ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 7360

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1 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 7360 OCTOBER 2013 Volume 3 Number 4 WHAT S HAPPENING! The past month has been a very busy month for Rotary clubs. In this edition of the club newsletter, you will find many interesting articles from our District clubs. If you do not see an article on something your club is proud of, why not? Because no one sent an article and/or photos of the event. I am always amazed at how much our clubs do for their community. Enjoy reading these articles and make sure your club submits articles. As you all know this Thursday is World Polio Day and I hope you and your club are making your community aware of what Rotary is doing to eradicate this horrible disease. Yours in Rotary Service, Mary Johnston District Secretary and Newsletter Editor DISTRICT CALENDAR DATES TO SAVE Rotary Foundation Dinner November 16 at the Holiday Inn, Grantville, PA 2014 District 7360 Conference April at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, Breinigsville, PA Check out what clubs are doing by visiting the calendar on DaCdb Visit the District Website at

2 You are invited to a Dinner in Appreciation of Carl E. Hill for his service as District Youth Exchange Chair. Please join us as we Toast and Roast Carl on the Evening of Sunday, November 17, 2013 at The Inn at Edgewater Acres 7653 Edgewater Acres Circle, Alexandria, Pennsylvania Cash Bar at 4:00 p.m. Dinner at 5:00 p.m. Grilled Salmon and Chicken Marsala will be the entrees on the Dinner Buffet Tickets: $40.00 If you are unable to attend please consider making a donation in Carl s honor to: The District Youth Exchange Scholarship Fund Please RSVP by November 8, 2013 by returning the attached form Any questions can be directed to Marilyn Lerch at or marilynlerch@yahoo.com 2

3 Toast and Roast of Carl E. Hill On Sunday, November 17 Cash Bar at 4:00 p.m. Dinner at 5:00 p.m. Please RSVP no later than November 8, 2013 Name of Attendee(s): Do you have any dietary restrictions we need to be aware of? Payment Enclosed: Dinners ($40.00 each) $ Scholarship Donation $ Total Enclosed: $ Make all checks payable to: District 7360 Youth Exchange Program Mail all checks with this form before November 8, 2013 to: Kathy Krinks 124 Schell Run Lane Tyrone, Pennsylvania Please direct any questions to Marilyn Lerch or marilynlerch@yahoo.com 3

4 ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Courses are held at various locations throughout the year to accommodate Rotary clubs in various districts. Any nominee may take a course in any location. All courses start with registration at 7:30 am. Classes are from 8:00am to 3:30am Breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks are included. RLI Main Line USA has two locations where courses will be scheduled this year. RLI Course Days District 7360 Date: November 9, 2013 Courses: Part I, Part II, Part III & Graduate Location: Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, MD Registration Deadline: October 26, 2013 How do I register? Register on line on the RLI website: you may also contact your RLI District Chair. For District 7330 Contact Jeff Malloy at Jeff@EliteTechnology.us and Noel Williams at ncw300@comcast.net for District 7360 or ask your Assistant Governor for registration forms. More information on Rotary Leadership Institute can be found at the RLI website. What is our mission? The mission of The Rotary Leadership Institute is to provide an educational opportunity for Rotarians identified as potential leaders by their club presidents. Each club president is asked annually to nominate club members as potential club leaders (not necessarily future presidents) in the years ahead. Courses will be given for the nominees to foster Rotary knowledge and leadership skills. It is hoped that these courses will also motivate the participants to be enthusiastic, creative and dedicated Rotarians. What are the courses? The Institute offers a leadership development program in three full day sessions (Parts I, II and III), plus a Graduate course for those who have complete all three of the previous Parts. The courses are designed to provide Rotary knowledge and to develop leadership skills for voluntary organizations. Some examples of course sessions include: - A Look Outside the Club - Analyzing a Rotary Club - Membership Orientation and Activation - The Object of Rotary - Introduction to Leadership - The District - Creating Service Projects - International Service - Problem Solving Workshops - Problems of Leadership - Vocational Service - Creative Service - Effective Committees - Written Communications - Membership Development - Motivating Rotarians - The Rotary Foundation and Effecting Change 4

