Rotary Club of Sterling

Come join us on Monday, March 21 at our IN-PERSON meeting! Celebrate the arrival of spring and in-person fellowship, re-connect with club members, and learn about how ECHO helps our neighbors.

The Rotary Club of Sterling has been named a Bronze Hero Club by Shelterbox for the support club members have given to Shelterbox this year. Shelterbox has provided aid to over 2 million people facing humanitarian crisis throughout the world. Let us know if you would like to help support Shelterbox!

President Linda Walker and President Elect Colleen Radich attending CPETS (Chesapeake President Elect Training Seminar)

Terry Williams brought the youngin’s along for some Salvation Army bell ringing this year. Nothing warms the heart more than seeing children enjoying and embracing the giving spirit! Future rotarians in the making! Salvation Army needs all hands on deck during this pandemic! Rotarians all over the county are answering the call. Thank you for the opportunity to help. Happy holidays to all!

Judy Starkey Brittle and Lynne Ast ringing in the holiday season 2020 with Rotary Club of Sterling for Salvation Army. Thank you to the Giant at Cascades community for your generous donations! Special thanks to Faith Arata, 2019 Rotary Scholarship recipient, for filling in last minute today. That’s the Rotarian spirit!

It’s all about the coats! Warm winter coats = Confidence, security and comfort and more for young students. $20 buys more than a coat for kids in need. Rotary Club of Sterling will deliver brand new coats to the children in title one schools in our community. Please make your $20 donation at Sterlingrotary.org. Thank you!

Baby it’s cold outside!❄️Operation Warm buys a new coat for local kids in need. $20 donation. Please help us bring the gift of warmth and confidence to a child here in Sterling, VA. Www.sterlingrotary.org to donate. Thank you!

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Operation Warm in full swing! Thanks to everyone for your donation for coats for our community’s children in need. If you would still like to donate $20 to buy a child a warm coat for winter, please go to sterlingrotary.org and click the Operation warm donate button. Super simple! Thank you again!

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Today’s installation of Flags for Heroes and ceremony was amazing! Great teamwork with Mike & Judy Starkey Brittle, Gloria Mpofu, Linda Walker, Bob Caines, John Slye, Terry Williams, Lynne Sherman Ast, Vonda McCrae, Gary Brown and several other wonderful volunteers. Special thanks to John Slye and Bob Caines for heading up the effort. If you have a hero and want to sponsor a flag in their name, go to sterlingrotary.org to donate. Your flag will be added to the field. It’s not too late!

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Meet Sgt. John McKee, Corps Officer of the Salvation Army.
On Nov. 2, find out how Sgt. McKee plans to lead the local program into the new year and through 2021. What do you really know about how the Salvation Army saves lives in our community? You need to know. Come find out on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 @ our regularly scheduled general meeting at 12:30PM at Bungalow Lakehouse. Our setting "The Oyster Room" is socially distanced, in compliance with CDC guidelines. We look forward to seeing you there!

PLEASE JOIN US!...Monday, Oct. 19th at 12:30pm, when we welcome guest speaker Marion Cohen. Marion is, in her own words, "an ethnographer or oral historian, public speaker, educator, and living history interpretor." "I bring to life the lives of those persons whose life legacy would be lost to the next generation."
Date: Monday, October 19th @ 12:30 pm (This meeting is virtual only! We will resume with in-person meetings at Bungalow Lakehouse in Sterling, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020).
Meeting link: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1493242666.
Call in: 1-470-869-2200 Mtg. ID 149 324 2666

Everyone has one. Who’s your hero? Flags for Heroes gives you a way to honor them. Sponsor a flag today at www.sterlingrotary.org Ceremony at noon on Nov. 7th on Rte. 7 in front of Bungalow Lakehouse, Sterling, VA. Join us for a refreshment after at the Bungalow Lakehouse.

Please join us for lunch today, Monday, October 5th at Bungalow Lake house for our first in-person meeting since March! We welcome Sheriff Mike Chapman as our guest speaker. Please wear a mask. Lunch at your expense. Thanks!

Every year, about the time of Fall, we begin to think about the impact of cold weather on families close to us, that cannot afford coats. Operation Warm provides coats to children in Sterling, VA Title 1 schools. It's more than a coat! It's the gift of warmth, confidence and hope to children in need. Your gift of $20 buys one coat. Go to www.sterlingrotary.org for donation.
Thank you kindly!

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Zoom Meeting on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 connect info:
The meeting link is: https://meetings.ringcentral.c om/j/1491392924

To dial in: 1(470) 869-2200 Meeting ID: 149 139 2924

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As Flags for Heroes rolls around again this Fall, think of your hero(es). Who will you salute this year? A teacher, a doctor, a veteran, the fallen, a parent, an aunt or uncle, sister or brother? Who do you revere for something of magnitude in your life? Who is your hero? Stay tuned for details on how you can sponsor a flag for your hero!

