Erica Siebrasse is Science Policy Fellow for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She has a Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis and her Washington University thesis was "Discovery and characterization of novel polyomaviruses in humans.” Erica will talk to us about “Virus Hunting: Searching Through New Viruses.”
President Caesar Kavadoy congratulates Dr. Noel Howard on 10 years of membership in the Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club and on the 46th wedding anniversary for Gladys and Noel. Noel gave his "re-classification" talk including his time as the highest-ranking psychiatrist in the U.S. Navy.
[Above] Dr. Noel Howard and his wife Gladys. [Below] Visiting Rotarian from Swaziland, Nonhlanhla Dlamini.
[Above] Friend of Nancy Mason from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Graciela Mestroni speaks with Melanie Weerakoon.
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett thanks Bob Nelson for serving as Chair of the Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board for the past year. The certificate reads: “In recognition and appreciation of your outstanding service as Chair of the Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board helping to ensure that the community continues to thrive as a vibrant place to live, work, play and raise a family. You have my thanks and gratitude for helping to make our community a better place to live and work.” The Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board represents approximately 300,000 residents.
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.
President Elect Bob Fuhrman exchanges Rotary banners with Misa Azuma, a Rotary International Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center. She focused on subjects on international human rights during her L.L.M. studies and has participated in extra-curricula activities related to human rights, specifically refugee/ immigration law such as assisting refugee applications and working with immigrants seeking status. She is planning to work in an international organization on human rights.
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.
Here is a very easy way to help us with fundraising. If you are an Amazon shopper please bookmark this link http://pbrotary.org/Page/amazon in your browser and ask your friends and family to do the same. Whenever you start your Amazon shopping from this page the club gets a percentage. See the link above for details. You can also get to it from our website banner at http://pbrotary.org.
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.
If you shop at Amazon through this link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1264058, Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases (millions of products) to the charitable foundation of our club. Thank You!
Erica Siebrasse is Science Policy Fellow for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She has a Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis and her Washington University thesis was "Discovery and characterization of novel polyomaviruses in humans.” Erica will talk to us about “Virus Hunting: Searching Through New Viruses.”
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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.
