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March 2023

Volume 23 Issue 3

Our ReWork Richmond goal of supporting 10 East End residents to attain and retain substantial employment has been exceeded. As a club, we are now supporting 15 East End residents to attain and retain substantial employment. Thank you, Charles Layman and John Purnell, for directing our efforts. Please reach them to offer your help; we need your involvement to be successful. Volunteer opportunities range from resume preparation for employment consideration to financial coaching with participants.

Contact John Purnell via email, purnelljc@comcast.net, or Charles Layman via email, laymanc@comcast.net, and let them know how you can help.

Reminder to Turn In Rotary Pledges

Thank you to all who have submitted pledge forms for 2022-2023. Your consideration in three areas of giving is critical: our Rotary Club of Richmond Annual Grants Program, our Rotary Club of Richmond Foundation, and our Rotary International Foundation. Please complete the pledge form and bring to our club meeting Tuesday or mail to our office at: 

Rotary Club of Richmond

P.O. Box 17664

Richmond, VA 23226-7664

Thank you for supporting our local and global community in this way.

SERVICE ABOVE SELF

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Ambassador Jim Gilmore recently published The Need for American Resolve in the Face of Putin’s Aggression in the National Review drawing on his experience as Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria in 2019. During his term of appointment, Ambassador Gilmore engaged in addressing the conflicts, among which included east Ukraine. The Ambassador will comment on War in Ukraine, the last year and expectations for what lies ahead when he visits The Rotary Club of Richmond on Tuesday, March 14^th. 

Previous to his role as Ambassador, Gilmore chaired the Congressional Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, working to limit taxation on internet sales. In Virginia, he served as the 68th Governor. He created the nation’s first Secretariat of Technology to enhance the industry in his state, and focus the Virginia government on technology applications. From 1999 to 2003 Ambassador chaired the Congressional Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, more commonly referred to as the “Gilmore Commission”. The Commission warned of the dangers of an attack on the homeland prior to the 9-11 attacks on New York and at the Pentagon, and issued two additional reports thereafter. Ambassador Gilmore was appointed Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy from 2002-2005 by President George W. Bush, and was awarded the Air Force Exceptional Service Medal in 2006. He was appointed to be the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from January 2001 to January 2002. Ambassador Gilmore served in the U.S. Army from 1971-1974, and was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for service in the Military Intelligence to a multi-national military command headquartered in West Germany. Ambassador Gilmore is a member of the Bar of Virginia and of the District of Columbia. He was elected Attorney General of Virginia in 1993. Gilmore was elected in 1987 to be the Commonwealth’s Attorney for his home county of Henrico, Virginia. Ambassador Gilmore holds a B.A. degree in international relations from the University of Virginia, and a J.D. degree from the U.Va. School of Law. He is married to Roxane Gilmore, formerly a classics professor at Randolph Macon College in Ashland, VA. They have two sons, James S. Gilmore IV, and Ashton Gatling Gilmore, and one granddaughter, Genevive. Ambassador and Mrs. Gilmore reside in Richmond, Va. and Alexandria, Va.

March 21, 2023 --

Stacey Beardsley,

Virginia Lottery

March 28, 2023 --

Mike Metzger,

How to Buy a Small Business

Purchase Your Tickets Today for the Downtown Throwdown

April 28, 2023, Virginia War Memorial

Whether you are relatively new to the club or a long-serving member, the Rotary Club of Richmond has been serving Richmond for more than a century; do you have your copy of this history? Copies are now available; $20 soft copies; $30 hard copies.

Let's wish our fellow Rotarians Happy Birthday and congratulations on their Rotary Anniversary!