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July 2024
Volume 24 Issue 7
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The READ Center Receives Grant from Rotary Club of Richmond Foundation
The Rotary Club of Richmond Foundation presented the READ Center with a grant in the amount of $5,000 to support its work to improve lives through literacy by providing classroom instruction, one-to-one tutoring, and community programs to adults who want to improve their reading, writing, basic math and digital skills.
Read more about the READ Center here.
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We had a great time supporting Rotary Night at the Diamond! | | |
Rotarians Gather & Inspire in Singapore
Words cannot express the gratitude I feel toward the Rotary Club of Richmond for sending me to the Rotary International convention in Singapore. It was an incredible experience to meet Rotarians from around the world! Ideas were exchanged, common themes were discussed, and we all had an opportunity to talk about what we are doing and how we can do it better with really knowledgeable people who are actually making a difference in the lives of many. My mind was blown when I learned about the projects Rotarians were working on in other countries or in their own country. The common theme at this convention, and I suspect many conventions, is membership. Hearing how some clubs were starting and attracting new members was inspirational. I came away with great ideas and motivation to make this year a stellar year for all of us. Thank you again for your generous support of me and my upcoming year!
Pam
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John White passed the gavel to Pam Kelleher to began her term as President of The Rotary Club of Richmond. Thanks to Jim Bynum and Kenny Janes, both of whom participated in the swearing in of the new board and President. | |
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Congratulations to Scott Coffield -- The Rotary Club of Richmond Rotarian of the Year! | |
The Rotary Club of Richmond held its Annual Meeting June 11, 2024. William Cabell, Secretary, ran the meeting, which included updates from committee chairs about the year's community efforts from a membership survey to socials to financials to Rotaract clubs to grants. | |
Annual Meeting Speakers included: Jenny Cubitt (Social Chair); John White (President); Alex Innes (Membership Survey); Pam Kelleher (President elect); John Purnell (Rework Richmond); and Mike Little (Rotaract). | | |
Must Attend Rotary Events | | |
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Kick Off the July 4th Holiday by Cheering on the Richmond Kickers
GRAB YOUR TICKET and join the Rotary Club of Richmond to cheer on the Richmond Kickers the evening of July 3, 2024.
It's Richmond kicker time with a $5 Heineken happy hour! The game is being televised by CBS sports! Wear RED if you can.
Gates open at 6.30pm with kick off at 8pm.
$7 of each ticket sale goes to Rotary Club of Richmond's charitable efforts.
Click HERE to purchase your ticket.
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Backpack Stuffing Party
SAVE THE DATE and join the Rotary Club of Richmond to stuff backpacks the evening of July 24, 2024 at the home of Jeanne Walls.
You may also donate $30 for the cost of each back pack and its content. Back packs will be donated to the YMCA's Bright Beginnings to prepare students for a successful start to the school year.
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Blue Crab Festival
MAKE PLANS NOW to join the Rotary Club of Richmond for a Blue Crab Festival the afternoon of September 14, 2024, 12 - 3pm at the beautiful Overlook in Church Hill.
Scan the QR code to the left for more information about tickets and sponsorship opportunities.
We look forward to seeing you for a great afternoon of fun and hospitality!
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Rotary Mayor's Forum
MORE DETAILS TO COME to hear from the candidates running for Mayor of Richmond!
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Volunteer Opportunity:
Meals on Wheels
Grab a buddy and/or make a new friend! Meals on Wheels is in need of drivers and runners Thursday mornings. This is a two person volunteer opportunity! Sherry Peterson is heading up this effort. Sign-up sheets are always available at our meetings. Drivers are needed for July, August and September dates! Make new friends and make a difference in our neighbors' lives. Reach out to Sherry directly at sepete@verizon.net.
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Volunteer Opportunity:
Rework Richmond
Volunteer opportunities range from resume preparation for employment consideration to financial coaching with participants.
Contact John Purnell via email, purnelljc@comcast.net, or Charles Layman via email, laymanc@comcast.net, and Todd Martin via email, toddmartin@comcast.net,
and let them know how you can help.
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Volunteer Opportunity:
Project Ramp
Build a ramp and join your fellow Rotarians for a morning of fun and community service. Accessibility is critical for safety and quality of life. John Delandro is heading up this effort. Reach out to John directly at johndelandro3@gmail.com.
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Volunteer Opportunity:
Blood Drive
Thank you for your participation in the Blood Drive hosted by the Rotary Richmond Club of Richmond on June 27, 2024!
Information about the next one will be coming soon!
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Cat Anthony, Executive Director of the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation
“Virginia's Perfect Cycling/Walking/Running Family Trail”
Cat Anthony has been the Executive Director of the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation since October of 2017. Cat is from the great City of Richmond and has loved seeing the transformation of Richmond over the years.
