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Edition: #274
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS for: January 12, 2006
Program: (Bacastow) Mt. Nittany Vinyard
Auction item
: Hickey
Note taker: Mose
Thank speaker
:
Trudeau
future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS


January 19, 2006 Bedell
January 26, 2006 Gambone
February 2, 2006 Club Assembly
February 7, 2006
Board Meeting at the AutoPort 8:00 a.m.
February 9, 2006
Rutter, Penn State Sports Museum
February 16, 2006
Mose
February 23, 2006
Beaver "Smart Start Update"

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: Islamabad, Pakistan Rotarian Sherwani who shared with us how his family is doing after the earthquake catastrophe.
Make-ups turned in:
Guests:
50/50: This week Laurel Sanders pulled the 5 of hearts, leaving ___ cards to draw from next week with a pot of about $1100 to split.
Auction: A gift certificate for exterior auto detail donated by Dick Held was purchased by Dick Jones for $60 (Chuck auctioneer).

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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

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: • Dick Held for viewing (in person) the magnificent Rotary Float in the Rose Parade. • Don Bedell who was glad it was a New Year since 2005 sucked for him!

  • Rotary Leadership Institute Brochures by Badge Box for anyone interested in attending this year's seminars;
  • Birthday Congrats to : Harry, Teresa, & Tracy;
  • Dennis Martella was granted a leave of absence since he was injured in a car accident and is recovering--we passed around a car to send to him to uplift his spirits;
  • Teresa shared that she received a thank you note from the Penns
    Valley HS student who is attending a Leadership Conference to whom Club has contributed $100 towards his costs for attendance there.
  • In late December, Carol passed out a new breakfast club survey. Please fill these out and return to Carol with info on prospective members.
  • The Bowl Games Football Pool is over now. The lucky winner will be announced soon. Double the fun!
  • Previously, Hugh Mose announced we have received a matching grant for our World Community Project that is trying to outfit 8 classrooms with furniture at a school in Istanbul, Turkey. Our club commitment is $2000 and the total pledged between our club and district and the club and district in Turkey is $19,000.
  • 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: Club Assembly
    Read about Penn State in the CDT

    A. Treasurer's Report--Carl Hill
    December's report on every table. It is estimated that the Festival of the Trees netted approx. $1,300 profit.

    B. Secretary's Report--Linda Friedman;
    54 members; 60% attendance in November but expect December to be higher due to Festival of the Trees make-ups.

    C. Nominating Committee--Roger Fetter
    Presented Slate of Officers for 2006-2007 Board of Directors as follows:

    president - Doug Holmes
    first vp - Linda Reed Friedman
    second vp - Rose Kauffman
    secretary - Rainer Domalski
    asst sec - Barb Collins
    treasurer - Carl Hill
    asst treas - George Trudeau
    director at large - Don Bedell
    director at large - Evan Smith
    director at large (filling in Rose's unexpired 1yr term) - Mark
    Whitfield
    remaining director - Mary DeArmitt

    Carl Hill made the motion to approve the slate of officers as presented and motion was seconded by Doug Holmes. Everyone voted to approve the slate of officers listed above.

    D. International Committee--Hugh Mose
    Hugh shared that the $2,000 check by our club was sent to the district to be matched and then would be forwarded to RI for them to match all to benefit the Turkish Rotary High School in Istanbul.

    E. Fundraising Committee--Ray Papale
    Ray reported he is soliciting local businesses to contribute money and/or supplies for our upcoming Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser [to be held on 3/22, 7-9pm at Mt. Nittany Methodist Church in Lemont]. Next committee meeting is at 7:30am on Tuesday, 1/10.

    F. Sargent of Arms--Tracy Sepich
    Reminder that club duties list was emailed to members. She reported $1,920 collected to date for coupon book sales that cover all our printing costs so now all proceeds will be pure profit for our club
    mission endeavors. Carol Walsh has sold 30 books to-date ($600) Go Carol!!

    ***Program next week will bring our lunch meeting to the next level--Todd Bacastow has arranged Mt. Nittany Vineyard to come and teach us about wines [w/wine tasting]!! Meg (your note taker) predicts full attendance!!

    The meeting then switched to the Annual Meeting of the Downtown State College Rotary Club Foundation, Inc. for a report and election of officers (Rose Kauffman, current secretary of Foundation) took those notes.

    This week’s note taker: Meg Moose

     

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    Rotary Birthdays this month:

    Barbie Collins, Jan 2; Harry Zimbler, January 3; Teresa Davis, January 6;
    Dr. Tracy Sepich, January 20;

    (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
    January 12
    Hickey
    Mose
    Trudeau
    Bacastow
    January 19
    Hill
    Myrick
    Turley
    Bedell
    January 26
    Holmes
    Nucciarone
    Walsh
    Gambone
    February 2
    Johnston
    Papale
    Whitfield
    Rutter
    February 9
    Jones
    Potalivo
    Assembly
    February 16
    Kauffman
    Pratt
    Williams
    Mose
    February 23
    King
    Rutter
    Zimbler
    Beaver
    March 2
    Martella
    Sanders
    Abramson
    March 9
    Meckstroth
    Sepich
    Assembly
    March 16
    Moose
    Smith
    Amato
    March 23
    Mose
    Taverno
    Bacastow
    March 30
    Myrick
    Trudeau
    Beaver

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