Rotary Club of Orange Va

Service Above Self

Orange Rotarians Take out the Trash

Seven members of the Rotary Club of Orange VA participated in Orange County, Virginia's Volunteer Trash Pickup Program www.orangecountyva.gov on Saturday, September 7 to raise money for the 2024 Orange Rotary Christmas Parade www.orangerotaryva.org

Working Lake Orange Road and a portion of Lahore Road, Rotarians Martha Roby, Joan McGregor, Alan Drinkwater, Curtis Clark, Joe O'Donnell, Eric Paltell and Pat McAloon learned a lot about putting service above self and a little about the consumption habits of some of those who have driven through the area.

Filling twenty-six large garbage bags, some of the top "finds" that day included water bottles, beer cans, energy drinks, not-water in water bottles, part of a car bumper, a license plate, a Styrofoam cooler, empty packages of supermarket chicken, an unseen but smelly deceased animal in a supermarket bag, a termite colony, and numerous 50ml bottles of Fireball.

Rotarian Eric Paltell found a pocketbook, which was turned into the Orange County Emergency Management office for returning to its owner.

If you are interested in what the Rotary Club of Orange Va does, please join us for one of our Tuesday morning meetings.

The David M. Sherman Memorial Scholarship

The Rotary of Orange, VA is pleased to announce that Johan Solleveld Jr., is the 2024 recipient of the David M. Sherman Memorial Scholarship. The $5,000. annual scholarship is awarded to a deserving Orange County High School graduate who plans to attend Virginia Tech to study engineering.

Johan attended the Rotary of Orange meeting to receive his scholarship award before heading off to Virginia Tech as an incoming Freshman.

Rotarians Cal Ewing and Bill Hager were instrumental in establishing the Rotary Club of Orange, VA, David M. Sherman Memorial Scholarship with the emphasis on the study of engineering.

Congratulations Johan!!!! Rotary of Orange wishes you even more success in the future.

Pictured L/R:
Cal Ewing, Johan Solleveld Jr., Bill Hager

Rotary Club of Orange, VA welcomed Amelia Stansell, Rotary District Governor (DG) for Rotary District 7610 was our guest speaker, bringing her enthusiastic personality to our early morning meeting. We were all on the edge of our seats as she spoke about this year’s dual themes. The DG theme of "Irresistible" and the Rotary International (RI) theme of "The Magic of Rotary," both inspired by RI President Stephanie Urchick. When asked “What makes the Rotary Club of Orange “irresistible” many Rotarians gave uplifting and motivating answers. Sharing their experiences on what makes Orange Rotary “Irresistible.” Our aim is to share The Magic of Rotary with the Orange community, from participating in community projects, scholarships for Orange County students, organizing the annual Christmas parade and many outreach projects to those in need. Our club experience is both engaging for members and our community, making Rotary Club of Orange “Irresistible!”

Pictured: Amelia Stansell, District Governor, Rotary District 7610

Making an Impact

Rotary Club of Orange, VA is excited to announce that the Orange County Public Schools - Orange, Virginia will be hosting a Career Fair for 6th graders on September 24th from 9am-2pm at Booster Park and the Orange Airport.

The Career Fair is a hands-on learning experience for our students. Local businesses are encouraged to help create a memorable and impactful event for our students. Many Rotarians are excited to be a part of this event and looking forward to helping build tomorrow's employees.

Please see the flyer for more information about the event. If you or someone you know would like to participate, please contact Rotarian Ellen Pitera at [email protected] who can provide more details on how to get involved.

Thank you for your support, and we hope to see your business at the Career Fair on September 24th

Rotary Club of Orange Va

Volunteer Spotlight

Bringing light into the lives of our Veterans and residents, Joan McGregor and her charming pups Chandler and Sheldon visit Dogwood Village of Orange County Health & Rehab every other Wednesday as part of the Hero's Bridge Paw Patrol. We are appreciative of their continued support to our veterans.

www.herosbridge.org

Service Above Self

Rotarian Jess Thompson provided her talents to the National Night Out 2024. Jess the owner of Paint It Orange brought art to the kids who attended the event. Kid's had fun displaying their talents by painting rocks!

You Rock Jess!

