RUSSIAN VISITORS: Members of the Rotary Club of Newport-Irvine for 10
days hosted a group of 10 Russian middle managers who wanted to learn
more about American democratic institutions. The 10 Russians were part of
a group of 3,000 Russians visiting the U.S. this summer in a State
Department program initiated by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and funded by
Congress to promote the understanding of democracy. Some 150 Rotary
districts around the U.S. were selected to host the Russian visitors.
Newport-Irvine Club President John Brainerd noted that Rotarians Frank
and Alice Mead coordinated activities for the group, arranging for tours
and visits to businesses from Whittier to San Clemente. Locally, the
Russian guests visited the Russian Orthodox Church, Olive Crest Home for
Abused Children, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Disneyland and a
variety of manufacturing plants and businesses.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) invited the Russians and their
local hosts to a reception at the Balboa Bay Club, and their visit to
Orange County concluded with a dinner party at the Newport Coast home of
Rotarian Leo Flores.
ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP: Adrianne Kosky, a June graduate of Newport Harbor
High School, was selected as the recipient of the Newport-Balboa Rotary
Club's 1999 $4,000 scholarship, according to Club Scholarship chairman
Danny Frankel. A number of seniors from Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor
high schools applied for the scholarship and were interviewed. Kosky was
selected based upon community service, academic ability and financial
need.
The scholarship is paid at $1,000 a year and requires the recipient to
visit the club annually to report on their college experience. Kosky, who
graduated with a 3.99 grade point average, will attend the UC San Diego
this fall. For more than 25 years, the Newport-Balboa Rotary Club has
awarded one or more college-bound scholarships and more recently added
the awarding of vocational scholarships with a cumulative value of more
than $150,000.
CLUB NEWS: Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club Triathlon Chair Bob
Cuyler reports the club realized $25,000 from the recent event, with
$15,000 going to designated charities and $10,000 to the Club for their
charitable activities.
Diane Pearce of the Newport-Irvine Rotary Club presented a $500
scholarship from the Club to Jim Hossfield, a Corona del Mar High
graduate who will be attending Redlands University this fall.
WORTH REPEATING...from Rotary Club of Newport-Irvine bulletin, The
