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Work on the second Boundless Playground picnic shelter continues on July 17th.  Above, Ned Spencer, John Frantz, Richard Blackwell, and Rick Machamer are at work.  The photo on the right shows the shelter under construction with the first shelter in the foreground.  In the photo below, we are packing up after completing the framing

On July 11th the Installation of Officers was held at Colonial Downs.  We have met at the racetrack before, but this time we were in an air conditioned "skybox" with a great view of the field.  The officers and the Board of Directors was sworn in by District Governor Jayne Sullivan.

Work continues on the second picnic shelter at the Boundless Playground.  Here, on a hot June morning, Richard Blackwell secures a roof rafter while Adrian Marshall and Alex Penland look on.

On November 30th the Christopher Newport University Rotaract Club held its annual Summerville Leadership Seminar.  The CNU Rotaract Club is co-sponsored by the Peninsula Rotary Club, and the seminar is named after a distinguished Peninsula Club member.  Above is shown Peninsula Club member Diane Hagemann flanked by the Rotaract Club co-presidents, Ashley Barmer and Tana Medina.

At our annual career day on April 28th we had a record number of Juniors from Peninsula Catholic High School.  Greg Richardson moderated, and members of the Peninsula Rotary Club answered the students' questions about their professions.

At our April 21st meeting we were joined by Liz Pfeiffer, our candidate for a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.  She is shown here with President Al Roosendaal, International Service Committee chair Ray Spencer, and President-Elect John Frantz.

At our March 10th meeting we had a talk about the City of Hampton's emergency response teams.  At the conclusion of the talk we adjourned to the building entrance to see some of the technology that we had just heard about.

Jeff Mendelsohn was one of the past presidents of the club who reminesced about past times in the Peninsula Rotary Club at our Charter Night celebration February 27th at the Hampton Yacht Club.

On December 23, 2009 the Peninsula Rotary Club rang the bell for a day for the Salvation Army.  Shown here are Diane Hagamann, Lanny Hinson, and Lanny's daughter Adrienne with her faithful dog Escoffier.

At the meeting of November 18, 2009 Past President Gail and Foundation Chair Adrian accept a banner from Past District Governor Bill Pollard, for having 100 percent of the club Paul Harris Sustaining Members.

As Gail and Adrian look on, Bill Pollard presents President Al with a banner for having 100 percent Paul Harris Fellows in the club.

The Tennis Ball 2009 on November 7th was a virtual Tennis Ball--listed as a "Non-Event."  Peninsula Rotary Club members gathered at the 1st Advantage offices to bid and watch the action.

Tennis Ball Non-Event:  Things got tense as the bidding was about to close.