5 Governor-nominee Form District governor candidate: Please complete and sign this form, have your club secretary sign it, and submit it to the district nominating committee. Governor year of service District Zone RI membership ID number Family name First name Middle initial Name as it should appear on your badge Member, Rotary Club of Classification Language(s) you wish to use for communicating with RI (listed in order of fluency): Read Speak For each of the following categories, please circle only one language per category. International Assembly: English French Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish Publications in 6 languages: English French Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish Publications in 9 languages: English French German Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish Swedish Publications in 14 languages: Arabic Chinese English Finnish French German Hindi Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish Swedish Thai Spouse/Partner Information (if applicable) Family name First name Middle initial Name as it should appear on your badge Gender Male Female For each of the following categories, please circle only one language per category. International Assembly: Chinese English French German Hindi Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish Swedish Publications in 6 languages: English French Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish For Rotarian Spouses/Partners only: Member, Rotary Club of RI membership ID number Visit the District Website at

6 Governor-nominee Data Form All signatures on this page must be handwritten (electronic signatures are not acceptable). CANDIDATE S STATEMENT I hereby state that I understand clearly the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of the office of district governor as set forth in the RI Bylaws and that I am fully qualified for said office and willing and able, physically and otherwise, to assume and fulfill the duties and responsibilities of that office and to perform them faithfully. Further, I have read and agreed to abide by the district governor code of ethics, as detailed in the Rotary Code of Policies. I agree in advance to accept the decision of the RI Board concerning my election to office without recourse to any non-rotary agency or other dispute resolution system and further accept that any court costs and attorney's fees incurred by RI in enforcing this agreement shall be reimbursed by me in their entirety. I understand that if selected, I must attend, for their full duration, the governors-elect training seminar in my zone and the International Assembly to be held the Rotary year before taking office. I have read this form in its entirety and certify that all the information provided on this form is true and correct. Date Signature CLUB S STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE S QUALIFICATIONS The candidate herein mentioned is a member in good standing of the Rotary Club of. The club further attests that this member has been duly suggested for the office of district governor under RI Bylaws and meets the qualifications as specified in RI Bylaws and that the club membership information on this form is accurate. Date Club Secretary s Name Club Secretary s Signature CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION The Rotarian named on this form is a member in good standing of the Rotary club listed and was duly nominated for district governor in accordance with the provisions of the RI Bylaws. Date District Governor s Name District Governor s Signature District governor: Please this form to your CDS representative by 30 June. 6

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8 ON TO AUSTRALIA.. Governor Sharon has asked that each of us consider taking the trip of a lifetime to Sydney, Australia next year. And it s never too early to plan! We should remember that Australia is about the size of the United States and there are many locations to see beyond Sydney. The International Convention runs from 1-4 June, 2014 and special pricing will end 15 December The latest issue of The Rotarian contains an article by John Rezek telling us about the major sights and points of interest while in Sydney. One facet that could be overlooked is that his son, George, was with him. Remember Dr. Seuss s Oh, the Places You ll Go? It seems George made the journey more interesting through the eyes of a child. Governor Sharon has listed about twenty-one people from District 7360 who are actively planning to take this adventure to Australia. She s hoping our total will be about thirty but hasn t been given those names. Please your names to me that we might begin a list of Rotarians and family & friends who will experience the comradeship of thousands of people with many of the same interests as you. PDG Alice alicekissinger@gmail.com BEDFORD SUNRISE HONORS TWO MEMBERS WITH PAUL HARRIS FELLOW AWARDS INTERACT NEWS FROM BLOOMSBURG The Bloomsburg High School Interact Students joined the Rotary Club in providing and serving a Community Meal to 104 people. The Interact Club is an affiliate of Rotary and students frequently collaborate with the Rotarians on services as well as have their own independent projects. Pictured from left are Andrea Heckman (School Advisor), Kristina Kurelja, Sarah Hammil, Liz Drumm, Emily DuBartell, Laura Barrett, John Thomas (Rotary VP) and Max Taylor. ALTOONA SUNRISE INDUCTS NEW MEMBER ADG Dick Reeves (right) and President Cindy Smith (left) presented past presidents Allen Sell and Adam Everly with a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of their year as president of The Bedford Sunrise Rotary Club. Courtney Yogus is the newest member of Altoona Sunrise Rotary. Jack Murray, left, is her sponsor and the installation was done by Joe Keller, membership chair, center. Courtney Yogus is a physical therapist for Crossroads Physical Therapy at 1798 Plank Rd in Duncansville, PA. She graduated from Saint Francis University in 2000 with a Master s degree in Physical Therapy. 8

