This week: June 27, 2025 - NBRC - Strategic Plan, Membership (Zoom only)
Carmela guided us through several Rotary websites and how to access them. Here are the highlights:
my.rotary.org
This is the international Rotary website, which has enormous amounts of information on Rotary’s international programs. One section of the site is called “MyRotary” and allows members to check their membership status. Existing members can access by using their email address to register and create a profile. Our club has a dashboard with basic information about the club.
rotary7620.org
This is the website for the district. Includes the District Governor’s newsletter, regional events, and other news.
dacdb.com
This is a membership database used by the District. You can access this by using your membership number printed on the Rotary Magazine label. The system connects with Rotary International’s membership system and has additional features for club management.
nbrotary.org
This is our club website, managed by Lasse Syversen’s company, Flagship. The site has sections on the club membership, services, a photo gallery of our events, and an archive of our newsletters
Google Site
Our newest web feature is a shared Google site for board documents, and other information. Access is through nrbc1974@gmail.com
Rachel Katz, our speaker last week, described the 40th anniversary of C-SPAN, the public affairs cable television channel founded in 1979 to televise Congressional hearings. Rachel, who brought her husband and son, gave an interesting presentation, focusing on C-SPAN’s recent project to profile American Presidents by visiting presidential libraries, birthplaces, and burial locations.
Details are at the CSPAN website, https://www.c-span.org/thePresidents/
Last week we heard from Jay Miller, a longtime member of the National Capital Astronomers, who gave an entertaining talk on our universe and various theories about its history.
Serving Science and society since 1937, the National Capital Astronomers (NCA) is a non-profit, membership-supported, volunteer-run, public service corporation dedicated to advancing space technology, astronomy, and related sciences through information, participation, and inspiration, via research, lectures and presentations, publications, expeditions, tours, public interpretation, and education. NCA is the astronomy affiliate of the Washington Academy of Sciences.
The National Capital Astronomers offers a popular program for exploring the sky in Rock Creek Park on a Saturday night from April through November. The event is free and welcomes beginners and experienced stargazers. For more information, visit www.capitalastronomers.org.
