THIS WEEK’S MEETING.  Our speaker this week will be Shannon Owens giving her classification talk.  A native of York, PA, Shannon is currently a branch manager for Cardinal Bank.  She has a passion for fitness and is a certified Tae Bo instructor.  Shannon will tell us about herself and her job with this traditional classification talk.

ARLINGTON ROTARY EDUCATION FOUNDATION BEGINS SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS.  The Arlington Rotary  Education Fund (AREF) is our club's charitable organization that provides a four year scholarship for $8000 to an Arlington High School senior.  AREF is a 501c3 organization which means donations to it are tax deductible.  The scholarship award is based on a mixed criteria of educational merit, economic need, and community service. Applications for this year's AREF scholarship were mailed to the five Arlington high schools last Friday, 16 March. This year's application process is essentially the same as those used in previous years. The main exception is that schools have been requested to submit no more than three applications. The completed applications must be sent to AREF by May 18 with the winner to be selected by June 1. If you know of a worthy Arlington High School senior, please tell them to see their guidance counselor. 

THREE IMPORTANT ROTARY WEBSITES.  There are three websites that have useful information for Rotarians.  For ARC, these are:
     Rotary International     www.rotary.org
     District 7610                     www.rotary7610.org
You may have visited these before but for the first two, you’ll need your Rotary ID number to access the “members only” parts of the site.  If you don't know your number, ask a club officer to look it up or check your copy of The Rotarian magazine that comes in the mail; this same number always appears on the address label of the magazine right after your name.  The District 7610 site is also the easiest way to access the District and Club database which holds key data for members and club officers.
 

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UPCOMING EVENTS 
10 May - ARC Meeting at La Cote d'Or - Shannon Owens Classification Talk
17 May - ARC Meeting at La Cote d'Or - Barb Winters on life in VA during Civil War
19 May - Club Leadership Training - Germanna Community College in Culpeper
24 May - ARC Board Meeting at La Cote d’Or before regular meeting
24 May - ARC Meeting at La Cote d'Or - Alexandra Fox on Arlington Library
31 May - ARC Meeting at La Cote d'Or – TBD
1 Jun - Great Falls club holds Ambassadorial Speaker Series and dinner at River Bend club
2 Jun - AAH Community Picnic at Lyon Park Community Center
6 Jun - AAH photo show at Arlington Arts Center ends
7 Jun - ARC Meeting at La Cote d'Or - Tricia Hines Classification Talk