Service Above Self

Last night you could find Rotarian Joan McGregor at the National Night Out 2024 hosted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. As one of the volunteers with TRIAD – Keeping Seniors Safe, this dedicated group of volunteers generously give of their time and talents in helping the Sheriff’s office in “Keeping Seniors Safe” under the direction of Deputy Ron Kesner. Orange County Sheriff’s Office has many resources for the senior community.

If you have questions about volunteering or know of a senior in your community that would benefit from the TRIAD program, you can contact Deputy Kesner at Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Pictured:
LR – Elizabeth Bryant, Dave Spellman, Mary Jane Ewing, Nancy Gruitt, Joan McGregor, Loretta Hernandez, Joe Loftus

This morning, Tuesday, August 6, Rotarian Doug Harris hosted a program entitled Virginia Farm Bureau--Created by Farmers, Working for Farmers with guest speaker Matt Nuckols. Matt is the VFB District 7 Field Service Director, representing Orange, Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Madison, Prince William-Fairfax, Spotsylvania, and Stafford. (That's a lot of farmland!)

According to their web site at www.vafb.com - Over 50 years ago Virginia farmers created the Virginia Farm Bureau Service Corporation to provide high quality, affordable products to Farm Bureau members.

Pictured: LR
Rotarian Doug Harris, VAFB Matt Nuckols and Rotarian Crystal Hale outgoing president

We are once again participating in “National Night Out”!

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. National Night Out provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances. Come out and meet your local first responders, learn what they do, explore their vehicles & apparatus, K-9 Demo, Drone Demo’s, and much more. We will be providing hotdogs, chips, and water for everyone!

We will be having an event at Booster Park from 6:00-9:00 pm, and Lake of The Woods from 5:30-7:00 pm.

Thank you to the Orange community who donated school supplies and monetary donations to Orange County Office on Youth. While attending Music in the Park, Rotarians Deanne Marshall and Joan McGregor were there taking donations, enjoying the music and community fellowship.

The Rotary Club of Orange Va will have a school supply donation table at tomorrow's Orange VA Music in the Park, we will collecting for Orange County Office on Youth. Stop by and see us, drop your donation as you enjoy the concert

Visit Orange County Virginia Orange County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Orange Downtown Alliance Friends of Town of GordonsvilleOrange Virginia Town of Orange / Orange County Community Discussion.

Rotary of Orange, VA wants to send a huge Thank You to Main Street Tavern in Orange,VA for hosting the Rotary’s 5th Tuesday gathering. We had such a great time – your hospitality was second to none! We even had a drink named after us! Thanks again for hosting the Rotary and making it an unforgettable night.

Not only did Rotarians enjoy fellowship, but showed up with school supplies and monetary contributions to supported the Orange County Office on Youth

Left to Right
FR: Donna Waugh-Robinson, Curtis Clark, David Ruethr, Adrianna Cowan Waddy, Deanne Marshall, Joan McGregor, Anna Snow (visitor), Mark Herndon, Ken Wyvill
BR: Chip Queitzsch, Eric Paltell, Pat McAloon

Sherri Page

Visit Orange County Virginia
Orange County Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

The Rotary Club of Orange Va and Orange County residents visited Marshall Farms Dairy, an automated dairy operation located in Unionville, VA. Our host Center for Orange County, VA History-Orange County Historical Society and Marshall Farms Dairy introduced at least 30 people to life on an organic dairy farm. Rotary’s very own Deanne Marshall schooled the group on the day-to-day operations and the future of agriculture. The group witnessed cows being milked by a robot, visited the calf barn and enjoyed a picnic on the farm!

Left to right
FR: Monica Xia, Ellen Wessel, Deanne Marshall
BR: Joan McGregor, Anna Bielecki, Anna Pillow, Pat McAloon, Rodney Ping and Ray Ezell (Orange Historical Society)

The Orange County Office on Youth is currently collecting school supplies for our upcoming distribution at the end of the month. You can help! Visit orangecountyva.gov/287/School-Supplies for a list of most-needed items and participating locations to drop them off. Simply take new (no used items, please) supplies to one of those locations and drop them in the plastic bin.
Need supplies for your student? The giveaway will begin on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Office on Youth at 9:00 a.m. Proof of need will be required to receive supplies, and students must be Orange County residents or attend Orange County Public Schools. Learn more at the webpage above or call the Office on Youth at (540) 672-5484 with questions!

