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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 7360

March 2013

Volume 2 Number 9

WHAT’S HAPPENING!

Rotarians, Welcome Spring! Instead of making further remarks, I am printing an email I received recently from Diane Whitaker, Downtown Lock Haven Rotary Club secretary. MAKE-UP MEETINGS: I missed our club's March 12th meeting so I went online to the Rotary eCLUB for a make-up session. www.rotaryeclubone.org. You are asked to read or view their literature for at least 30 minutes for it to be considered a make-up session. There is also a suggested fee involved using PayPal or check. The topics I read for my make-up included “Building Better Business Relationships,” “Value of Keeping Good Records,” “How to Ask for What you Want,” “Caring for a Loved One, Caring for Yourself,” a video clip featuring the incoming International Rotarian President Ron Burton with the 2013-2014 theme Engage Rotary, Change Lives and “Feeling Guilty What a Shame.” You can guess why I chose the last one! Each article was very informative and could be used in your personal or business life. Now some of the information I knew, but it was fun to read anyways. And my favorite –Value of Keeping Good Records reminded me that I need to hone my organizational skills (especially if anyone has seen my office.) Being a librarian, I also collected book titles from the bibliographies at the end of their articles. I plan to add some of the titles to the library’s business collection. All in all I rated the program excellent and had fun reading the views of other Rotarians. There are other eClubs out there so there are plenty of ways to keep your attendance above the 50% mark. Yours in Rotary Service, Mary Johnston District Secretary & Newsletter Editor

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MIFFLINBURG INTERACT TO HOLD HUNGER DINNER

What is a Hunger Dinner? A hunger dinner, often also known as a hunger banquet, is a dinner at which the guests are broken up into three categories, and their meal is based on which category they are in. The three categories are, A – the rich (15 percent of the guests), B – the middle class (25 percent of the guests), and C – the poor (the remaining 60 percent). The point of this dinner is to allow guests to see the disparity in how people live throughout the world, and to gain insight into the problem of hunger. Although in this case each guest will have enough to eat, what they eat will be drastically different. The rich population will eat a pasta dinner, with salad, bread and even dessert. The middle class will receive a sandwich and chips. Both of these classes will also be offered soda or juice as an alternative to water. The poor are not so lucky. They will be served rice and beans, with only water to drink.

Tickets are $7.00 and can be purchased through any Interact member or Mrs. Reish Coup (Interact Club Advisor). The dinner will raise awareness for world hunger and the funds raised will benefit Polio Plus, the Rotary effort to eradicate Polio. Please invite your friends and family and join us for this awesome, eye opening event! (Please contact Sarah Cooney (scooney923@yahoo.com) with any questions.

CURWENSVILLE CLUB NEWS

Curwensvile Rotary welcomed their most recent member, David Rose, at his induction on February 26. David, a native of Curwensville and a corporate controller, returned to his hometown area in 2012 and quickly re-involved himself in the community. Shown in the photo (L-R) are David’s sponsor, Sheila Williams, David, and Curwensville President Jack West.

The Curwensville club has also announced the debut of their “Curwensville Rotary Facebook page.” New member David Rose led the development of the club’s new social media outreach effort, just released on March 16. Curwensville invites all 7360 Rotarians to visit and “Like”

the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Curwensville-Rotary-Club/415484171875264?ref=hl.

HAGERSTOWN SUNRISE ROTARY RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FIRST-TIME PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS.

Paul Harris awarded March 15, 2013

John Hoover Pam Christoffel

Dwayne Shrader Stephen Ryan

Joseph Gerstner

A Paul Harris Award is conveyed in recognition of contributions to The Rotary Foundation. It is one of the most prestigious awards in Rotary and named after the founder of Rotary, Paul Harris.

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STATE COLLEGE DOWNTOWN CLUB NEWS

The Rotary Club of State College, Downtown, is happy to announce its annual spaghetti dinner at the Mount Nittany United Methodist Church on Branch Road in State College. The dinner is scheduled for Thursday, April 11 and will include a silent auction of donated items.

The Downtown Club has enjoyed a full schedule of extraordinary guest speakers in the past month or so. There was also a tour on the schedule.

Michael Paul, director of the Lunar Lion Project at Penn State spoke about the project he heads. The aim of the Lunar Lion is to create a vehicle that can be sent to the moon and travel on the moon’s surface. By accomplishing this, the team will win a $20 million prize.

The Penn State team is the only one of twenty that is university-sponsored. Paul stated that the exploration of space tells us much about who we are as a nation.

Part of Paul’s vision is to help the region develop an aerospace industry around the Penn State project. He explained that the airline industry grew up around St. Louis once the Spirit of St. Louis successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

On March 14, the Downtown Club paid a visit to the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology. CPI staff and faculty treated the group to a delicious lunch prepared by culinary arts students.

Following the meal, the club was introduced to the school’s leaders including Dr. Richard Makin, David Van Buskirk and Todd Taylor.

A tour of the school’s physical plant was impressive, revealing state of the art equipment, including a truck-driving simulator.

CPI offers 19 programs to students, and is developing programs to meet the needs of various industries. Thus, it is playing an important role in the development of a skilled and trained workforce. For example, the school offers a variety of courses that help students land jobs in the burgeoning natural gas industry in the Marcellus Shale play of Pennsylvania.

