Selinsgrove Area Rotary Club

Engage Rotary-Change Lives

Vol. 86, No. 14

Editor – Dottie Anderson

Next Meeting:
Oct. 17, 2013 – Speaker will be Dr. David Imhoof, Susquehanna University
History Profession. His topic is “From Weimar German to the Third Reich:
Culture and Germany’s Road to Nazism.” Nelson Bailey is the host. SVCC, 11:45
a.m.

Oct. 10, 2013:
Twenty-seven Rotarians and guests (Fritz Heinemann of Economics PA, John
Fischer’s guest, Susan Myers of West Va., Dottie Anderson’s guest, and Rocky
Baer, Mike Flock’s guest) were present as John Fischer introduced speaker Don
Remmey of Remmey: The Pallet Company. With two locations, one of which is in
Beaver Springs, the company makes over 400 different sizes of wood pallets. Founded
by a member of the Amish Community and purchased by Don in 1990, he recognizes
the cultural differences and has learned how to succeed while providing better
working conditions for his employees who now number about 160. The history of
wood pallets (starting with skids used for the military) and then further
developed as a commodity that assists any business shipping and storing
materials was very interesting.

ROTARY FOUNDATION RAFFLE – 1 TICKET FOR $5.00; I6 TICKETS
FOR $25.00. WRITE A CHECK OUT TO ROTARY FOUNDATION TO PAY FOR TICKETS. THEY ARE
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Announcements:
Toby Skinner requested volunteers to assist with the distribution of candy at the Tues. 10/15 Halloween parade in
Selinsgrove. While the Club had determined not to do this again, that
information had not been shared with Parade organizer Chris Kenawell and he has
already purchased candy for parade participants and is counting on Rotary assistance.
Come to the CVS store when the parade is being organized and help distribute
candy to each float advisor.*Oct. 15 is Purple Shirt Day in high schools in
recognition of Salk’s vaccine and polio plus efforts.**Don Summers requests
volunteers to assist with Dictionary distribution at the Intermediate school on
Friday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m.***President Wes will soon be appointing the
Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee and holding a board meeting to
discuss grant applications. Good News
of Rotary: Konrad Kempfe shared the following found on www.youtube.com/rotaryinternations:
In Japan after the March 2011 Tsunami destroyed 8000 schools and uprooted over
100,000 children, two schools survived and RI has provided assistance to one of
the communities where music is especially important and Lima, Peru where the RF
provided water filters to 5000 families. Sergeant
at arms: Marv Rudnitsky collected happy fines from: himself (Pirates
season); Mike Flock (Rocky); Tom Gates (Art and Wine event, John Stokinger’s
50/50 win and donation); Dave Lawer (guests, Bill Clark doing well); Melissa
Laniewski (Dave’ reminder); John Fischer (guest and speaker); Wes Knapp
(speaker); Hal Dunkelberger (Snyder Ct. rec for young offenders program); Donna
Schuck (speaker and mom’s Salk connection); Jeff Schwam (Berkeley family
weekend in Boston); Mike Piecuch (leaving early and speaker);and Sheri Hoffman
(healed).

Future Programs:

Oct. 24 – Vocational
Program at Kreamer Feed hosted by member Jeff Schaum – An Open House of New
Organic Mill – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., lunch served from 12 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP to
Sally Mabus 1-800-767-4537 or 570-374-8148 or kreamerfeed@yahoo.com by 10/18. If you can be present beginning
at 11 a.m., you will have the opportunity to hear special speakers. Mike Flock
will edit the newsletter.

Oct. 31 – Jay
Lemons, President, will provide an update on Susquehanna University. Tom Gates
is the host. Jared Roush will edit the Newsletter. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.

Nov. 7 – TBA, Report of the Nominating Committee, SVCC,
11:45 a.m.

Nov. 14 – TBA, Konrad Kempfe hosts. Second call for
nominations from the floor. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.

Birthdays: Oct. 21-John Reed. Nov. 6
– Donna Schuck, 8 – Jerry Rhoads; 15 – Art Bowen.

Quotation:
“We voice our hope and out belief that we can help to heal this divided world.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower