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January-February 2015
Virginia DistrictPilot InternationalGovernor’s Bulletin
Volume 72, Issue 7 January-February 2015
2014-15 Virginia DistrictAdministrative Council
Linda ForbesGovernor
317 Brisa Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322
(757)436-1855
Susan BlairGovernor-Elect
206 S. Main Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
(757)539-9988
Anna D’AntonioSecretary
3415 Anita Circle
Chesapeake, VA 23321
(757) 484-8003
Marian Owen SmithTreasurer
186 Leeds Lane
King, NC
(336) 985-4920
Roberta PowellChaplain
1027 Virginia Avenue
Suffolk, VA 23434
(757) 539-7738
Inetha HolmesPIFF Representative
9310 Old Stage Highway
Smithfield, VA 23430
(757) 357-2904
On the Web:www.pilotvadistrict.org
District GovernorLinda Forbes
one month prior to district convention.Save the date to attend the Virginia District
Convention which is planned for April 10-12,in Danville and hosted by the Pilot Club ofDanville. The host hotel is the Comfort Innwhich is adjacent to the mall. Close by is theStratford Conference Center, the location forthe district’s meetings and activities.
Nominations for 2015-2016 District Offic-ers must be postmarked or electronicallytransmitted to Nominating Chair, TammyWatson, [email protected] by Febru-ary 1. There are countless talented and quali-fied Pilots in this district. Share your visionand transform that goal into reality! Pleasetake this opportunity by allowing your name tobe placed into nomination so you can shareyour gifts and talents and lead the district.
In order for new members to count for thedistrict for the membership award, the duesmust reach the district treasurer by January 31.Club treasurers should forward monies to Pi-lot International by February 1, for Pacesetterand 250 Club donations, to be recognized atdistrict convention. March 1 is the postmarkdeadline for scholarship applications to reachour PIFF Representative Inetha Holmes. In-formation and forms can be found on the PIwebsite. March 15 is the postmark deadlinefor applications to be sent from the PIFF Rep-resentative to PIHQ.
March is BrainMinders Month. I’m suremany puppet presentations at preschools, bikerodeos and helmet fittings are planned.Please send an account of your presentationswith photos to me or Ann Lovingood so wemay share your good works with everyone inthe district.(Continued on page 2)
We, as a district, have been throughquite a lot in the first seven months. Wehave experienced the loss of chartermembers, a past district governor, a clubpresident, and the resignation of our dis-trict treasurer. Let us support each otherand continue in our journey.
District Treasurer, Kathy Clancey, iscontinuing to recover from a stroke thataffects her vision, and she requested toresign. We appreciate Kathy and her ser-vice to the district and wish her well asshe continues recovery. Marian OwenSmith, from the Pilot Club of Danville,will serve as District Treasurer for the re-mainder of Kathy’s term. Marian hasheld many offices in her years as a Pilot,including Governor of the North CarolinaDistrict. The DAC thanks Marian foragreeing to serve in this capacity.
Each Club should elect a nominatingcommittee during January. The nominat-ing committee will work to produce aslate of officers for 2015-2016. The slateof officers must be elected no later than
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Leadership CoordinatorCathy Gore
Governor ElectSusan Blair
(Continued from page1)You are encouraged to visit www.pilotinternational.org often to see what’s new! I have found that using
the search box is sometimes easier in finding the resource you are seeking. Links are listed below.Portalbuzz – https://members.portalbuzz.com/Member/User/LoginPick Me Ups Manual – https://www.pilotinternational.org/im-a-pilot/our-causes/caring-for-families-in-times-of-need/pick-me-ups-operational-Resources/New Anchor Website – http://www.anchorclubintl.orgAnchor International Awards – http://www.anchorclubintl.org/resources/Volunteer Hours – http://www.pilotinternational.org/im-a-pilot/volunteer-hours/
—Linda
Happy New Year!I cannot believe we are already in 2015!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. As I wascelebrating Christmas, I reflected on how much love is givenand shared at this time. Wouldn’t it be great if that show oflove and friendship was shared every day of the year with thesame enthusiasm? I feel that we, as Pilots, share our friend-ship and love all year long. The bonds of Pilot friendship canbe felt every time we meet. What a wonderful feeling!
I know many Clubs were busy with activities during the hol-iday season, and we cannot wait to hear all about them. TheNansemond River pilot Club had an auction fundraiser as partof our Christmas party. Marion Ritter did a wonderful job asauctioneer. We always look forward to our Christmas auc-tions. They are so much fun.
We have a big year planned ahead of us, and I look for-ward to getting it started. Our Spring Convention is justaround the corner and will be here before we know it.
I wish each and everyone of you a peaceful, healthy NewYear. Welcome to 2015!
