Rotary Club of Dulles International Airport

On Friday morning November 4, 2022, we had the pleasure of having Eileen Curtis join us at the Hilton for breakfast and be our speaker. Eileen is a founding member of the Rotary of Great Falls. She served as the Club’s President during the pandemic year. She later went on to create the music contest for the District. She now serves as Vice-Chair of Membership for the District. Her topic Friday morning was membership and the challenges faced by most Rotary Clubs today. Her talk sparked several questions and engaging conversation from our audience. We appreciate Eileen talking the time to join us for breakfast.

On Saturday, October 22nd, we held our 11th Annual Walk for Water at Jones Point Park in Arlington, Virginia. This was an in person AND Virtual walk. We had walkers from France, Italy, Germany, and various places around Northern Virginia. Over $5,000 was raised on this walk. Funds are used for due diligence trips overseas as well as for when an SWA member club does not contribute to a specific Global Grant. Be on the lookout for the latest Global Grant in the pipeline - a $92,000 Global Grant to fund water at a health clinic in Uganda. The current GG is being written by a Rotarian from the West Springfield Rotary Club. Thanks to all who participated!

Save the date to join us for our annual wine dinner at Casanel Vineyards and Winery, benefitting our community!

We had a great time at the 26th annual Opportunities Open golf tournament at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club! Thanks to all who came out to support our community!

On Friday morning October 7, 2022, we had a very engaging in-person meeting at the Dulles Hilton. We had the honor of hosting Admiral Axel Ristau, a Rear Admiral in the German Navy. Admiral Ristau is the German Defense and Navy Attaché in the U.S. since September 2022. His topic was a “A German Perspective on Ukraine.” There was plenty of time for questions and answers as well. We welcomed a number of our fellow Rotarians from the Herndon/Reston, Tysons, and Mclean Clubs. Mr. Travis White of the West Springfield Rotary and past District Governor was also in attendance.

On Friday morning September 16, 2022, we had a great in-person meeting at the Dulles Hilton. Our speakers were Michael and Kelly Lang, sharing the story of their life and their daughter. Imagine parents with two young children, the husband recently laid off,
saddled with a mortgage on a brand-new house, when the family’s minivan is hit and forced through an intersection by a reckless driver. Their lives are altered forever, but the family commits to each other through various hardships over fifteen years, encouraged when a pediatric neurologist calls their three-year-old daughter “the Miracle Child.” In the book they wrote – “The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me”, Kelly and Michael Lang share their alternating and unique thoughts over the days and years following the tragic car incident that fractured their family and their lives, revealing the power of persistence, faith, acceptance, and above all, the commitment of family. The book is available on Amazon.

Thank you to everyone that came out for a beautiful day of golf in the Opportunities Open at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club this week! We raised a good deal of money for our community. Thank you for supporting those in-need.

We’re looking at a beautiful day with highs in the lower 80’s! Just a few tickets and sponsorships available for this typically a sold-out event: www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

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Calling all ! Registration for the September 19th Opportunities Open Golf Tournament closes soon. Join us at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club in Leesburg, Virginia. Reserve your spot: www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

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Registration for the Monday, September 19th charity Opportunities Open Tournament closes soon! Join us for a great day at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club in Leesburg, Virginia. Reserve your spot TODAY at www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

Bourbon Basket Tickets Close at 11:45 p.m. Tomorrow! All raffle ticket sales support people with disabilities and other individuals in-need of support. The Bourbon Basket will be at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club in Leesburg, Virginia during our 26th annual Opportunities Open charity golf tournament on Monday, September 19, 2022. Get your tickets: www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

On Friday morning August 26, 2022, we had an eventful in-person meeting at the Dulles Hilton. Our speaker was Mr. Paul Donohue the Chief Executive Officer of ECHO. ECHO is one of our Club’s charities. The mission of ECHO is to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve their optimal level of personal, social and economic success. We also had Ganesh Nayak a guest from the Rotary of Rotary Club Manipal Town in India. Ganesh was visiting Broadland in Loudoun County and contacted us to make a visit to our club. We welcomed Ganesh as he gave our Club an overview of his Club in Manipal. We also exchanged Club flags. Finally, we welcomed our newest Club member Stephanie Jones to the Paul Harris Society.