9 CHARLES TOWN ROTARY CLUB MEMBER NEWS Charles Town Rotarian Locke Wysong recently received the WV 4H All Star award from the 4H. This is the highest award given by the 4H organization. Rotarian Rose Stevenson s business, Cruise Holidays, was selected as the Best of the Best Travel Agency in the WV Eastern Panhandle again this year. Cruise Holidays has been fortunate to receive this award every year since ROTARY LIABILITY INSURANCE TYPES Did you know that all U.S. Rotary Clubs & Districts are automatically covered by two different types of liability insurance: 1) general liability and 2) directors and officers / employment practices liability? US Rotarians pay for this insurance through the 1 July SAR. An annual update about this insurance will be e- mailed to U.S. club and district officers next month. To learn more about this insurance coverage, U.S. Rotarians are highly encouraged to visit the Insurance Information Portal at (Username: Rotarian & Password: Resources#1). If there are insurance questions, please feel free to contact the insurance broker (Lockton) at or rotary@lockton.com or Risk Management at insurance@rotary.org Lynn Ashe, widow of Craig Ashe spoke briefly of Craig s efforts to help get our club chartered. Greetings from District Governor Sharon Benner were read and DG Donna Schmidt from District 6400 in Michigan also sent greetings via ADG and Past President of Dearborn Rotary Club Jo Ann Cutler, Lynn and Craig Ashe s sister-in-law. BEDFORD SUNRISE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS PDG Jack Murray was the guest speaker. On September 17 th The Bedford Sunrise Rotary Club celebrated the 10 th Anniversary of the charter of our club with a dinner at The Bedford Elk s Club. Past Presidents, Paul Harris Fellows and Charter members were recognized. Past Presidents pictured above front row Adam Everly, ; Greg Knisely Patty Ritchey ; President Cindy Smith present; and our first Todd Roadman Back row Brian Jefferies ; Jim Gonsman Patty Ritchey and Todd Roadman were presented with their Paul Harris Fellow + 1 also at our event. 9

10 HAGERSTOWN SUNRISE INDUCTS NEW MEMBERS Rotary Club of Hagerstown-Sunrise recently welcomed new members, Lorraine Clements, Director, Resource Development, United Way of Washington County; Eric Reed, Deputy District Public Defender and Beth Johnston, Consultant, Columbus Global Accounting and Information Technology.. EMPORIUM CLUB NEWS Jim Marshall sponsored Lorraine Clements, Resource Development, United Way of Washington County and Eric Reed, Deputy District Public Defender sponsored by Andrew Lobley. Emporium Rotary Club hosted a Mystery Dinner Theatre Three Ring Terrors, Saturday September 21 st at the Emporium Country Club. Rotarians and family members joined the cast for a funny lighthearted show. Over 60 guests enjoyed an evening of hors d oeuvres, dinner, and refreshments. Proceeds fund our annual $1, commitment to End Polio Now. Club President Bill Christoffel and sponsor Al Smith applaud new member Beth Johnston, Consultant, Columbus Global Accounting and Information Technology. Congratulations to our newest Paul Harris Fellow recipients, Rebecca Pasquinelli & J. Timothy Kinsler. Rebecca is the manager of Northwest Savings Bank, Emporium, PA. She was one of the first women to join Rotary back in 1995 and is currently the Club Secretary. J. Timothy joined the club in 1991 and is a former Cameron County school teacher and principal and is currently the Club s Sergeant at Arms. Both Rebecca & Tim are past Presidents. Also pictured are some of the Clubs other Paul Harris Fellows. Of the Club s 60 members, 20 are Paul Harris Fellows. 10

11 BLOOMSBURG CLUB NEWS Doug Farley addressed Bloomsburg Rotarians and guests on today's changing media oppor-tunities. Doug previously had been a Disc Jockey on the old WHLM and now is with Metrocast and Metrocast channel 10 in Berwick. Club welcomes exchange student, Bruno Nicoletta from Belgium. Bruno is attending Cameron County High School and has joined the marching band, school newspaper and basketball team. Host families are Tim & Jen Olivett and Rotarians, Bill & Ellen Olivett. Bruno recently spoke at a Club luncheon meeting and presented a slide show of his country, Belgium. Pictured is Bruno with Connie Garrigan, Club s Youth Exchange Officer, and Marsha Hendrickson, Club President. Happy third grade students at St. Columba show the new reference dictionaries provided by the Bloomsburg Rotary Club. Behind them are on the left, Third Grade Teacher, Patrice Coombe and Rotarian Ines Carroll. Club inducted newest member, Dr. Lynn Hummel, Assistant Superintendent of Cameron County High School into Rotary at their October 1 st Rotary luncheon meeting. Lynn makes our 60th member. ASHLAND AREA CLUB NEWS Ashland area will hold its annual Halloween parade for children of the Ashland area. Costumed children, accompanied by their parents, plus a Rotarian or two will march down the main street of Ashland, where treats will be distributed to the children. The Rotaract Club At Bloomsburg University joined Rotarians in serving 104 meals at the Community Friendship meal. Our guests always enjoy the chicken, mashed potatoes, veggies and deserts provided. Front Row from Left to Right- Candice Benjamin, Mariah Mott, Dana Worzel, Brinley Fromm. Back Row from Left to Right- Stephanie Galinsky, Emily Butz, Brian Ruth, Garth Ritter, Jordan Boice, Alex Mohn 11

