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State College, 16805

Edition: #228
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS: (July 22, 2004)
July 22: (Bedell) Ed Horning from the National Kids Day committee
Auction item
: Brytzcuk
Note taker: Eberly
Thank speaker
:
Kauffman
Luncheon menu:
(monthly menu)
future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

Rotary Centennial & History
July 29 TBA
July 31 Foundation training in Altoona
August 3 Board Meeting 8:00 a.m. Autoport
August 5 Club Assembly
August 12 TBA
August 18 Joint meeting w/ Kiwanis @ Ag Progress 6 PM
August 19 District Governor Kelly Wike

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: DGN Jerry Friedman of the State College RC; Carol Lloyd of the Pleasant Gap RC; Chuck Haynes of the Erie RC; Larry DiPietro of Weston, FL RC; Dan Lanager and Jason St. John of the Palm Desert CA RC
Make-ups turned in: Paul Rutter in Blind River RC,in northern Ontario
Guests:
Brad Lunsford, our speaker
50/50: No 50/50 drawing. We ran out of tickets. That means next week there will be 20 cards left and about $1500 in the pot to split.

Auction: 2 tickets for Allen Str. Theater, gift certificates for Pump Boys & Dinetter (donated by Russ Brooks), $55.00 (Marshall Goldstein)

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

    August 10 Centennial Project Concert Bottled Water Booth - sign up to help now!

    July 27 Centennial Project Concert Bottled Water Booth - sign up to help now!

    June 13-14 RYEX sleep over-home stay - Mose, Eberly, Hill, King, Rutter, Taverno, Zimbler, Davis, plus more to be listed as soon as I learn who they are.

    June 4-6 Community Service Special Olympics - Potalivo, Catalano, DeArmitt, Abramson, Bedell, Zimbler, Coble, Davis, Brytzcuk, Walsh, Taverno x3, Hill, Jones, Christian, Fetter, Bell, Hellyer, Carol Lloyd, Domalski

    May 29-31 Volleyball Concession Stand Fundraiser -Whitfield, Bell, Zimbler x2, Christian, Friedman, Hellyer, DGE Jerry Friedman, Jones x2, Kauffman, Rutter x2, Bedell, Holmes x2, Carol Lloyd, Eberly x2, Held, Fetter, Mary Johnston, Mose x2, Coble, Debbie Fudrow, Meckstroth, Beaver, Taverno x2.

    April Lederer Park Spring clean-up.

    Mar 12 & 13 Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser Workers-the entire club helped in some capacity, I think,

    Mar 2004 Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser Organizers-Hill, Eberly, Bedell, Guise, ?

  • Previous Mystery member's experience: What Rotarian was a childhood cheer leader?click for answer
  • The District Newsletter is online at the district Web site.
  • Happy Happy Bucks are funds paid to the club to speak up and tell all why you are happy!Bucks from •Carl Hill for helping Mayumi (our exchange student) flying home to Japan. Brian Christian for having a good outcome of the cake sale on the People Arts Festival, Boalsburg, last weekend, and a following time at home.
  • The club stationary for the letter to participants is online in MS Word format
  • There will be the annual joint meeting with the State College Kiwanis during Ag Progress Days on August 18 at 6 pm in the Special Events Building. Cost for the meal which is being catered by Clem's BBQ is $10.00 per person. More info later.
  • The State College Food Bank can use books for children. Please bring them to the Food Bank over at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Pat Coble, the Food Bank executive director said that 60% of low income children The 100th anniversary of Rotary will be at the International Conference in Chicago on June 18-22, 2005need books for kids.
  • Roger Fetter again put up the Rotarian 4-Way test to promote high ethical standards in the professional and business lives. It was adopted by Rotary in 1943.
  • Jim Eberly reported about Rotary's Central Parklet Project sponsored by the two SC clubs. The new "Children's Play Space" will be lot of fun for kids. The total costs of the project are $50,000. 50% needs to be raised by the two SC clubs as part of Rotary's 100th anniversary in 2005. Bricks are on sale ($100 for first kid name, $50 for each subsequent). The bricks will be used for the walkway. A pamphlet was distributed.
  • International Conference 2005 is in Chicago, June 18-22, 2005. It is probably a good idea to make reservations for attending this now.
  • The Downtown State College Improvement District is sponsoring concerts at the Parklet on July 20 & 27 and August 3 & 10. The Evening club is selling water on July 20 and Aug 3. The Downtown club is selling water on July 27 and Aug 10. Sign up to help!!
  • Remember to choose your email recipients wisely. Check whether your email will go to an individual or the lsit serv when you choose respond. You may have to cut and paste or type in the email address of the new recipient. Ask Paul if you have questions.
  • The next board meeting is Tuesday, August 3rd, 2004. 8:00 a.m. It will be Roger's first presiding.
  • Jim Eberly mentioned the Centennial project. We are selling bricks for $100 to raise money for the park. The subsequent bricks are $50. Funds donated are through the clubs 501(c)3 so that means tax deductible.At summer concerts in the parklet we will be doing water sales to raise money too. The dates are July 27 and August 10. Mark your calendar!
  • 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: It was Dana Catalano! You might have remembered this from his classication talk a couple of weeks ago!
Previous Week's Speaker: Brad Lunsford (District Justice)

(graduate of Penn State and Dusquesne University; Assistant Public Defender, Assistant District Attorney, private attorney, District Justice since 1995; active in several community organizations such as Elks and Leadership Centre County).

In the beginning, he discussed the criminal justice system in Centre County. He especially mentioned the mental health and its affects on actions and crimes in the United States.

The total number of district cases is 46,148 filed in the five district courts (32,218 traffic; 7,927 bad checks and retail theft). The last ones set the tone for the community. These crimes are often committed by juveniles.

There are also 2,207 civil cases (breach of contracts, landlord/tenant cases). 2,554 criminal cases go to the DJ to establish whether the case should go to the Appeals Court. Yearly costs of the criminal system is $1.009 MM.

The #1 crime is bad checks followed by retail thefts. Thefts (i.e, Unimart, Sheetz) are mostly connected to heroin addicts. Thefts are often auctioned on EBAY.

Yesterday, four cases of child molestation were brought up in the district courtroom. Today, children are coming forward, more than in the past. The club thanks Brad Lunsford for his presentation.

 

This week’s note taker: Ron Taverno and Ranier Domalski

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Rotary Birthdays this month:

Meg Moose, July 4; Chuck Gambone, July 7; Pat Coble, July 14; Judy Myrick, July 24; Ben Amato, July 30;
(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
July 29
Catalano
Edwards
King
August 5
Christian
Ferguson
Assembly
n/a
Aug. 12
Coble
Friedman
Martella
Aug. 19
Davis
Gambone
Martin
District Governor Kelly Wike
Aug. 26
Dayananda
Geise
Meckstroth
Sept. 2
Dearmitt
Goldstein
Moose
Sept. 9
TBA
Held
Assembly
n/a
Sept. 16
Domalski
Hickey
Mose
Sept. 23
Eberly
Hill
Myrick
October 2004 to be published later
 

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