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Edition: #277
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS for: February 2, 2006
Program: Pat Coble & the State College Food Bank
Auction item
: Johnston
Note taker: Papale
Thank speaker
:
Whitfield
future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

February 7, 2006 Board Meeting at the AutoPort 8:00 a.m.
February 9, 2006
Rutter, Lou Prado from the Penn State Sports Museum
February 16, 2006
Mose
February 23, 2006
Beaver "Smart Start Update"
May 5-7, 2006 District Conference, Altoona

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Happy Groundhog Day!Visiting Rotarians: DGE Jerry Friedman of the evening club
Make-ups turned in:
Guests:
50/50: The 50/50 drawing was the 6 of spades drawn by Doug Holmes, leaving 21 cards to draw from next week with a pot of about $1250 to split.
Auction: A bottle of Bully Goat white New York State wine was donated by Doug Holmes. Won by Paul Rutter for $17.

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

Dec. 21, 2005 Holiday Party, Brytczuk-Great party, Gary! Thanks!

Dec 10, 2005 Festival of the Trees-a lot of us, names coming. Ray Papale head volunteer

Fall Semester Hosting Youth Exchange Students-

Value Coupon Books- Collins, Sepich, (all of us selling)

 

  • Happy Happy Bucks are funds paid to the club to speak up and tell all why you are happy!Bucks from: • from Paul Bell in recognition of his mother's 99th birthday and •Paul Bell again for the terrific job that PDG Carol Walsh, Dick Held, Jerry Friedman and Mary Johnston have done with the new Rotary club inaugural breakfast. • From PDG Carol Walsh for the new Breakfast club beinga success and having 44 prospective members in attendance • from DGE Jerry Friedman for the new breakfast club • from PDG Carl Hill for the United Way rasining over $2 million dollars to help the community and thanks to Ellie Beaver for her United Way leadership • From Ellie $5 for all the volunteer efforts that went to making the United Way campaign a success • From Roger Fetter who was reminiscing about being in Florida and catching 5 pound large mouth bass • and finally from Hugh Mose for being caught or having the luck to be caught smooching with his sweetie at the Penn State Men's basketball game.
  • With the resignation of Harry Zimbler, we are in need of a membership committee chair. If you want to know more about this, check with president Teresa Davis.
  • It is not too early to register for the District Assembly and the District Conference.
  • Spaghetti dinner, (March 22) tickets were passed out by Jim Eberly.
  • Auction items for the event are being sought by Ray Papale.
  • Coupon sales are going well. Some have been sold by mail. Extras can be picked up from Tracy Sepich.
  • Quarterly bills were distributed by Carl Hill. The Club needs the money.
  • The Bowl Games Football Pool is over now. The lucky winner was Jim Eberly!
  • 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 and the old Philatelic building.
  • Point your web browser to: http://www.rotaryeclubone.org/index.html click on Programs 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 Ms. Friedman.
  • 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 relatively 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.

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    Previous Week's Speaker: Greg Piper from the Centre Peace Mission


    The speaker was Greg Piper from Centre Peace.

    CentrePeace promotes a restorative justice system by modeling programs within our communities and correctional facilities that are based on healing brokenness rather than on vengeance--centering on peace rather than on fear, and offering avenues of accountability rather than alienation.

    Our goal is to reduce the return-to-crime rate (recidivism) by providing inmates with the skills that will enable them to eventually lead productive and fulfilling lives. Inmates learn to resolve problems non-violently and to treat others with dignity and respect. They learn that habits, attitudes, and beliefs can be changed for the better. Punishing people by locking them away does little to halt the cycle of crime and violence. Restorative Justice includes the concept of healing brokenness and works to help offenders assume responsibility for their actions.

    Note taker: Paul Rutter

     

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    Rotary Birthdays this month:

    Todd Bacastow, February 5; Jim Eberly, February 10; Judy Myrick, February 24;
    (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
    February 9
    Jones
    Potalivo
    Assembly
    Rutter
    February 16
    Kauffman
    Pratt
    Williams
    Mose
    February 23
    King
    Rutter
    Abramson
    Beaver
    March 2
    Martella
    Sanders
    Assembly
    March 9
    Meckstroth
    Sepich
    Amato
    March 16
    Moose
    Smith
    Bacastow
    March 23
    Mose
    Taverno
    Beaver
    March 30
    Myrick
    Trudeau

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