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Yet another installment of our ever-popular feature: Member Spotlight. Ladies and gents, here's RCCP faithful Mr. Darrell Nevin.

Darrell Nevin

Darrell has been in the Commercial Real Estate business since 1984. He has been an independent tenant rep agent and consultant since 1996. He locates office, retail and warehouse properties for commercial tenants…

New Generations Committee

Members – Kellie Lego, Brad Myers, Phil K, Cheryl Lund

The New Generations Committee of Columbia-Patuxent works hands-on with high school Interact Club members at Hammond High School in Columbia, MD to promote the ideals of Rotary International - service to others, integrity, advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace. The Interact…

Back with another installment of our ever-popular feature: Member Spotlight. Hold on to your hats, here's Mr. Tom Gregorini.

Tom Gregorini

Tom is a remodeling contractor – kitchens/baths, home maintenance and additions. His client base is 100% referral and is proud to say he doesn’t do any formal advertising (sorry Darren). His company does all…

International Committee

The International Committee has been busy since the fall of 2012 planning existing projects and exploring new opportunities for the club across the world. Lon, Leon, Cliff, San, Tom, Duyshant, and Helena have been diligently planning and organizing the water well project we are working on in Gondar, Ethopia. One of their biggest tasks was to obtain grant money from Rotary…

In Rotary, each club has committees. We do understand that most outsiders don’t understand the purpose of these committees. But as Rotarians, we often forget that we get so caught up in the weekly meeting agenda that we don’t always know what is going on in the committees in our own club. So, we’re going to begin showcasing some of these committees over the coming months. Our first Committee blog post is for everyone -- for outsiders to understand the purpose and a refresher and…

Back with another popular feature: our Member Spotlight. Ladies and Gentleman... may I present Mr. Chris DeLuca.

Chris DeLuca

Chris recently opened a Construction Management Firm focusing on banking and retail development in the Mid-Atlantic: McHenry Project Consultants. A goal of his since graduating college,…

Our first spotlight was a big hit so we're excited to bring you our second installment. Ladies and Gentleman... may I present Mr. Alan Jefferson.

Alan Jefferson

Alan works with entrepreneurs by helping them achieve their goals in business. He presents innovative financing solutions coupled with a complete…

Often at our 7:30 breakfast meetings, it takes a while to wake up. We have announcements, welcome guests and listen to a vocational moment. At this point, most of us are still on our first cup of coffee and won't be wide awake until our morning presenter delivers another fantastic program. But then there are those special moments some mornings that wake you up more than any amount of coffee ever could. On this particular morning, one of our members stood up and delivered a well done, to the…

The Rotary Club of Columbia/Patuxent has selected Abby Glassberg as the recipient of its inaugural Community Service Above Self Award. Each year, the award will recognize a non-Rotarian who gives back to the community in a way that promotes the Club’s spirit of having fun through community service.…

We're excited about our new blog series: Member Spotlight

Yes, we're all great Rotarians but we'd like you to know a little bit more about us as professionals and members of the community. We hope you enjoy our first spotlight. Ladies and Gentleman... may I present Ms. Sherri Brogan.

Sherri Brogan…

Whenever I talk to others about being a Rotarian, I am often asked just what type of volunteer is a Rotarian. We’re just volunteers like any other. There’s no level as to how much or how little you do it. And most importantly you should only do it if YOU want to -- if you want to make a difference. Volunteering is when you give your time to help an organization, or an individual in need. Volunteering should never be something you are made to do, and is not done for financial gain. The…

LIVING THE FOUR-WAY TEST Each Rotarian undertakes to apply The Four-Way Test in his daily life and relationships of all kinds.

SERVICE Rotary is a service club, above all else. Each Rotarian must undertake to provide his sincere best efforts to work together with his or her fellow Rotarians, both local and worldwide, to achieve the …

I'm talking about Community Grant Day! Today we gave over $42,000 to local and national non profits serving many different missions.  Through our member and club driven fund raising efforts, we were able to support 26 non profits.  Here’s a summary of who and what the funds will be used for!

• Howard County Community College: Funds will go to support Rous Scholars Scholarships.  These scholarships help pay HCCC tuition for those in need.
• HC…

On Friday, April 27th, the Rotary Club of Columbia/Patuxent will be giving its annual charitable grants.  This year over $42,000 will be given to 26 local and national non profits serving many different missions.  Through a variety of member and club driven fund raising events over the course of 2011, our club is able to help the following organizations with their causes.  

At last week's meeting, 4 Hammond High School Interact club members participated in a speech contest where they were asked what Rotary's 4 Way Test Means to them.  

For those unfamiliar with the history behind the four way test:

In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test, a code of ethics adopted by Rotary 11 years later. The test, which has…

AREA BANKER'S HEAD EXPLODES

In an unprecedented medical event, area banker Alan Jefferson was the first human being to have a Spontaneous Cerebral Cataclysm, more commonly known as "his head exploded." It happened when the last square of the…