Congratulations to Judy Brittle...2019-2020 Rotarian of the Year. And...what a year it has been! As Past President you helped us navigate some uncharted territory, even in the midst of your own personal challenges. “Service Above Self.” You’re the example. Thank you Judy!

Rotary Club of Sterling was honored to feed caregivers and staff of Tribute at One Loudoun, meals from Firehouse Subs. These brave people show up everyday to make sure those most vulnerable to COVID-19 have the healthcare, support and love needed to ride out separation from families and loved ones. Club members are especially connected to Tribute as members have family and friends who live there. We remain hopeful that the residents and workers alike stay well and safe at this difficult time! You are all in our hearts and prayers!

Ashburn Rotary and Linda Carducci really came through for Sterling Rotary club on our FEED 300 Program! $750 feeds 150 people in Loudoun...suffering job loss and negatively impacted incomes due to COVID-19. Grateful to Marc Engelking of Firehouse Subs putting meals together and Salvation Army...serving it up! We have an amazing community and are so proud to be part of the solution.

COVID-19 Loudoun Food Insecurity Relief organized by Lynne Ast

Let's keep it going!

COVID-19 Loudoun Food Insecurity Relief organized by Lynne Ast Sterling Rotary Club and Salvation Army alongside Firehouse Subs are feeding food in… Lynne Ast needs your support for COVID-19 Loudoun Food Insecurity Relief

Hey Loudouners! On April 27th at 12:30 pm, we are having our general meeting via Zoom video conference call! We have a great meeting in store with a special Classification speech from one of our newest members, Larry Miller, JK Moving & Storage. All are welcome to join us! Just send a PM if you wish to be a guest and we will send you the sign in credentials. Rotary club of Sterling...Service Above Self! Give us a share, please!
Thanks! -Lynne Ast, President

Sterling Flags are flying again. Healthcare professionals and first responders on the front lines...you’re our Heroes!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!🇱🇷

Keeping up with the need for food right now is like trying to put out a raging fire with a squirt gun! Folks, it's real! We need you! Salvation Army, Firehouse Subs and Rotary Club of Sterling continue to be there for the people, but we cannot do it without you! $5 buys a meal. Please share post and donate! Thank you! Click to donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/feed-loudoun-covid19-first-responders?teamInvite=qXU3d9EJzaRiUX2LP4wGbPIG6FF9cg6oFs2F0lErxdS1IzHlabCPSLuzBwm6pbj2

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You can't see it. It's behind closed doors. HUNGER. People in Loudoun are unemployed, struggling. $5 buys a meal. Please donate. Thank you Salvation Army, Firehouse Subs and Rotary of Sterling--DOING THE MOST GOOD...together!
Link to donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/feed-loudoun-covid19-first-responders?teamInvite=qXU3d9EJzaRiUX2LP4wGbPIG6FF9cg6oFs2F0lErxdS1IzHlabCPSLuzBwm6pbj2&fbclid=IwAR2DX0RWhcVc1PlWhFnQUUZkhTLHHAwJiGbHyyQPdIPCibPR5Pchg6oHy5s

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COVID-19 Loudoun Food Insecurity Relief organized by Lynne Ast

Our fundraiser will feed more than 300 people in Loudoun from Leesburg to Sterling. Kindly donate to help us feed our neighbors in need!

COVID-19 Loudoun Food Insecurity Relief organized by Lynne Ast Sterling Rotary Club and Salvation Army alongside Firehouse Subs are feeding food in… Lynne Ast needs your support for COVID-19 Loudoun Food Insecurity Relief

COVID-19 Loudoun Food Insecurity Relief organized by Lynne Ast

Sterling Rotary Club and Salvation Army alongside Firehouse Subs are feeding food-insecure families of Sterling, VA in Loudoun County. $5 buys one meal, carefully crafted by the sandwich gurus at Firehouse Subs. The longstanding history that binds all three entities has provided a swift and abundant response to our county's most vulnerable. The coming months will prove difficult at best for many. As community servants, Sterling Rotary Club, Salvation Army and Firehouse Subs are leaning into the problem...with solutions. We thank you for your contribution and may God bless us all during these challenging times!
Lynne Ast, President, Rotary Club of Sterling
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COVID-19 Loudoun Food Insecurity Relief organized by Lynne Ast Sterling Rotary Club and Salvation Army alongside Firehouse Subs are feeding food in… Lynne Ast needs your support for COVID-19 Loudoun Food Insecurity Relief

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We welcome and embrace Richard McCary, our newest member of our club.