 - Dr. Claude Surena talk about Haiti projects, social networking and Rotary
  102. September 24, 2009 - About our speaker, Dr. Claude Surena from Haiti an expert on disaster management and informatics, push to end polio gains ground, bicycle ambulances, a message from the RI president on membership
  103. September 17, 2009 - Our talk by Mark Scott on green building, Sophia House, Rotary and UNICEF, and visiting Rotarian, Elizabeth Mulbah, Commissioner, Republic of Liberia
  104. September 10, 2009 - About our speaker, Mark Scott about green building, Assistant District Governor Melissa Mears about the Rotary Youth Exchange, how to welcome new volunteers, September 3, 2009 - Melissa Mears on Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Orientation, Todd Nitkins work in the Sudan, other clubs' activities
  105. August 27, 2009 - Jason Hamel's (partial) ascent of Mount Rainer, club and Rotary International news
  106. August 20, 2009 - About Steven Naron talk on new technologies such as the Itouch, Blackberry, and Kindle. RI response to Taiwanese typhoon, about membership growth, Rotary leadership training and the next international convention (in Montreal)
  107. August 13, 2009 - About Steven Naron who is talking on new and useful technologies, Manna, club president Noel Howard discussion last week about club plans and memberships, president elect Jason Hamel's climb of Mt. Rainer
  108. August 6, 2009 - About Ronald Kessler's talk, proposals from club may save RI $3.5M, letters, about membership meeting, Massai warrior hopes to work for diplomacy
  109. July 30, 2009 - This week's speaker, NYT bestseller Ronald Kessler, club membership meeting, fighting Polio,
  110. July 16, 2009 - About the Upward Bound students at Manna this week, About Matt Kirks's talk about an improved website, RI strategic planning
  111. July 9, 2009 - About last week's talk by Jason Hamel on Climbing Mount Rainer (amazing photos), highlights from the Rotary International convention, Dr. Lou Fettig's 92nd birthday
  112. July 2, 2009 - About this week's speaker, Jason Hamel on Climbing Mount Rainer, about the installation of Noel Howard's administration, about Paul Frey's installation as District Governor, more about the fight against polio.
  113. June 25, 2009 - About last week's speaker: Robert Nicolas, Executive Director of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Development Agency, hungary in Montgomery County, and much more
  114. June 18, 2009 - About this week's speaker Robert Nicholas, Executive Director of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Service and Development Agency, about last week's talk by club president Dr. Todd A Nitkin about Uganda
  115. June 11, 2009 - About last week's meeting, Manna Food Center, outgoing Ambassadorial Scholars, financial effect on economy on giving and Rotary
  116. June 4, 2009 - About last week's presentation and cross USA trip by Albrecht Bordhun, Ambassadorial Scholar from Germany, about this week's talk by Leonard Sirota from NASA
  117. May 28, 2009 - Last week's talk by Amgad Fayad on information security at home, about this week's speaker, Albrecht Brodhun, Ambassadorial Scholar from Germany studying at NYU, money being raised to eradicate polio, Rotary postage stamps
  118. May 21, 2009 - Last week's talk by Judith Welles, author of the book, "Cabin John: Legends and Life of an Uncommon Place", about our speaker Amgad Fayad on Information Security,
  119. May 14 2009 - About our speaker Judy Welles on the Legends of Cabin John, about the work we've done this week on the Jewish Group Home and loading boxes for Manna, the details of last week's presentation by Larrry Heilman *
  120. May 7 2009 - About our speaker Larrry Heilman and his projects in dozens of countries -- He has been to well over 100 countries, the history of Paul Harris, fighting a flare up of polio, more about Marylanders for Reliable Power, and much more April 30, 2009- About our speakers Debbie Siebert & Russell Lacey and Marylanders for Reliable Power, about the 29th Annual International Night at the Austrian Embassy
  121. April 16, 2009Meeting
  122. April 2, 2009 - About the 29th Annual Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club International Night program hosted by the Embassy of Austria April 2, 2009- About the Aleethia Foundation for Wounded Troops, Ceasar Kavadoy on the Rotary Club of Piura Norte in Peru, visiting Ambassadorial Scholars by Steve Naron, the attach on polio
  123. March 26, 2009 - About our speaker, John DeDakis, CNN Senior Copy Editor, about last week's talk by Raymond Alicide, Ambassador of Haiti to the United States, and much more Rotary news from Suriname, about Rotary World Peace Fellowships, and more
  124. March 19, 2009 - About our speaker, Raymond Alicide, Ambassador of Haiti to the United States, about the talk given last week by Gary Thorud, President of Hospice Caring, Bill Gates becomes honorary Rotarian, 30,000th matching grant
  125. March 12, 2009 - About Hospice Caring, Inc., Manna and food drives, Dolly Parton and Rotary promote reading, Rotary in Tanzania
  126. March 5, 2009 - About this week's speaker, Navy pilot Tevor Estes, guest Guido Adelfio and wife Mary Anne Guido about the travel industry, about Rotary Literacy Month (March), Rotary membership activities, Haiti Ambassador on March 19
  127. February 26, 2009 - About this week's speaker Guido Adelfio, Bethesda Travel Center, about District Governor Elect Paul Frey's presentation last week, about Dr. John Sever work against Polio
  128. February 19, 2009 - About this week's speaker, District Governor Elect Paul Frey, details of President Todd Nitkins, MPH, talk last week about the Child Survial Project in Liberia, about Cambodian clean water project and a Indian Leprosy project
  129. February 12, 2009 - Last week's talk by Christine Clapp of Spoken with Authority, Club gets award for 100% member contribution to the Rotary Foundation. Alan Cookson back from Sanibel Island working on job fair days at local libraries.
  130. February 5, 2009 This week's speaker, Christine Clapp of Spoken with Authority, thank-you notes from third graders for their Rotary dictionaries, a recent newspaper article featuring Dick Gordon's family and a letter from George Mattamal's sister in India.
  131. January 22, 2009 - This week's speaker, Michael Zhuang, MZ Capital Management, about last week's speaker Eileen Pugh of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Art Blitz on electric trains
  132. January 15, 2009 - About the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Alex Siegel's talk about microfinance, VP Nabil Bedewi ran the meeting, Jason & Sarah Hamel's first child, Smiljka Soretic in Venice (Florida), thanks you letter from orphanage in India
  133. January 8, 2009 - About Rotary Ambassadoral Scholar Mariko Yamaguchi talk last week, pictures from the 2008 holiday party, remembering Beatrice Shuman Sadowsky, about Manna food, our District's upcoming conference cruise, top 2008 Rotary stories
  134. December 18, 2008 - About this week's speaker Rotary Ambassadoral Scholar Mariko Yamaguchi, club anti-hunger projects for Manna and Sophia's House
  135. December 11, 2008 - About upcoming speaker Rotary Ambassadoral Scholar Mariko Yamaguchi, International Night scheduled, passing of Sylvan Jacob Naron, about the RI president-elect John Kenny
  136. December 4, 2008 - About speaker Anne Korin nd visitors Wendy Albertini and Darren Womer, club anti-hunger projects for Manna and Sophia House, and Rotary International projects on malaria, literacy, diabetes
  137. November 20, 2008 - Last week's speaker, Zoltan Feher of the Embassy of Hungary on US - Hungarians Relations and the Changing Face of Transatlantic Diplomacy", this week's speaker, Anne Korin of "Set America Free" support of reducing American dependency on oil, our dictionary project, and Rotary UN day
  138. November 13, 2008 - The need for district anti-hunger projects by Joe Slert, "The Power of Rotary" by Governor Bette Lewis
  139. November 6, 2008 - About last week's talk by Steve Naron on bicycling the C&O Canal, Manna food, RI President on Rotary Foundation Month.
  140. October 30, 2008 - About last week's speaker Kanae Tutsumi from Japan and club projects: support for orphanage in India, dictionary, and high school speaker program.
