Judith Welles is a writer and former journalist who has authored local history books about the area in which she lives including Cabin John: Legends and Life of an Uncommon Place and Lilly Stone. She also wrote a worklife e-book for Kindle, Get a Life, Try This! Judy was media relations manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM and a speechwriter for U.S. Cabinet members. She has chaired the Montgomery County Commission on Aging, been a Board member of the C&O Canal Trust, and is a speaker on local history for the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Topic: Lilly Stone (Grandmother of the late P-B Rotarian John Stone) Historic photos and a book tell the story of a daring woman who changed the landscape of business and culture in Montgomery County. Lilly Stone was born during the Civil War and she died during the Cold War. At the age of 63, in 1924, Lilly Stone began operating a quarry in Bethesda, Stoneyhurst, that provided stone for part of the National Cathedral, National Zoo and hundreds of area buildings and homes. She ran a business generally considered "men's work" at a stage of life when many people retire. Even later, at the age of 80, she inspired the Montgomery County flag and founded the Montgomery County Historical Society. Letters from her son detail World War I and, remarkably, World War II brings German POWs to work in Bethesda at her quarry. Books will be available for sale and signed by the author.
Celebrating the 37th Anniversary of the chartering of the Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club
President Todd Nitkin thanks Michelle Chapin for her talk, “DIY Pitfalls of Estate Planning,” at the Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club meeting on August 3, 2017. [Photo by Tom Lewis]
President Todd Nitkin presented the Rotary Cookbook to Author, Inspirational Speaker and Ultra-athlete Croix Sather at the Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club Meeting on July 20, 2017.
Immediate Past President Bob Fuhrman pinned Jerry Gross with the Paul Harris Fellow.
President Todd Nitkin recognized Normandie Farm Restaurant Proprietor Cary Prokos for serving our club for the past nine years.
2016-2017 President Bob Fuhrman pinned Incoming President Dr. Todd Nitkin with the Rotary President's pin at the club meeting at Bretton Woods on July 13, 2017.
Congratulations to Juan Carlos Peirano on receiving the Paul Harris Fellow!
Outgoing President Bob Fuhrman reviewed all the successful accomplishments of the 2016-2017 Rotary Year including the Rotary Foundation approval of the Global Grant for Nepal. Tom Lewis received the Rotarian of the Year silver cup.
We have Manna Food Center box packing the second Tuesday of each month at 7pm. Please let Alex Naron know if you can join. Family and friends are welcome. Student Service Learning forms will be completed. Location: 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Contact Alex with any questions at alexnaron@gmail.com or phone 240-620-4795.
The flooding of March 27, 2017, in northern Peru destroyed the homes, fields and livestock of many families living in the shantytown of Nuevo Catacaos, which is located not far from the city of Piura, Peru. The Rotary Club of Piura reached out to the Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club for possible assistance to benefit a small fraction of the perhaps 10,000+ people affected by the flooding in Nuevo Catacaos. The assistance consisted of purchasing and distributing to dislocated families 120 mattresses, 120 blankets and 60 personal hygiene kits. The distribution took place on June 11, 2017.
Tom Lewis received the Rotarian of the Year Award for 2016 and 2017 at the Rotary Club Meeting on June 22, 2017. Tom continues to serve as the Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club Treasurer and is the Vice President for Business Development at LKA Computer Consultants.
Rotarians from the RC of Butwal, Nepal, who were stopping here for a few days and then on to the Rotary International Convention. [Photos by Tom Lewis]