She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a double major in Psychology and Religious Studies. After graduating from VCU, she worked in outdoor recreation and wilderness therapy throughout the United States. She has had many adventures in her work experience, from guiding seven-week expeditions in Alaska to leading rock climbing trips in New Mexico.
Cat has also worked in Richmond based nonprofits like Blue Sky Fund taking youth into the outdoors and also Sportable, a Paralympic Sports Club, in both operations and fundraising. Cat has over thirteen years of experience in nonprofit management and is excited to be the Executive Director of the Capital Trail. When she is not playing on the Capital Trail, she loves traveling to exotic places, drinking too much coffee, and cooking up a storm.
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Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Brian Trader, Ph.D./President & CEO, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
"The Gardens in 2024: Celebrating 40 years"
Trader started his position at the Garden on Jan. 4, 2021. Previously, Trader served as Deputy Executive Director and Director of Horticulture at the Delaware Botanic Gardens where he managed one of America’s newest public gardens. Since its grand opening in 2019, he expanded two new garden areas, secured competitive grants, and built a programming calendar to engage diverse communities. Previously, he served as Director of Domestic and International Studies at Longwood Gardens, one of the preeminent gardens in the United States and internationally. During his tenure, Trader mentored and supervised over 700 emerging public horticultural professionals from around the world. He collaborated with public garden leaders throughout the Philadelphia region, the U.S. and internationally to facilitate research, student and staff exchange, and outreach,
The move brings Trader back to his home state of Virginia. He grew up on the Eastern Shore as part of a farming family, where he developed a life-long passion for plants. He earned his doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Virginia Tech and has also taught at Virginia Tech, Mississippi State University and the University of Delaware.
Trader is a frequent presenter at meetings throughout the world, has published extensively about horticulture and the role of public gardens, and is the recipient of numerous awards including the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Award and the American Public Gardens Association’s Award for Program Excellence.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Joy Kline, District 7600 Governor
“District 7600 Goals for 2024-25”
Joy Kline is a member of The Rotary Club of Goochland and a retired banker after a 44-year career with her last stop at Village Bank, a community bank located in Midlothian, Virginia as Executive Vice President of Retail Banking. She attended Virginia Commonwealth University (Go Rams) and graduated from the Virginia Banker’s Association School of Bank Management held at the University of Virginia.
Joy was nominated by her club and honored as one of the Volunteers of the Year in 2011 by the Goochland Chamber of Commerce. In 2020, Joy was selected with 43 others building a better region as Bold Women of Richmond. Joy first joined the Board of the club as Sargent of Arms followed by Club Secretary and served as the President 2012-2013. She led as Assistant Governor for Area 2 (Innsbrook, Goochland, Fluvanna, Short Pump) and served on the District Rotary Foundation Committee as Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) Chair followed by the Annual Fund and Development Chair positions. Joy led the District Awards Committee in 2021-2022. Joy supports The Rotary Foundation and is currently a Paul Harris Fellow+7, a Benefactor, a member of the Bequest, PolioPlus and Paul Harris Societies.
Her husband, Mike is a Paul Harris Fellow and Honorary member of the Goochland Club. Joy is a proud mom of her grown children, Jeff (whose girlfriend, Kaitlyn is a Goochland club member) and Jyl and her husband, Colton. Having fun includes visiting clubs, facilitating at events such as the multi-district sessions at Chesapeake President Elect Training Seminars and attending conferences and conventions while enjoying current relationships and creating new ones. She has attended previous International Conventions and looking forward to Singapore and Calgary. Outside of Rotary, Joy has served as the Goochland Christmas Mother in 2020, President 2021-2023 and is currently the Treasurer. Joy loves digging in the dirt to expand her flower and vegetable gardens and plans to become a Master Gardener while GROWING ROTARY.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Kelly Till, President Richmond Times Dispatch
"The Role of Newspapers in Society Today"
Kelly Till is the first woman president and publisher to lead the Richmond Times-Dispatch in its 173-year history. Kelly, a 28-year veteran of the media industry, also serves as regional vice president of sales for all Lee Enterprises Inc. Virginia markets. Till became vice president of sales for The Times-Dispatch and Lee’s Virginia markets in November 2020 after serving as vice president of advertising at The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press.
The Times-Dispatch has been a top performer across the 77 markets served by Lee Enterprises and has acted as a corporate laboratory for new opportunities to address the region’s large local audience. President Till is credited with pioneering several new programs for Lee, including the launch of Virginia Video Network, a full-service video studio and news network, the continued expansion of the Amplified Digital advertising program across the region, and the creation of En Forme, a statewide lifestyle magazine.