In Pilot love,
—Susan
“”Be happy for this moment. This moment isyour life.” —Omar Khayyam
Be Happy!Happier people are healthier and live longer, have more meaningful relationships, and generally are more fulfilled.While there is no way to create more happiness in your life,there are a number of actions you can take every day that canincrease your level of contentment.
*Exercise. *Savor the moment. *Be grateful.*Cultivate/socialize. *Help others.
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Membership CoordinatorKaye Hayden
Roberta Powell,District Chaplain
It’s FriendshipIt’s as old as man himself, yet as new as this moment or the next.It’s ever changing and somehow ever constant.It’s stronger than any wall ever built.It overcomes politics and national barriers.It can’t be blinded by strange customs or blocked by foreign languages.It has been written about and analyzed by wise men;Yet it has never been defined, and never will be.You can’t see it or touch it; yet it’s everywhere.It survives weakness and neglect, thrives on thoughtfulness.Its possibilities are infinite; its strength limitless.It’s what makes man human, what makes life worth living.It’s friendship.
—Eleanor L. Woods
May the new year bring new friends and may the new year bring strong-er ties with old friends. May you find satisfaction in extending hands ofservice. Blessings for 2015!
Our thoughts and prayers are with the PC of Portsmouth in the loss oftheir President, Rebecca P. Davis, who died on December 27, 2014.“Beckie” was retired from Portsmouth Public Schools. Condolencesmay be made at www.lovingfuneralhome.com.
James Brown, Co-Pilot of Kaye Brown, a charter member of the PC ofIsle of Wight, passed away on January 17, 2015. Cards may be sent toKaye at 724 Main Street, Smithfield, VA23430
Roberta’s email address:[email protected]
January. The beginning of a new year that holds so much promise. Doyou make resolutions each year?I have made a lot of New Year’s resolutions, only to break them inshort order. There is actually a “holiday” for that; January 17 is “DitchNew Year’s Resolutions Day.” Sometimes I don’t even make it thatfar! Maybe as individuals, we don’t have enough “willpower” to followthrough on things that we really want to accomplish. But in our clubs,we can support each other. So let’s make some resolutions for ourclub. Here are some resolutions to help:
*Putting more fun into our meetings*Making new members feel welcome and valued*Being visible in our communities
If we accomplish these “resolutions,” maybe others will be inspired tojoin. Let’s make 2015 a great year!
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Fundraising Coordinator Pat Haden
Friendship and Service
Anchor,Youth Development
CoordinatorKaren Gawne
HappyValentine’s
Day!
It is always exciting to begin a new year and toplan for the future. Even though our Pilot yeardoes not coincide with the actual calendar year, itfeels like a new Pilot year has begun.
Does your Club have an exciting FUNdraisingevent planned for the months ahead? I hope soand sincerely believe it will be your most successfulevent yet! You should too. Optimism is the bestmotivator. Faith in what you will accomplish, nomatter what your plans may be, is the key to suc-cess.
The most important element in the process issomething that echoes through each of our mindsfrom childhood. “What do you say?” is a phrasethat each of us heard again and again. Rememberto always say “Thank you”. These two words maybe the most important part of FUNdraising. Whenexpressing your appreciation by saying thesewords, please make sure they are coming from theheart.
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to remem-ber that kind words spoken from the heart are thewarmest gift we can give. There are hundreds ofopportunities to express our thanks during aFUNdraiser.
Thank you for coming, for participating, foroffering, for giving, for volunteering, for caring, forhosting, for buying, for considering, for joining.
Most importantly, “Thank YOU for being aPILOT!” Here’s to successful FUNdraisers andremembering to say “Thank you”!!
Now that the new year is here, Anchors arebusy with activities. The Hickory HS Anchorsare helping with the upcoming school craft fairon April 18 to honor deceased faculty and staffmembers.
On the international level, a new youth coor-dinator has been hired, Jack Henson. Jack is re-vamping the Anchor website with a fresh, ener-getic, “user friendly” look. He is also workingwith PI VP Gwen Yarbrough on a new initiative,an Anchor Advisory Council.
I am honored to have been asked to representour Virginia District. To date, we have had onephone conference and will reconvene nextmonth.
Plans continue for our Virginia District An-chor Convention on Saturday, April 25. Markyour calendars to attend another dynamic day!
How we spend our days is, of course,how we spend our lives.”
—Annie Dillard
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As we welcome in 2015, we evaluate the things that are working well and tweak those that need im-provement. Once we have identified what we want to improve, it’s important to consider the possibili-ties, set objectives, and begin working to achieve these goals. The Pilot International Executive Com-mittee and staff are constantly looking for ways to advance our organization, such as refiningcommunications, creating resources, and increasing our membership.
