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Edition: #340
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS for: May 24 , 2007

Program: Exchange Students
Auction item: Williams
Note taker: Johnston
Thank speaker
: Davis
future assignments



FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

May 31, 2007 Linda Freedman: new Rotary Leadership Plan
June 7, 2007 Assembly
June 14, 2007 TBA
June 21, 2007 Classification Talk-Cathleen Brown
June 23, 2007 Club picnic
at Tudek Park
June 28, 2007 TBA
July 5, 2007
July 12, 2007
July 19, 2007
July 26, 2007

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: Paul Bell, State College Downtown Honorary Member
Make-ups turned in: none
Guests: Katie Holmes, (Doug's daughter); Maria Malizia, Whitewater student
50/50: Marshall Goldstein had the lucky card and drew the King of Diamonds, 51 cards next time plus two jokers that will share the pot if drawn.
Auction: Mark Whitfield donated a parking card good for 25 hours of Boro parking. The high bidder was Linda Friedman for $10.

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

Lederer Park Clean-up, April 21: Please if you were there send me the names. (I was in class this day).

German GSE exchange, April 26- 30: Rutter, Williams, Pratt, Held, Brooks, Dayananda.

Spaghetti Tickets & Dinner, March March 20-21. Tickets are being sold by ALL of us; For the event: Names to be added soon!Please do what you can to be listed here!

Hosts for International (Russia) Visitors: Holmes, others?

Dictionaries for Grade School: Davis, and son Connor, others?

International Project with a supplying a classroom in Istanbul with Furniture: Mose, Hill, others?

2007 Entertainment Book committee: Bedell, Geise, Jones; all of us are selling them. Top Seller 1/26 is PDG Carol Walsh with 29 books. Second is:_______ and Third and Fourth are:____ ___

Holiday Party , Dec 20. Marshall Goldstein and his merry elves set this up. Quite good say the returns! Well Done!!

Festival of the Trees, Dec 7-10. Jim Eberly is in the lead with other club members. Thanksed with happy bucks were: Carl Hill, Pat Coble, Clark Moose (Meg's husband).

Happy Happy Bucks are funds paid to the club to speak up and tell all why you are happy!Bucks came from:



  • The club needs home families for youth exchange students. A boy and a girl.
  • Extra club money is being used this year for a second vocational scholarship of $1500.
  • Thanks to all who found that working to clean up Lederer Park on a beautiful spring day can be fun.
  • We are still looking for host families for the 2007-08 school year. We have 2 exchange students on their way.
  • We are looking for feedback about a club picnic tentatively scheduled for June 24, We need input on locations of Tudek, Lederer, or Someone's backyard where adult beverages could be consumed. Cooking necessities would have to be brought in. Contact Frank, Marshall, Jim E., Carol, Mary, Rainer, or Pat with your input.
  • Bob Williams mentioned the district is forming a Foundation Alumni group for persons, including non-Rotarians, that have been a part of Rotary Foundation events like the GSE or the Ambassadorial Scholarships.
  • We are looking for hosts for inbound students for the youth exchange for 2006-2007. Contact Laurel, Doug, or Carl if you are able to help out.
  • We are still collected closed-toe shoes for the Shoes for Nicaragua.
  • Don’t miss the District Conference on May 10-13 in Pittsburgh. You can still sign up, the website for info is http://rotary7350conference.org
  • Pizza Party at Jim and Sue Eberly's at 6:30 on May 4th.; $5.00/person. A sign-up sheet was passed around and will be available for the next few meetings.
  • Maria Alisia was selected as the Whitewate Conference attendee.
  • Get your Dining and Entertainment Book money into Don!
  • Get your Spaghetti Dinner money into Jim!
  • We used placemats today from our Spaghetti Dinner. Please patronize those businesses and remember to thank them for helping us.
  • The German GSE team will be arriving April 26. We will not be able to host them at lunch, but we will will be hosting a meet and greet type thing. Bob Williams is hosting one team member, others are being hosted by members of the two other Rotary clubs. Paul Rutter hsoted a farewell party for the team and committee at his hunting camp. The club GSE committee is Paul Rutter, Bob Williams, Adrian Pratt, Russ Brooks, Dick Held, and Jim Dayananda.
  • Hugh Mose was the winner of $10.50 with the closest guess on the number of people served at the spaghetti dinner. The number of tickets collected was 459.
  • There will be a 4-Way test speech contest at David Ostrich's synagogue in which 4 SC high school students will compete at the end of the month.German GSE team farewell at Paul's hunting camp.
  • GSE (Group Study Exchange): The team from Germany visited us for a few days starting April 26, 2007. Their brief bios are: Lutheran minister (team leader); age 52, male, married; Industrial sales for a sausage factory; visit business school, retailers; age 32, male, single; Inport/export, logistics solutions, Sales manager; age 31, male, single; Jeweler, creates, journeyman goldsmith; age 28, female, single; Accountant, training instructor; age 29, female, single; Export sales for industrial company; age 39, male, married.
  • Our own foundation received a contribution from a member, honoring Buzz Fowler. PDG Seymour "Bus" Fowler passed away. Bus was an honorary member of our club.
  • The new Bellefonte Rotary club is now holding meetings on Fridays. PDG Carol has the info.
  • Don Bedell is still collecting money in for Dining & Entertainment Books. Please bring money in.
  • Marshall announced a change in date for our June Picnic in Tudek Park from Sunday 6/24 to Saturday 6/23; details to follow closer to that time
  • Entertainment Book for 2007. Email paul@paulrutter.com to get yours!The Entertainment Book has been passed out.Get to work selling your allotment and more now! We rely on the funds this raises to get our many philantropic tasks completed.
  • Carl Hill is a charter member of the District Paul Harris Fellowship, a group that pledge to contribute $1000 each year to the Foundation.
  • The District Newsletter is available at the District Web site,
  • 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.


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    Previous Week's Speaker: Carla Hass, from PAWS

    PAWS is an organization of volunteers in Centre County, Pennsylvania, committed to providing humane solutions to our area's pet overpopulation.

    In order to care for these homeless cats and dogs and to promote responsible pet ownership, PAWS maintains a noneuthanasia animal shelter and administers a spay-neuter assistance program, an educational outreach program, and emergency medical aid funding.

    Many of the PAWS dogs available for adoption are shown from 12 to 2PM every Sunday (weather permitting) outside the PAWS Adoption Center at 1042 Benner Pike, State College. We also show selected PAWS dogs on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month at Petco in State College from 5:30-7PM.

    Note taker: Chris Hickey

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    Rotary Birthdays this month:

    Jana King, May 2; Mary DeArmitt May 12; Lester Cutter, May 19; Carol Walsh, May 19; Linda Friedman, May 20; Don Bedell, May 21; Hugh Mose, May 28;
    Mark Whitfield, May 31

    (if I missed yours please email me and let the club secretary know too)

    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 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
    AUCTION
    MEETING
    NOTES
    THANK
    SPEAKER
    PROGRAM
    May 24
    Williams
    Johnston
    Davis
    verified w/ Bonnie 5.3.07
    May 31
    Bacastow
    Jones
    Dayananada
     
    June 7
    Abramson
    Kauffman
    Assembly
     
    June 14
    Beaver
    King
    Dearmitt
     
    June 21
    Bedell
    Martella
    Domalski
     
    June 28
    Brooks
    Meckstroth
    Eberly
     


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    in The Rotarian, January 2006

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