12 FROSTBURG CLUB DELIVERS DICTIONARIES The Bloomsburg High School Interact Students joined the Rotary Club in providing and serving a Community Meal to 104 people. The Interact Club is an affiliate of Rotary and students frequently collaborate with the Rotarians on services as well as have their own independent projects. Pictured from left are Andrea Heckman (School Advisor), Kristina Kurelja, Sarah Hammil, Liz Drumm, Emily DuBartell, Laura Barrett, John Thomas (Rotary VP) and Max Taylor. As an ongoing eight year literacy project, the Frostburg Rotary Club recently presented 220 dictionaries to each third grade student in the Western District of Allegany County, which includes the schools Beall, Frost, Mount Savage, Georges Creek, and Westernport. Principals Bob Stevenson, Kim Smith, Marty Crump, Alexa Fazenbaker, and Tara Fazenbaker helped coordinate the project in their schools. Rotarians Connie Ralston, Vicki Peterson, Cherie Snyder, Bob Stevenson, and John Jones presented the students with their dictionary. Pictured above are third graders from Frost Elementary with teacher Annie Trenum (left) and Rotarians Cherie Snyder, and Richard "Bob" Stevenson. DON T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR THE DISTRICT 7360 FOUNDATION DINNER Send in your registration no later than November 6 th and buy your raffle tickets for the chairs or the Rotary wagon from either your club president or your Assistant Governor. Irvin Wright, Bloomsburg Rotary President, front center right, hands a $1.000 check for the Ecuador project to Mike Nailor, District 7360 Foundation Chair. Bloomsburg Rotarians are pictured surrounding the pair. The project financing is for toilets for two schools, relocating 6 drinking water systems to three schools and 2 rural villages and basic school furnishings. All will be done in Ecuador in partnership with the Quito Norte Rotary Club, Ecuador. The total cost of the project is $57,

13 ROTARACT CLUB NAMED OUTSTANDING PSU STUDENT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR September 9, 2013 at the Nittany Lion Inn, the State College Rotary Club honored officers and members of its student affiliate Rotaract Club for winning "Outstanding Student Organization of the Year " at Penn State's University Park Campus. In addition, the group was applauded for winning awards for Outstanding Collaborative Programs of the Year and Small Group Division 1 st Runner Up in the 2012 Alpha Epsilon Delta Cup. Shown left to right are Cameron Miller, Family Relations THON Chair, Demi Chen, THON Co-Chair, Kelsey Patterson, Secretary, Peng-Wen Su, Webmaster, Rebecca Davies, President. Among planned activities are canning for THON in York, PA, raising funds for orphaned youth in Africa, promoting Friday Night Lights Out, an energy conservation program on campus, volunteering as Red Cross Blood donors and visiting residents of local assisted living facilities. The Penn State Rotaract Club is jointly sponsored by the Sunrise, Downtown and State College Rotary Clubs. ROTARY EXCHANGE STUDENT SHARES MEMORIES OF YEAR IN FRANCE Miranda Holmes, daughter of Ron and Megan Holmes of State College, recently shared extensive photos, personal artwork and fond memories of a year abroad as a Rotary Exchange Student in Bourges, a city in central 13 France. Miranda made the presentation to her sponsoring club, Rotary Club of State College at its meeting on September 3 at the Nittany Lion Inn. The talented young artist and athlete, a 2013 graduate of State College High School, is now in her freshman year at Penn State. Miranda is pictured here in her official Rotary blazer, covered with pins and mementos from the many cities she visited in France, Spain and other European countries during her year abroad. PENN STATE ACACIA FRATERNITY DONATES $800 TO STATE COLLEGE ROTARY CLUB FUND RAISER At the State College Rotary Club weekly meeting on September 10, Andrew Kerner of Acacia Fraternity presented a check for $ to benefit the upcoming 39th Annual State College Rotary Club Take-Out Meal Sale which will benefit Alpha Fire Company, LifeLink, Strawberry Fields and other local human service organizations. In making the presentation, Andrew requested that the club donate the beef and turkey meals which the donation purchased to Meals On Wheels and the local Food Bank. Each year, members of State College Rotary Club organize the sale of lunch and dinner meals priced at $8.00 each to benefit local organizations. On September 24, lunch meals will be delivered by Rotary members, while dinner meals may be picked up between 4:45 and 6:30 pm at Our Lady of Victory School on Westerly Parkway, State College. In accepting Acacia s check, Rotary Club President Jeane Singer thanked the student fraternity for its assistance with the club s largest annual fund raiser. Founded on the Penn State Campus in 1909, Acacia is a national fraternity whose motto is Human Service. Rotary is an international organization of more than one million members whose motto is Service Above Self. Club President Jeane Singer receives check from Acacia Fraternity Venerable Dean Andrew Kerner.