The school is currently undergoing a major addition with its new transportation center. It plans further growth in the near future.

The school’s staff noted that CPI is one of the county’s best-kept secrets. They would like to change that and have everyone in the community understand their value in economic growth.

MUNCY CLUB HONORS STUDENTS OF

THE MONTH Students honored with gifts of flash drives are shown with Rotarian Dr. Brandt. They are Student of the. Month for December, January, and February.

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HAGERSTOWN SUNRISE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES FUNDS

Rotary Club of Hagerstown Sunrise Foundation, Inc. distributed its Capital Improvement Funding grants to local non-profits on February 15, 2013. Foundation chair, David Abeles noted that sharing with the local community is one of the club’s highlights of the year. Abeles said,

“The Hagerstown Sunrise Rotary Grant Awards program is the culmination of our Club Members' hard work during our annual auction. It is a wonderful day for our members to hear from the various non-profits as to how they will utilize the awards to fulfill their respective missions and help our community. We gave close to $16,000 this year and in excess of $60,000 since the Club's Foundation began the program”

Sunrise Foundation Awards 2012-2013

Seated Mindy Morgan Turning Point Joyce Chabot St. John’s Shelter Laurel Good Girls, Inc. David Abeles Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Chair Angel Myers The Maryland Theatre Karen Cook Memorial Recreation

Mimi Dickinson Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation

Standing Dori Nipps Maryland Symphony Orchestra

Tamara Nuzzaci Park Maryland Symphony Orchestra Ronald Bowers The Maryland Theatre Carolyn Brooks Character Counts

Bridget Jones-Smith Character Counts Jim Deaner Boys and Girls Club of Washington County

Rebecca Massie Lane Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Jim Pierne Washington County Arts Council

Anne Martin Children in Need Stacey Lowman Hagerstown Community College Foundation

Jodi Ostrich REACH

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CLUB’S ANNUAL BULL & OYSTER ROAST HELD

On Sunday, February 24, the Rotary Club of Hagerstown held its annual Bull & Oyster Roast. This is one of the club’s biggest fundraisers of the year. Nearly every member of the club gets involved with this event. It has become one of the largest events of its kind in the county and in District 7360. The event features all-you-can-eat (AYCE) fresh shucked and fried oysters, extensive AYCE buffet, and adult beverages. Teams of volunteers circulate through the crowd providing opportunities for attendees to play adult games of chance. Table games are available for those who prefer that opportunity. The ninth annual event was the largest in history. Nearly 900 tickets were sold. Support was widespread as nearly every member of the club was involved with helping run the event. They were joined by dozens of non-Rotarian volunteers.

This year, Chambersburg Rotary Club President Mike Hicks staffed a display featuring a Shelter Box setup. He greeted many of those in attendance offering tours of the SB tent and answering questions and was able to raise a few hundred dollars toward the purchase of a Shelter Box.

In part because the event raises about $27,000 to benefit local charities many Rotarians get involved helping run this event. Members have been known to schedule winter vacations around the date of the annual Bull & Oyster Roast. While raising money is important, the camaraderie, fellowship, and fun make it all worthwhile.

GALETON ROTARY CLUB NEWS

The Galeton Club continues to have excellent programs. Henry Lush, our Program Chairman continues to assist members in finding informative speakers. On March 14 we learned about Highland Chocolates, a non-profit manufacturer of chocolate candy that is sold nationwide. Highland employs 20 developmentally disabled adults and 5 staff from their base in Wellsboro, PA. Originally they were a project of the Tioga County Human Services Agency. They recently joined Partners in Progress, an employment and social skills agency for the disabled. We learned how the various products are made and best of all we were treated to samples of their signature product, chocolate pretzel bark.

Plans for the semi-annual cheesesteak dinner were announced at the March 14 meeting. The dinner is scheduled for May 2 with both the ingredients and the cooks being imported from Philadelphia.

To date we have 7 members and guests signed up for the District Conference.

Our fledgling Interact Club continues to complete the requirements to become chartered. Currently they are staging a food drive to bolster the inventory at the local food pantry.

Five Galeton High School students entered the Rotary 4-Way Test Speech Contest. Final local competition was held on Tuesday, March 5. Winners were Zack Brown, 1st place, Dan Hatch, 2nd place, and Josey Beck, 3rd place. The 1st place winner will receive $100, the second place $50 and the third place $25. Zack Brown will compete at the Regional Contest on April 6 in Clearfield.

Picture: President Beth Hoff welcomes our newest member, Jeff Bliemeister, Site Administrator of the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum.

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ROTARY CLUB OF WAYNESBORO’S INTERACT CLUB REACHES OUT TO OTHERS There was an exciting event recently as local high school students presented a local service organization with a check, instead of the other way around! The Waynesboro Future Business Leaders of America, which is also the Rotary’s local Interact Club (Eligible students age 12-18) presented $1,000.00 to the Rotary Club of Waynesboro.