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You might take home this Deluxe Bourbon Basket from Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club in Leesburg, Virginia at our 26th annual Opportunities Open charity golf tournament on Monday, September 19, 2022. Join us! www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

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Our Club recently held an in-person meeting at the Dulles Hilton. Our speaker was Mr. Kobby Okum. Although a long time resident and citizen of the United States, Kobby is from Ghana. His presentation to the Club was about the non-profit organization he founded called the Ghana Impact Project. Kobby gave a fascinating talk about how this organization provides value to people in need in Ghana by providing assistance to children in Ghana with physical handicaps. The Ghana Impact Project provides things such as wheel chairs and also prosthetics for Ghanaian Children. Kobby is a Financial Planner who has been in the industry for 15 years, and has been serving clients in Leesburg since 2009. He has been featured in Onwallstreet and Financial Planning magazine. Kobby also serves on the board of the Loudoun Estate Planning council.

Just a few sponsorships for the 26th Annual Opportunities Open at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club are still available! Enjoy free foursomes, lunch tickets, reserved VIP parking and VIP seating, extensive recognition. All proceeds benefit our community. Reserve yours today! www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

The Early Bird deadline for foursomes for the 26th annual Opportunities Open at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club ends August 15th. Take advantage of these rates to join us for a great day out with the added benefit of helping our local community. Visit www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

Friends, we’ve got a few sponsorships for next month’s 26th Annual Opportunities Open golf tournament still available.

Most sponsorships include free foursomes, lunch tickets, and extensive recognition. All sponsorships benefit include individuals with disabilities (ECHO, ServiceSource, The Arc of Loudoun, The Arc of Northern Virginia), Loudoun - Dulles Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 69 and graduating high school seniors in-need. The tournament is just next month at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club. Sign up today! www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

Early bird deadline extended to August 15th! Take advantage of these rates to join us at our charity golf tournament on Monday, September 19, 2022 at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club.

Show your support for our community while having fun! Sponsorship of the September 19th Opportunities Open golf tournament include verbal recognition at the Award Luncheon and recognition on the Opportunities Open website, and many sponsorships also include course signage, lunch tickets and foursomes. Reserve your space today at www.opportunitiesopen.org or by contacting Lou Pack at [email protected].

We’re proud to say that our charity golf tournament has contributed nearly three quarters of a million dollars for those in-need - specifically, individuals with through the The Arc of Northern Virginia,ServiceSource, The Arc of Loudoun, ECHO, plus the Fraternal Order of Police’s Cops and Kids and graduating high school seniors in-need.

Be part of this effort. Discounted early bird rates to play in the event at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club end midnight tomorrow. Visit www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

Deluxe Bourbon Basket? Yes, Please! Join us for the opportunity to take home this baby at our annual charity golf tournament on Monday, September 19, 2022 at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club. Discounted early bird rates end midnight Sunday. Reserve your space now!

We recently had our first in-person meeting of the new Rotary year. We had a full agenda!

Our speaker was Mr. Jim Devine of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), whose career spanned decades at USGS. Jim shared stories of how his expertise in seismology was applied to a wide variety of events in our history such as the launch of the Saturn V rocket (the rocket that took men to the moon in the late 1960s and early 1970s), siting of nuclear power plants in California, and the earthquake in August 2011 that had its epicenter in Louisa County, Virginia.

We also had the opportunity to honor and recognize one of our LeRoy Collins Memorial Scholarship awardees for 2022, Mohamed Osman. Congratulations Mohamed!

Last, but certainly not least, we welcomed our newest Club member, Stephanie Jones. Stephanie was sponsored by one of our long-time Club members John Ohrnberger. Both John and Stephanie are with the Virginia State Police. The Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 69’s program, Cops for Kids, is one of our Club’s important annual charities. Congratulations Stephanie!!

Discounted early bird rates end in just 1 week. Join us for a beautiful round of golf, the chance to win a Bourbon Basket and awards at the event luncheon.

We expect a sold out tournament. Don’t miss out!

Reserve your spot at www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

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Join us Monday, September 19, 2022 at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club for a great day out supporting our local community! Reserve your tickets now at www.OpportunitiesOpen.org

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Golfers - join us at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club on September 19th! Enjoy great golf, a luncheon, silent auction, and more at the 26th Annual Opportunities Open Golf Tournament. Reserve now! https://bit.ly/3mVREdS

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On Thursday evening June 30, our Club had its annual Installation Dinner for the transition of Club Presidents. Andrew Wade our President for the 2021/2022 Rotary year welcomed our new President Lou Pack for the 2022/2023 year. Lou was sworn in by Travis White of the West Springfield Rotary and past District Governor. Our Board members for the new Rotary year were also sworn in. As part of the ceremony, a number of awards were given to Rotary members in our Club that distinguished themselves through service during the past year. Jim Church was honored as the Rotarian of the Year. Jim does so much for our Club in tracking the finances for our fund-raising events and is the President of our Dulles Foundation Club, receiving funds raised and disbursing to our charities.

