MARTIN LUTHER KING MURAL PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT
The Community Investment and Fellowship Committees of your Charleston Rotary Club are combining their efforts in support of a community art project memorializing the influence and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Charleston Office of Public Art is coordinating the creation of a large mural honoring Dr. King, to be placed on an exterior wall of the Martin Luther King Center and visible from the nearby Interstate highways.
This project provides an opportunity for our members to make an individual contribution to the commemoration by participating in the creation of the mural. Each participant will paint a self-portrait(lifelike, fanciful, cartoonish, or otherwise—no art experience required) on a fabric “tile”. These tiles will later be affixed to the mural to create a background for the massive likeness of Dr. King. Some 1000 tiles are to be created.
Due to Covid-19 precautions, in-person workshops are not possible at this time. As an alternative, virtual workshops are being held under the direction of Jeff Pierson, Director of Public Art. As a participant, you will receive the necessary painting materials in advance, and will be led through the process personally by Mr. Pierson in a virtual online setting.
Please follow the link below to find the registration form for one or both of two upcoming workshops, April 8 and May 6, 2021. You will receive further information upon registering.
Michelle Foster Mike Fidler
Community Investment Committee Fellowship Committee
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINICS
Our fellow Rotarian, Craig Glover, CEO of the Family HealthCare Centers, recently suggested that our club might assist in the vaccination effort by soliciting volunteers to work at area vaccination clinics. The board heartily endorsed this suggestion.
Our volunteers would assist in “non-clinical” duties such as escorting people or directing them to the correct location in the building, disinfecting tables and chairs, and otherwise guiding people around the facility. You can choose to work from 8AM-4PM, or a shorter shift from 8AM-12PM or 12PM-4PM.
You can sign up for a volunteer position at the following website:
There you will find a listing of all upcoming vaccination clinics. You should look for entries titled “Volunteers.” You will see how many available volunteer slots there are, and you can click the button on that entry to sign up for that clinic. You can sign up for a clinic in Kanawha County or surrounding counties.
On arrival at your clinic you should ask for the Family Health Care Centers coordinator, who will guide you to the proper work area.
If you encounter problems signing up, you can contact Timothy Nunnery at the Family Health Care Centers (304-760-6320) for further assistance.
Thanks for volunteering and helping serve our greater community!
Mike Fidler, on behalf of the Fellowship Committee
Message from President Welty, process for inviting guests to our virtual meetings.
To : Rotary Club of Charleston members:
Subject: Process for inviting guests to our virtual meetings
Dear members,
Thanks for the positive feedback and comments on our meetings! If you are attending, please continue and if not we encourage you to log on and enjoy!
I also want to ask that you continue to invite guests to benefit from the great speakers the Program Committee is lining up for us. Here is the simple process to follow when inviting guests:
- Forward the log on information to your guest and ask them to register.
- Send an email to bob.welty@53.com with a cc to debcoffman@suddenlink.net letting us know who your guest is.
- The email is essential because we want to a) warmly greet guests and b) we must record guests for Rotary and for our virtual system.
We appreciate your participation and look forward to welcoming your guests and, when appropriate, inviting them to become members!
Best,
Bob Welty
Speaker Information for April
4/5/2021 – Ted Boettner, “What is Going Right in West Virginia?” introduced by Ted Armbrecht
Ted focuses on pathways that bring sustainable economic development and shared prosperity to the region through research and analysis. Prior to joining ORVI,Ted was co-founding executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy where he authored dozens of publications on economic and energy issues and worked closely with policymakers and stakeholders to raise wages and benefits for thousands of people while also protecting important public goods, such as schools. Ted also helped launch the Multi-State Shale ResearchCollaborative, was primary member to the U.S. Extractive IndustriesTransparency Initiative, an advisory committee within the U.S.Department of Interior, and was named “one of the most influential business leaders” in West Virginia by The State Journal (WV).
Ted has taught political science and public policy at West Virginia University,where he received his undergraduate degree. He currently serves on the board of the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority and Legal Aid of West Virginia. Ted received his master’s degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire and lives with his partner and two kids in Charleston, West Virginia. When he’s not being a policy wonk, Ted enjoys a nice whitewater paddle in West Virginia, running marathons, hiking at Dolly Sods, some political theory, and cooking for friends.
4/12/2021 – Sherri Young, “Kanawha County Health Department Updates & COVID-19,” introduced by Jerry Roueché
4/19/2021 – Dorothy Ridings, “Presidential Debate Commission,” introduced by Lyle Sattes
4/26/2021 – Senator Manchin
Survey Monkey:
The Charleston Rotary Program Committee would to hear from you! Please click on the link below and tell us how we are doing!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JYHKTP5
Birthday Greetings
Bob Douglas – April 8th
Ed Welch – April 11th
David Pitchford – April 12th
Marty Roth – April 12th
Bob Harris – April 14th
Anniversaries:
45 Years – Richard Sinclair – Join Date: April 9, 1976
New Proposed Member:
None
New Member:
None
Resignations:
None
Deceased Member:
None
Greeter/Prayer for April
Please contact Mike Fidler at 304-546-8156 or mofidler@suddenlink.net
No Greeters at this time.
LOCAL ROTARY CLUB MAKE-UP LOCATIONS
MONDAY
The Program Committee, they meet weekly at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, directly after the regular scheduled meeting. Parking is free just let the parking attendant know you are with the Rotary Club of Charleston.
TUESDAY
Putnam Rotary Club Meeting begins at 12:00 noon at the First State Bank Community Room
3754 Teays Valley Road
Hurricane, WV 25526
WEDNESDAY
Vandalia Club meets at Edgewood Country Club. Wednesdays from 7:30-8:30 – last Wednesday of month is a social or service project.
THURSDAY
Meeting begins 12:00 noon St. Albans Rotary Club at their new meeting location is City National Bank 560 4th Street Saint Albans, WV 25177
Other Ways to Make-up a Meeting:
1. The board unanimously approved another avenue to get additional credit for attendance. In addition to attending a committee meeting, doing an online make-up, or visiting another Rotary Club you can now get one meeting credit for every new member prospect/guest you bring to a regular Monday meeting. The credit will apply during the same quarter in which you bring the potential member/guest. This is a great way to both make up attendance and recruit new members into our club. Contact Paul White with questions.
2. To do a make-up meeting on-line, click the link below: Rotary Club Online make-up location: http://www.rotaryeclubone.org/The on-line system is set up to provide a written confirmation of the make-up to the person who actually did the make-up. The Member is then responsible for providing the confirmation to their Rotary Club Administrator. Please forward a copy of your confirmation letter to me debcoffman@suddenlink.net to receive proper credit, also check the weekly newsletter to see if I have listed your make up and name, if not this indicates that I did not receive your make-up notice.
Attendance Monday, March 29, 2020
Virtual Meeting Attendance:
Number of Members attended: Active: 39 Exempt: 10
Number of Guests: 7
Visiting Rotarians: 0
Total Members Attended: 56
MEMBERS ATTENDING OTHER CLUB:
Online Make-up: None