Club members designated the funds to purchase a Shelter Box that will deliver survival essentials to a family in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Whether the students’ Shelter Box goes to Haiti, Cuba, Syria, Mozambique or Sandy Hook, New Jersey, the Interact Members will be able to see where in the world their box is needed most by the aid of a tracking device no more complicated than under the skin of many of our pets. The Box purchase, with its disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, ground sheets, water storage and filtration equipment, cooking utensils, and basic tools, marks the satisfying of a commitment made by Waynesboro students who were selected to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference last summer at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa. Five area youths worked there developing skills and character while they experienced Rotary’s values of Service, High Ethical Standards, and Peace Initiatives. As an assignment upon departing the conference, the Waynesboro team took on a mission of raising the money for a Shelter Box. The entire Interact Club pitched in and volunteered their time to garner contributions through various fund raisers. Early this year, the goal was reached.

Shelter Box is in its 10th year of supplying emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies around the world. The local Rotary has tags on several of these boxes that are in 90 countries. Now, with the assistance of the Interact Students, and soon, with more assistance from college students in our local Rotaract Club (Eligible students age 18-30), Rotary will continue with these life-saving and humanitarian efforts that have already aided will over a million people. For further information, contact any Interact/FBLA student or Rotarian Bill Spigler (762-2701).

CLAYSBURG ROTARY ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY CHORUS PRESENTS HEE HAW The 12th Annual Hee Haw show was presented March 8th at 9th. The show was directed and coordinated by club member Dan Crist. This show is the clubs biggest fundraiser and 21 members of our club participated in one way or another. The chorus consisting of thirty-four community members singing five songs. Chorus members performed jokes and skits, some funny and some groaners, but all in good fun. Each night 7 special acts performed throughout the program. They consisted of singing groups, a dance group and soloist. The end of the show was a big patriotic tribute for our local service men and women. Service members in the audience were asked to come forward and stand at

the stage while their service information was announced. The Color Guard from our local Legion presented the flags. The local boy scout troop did the Pledge of Allegiance and then the chorus sang Thank You Soldiers. We had about 30 soldiers each night. It was a wonderful end to a great show. Part of the proceeds will go to PolioPlus.

Club members show duties:

9 club members sang in the chorus

5 members helped with light, sound and backstage help 5 members sold concession and tickets

2 handed out programs

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ANNUAL DANDELION DINNER TO BE HELD BY HEGINS-VALLEY VIEW CLUB

The Rotary Club of Hegins-Valley View will hold their Annual Dandelion Dinner on April 4th at the Sacramento Fire Hall beginning at 6:00 pm. Buffet Dinner includes dandelion (or Iceberg Lettuce), Hot Bacon Dressing, Boiled Potatoes, Ham, dessert, coffee, tea, water.

On this night we announce our Rotarian of the Year. We will be entertained by a sister & brother duo who have 'placed' in the Schuylkill County Jr. Idol Contest...they're really good! Tickets will be $17 per person and can be PAID IN ADVANCE to: Charles Fultz P O Box 212, Gratz, PA 17030 or cfultz@gratzbank.com.

Reservations should be made before March 23.

POTTSVILLE ROTARY EVENTS IN APRIL

Members of he Rotary Club of Pottsville will be participating in the 2nd Annual Dash For Dave, a 1-mile Memorial Fun Run & Walk on April 7 in downtown Pottsville. Dash For Dave was started last year by as a memorial to Dr. David Zanis, a former Pottsville Rotarian who passed away in 2011. Our Club, along with the Pottsville Kiwanis Club and the Clinical Outcomes Group, an organization Dave founded, will be beneficiaries of the event. The Club will also be sponsoring the annual Charity Bowl, to be held April 12, featuring boys and girls high school basketball all-stars.

In an effort to increase awareness and membership, the Club will be hosting a Membership Mixer on Wednesday, April 10 at Maroons in Pottsville. The event was originally scheduled in March but was postponed due to an impending snowstorm.

CLEARFIELD CLUB’S 4-WAY SPEECH CONTEST

The Clearfield Rotary Club held its annual 4-Way Speech Contest at Lock Haven University, Clearfield Campus on May 5, 2013. Members were pleasantly surprised by the turn out this year, as thirteen students competed for the top honors in front of a crowd of about 100 parents, teachers, students and other guests in attendance. The club has been working with the local schools to try and raise interest in this project. Guidance counselor, Susan Spaid and teachers, Tangi Borden and Tiffany Warlow championed this project in the school and coached the students in public speaking. The teachers gave the project as a classroom assignment and then the students were told they could present their speeches to the club for the opportunity to win the three prizes we offered. A wide variety of topics, which held specific interest to the speakers, were presented including Obamacare, gun violence, and drunk driving. The Clearfield Club would like to encourage other district clubs that are not involved in the 4-Way Test speech contest, to consider it for next year. It is truly impressive to hear what our students are thinking about. CORRECTION: In the February 2013 What’s Happening newsletter I misidentified Downtown Lock Haven Rotarian honoree as Sue Foster and it should have been Sue Foust. My apologies – Mary Johnston, Editor

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SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB DONATES $500 TO SHEPHERDSTOWN LIBRARY

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club has donated $500 to the Shepherdstown Public Library. The funds will be used to help purchase a new set of children's books that provide information about different nations around the world.