14 YOUTH RECOGNITION BY THE LEWISBURG SUNSET CLUB Monday September 23 rd was National Youth Recognition Night! Recognized during the Lewisburg Sunset Rotary's meeting that same night was "Our youth which ranged from first grader Nicodemus Charles (often present at meetings and club functions) to not-so-young but not-too-old (new Sunset Rotarian) Jack Bennett. Across the country a variety of recognitions were going on from special school lunch programs to awards for youth helping in the community. CURWENSVILLE PARTICIPATES IN OKTOBERFEST In our photo above, President Vicki recognizes our youth exchange student Valeria Koca Narvaez, Ray Zimmerman a senior at Lewisburg High School, Catrina Gilkes our former youth exchange student from two years ag who just happened to be visiting us for that week from Austrailia, Rachel Taylor a senior at SU and the program keynote for the evening's meeting and Jack Bennett a proposed new member (at that time, since inducted) who recently graduated from college and is working in management in the area. In the front row showing off the gift card presented to each of our youth attending the meeting is Nicodemus Charles, surely a Future Rotarian. Everyone was presented with a gift card and a Thank You for making a difference. 14 The Curwensville Rotary Club participated in the first annual Curwensville Community Center Oktoberfest on October 5, The Club sold Hot Dogs and Saurkraut and Hot Dogs wrapped in Bacon (Yum!) and chanced off a Coffee Basket filled with Green Mountain coffee, our Rotary travel mugs and a thermal coffee maker. The Curwensville Rotary participates in events like these not only to raise money, but to support Community events, raise awareness about Rotary in the community and to promote fellowship and fun! A good time was had by all and kudos to event chairman David Rose (also a Rotarian) for doing a great job! TAMELA RICH SPEAKS TO HAGERSTOWN CLUB On October 9, 2013, the Hagerstown Rotary Club was honored to host Tamela Rich, Author, Speaker and Adventurer. With her home in Charlotte, NC, Tamela is a business ghostwriter for an international clientele. The people and places Tamela Rich encounters on her cross- country motorcycling adventures fuel her books, articles and keynote speeches. Her first book, "Live Full Throttle: Life Lessons From Friends Who Faced Cancer" won three national book awards. Her podcast series "Life Lessons from the Road" is available on itunes and Stitcher. In 2010, three months after learning to ride a motorcycle, she set out on her first cross-country tour; since then she's traversed 35 states and 4 Canadian provinces. That ride and numerous other adventures provided the fuel for much of Tamela s presentation to the Club. More information is available at

