The Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) is a Virginia-based 501(c)3 nonprofit that was formed in 1997 to extend the vision of Nobel Peace Laureate George C. Marshall by alleviating suffering and promoting hope, growth, and stability in war-torn countries. For many nations, a primary obstacle to achieving sustainable progress is the deadly legacy of landmines, the...
In 1990, our club became the largest club in the district with over 220 members. Since then, Berkeley County has grown exponentially while our club has shrunk to 130 members. Rotary is not alone in this membership shrinkage. The Lions Club and Kiwanis have had an even worse problem. Part of it is apathy on the...
In 1959, the state government of Queensland, Australia, invited local Rotary Clubs to help plan an event to help celebrate the upcoming centennial of the state. Princess Alexandra, who was in her early 20s was due to attend the celebrations, so activities were planned specifically for the princess's age group. The gundoo, an aboriginal word meaning...
We’re back at the Holiday Inn this week and for the first time in many, many years, neither Pam nor Matt will be on hand to help serve us. Seems they got married and moved to Florida. Florida’s gain is our loss. This week we will have President Chris Johnson’s first club assembly. A club assembly,...
The Faith Community Coalition for the Homeless (FCCH) is an ecumenical organization dedicated to helping homeless individuals in Berkeley County. The Coalition holds meetings with speakers and breakout sessions to discuss the area’s homeless problem and to set short and long term goals to address it. Also the Coalition holds fundraisers to contribute to an...
This week at the Purple Iris Dawn Pingley, President of the Berkeley County Youth Fair Association, will talk to us about the Youth Fair, which will be held August 1st through August 9th. The Youth Fair differs from a regular county fair in that all the exhibitors are young people. Berkeley County’s Youth Fair is one...
This is Kevin Knowles final program. We will have Rotarians Bill Wortley, Marilyn Schoon, Pam Curtis, and Ross Curtis talk to us about their adventures in Africa. The scariest sight they encountered was Mike Hornby’s brother trying to load the six suitcases full of clothes for orphans into a small car. Last Week At the Installation Banquet, we...
When you hear of plastic surgery, what do you think of? A Hollywood star trying to delay the effects of aging? People who want to change the size of their stomachs, breasts, or other body parts because they see it done so easily on TV? Those are common images of plastic surgery, but what about the...
When CROP began in 1947 (under the wing of Church World Service, which was founded in 1946), CROP was an acronym for the Christian Rural Overseas Program. Its primary mission was to help Midwest farm families to share their grain with hungry neighbors in post-World War II Europe and Asia. Today, rather than thinking of...
Rotarian Lisa Poland will talk to us about the children’s preventive dental care program at WVU Health Sciences Center Eastern Division. Perhaps she’ll also use Buzz to demonstrate root canal techniques without anesthesia. Last Week The only downside to having exchange students is that they inevitably leave and go back home. Mora Garay, our exchange student from...