Falls Church Rotary: "Small Club, Big Impact!"
If you are using a mobile device, below are some quick links to navigate our website.
We also have a LinkTree url easier quick access to key info --> go to linktr.ee/FallsChurchRotary
Club Brochure (pdf, new for 2020) >>
Club Events >>
Follow and engage with our club on our social channels:
- Like our club on Facebook >> Lots more photos there too! Click to view
- Our club's twitter feed @FallsChRotary >>
- Follow us on Instagram >> @RotaryFallsChurch
- We're also on LinkedIn >> our page is Rotary Club of Falls Church VA.
And, as always, we welcome email inquiries at FallsChurchRotary@gmail.com.
The pandemic and community public health safety issues continue to be of grave concern. All welcome for this town hall zoom webinar with Inova Health System executives, hosted by Falls Church Rotary on Sept. 3 at 6 pm ET. Click here for event flyer (pdf).
** Watch the recording via our club youtube channel. Click here to view.**
Topics to be covered include:
- COVID-19: Its nature & why it matters
- COVID services for low income and uninsured community members
- Safety measures during in-person meetings
- Cloth mask vs surgical mask: the safest route
- Inovaโs support for Latinx communities, the hardest hit demographic, and communities of color
- Rotarians as community partners in the fight against COVID
- Inovaโs educational & community outreach on COVID
- Keeping our workplaces safe for both workers and customers
Featured Speakers:
- Michelle Vassallo, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CEN - Vice President, Nursing, Inova Clinical Platforms [note: Michelle could not be with us, so Dr. Chalapathy Venkatesan, MD joined us instead.]
- Michael Forehand - Vice President, Inova Government and Community Affairs.
To celebrate August as Rotary Membership Month, we created a new slideshow video to highlight our commitment to #ServiceAboveSelf and our many projects and activities, both local and abroad.
Watch on our club youtube channel: click here.
Our club meetings continue on 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 6.30pm. Now via Zoom, led by Pres. Rene Calandria.
Our program speaker for Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 is:
Alison Padget, Director of Development and Outreach, at Food for Others -- which distributes food to our local neighbors in need nmby mobilizing our communuty and volunteers. Here in our nationโs capital area, the high cost of living forces many families who are struggling to make ends meet to choose between spending money for food, or on other basic needs such as housing and healthcare. Food for Others is an important part of Northern Virginiaโs safety net for those needing food when an emergency strikes and for the growing number of working poor who need to supplement their inadequate food supplies.
All welcome to join us to learn about the need in our area, FFO programs, and how to help.
Due to the ongoing pandemic and health concerns, our club meetings on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 6.30 are via Zoom.
Meeting ID and access phone numbers are listed with the speaker program on our Club calendar for the meeting date.
Guests and prospective members always welcome! If you'd like to join a meeting, email Club President Rene Calandria at FallsChurchRotary@gmail.com -- and we'll . the info to you! We also publicize our speaker programs at our popular club facebook page
And for a really easy way to view all our digital channels, go to www.linktr.ee/FallsChurchRotary.
Many families are struggling in these challenging times. To help at least a bit: our Rotary Club of Falls Church VA is hosting a
Front Porch Food Collection Drive -- now through Sat., Aug. 15 -- to benefit families who depend on our local food pantry, located at Knox Presbyterian Church, operated by the Falls Church Community Service Council.
Here's how it works with 3 ways to make your donation:
>> ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ: Drop off your donations at any time at your convenience by Aug. 15 at Past President Diane Hill's front porch (near our club's non-pandemic meeting location Harvest Moon) at: 6818 Kincaid Ave , Falls Church 22042.
>> ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ: Email us to coordinate a contactless pickup: FallsChurchRotary@gmail.com.
>> ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ: On afternoon of Sat. Aug. 15, stop by Diane's front yard with your donations to say hello and meet club members, other Rotarians and neighbors for some socially distanced refreshments!
>> ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ: Email us to coordinate a contactless pickup: FallsChurchRotary@gmail.com.
>> ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ: On afternoon of Sat. Aug. 15, stop by Diane's front yard with your donations to say hello and meet club members, other Rotarians and neighbors for some socially distanced refreshments!
>> ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ: Canned goods (tuna, fruits, vegetables, sauces). Rice, pasta, energy bars, cooking oil, low-sugar cereals. Giant grocery gift cards also welcome!
๐๐๐๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฏ๐: we welcome your help to spread the word to share our flyer and/or to collect donations to partner with us to help families in need. Comment below -- or email FC Club Pres. Rene Calandria at FallsChurchRotary@gmail.com.
View and download pdf of our flyer: click here
Full info at Patch.com at: http://bit.ly/FCRotaryFoodDriveInfo.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ #WeAreRotary #PeopleOfAction #ServiceAboveSelf
We've updated our club brochure -- now a front/back rack card -- for Rotary Year 20/21.
Download the pdf --> click here
We are a "small club with big impact" with a diverse membership in profession, age, gender, cultures, and passions -- all committed to our Rotary mission of "Service Above Self." Rotary International exists because of people like you -- and us -- working together, to accomplish extraordinary things in our community and across the world. Rotary is your chance to give back to your community and the world -- all it takes is a willingness to get involved!
Are you or someone you know interested to join our club? We'd love to meet you and invite you to join us for a zoom meeting. For questions, further information and to introduce yourself, email our Club Membership chair, Rex Hayes, at FallsChurchRotary@gmail.com. We look forward to meeting you!
Our club photo albums from meeting and soecial events are now at a club SmugMug site:
https://fallschurchrotary.smugmug.com/
It's easy to view and download photos -- all at no charge ๐
Per advisories from RI and our Rotary District 7610, our in-person club dinner meetings are canceled through April 30. Club members: see the emails that President Stephanie Arnold has sent in recent days per conference calls for board meetings, future planning, etc.
We will be re-scheduling speaker programs and still hope to be able to host our 2nd Walk For Peace at some later date ... watch this space! For questions or concerns, please email Club President Stephanie Arnold via: FallsChurchRotary@gmail.com.
Please see our club facebook page for more timely updates: www.facebook.com/FallsChurchRotary --
including, on a cheerier note, see photos of our Club President-Elect Rene Calandria at the March #ChesapeakePETS training seminar: https://www.facebook.com/142010319167937/posts/2797132426989033/
We hope everyone will exercise caution and safe hygiene --stay safe!
Our club served as โguest chefsโ preparing and serving breakfast/brunch to residents at the Ronald McDonald House of Northern Virginia on grounds of INOVA Fairfax Hospital, 3312 Gallows Road, Falls Church, on World Peace Day, Sept. 21.
The Ronald McDonald House provides lodging for families of critically-ill children experiencing long hospital stays. Our club will determine the menu, buy groceries, and prepare and serve the meal on-site that morning.
The Ronald McDonald House provides lodging for families of critically-ill children experiencing long hospital stays. Our club will determine the menu, buy groceries, and prepare and serve the meal on-site that morning.
See our club Facebook page for details:
*****
We're a fun, group, with club members from around the globe.
We meet at 6.30pm on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, for family-style Chinese dinner at Harvest Moon Restaurant & Lounge (only $15). Other Thursdays, you'll find us out in the community volunteering or enjoying a social hour at a local restaurant.
Celebrating Service Above Self since 1952!
Club email: FallsChurchRotary@gmail.com
Falls Church, VA 22042
United States of America