15 HAGERSTOWN TO HOLD RAFFLE Many non-profits have benefited from grants made annually by the Downtown Hagerstown Rotary Foundation. In an effort to provide more grants to the community, the Hagerstown Rotary Club has started a new fundraiser to raise even more money to give to the nonprofit community. It is called WIN A CAR FROM ROTARY and is a drawing that will take place on February 23rd. It could DOUBLE the amount of money that the Foundation has to grant to nonprofits. Anyone can participate in this fundraiser from the comfort of anywhere they choose. You just go online and buy a ticket. It's that simple! In fact you can buy multiple tickets. Please visit the webpage at the link below to learn more and to buy tickets on-line (the only way to purchase). Only 5,000 tickets will be sold ($25 each or 5 for $100) and there is an early bird prize for buying tickets before Nov. 19th. The Hagerstown Rotary Club urges you to forward this link on to your friends, co-workers, clients, relatives etc. You have a chance to help yourself and the nonprofit community, so please help us promote this event on your websites, Facebook pages, wherever you are able. Here is the link to click on or paste in your browser: CLAYSBURG ROTARY SPONSORS SHOW TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FOOD BANK Claysburg Food Bank was drastically in need of funds for the Christmas season. The Claysburg P.A.S.T. (preserving artifacts stories and traditions) Committee had a month long fundraiser to help raise the needed funds and collect extra food. Many local businesses, groups and the schools donated to this cause. The Claysburg Rotary sponsored the final fundraiser along with the P.A.S.T. Committee. The show which proceeds went to the food bank was entitled A Look Back at the Years at Claysburg Kimmel. It consisted of music from each decade and class members telling stories about their time at school. Eleven Rotary members were involved in the show. We sang, told stories, worked the sound and emceed. Danny Crist and Roger Knisely were the shows emcees, Tom Ringler and Danny Crist directed the chorus, Maria Leppert directed the show and Elaine Smith printed and designed tickets and programs. Our club had a display in the lobby and mentioned the hearing aid project and joining Rotary. All total so far from the month of fundraising our little town raised $25,000+ for the Food Bank. PURPLE PENNIES IN MILTON The Milton Rotary Club and the Milton Area School District have teamed to run a Purple and Pennies End Polio Now educational and fundraising project. The effort is being held in celebration of World Polio Day on Thursday, Oct. 24, the birth date of Jonas Salk. Salk developed the first successful polio vaccine in The local campaign began October 9 and runs through Friday, which has been dubbed Wear Purple Clothes Day: in the district. Purple has become the symbol of End Polio Now, because in many parts of the world, children s fingers are stained purple when they are vaccinated. Penny collection containers are available at all schools. In addition, daily announcements in the schools provide background information on the disease, which now exists in only three countries in the world Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria. Health and classroom teachers are also sharing information with their students. The effort also has the support of students who have been involved in the Milton High School Interact Club, a group for teens sponsored by Rotary. 15

16 Milton Rotary and its parent organization, Rotary International, have raised over $1 billion since 1985 for public health education and vaccination efforts aimed at eliminating polio from the globe. They have partnered with the World Health Organization, the United Nations, the Center for Disease Control and many international governments and charitable organizations. In recent years, Rotary has received support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For every $1 raised in the Milton Purple and Pennies drive, the Gates Foundation will contribute $2. SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS TWO NEW MEMBERS The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has recently inducted two new members. Christopher Ames moved to Shepherdstown last January to become Shepherd's Vice President of Academic Affairs. Previously, he was Special Assistant to the President, Provost, and Dean of the College at Washington College in Chestertown, MD, and Provost and Senior Vice President at Georgia's Oglethorpe College. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is shown on the right in the photo with Shepherd University President Suzanne Shipley, who is a Club member. Paul Frank is shown on the right in the photo with Shepherds-town Rotary President Paul Woods. Frank has been the owner of PTF & Associates, a Harpers Ferry-based convention services company, for the past 31 years. His firm provides planning and meeting services for national and international conventions. A native of Chicago, he has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics from Illinois State University. His son, Evan, has been much in the news recently for his efforts to raise funds for water wells in South Africa. THE ROTARY CLUB OF POTTSVILLE NEWS Beginning October 9, 2013, The Rotary Club of Pottsville changed our weekly meeting location due to the closing of the Pottsville Club. The Pottsville Club had been our meeting location for over 20 years, and also served as the location for our annual Christmas party and for many of our Installation meetings. We now meet at Vito s Coal Fired Pizza in St. Clair, and hope for a long association with them. We are happy to be continuing our Student of the Month program, where two students each from Pottsville Area High School and Nativity BVM High School address the Club at a specific meeting each month and talk about the activities they are involved in and what their plans for the future are. Through the schools, we ask the students to invite their parents to the meeting as well, giving us a chance to spread the good word of Rotary and possibly meet future members. We ve had an opportunity at our recent meetings to meet candidates in the upcoming elections, including both candidates for the Mayor of Pottsville, where the current Mayor is retiring, and the incumbent and challenger for the County District Attorney position. BERKELEY SPRINGS FLOAT IN PARADE The Berkeley Springs Rotary Club participated in the Apple Butter Festival parade over the Columbus Day weekend. Despite a cloudy sky, the rain held off and the club got a lot of compliments on our first parade appearance in many years. 16

17 BEDFORD FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL Several of our volunteers - Bill Higgins, club member, Kaho (Japanese exchange student), Patty Chwatek, club members. This year marks the 49 th year for the Bedford Fall Foliage Festival held during the first two full weekends in October. Organized entirely by volunteers, this event this year drew a large crowd estimated to be over 70,0000 visitors to Bedford during the two weekends. Several hundred vendors from the area and elsewhere displayed their arts, crafts, food and wares to visitors from Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The Bedford Rotary Club has had a booth in the past several years, this year selling ox roast sandwiches, hot dogs, and drinks. All profits are used to support Club service projects. WILLIAMSPORT MD CLUB PREPARES TO DISTRIBUTE DICTIONARIES Williamsport, MD Rotarians spent time recently placing labels and bookmarks in dictionaries for distribution to local 3rd graders. NOW IS THE TIME TO BE THINKING ABOUT CLUB ELECTIONS FOR Rotary Clubs are to submit to Rotary International the newly elected officers for the year Clubs should be working on their slate of officers so elections can be held in a timely manner. 17

