Austin Powers & Fembot

Tappahannock Rotary Club President John Lewis and his wife Holly dress up as Austin Powers & Fembot for an evening at the 2013 DISCON District Conference on the Potomac this weekend in Arlington. DISCON brings together three Rotary Districts - 7610, 7620 and 7630.

DISCON Attendees in DC

Attending the District 7610 District Conference in Northern Virginia - DISCON on the Potomac - from left to righ: Bill Croxton, John Lewis (Club President) Holly Lewis, C Norman Wood (President-Elect) and Carole Croxton. Bill Croxton and Norman Wood were also the recent Tappahannock hosts and were able to meet up once again with the Western Australian GSE Team after their whirlwind tour of Rotary clubs in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Virginia. Bill entertained his group at the famous Rappahannock Oyster Bar in Washington DC - owned and operated by his sons.

Western Australian policemen & women meet their Essex counterparts

The Western Australian Police Team hosted by the Tappahannock Rotary Club visits Tappahannock-Essex lawmen on their grand   tour of Virginia. From left to right: Constable Aaron Biggs, Rotary GSE Team Leader Sergeant Paul Daly, Essex County Sheriff Stanley Clarke, Sergeant Gerard Murphy, First Class Constable Taryn Werrett, Constable Jeromy Jones, and Tappahannock Police Chief James Ashworth.  The GSE team from the Perth region of Western Australia will spend a month touring Virginia and visiting Rotary Clubs throughout the region and meeting Virginians in all walks of law enforcement, from police officers, attorneys, canine teams, jails and to Federal government agency personnel.

Australian GSE Team Visits Tappahannock

A joint Northern Neck club dinner meeting celebrated the arrival of the Western Australian GSE Team this Monday  April 15th at Roma's Restaurant in Tappahannock. Back row from left to right: First Class Constable Taryn Werrett, Constable Jeromy Jones, Sergeant Gerard Murphy, Team Leader Sergeant Paul Daly, Constable Aaron Biggs, and Tappahannock Rotary Club host C. Norman Wood.  Front row seated: Tappahannock Rotary Club hosts John Gregory, Ron Geiger, Bill Croxton and Joe Wolfinger.

Bill Croxton's GSE Australian Itinerary

The Bunny Hop Rotary Team

These Rotary Club members helped organize and support the 5K run - from left to right: Gary Youngling, Bill Croxton, John Gregory, Harry T Gladding, Joe Johnston (runner), Tommy Neuman, John Frazier, John Lewis (Club President and runner), Em Hughes. Not pictured: C Norman Wood, Ned Garber, Larry McElroy, Doc Frank, Fred Woodard, Vince Donoghue and David Broad.

El Presidente's $pon$ored diaper run….

Rotary Club fund raiser in partnership with the Tappahannock Regional Free Clinic.... John Lewis takes on additional sponsor funds by running the 5K in diapers.... Along with John Lewis, these Rotarians also completed the course: John Lewis, Michael Faulkner, Dr. Richard Lewis, Joe Johnston, Bruce Thomas and
Jerry Duvall. These Rotary Club members helped organize and support the 5K run by acting as intersection controllers, start and finish line helpers, and providing drinks at various points on the course: John Frazier, Bill Croxton, Em Hughes, Gary Youngling, John Gregory, Tommy Neuman, Harry T Gladding, Vince Donoghue, C Norman Wood, Ned Garber, Larry McElroy, Doc Frank, Fred Woodard and David Broad.

Rotary and Free Clinic Bunny Hop Fund Raiser..

Tappahannock Rotary Club and Tappahannock Regional Free Clinic partnered for a successful fund raiser 5K Bunny Hop. Led (i.e. fastest Rotarian on two legs....) by President John Lewis who challenged the club members to raise additional sponsored funds by daring to wear diapers... the team of Rotary runners included Michael Faulkner (Chief exec of the Free Clinic), Jerry Duval, Richard Lewis, Bruce Thomas and Joe Johnston. A great turn out and a credit to what two kindred organizations can achieve when they put their heads together....

