Three new Foundation Advocates will officially begin their duties on July 1 upon the commencement of the 2015-2016 year. in preparation for their tenure, however,  they will be contacting existing and/or incoming Club Foundation Chairs well in advance of that date to introduce themselves and assist those Club Foundation Chairs in developing club Rotary Foundation Giving Goals and inputting them into Rotary Club Central. Kevin

Kevin of the Rotary Club of Goochland will take the helm as the Foundation Advocate for Area 2 from Charles Moncure. Area 2 is comprised of the Innsbrook, Goochland, Short Pump , and Fluvanna Clubs. Bonnie Field of the Fluvanna Club will be the Area Governor for Area 2.  They will be colleagues in assisting the clubs plan and execute their fabulous plans for the 2015 -2016 Rotary year.  Keven is an accountant so knows how to analyze numbers.  Kevin’s email is kkelly@hunton.com and is best contact number is 804-788-8653.

The incoming Foundation Advocate for Area 7 is Stan Wall.  Stan is a past-president of the Colonial Heights Club.  His area includes Colonial Heights, Petersburg, and Petersburg Breakfast.  He takes the Foundation Advocates role from Jeff Jacobs.  Stan’s Area Governor colleague will be Sam Parham of the Petersburg Breakfast Club.  It may be incorrect to refer to Stan as a freshman Foundation Advocate in that he has extensive experience in Rotary Foundation duties in other districts.  Stan is very knowledgeable about the district database (dacdb.com) and the Rotary International digital resources My Rotary and Rotary Club Central.  His email address is stan.debbie.rotary@comcast.net.  His best phone number is 804-836-1962.

Heather Martin of the Oyster Point (Newport News) Club is the incoming Foundation Advocate for Area 17.  She will be succeeding Wendell Barbour.  The Area 17 clubs are City Center Newport News, Newport News, Oyster Point Newport News, and Yorktown.  Her colleague Area Governor will be Stuart Goodman from her own Oyster Point Club. Heather is an event planner and is the Venue Chair for Chesapeake Pets, so she  knows how to organize things and people.  Her email is address is hmartin@helmsbriscoe.com and her best phone number is 757-930-0089.

This is a congratulatory welcome to our incoming Foundation Advocates, but also a shout out to continuing or incoming Club Foundation Chairs to reach out to their respective Foundation Advocates, including Kevin, Stan, and Heather and welcome them.  Start the conversation!