The Club presented a check to the Library's director, Hali Taylor, at the Club’s March 5 weekly breakfast meeting at the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown. The accompanying photo shows Taylor, left, with Shepherdstown Rotary Club President Monica Lockett (center) and the Club's Vocational Service Committee Chair Peter Smith (right).

Smith noted that promoting children's reading has always been a priority for the Club, and the Club has frequently aided the Library with special purchases of this kind. Taylor said the books that will be purchased will be a welcome

addition to the Library's children's collections. She said they are "beautifully illustrated and full of facts and interesting descriptions of the people, geography and history of each country."

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB DONATES $500 TO SHEPHERDSTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club has donated $500 to the Shepherdstown Middle School Band Program. The funds will be used to support music clinics for students participating in the School's award-winning Jazz Band.

These clinics, which are held monthly during the school year, bring professional jazz musicians and outside music teachers to the school to provide expert instruction in jazz technique, style, tone, rhythm and interpretation.

This helps the Jazz Band to maintain a high standard of excellence. The Band frequently wins high honors in competitions and this year it was ranked as the top middle school jazz band in the state at the West Virginia State Jazz Festival in Charleston. The Jazz Band's next public performance will be at the annual spring concert for all Shepherdstown Middle School band students on April 15 at Jefferson High School. That concert will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the School's auditorium.

The Rotary Club presented its donation to the Band's director, Chad Conant, at the Club’s March 12 weekly breakfast meeting at the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown. The Band also performed at the breakfast.

The photo shows Ms. Conant, center with Shepherdstown Rotary Club President Monica Lockett (left) and the Club's Vice President, Paul Woods (right).

ASHLAND CLUB NEWS

Ashland Area Rotary Club will have a unit in the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 23rd in Girardville, PA. The decorated unit will carry the Rotary Wheel.

Student of the Month will be honored on Thursday, March 28th

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MORRISONS COVE ROTARY CLUB HONORS PAST PRESIDENTS Morrisons Cove Rotary Club members honored their Past Presidents at their annual dinner on March 12th at the Village Green, The Village at Morrisons Cove in Martinsburg, PA. Members and their guests gather annually to honor their members who have served as a Club President, which is a one year term.

Club President Beverly Gusler, 2012-2013 term, presided over the meeting including introduction of all of the Past Presidents that were in attendance. Garrett Hoover, CEO of Nason Hospital, was the guest speaker. Hoover gave a presentation on the current programs and services the hospital provides for the Morrisons Cove and surrounding communities.

Rotary International has 1.2 million members representing men and women who work locally and globally in hundreds of professions. Members of the Morrisons Cove Rotary Club work together to build, support and grow their communities. Club members connect with other professionals, share their time and experience with young people and support global causes, such as eradicating polio.

Shown: Morrisons Cove Rotary Club Past Presidents attending included; Front Row: Jean Wilkinson, Bonnie Hammel, Beverly Gusler (2012/13 President), Richard Bice and Richard Reeve; Back Row: John Biddle, John Over, Rusty Hoover, Doug Mingle, Steve Metzger, Dan Hoover, Tony Fago and Jeff Showalter.

BLOOMSBURG ROTARY CLUB’S INTERNATIONAL

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

The International Student of the Month for February is Arshiya Thapar. Ms. Thapar lives with her extended family – Grandparents, parents and brother - in Punjab in the northwest of the Republic of India. She is a Freshman at Bloomsburg University studying accounting and finance. Arshiya presented the customs and culture of her country and engaged in a lively discussion over the tradition of arranged marriage. Despite almost daily phone conversations, she greatly misses her family, friends and the foods of her country which use a lot of flavor herbs and spices, particularly butter chicken and roti, an Indian bread.

BLOOMSBURG ROTARY CELEBRATES AL LENZINI'S 94TH BIRTHDAY.

The businessman, a longtime Rotarian, and his daughter, Mary Lenzini Howe are shown at the meeting.

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STATE COLLEGE ROTARY CLUB HOLDS FOUR-WAY SPEECH CONTEST

Mary Johnston emceed the club’s first ever 4-Way Test Speech Contest.

The first contestant, Kaylah Urie, a freshman at State High and a member of Interact, spoke on how the 4-Way Test can be applied regarding gay marriage.

The second contestant, Michaela Crow, also a freshman at State High and an Interact member, gave her speech on self esteem and how to apply the 4-Way Test to it.

After the speeches while the judges were finalizing who the winner would be, Mary had each of the girls talk about themselves. Once the judges came back into the room, Mary introduced the judges, Debbie Fudrow, Scott Mato, Charlie Wilson, Eleanor Polley and John Weddell. Eleanor and John are Rotaractors and Mary thanked them for taking on this task. She also thanked the teller/timekeeper Roy Adams.

Mary announced the runner-up – Kaylah and presented her with a certificate and a check for $50. She reminded her that she would attend the Regional contest if Michaela could not attend.

The winner of the contest was Michaela who was presented with a certificate and a check for $100.

TAKE-OUT MEAL PROCEEDS DISTRIBUTED BY STATE COLLEGE ROTARY CLUB

On February 12, the State College Rotary Club distributed the proceeds of the Take-Out Meal fundraiser held in the fall.