Pilots, please take time to check out the newly revised International Website:www.pilotinternational.org! The website is easy to navigate and has plenty of information to help yourdistricts and clubs stay informed. We suggest that each district and club spend time on the site to be-come familiar with what it has to offer. Please contact Paul Karsti, Pilot International Director ofCommunications, at [email protected] with your news, questions, club photos, and/or arti-cles to be placed on the website and in the Pilot Log.
Let’s continue to encourage our Pilot International Youth to “Be More”. We cannot imagine ourPilot world without Anchor! Life is busy, especially for Anchors. It takes a lot of scheduling and greatefficiency to get everything completed. Anchors want to give back by serving their local, regional, andglobal communities; and we’re making it easier than ever before to stay actively involved with Anchorby presenting our brand new Anchor website: www.AnchorClubIntl.org. This easy-to-use site will nowserve as our comprehensive, central hub for information, forms, handbooks, and other essential An-chor information. Not sure how to get involved? Please take time to email Jack Henson, Pilot Inter-national Director of Youth Services at Pilot HQ at [email protected]. He would love to hear your com-ments, questions and ideas!
Please don’t forget February is the time that we begin to nominate officers at the International, Dis-trict, and Local levels for the 2015-2016 year. There are many qualified leaders within our organiza-tion and it’s important for each of us to encourage them. Nomination materials can be found on thePilot International website or by contacting Bonnie Millirans, Pilot International Club Services at [email protected] for more information.
GIVE TO THE GOAL! February is the deadline for Pilot International Founders Fund Goal forGrants and Scholarships. With each club contributing $250 to the Goal for Grants & Scholarshipsfund, Pilot International is able to fund numerous community projects and empower youth to attenduniversities around the world. Please direct your Pilot International Founders Fund inquiries to LiaSmith at [email protected].
“Be kind to others. Make a difference in the life of others. Volunteer.” —Anonymous
From Our 2015-2016
Executive Committee
Representative,
Patricia Whatley
“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice
melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to
evaporate.” —-Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
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District AwardsHow many awards did your club
receive last year at District Conven-tion? How many nominations did your club submit? Ihope the answer to each of these questions is morethan zero! Perhaps some of you are not sure what theDistrict Awards are.
At each District Convention, clubs are recognizedfor the great work they have done in the past year, andindividual members are also recognized as outstandingPilots. But in order to be recognized, someone in theclub must submit information about what the club hasdone.
In January, each president received informationabout the awards along with forms that can be com-pleted and returned to the Awards Committee. Pleasediscuss this with your club and nominate your bestproject, your most successful fund raiser, or some ofyour outstanding members in several of the categories.
Let’s have each club submit several entries becauseall of you are doing great work in your communities.Awards CommitteeJan Reynierse, chair, Luncheon ChesapeakeBarbara Roadcap, HarrisonburgDianne Fulk, Harrisonburg
2014-2015 Virginia District AwardsThe following are the award categories this year:
1. Outstanding Pilot of the Year.2. Most money raised by a single fundraising event.3. Most members sponsored by a single member.4. Most new members in a club.5. Clubs who have given 5 or more BrainMinder
presentations.6. Outstanding Anchor Club.7. Project or fund raiser which involved the great-
est percentage of the members.8. Club with most members having perfect attend-
ance all year.9. Club with most men as members.10. Club with the youngest member.11. Most unique program at a monthly meeting.
12. Most unusual fund raiser.
13. Project that was the most fun.
How to apply for each award:1. Outstanding Pilot: In no more than 100
words, tell what this Pilot has done in the pastyear to deserve this recognition.
2. Describe the fundraising event and tell howmuch money was raised.
3. List the member and the names of the newmembers.
4. List the names of the new members.5. List the amount of presentations and the
number of children/adults reached.6. In no more than 100 words, tell why your
Anchor Club should be recognized.7. List the project, number of members in your
club, and the number of members whoparticipated.
8. List the members.9. List the names.
10. List the name and age.11. In no more than 50 words, describe the
program.12. In no more than 50 words, describe the fund
raiser and why your members thought itwas unusual.
13. In no more than 50 words, describe theproject and why your members thought itwas a lot of fun.
Please enter some or all of the categories. Thewinners will be announced at District Convention inApril, but many of the entries will be described in theDistrict Governor’s Bulletin. Please remember thatthis is a way your club, large or small, can be honoredby the district. It’s more fun for everyone if all clubstake part.
Please email your entries to Jan Reynierse, Lunch-eon PC of Chesapeake, [email protected] no laterthan March 10, 2015. Please contact me if you haveany questions.
Club News
January February 2015 Page 7
The following email came to me from Peggy Lawof Service Dogs of Virginia on January 24, 2015:
“I wanted to let you know that Pilot was just diag-nosed with a heart condition that had not shown up un-til two weeks ago. She has a malformed tricuspid valveand a slightly enlarged heart on the right side. For thisreason, we cannot place her as a service dog. We are allheartbroken.
