Our very own Rotarian Tom Powell along with his wife Wendy will be our guest speakers presenting their newly established foundation Bubby’s Place to benefit foster children and foster families.

Our guest speaker this week is Marcus Robbins, retired Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) historian and a life-long NNSY worker.  Marcus will present The History of Women at NNSY.  This includes women's contributions during both world wars and up to present day.  NNSY has a diverse workforce of women welders, shop-fitters, engineers, department heads and military leaders all working together to deliver submarines and carriers back to the fleet in defense of our country. 

Narendra Pleas, Suffolk’s Commonwealth Attorney, will be our guest speaker.

For more information, tickets and contest entries, visit www.alzchili.com

No weekly meeting held due to the ALZ Chili Cook Off

Susan Stubenrach from Suffolk Workforce Development will be our guest speaker.

Susan serves as the Coordinator for the Suffolk Workforce Development Center, where she leads efforts to connect job seekers, employers, educators, and community partners. With a background in public service, workforce strategy, and community engagement, Susan is passionate about helping individuals gain access to career pathways, training opportunities, and supportive services that strengthen both people and businesses in the City of Suffolk.

Dr. Hope Sinclair from Community is Schools will be our guest speaker.

No weekly meeting held due to the 5th Friday Filler

No General Weekly meeting will be held on Friday.

Brian Miller from Global Transformation Ministries will be our guest speaker.

Brian Miller is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in both the Kosovo and Saudi Arabia conflicts. He has traveled to 68 countries and has helped establish five homeless shelters for children around the world.

In 2012, Brian and his family founded Global Transformation Ministries, an organization dedicated to serving vulnerable communities. Through this work, he has helped expand educational opportunities in underserved neighborhoods of Medellín, Colombia, launched a crisis pregnancy center that has rescued hundreds of homeless girls off the streets, and created a humanitarian shelter assisting refugees and at-risk mothers.

Brian has also partnered with the Rotary Club of Pennsylvania to conduct several medical brigades, helping provide vital healthcare services to underserved communities. He deeply enjoys seeing people receive medical care and the dignity that comes with it.

In addition, Brian has planted two local churches designed to help people know and grow in their faith.

He holds a Master’s degree in Missiology and a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership.

Brian is happily married, considers his wife of 23 years to be his greatest passion, and together they live in Medellín, Colombia with their three beautiful children.

We will be participating as a volunteer in all Smithfield VA Event festivals. Please reach out to Hannah Arnold if you are interested in signing up. It’s a lot of fun while doing a lot of good.

Our club will receive money for each person who works. This money will be used to support our charities. Each volunteer will also receive a general admission ticket to the event.

Party with Purposes!

No weekly meeting due to a holiday

Wendy Powell, Certified Ennegram Coach from Adventure 9 will be our guest speaker.

Dr. Brian Miller, Executive Director/Servant Leader from Global Transformation Ministries will be our guest speaker.

No weekly meeting held due to the Holiday

No weekly meeting held due to the Holiday

We will have classifications from 2 of our members:

1. Susan Kirkpatrick

2. Sue Weston

A Rotary classification talk is a brief presentation where new members share information about their professions, family, hobbies, travel.  It is a chance for members to introduce themselves and find common interests with others. 

Lisa Amos from President, Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society will be our guest speaker.

Our Annual Christmas Party and LIVE Auction

6:00-7:00 — Cocktail Hour / Cash bar

7:00 — Dinner

Auction to follow

Each December, members of the North Suffolk Rotary Club and spouses gather for a festive time of cheer and charity. Our annual auction by our own famous auctioneer raises money in a fun way by offering custom, handmade and unique items offered by our club members and surrounding members.

Tickets are $60/each. Cash bar will be available.

All proceeds from our Christmas Auction went directly to the local charities that we support.

No weekly meeting held due to the Christmas Party

No weekly meeting held due to the Holiday

Trevellis Lewis from United Way South Hampton Roads will be our guest speaker.

Janet Days, Director of Economic Development for Suffolk, will be our guest speaker.

Captain Janet Days is the first black woman commanding officer of the world’s largest naval base, Naval Station Norfolk (2023). She previously served as the first black woman executive officer as well. Days also served as the executive officer and commanding officer of USS McFaul (DDG 74). She has also served as the executive officer of Surface Warfare School (SWOS) Command in Newport, Rhode Island, and as the director of maritime warfare at SWOS, where she was responsible for the training and development of all surface warfare department heads.

No weekly meeting held due to the Holiday

No weekly meeting held due to the 5th Friday Filler

Annual Oyster Roast to be held at Rose Family Farm. Sponsorship and Tickets are available.

No weekly meeting held due to the Annual Oyster Roast

Kim Clark and Clint Rudy from Early Childhood Development Commission be our guest speakers.

Kimberly Clark is a passionate, experienced educator whose career spans more than two decades. She has serviced the needs of children and families in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Her roles have included classroom teacher, instructional coach, district coach, educational consultant, community learning coordinator, assistant principal, head of school, chief academic officer and chief executive officer. She has served in schools from preschool all the way through high school in both public and charter schools.

Kimberly is profoundly invested in the physical, mental, social, emotional and educational wellbeing of all children. The educational philosophy that has always driven Kimberly is the unwavering belief that all children deserve to be supported, loved and nurtured so that they may grow and learn to their fullest potential. She further asserts that it requires hard work, dedication and collaboration from all stakeholders (parents/caregivers, teachers, healthcare professionals, school officials, businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies and more) in order for children to have the best possible start in life. Her commitment to relationship-building is what has allowed Kimberly to successfully create and maintain partnerships in all of these areas throughout her career.

In her current role as ECDC manager (Suffolk Early Childhood Development Commission), Kimberly has utilized her time, talent, resources and experience to meet the needs of Suffolk’s most vulnerable population, young children. With excitement, gratitude and determination she has been able to leverage her relationship-building skills to strengthen existing partnerships and create new ones. She has worked in conjunction with some of Suffolk’s most knowledgeable and experienced early childhood professionals to make a difference for children and families.

If you would like to learn more about the Suffolk Early Childhood Development Commission and how you can support children and families, contact us at kclark@suffolkva.us 757-514-7169. Visit our website at www.suffolkpubliclibrary.com/ECDC. Join our Facebook page at Suffolk Early Childhood Development Commission.

Joel Rubin APR from Rubin Communications Group will be our guest speaker

We will be participating as a volunteer in all Smithfield VA Event festivals. Please reach out to Hannah Arnold if you are interested in signing up. It’s a lot of fun while doing a lot of good.

Our club will receive money for each person who works. This money will be used to support our charities. Each volunteer will also receive a general admission ticket to the event.

Party with Purposes!