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| TODAY'S PROGRAM and
ASSIGNMENTS for: November
9, 2006 |
Program:
Club
Assembly
Auction item: Gambone
Note taker: Kauffman
Thank speaker: n/a
future assignments
| FUTURE
PROGRAMS and EVENTS |
 November
11, 2006 Foundation Dinner in Hagerstown
November 16, 2006
November 23, 2006
November 30, 2006 Campbell Plowden on the
Center For Amazon Community Ecology. (recently
featured in State College Magazine)
December 7, 2006 Club Assembly
December 7-10, 2006 Festival of Trees
December 13, Charter party
December 14, 2006 Holiday Bash at Celebration Hall
(Hoag's catering)
December 21, 2006
December 28, 2006
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Visiting Rotarians: Fran Stevenson
of the evening club
Make-ups turned in: Paul Rutter at Evening,
and Breakfast clubs
Guests: none
50/50: Ticket number 5187 held by Carl Hill. He drew four of clubs.
We are down to 36 cards with a pot of about $375.
Auction: Gift basket of crackers, wine and cheese, donated by Linda
Friedman. Highest bidder was Rainer Domalski.
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(Please send announcements for the newsletter to Paul) |
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Fall
2006 Entertainment Book committee:
Bedell, Geise, Jones
Sept
10, 2006 Support
to Operation
Salute: Holmes, Mose, Davis,
Domalski, Rutter, Dearmitt (x2), Abramson, Eberly (x2), Fetter,
Christian, Williams
Fall
2006 Semester Hosting Youth Exchange Students-
April
22, 2006 Lederer Park Clean up: Pam
Ferguson and her crew of Tracey Sepich and kids, Barbie Collins,
Hugh Mose, Paul Rutter & wife Anne.
Mar.
22, 2006 Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser,
We all are selling.
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Happy  Bucks
came from:  Linda Friedman
and George Trudeau, Laurel Sanders
The Festival of Trees will be December 7-10.
Carol Walsh is selling raffle tickets to benefit the District 7350'
Rotary Foundation. The lucky winner will receive a rocking chair with
Rotary insignia. Tickets are $5 each. The winner will be announced during
the Rotary Foundation dinner on November 11 in Hagerstown.
In honor of the Rotary Foundation month, which is November, and to promote
Paul Harris Fellowship participation, our club's Foundation Committee
members are gathering a number of attractive items, which are added to
a huge gift basket. The committee is sponsoring a raffle of this gift
basket and the proceeds of the raffle will be donated to the Rotary International
Foundation in our name. The raffle tickets are $5 each, and the basket,
consisting of various books, wine, beer, cookies, chocolates, movies and
more will be on display during our meetings until November 30 when the
lucky winner will be chosen.
Board of Directors will meet on Monday, at Perkins, regular time.
Wine tasting party will be held on November 3 at Carol Walsh's home.
Thank you to all who are participating. This is a fun evening and a fundraiser
for the club.
Thank you to those who helped place labels on the dictionaries last
week.
Carl Hill will be setting up this years youth exchange program. If anyone
is interested contact Carl.
Dick Jones and Don Bedell talked about the coupon book preparations.
If you have not signed up to contact restuarants you will be have one
assigned to you. PLEASE REMEMBER THE MORE PARTICIPANTS THERE ARE ON THE
FRONT END THE BETTER THE COUPON BOOK IS AND IT WILL BE A EASIER TO SELL
ON THE BACK END
Teresa shared information about our meals at
Damon's. Each week we have an option of a house salad or the entre prepared
for us that day. At no time is anyone to request to have chicken or
steak added to the salad. All that we are contracted for is the garden
salad. Additionally when you request special salads; the orders for everyone
else get backlogged because the server is also the one that has to prepare
the salad. There is additional cost that is borne by the club when you
place requests for extras too.
The committee assignments were placed
on the tables; it was also proposed to have a "Minute Man" list
for potential speakers available on a short notice if a scheduled speaker
is prevented from coming.
Teresa shared news from the Penn State Rotaract club for the new academic
year. Over 50 persons showed up to an informational session. These were
students that had been involved with Rotary as Interacters in high school.
Todd passed out coins from the PA National Guard to all Rotarians that
helped with the event.