18 BOWL-A-THON HELD BY CHAMBERSBURG CLUB On October 5 th the Chambersburg Rotary Club held its first-ever Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser to benefit the local Rotary Foundation. Five teams participated and raised a total of $2,100. STATE COLLEGE/DOWNTOWN CLUB MEETS FOUR EXCHANGE STUDENTS At its October 17 meeting the State College Downtown Club welcomed and learned a little about the four Rotary exchanges students sponsored by the three State College Rotary clubs. Jonas Cardoviz from Portoveijo, Ecuador is age 17 and loves mountain biking. He says he came to study, ride bikes, learn English and experience a new culture. Dogs are his favorite animal and he is learning to play the guitar. Aye-there, it looks like the pirate is searchin for a cannon ball. Actually it s Chambersburg Rotary Club Presidentelect Mike Glessner participating in the club s first Bowl-A- Thon fundraiser. Rotarian Joe Wolfinger (at right) put together not one but two teams for the Bowl-A-Thon. 18 Felix Schaefer, from the Brandenburg area of Germany, is also 17 and is a junior at Penns Valley High School. He is a twin and has two brothers and a sister who live in a town of 42,000 people. His mother is a speech therapist and his father a forestry teacher. In Germany he attends a private school which is smaller than Penns Valley High School. He enjoys soccer, badminton, surfing the internet and playing card games. His favorite subjects at school in Germany are Art and Biology and his favorite class is chorus. He enjoys attending the Penns Valley football games and his favorite foods in the U.S. are chicken wings and pierogies. Abyan Utomo, sponsored by the State College evening club, is from Indonesia which includes over 17,500 islands where over 240 million people live making it the fourth most populous country. Abyan is from Jakarata, the capitol city, with a population of 10 million. He says that Indonesians love to shop and that about 20% of the land in the city is used by malls. His dad is an architect, his mom an accountant, and he has one sister. His hobby is playing

19 cards. At State High his favorite subject is sociology. He hopes to enhance understanding between the U.S. and Indonesia and would like to visit the Grand Canyon. He came dressed to our meeting in typical clothing used by servants of Indonesian kings. Lucas Lenzi, sponsored by the State College Sunrise Club, is from Sao Paulo, Brazil. An only child he enjoys soccer, volleyball and ping pong, and plays the drums for a band in Brazil. He also likes mountain biking and camping. He is a member of the State College High soccer team and his favorite subjects here at school are psychology and percussion. A major issue at home is all the money being spent by the government to host the Soccer World Cup which many of his fellow citizens this would be better spent on hospitals. PENN STATE ROTARACT CLUB The Student Rotaract club which last year was recognized as the best Penn State student organization is busy again this fall. They attract about 40 to their meetings which are held every other Tuesday evening. Every Friday they help make sure lights are turned out in classroom buildings for the weekend and then have pizza. On Wednesdays they participate in the Life Link PSU lunch which serves students with disabilities. On Thursdays they play board games with residents of the Oaks retirement community. On October 27 they will read books to kids at Schlow Library. They will be participating in the Penn State Dance Marathon again this year and have raised $1,860 and $1,100 in their two canning efforts thus far. Social events this fall have included a visit to the creamery, their annual hayride and a climb of Mt. Nittany. The State College area Rotary clubs were proud to present the club with a Rotary banner at their second meeting of the fall. LONG MEADOWS CLUB NEWS The Affordable Health Care Act was the timely topic at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Long Meadows. Guest speaker Earl Stoner explained to the club how the act might affect the local community in implementation. The topic was of great interest to the club as several members of the club are active in the fields of medicine or insurance. Earl Stoner, Master of Public Health, was appointed, in May 2007, to the post of County Health Officer for Washington County. Mr. Stoner had previously held the position of Deputy Health Officer since July 6, He served as Director of the Division of Health Services for Washington County Health Department from 1999 until Stoner is originally from Hagerstown and holds a Masters of Public Health degree from West Virginia University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Health from the University of North Florida and an Associate of Arts degree from Hagerstown Community College Stoner has served on the Board of various organizations including The United Way of Washington County, the Western Maryland Area Health Education Center, the Walnut Street Community Health Center, the Washington County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board, Hagerstown Community College Athletic Boosters, and the Washington County Mental Health Advisory Committee. Rotary International is a global network of community volunteers who believe we can improve life for all through promotion of service, peace, and health. From Left: Donna Long, Rotarian; Sila Alegret-Bartel, Rotarian; Dr. Howard Weeks, Rotarian; Ed Lough, Rotarian; Dr. Ric Behan, Rotarian; Earl Stoner, County Health Officer; Dr. Hugh Talton, Rotarian, Dr. Bob Nitzell, Rotarian, and; Dr. Francisco "Kit" Japzon, Rotarian. 19