  141. October 23, 2008 - About speaker Ambassadorial Scholar Kanae Tsutsumi from Japan and Olobor Marvis's talk last week on Wheelchairs for Nigeria, more on Alan Grant's Dictionary project and Noel Howard's Sophia House project
  142. October 16, 2008 - About speaker Olobor Marvis on Wheelchairs for Nigeria, Jackie's Team at Light the Night for blood cancers, Alan Grant's Dictionary project
  143. October 2, 2008 - About speaker Jim Moran, veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq, about last week's speaker, Tom Leitzer, of Johns Hopkins support for HealthChoice support for health insurance, Canadian support for ending polio, support for those effected by resent hurricane
  144. September 25, 2008 - This week's speaker from Johns Hopkins HealthCare about Maryland no-cost medical assistance program, Last week's talks from Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Light the Night" and the walk for Jackies (Naron) Team
  145. September 18, 2008 - This week's speakers from Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Light the Night", EthioGreen Management, Jason Hamel on Mount Rainer , Ethiogreen, RI President and Korean-American club, helping after the Haiti hurricanes, Washington (state) food bank
  146. September 11, 2008 - This week's speakers from Ethiogreen, last weeks presentation about Montgomery Works, Jason Hamel unfurls our club banner on Mt.Rainer for Big City Mountaineers, Potomac Rotary citizens of the year
  147. September 4, 2008 - About Montgomery Works presentation by Winny Yirgo-Keefe and Rahel Beyene, Lucy Bedewi and the Georgetown volleyball team, Rotary of Nigeria and the Rotary Club of Ludwigshafen-Rheinschanze,
  148. August 28, 2008 - Don Smith explains the history of Morgan Automobile Company, words from RI President, member travels and special events, etc.
  149. August 21, 2008 - the speaker this week, Don Smith on the hydrogen Morgan car, about David Matthews's talk last week on "New Nuclear Reactor Licensing", Sophia House, Manna Food -- Kathy and Evan Tassis, Jason Hamel and the Big City Mountaineers, Toastmasters and Rotary District-wide meeting run by Steven Naron, Facebook, etc.
  150. August 14, 2008 - About our speaker this week David Matthews on "New Nuclear Reactor Licensing", materials from Senator Brian Frosh's talk at our last meeting, helping children with Prosthetics, helping in Pakistan and Nigeria
  151. August 7, 2008 - about our speaker this week State Senator Brian E. Frosh, the details of the panel discussion last week on Toastmasters and Rotary programs: immediate past Toastmaster Governor (District 36) Mary Ann Guerra, Gustavo Guerra, DTM Nancy Pirt, and Steve Naron, Manna Food, RI President's message on reducing child mortality
  152. July 31, 2008 - about our panel this week on Toastmasters and Rotary programs: immediate past Toastmaster Governor (District 36) Mary Ann Guerra, Gustavo Guerra, DTM Nancy Pirt, and Steve Naron, and last week's speaker David Smith, e-mails, helping flood victims
  153. July 24, 2008 - about our speaker David Smith and the World Library Project, Eolia Sibila and locally supported literacy programs
  154. July 17, 2008 - about our speaker Robbi Cohen and Solar Cookers for Darfur, Todd Nitkin's first meeting as president, also Stefan Rahe, Ceasar Kavadoy, Jr.
  155. July 3, 2008 - about Todd Nitkin, our club's new President and Bette Lewis, our new District Governor, the installation of new officers party,
  156. June 26, 2008 - Don Smith thanking the members for their contributions during his administration, about the International Conference
  157. June 12, 2008 - About our talk by Eolia Sibila an Ann Dorough of Barnes and Noble on improving community literacy, storms, Ed Underriner's retirement, Rotary Fellowships, Revolbinb loan funds
  158. June 5, 2008 - About Paul A. Samakow talk on Identity Theft, new District Governor's installation and District office, polio vacine, fitness challenge, 2008 International Convention
  159. May 29, 2008 - About our guest speaker, Paul A. Samakow on Identity Theft, details from John Derrick's talk, about Shelterboxes in China, bone marrow programs
  160. May 22, 2008 - About our upcoming guest speaker, John M. Derrick, Jr -Pepco CEO, Retired, details from the talk on surgical glues by George Mattamal, the RI international convention, Rotary projects in India, Smiljka's grandchild
  161. May 15, 2008 - About the breakthroughs in surgical glues by George Mattamal, Jeff Miller, Chairman of the Board of the Manna Food Center thanks club
  162. May 8, 2008 - All about the District conference including the food raised for the Manna Food Center and Todd Nitkins talk
  163. April 24, 2008 - At Sophia House feeding the homeless, about the District conference
  164. April 17, 2008 - About The Georgetown Streetbank - microfinance and last week's talk by Barbara Garlock about Sophia House
