The Four-Way Test

Of the things we think, say, and do:

1) Is it the TRUTH?

2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Remembering Nancy Chandler

Nancy Chandler was a Rotarian’s Rotarian. She was the first female member of the Rotary Club of Norfolk, initiated into the club just two short years after Rotary began admitting women. She followed in the footsteps of her husband, Webster (Web) Monroe Chandler, Jr., as a member of our club. At the time of her death on March 27, Nancy was our oldest member.

She exemplified “Service Above Self” through her involvement with numerous organizations including the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Friends of the Library, and the Chrysler Museum. She also served on the Vestry of the Church of the Good Shepherd and was on the board of Westminster-Canterbury, The Ballentine, and Heritage Bank. With roots backed to the early 17^th century in Isle of Wight County, she was a member of the Virginia Society of the Colonial Dames and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Armed with a degree in mathematics from the College of William & Mary, Nancy taught math at Blair Junior High School. After three years, she became a devoted mother of three children—two sons and a daughter. During that period, she devoted her time as a Girl Scout and Cub Scout troop leader.

In 1969, she got her realtor’s license and began selling real estate part-time. In 1974, she launched Nancy Chandler & Associates hiring women from their mid-20s to their fifties. Using the motto “We get people and places together,” Nancy Chandler & Associates became the leading real estate firm in Norfolk in the 1980s. In 2019, the firm was sold to Rose & Womble Realty.

Nancy was an engaging conversationalist who welcomed new members and regularly attended our meetings until recently. She was a Paul Harris Fellow. Her daughter-in-law, Lisa Chandler, is a member of the club and past president.

Norfolk Rotary Charities 2020 Grants

Norfolk Rotary Charities has granted $40,313 to 23 non-profit organizations in the Hampton Roads area. The funds were as a result of the contributions of Norfolk Rotarians through "Happy Bucks," our fundraisers (Suds and Buds and GrowlFest), and our Norfolk Rotary Endowment. Norfolk Rotary Charities is the charitable arm for the Rotary Club of Norfolk. Grants have been awarded to the following organizations:

American Red Cross of Coastal Virginia

Animal Resources of Tidewater

Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads

The Barnett-Searing National Cancer Foundation

Children's Assistive Technology Service

Coastal Virginia Plein Air

Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads

ForKids, Inc.

Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast

Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads

Hope House Foundation

Horizons Hampton Roads

Hospitality for the Homeless

Nauticus Foundation

Norfolk CASA

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Norfolk

The CHAS Foundation

The Don Carey REECH Foundation

The Joy Fund

The Up Center

Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art

Virginia Wesleyan University