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Edition: #201
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS: (November 20 , 2003)
Program: Rotary Exchange Student Presentations
 Auction item: Hill
Invocation: Kauffman
Note taker: Martella
Thank speaker: Brytczuk
Luncheon menu: (monthly menu)
 future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

Rotary Centennial & History November 25 Happy Thanksgiving-no meeting
December 3 Interfaith Mission Bell Ringing
December 4 Club Assembly
December 10-14 Festival of the Trees
December 11 Rotaract Presentation
December 18 TBA
December 18 Club Christmas/Holiday Party
December 25 Happy Holidays-no meeting
March 24 Spaghetti Fund Raiser
April 1-30 Group Study Exchange to South Korea
May 6-8 District Conference

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: Kees Brands from the Evening Club
Make-ups turned in: none
Guests: Tom Fontaine, new State College Borough Manager,
50/50: NO 50/50 today due to being at the wastewater facility. There is about $40 in the pot and there are 50 cards left.
Auction: Chris Hickey donated a LeBatt's Blue Cooler/Table - very lightweight. Dick Held - winner at $64.00.

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

    Dec. 10-14 Festival of the Trees- Sign up this Thursday to help out!

    Nov. '03 Coupon Book committee- Linda Friedman, Pam Ferguson, Teresa Davis and the club.

    11/1 PSU/Ohio State football game-Paul Rutter and 5 friends!

    10/4 PSU/Wisconsin football game-Melissa Aungst, Ron Taverno & Paul Rutter

    10/2 Day of Caring at the Foodbank- coming soon

    9/20 PSU-Kent State football game gates
     Will you be listed here? Call Ron Taverno to find out how and help RYEX!!
  • Previous Mystery member's experience: she/he was president of Toastmasters.click for answer
  • Please check your schedules prior to coming to lunch Nov 20 so you can sign up to work the FESTIVAL OF THE TREES. We'll sign up this Thursday!
  • The GSE team was selected. Four of the team members/alternates are from State College. One is from McConnelsurg, and one from Huntingdon. The team leader is from our club.
  • Christmas/Holiday party is December 18.
  • Carl Hill announced that Mary DeArmitt is back among us after returning from surgery and a ruptured C6 and C7 on her neck. This is Mary's fist week back to work since September! Welcome Back, Mary.
  • Our club has been approached by the Evening Club to start an Interact Club. A meeting is being coordinated to get something happening at the High School.
  • Festival of Trees sign up will be distributed next week.
  • Interfaith Mission Bell Ringing Sign up Sheet was passed around. Our Club's date is Wednesday, December 3. Please check your schedules and sign up if possible. The bucket will be in front of the Corner Room-same as last year.
  • 1 Prospective Member is before the Board--Jim D_______, proposed by the Chris Kerner, Kelly Kerner, and Denise Immel.
  • Carol Walsh announced that there is a new morning Rotary Club in Bedford.
  • The evening Rotary club now has a list serv like us. Their address is RotaryEvening-L@lists.psu.edu. Contact Mary Johnston if you want to be added to their list.
  • 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: We think it was Linda Friedman but she wasn't there this past week.
Previous Week's Speaker: Solid Waste Plant-Site Tour & Lunch!

Reiner Domalski introduced Helena Jones from the Centre County Waste Facility Interpretative Center who gave a nice presentation on the following:

The building that we were meeting in was "recycled". They took pieces away and used what they could of the current building--which was the old administrative offices and is now the interpretative center. After recycling what they could, only 750 lbs. was sent to the landfills--Amazing!

Helena explained the 3 stages of recycling: The 3 Arrows stand for:

  1. Collection
  2. Manufacturing of products from recycled material.
  3. Buy Recycled Products

The Chairs we sat on today were made of #1 and #2 Plastic Bottles (Water and Soda Bottles).

  • The tables were made from recycled steel. All steel is made of 53% recycled materials.
  • The building has energy efficient lighting and the blinds are made of recycled aluminum.
  • The ceiling is made out of recycled newspaper--The CDT could have been above us!
  • Trash and Recyclables are collected at the site. They accept:
  • Tires - Small Fee
  • White Goods - Stoves, Refrigerators and small appliances for FREE - this is to help reduce people dumping them illegally.
  • Rechargeable Batteries

The Centre Region trash is shipped to a landfill in Somerset County as there is not a landfill here because of the limestone...not safe.

Recycling has been mandated and the Borough police is policing the recycling process in the borough. Helena wasn't sure what other municipalities were doing in the area as far as policing. She reported that in Philadelphia, residents get "ticketed" if they do not recycle. They use clear plastic bags that must be used to dispose of trash and areas of Philadelphia are policed. Residents are given warnings and then ticketed if it happens a 2nd time.

Curbside collectors sort through what can and what can't be accepted. In the rural areas where there are "red bins" that are collection bins, all materials are brought back and sorted through to determine what is and what isn't recyclable in our area. If there is something that does not have enough volume to find a vendor, it is kept in bins until there is enough of it to ship out.

E-Cycling (computers, printers) is being looked into in 2004.

This week’s note taker: Melissa Aungst

Rotary Birthdays this month:

Chris Turley, Nov 26; Terry Edwards, Nov. 30; Joe Geiss, Nov 30; Doug Holmes, December 16.
 (if I missed yours please email me)

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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DATE
AUCTION
INVOCATION
NOTES
THANKS
Nov. 27
Happy
Thanksgiving
Holiday
!!!!!
Dec. 4
Holmes
C. Kerner
Martin
Assembly
Dec. 11
Immel
K. Kerner
Meckstroth
Christian
Dec. 18
Johnston
King
Moose
Coble
Dec. 25
Happy
Holidays
Happy
Holidays
Jan. 1, 2004
New Years
Holiday
January 2004 to be published later

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