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Edition: #215
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS: (March 25, 2004)
Program: GSE Team/Paul Rutter
Auction item:
Myrick
Invocation: Walsh
Note taker: Amato
Thank speaker
:
Ferguson
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 GSE Team preview
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: Jan Hill of the Pleasant Gap Rotary club, and a visitor from the Delhi, India club (& president too).
Make-ups turned in: Paul Rutter, at the evening club
Guests:
Fran Stevenson (speaker); Jackie Shea from CATA; Jeff Kern from Resource Technologies;
50/50: There are 36 cards left to draw from for a pot of about $375. Doug Holmes drew the 8 of hearts.

Auction: Hugh Mose donated a movie package witha few goodies. The high bidder at $27.50 was Ellie Beaver.

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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 played drums in school band back before the Beatles in 1961-63.click for answer
  • Linda Friedman gave the Rotary Foundation two minutes and spoke about the Foundations grants for University Faculty.
  • A new member, Dana Catalano has been accepted for membership and will be induscted as soon as possible.
  • The membership committee met after the past meeting.
  • 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!!
  • Roger Fetter, our incoming president went to PETS last week.
  • Preparation night for Spaghetti dinenr is Tuesday night from 6:30 until 9:30 pm.
  • Try to be at the spaghetti dinner at 4:00. Many diners will show up early. We need to be prepared when they arrive.
  • The District Newsletter is online at the district Web site.
  • 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.
  • While I'm in Korea on GSE, Harry Zimbler will be doing the newsletter in a printed version.-Paul
  • mystery answer: It was Carol Walsh. She was in junior high school at the time she would like us to remember.
Previous Week's Speaker: Fran Stevenson from Leadership Centre County

Our speaker was Fran Stevenson, from Leadership Centre County telling us about the organization and the things that they do. Leadership Centre County wants to be the best organization in Centre County to equip future leaders with the tools necessary to meet the challenges of tomorrow through the cooperative exchange of information, resources, and personnel in order to make Centre County successful.
Their email is lcc@leadershipcentrecounty.org

 

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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: Terry Edwards

Rotary Birthdays this month:

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. 25, 2004
Myrick
Walsh
Amato
Ferguson
April 1 , 2004
TBA
Whitfield
Aungst
Fetter
April 2004 to be published later

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