Left: Scott Rawson from Centre LifeLink accepted the check for $1,000.00. He talked about some of the statistics for the ambulance service.

Right: Judi Sittler from Trout Unlimited talked about the group and what they are hoping for do regarding youth programs and other programs in general. She accepted a check in the amount of $1,200.00.

Left: Jeannine Lozier from the Foundation for the Mount Nittany Medical Center graciously accepted the $3,648.00 for the patient assist chair lift. $1,422.00 of the amount needed for the chair lift came from a

District Simplified Grant. She was overwhelmed that the whole amount came in one year.

Right: Last but definitely not least $3,700.00 was given to Strawberry Fields. Cindy Pasquinelli accepted the check and talked about how needed this money was and how it will probably be used.

A check in the amount of $500.00 was given to Our Lady of Victory for allowing the group to make the evening meals that were picked up via drive-through.

The total amount of money distributed was $9,548.00.

Left to right: Michaela Crow, Club President Molly Kunkel, and Kaylah Urie

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EMPORIUM CLUB NEWS Rotary Club of Emporium held its 10th annual Wine and Cheese Gala Fundraiser Saturday, February 23rd. Guests enjoyed an evening of wine tasting, various cheeses, desserts, silent auction items and a homemade wine contest. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefits the college/technical scholarships and other community projects. The Club also kicked off its 75th Anniversary that evening with a champagne toast and a tribute to Georgiann Holly & James Miller for their past service as Club Secretary/Treasurer. Jim Eberly, District Governor, presented Meg Whiting, Club President, a 75th Anniversary award from Rotary International.

On March 5th, Emporium Rotary held its annual 4-Way Speech Contest with students from Cameron County High School. Competition involved speeches centering on ethical issues including gun control, the welfare program, genetic engineering, religious freedom and copyright protection of music debated in a positive way using the 4 Way Test. Six students competed in the event with 1st place winner Kyra Azzato $100.00, second place winner Chloe Slusarick $50.00 & third places winners Anna Haas & Marissa Umble $25.00. Kyra will proceed to the Regional Speech Contest in Clearfield April 6th. Casey Saline (RYLA representative 2012 and daughter of Rotarians Mark & Carrie Saline) and Tyler Wigfield provided musical performances of vocal & guitar selections during speech intermissions.

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YOU’RE INVITED TO A CELEBRATION!

HUGHESVILLE ROTARY 75TH ANNIVERSARY

Saturday, April 6, 2013 6:00 pm – Reception

6:30 pm – Dinner

Country Fork Restaurant

50 South Main Street

Hughesville – PA

$20 per person

Pasta Bar includes: Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

Baked Spaghetti

Plain or Taco Stuffed Shells

RSVP by March 25 Tammy Hunsinger

175 Echo Valley Road Hughesville, PA 17737

tammy.hunsinger@comcast.net

570-312-0035

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BERKELEY SPRINGS IS GROWING

During the past year, The Rotary Club of Berkeley Springs has gained four new members bringing membership to a total 24.

The new members are Chris Chapman, Mark Harrell, Carol Becker and Ross Cook. Chris is a federal employee with the Bureau of Labor Statistics; Mark is the new President of CNB Bank in Berkeley Springs; Carol and Ross are retired State Department diplomats. Sean Forney Club President and Buzz Chamberlain Past President presented them with Membership certificates and pins at the Rotary Meeting on February 28th.

Fund raising projects this year are the sale of Rotary Discount Shopping Cards and Christmas ornaments and the annual Super Bowl Party. Other fund raising events are being planned. Funds raised are used to benefit local organizations, student scholarships, and international health care missions.

RYLA UPDATE

Planning for RYLA 2013 is well underway, and we hope that many clubs have already talked about sponsoring a participant or two (maybe three, four, or five :-)- We are excited for RYLA 2013 to get here!!!!

If your club has not already identified a RYLA Club Contact, please do so and send along their information to either Ryan Myers, RYLA CLUB Liaison, at r.a.myers.94@gmail.com or Gary Miller, District RYLA Chair, at gmm21@psu.edu.

To reserve spot(s) for RYLA, please send along payment of $325.00 per student to Gary Miller, 311 Oakwood Avenue, State College, PA 16803.

Attached to this email is a brochure for RYLA 2013, all other information including the Student Application can be found at the district website- http://www.rotary7360.org/.

We would like all clubs to have identified the student(s) they will be sponsoring, and their applications forwarded to the RYLA Committee by April 12, 2013.

Finally, we are looking for Rotarians to either serve as counselors for the length of the program or volunteer to help with the ShelterBox Activity on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. If you are interested in volunteering or have any other questions, email Gary @ gmm21@psu.edu.

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BEDFORD CLUB SPONSORS 4-WAY TEST CONTEST

Recently three Bedford County High School students competed in the Districts 4-Way Speech Contest at the club level. The contest winner, Michaela Grimm from Snake Spring Valley Christian Academy will go on to complete at the District level representing the Bedford Rotary Club. Caption from L to R: District Governor Jim Eberly, Michaela Grimm (Contest winner), Contestants Nathaniel Swain and Heidi Emerick, Bedford Rotary Club members Dr. Jim Seitz (Moderator) and Gary Shaffer (Club President) and Assistant District Governor.

BEDFORD ROTARY CLUB SUPPORTS LOCAL TOT LOT PROJECT

Gary Shaffer, President of the Bedford Rotary Club presented a check for $500 to Shelly Hays, Coordinator for the People for Parks project. The donation will be used to purchase materials for the Tot Lot portion of The Green community playground project. The Tot Lot is to be built by volunteer labor in mid-June of this year. Shelly explained the project to the club and showed members handprint tiles made by children for the playground and samples of fencing to enclose the area. Caption: Gary Shaffer (L), President of the club presenting Shelly Hays Coordinator, People for Parks with check for $500.

WAYNESBORO GETS INVOLVED IN SWIMARATHON

"I had seen a reference to this in the Rotarian magazine a couple of months back and thought it was interesting. But I had not really thought about it until the e-mail went out to the club announcing the link to the sponsoring club in Grantham. Even if I was the only one, I sent ahead and registered our club as participating in the swim and solicit donors. Dr. Bob got on board as a swimmer. Al Mueller brought it to the attention of the newly formed Rotaract Club in Emmittsburg, and somebody got the Interact Club involved too. So it sort of took on a life of it's own, each person doing just one component.

As of the middle of last week, with not all of the money counted yet, our efforts placed us in the list of top 10 participating clubs. As we get the Rotaract and Interact results, and other clubs report, we'll see if that standing sticks. " Pete Walters

DISTRICT CALENDAR — DATES TO SAVE

2013 District 7360 Conference – April 26-28 at The Wyndham, Gettysburg, PA District Assembly – May 18 at Celebration Hall, State College, PA

Park It for Polio – June 2 at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, Tyrone, PA Sharon Benner’s Installation as District Governor – June 29 at Shade Mountain Winery, Middleburg, PA

2014 District 7360 Conference – April 24-26 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, Breinigsville, PA

Check out what clubs are doing by visiting the calendar on DaCdb.

LONG MEADOWS CLUB NEWS

The Rotary Club of Long Meadows proudly announce that they have selected Dave Pembroke as the newest member of their club. Pembroke represents the profession of lawyers in the club. Rotarian Vince Groh sponsored Pembroke for membership in the Club.

Caption: Dave Pembroke is inducted into the Rotary Club of Long Meadows. Pictures, from L: Kennedy Boone, Vincent Groh, Dave Pembroke, Ron Bowers. Photo Credit: Sharon Ruppenthal

The Rotary Club of Long Meadows proudly inducts two new members into its ranks. The new members were chosen for their respective roles in the local community. Frank Morrisey, production director, represents Volvo Powertrain, and Dottie Gordon, owner and proprietor of Pure Consignment, and Jake's Auto Clinic, represents local entrepreneurs.

Caption: New members are inducted into Long Meadows Rotary by club officers. From L: Frank Morrisey, inductee; Donna Long, club treasurer; Dottie Gordon, inductee; Ron Bowers, club president. Photo Credit: Sharon Ruppenthal.

Hagerstown Police Chief Mark Holtzman spoke to the Long Meadows Rotary on February 25th about local crime trends and departments efforts and techniques to thwart crime and misdemeanor. Although statistics suggest that overall crime is on the decrease in Hagerstown, a disturbing trends of heroin use and overdose appears to be on the rise. Chief Holtzman recommended a website called crimereports.com for citizens to monitor the crimes occurring in the local area. The chief also touched on the Safe Streets initiative, which has shown to be effective in making streets safer. Holtzman is quoted as saying “[Safe Streets is] community-based, and our community goes beyond the city borders out into the county,” he said. “We partnered up with the sheriff’s department and other law enforcement partners throughout the community to both

prioritize and identify the offenders, and then we move to apprehend them through warrant apprehension.”

Caption: From L, Dr. Fransisco "Kit" Japson, Chief Mark Holtzman, & Club President Ron Bowers. Photo credit: Sharon Ruppenthal.

BEDFORD SUNRISE CLUB MEMBERS BUILD MUCH NEEDED RAMP

On March 9th members and a former member met at a home in the Bedford area to provide the family with a ramp to make it easier for the couple to access their home. The family came to our attention when Rick Smith, Director of The United Way of Bedford County and fellow Rotarian brought the request to one of our meeting in late fall. With the breaking of the winter weather our members got busy to help the family out.

With the help of local businesses; Creative Pultrusions, Inc. who provided the base of the ramp, Bedford Ford for the use of their garage for pre-assembling work, and Sean Bardell the use of his trailer to haul material to the site The Bedford Sunrise Rotary Club was able to provide the family with the much needed ramp. Truly Rotary in action. Thank you to all who made this project possible.

Shown right: Foreground Matt Bullington, Rick Smith; Allen Harr next to home and Tom Mereen

The finished ramp.

Adam Everly, Allen Harr, Project Leader, Ted Chwatek and Bill Beideman are ready to get to work

JOIN YOUR FRIENDS FOR THIS FREE FAMILY FUN EVENT!

