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State College, 16805

Edition: #400
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS for: October 30, 2008

Program: Tom Murray from the Mt. Nittany Medical Center
Auction: King
Greeter: Holmes
Note taker
: Hackett
Thank speaker
: Slocum
future assignments

FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

November 1, 2008 Dist. Foundation Dinner Rocky Gap Lodge
November 6, 2008 Club Assembly
November 8, 2008 Rotary Leadership Institute in Bedford
November 8, 2008. Penn State vs. Iowa (away)
November 13, 2008 SCASD Master Plan

Novmber 15, 2008 India vs. Penn State (home)
November 20 TBA

November 20, 2008 Rotary Foundation
November 22, 2008 Michigan State vs. Penn State (home)
November 27, 2008 Thanksgiving, No Meeting
December 4, 2008 TBA
December 11, 2008 TBA
December 18, 2008 TBA
December 25, 2008 Christmas, No Meeting
Janaury 1, 2009 New Years, No Meeting
January 8, 2009 TBA

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: visitor from Carlisle Rotary Club
Make-ups turned in: none
Guests: Scott Lamb, Diana Niecklin
50/50: Currently, the total pot stands at nearly $50 with 50 cards remaining. This week Mark Whitfield drew the Queen of Diamonds.
Auction: A gift certificate to Panera from President Rose. Purchased by Jason for $27.

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

Wine Auction , October 2008: Walsh, Brytczuk, Goldsten, and those that attended.

Farmers Market, Food delivery to Food Bank, Each Friday 2008
Rotarians? Email Roger Fetter

PSU Football Games, Fall 2008: Rotarians? email Paul
C.Carolina: Rutter x2, Dunlap x2, Moose x2,
Oregon St.: Rutter x2, Mose x2, Dunlap x2, Moose x2,
Temple: Rutter, Moose, Snowe x2
Illinois: Rutter, Moose, Snowe x2,
Michigan: Rutter x2, Moose, Dunlop x2,
Indiana: Full
Michigan St.: Full

The summer baseball outing at Spikes August 10:
Goldstein and his entertainment committee! AGAIN!

The summer picnic at Tudek Park June 28:
Goldstein and his entertainment committee

Tunisian GSE Exchange, May 6-12: Rutter, Sepich, Williams

2008 Lederer Park Clean-up: Brad was in charge coordinating this event, and all of us!

2008 Spaghetti Dinner committee: Eberly, Bedell, and all of us!

2008 Entertainment Book committee: Eberly, Moose and all of us!

2007-8 Hosts for Highschool International Youth Exchange: Whitfield, Potalivo

Happy Happy Bucks are funds paid to the club to speak up and tell all why you are happy!Bucks The guest from Carlisle mentioned a cancer walk that he was involved withThe Phillies wonKat was happy that she had tickets to offer for the Flyers vs the Devils. Carl was happy about the wine party that rasied $537 at Carol's home with Gary's help.George was happy for the same thing. Don made a bet with Joe (gentlemans) about eh Ohio U vs. Temple football game the alma mater of the two of them respectively.