20 The Rotary Club of Long Meadows recently invited Carolyn Brooks to speak on the topic of building good character in the younger generation. Carolyn Brooks is founder and chairperson of "CHARACTER COUNTS! of Washington County", which is an organization that promotes ethical behavior in schools and throughout the community. The measure of our true character is what we are willing to do when we are sure we would never be found out" is one of Brooks' favorite quotes." It causes one to reflect on what things we would be willing to do if we were sure not to be caught. It makes one wonder how close to the edge of unethical behavior we might venture." Brooks said. She said she experienced an awakening to anti-social and uncivil behavior among young people when she started to volunteer at her neighborhood elementary school. The respect that she was taught for the authority of educators and administration in school seemed to be missing and she felt something had changed that caused great concern for her and other parents. Most distressing was the way conflicts were resolved: through fighting, bullying, and undignified language. It was obvious to Brooks that character-building skills were needed. She talked about how she became a woman on a mission to find solutions. It was important for her to find a strategy that included the entire community and not only youth. After researching various programs, she discovered CHARACTER COUNTS!, a national organization, formed in 1992, that is an alliance of more than 500 nonprofit organizations dedicated to strengthening the character of Americans with a consistent set of ethical values. The values, which are not politically, religiously or racially based, are called The Six Pillars of Character. These pillars are trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. The Six Pillars are the common language used to discuss how choices impact our lives, Brooks said. The CHARACTER COUNTS! strategy in not intended to be judgmental but is intended to encourage citizens to take responsibility for their actions. CHARACTER COUNTS! is implemented into day-to-day activities by teaching, enforcing, advocating and modeling ethical behavior. The ethical messages sent must be clear, consistent, and repetitive. Building character is not an academic undertaking. It must be relevant to the lives and experiences of community members, she said. CHARACTER COUNTS! of Washington County, an all volunteer organization, became a national member and began its partnership with Washington County Public Schools in In addition, the "Choose Civility" program, born out of a dialogue to update policy at WCPS, is in the conceptual stage and aims to bring a broader focus to civility throughout the community. Brooks invites the community to join the coalition, and help them celebrate CHARACTER COUNTS! month in October. From Left: Ron Bowers, Rotary Club President; Carolyn Brooks, CHARACTER COUNTS! founder; Dave Pembroke, Rotarian; Rodney Rose, Rotarian. LeRoy E. Myers Jr., District 1C delegate to the Maryland Legislature, spoke to the Rotary Club of Long Meadows recently. The topic of Myers' speech centered on the topic of improved autonomy for Washington County. The current form of government in Washington County requires all changes in county law to be approved by the Maryland Legislature, which only meets for 90 days each year. Under a more autonomous form of government, Washington County citizens would be less beholden to the whims of the Maryland Legislature, said Myers, a proponent of home rule, which has already been adopted by a vast majority of Maryland counties. Myers also explained that he would not stand for election to the legislature, choosing instead to focus his political efforts on an elected position in Washington County government. 20

21 Junior Mason and Amy Riley, City of Hagerstown, Parks and Recreation Division, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Long Meadows about the dynamics of a department that is constantly responding to change; developing new programs; and adding and upgrading facilities, to provide the area residents with an exceptional leisure experience. The numerous parks, facilities and recreational programs that the City of Hagerstown, Parks & Recreation Division provides, contribute directly to the health and well-being of the entire Hagerstown community. Their goal is to provide all Hagerstown citizens high quality recreational and leisure opportunities in safe, modern and well maintained parks and facilities. The Long Meadows Rotary maintains a park on Northern Avenue in partnership with the Parks Department. The Rotary Parks is also part of project that will join three parks in the north end, which will result in a whole new park experience in that area, the other two parks being the American Legion property and the Mills Park. Rotary is a global organization of local volunteers who work to improve their communities through projects such as this joining of the local parks. 21

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