Newsletter - Archive  May 5, 2009

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Tennessee's First Breakfast Club - Randy Shults - President 2008-09 Rotary Club No. 3878 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee - District 6780 VOTED DISTRICT 6780 BEST ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER - 2007-2008
Volume 29 - No. 44	Karen Bridgeman - Breakfast Bytes Editor	May 5, 2009

PARTICIPATION  MATTERS
Total members 7/1/08	137
New members - April	1
(New members YTD)	7
Resignations this mo.	3
(Resignations YTD)	11
Current Membership	133
Average Monthly attendance/participation w/make-ups to date	82.27%
Average YTD w/make-ups posted to date	85%
Club Goal (w/make-ups)	82%
MAKEUPS If you don't see your make-up posted, please send an email to attendance@orbrc.org.   Make-ups posted between 04/22/2009 - 04/28/2009: Karen Bridgeman, Charles Crowe, Nancy Donsbach, Judi Gray, David Harris, Emily Jernigan, Sherry Livengood, Kathy McNeilly, Veronica O'Hearn, Bob Poe, Randy Shults, Robin Textor, Long Range Planning; Stuart Clark, EClubOne; Angi Agle, Readers & Leaders (2).   04/29/2009 - 05/04/2009:  Ray Smith, Oak Ridge Rotary (noon); Karen Bridgeman, Robin Textor, District Leadership Academy; Lynn Cardwell, Charles Crowe, Kathy Edwards, Jim Gary, Martha Hobson, John Iacovino, Pat Imperato, Myron Iwanski, Emily Jernigan, Tom Lakers, Louise Mixon, Mike Morris, Veronica O'Hearn, Roger Olson, Pat Postma, Pat Powell, Lou Rabinowitz, Dan Robbins, Randy Shults, Robin Textor, Charlotte Textor, Hon, Brenda Thornburgh, Cathy Toth, Kerry Trammell, Theresa Venable, Bruce Watson, Jerry Young, Spring Fun(ction); Jim Cape, Judi Gray, Martha Hobson, Emily Jernigan, Tom Lakers, Dave McCoy, Mike Morris, Donna Mosby, Roger Olson, Pat Postma, Lou Rabinowitz, John Wheeler, Fellowship Committee; Karen Bridgeman, Gene Caldwell, Charles Crowe, Nancy Donsbach, Freda Hopper, Emily Jernigan, Sherry Livengood, Ruby Miller, Veronica O'Hearn, Jim Palmer, Pete Peterson, Randy Shults, Long-Range Planning; Stuart Clark, Kelly Callison, EClubOne; Angi Agle (2), Theresa Venable (2), Jim Bradbury, Readers & Leaders; Robert Weir, Treasurer’s Duties; Randy Shults, Cathy Toth, YouthAct; Jim Bradbury, Dictionary Delivery.     LAST MEETING* April 29, 2009 ATTENDANCE CREDIT: 94 (*Includes 3 Leave of Absence)   VISITING ROTARIANS JoEllen Iacovino, Sunset Rotary Club; David Flitcroft, Charlie Jernigan, THE Oak Ridge Rotary Club.   ROTARIANS' GUESTS Gracie and Kelly Malone (Cathy Toth), Maggie King (Joe King), Larry Brown (Ben Andrews).   SPEAKER/PROGRAM GSE Team from India     www.rotary.org/endpolio

WHEW! We did it!

Check the "Participation Matters" box at right to see for yourself: ORBRC managed again to meet its 82% monthly attendance objective.

The goal was set at the beginning of the Rotary year and represents significant participation in club meetings, service projects, and social activities.

Thanks to all our club members, the commitment to meeting (and exceeding) Rotary's goals really means we are more effective in service and fellowship.

Check the list of makeups to be sure you got credit for the extras YOU contributed (and let us know if we've overlooked your efforts). Take a minute to look over that list to see the variety of work being done in our community beyond the walls of our Wednesday meetings.

And, if you are looking for information on how YOU can plug in to make-ups through service and fellowship, click here.

We're looking for some volunteers who will help post attendance statistics in our online logs. If you think you'd like to serve the club this way -- in maybe 15 or 20 minutes a week -- let Veronica O'Hearn or Karen Bridgeman know!

And keep us the good work (and good works).