Bill Croxton in Bunbury, Western Australia

My hosts in Bunbury, Western Australia and club President Dr Stephen and Pauline Hinton.  Dr Stephen Hinton took me on a tour of his hospital sleep lab and ICU where I saw the latest BiPAP Vision non invasive ventilator that I helped pioneer in 2004. Home to Virginia this coming week!!

Reese Peck Inducted into Tappahannock Rotary

John Gregory welcomed Reese Peck by inducting him into the Tappahannock Rotary Club on Thursday, March 21st and reading him the basic Rotary mission statements. The club president John Lewis participated in the ceremony and then got double value by having Reese present the program for the evening. Reese detailed his diverse career in public administration in South Dakota, New York state, and in Virginia, along with his alternate career in the financial industry working with Wachovia and Prudential in the investment side of the business. His presentation this evening focused on Essex County and the multi pronged initiatives to get the area designated as an enterprise zone and move ahead on revitalization. An excellent presentation which opened the eyes of many members.

GSE Team’s Blog Highlights Exciting Trip

Link here to view page from District 7610 Newsletter update from the GSE team in Western Australia

The Truth about Ethanol Fuel !

March 14th Rotary presentation featured Mark Hildebrand courtesy of Bob Holt (right) and Louis Muse (left) of Garrett's Marina. The introduction of ethanol is problematic if fuel is left standing for longer than 60 to 90 days. Fuel can separate into water and fuel due to ethanol's attraction to water and cause corrosion, cause poor combustion chamber performance and cause expensive damage. Valvtect meets a proposed industry fuel specification promoted by NNMA. Mark and Louis's recommendations - use non ethanol fuel, change fuel filters at least twice a year, use fuel stabilizers even for non-ethanol fuel.

GSE Rotary Team Radio Interview

 

GSE Team is interviewed by Western Australian ABC radio station in Albany, near Perth
Check out this audio link

Bill BIG Birthday GSE Manjimup Australia

 

Virginia GSE team take a Train Ride

Download Big Croaker Entry Forms!

Entry forms are now available online for the 2013 Big Croaker Tournament - Special extra $500 Bonus to the winner registered by May 1st! Download now at http://www.bigcroaker.com - that's a total of $4,500 prize money for entrants to this year's Tournament on May 25th.....

GSE Team Taste Aussie Fare

On the menu, grilled Kangaroo, Lamb and Chicken at Swann River.... From the left:  Megan Kuhn, Bill Croxton (Team Leader), Jacquie Heron (Inbound Australian GSE Coordinator) hosting us with grilled delights, Dwayne Petersen, Diana Truong, Jordan Clough.

GSE Team greeted by Cyclone Rusty

.Our Rotary Group Study Exchange arrives in Western Australia on Monday February 25th and is greeted by the arrival of another visitor from the Indian Ocean, category 4 Cyclone Rusty..... fortunately the GSE team are in Perth and some distance from the storm's intense battering of the Western Australia coast further north of Perth.

Reception honor bond between Western Australia and Virginia

Nice reception at the Western Australia parliament -  Barry House, President of the Legislative Council of Western Australia receives a pewter Jefferson cup from Bill Croxton (right), Rotary GSE Team Leader, and also receives a special friendship letter from Bill Howell Speaker of the House of the State of Virginia and a letter from Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell .

GSE Team visits the Western Australia Legislative Council

The Virginia GSE team visits Barry House, President of the Legislative Council in Perth, Western Australia. The team was impressed by the amount of time the President devoted to their visit and endorsed the value of the exchange - Barry House was a past GSE scholar so he understood the value of the program. From the left: Jordan Clough, Dwayne Petersen, Diana Truong, Barry House (President of the Legislative Council), Megan Kuhn, Bill Croxton (Team Leader).