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Edition: #246
Editor: Paul Rutter
TODAY'S PROGRAM and ASSIGNMENTS: (Dec. 16, 2004)
Program: (Ellie Beaver)
Auction item
: Holmes
Note taker: Mose
Thank speaker
:
Abramson
Luncheon menu:
(monthly menu)
future assignments
FUTURE PROGRAMS and EVENTS

Rotary Centennial & History
December 16 TBA
December 16 Club Holiday Party at the home of Gary Brytzcuk

December 23 Judy Myrick--
December 30
Harry Zimbler--
February 22, 2005 Jt. meeting with Pleasant Gap & State College RC

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LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

Visiting Rotarians: Saeed Shen from Islamabad, Pakistan
Make-ups turned in:
Guests: Laurel Sanders, Ted Staats, Ray Papale (guest of Dana Catalano), and Clark Moose (guest of Meg Moose).
50/50: There are 40 cards left. The ace of spades was not drawn despite having a duo drawing for it this past week.
Auction: Oh did we have an auction this week. And a great auctioning job by Marshall.

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

12/8-12/2004 Festival of the Trees-Zimbler, Hill, & the rest of the club (names to be posted shortley)

12/1/ 2004 Coupon Books (Catallano, Friedman, DeArmitt, Coble, the rest of the club as sellers-names to be psoted shortley)

11/13/ 2004 Foundation Dinner-
Hill, Walsh, Held, Rutter, Fetter, Davis, Domalski, Gambone, Friedman

11/14/2004 Rotary Youth Exchange Interviews-Hill, Zimbler, Taverno, Eberly, ?

Nov & Dec 2004- Coupon Books Committee- Friedman, Catalano, ?

  • Previous Mystery member's experience: no info this week.click for answer
  • Happy Happy Bucks are funds paid to the club to speak up and tell all why you are happy!Bucks from: •just one this week from Roger who was happy for the weeek's program. Is it too close to Christmas for others to be happy?
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  • Thanks to those that helped out for the Festival of the Trees. Preliminary indications are that we did quite well selling snacks and soup.
  • Don't forget to sell your coupon books. Highlights or changes to the coupon book this year include three Indian restaurants.
  • Three new prospective members began the ten days period this past week: Bernadette K.(Carl Hill proposer), Ted S.(Paul Rutter proposer), and Laurel S. (Paul Rutter proposer). If for any reason you have an issue with these folks as members please contact Roger or Terry.
  • We need to sell bricks. Sign your Brick Pledge today! Maybe it would be a good idea to take care of this for tax year 2004. All contributions go through the new Club foundation-a 501(c)3 organization that was established last year.
  • Holiday Part announced. It is on Dec 16 from 7-10 pm at the home of Gary & Sharon Brytzcuk.
  • The club stationery is online in MS Word format
  • Welcome to new member Mary Ford. Mary's email is pford@stpaulsc.org.
  • The District Newsletter is online at the district Web site.
  • Please do your make-ups. One can use the E-club if needed.We need to get our attendance numbers higher.we were at 55% in November.
  • 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. Please be selling bricks!
  • 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.
  • There are two new Web pages up. One is for Rotary Foundation Program alumni.The hope or goal behind this page is to keep members aware of persons in our community that might benefit further from Rotary by membership or participation in other things we are doing. The second page is on the District Web site. It honors the Veterans in our Rotary community. Both pages are still in an initial building stage so if you know of anyone that has been left out, please let me know so I can include them.
  • mystery answer: none this week.
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    Previous Week's Speaker: Annual Holiday Auction

    Well, we had a great holiday auction. We finished on time which is good becasue that means all the items has a chance to be auctioned off. Marshall did a nice job as our auctioneer this season. Congrats to him for keeping his nose to the grindstone while still being entertaining and enabling the fine prices thigns brought. And to mention prices, we raised unofficially nearly $600 on 40 items.

    My favorite (Paul) was the wreath of about 100 candy bars and candy. It went to Chris Hickey for $22. The other item that was a great deal for whoever won them was the 4 tickets to Penn State basketball against Pitt. Four tickets went for $12 total. This is basketball too--which has a glimmer of brightness to it now.

    This week’s note taker: Meg Moose & Paul Rutter

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    Rotary Birthdays this month:

    Mary Ford, December 13; Doug Holmes, December 16;       (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
    Dec. 23
    Immel
    Myrick
    Amato
    Myrick
    Dec. 30
    Johnston
    Potalivo
    Bacastow
    Zimbler
    Jan. 6, 2005
    Jones
    Quinn
    Club Assembly
    Jan. 13, 2005
    Kauffman
    Rutter
    Beaver
    Jan. 20, 2005
    King
    Taverno
    Bedell
    Jan. 27, 2005
    Martella
    Trudeau
    Bell
    Feb. 3, 2005
    Martin
    Turley
    Club Assembly
    Feb. 10, 2005
    Meckstroth
    Walsh
    Brooks
    Feb. 17, 2005
    Moose
    Whitfield
    Browning
    Feb. 24, 2005
    Mose
    Zimbler
    Brytzcuk
    March 3, 2005
    Myrick
    Abramson
    Club Assembly
    March 10 , 2005
    Potalivo
    Amato
    Catalano
    March 17, 2005
    Quinn
    Bacastow
    Christian
    March 24, 2005
    Rutter
    Beaver
    Coble
    March 31 , 2005
    Taverno
    Bedell
    Davis

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    (above right and left) These photos are late additions from the Foundation Dinner Saturday night. Our club was represented by the Rotarians above plus Carl Hill who had to leave early to pick up Youth Exchange students. (Always doing his RYEX thing!!)

    (left) Linda and Jerry Friedman, organizers of the event and State College Downtown Rotarian Mary Dunkel.


    HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE