April 3, 2008

                                       
Selinsgrove Area Rotary Club
Rotary Shares

Vol. 81, No. 39                President – John Bickhart                     Editor – Dottie Anderson   *************************************************************************************

This Week: April 10, 2008 – Michael Damiano will speak about the mission trip he made to Panama. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.

April  3, 2008 – Thirty-one Rotarians were present for this quarters Club Assembly. President John inducted Shane Hendricks as a member of the Club. Each Avenue of Service group met and reported as follows: Club Service (John Stokinger reporting) – Determine how Club will maintain quality weekly programs (a committee or the president?); Web site development and Club Communications (continue combination of snail and e-mail, perhaps add link to web site); work on attendance percentage.  International Service (Konrad Kempfe reporting) – this year shelter box, Panama Mission, Ecuador potable water project, and GSE Team visit are the highlights. Vocational Service (Tom Gates reporting) – perhaps expand Free Enterprise Week funding; invite Jack Bohn to discuss SUN Vo Tech program and do a tour; perhaps tour Penn Lyon Homes and Sunbury Generation in the new year. Community Service (Ken Miller reporting) – in process yet this spring are the Distinguished Service Award, the June 7 Chicken Barbeque and Little League Tournament; SSDC for 2nd year; developing Rotary Field for international play with much help from Shane Hendricks (electronic score board, fencing extension, etc. Shane will need additional help between 4/14 and 24.  Art Bowen project of having each Chair write a description of work for the sake of the future.  Rotary Foundation goal will continue at $100 per member. 

Announcements: The GSE Team from Brazil is here April 13-19. They will present to the Club on April 17 at our Distinguished Service Award dinner.  PLEASE SIGN UP TO ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT MEETING IN THE LIFE OF THE SELINSGROVE AREA CLUB.  Attendance by partners and other guest encouraged.**Dates of District Conference – April 11-13, in Williamsport. Members urged to attend.***West Snyder Club celebrates its 50th anniversary 4/15, at the Beavertown Fire Hall at a cost of $15 per person.  RSVP by 4/1 to Tammy Hassinger, by calling 658-7760.****John Fischer announced the beginning of planning for the 16th annual Golf Tournament in support of the SAYF.  First meeting is 8 a.m. on the 10th at Perkins.*****Picnic Planning Comm: Judy Spiegel, Kendra Aucker and Don Summers. Date: June 12 or 19)

Sergeant At Arms:  Marv Rudnitsky collected fines as follows: from Ken Miller (Happy Birthday sung); himself (for Joyce Anderson’s return); Joyce (for successful eye surgeries); John Fischer (for Shane); Hal Dunkelberger (attendance today); Konrad Kempfe (Germany trip); Nelson Bailey (happy to have Konrad back); Chris Kenawell (family good news); Tom Gatess (Myrtle Beach trip and good golf despite some people’s handicaps); Paul and Judy Spiegel (happy to be back, daughter’s wrestling career, and Williamsburg vacation); Don Summers (late); Mike Hayes (PETS and SSDC fund raising); Earl Ferster (plus $25); and Charlie McCuen (round up to $30 and buying a new house).

Future Programs:                              

April 17 – SSVC, Social begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner and the Distinguished Service Award Presentation and GSE team program on Brazil. Sign up sheet is circulating. Partners and guests are more than welcome.  This is an evening not to be missed!

April 24 – TBA, SVCC, 11:45 a.m.

May 1 – Mark Barnhardt, Principle-in-Charge; Jim Martin, Project Manager and Leah Shiley, Director of Business Development, all with EI Associates, Inc., will make a presentation about the Selinsgrove Elementary School project. SVCC, 11:45 a.m. Newsletter editor needed.

May 8 – TBA, SVCC, 11:45 a.m. Newsletter editor needed.

Birthdays:  April 7 – Bob Soper and Ken Wagner;  20 – John Bickhart; 23 – Jim Taylor; 28 – Bob Fogle; 29 – Chuck Steininger. May 15 – John Stokinger; 23 – Jack Roush.

Quotation:  “True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.” 

                                               –Charles Caleb Colton