  165. April 10, 2008 - About the presentation by members John Call and Tom Leuchtenburg about the state of the economy.
  166. April 3, 2008 - Pictures from our 28th annual International Night at the Hungarian Embassy
  167. March 27, 2008 - About our 28th annual International Night at the Hungarian Embassy
  168. March 20, 2008 - About last week's speakers from the Georgetown University MicroFinance Club, about this week's speaker and the Humane Society
  169. March 13, 2008 - Canadian Broadcasting Journalist Neil McDonald speaker, District Governor Rich Carson guest
  170. March 6, 2008 - About the talk by Todd Nitkin, MPH, about northern Uganda
  171. February 28, 2008 - About the talk by Ellyn Ogden, Worldwide Polio Eradication Coordinator USAID, more about Rotary's polio activities
  172. February 21, 2008 - About speaker Ellyn Ogden, Worldwide Polio Eradication Coordinator USAID, Alex Naron hands check to Jeff Miller, President of Manna Food's Board, Polio news: US$100 million challenge, $3.5 million from Google
  173. February 14, 2008 - Speaker Ken Watter; visitors from Switzerland and Rockville! :-) Check for the Manna Food program; UN and Rotary on health, literacy, water, and work.
  174. January 24, 2008 - Speaker Robert Kalinoski and microlending, future leadership Rotary District 7620: Bette Lewis, Paul Frey, Jay Kumar
  175. January 17, 2008 - New member George Mattamal, Scholar Saori Murakami, guest Flo Richman, Kingsley Holgate and Rotary in 33 African nations
  176. January 10, 2008 - Wine and Cheese Social, protecting local environment
  177. January 3, 2008 - Review of projects: orphanage, food bank, vets, earthquake relief, group home, dictionaries. Note from Scholar Kanae Tsutsumi
  178. December 20, 2007 - Don Hiruo's classification talk, Nadim Salti on the latest on Lebanon,Noel Howard on the club's "dinner date" at a Rockville shelter
  179. December 13, 2007 - New officer for July 2008, Manna Food, the Holiday Party, Goodwill Industries
  180. December 6, 2007 - About Linda Meade's talk
  181. November 28, 2007 - About speaker Linda Meade, funds by Gates Foundation against polio, clubs in Central America
  182. November 15, 2007 - About Jason Hamel's classification talk and Anne Barnes talk on Nov.8, Introduction to Catherine Crockett's talk on "Getting to Yes", about Rotary UN day, our dictionary project at Bells Mill Elementary, Rotary projects in Tanzania, other ideas and news from Rotary International
  183. November 8, 2007 - About Catherine Crockett the speaker on November 15, fast cars, $1.5M grant to Montgomery Village Rotary Club's project, message from Rotary President
  184. November 1, 2007 - About Bernard Henry's classification talk, new member Jason Hamel, the Rotary Foundation, how to help S.CA fire victims
  185. October 25, 2007 - About our club's dictionary project and RI news
  186. October 18, 2007 - About our club's dictionary project and speaker Dr. Jerry Harvey
  187. October 11, 2007 - Our club's 27th birthday party (Charter Night) with pictures, about Potomac Day support, Vaccine-derived Poliovirius, dictionaries in Colorado
  188. October 4, 2007 - About our next speaker, Dr. Jerry B. Harvey on the Abilene Paradox and our upcoming new Rotary web site and mini-summit on health
  189. September 27, 2007 - Speaker District Governor Rich Carson's talk, work on group home, Rotary UN Day
  190. September 20, 2007 - About next week's speaker -- District Governor Rich Carson, our support of an Ethiopian Academy, new member Don Hiruo
  191. September 13, 2007 - Speaker Elizabeth Fihe, MD, and James Marinucci on an outreach program to the Joshua Academy Orphanage in Addis Ababa
  192. September 6, 2007 - About the Great Falls Park picnic and speaker Jan Pottker to speak on Eleanor Roosevelt and her mother-in-law
  193. August 30, 2007 - The passing of member Hugo Eladio Souza
  194. August 23, 2007 - Speaker Ed Underriner, Rotary District Executive Secretary, pictures from the social, Manna hits 30,000 boxes,
  195. August 16, 2007 - Speaker Adiranna Logalbo, Guest Dr. Manimekala Saravanan of the NCI, Rotary and world peace
