Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center News

Stennis Rotary Club to Hold Charity Golf Tournament

2011-03-07T08:34:00.000-08:00

Come play for a good cause and YOU could win a trip for two to Pebble Beach, CA!

The Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center will hold its 8th Annual Golf Tournament on April 15, 2011 at the Oak Harbor Golf and Country Club in Slidell, LA. The proceeds of the tournament helps Stennis Rotary support the Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast Hancock County Unit in Bay St Louis, MS and the Mt. Olive Food Ministry in Slidell, Louisiana.

The $85 registration entry fee includes lunch, a golf cart, and a chance to win the Hole-in-One Contest prize of a trip for two to Pebble Beach, CA. The tournament will follow a four-person scramble format with a modified handicap (22 maximum per golfer). Registration starts at 10 A.M. with lunch served at 11 A.M. followed by a Shotgun Start at 12 Noon. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, so reserve your team spot today!

The registration brochure is available online at www.stennisrotary.org under the Events tab. For more information about this event, please contact John Albasini at 228-799-3175 or StennisRotary@gmail.com. Don’t play golf but want to help? Donate a door prize or items for the fabulous ditty bags that each player receives; just send us an email.

Stennis Rotary: Meeting People, Changing the World

2011-03-04T10:17:00.000-08:00

Ever wonder how to get to know other people at Stennis? The Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center is an excellent way to meet people from all over the site who come together to use their diverse skills to improve the quality of life in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.

Stennis Rotarians are a part of a world-wide effort to work locally, regionally, and internationally to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. Rotarians are welcome at over 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Talk about networking opportunities!

The Stennis Rotary Club was admitted to Rotary International on June 22, 2000. The Club meets at every at Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in Building 1103 in the Herman Glazier Conference Room, and visitors are welcome! The Club is unique because no one lives at Stennis; members come from the surrounding area in both Louisiana and Mississippi. Some members work onsite and others come in especially for meetings.

Members of the Stennis Rotary Club are committed to the Rotary ideal of Service Above Self. The Club is involved in a broad array of projects. After Hurricane Katrina, it adopted the town of Pearlington, MS and has helped with many projects there including providing holiday dinners and sponsoring health fairs. Most recently, the Club teamed with other Rotary Clubs to purchase and equip a mobile medical unit that can be brought in after an emergency.

With its annual golf tournament, Stennis Rotary Club supports the Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast Hancock Unit and the Mount Olive Food Bank in Slidell. The Club sponsors the Interact Club at Northshore High School and has provided playground equipment for South Hancock Elementary School. Members participate in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. In 2010, the Club held the first annual Run for Water at Stennis which raised money for an international clean water project. These are just a few examples of the types of projects and activities Stennis Rotary Club engages in and supports.

For more information about the Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center, email us at stennisrotary@gmail.com , visit www.stennisrotary.org/ or visit us on Facebook. Also, please take three minutes to view “Why Rotary?” on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/RotaryInternational#p/u/24/w1xjqH43Wq8 .

Stennis Rotary Club Scholarship Now Accepting Applications

2011-03-01T13:51:00.000-08:00

The Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center is proud to announce the opening of the application period for the Ken and Susan Cooper Memorial Scholarship. The Cooper Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is provided on a competitive basis to graduating high school seniors residing in either Mississippi or Louisiana and planning to continue onto college seeking a degree in Oceanography, Hydrography, or related field.

As a Charter Member and Inaugural President of the Stennis Rotary Club, Ken Cooper left a legacy that has spread far beyond south Mississippi and Louisiana. His leadership and guidance helped the Club to grow into a viable entity that is providing hope and assistance to numerous people within the southeastern United States. It is in Ken Cooper’s honor that the Club established this undergraduate scholarship to be awarded to a worthy high school graduating senior. Ken’s wife, Susan, actively supported this effort and was present when the first scholarship was awarded in 2008. Later that same year, Susan passed away. It was her wish that memorials be made to this scholarship, and the Club elected to rename the scholarship to honor them both.

To apply for the scholarship, students will be required to write a single-page essay on themselves, their academic achievements, service projects within their community in which they participated, and service projects they might pursue in college. In addition, since Ken was a Hydrographer by profession, the scholarship will give precedence to students planning careers in Hydrography, the Marine Sciences, or a related field. Students will also have to show evidence of service to their local community, which reflects Ken’s commitment to Rotary as an avenue of service. Applications and essays are due April 1, 2011 and can be found on the Rotary Club of Stennis website. For more information, interested seniors can contact go to the website at www.StennisRotary.org or contact Karlyn Thompson at 504-982-5440 or Karlyn.Thompson@yahoo.com.

Stennis Rotary is a part of a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards inall vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. For more information about The Rotary Club of Stennis, visit www.StennisRotary.org.

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International Scholarship

2011-03-01T09:11:00.000-08:00

ROTARY CLUB OF STENNIS SPACE CENTER

Building 1103

Stennis Space Center, MS 39529

Contact: Rob Young 228-688-5867

For Immediate Release

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ROTARY INTERNATIOINAL SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED

The Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center is looking for a candidate for an education opportunity of a lifetime! The Club and Rotary District 6840 are looking for two third year college students (juniors) or a recent graduate for a one-year learning opportunity in a foreign country. This exciting opportunity, worth $26,000, is called the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program. Individuals who are selected for this educational adventure will serve as goodwill ambassadors to their host countries and return home with new perspectives and enlarged vision of the world.

College students from south Mississippi and Louisiana will travel to foreign country and study in a foreign university. They will also be sponsored by a local Rotary Club near the foreign university and visit in the homes of local Rotary members, business leaders, eat their meals with real families, visit amazing cultural sites and interact with professionals in their vocations in the host country.

The $26,000 is provided by the Rotary Foundation to cover tuition, travel expenses, accommodations and meals. All a participant needs is a great attitude, good grades and a passport! Fluency in a foreign language is a plus. This scholarship offers the most unique skills-building and personal growth experience available to young professionals as they face the unique challenges of today’s world.

If you would like an opportunity of a lifetime, please contact Rob Young at 228-688-5867 or ryoung51@gmail.com April 15, 2011 for an application.

For more information about the Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center, email us at stennisrotary@gmail.com, visit www.stennisrotary.org or visit us on Facebook. Also, please take three minutes to view “Why Rotary?” on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/RotaryInternational#p/u/24/w1xjqH43Wq8.