This week: January 23, 2026 - Bob Webster - Lviv Construction and Recovery Fund in Ukraine
Last week was the occasion of the induction into Rotary and the North Bethesda club of Ms. Nancy Pulley. Sponsored by Past President Glenn Blong, Nancy is a real estate agent with Long & Foster, and will have the Rotary classification of “Realtor.” This classification has been approved by the other realtors in the club. Nancy lives in North Bethesda with her husband, Karl, and has three grown children.
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New member Dario Price was last week’s breakfast speaker and used the occasion to present his obligatory classification talk.
Born in Texas to parents in very modest circumstances, it was apparent immediately that he was quite gifted intellectually, achieving perfect SAT scores, earning an MBA in Chicgo, a law degree, a brief career on Wall Street, and so on. Rather than being arrogant about his blessings, Mario soon realized it was his obligation to express his gratitude by service to others less fortunate. Having learned early from individuals in Texas that service to others is the basic principal of Rotary, Mario started his affiliation with Clubs –seeking them out in various cities. He found North Bethesda Rotary through a chance encounter with one of our members at Rockville High School, which led to today’s classification talk.
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Speaker Kathryn Randall last week described her work as a Professional Organizer with the specialty of working with seniors who are beginning “rightsizing” and “decluttering” for functional and safety reasons. “Afterwards, do a full house inventory and send it to one’s children.” Kathryn’s mantra is “Always be Cleaning.” She focused particularly on the disposition of “collections. Her view is that very few collections have increased in value-children rarely want them– so keep no more than 10% of your accumulation. Lightening the load of all possessions takes time. Don’t rush – but do not wait for a crisis when you may not be able to participate in decisions. Everyone should make a list of important documents, using a suggested form that was distributed to the membership.
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