Service above Self

Every other Wednesday you can find Rotarian Joan McGregor and her pups Chandler and Sheldon visiting Veterans and residences at Dogwood Village of Orange County Health & Rehab as part of the volunteer Paw Patrol with Hero’s Bridge. Servicing Orange and surrounding counties, Hero’s Bridge provides practical and essential services in adherence to four core values: Always remain centric to the older veteran, avoid red tape, avoid passing the buck, and never leave a man behind. If you know a Veteran in need of services, visit www.herosbridge.org

UNLOCK THE MAGIC OF ROTARY SUMMIT

Rotarians Deanne Marshall and Sherri Page represented the Rotary Club of Orange Virginia at the Unlock the Magic of Rotary Summit. They networked with fellow Rotarians and participated in interactive roundtables to share experiences, successes and opportunities.

Rotarians welcomed Veterinarian Melinda McCall to their July 16th meeting.

Vet McCall owns and operates a large animal mobile veterinary service serving fifteen counties in a fifty-mile radius in Central Virginia. She and her all-female staff specialize in Beef and Dairy cattle herds, swine, small ruminant animals (goats and sheep), and she also works with camelids (alpacas and llamas).

Vet McCall has also written her memoir, "Driving Home Naked"

Service Above Self

On Wednesday’s you can find several of Orange Rotarians volunteering at Love Outreach Food Pantry and Clothes Closet. If you know of someone that needs food or clothing visit them at www.loveoutreachocva.org for more information. Love Outreach Food Pantry was established in 1985, celebrating 39 years of providing food for the Orange community.

Pictured are Rotarians Barry Barr and Deanne Marshall volunteering.

July 1 marked a new year for Orange Rotary Club.

Deanne Marshall was sworn in as the 2024/2025 President of Orange Rotary Club replacing Crystal Hale, 2023/2024 President. Both Deanne and Crystal bring their own unique qualities to our club and community. Thank you for your service to our community!

Have you ever wondered what is the Orange Rotary Club and what do they do?

The Orange Rotary Club has been in existence since 1927. The club enables its members to magnify their impact on our community.

Our meetings occur twice a month on Tuesday mornings from 8:00-9:00am and feature a new speaker on topics of interest to Rotarians, our town, and general subjects. Coffee and snacks are provided at no charge. We strive to provide an excellent program to keep our members informed and enlightened on the world.

Come and learn about our service projects that reflect the interest and passions of our members, with a focus on our youth. Visit our web page www.orangerotaryva.org to learn more about what our club does in the local community and worldwide.

Everyone in the community is welcome to attend our meetings. Please feel free to join us. We would love to meet you!

Our next meeting will be on August 6th , Orange Community Room, 234 Warren Street, Orange, VA 22960

Rotary Times Pres Crystal Hale

Check out this great event!

We are thrilled that Rotarian Donna Waugh-Robinson was awarded the 5-over-50 award from Aging Together!

https://www.agingtogether.org/5-over-50.html

Be sure to come to Orange County for the Orange Uncorked Wine Festival! Orange Rotarians will be out in force helping at check-in :-)

Did you know that at the upcoming Orange Uncorked Wine Festival May 4th & 5th we will have vendors, wineries & cideries and live music. Also demonstrations and a hat and moustache and beard contest! There will be something for everyone!
Event/Festival Sponsor, The Market at Grelen
Tickets available for the Festival online now at
https://www.orangevachamber.com/orange-uncorked

Our (mostly) Rotary team for trivia tonight came in 3rd place! Way to go Quizzards! And way to go A Team! What an awesome and brilliant group of students!

The 2024 Rotary Club of Orange Va annual youth scholarship fundraiser BBQ hosted at Rounton Farm was a great success, with great fellowship and a lot of funds raised for the kids of Orange County!

Thanks again, Rounton Farm, for hosting the 2024 Rotary BBQ!

We had a great time doing our annual pre-BBQ cleanup on Saturday.

See you on April 13th at Rounton Farm!

Mark your calendars, it's time for the 2024 Orange Rotary Club Annual Barbecue, raising funds for scholarships and other youth-focused community projects.

Lots of great food and great fellowship! All are welcome!!!

Tickets available at https://www.orangerotaryva.org/page/annual-rotary-bbq