  196. August 9, 2007 - About upcoming speaker, Adrianna Logalbo, UN Foundation, about an attack on Malaria -"Nothing But Nets"
  197. August 2, 2007 - Speaker Barry Anderson, Head Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division of the OECD
  198. July 26, 2007 - About Member Ted Asfaw's teaching at the University of Zimbabwe and Member Todd's Nitkin's mission to Liberia
  199. July 19, 2007 - Member Dick Alsmeyer leaving area
  200. June 28, 2007 - New officers
  201. June 14, 2007 - Speaker Tom Leuchtenburg on the area real estate market
  202. June 7, 2007 - Speaker Todd Nitkin on our Ethiopia orphanage project
  203. May 31, 2007 - Speaker France Pruitt about surviving with her family in Europe during WWII and fixing up a Jewish Group Home
  204. May 24, 2007 - New members Anna Dell'Aquila joining! New members Klaus-Dieter Ordemann introduced self to club
  205. May 17, 2007 - About ideas for this coming year from the club assembly
  206. May 10, 2007 - Speaker Captain Michael Rojas of the Montgomery County Salvation Army, new member Klaus-Dieter Ordemann
  207. May 2, 2007 - Meeting with Group Study Exchange Team from Russia all with a medical background
  208. April 26, 2007 - Speaker Ned Leonard, VP, Center for Energy & Economic Development (CEED) on “Carbon Sequestration� and about our Russian Group Study Exchange visitors
  209. April 19, 2007 - Our 27th Annual International Night to our our incoming DC/Baltimore area Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars
  210. April 12, 2007 - Speaker John Oldfield of Water Advocates, guest Andrew Winters, prospective member Klaus-Dieter Ordemann
  211. April 5, 2007 - District Governor Pat Kasuda and Past Governor Ray Streib
  212. March 29, 2007 - Professor and new member Nabil Bedewi introduced self to club, guests -family of Ted Asfaw, Chef Bernard Henry
  213. March 22, 2007 - Speaker Howard Friedman on wines, guests Kathy Tassis, Elizabeth Glines and Pamela Glass
  214. March 15, 2007 - Speaker Elizabeth Cookson about the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Alan Cookson introduced self to club, Manna Food Center, International Night
  215. March 8, 2007 - speaker from Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, also about Sophia House and Community Service Ministry, guests Klaus Osbourne and Anna and Peter Dell'Aquila
  216. March 1, 2007 - speaker Katie McLouglin, Program Assistant, Global Warming and Energy Program, Sierra Club and visitor former ambassador Johnny Young
  217. February 22, 2007 - speaker Carol Jordan, Director of Public Health Emergency Planning, Montgomery County on preparing for the Avian Flu and guest Chris Good, Rotarian transplant from NJ
  218. February 15, 2007 - installation of Alan Cookson, Dick Gordon Rotarian of the Month, vocation talks by Alan Grant and Dick Alsmeyer
  219. February 8, 2007 - introduction to new member GTU Professor Nabil Bedewi
  220. February 1, 2007 - introduction of new member Anil Alpay, Todd Nitkins's mission to Sri Lanka
  221. January 25, 2007 - Nabil Bedewi installation
  222. January 18, 2007 - speaker Dr. Michale Gregor, Director of Public Health at the Humane Society, guest Kathy Tassis, Karl Hille, and Japanese Rotarian Scholar Tomohiko Kamiya
  223. January 11, 2007 - speaker Vivian Bass, CEO Jewish Foundation for Group Homes who was justed named as a Washingtonian of the Year for 2006, Caesar Kavadoy Rotarian of the Month
  224. December 7, 2006 - speaker Alicia Shepard, Professor of Journalism at American University on her new book on the Watergate, introduction to new member Tom Leuchtenberg, Rotarian of the Month Alan Grant
  225. November 16, 2006 - speaker Dr. Neal Barnard, from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, installation of Anil Alpay, the dictionary project
  226. November 9, 2006 - speaker Walter Shropshire, Smithsonian scientist and ordained pastor, the dictionary project, Community Ministries
  227. November 2, 2006 - 26th Charter Night, Potomac Day
  228. October 26, 2006 - speaker Colonel Will O'Brien, Director of the Navy's Injured Marine and Sailors Unit