Till has earned numerous honors, including the 2023 Women in Leadership Award by Virginia Business and the Old Dominion University 2022 Distinguished Alumni award. She serves on several boards across Virginia, including the United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg, American Heart Association, Virginia Arts Festival, Chamber RVA, the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation, and An Achievable Dream. She also is a member of the Women’s Initiative Network and mentors first generation female students at ODU. She earned her BSBA in Marketing from ODU in 1994. Till and her husband, Keith, live in Richmond and have five children blended.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Kimberly J. Wilson, MBA, COO & CHRO, Deputy Director/HR, Operations & Volunteers VMFA
“Managing the People and Projects of the VMFA”
Kimberly J. Wilson joined VMFA in 2015 and is currently the Chief Operating Officer and CHRO/Deputy Director for Human Resource Services, Museum Operations and Volunteers.
A native of Richmond, Kimberly’s extensive experience in strategic operations and human resources spans more than 20 years. Wilson leads the Museum Operations Division, which is comprised of the HR, IT, Visitor Experience, Building & Grounds, Security, and Enterprise/Food Service portfolios. Her passion for and successful record of accomplishment in creating innovative, highly engaged, diverse and inclusive workforces have launched VMFA to the forefront of talent management and recruitment within the cultural arts sector.
She has an extensive leadership background in both public and private sectors, including considerable experience in the higher education sector, with a number of leadership roles at such prestigious institutions as Howard University and Howard University Hospital, University of Richmond, and The George Washington University.
She is a nationally recognized voice within the higher education and cultural arts fields, having worked with the American Association of Museum Curators (AAMC), Biennial of the Americas, Higher Education Recruiting Consortium (HERC), the American Council of Education (ACE), the Office of Women in Higher Education (OWIHE), and the Richmond Society of Human Resource Management (R-SHRM). Wilson was named a finalist for the Human Resource Leadership Award of Greater Washington in 2015. Additionally, she received the George Washington University VALOR Award, given to GW administrators for contributing to the success of the GW VALOR program for student military members, their families, and veterans.
Wilson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Mary Washington.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Classification Talk John Delandro
John Delandro has been a Senior Portfolio Advisor with Merrill Lynch since July of 2011 and has been in the financial services industry since 2005.
Mr. Delandro is a retired member of the U.S. Army and completed a 21-year career in 2005. He was assigned to many duty stations around the United States as well as deployments to Korea and Somalia.
He earned his MBA from Saint Leo University and serves many civic and business organizations in and around the Richmond community. He is a former Board Chair for the Henrico Education Foundation, board member for the Board of Directors for the Rotary Club of Richmond and serves as a board member of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority and Virginians for High Speed Rail.
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Thanks to our Recent Speakers | |
Lori Warren, President, Richmond Raceway, visits the Rotary Club of Richmond. | |
Dr. Christopher Gorman, M.D. FAAD, Dermatologist addresses the Rotary Club of Richmond. | | |
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Whether you are relatively new to the club or a long-serving member, the Rotary Club of Richmond has been serving Richmond for more than a century; do you have your copy of this history? Copies are now available; $20 soft copies; $30 hard copies. | |
Birthdays and Anniversaries | |
Let's wish our fellow Rotarians Happy Birthday and congratulations on their Rotary Anniversary! | |
| Member | Birthday | | Neumann, Paul A. (PAUL) | 4-Jul
| | Little, Michael W. (MIKE) | 5-Jul
| | Kelleher, Joseph M. Jr. (JOE KELLEHER) | 7-Jul
| | Phillips, Thomas E. Jr. (TOM) | 7-Jul
| | Clarke, Jerome (JEROME) | 7-Jul
| | Peterson, Sharon E. (SHERRY) | 9-Jul
| | White, John Bryan (JOHN) | 10-Jul
| | Aldrich, Warren Edward (WARREN) | 12-Jul
| | Hume, Jeffry C. (JEFF) | 13-Jul
| | Boyko, Marc Alan (MARC) | 18-Jul
| | Innes, Alexander D (ALEX) | 19-Jul
| | Chandler, Charles H. (CHARLES) | 26-Jul
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| Member | Start Date | Years | | Coffield, Scott(SCOTT) | 7/1/2021 | 2
| | Hicks, J. Robert Jr.(BOB) | 7/1/1984 | 39
| | Peterson, Sharon E.(SHERRY) | 7/1/2020 | 3
| | Tuktur, Wanderimam R(WANDE) | 7/20/2023 | 0
| | Vining, Gregory Patrick(GREG) | 7/21/2015 | 8
| | Coreth, Charles Ernest(CHUCK) | 7/24/2006 | 17
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