Roorda interviewed for

Ambassadorial Scholarship 

From Pat Imperato

On 5/1, The Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club's Scholarship Committee (Pat Imperato, Dub Shults, Bruce Watson and David Harris) interviewed West Point cadet, Brennan Roorda, as a potential candidate for an Ambassadorial Scholarship.

Rotarian Wayne Stevenson arranged for the interview to be done via teleconference at ORAU's Center for Science Education. In cooperation with West Point's technical staff, ORAU technician Jaysun Burgess was able to navigate the Academy's multiple fire walls to set up the teleconference.

This small project exemplified ORAU's commitment to serving the community. It was extremely helpful to see Brennan as he answered the committee's questions.

Brennan is a 2006 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. As a junior at West Point, Brennan is working on a double major in comparative politics and Arabic. He has a 3.89 GPA. He wishes to study politics at the University of Cairo and to polish his language skills.

The Academy encourages cadets to apply for graduate scholarships and allows them to study for a post-graduate year before fulfilling their service requirements (5 years active duty and 3 years in the reserves).

The ORBRC Scholarship Committee has recommended that Brennan's application be forwarded to the Rotary District for consideration of a one-year Ambassadorial Scholarship.

GSE Team Leader safe

From DG Carol LaRue

Rotary International is happy and relieved at the safe resolution of the kidnapping incident involving Canadian Rotary club member Julie Mulligan in Kaduna, Nigeria.

We also thank the government agencies in both Canada and Nigeria for their hard work and commitment to achieve a safe end to a very difficult situation.

Our top priority from the beginning has been the safe return of Julie to her family in Drayton Valley, Alberta. Rotarians will continue to provide assistance and support to Julie and her family.

Meanwhile, Rotary leaders in Nigeria and Canada continue to cooperate fully with officials investigating the case.

Julie was in Nigeria leading a Rotary Group Study Exchange team from Canada. Group Study Exchange allows non-Rotary members from a variety of professions to travel abroad to interact with their counterparts, gain valuable intercultural experience, and broaden their worldview. The program is just one way in which Rotary promotes world peace and understanding.

Since 1965, more than 13,500 Group Study Exchange teams totaling 65,000 individuals from over 100 countries have participated. Last year, 565 teams traveled abroad.

ATTENTION: ONE MORE TIME!

WE NEED 3 MORE PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

711 Club Opportunity in Progress - Donation is $50 for the chance to name the next ORBRC Paul Harris Fellow.

Donations will support things like the GSE Team from India that visited with our club and in our community last week and our nomination of a potential Ambassadorial Scholar.

Dig deep and see Dub Shults or Tom Lakers. Only three more fellows are needed to create a whole new one!

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AT AREA CLUBS
Club Name	Date	Program
Oak Ridge Sunset Club	5/4/09	Bill Sergeant, Past RI Vice President
Oak Ridge Rotary Club	5/7/09	Larry Beeman: Sturm Scholarship
Oak Ridge Sunset Club	5/11/09	Child Advocate (and ORBRC'er) Christina Young
Oak Ridge Rotary Club	5/14/09	Mike McElhinney, President & CEO, Michael Dunn Center

ORBRC's UPCOMING EVENTS
Click here to check out more information on our club's website calendar
May 6	Legal Aid Society - Neil McBride
May 13	Jan Williams "UT Business School; Renovations and Innovations"
May 20	Fourth Annual Club Assembly - Charles Crowe Board meeting follows club meeting
May 27	Drug Problems in Oak Ridge: David Beams or Mike Uher
June 10	Lucille Griffo, Executive Director, Tanasi Council of Girl Scouts

 

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
DATE	MEMBER	SPONSOR
May  1, 1985	Jim Barnes	Phil Parrott
May  1, 1996	Martha Hobson	Martha Wallus
May  1, 1996	David Mosby	Bonnie Carroll
May  1, 1989	Dan Robbins	John Auxier
May  1, 1986	Alex Zucker	Clyde Hopkins
May  2, 2007	Lydia Birk	Gail Mattson
May  11, 2005	Emily Jernigan	Fred Barry
May  11, 2005	Pat Postma	L. Brown, B. Adams
May  17, 2006	Brenda Thornburgh	Kay Hillyard
May  30, 2001	Louise Mixon	Pat Powell