The Charleston Rotary Board is is following the CDC’s recommendation is to wear a mask for all indoor activities where cases are high. The Board recommends wearing a mask when not actively eating or drinking.
VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE IS STILL AN OPTION. Look for the invitation via email.
Invoices for the January 1. 2022 – June 30, 2022 period have been emailed. You may pay on our website at www.charlestonrotary.com. After logging in you will have an option to Renew, Update or Upgrade your membership. If you prefer you may bring a check to a meeting or send it to P.O. Box 111 Charleston, WV 25321. If you prefer to have a hard copy mailed to you, please let Mary Cook know.
January 10 , 2022
Bryan Cooper
Charleston Creativity Connections – Connect with Art and Each Other
Introduced by Vic Grigoraci
Bryan works with The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation as the Charleston Creativity Connector. Bryan earned a BA in Sociology at West Virginia University where he was also a member of the WVU Drumline. After attending WVU Bryan worked in the field of Information Technology for 20 years. Bryan’s experience as a web designer, support analyst, and IT director augmented his education by developing his ability to use technology in every aspect of his work. Bryan and his family moved from Beckley to Charleston in 2012, and they have been in love with Charleston ever since. Although his professional experience has been primarily in the field of technology, Bryan has always kept a foot in the arts world as a volunteer with local theaters, supporter of live music, and by assisting local artists with their work. In his current role, Bryan works with the Charleston Creative Placemaking Council to develop and identify opportunities to connect local artists with businesses and organizations. Bryan’s goal is to help grow all types of art–visual, music, literary, culinary, and performing arts–into the fabric of Charleston, making it an even more creative and vibrant city. In his free time Bryan enjoys playing board games, traveling and is an all-around lover of having fun with friends and family.
January 17 , 2022
MLK DAY EVENT- INFORMATION TO FOLLOW ABOUT THE OFFSITE EVENT
January 24 , 2022
Dr. James Gilman
CEO NIH Clinical Center
Introduced by Vic Grigoraci
As CEO of the NIH Clinical Center, James K. Gilman, M.D., oversees day-to-day operations and management of the research hospital on the Bethesda campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The hospital is one of the most extensive and state-of-the-art facilities in the world, where clinical researchers partner with patient volunteers, who often have rare and refractory illnesses, to study disease and improve human health. Dr. Gilman guides the overall performance of the NIH Clinical Center, with a focus on setting and exceeding high standards in the areas of patient safety and quality of care. His career is reflective of a strong personal ethic, with values — learned first as a teen working in his family’s grocery store — including hard work, honesty, customer service, and appreciation of the roles everyone plays in an organization’s ultimate success.
Dr. Gilman earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1974 on an ROTC scholarship, and an M.D. at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1978. He later earned an M.S. in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College in 2002. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Gilman served 35 years in the U.S. Army, culminating as Major General. He received numerous military awards and decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Meritorious Service Medal. Following his retirement from the U.S. Army in 2013 – after a highly successful military medicine career from clinician to hospital-system commander – Dr. Gilman served as executive director of Johns Hopkins Military & Veterans Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2017, Dr. Gilman brought his depth and breadth of expertise to the NIH as the hospital’s first Chief Executive Officer.
Mark Your Calendar
Cost: $45 per person (combo ticket includes pre-concert reception with complimentary beer, wine, champagne and heavy hors d’oeuvres as well as concert ticket)
Time/Date: Pre-concert reception, 6:30pm, Concert 7:30pm; Saturday February 26, 2022
Location: Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV
- Rotary will have a block of 60 tickets held for the concert
- Deadline for guaranteed tickets is Friday, February 18, 2022 (1 week before the concert)
- All Rotary Club of Charleston purchased tickets will be held at will-call for pickup at the Clay Center under the Rotarian’s name beginning Tuesday, February 22, 2022. The box office hours are Tuesday–Friday, 10:00am–5:00pm. Tickets on Saturday, February 26, 2022 can be picked up beginning at 10:00am through the beginning of the concert at 7:30pm. Club members are encouraged to pick up their tickets ahead of the concert to reduce wait time the night of the event.
- Information on ticket purchase coming soon.
The Program Committee invites any and all members to join us every Monday at 1:00 in our meeting room. We only meet for 20-30 minutes and we plan our weekly speakers. We need new energy and encourage all members to join us!
Vaccines are encouraged! The Board of Directors is in full support of the Governor’s, as well as the Health Department’s, efforts to vaccinate the citizens of our great State and County. We encourage all members to support this effort and get vaccinated. If you are still in need of a vaccine, please go to www.vaccinefinder.org and locate a vaccine site near you. You can even make an appointment there. If you do not use the internet, you can also call the WV COVID Vaccine Hotline at 1-833-734-0965 and they will help you schedule an appointment.
LOCAL ROTARY CLUB MAKE-UP LOCATIONS
MONDAY
The Program Committee will resume weekly meetings at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center when in person meetings commence, 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 Area 34
7013, 971 WV-34 in Hurricane.
WEDNESDAY
Vandalia Club meets at Edgewood Country Club Wednesdays from 7:30am – 8:30am. The last Wednesday of month is a social or service project.
THURSDAY
St. Albans Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 12:00 noon in their new meeting location at City National Bank 560 4th Street, Saint Albans, WV 25177.
South Charleston Rotary Club meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 12:00 noon. Meetings are located at Little Creek Country Club, South Charleston, WV.
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 attend 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 it. The member is then responsible for providing confirmation to their Rotary Club Administrator. Please forward a copy of your confirmation letter to rotarycwv@gmail.com to receive proper credit.