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Edition: #250
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS: (Jan. 13, 2005)
Program: Gary Langsdale, University Risk Officer at Penn State
Auction item
: Kauffman
Note taker: Rutter
Thank speaker
:
Beaver
Luncheon menu:
(monthly menu)
future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

Rotary Centennial & History January 20, 2005
Janaury 27, 2005
February 3, 2005
February 10, 2005
February 17, 2005

February 22, 2005 Jt. meeting with Pleasant Gap & State College RC
February 24, 2005
March 3, 2005
March 10, 2005
March 17, 2005
March 24, 2005
Pat Coble (Ernest Boyd, State College Food Bank)

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: none
Make-ups turned in: Rainer Domalski
Guests: Laurel Sanders, a guest of the club; Ray Papale, a prospective member and guest of Dana Catalano; Oleg Stiopca (PSU, Fulbright Visiting Scholar) guest of Ron Taverno
50/50: There are 36 cards left. The 9 of diamonds was picked by Don Bedell.
Auction: A portable stereo was auctioned off. The donor was Dick Jones. The winning bid was Laurel Sanders.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS: (Please send announcements for the newsletter to Paul)

12/8-12/2004 Festival of the Trees-Zimbler, Hill, & 38 of the rest of the club (names to be posted shortley)

12/1/ 2004 Coupon Books (Catallano, Friedman, DeArmitt, Coble, the rest of the club as sellers-names to be psoted shortley)

11/13/ 2004 Foundation Dinner-
Hill, Walsh, Held, Rutter, Fetter, Davis, Domalski, Gambone, Friedman

11/14/2004 Rotary Youth Exchange Interviews-Hill, Zimbler, Taverno, Eberly, ?

Nov & Dec 2004- Coupon Books Committee- Friedman, Catalano, ?

  • Happy Happy Bucks are funds paid to the club to speak up and tell all why you are happy!Bucks from: •Dick Jones was happy to see that Dick Held had survived being in Bali when the earthquake and tsunami struck.•Dick Held was happy to have survived the tsunami as well.•Hugh Mose was happy to announce his wife's affiliation with a new audiology clinic. I believe it is Albrecht Audiology now.
  • Don't forget to sell your coupon books. Highlights or changes to the coupon book this year include three Indian restaurants, Red's cheeseburgers and others.
  • Linda Friedman sent out updated club rosters via the club listserv.
  • Thanks to the 40 members that helped out for the Festival of the Trees. Preliminary indications are that we did quite well selling snacks and soup.
  • The District Newsletter for December is available at the District Web site by clicking on the link to the current newsletter. http://www.district7350.org
  • We need to sell bricks. Sign your Brick Pledge today! Maybe it would be a good idea to take care of this for tax year 2004. All contributions go through the new Club foundation-a 501(c)3 organization that was established last year.Only 15 members have purchased bricks so far. We can meet our goal if everyone buys one and sells one.
  • The District Newsletter is online at the district Web site.
  • Please do your make-ups. One can use the E-club if needed.We need to get our attendance numbers higher.we were at 55% in November.
  • Jim Eberly reported about Rotary's Central Parklet Project sponsored by the two SC clubs. The new "Children's Play Space" will be lot of fun for kids. The total costs of the project are $50,000. 50% needs to be raised by the two SC clubs as part of Rotary's 100th anniversary in 2005. Bricks are on sale ($100 for first kid name, $50 for each subsequent). The bricks will be used for the walkway. A pamphlet was distributed. Please be selling bricks!
  • The club has a list serv. All active members are on it. The email address for it is SCDTROTARY-@LISTS.PSU.EDU. Email Paul Rutter to see about your admission. It is a private listserv not open to the public. If you are already on it and want help with it please call or email me.
  • There are two new Web pages up. One is for Rotary Foundation Program alumni.The hope or goal behind this page is to keep members aware of persons in our community that might benefit further from Rotary by membership or participation in other things we are doing. The second page is on the District Web site. It honors the Veterans in our Rotary community. Both pages are still in an initial building stage so if you know of anyone that has been left out, please let me know so I can include them.
  • mystery answer: none this week.
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    Previous Week's Speaker: Club Assembly


    We inducted three new members today: There were Laurel Sanders proposed by Paul Rutter; Ted Staats proposed by Carol Walsh; and Bernadette Kasshanna proposed by Carl Hill. In the weeks to come we hear from each in a classification talk Please make each feel welcome to the club.

