Selected for Conference

From July 24 to August 21, Wrenn Yennie of West Tisbury will take part in the prestigious Japan-America Student Conference, the world’s longest running student-led exchange program between the two countries. Wrenn will join a group of 72 college students, half from Japan and half from the U.S., traveling around Japan and discussing some of the hottest issues concerning both countries.

Clean Cars for Basketball

A car wash will be held on Saturday, August 8 at the Oak Bluffs School to benefit the regional high school basketball team. The time is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the cost is $8. Rain date is Sunday, August 9.

A screening of an acclaimed documentary film about the SS United States and a special tribute to the late Walter Cronkite will take place in Edgartown on August 12. The event is a benefit for the SS United States Conservancy, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the SS United States, widely considered the crowning maritime achievement of the 20th century. Mr. Cronkite will be honored as the SS United States Conservancy’s first National Flagship Champion.

Helen Lamb and Camp Jabberwocky will be honored as recipients of the 2009 Creative Living Award on August 11 at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury beginning at 5:30 p.m. All are invited.

Donald G. Ogilvie has joined the governing board of the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard. Mr. Ogilvie is the independent chairman of the Deloitte Center for Banking Solutions, chairman of ABA International and executive-in-residence as well as a member of the faculty of the Yale School of Management.