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Edition: #189
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS: (August 28, 2003)
Program: Bob Heisse- CDT
Auction Item:
Domalski
Invocation: Friedman
Note Taker: Goldstein
Thank speaker
: Zimbler

future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

Rotary Centennial & History September 4 Club Assembly
September 11 Don Sherman- United Nations Association- Foxdale
September 18 Corey Miller- UAJA Beneficial Reuse Project
September 25 Dave Modricker- Public Works Director, Ferguson Township- Western Inner Loop
October 2 Club Assembly
October 9 David Jordan, CBICC Incubator
October 16 Scott Conklin, Centre County Jail
October 23 TBA
October 30 TBA
November 6 Club Assembly
November 13 Solid Waste Plant-Site Tour & Lunch!
March 24 Spaghetti Fund Raiser
May 6-8 District Conference

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: DG Doug Riley of the Oakland, MD club; Doug Johnson from Altoona; and Geoff Wilson, District Rotaract Chair & Gary Peterson, President of the State College club.
Make-ups turned in: none
Guests:
Ben Amato, guest of Chuck Gambone; Terry Riley, wife of DG Doug Riley; Matt Fiore, of the Rotaract club
50/50: Hugh Mose drew the jack of clubs. There are 32 cards left and a pot of about $725
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Auction: Two season tickets to the new theatre in State College (4 shows) from Mary Dearmitt were won by Ron Taverno with a high bid of $140. Thanks to Mary and Ron!

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

    6/4-8 Special Olympics
    Carol Walsh, Chris Turley, Gary Brytczuk, Roger Fetter, Rose Kauffman, Pat Coble, Ron Taverno, Richard Jones, Chris Potalivo, Chuck Gambone, Paul Bell, Hugh Mose (TWICE!), Meg Mose, Leanne & Abby Martin, Rainer Domalski, Linda Friedman, and Paul Rutter

    5/24-26 Memorial Day Volleyball tournament fundraiser
    Whitfield, Kauffman, Gambone, Christian, Martin*, Bell, Brytczak, Lucci*, Fetter, Zimbler, Eberle, Hill*, Eberly*, Goldstein*, Holmes*, Edwards, Hudson*, Beaver, Dayananda, Domalski*, Mose*, Bedell, Hickey, Moose*, Held, Taverno*, Rawson
    * brought along spouse/family/friends to help including: Ben Martin, Dolly Lucci, Jan Hill, Sue Eberly, Harriet Goldstein, Kate Holmes, Katarina Litvinovic, Jackie Sheader, Eva Domalski, Janyce Mose & Clark Moose

    **Katarina worked 20+ hours**

  • Brian Christian was asked to attend Leadership Centre County
  • If you are interested in the Rotary Leadership Institute, contact president Hugh Mose. Held in our area on October 11 in Tyrone at the Church of the Good Shepherd
  • New member Russ Brooks email for your records is rbrooks@specu.org
  • Linda Freidman spoke about the Paul Harris Foundation and Ambassadorial Scholarships
  • Julian McBride sponsored by our club, won the Ambassadorial Scholarship this year. More news later on where he'll be going.
  • Consider becoming a Paul Harris sustaining member.
  • The club presented a $100 donation to the Paul Harris Foundation as a tribute to DG Doug Riley on his visit.
  • The Ambassadorial Scholar that our club is "counseling" has arrived. She is Sarah Lannes, from France. She will be taking acourses in Electrical engineering during her year here. More later about Sarah and presenting to the club.
  • Now you can find out what we are having for lunch ahead of time with this link to the monthly schedule of meals.
  • Doug Holmes was unanimously elected in the the office of club secretary.
  • Linda Friedman told us we voted to do a coupon book this coming year as a fund raiser to help support Polio Plus.
  • Rotary International approved an Internet Club. It can be used for make-ups. The URL to the club is http://www.rotaryeclubone.org.
  • Meg brought in a great article from Fortune.com from 4/30/03 entitled “Rotary vs. Polio.” (click link to read it!)
  • The club has a list serv. All active members are on it. The email address for it is SCDTROTARY-@LISTS.PSU.EDU. It only works if you are a subscriber so if you aren't on it and want to know even more about the club 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.
Previous Week's Speaker: District Governor Doug Riley

Doug started off telling us about the DG uniform as selected by the International President and its references to previous years uniforms. Our club was the 24th he had visited out of 44 clubs (and its just August!). Goug told us a little baotu his backgroudn with cancer and the cancer society.
Doug spoke about the theme for the year of "Lend a Hand." There are 5areas that Doug wants us to focus on this Rotary year.

  • Eradication of Polio and Polio Plus
  • Literacy
  • Rotary Family
  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Health Concerns

Doug asked us to appoint a family Rotary chair for the club. He closed by pinning the board members.

This week’s note taker: Paul Rutter

Rotary Birthdays this month:

Leann Martin, August 8; Ellie Beaver, August 14; Marshall Goldstein, August 16; Tom Murray, August 21; Richard Jones, August 24;
(if I missed yours please email me)

I'm missing dates for: Brooks, Davis, and Hudson.

Etc.

 

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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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Contact club webmaster: Paul Rutter
DATE
AUCTION
INVOCATION
NOTES
THANKS
August 21
Dearmitt
Fetter
Geise
Whitfield
August 28
Domalski
Friedman
Goldstein
Zimbler
Sept. 4
J. Eberly
Gambone
Hampton
Assembly
Sept. 11
Edwards
Geise
Held
Abramson
Sept. 18
Ferguson
Goldstein
Hickey
Aungst
Sept. 25
Fetter
Hampton
Holmes
Bacastow
July's to be published later

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