I assure you that we will still use the money youraised for us to place another dog with a child on theautism spectrum. In fact, we are getting a one and ahalf year old ‘teenager’ who is being given to us fromone of the guide dog schools and I hope he can takePilot’s place.”
We knew that the money raised and the matchinggrant was going to a worthy organization and I am con-fident that Peggy will keep us informed on the progressof a dog placed with a child on the autism spectrum.
I have asked about Pilot's next placement and if shewas going to be adopted. If possible, I am going to ap-ply to adopt her.
Thank you for your support of this project.
—Cathy Gore
Pilot,
the Service Dog
Pilot Club of SuffolkIn lieu of a formal DAC visit to their club, the Pilot
Club of Suffolk voted to use the money for a Pick-Me-Up. We are providing dinner twice for the volunteerstaff at the Western Tidewater Free Clinic. The staff isextremely busy and have a hard time getting dinner.The leftover money will be used to purchase snacks forthese hard-working volunteers.
Pictured from left to right are President-elect LindaLowers, a staff member at the Western Tidewater FreeClinic, and Pilot Leah Powell. (I think President LynnMoon took the picture. —”the Editor”)
More Club News
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Luncheon PC ofDanville
The winner of theiPad Air raffle, afundraiser by theLuncheon PC ofDanville is AmandaOakes, pictured herewith Past Governor,Cathy Gore. The Club raised $962.00!!! (That’sLUCK both ways! —the Editor)
Isle of Wight Pilots PromoteSafety during the Holidays
The Pilot Club of Isle of Wight likes topromote Brain Awareness, but it loves
going a bit further in promoting safety during the holi-days. The Club annually puts up a Pilot ChristmasSafety Tree, which they hope will make the citizensmore aware of the importance of driving safely duringthe holidays.
The Town Council gave the Club permission toerect the Safety Tree near its WELCOME TOSMITHFIELD sign at the intersection of High-way 10 Bypass and Church Street. The Club takespride in this Safety Tree; sometimes, we have beenfortunate enough to have one of our merchants do-nate the tree. The tree is put up and lit with largegreen bulbs to represent the safe driving of the citi-zens of Smithfield and Isle of Wight County. If thereis a fatality, a green bulb is removed and replacedwith a red one. For the past two years, there havebeen no fatalities.
The Club puts an article in the local newspaper toremind the residents of the tree, its purpose, and theimportance of being extra careful during the holidays.The Town and County Police Departments haveeven taken part in decorating the tree from time totime. President Inetha Holmes and the members putthe lights on the tree on November 30, turn it on De-cember 1, and leave it there until January 2, when thelights are taken off and the tree discarded.
The Luncheon PC of Chesapeake initiated two of fournew members at their January meeting. District Governor LindaForbes “did the honors.” Pictured left to right are Nadine Scott,sponsor with new member Shirley Edwards, President MartySmith, Governor Linda Forbes, and new member JanetDomazos with her sponsor, President Elect Mindy Ziegenfuss.Other new members are Ginny Hales and Suella Jones.
Cody
Lane
Adams8.7lbs,
20 1/2incheswas born at5:31pm onJanuary
26, 2015.
His mother is Becky Adams, a memberof the Nansemond River Pilot Club!!!
“A baby is God’s opinion
that the world should go on.”—Carl Sandburg
Dates and DeadlinesJanuary –Each club should elect a nominating committee. The slate of officers must be elected no later
than one month prior to District Convention.
Second quarter club report due to Pilot International by January 15.PI website has the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/piclub 2
February –February 1 is the postmark deadline for Pacesetter ($10 per member) and Goals for Grantsand Scholarships ($250 per club) fund contributions (necessary to be recognized at District
Convention).
Nominees running for District office must have their submission postmarked or electronically
transmitted to the Nominating Chair,Tammy Watson,[email protected]
March –BrainMinders Month and Membership Month
March 1 is postmark deadline for clubs to mail all scholarship applications to PI District
PIFF, Inetha Holmes. Refer to PI website for information and forms.March 15 is postmark deadline for Scholarship applications to be sent from PIFF Representa-
tive to PI Headquarters.
*********************************************Pilot International’s website is undergoing change. You are encouraged
to visit it often to see what’s new!
www.pilotinternational.org**********************************************
Other links:Portalbuzz – https://members.portalbuzz.com/Member/User/Login
PI’s membership database for all membership records.Secretaries can change/update club rosters.
Pick Me Ups Manual – http://www.pilotinternational.org/im-a-pilot/our-causes/
caring-for-families-in-time-of-need/pick-me-ups-operational-Resources/
New Anchor Website – http://www.anchorclubintl.org
Anchor International Awards – http://www.anchorclubintl.org/ resources/
Volunteer Hours – http://www.pilotinternational.org/im-a-pilot/volunteer-hours
