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Edition: #218
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS: (May 13 , 2004)
Program for May 13: Exchange Student Presentations
Auction item:
Whitfield
Invocation: Patt-Biddle
Note taker: Brooks
Thank speaker
:
Goldstein
Luncheon menu:
(monthly menu)
future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

Rotary Centennial & History May 6-8 District Conference
May 20 Homerun Against Drugs (Sandi Smith)
May 27 Congressman Peterson
June 3 Club Assembly
June 10
June 17
June 24
July 1

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: DGE Jerry Friedman and Geoff Wilson both from the evening Rotary club, Carol Lloyd from the Pleasant Gap club
Make-ups turned in: Paul Rutter, Gumi, South Korea; Mueongcheon, South Korea; Gumi, South Korea; YeongJu, South Korea; Andong, South Korea
Guests:
Greg Guzik the Youth Delegate to World in Wisconsin, Michael Lloyd, son of Rotarian Carol Lloyd; Dennis Ditmer of the YMCA; and Jennifer ___ from Special Olympics
50/50: There are 30 cards left. The pot is probably about $550. Meg Moose drew the ten of spades and will not being bring home new shoes or something like that for the new baby.

Auction: There were three of them from PDG Carol Walsh. #1 a pedicure kit was won by Linda Friedman for $10; #2 was a hand cream won by Ellie Beaver for $17; and #3 was a Satin Hand set won by Chris Potalivo for $17

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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, ?

  • Previous Mystery member's experience: I rebuilt British sports cars like MGBs and MGs while in college to pay for tuition. click for answer
  • Dana Catalano was inducted to our club, making him the second active member of our club to emigrate from Lewistown.(I'm the other one-Paul)
  • The membership committee is underway under new chairpersonship, Terry Edwards.
  • New member proposed- David Hilliard by Hugh Mose
  • Hugh Mose was mentioned in the T&G for his lunch with Mimi. What did they have or was it the talk that was stimulating? Read it and find out!
  • The evening Rotary club has its auction fund raiser on Tuesday, May 18th.
  • Membership Committee sign-up sheets are being passed out, get your selections in to Roger for what you want to do or else you will be placed where your help is needed most.
  • We received a thankyou note from the State College High School Prom committee
  • The board approved sending two students for RYLA summer program
  • The coupon book sale has ended- get your money in to Linda Friedman. We will sell them again in August for 2005. Great job selling Rotarians!!
  • Attendance was 64% last month
  • Treasurers report was passed around
  • Jim Eberly won the award for selling the most coupon books-19, but over the weekend Carl Hill and Marshall Goldstein, it was learned, actually sold more at twenty apiece and received nothing. Jim rose to the occasion, as usual, to report the impropriety and misgiving of the tremendous honor bestowed upon him--the coveted and much maligned ribbon of huge salesman (or woman) ship.
  • Congratulations to Carl and Marshall for their great sales or coupons-twenty each!
  • 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.
  • mystery answer: President Elect Roger Fetter
Previous Week's Speaker: Club Assembly & presentation of checks

We gave checks:
to Jennifer from Special Olympics for $1100.00;
to Paul Bell for Whitewater Scholarship for $1000;
to YMCA and Dennis DItmer for $1000 and another $2000 to pay off a pledge we made.
and $2600 to Pat Coble for the Food Bank
and Ta Da (Drum Role please....)

$6500 to Linda Friedman for Polio Plus and the Rotary Foundation

Nice Work Rotarians!!!!!

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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: Russ Brooks

Rotary Birthdays this month:

Jana King, May 2; Mary Dearmitt, May 12; Carol Walsh, May 19; Don Bedell, May 21; Hugh Mose, May 28; Darren Johnston, June 5; Rose Kauffman, June 7; Paul Rutter, June 8; Ron Taverno, June 14; Chris Hickey, June 23
(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
May 20, 2004
Zimbler
Bedell
Brytzcuk
Held
May 27, 2004
Abramson
Bell
Catalano
Hickey
June 3, 2004
Amato
Patt-Biddle
Christian
Club Assembly
June 10, 2004
Aungst
Brooks
Coble
Hill
June 17, 2004
Bacastow
Brytzcuk
Davis
Holmes
June 24, 2004
Beaver
Catalano
Dayananda
Immel
July 2004 to be published later

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