The
Rotary Foundation Dinner is scheduled for November 4, 2006 in Hagerstown,
Maryland. Do not forget to register.
If you have coupon money please get that in. You can still sell those
babies.Coupon sales are still happening. Extras can be picked up from
Tracy Sepich. Sell Sell Sell your coupon books. Paul made
a flier that might help sell
these things which actually sell themselves: 49 coupons for various values
in town! Contact Rotarian Dr. Tracy Sepich to get your coupon
books. Her office is over by Lowes in the old Philatelic building.
Point your web browser to: http://www.rotilink.org/eClubs/
click on a club's Website and follow the directions to do make-ups
with the e-club. At the end, you print out your make up slip and submit
it to current secretary Rainer Domalski.
| Previous
Week's Speaker: Wayne
Mowery, Esq.: Computer Law, Copyright, and Trademark Stories |
Wayne Mowery, Jr, Partner at McQuaide Blasko
Area of law: Copyright, Trademark and Computer
In recent years there has been marked dependency on technology. However,
studies show that life may not be easier by using technology, since we
are getting two hours less sleep than we did 10 years ago.
Small business owners especially need help managing the concepts of risks
that they face.
Some of the technology law items are:
Concern with the amount of information on people, which is available
now. Laws contain consequences for businesses that keep customer information
(for example, credit card information). Businesses should take necessary
steps to protect themselves in case someone breaks into their computer
network. Talk to a computer specialist about improving the system to avoid
possible consequences.
Proper disposal of old computers. Information can be easily retrieved
from a hard drive, if not properly removed.
Usage of e-mail. When e-mailing to business partners using a digital
signature be careful of what you say and what you sign. Also, to prevent
unwanted distribution of your e-mails make sure that you have a statement
enclosed about the confidentiality of the e-mails you are sending.
Employee usage of the Internet and e-mail for personal use. You should
train and instruct your employees in the proper and lawful usage. The
employer may be liable if an employee breaks a law. Also, make sure to
share your rights about reading employee's e-mail etc., especially after
they are terminated and the e-mail still comes to the address they used.
Web commerce. Businesses may be responsible for tax laws in several states.
Each state is free to decide whether they are collecting tax on items
sold on the Web. Small business owners should be aware of laws in different
states.
Be conscientious about technology and copyright laws. Do not use anything
that anyone has created, including text, pictures, songs, etc. without
their permission, even if it seems available. This includes software.
For example, even if you purchase software, but for one user only, do
not share it with other users because it is illegal and fines range between
$750 and $750,000 per each time of use.
Note taker:
Jana King, who is not responsible for mistakes, if any, in trying to describe
today's program.
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| Rotary Birthdays this month:
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Dennis
Martella, November 5; Chris Turley, November 26;
Joe Geise, November 30
(if I please email me and let the club secretary
know too)
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 one of the E-clubs
all over the world
MEMBERS- check out the web site listing
COMMITTEE CHAIRS- check out the web site listing
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DATE
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AUCTION
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MEETING
NOTES
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THANK
SPEAKER
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PROGRAM |
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November
2
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Friedman
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Kauffman
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Myrick
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November
9
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Gambone
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King
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n/a
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Assembly
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November
16
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Gatto
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Martella
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Ostrich
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November
23
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Thanks
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Giving
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No
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Meeting
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November
30
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Geise
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Moose
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Potalivo
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December
7
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Goldstein
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Mose
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n/a
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Assembly
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December
14
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Held
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Myrick
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Pratt
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December
21
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Hickey
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Ostrich
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Rutter
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December
28
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Holmes
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Potalivo
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Sanders
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January
4
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Pratt
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“If
we only listen to those whom we already see eye to eye, we will
never create better understanding, a concept that is at the
core of Rotary.”
-Martin G Molony, District 1160 Governor, Dublin Central, Ireland
in The
Rotarian, January 2006
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"Of
the things we think, say or do:
Is
it the TRUTH?
Is
it FAIR to all concerned?
Will
it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will
it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"
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district 7350; club 24095
State
College Downtown Rotary; P.O. Box 10742; State College, PA 16805- 0742
Contact
club webmaster & newsletter editor: Paul Rutter
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