• Free Food • Drinks • Games • Entertainment •

• Information to Keep Your Kids Safe • STAT MedEvac •

• Car Seat Safety Inspection • Fire Trucks • Clowns • Door Prizes•

IT’S A GREAT TIME FOR ALL!

Sponsored by:

Rotary Club of Tyrone, PA

FREE

FREE

FAMILY FUN BLAST!SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013 • 10AM TO 2PM

TYRONE AREA HIGH SCHOOL

February 26, 2013 Dear Fellow Golfers & Community Patrons,

The 11th Annual Grantsville Rotary Spring Golf Scramble is just around the corner! Each year, the proceeds from this fundraiser enables our club to make a positive impact on our surrounding communities. The funds go towards our College Scholarship Program and also financial assistance to many local organizations—over twenty different groups to date. Please consider joining us this year at the Maplehurst Country Club in Frostburg, MD. We have scheduled the event for Saturday, May 18, 2013 with a 9:00am shotgun start. Registration will occur from 8:00am to 8:45am the day of the event.

Our golf scramble consists of teams of four. The cost to register your team of four is

$400.00. This entry fee will include 18 holes, 2 carts (2 team members per cart), entry into all on course games (except for Skins), door prizes, team prizes, and of course, Free Beer! We will also provide a free lunch following the game along with complimentary water and soda. Prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the event.

Can’t make it to our event? You can still participate and show your support by

sponsoring a team hole for $100.00. All of our team hole sponsors will receive a flag with the sponsor name on it and it will be proudly displayed at your sponsored hole. At the conclusion of the event, the flag is yours to keep! This is a great way to still show your support of the Grantsville Rotary Club. Friends are also encouraged to participate at either or both of these levels. We are anticipating a large turnout again this year so please be sure to send in your registration early to reserve your Team/Hole Sponsor spot. We will again restrict the number of foursomes to keep the game moving at a nice and enjoyable pace. All payments and registration forms are due no later than April 30th, 2013. Please see the enclosed brochure for additional information, and the sponsor/registration form. Our golf scramble is headed into its 11th year and we cannot thank you enough for being a part of its success! We look forward to a great day out on the course with such great people, and for an excellent cause! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me. Warmest Regards, Greg Diehl Golf Scramble Chairman, & Grantsville Rotary Club President 301-895-5135-work 301-707-5150-cell Greg,diehl@hotmail.com

Checks can be made payable to the Grantsville Rotary Club, C/O Greg Diehl 226 Walnut Drive Frostburg, MD 21532

MAY 1 8, 2013 11TH ANNUAL SPRING GOLF SCRAMBLE

Held at MapleHurst Country Club in

Frostburg, MD

SPONSORED BY THE GRANTSVILLE ROTARY CLUB Scramble Format, Power Ball,

Longest Putt, Closest To the Pin,

Longest Drive, Skins available,

Team Prizes and Door Prizes! All

Hole Sponsors will receive their

flag to display proudly at their

location. Grab your team & join

us for a great day on the course!

Foursome for $400

or Sponsor a Hole

for your business or

group for $100.00

18 holes of Golf

Including Carts

Free Beer, Soda,

Water & Lunch after

the round

Win a 2013 Ford

Fusion with a

Hole-In-One on #10

9am Shotgun start,

Registration from 8-

8:45am

CONTACT:

Greg Diehl President, Grantsville

Rotary Club

greg.diehl@hotmail.com

301-895-5135 (w)

301-707-5150 (c)

Sponsor A Hole!

Only $100.00 to Sponsor a Hole. A flag

showing your sponsorship will be displayed

at the hole and is yours to keep after the

game! Please be sure to select the sponsor

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Name you would like to be proudly

displayed.

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9am shotgun start 8am to 8:45am registration

Saturday May 18, 2013

Maplehurst Country Club Frostburg, MD

$400 Team Entry Fee which includes: 18

Holes, All Games (except Skins), 2 carts

per team, PRIZES & GIFT BAG!

-Open to all players-

Refreshments & lunch will be

provided

Event Highlights:

-Lunch to follow

-Free Beer, Soda & Water

-Scramble Style

-Power Ball

-Longest Putt

-Closest to Pin

-Longest Drive

-Skins (optional)

-Team Prizes

-Door Prizes

-A Hole In One Wins a 2013 Ford Fusion!

-Awards at Conclusion

TEAM INFORMATION:

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Sponsor a Team: Sponsor a Hole: ( OR BOTH)

Amount Enclosed: $__________________

Checks payable to Grantsville Rotary Club C/O Greg Diehl & Returned with team

roster to: 226 Walnut Drive Frostburg, MD 21532

Each team will receive 2 carts. (1 & 2 listed above will be in Cart

#1, 3 & 4 will be paired up in Cart #2). Please keep this in mind

when you write in the team roster.

Main Contact: _____________________________________

Email: ___________________________________________

Phone: __________________________________________

Phone: ___________________________________

The mission of Rotary

International is to provide

service to others, promote

integrity, and advance world

understanding, goodwill, and

peace through its fellowship of

business, professional, and

community leaders.

