Girdwood Rotary Club Meeting Programs & Speakers

July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013 Programs (Frans Weits, President)
July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 Programs (Jen Wingard, President)
July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 Programs (George Stewart, President)
July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 Programs (Mike Wilson, President)
July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 Programs (Ron Burson, President)
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 Programs (Jody Liddicoat, President)
July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007 programs (Carol Howerton, President)
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 programs (David Alexander, President)

Meetings will begin each Thursday promptly at 7 pm at the Hotel Alyeska, unless otherwise noted on the calendar below. Please check the marquee in the hotel lobby to verify the meeting room. Rows in blue are Service Projects. For more information, contact our current president.

2010 - 2011 Rotary Year
Meeting Date Speaker Subject Sponsor
July 1, 2010 Rotary Social at Ron Burson home
July 8, 2010 Jay Wenger, CDC Malaria David Alexander
July 15, 2010 Dr. Karen Ferguson Karen will speak on the Refugee Assistance Immigration Services sponsored by Catholic Social Services. David Alexander
July 22, 2010 Meeting cancelled The hotel is unable to accommodate us and with all the recent activities the BOD voted to cancel the regular meeting. Per BOD & Membership vote 6/17/10
July 29, 2010 Business meeting
August 5, 2010 Social Location to be deternined
August 12, 2010 Jay Jackson Nepal David Alexander
August 19, 2010 Jay Wenger Center for Disease Control in Alaska David Alexander
August 26, 2010
September 2, 2010
September 9, 2010
September 16, 2010
September 23, 2010
September 30, 2010
November 4, 2010
November 11, 2010
November 18, 2010
November 25, 2010
December 2, 2010 Annual Business meeting Annual meeting and election of officers bylaws
December 9, 2010 Heather Durtschi Heather will discuss oil spill emergency response and her experiences during the Gulf oil spill Gwen Burson
December 16, 2010 Solace International orphanage project
December 23, 2010
December 30, 2010
January 6, 2011
January 13, 2011 CPR George Stewart
January 20, 2011 Knik Arm crossing
January 27, 2011 Business Meeting Pilot program, 6th grade event and club finances to be discussed George Stewart
February 3, 2011
February 10, 2011 Adam Smith, DNR DNR's Adam Smith will talk about mining access in Girdwood Valley
February 17, 2011
February 24, 2011 Hank Hosford & Jen Wingard President Elect Jen and Treasurer Hank will discuss our finances and future plans Jen wingard
March 3, 2011
March 10, 2011
March 17, 2011 Jill Dean - Grassroots Grassroots owner Jill Dean talks about Grassroots and Fair Trade Organization / Philosophy Kathy Stewart
March 24, 2011 Cole Ouelette - Mgr Royal Celebrity Tours Cole will tell us about Make A Wish Foundation in Alaska and current projects Ron Burson
March 31, 2011 Rotary's Kim Erickson & Cathie Straub Visioning Session District 5010
April 7, 2011 Jen Wingard, Rotarian Jen talked about our finances and plans for the future
April 14, 2011 Mtg venue changed due speaker logistics Due to inability of speaker to attend, we decided to support the Girdwood School Students by attending their play Wonderland
April 21, 2011 Dr. Jeff Demain Jeff will speak on Global warming
April 28, 2011 Andrea Schmook  Andrea will speak on coming back from mental illness
May 5, 2011 Social
May 12, 2011 Sanya Krenzelok and Amanda Hamill Sanya and Amanda, Heart Restoration Therapists, will talk about heart rehab proper diet and cardiac disease preventive measures Mike Wilson
May 19, 2011
May 26, 2011 Business meeting
June 2, 2011
June 9, 2011
June 16, 2011
June 23, 2011
June 30, 2011
July 7, 2011
July 14, 2011
July 21, 2011
July 28, 2011
August 4, 2011
August 11, 2011
August 18, 2011
August 25, 2011
Future Speakers and Programs

Tentative speakers or programs are:

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List of tentative Girdwood speakers or programs

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