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Date Success Lesson Learned Subject Club Name Summary
10/01/05 Success Fundraisers Aberdeen Kelly Hinder Great fundraisers
11/30/04 Success Fundraisers Aberdeen Terry Bartley Golf/Bull Roast
11/05/05 Success Fundraisers Annapolis Eric Edstrom Reserve a restaurant for a fundraising dinner
11/30/04 Success Meetings Annapolis Ron Bieberich Rotary Foundation
11/30/04 Success Membership Baltimore Michael Daney Membership Committee
11/30/04 Lesson Learned Planning Baltimore Waterfront Paul Mintz Have a strategic plan to provide goals for the club.
10/01/05 Success Membership Bel Air Diane Sengstacke Rotary Happy Hour
10/01/05 Success Community Service Bel Air Dick Luckan Recognize a non-Rotarian with a Paul Harris Fellowship
11/30/04 Success Fundraising/Community Beltsville Eleanor Frierson Annual Flea Market
10/26/05 Success Meetings Bethesda - Chevy Chase Steuart Martens Rotary Moment at meetings
10/01/05 Success Fundraisers Bethesda - Chevy Chase Steuart Martens Turkey Chase road race
11/30/04 Success Fundraising Bethesda-Chevy Chase Mark Scott Turkey Chase 10K Run has members serve on a 5 year cycle.
10/01/05 Success Community Service Bladensburg Bob Grill Donate to Principals
11/05/05 Success Fundraisers BWI - Linthicum Mike Wooden Duck Race
10/01/05 Success Community Service BWI - Linthicum Mike Wooden Homeless dinner
11/03/05 Success Club Service Carroll Creek Connie Phillips Leadership Committee
10/01/05 Success Club Service Carroll Creek Connie Phillips Leadership Committee
11/30/04 Success Fundraising Carroll Creek Paul Frey Raffles, Paul Harris dinner
10/01/05 Success Community Service Catonsville Toni Manning Honor the Police Officer & Fire Fighter of the year
11/30/04 Success Community Service Catonsville Ann Zink Using email to sign up for Meal-On-Wheels weekly route.
11/05/05 Success Community Service Catonsville Sunrise George Brookhart Van donated
10/01/05 Success Fundraisers Catonsville Sunrise George Brookhart Fund raising events
11/30/04 Success Community Service Central Prince George’s County Ted Fagan Nursing Homes
11/05/05 Success Community Service Central Prince George's Joyce Fobbs Rotarians and Marines tutor and mentor kids
02/01/05 Success Club Service Central Prince George's Jackie Davenport Present club history
11/30/04 Success Fundraiser Charles County – La Plata Jim Lightfoot Lobster Festival
11/30/04 Success Community Service College Park George Club supports Infant & Maternity Home.
10/01/05 Success Meetings Columbia Pamela Kumar Homecoming meeting
10/01/05 Success Meetings Columbia Pamela Kumar Practice the Four-Way Test
10/01/05 Success Membership Columbia Pamela Kumar Get contact information from guests
11/30/04 Success Fundraising Columbia Becky Mangus Golf/Final Four Party
11/16/05 Success Meetings Columbia Patuxent Dave Bittner Interactive Fines
10/01/05 Lesson Learned Club Service Columbia Patuxent San Croson Written survey pointless
11/30/04 Success Fellowship Columbia Patuxent Blaine Milner Super Bowl party and raffle
02/12/05 Success Club Service Columbia-Patuxent Ken Solow Club "Toolmaster"
10/01/05 Success Meetings Damascus Bob Bokma Summer picnic meetings
11/30/04 Lesson Learned Membership Elkridge Gary Tickun Be flexible when searching for new members.
11/30/04 Success Fundraising Elkridge Gary Tickun New members provide ideas for new fundraisers, adding Golf Tournament to Bull Roast and Silent Auction.
11/30/04 Success Fundraising Frederick Ric Adams Golf
10/15/04 Lesson Learned Meetings Frederick Raymond Raedy Running a good meeting.
10/15/04 Success Meetings Frederick Raymond Raedy The President should arrive early to make sure meetings run smoothly.
10/15/04 Lesson Learned Publicity Frederick Raymond Raedy Always proof read your flyers.
10/15/04 Lesson Learned Finance Frederick Raymond Raedy Late dues notices can cost your club.
10/15/04 Success Finance Frederick Raymond Raedy Get club dues bills out on time.
10/15/04 Lesson Learned Membership Frederick Raymond Raedy Send a mailing for new members.
10/15/04 Success Membership Frederick Raymond Raedy Recruiting new members.
10/01/05 Success Fundraisers Fredericktowne Michael Kurtianyk Octoberfest
11/30/04 Success Fundraising Fredericktowne Nettie Penna Octoberfest fundraiser also raises community awareness.
11/30/04 Success Meetings Friendship Heights Allan Roberts Speaker committee improves quality of meeting
12/12/05 Success Meetings Gaithersburg Kathleen Caponiti After Hour Social
11/05/05 Success Meetings Gaithersburg Kathy Caponiti Membership social
10/01/05 Success Community Service Gaithersburg Kathleen Caponiti Awards banquet for teachers and Interact students
06/01/05 Success Meetings Glen Burnie Pat Kasuda Future Rotarians Meeting
10/01/05 Success Community Service Glen Burnie Chris Wolfe Food drive
10/01/05 Success Fundraisers Glen Burnie Pat Perry Crab Feast fundraiser
10/01/05 Success Community Service Greater Severna Park Don Walter Adoption awareness picnic
10/01/05 Success Community Service Greenbelt Dennis Scanlon Aid school with supplies and clothing
11/30/04 Lesson Learned Membership Greenbelt Jennifer Jones Attracting new members/Involvement
10/01/05 Success Community Service Havre de Grace Wayne D. Thibeault Serving local schools
11/30/04 Success Community Service Hunt Valley Jim Hess Club sells bricks to sponsor rest stop on NCR Trail.
