This week we are back at the Holiday Inn and have the pleasure of a visit from our District Governor, Sharon Benner. She has been a member of the West Snyder-Beaver Springs Rotary Club since June 1993, with 18 years perfect attendance. Sharon has served her club as Student Exchange Counselor, Secretary, and Treasurer and...
Hail to the Redskins! Hail Victory! Braves on the Warpath! Fight for old D.C.! Run or pass and score -- we want a lot more! Beat 'em, Swamp 'em, Touchdown! -- Let the points soar! Fight on, fight on 'Til you have won Sons of Wash-ing-ton. Rah!, Rah!, Rah! Hail to the Redskins! Hail Victory! Braves on the Warpath! Fight for old D.C.! Any Redskins fan (and...
Next week Matt Kradel, a former member of our club and a member of the Sunrise club, will talk to us about growing up in the area, his year as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in Spain, and what he is doing now. Matt is the son of Paul Kradel who was a member of our...
This week’s speaker is Steve Catlett, director of the Martinsburg/Berkeley County Parks and Recreation Board, a position in which he has served for 20+ years. The Board has come a long way under his direction. War Memorial Park came under his supervision in 1986. Since then the Park has undergone pool and playground equipment upgrades,...
Thirty percent (30%) of West Virginia boys and girls under age six live in poverty. That means that a family of three earns less than $20,000/year, or about $400/week. Research in brain development shows that social, emotional and cognitive development is shaped in early childhood and has a lifelong effect. Poor kids are 5 times more likely to have...