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Edition: #214
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS: (March 18, 2004)
Program: Barbara Farmer, Principal of Houserville/Lemont School-diversity
Auction item:
Mose
Invocation: Turley
Note taker: Abramson
Thank speaker
:
Edwards
Luncheon menu:
(monthly menu)
future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

Rotary Centennial & History March 23 Prep night for Spaghetti dinner
March 24 Spaghetti Fund Raiser
March 25 TBA
April 1-30 Group Study Exchange to South Korea
April 1 Club assembly
April 8 Dean Thomas, IST Building

May 6-8 District Conference

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: Mary Dunkel of the evening club
Make-ups turned in: Paul Rutter, at the evening club
Guests:
none
50/50: There are 37 cards left to draw from for a pot of about $350. Ben Amato drew the 6 of spades.

Auction: Leann Martin donated golf certificates and Chris Turley was the winner with a high bid of $30

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

    Mar 12 & 13 Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser Workers-to be listed,

    Mar 2004 Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser Organizers-Hill, Eberly, Bedell, Guise, ?

    Dec. 18 Christmas/Holiday Party-Gary Brytczuk with help from Chris Hickey

    Dec. 16 PSA's - Rutter on CNET & Don Bedell on radio

    Dec. 10-14 Festival of the Trees-
    Carl Hill and Jim Eberly organized this effort. Helpers included Geise, Meckstroth, Kauffman, K.Kerner, Hickey, Ferguson, Friedman, DeArmitt, Brytczuk, Aungst, Biddle, Bedell, Taverno, Walsh, Coble, Turley, Gambone, Amato, Eberly, Bell, Martin, Moose, King,Zimbler, Christian, Fetter, G.Wilson, Johnston, Eberly(2), Davis, Bacastow, Held, Rutter

  • Previous Mystery member's experience: This person was naemd for two famous actors, born in 1953, the year his parents bought their first car and Television.click for answer
  • Hugh thanked Geoff Wilson for his persistence in having the two clubs meet. Next time it will be at our club's abode. Thanks to Geoff.
  • A new member, Dana Catalano has been proposed. There is a ten day waiting period.
  • The coupon book sale continues on. Please do all you can to sell these books now early in the year. The coupons are good through 2004. Linda Friedman reported earlier that the coupon book sale has reached the break even mark so every additional book is profit for the club. Great job Rotarians...Keep selling!!
  • Spaghetti dinner tickets have been handed out. Each of us is responsible for selling 12. Please change the dates on your tickets to read the 24th. Some say the 19th. We each need to sell, sell, sell these tickets!!
  • The District Newsletter is online at the district Web site.
  • Our club has been approached by the Evening Club to start an Interact Club. A meeting is being coordinated to get something happening at the High School.
  • The evening Rotary club now has a list serv like us. Their address is RotaryEvening-L@lists.psu.edu. Contact Mary Johnston if you want to be added to their list.
  • 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.
  • mystery answer: It was Ron Taverno. He was not in attendance so we'll hear about it later.
Previous Week's Speaker: Assembly

Our speaker had an appointment and wasn't able to show up. We hada needed business meeting in place.

Treasurers report- We are in the black still.
Secretaries report-Doug still doesn't seem happy with attendance levels. Hopefully with the number of make-ups from the assembly it will get back up. We were near 70%.
Fund raising- Sell your spaghetti tickets.
Charitable Foundation- Transferring money from regular operational funds to CF funds.
Youth Exchange- The Tavernos have stepped up and will be taking in Paul Beauregard Blanc for the final third of the year. Harry Zimbler and family will be taking in Mayumi Doi for the final third of the year. Thanks to both families!

 

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The District Conference is May 5-7 in Maryland. You can download a registration form online.

This week’s note taker: Paul Rutter

Rotary Birthdays this month:

Kelly Kerner, March 2; Denise Immel, March 25; Chris Potalivo, March 28; Gary Brytzcuk, April 9; Marc Meckstroth, April 11; Bonnie Abramson, April 14; Pam Ferguson, April 15; Brian Christian, April 26; Dr. D April 27
(if I missed yours please email me)

Etc.

 

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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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Contact club webmaster: Paul Rutter
DATE
AUCTION
INVOCATION
NOTES
THANKS
Mar. 18, 2004
Mose
Turley
Abramson
Edwards
Mar. 25, 2004
Myrick
Walsh
Amato
Ferguson
April 1 , 2004
TBA
Whitfield
Aungst
Fetter
April 2004 to be published later

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