The proceeds from this

fundraiser enables our club to

make a positive impact in our

surrounding communities. The

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our college scholarship

programs, and will also help

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over 20 worthy organizations

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Enjoy the Area’s 150th

150th Anniversary

Anniversary Events

Events

Surrounded by historic landmarks, Civil War-era charm, and stunning natural landscape, Gettysburg is a South Central Pennsylvania destination unlike any other. Situated just outside downtown Gettysburg, on the 100-acre Gateway Gettysburg campus, discover modern amenities, world-class dining, and a spectacular onsite theater just minutes from Gettysburg’s most popular attractions.

Guests of this centrally-located Gettysburg hotel are welcomed to this Federal-styled property by a dedicated and friendly hotel staff. After getting settled, take a refreshing dip in the indoor swimming pool, or enjoy a workout at the state-of-the-art fitness center. Two onsite restaurants dish up exceptional fare in a casual setting. Other exceptional guest services include complimentary shuttle ser-vices to local attractions and businesses, daily newspapers and complimentary WiFi.

Check Titles

Registration Information

Badge Name____________________________________________________

PDG AG PHF PP Pres. PE Treas. Sec.

Club Foundation Chair for 2013-14 (see discount qualification***) Club___________________________________________________________ Guest Badge Name_______________________________________ PHF Child (ages 5-12) ______________________________________Age______

Optional Tours (Not included in package prices)

Registration Deadline March 1st

Meal Package or Individual Choices

# Per Person By 2/28/13

Per Person After 3/1/13

Children Ages 5-12

Totals

Weekend Package ____X $185 $200 $82.50 $_______

(Fri. Dinner; Sat. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, Sun. Brkt.)

++Make sure to mark Sat night meal choices below

Non Package Prices

Friday Dinner ____X $55 $60 $16.50 $_______

Saturday All 3 Meals ____X $110 $115 $49.50 $_______

++Sat. Night Meal Choices _____Maryland Crab Cake _____Prime Rib

Sunday Breakfast ____X $25 $30 $16.50 $_______

**Subtotal of Tours if applicable (3/1/13 Deadline)……….. $_______

***Club Foundation Chair 2013-14 qualifies for $55 discount if you

register for Weekend Pkg. or Sat. All 3 Meals—Subtract $55 here...

$_______

Total Enclosed …………..………………………………………. $_______

Please make checks payable to the State College Downtown Rotary Club

Mail your registration no later than April 6 to:

Carol A. Walsh, District Admin. 157 Quarry Street

Bellefonte, PA 16823

Any questions please contact Carol at 814-238-7444 or cawalsh@aol.com

Friday, 4/26 - Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center 2:00pm-4:15pm Includes round trip transportation from the Wyndham

to the Visitors Center, tickets to the Film, Cyclorama, and Museum

Adults _____X $27 Total $__________

Children (K-12) _____X $24 Total $__________

Saturday, 4/27 - Two Hour Battlefield Tour 2:45pm-4:45pm Coach with a licensed Battlefield Guide to pick up passengers at the Wyndham for a two hour tour of the battlefield & return to hotel.

All Ages _____X $19 Total $__________

**Subtotal of Tours (transfer to totals on right) **$_________

The Rotary District Conference at GETTYSBURG

Join us as we come together for Rotary District 7360’s

Inaugural District Conference April 26 - 28, 2013 at the Wyndham Gettysburg

The schedule of events* Friday, April 26 1pm - Conference opens with sessions scheduled until 4:30 The afternoon will include the District business meeting and sessions on Social Media and District Humanitarian Projects. Additionally, Rotary Zone 29 Coordinator Mary Berge will be joining us. 2pm - For spouses and families, a tour to the National Military Park Visitor Center This is an optional two hour tour which includes transportation from the Wyndham as well as admission to the Visitor Center’s film, the Cyclorama and the museum

5:30pm – Reception followed by Dinner at 6:30

9pm – Hospitality Suites open. Want to compare some District Suds? – let’s have a taste test of

Yuengling (Pottsville) and Straub (St. Marys)

Saturday, April 27 7:30am – Breakfast 8:30am – Sessions begin For Club Foundation Chairs**, this is the first training session as we transition to Future Vision Also happening – a session where we can share Fundraising ideas, plus a report from our GSE Team that traveled to Ukraine 11am – Four Way Test Speech Contest Finals 4 High School students who worked their way through the regional competition make their presentations. 11:30am – Youth Exchange Luncheon 2:45pm – Battlefield Tour This is an optional bus tour of the battlefield. A licensed battlefield guide will be onboard to explain the battle as we travel about the field. 6pm – Reception followed by Dinner and Entertainment at 7pm This is our formal dinner – Black Tie optional 9:30pm – Hospitality Suites open …And there is no closing time listed. It’s all about fun.

Sunday, April 28 8:30am – Memorial Service 9:30am – Breakfast and the final session All sessions are business casual, except Saturday Dinner (black tie optional)

*as currently scheduled, subject to change as needed **as part of the training for Future Vision, each club’s Foundation Chair can register for the conference at a $55 discount. (must attend the Future Vision Training Session 8:30am Saturday)

Hotel accommodations: The Wyndham Gettysburg, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, PA 17325 Reservations: 866-845-8885 Ask for the District 7360 rate - $134.00 per night

Make History with District 7360’s First Conference