  • The GSE Team from the Philippines met at Paul's camp Monday night for a cookout and we all had a terrific time. Burgers, Beer, Brats, and Smores! Thanks to Hickeys for the beer!
  • 56% attendance last month... pretty poor IMHO. We can help raise our attendance using virtual club make-ups by going to one of the e-Clubs.
  • The club welcomed Mary Dearmitt back to the club.
  • Still space at Rotary Leadership Training session in Bedford. See Rose.
  • Check your contact information so the listed can be updated.
  • There was a question on what counts as a make up. Rose will check.
  • Roger Fetter reports that the Food Bank project is continuing every Friday. We have delivered more than 1,000 lbs so far
  • Football volunteers had another great time helping and watching the Illinois game down on the field! We have a full slate of volunteers for the next game against Michigan. Yee Haw!!
  • Get out and see the folks you signed up to visit and get them into the D&E book! Get info to Jim Eberly.
  • The Big Apple Express is up and running again. This is the bus from SC to NYC and back over a weekend.
  • Sam Jordan was proposed as a new member by the board of directors. He will be coming from the Bellefonte club. Members have 10 days to comment on his proposal to join our club.
  • Rainer and Rose passed around via email and paper a membership list to have all of us correct for release soon.
  • Rotaract on Penn State's campus is soliciting help to increase membership
  • The district needs applicants for the Rotary GSE trip to the Philippines. At the same time the club and State College area Rotary clubs are planning for the exchange. The Philippine team will be here in October.
  • Carl said dues statements are coming out, but why wait? It's $115 per quarter and that includes your lunch each Thursday for 13 weeks!
  • Thanks to everyone who has helped work the gates before the PSU home football games. There are no more openings for helping this year. Thanks to Roger Dunlop, Kat Snowe (from our club) and husband Dave from the breakfast club, Bob Williams, Fabian Meinke (our RYEX student), Hugh Mose and wife Janyce, Nicole Webster from the breakfast club, Tineke Cuning and husband Jack from Breakfast club, my wife Anne, Meg Moose for having one of her colleagues and many other helpers for helping us fill the slate for all games. For more information on what we do and to be on a waiting list for Indiana or Michigan State ask Paul 863-3387 office. Your get free field seats and parking passes for helping. Also if you are interested in helping next year for the 2009 season let me know to reserve your spot.
  • 11/15/08 vs. Indiana TBA
    11/22/08 vs. Michigan State TBA

    Check out the latest press releases

  • Polio Plus Challenge - The $1,000 Anonymous donation was sent in from outside the club, not from a club member. Currently, 9 members have donated matching funds up to $570. We need more donations from Club members to hit the $1,000.
  • Rotary is matching donations of up to $10,000 for polio vaccinations.
  • Leadership Institute seminars are also available; check the district website for the schedule
  • Congratulations to the new Paul Harris Fellows and continuing PHF. New this year was Sue Eberly being named by husband, Rotarian, and PHF Jim Eberly, also Anne Hoag who was named by her husband, Rotarian, and PHF Paul Rutter, also continuing multi-status PHF to Carl Hill, Dick Held, Ed Zeiders, Rainer Domalski, Frank Gatto and others to be named. Several sustaning PHFs were recognized too and can be found on the club's PHF Web page.
  • 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: Rockview State Correctional Assistant Superintendent Bob Marsh

    SCI Rockview (Centre County, five miles from Bellefonte) was begun in 1912 and opened in 1915. Originally planned to replace Eastern and Western Penitentiaries, it became instead the branch prison for Western Penitentiary, housing lesser security risk prisoners, most of whom were employed in Rockview's extensive farm program outside the gates. It now is a medium-security institution for men.

    There are 727 employees, 2100 inmates (200 serving life sentences), and ten horses. They are always motivatign inamtes towards returning to society successfully.


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    Rotary Birthdays this month:

    Roger Fetter, October 29; Dennis Martella, November 5; Chris Turley, November 26;
    Joe Geise, November 30;


    (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
    GREETER
    MEETING NOTES
    THANK SPEAKER
    Nov. 6
    Martella
    Johnston
    Held
    n/a
    Nov 13
    Meckstroth
    Jones
    Hickey
    Snowe
    Nov 20
    Moose
    Kauffman
    PDG Hill
    Trudeau
    Nov 27
    Happy
    Thanksgiving!
    No
    Meeting
    Dec 4
    Mose
    King
    Holmes
    n/a
    Dec 11
    Potalivo
    Martella
    Johnston
    Turley
    Dec 18
    Pratt
    Meckstroth
    Jones
    PDG Walsh
    Dec 25
    Happy
    Holidays
    No
    Meeting
    Jan 1
    Happy
    New Year
    No
    Meeting
    Jan 8


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