    Linda Friedman (Club Secretary) announced the member participation for December 2004: 60%). Some members have not checked off names during that month.

    Carl Hill (Club Treasurer) distributed the monthly Treasurer's Report. No questions from the assembly.

    Joe Guise will be on leave for the first quarter of the year. FYI members on leave are stilled billed for Rotary dues. Expenses for meals are withdrawn. The membership committee is currently working on additional guidelines for "leave of absence".

    Don Bedell proposed Barbara C for membership. She will undergo a ten day waiting period. If there are any concerns regarding this proposal please contact Terry Edwards our membership chair or President Roger Fetter.

    Todd Bacastow was cited for his tenth anniversary as a member of the club.

    New officers for next year were nominted and voted on. Next years officers include: Pres: Teresa Davis; 1st VP: Doug Holmes; 2nd VP Leanne Martin; Treas: Carl Hill; Asst Treas: Mark Whitfield; Sec: Linda Friedman; Asst Sec: Paul Rutter; new board members: Rose Kauffman; Mary DeArmitt. Board members serving their second year include: Harry Zimbler and Rainer Domalski.

    Hugh Mose, president of the Downtown State College Rotary Charitable Foundation spoke to the club as we held that organizations annual meeting. The board of the DTSCRCF has five persons: The immediate past president of the club, the current president of the club, and the president elect (or 1st VP), and two members that are appointed. This year theyr were Rose Kauffman and Judy Myrick. Rose served a secretary and Judy as treasurer.
    The club decided to elect a third person to the DTSCRCF board. Dick Jones was elected to that position. Each board member is elected to a three year term that will be staggered.

    As a parting thought, Hugh reminded us all that the Charitable Foundation is a great vehicle for bequests from estates

    This week’s note taker: Paul Rutter

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    Rotary Birthdays this month:

    Harry Zimbler, January 3; Teresa Davis, January 6;      (if I missed yours please email me)

    Etc.

     

     M  A  K  E  -  U  P  S

    Reminders on makeup's:
    All makeup's are good for credit toward meetings missed 14 days before or 14 days after the makeup. Makeup's made at other Rotary Club meetings also get a dues credit. Makeup's at service projects get attendance credit only. All makeup cards should be turned into the club secretary promptly. To find out where you can makeup, check the RI Club Directory, or District Web site.

    NEIGHBORING CLUBS- check out the web site listing or the E-club
    MEMBERS- check out the web site listing
    COMMITTEE CHAIRS- check out the web site listing

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    DATE
    AUCTION
    MEETING
    NOTES
    THANK
    SPEAKER
    PROGRAM
    Jan. 20, 2005
    King
    Sanders
    Bedell
    Zimbler
    Jan. 27, 2005
    Martella
    Staats
    Bell
    Johnston
    Feb. 3, 2005
    Martin
    Taverno
    n/a
    Club Assembly
    Feb. 10, 2005
    Meckstroth
    Trudeau
    Brooks
    Brooks
    Feb. 17, 2005
    Moose
    Turley
    Brytzcuk
    Martella
    Feb. 24, 2005
    Mose
    Walsh
    Catalano
    Coble
    March 3, 2005
    Myrick
    Whitfield
    n/a
    Club Assembly
    March 10 , 2005
    Potalivo
    Zimbler
    Christian
    tba
    March 17, 2005
    Quinn
    Abramson
    Coble
    tba
    March 24, 2005
    Rutter
    Amato
    Davis
    tba
    March 31 , 2005
    Sanders
    Bacastow
    Dayananda
    tba

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