This week's emphasis is on food for the needy. On Tuesday evening at 7pm Potomac-Bethesda Rotarians pack nearly 200 boxes of food at Manna Food Center for needy families. At the Rotary Club meeting on Thursday evening the topic is "Surplus Food Distribution to Needy Families in Montgomery County" with guests Brett Meyers (Founder, Nourish Now) and Jack Bell presenting.
Bruce Fowler is a Rotarian from the North Bethesda Rotary Club who presented an innovative approach to providing transportation for disabled individuals to get to jobs and job interviews where public transit is not readily available. His Rotary Club has partnered with Barwood Taxi and Cornerstone Montgomery and is already reporting very successful results. President Bob Fuhrman thanked Bruce for his presentation with a Rotary Cookbook.
President Bob Fuhrman thanks State Senator Brian Feldman for his report on the recent legislative session in Maryland.
[L-R] The club gave a fond farewell to Jason Hamel who attended his last Rotary Club meeting before moving to Colorado; Noel Howard received a Paul Harris Fellow Award; the club welcomed back Todd Nitkin from his trip to Myanmar.
[L-R] Congratulations to Monica Farmer who was named 2015-16 Secretary of the Rotary Club; Alan Grant welcomes Ed Feroli, guest of President Bob Fuhrman; Immediate Past President Caesar Kavadoy, Nancy Mason and Chinyere Amaefule enjoy the meeting.
[Left] Thursday's guest speaker, Bruce Fowler, has a B.S. degree in Fisheries (Marine Biology) from the University of Washington in 1968 and a Ph.D. in Pathology from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1972. He was a staff scientist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences from 1972 until 1987 when he became Director of the University of Maryland System -wide Program in Toxicology and Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. From 2002 to 2003, he served as a Senior Research Advisor to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry (ATSDR) in the Division of Toxicology and from 2003 to 2011, he was the Associate Director for Science in the Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine at ATSDR as a Title 42 Distinguished Consultant. He was a Senior Fellow/Expert Consultant at ICF International from 2011-2014 and is currently a private consultant and Adjunct Professor, Emory School of Public Health and Presidents Professor of Biomedical Science and the University of Alaska- Fairbanks. Dr. Fowler, who is an internationally recognized expert on the toxicology of metals has served on a number of State, National and International Committees in his areas of expertise. [Right] Alex Naron leads the box packing at the Manna Food Center at 7pm on Tuesday, July 14. With summer vacations, he can really use your help this month.
Yes, I am at home. On June 23 I had a procedure at Sibley known as ERCP to remove two large gallstones from my common bile duct. I was released from Sibley on June 25, in time to attend my daughter's wedding over the weekend of June 27 in the Inner Harbor, Baltimore. Spectacular wedding. On July 2, I was re-admitted to Sibley for removal of my gallbladder -- laparoscopic surgery. I'm recovering nicely but expect to be at home for at least another 3 or 4 days. Feel free to share with the Rotary Club.
Our guest speaker on June 18, 2015, was Erica Siebrasse, PhD, Education and Professional Development Manager, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Erica talked to us about “Virus Hunting 101: Searching For New Viruses.”
Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Accra - Ring Road Central exchange club banners with President Caesar Kavadoy on June 18, 2015. On the left is President Elect Laud Phiifi Ashon and on the right is Past President Russell Banful.
Guest speaker Erica Siebrasse, Nancy Mason and Melanie Weerakoon.
Doris Ligon is the founder of the African Art Museum of Maryland as the first Museum in the planned community of Columbia Maryland. It is one of only three museums of its kind in the USA devoted exclusively to the art of Africa. Since its inception in 1980, AAMM has presented for viewing pleasure, in its location and at outreach events, astounding works of the highest quality including contemporary, intercontinentally known, stellar artists, held in the highest esteem. Photos by Monica Farmer.
Rotary International Scholars [L-R] Misa Azuma (Japan), Will Todman (England), Jun Sugihara (Japan) and Alessia Thiebaud (Italy) spoke at the 35th Annual Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club's International Night hosted by the Bretton Woods Recreation Center. Governor Bill Fine, President Caesar Kavadoy, President Elect Bob Fuhrman, International Night Chair Melanie Weerakoon, MCs Art Blitz and Judd Gould and Silent Auction Announcers Chinyere Amaeule and Monica Farmer highlighted the evening.
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We now have a page which serves as a launching point to our club’s Foundation. Check it out at http://pbrotary.org/Page/our-foundation. You can get to it in three ways from our home page (www.pbrotary.org) : Look for “Foundation” located on the banner or under the menu choices “About Us” or “Services/Projects”. Besides evolving content and links to internal and external resources, on that page we can now accept online donations for everything we do.
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Yes, I am at home. On June 23 I had a procedure at Sibley known as ERCP to remove two large gallstones from my common bile duct. I was released from Sibley on June 25, in time to attend my daughter's wedding over the weekend of June 27 in the Inner Harbor, Baltimore. Spectacular wedding. On July 2, I was re-admitted to Sibley for removal of my gallbladder -- laparoscopic surgery. I'm recovering nicely but expect to be at home for at least another 3 or 4 days. Feel free to share with the Rotary Club. 
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Rotary International Scholars [L-R] Misa Azuma (Japan), Will Todman (England), Jun Sugihara (Japan) and Alessia Thiebaud (Italy) spoke at the 35th Annual Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club's International Night hosted by the Bretton Woods Recreation Center. Governor Bill Fine, President Caesar Kavadoy, President Elect Bob Fuhrman, International Night Chair Melanie Weerakoon, MCs Art Blitz and Judd Gould and Silent Auction Announcers Chinyere Amaeule and Monica Farmer highlighted the evening.
