State College Downtown Rotary Weekly Newsletter, Paul Rutter-Editor

P. O. Box 10742
State College, 16805

Edition: #431
Editor: Paul Rutter

TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS for: August 13 , 2009

Program: Brad Yeckley Classification Talk
Duty Rotarian (Auction, Note take, Thank Speaker): Dick Held
future assignments

FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

August 13, 2009 Brad Yeckley Classification Talk
August 20, 2009 Steve Bisbee w/ the Bisbee Project
August 27, 2009 TBA
September 3, 2009 Club Assembly
September 5, 2009 Akron Home Football Game, Gate Watching Volunteers
September 10, 2009 DG Joe White visits
September 12, 2009 Syracuse Home Football Game, Gate Watching Volunteers
September 17, 2009
September 19, 2009 Temple Home Football Game, Gate Watching Volunteers
September 24, 2009
October 1, 2009

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians:
Make-ups turned in: none
Guests: none
50/50: Currently, the total pot stands at nearly $40 with 49 cards remaining because Gary Brytczuk drew the 5 of hearts and missed the Ace.
Auction: The auction item was a hand painted wine glass (2) from Charlie Hackett won by Tracy Sepich for $20

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

2009-10 Hosts for Highschool International Youth Exchange: Whitfield Chair

Farmers Market, Food delivery to Food Bank, Each Friday 2009
Rotarians? Email Roger Fetter

PSU Football Games, Fall 2009: Rotarians? email Paul

Puerto Rico GSE exchange and party at Paul's camp, Summer 2009
Rutter, Williams, Whitfield

Lederer Park Clean-up April 18, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.: Brad is in charge coordinating this event, with all of us helping! Many Hands makes short work.

Foundation Dinner April 16, 2009. Planning Committee Chair: Dick Held, members all multiple Paul Harris Fellows

2009 Spaghetti Dinner committee: Eberly, Bedell, Geise and all of us!

2009 Entertainment Book committee: Eberly, Moose and all of us!

Club Holiday Party, December: Brytczuk chair, all club

Festival of the Trees, December 6-8, 2008: Eberly chair, all of the club

Happy Bucks Cathy Brown for her 27th anniversary

Jim has given Carl $7,565 for the Dining & Entertainment Books. Paul Rutter is still ahead. He has turned in the money for 57 books. Keep selling them!

If you are not receiving club emails via the listserv, contact Paul Rutter. The problem may be an incorrect email address on the club listserv directory.

The club was able to sponsor someone for the GSE trip to Puerto Rico this summer. The exchange is for Spanish language teachers. The one we sponsored is Maggie Muir se instructa espanol para la colegio de State College.

Thanks to everyone who has helped work the gates before the PSU home football games in previous years. There is time now to think about working teh gates for 8 home games 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, Tineke Cuning and husband Jack from breakfast club, my wife Anne, and Meg Moose for having one of her colleagues and many other helpers for helping us fill the slate for all games. You get free field seats and parking passes for helping. If you are interested in helping next year for the 2009 season let me know to reserve your spot. For more information on what we do and to be the list for next year ask Paul 863-3387 office.

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.

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: Club Assembly

Secretary Report: 45 members, 68% attendance

Treasurer: We're in the black, Get your dues in especially anyone that is late. RI dues need to be paid by the club.

Membership: Business invitation are going to go out soon, new member packets are ready, and membership mentors will be assigned.

Service

Vocation: no news
Local: no news
Youth Exchange: 3 incoming (2 from Brazil, 1 from Taiwan)
Rotaract: It's summer
International: RI ran out of mooney, reapplying with Huntingdon club for the Haiti project
4-way test: no news, summer
Foundation: no news
GSE: Gearing up for the Danish GSE team that will visit in the fall
Public Relations: Lotsof new press releases and club pictures inthe CDT and a history of releases can be found on the club Web site
Fellowship: No news
Fund Raising: Keep selling coupon books, there are still valuable coupons.

Note take: Paul Rutter

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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
Aug 20	Hickey		Hickey	Hickey
Aug 27	Hill		Hill	Hill
Sept	Johnston		Johnston	Johnston
Sept 10	Jones		Jones	Jones
Sept 17	Kauffman		Kauffman	Kauffman
Sept 24	King		King	King

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“If we only listen to those whom we already see eye to eye, we will never create better understanding, a concept that is at the core of Rotary.”
-Martin G Molony, District 1160 Governor, Dublin Central, Ireland
in The Rotarian, January 2006

"Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"

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State College Downtown Rotary; P.O. Box 10742; State College, PA 16805- 0742

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“If we only listen to those whom we already see eye to eye, we will never create better understanding, a concept that is at the core of Rotary.” -Martin G Molony, District 1160 Governor, Dublin Central, Ireland in The Rotarian, January 2006

“If we only listen to those whom we already see eye to eye, we will never create better understanding, a concept that is at the core of Rotary.”
-Martin G Molony, District 1160 Governor, Dublin Central, Ireland
in The Rotarian, January 2006