We recently had breakfast with some exceptional young men and women and their families. These students were recipients of our LeRoy Collins Annual Memorial Scholarship, which helps Loudoun students who give back to community and are in-need attend college. These awards will fund tuition and expenses of colleges and schools. Congratulations to our recipients! This is what Rotary is all about – giving back to others.

Calling All Golfers! Join us at Raspberry Falls on September 19th! Registration for the 26th Annual Opportunities Open Golf Tournament is now open. Enjoy great golf, a luncheon, silent auction, and more. Reserve your spot now! https://bit.ly/3mVREdS

Excellent social at Ono Brewing Company recently! Some Rotarians seven brought family members which made for an even better time together.

On Friday May 20, 2022, we met in person at the Hilton to hear from Brigadier General Fritz Urbach, Military Advisor of the European Union to the United States and Canada. He gave a briefing on the differences on structure and goals between the EU and NATO. There is some overlap, but generally work in a very different capacity. The EU has many functions including helping with the security in varying African countries. Both the EU and NATO are head quartered in Brussels. He had insightful comments about how the transatlantic partnership is as strong as ever as well as all EU partners working together in the face of what is happening in Ukraine since February. We appreciate our own Rotarian, Colonel Joerg Dronia, setting up this presentation.

This past Friday we had a special treat! John Holler and Johnny Chapman each gave a Fireside Chat to share their perspectives on Rotary, why Rotary is important to them, and their experiences as Rotarians. What a great opportunity to tap into the accumulated knowledge of a couple of long-term Dulles Rotarians!

Last chance to join us Saturday, May 14th at Casanel Vineyards and Winery for our 5th annual Wine Dinner. Enjoy a multi-course catered meal with selected wine pairings, live music, silent auction, whiskey/bourbon raffle and wine-themed photo booth!

Most tickets and sponsorships are sold out, but a few are still available. Visit www.DullesAirportRotary.org to get yours before they’re gone.

Wine dinner tickets are selling fast, but don’t worry - no need to be present to win the Wine Basket! $10 gets you a chance to enjoy every wine served at dinner, donated by our friends at Casanel Vineyards and Winery. Get your tickets now at www.DullesAirportRotary.org

Wow. This past Friday we hosted Len Shapiro from the Washington Post. He regaled us with journalism stories from the last fifty years; in fact, Len was in the press box when the underdog United States beat Russia in hockey, otherwise known as ‘The Miracle On Ice’ on February 22, 1980. What a treat! Thanks to Rich Langguth and Tony Denk for making the visit happen.

Don’t forget to reserve your Wine Dinner tickets - they’re selling fast! Available at www.dullesairportrotary.org 🍷 🍾

Yesterday we had a blast celebrating Nelson's birthday at Casanel Vineyards and Winery! Happy birthday Nelson, and thank you for hosting us. We're looking forward to the annual Wine Dinner in May!

At our latest Rotary meeting we welcomed our District Governor and awarded Kathrin Schroeder her Paul Harris fellowship!

Wine Basket Raffle Ticket: $10
Featuring every Wine served at the 5th Annual Wine Dinner (generously donated by Casanel). (No need to be present to Win - Drawing at Dinner). Purchase your Tickets today at www.DullesRotaryAirport.org or using the QR Code!

Join us for the 5th Annual Dulles Rotary Wine Dinner on Saturday, May 14th at Casanel Vineyards and Winery! Proceeds benefit Rotary College Scholarships and the Cops & Kids Holiday Shopping Program. The evening features a multi-course catered meal, with a selected wine pairing for each course. Enjoy live music, a silent auction, a whiskey/bourbon raffle and a wine-themed photo booth! Buy your tickets before they sell out - https://events.eventzilla.net/e/2022-dulles-rotary-wine-dinner-2138587108

We had a blast at the social at the house of Col. Joerg Dronia’s of the German Armed Forces Command. Married on March 6, and announced to us at the social! Congratulations to our friends!!! We enjoyed fun and fellowship along with excellent food and beverages. Plus, we sent Lou Pack away with an SUV full of donated supplies for Cornerstones Embry Rucker Shelter!