11/30/04 Success Community Service Kingsville – Perry Hall Martin Lotz Children’s reading program
10/01/05 Success Membership Kingsville Perry Hall Suki Deaver Initiation period for new members
11/30/04 Success Finance/Fundraising La Plata Melissa Tyner Foundation
10/01/05 Lesson Learned Club Service Leonardtown Barbara Thompson Club newsletters that are read
11/30/04 Success Community Service Leonardtown Rhokey Millham Community Service Projects
11/30/04 Success Fundraising Lexington Park Frank Kahler Oyster Festival draws crowds and international recognition.
11/05/05 Success Rotary Foundation metro Bethesda Ed Kim Bill for Foundation with dues
10/01/05 Success Meetings Montgomery Village Denis Chazelle Meet at a member's business
11/30/04 Success Fundraising/Membership Mount Airy Herb Findeiser Fundraisers enlighten club members and build camaraderie.
11/05/05 Success Fundraisers Northern Calvert Donna Millar Donation jar
10/01/05 Success and Lesson Learned Fundraisers Northern Calvert Donna Millar Indoor mini-golf tournament
11/30/04 Lesson Learned Fundraisers and the Weather Northern Prince George’s Steve Kemp Hold flexible events with a rain date.
11/30/04 Success Club Service/Participation Northern Prince George’s Steve Kemp Club has 100% participation in projects.
11/05/05 Lesson Learned Publicity Northern Prince George's Kathy Friedman Be clear in publicity
11/30/04 Success Club Service Olney Bill Carter Re-educate club members about Rotary.
11/30/04 Success Fundraising/Community Service Parole Henry Riser Committee defined process for reviewing and awarding grants.
11/05/05 Success Club Service Parole (Annapolis) Mary Jozwik Email newsletter
10/01/05 Success Club Service Parole (Annapolis) Mary Jozwik Email newsletter
10/01/05 Success Community Service Parole (Annapolis) Mary Jozwik BIG - Books for International Goodwill
10/01/05 Success Finance Pikesville - O.M. Joshua Katz Proposals for District matching funds
10/01/05 Success Community Service Potomac Nancy Nuell Help non-English speaking middle schoolers.
11/30/04 Success Membership Potomac Jim Harris Club bulletin
10/01/05 Success Meetings Potomac-Bethesda Jerry F. Gross Rotary Ambassador Program.
11/30/04 Lesson Learned Membership Potomac-Bethesda Jerry F. Gross To grow membership have a follow-up procedure to keep in touch with new members.
10/01/05 Success Meetings Prince Frederick Warren Prince Better presentations
11/30/04 Success Fundraising/Public Relations/Community Service Prince Frederick Al Schwencer Scholarships
10/01/05 Success Fundraisers Rockville Steve McAuliffe Runfest fundraiser
11/30/04 Success Community Service Severna Park Chad Miller Adopt a child
10/01/05 Success Community Service Silver Spring Mussie Betre Problems in Africa
11/04/05 Success Community Service South Anne Arundel Adelle Pierce Work with local therapeutic home
10/01/05 Success Meetings South Anne Arundel Adelle Pierce A "Rotary Legacy" minute at each meeting.
10/01/05 Success Finance South Anne Arundel Adelle Pierce Use District Simplified Grants and corporate grants.
11/30/04 Success Membership Towson A. Bartels Use a club website to recruit new members.
11/12/04 Lesson Learned Meetings Towsontowne Joy Derda Avoid disorganized meetings, and too many meetings without a speaker.
11/12/04 Success Meetings Towsontowne Joy Derda Establish a good routine for your meetings.
11/12/04 Lesson Learned Membership Towsontowne Joy Derda Understand what motivates your club, to get them to bring in new members.
11/12/04 Success Membership Towsontowne Joy Derda Publicize your events within the community.
11/12/04 Lesson Learned Fundraising Towsontowne Joy Derda Your membership may change and its interests and its ability to support certain events over time.
11/12/04 Success Fundraising Towsontowne Joy Derda Very easy fundraiser raffle, with little effort involved by all.
11/30/04 Success Public Relations/Community Service Upper Marlboro Hal Rich Scholarships
11/05/05 Success Community Service Washington, D.C. Rob Warne Dictionary tie-in
10/01/05 Success Community Service Washington, D.C. Rob Warne Effective social service
11/30/04 Lesson Learned Membership Washington, D.C. Andy Cook Membership Drive
10/01/05 Success Community Service West Anne Arundel County Sally Snowberger Sponsor busses for students for community service
10/01/05 Success Community Service West Anne Arundel County Sally Snowberger Help students author a book
11/30/04 Lesson Learned Club structure West Anne Arundel County David Magayna Committee Chairs
10/01/05 Success Fundraisers Westminster Tony Richardson Model train raffle
11/30/04 Lesson Learned Rotary Foundation Westminster Dave McCabe Encourage suggestions from new members and make use of Foundation Grants
10/01/05 Success Publicity Wheaton - Kensington Juan Marulanda Publicity from Cherry Blossom Run
10/01/05 Success Community Service Woodlawn-Westview Jamie Moore Recognize good students