Selinsgrove Area Rotary Club
Be a Gift to the World
Vol. 88, No. 40 President – Mike Piecuch Editor – Dottie Anderson
Next Meeting: April 28, 2016 – John Stokinger and Jared Roush will present “Mallet Madness” to inform and motivate members to fully participate in this Rotary Fund Raiser. Dave Lawer is the greeter. John Stokinger will edit the newsletter. 11:45 a.m., SVCC.
April 21, 2016: Thirty plus Rotarians and guests were in attendance for the Second Community Spirit Award Luncheon, honoring the work of the Dauntless Hook and Ladder volunteers. John Stokinger presided and Earl Ferster provided the invocation. Speakers were Tom Garlock, Selinsgrove Police Chief and Paul Williams, Borough Manager. Fire Chief Don Weirick and Assistant Fire Chief Drew Heintzelman were present to accept the award on behalf of the company. Chief Garlock spoke about the wholehearted commitment volunteer firemen make to respond 24 hours a day, and to run into a burning building. The requirements on training, 200 hours before a volunteer can even go along with the company, plus the time commitment make it increasingly difficult to recruit volunteers. The company at this point has about 40 people on the rolls, with about 15 active and responding to all pages. Paul Williams urged all to read Senate Resolution 60 which describes incentives that could/should be provided to these volunteers. It was passed a decade ago, but has not be fully implemented. It is estimated that it would require an additional 3 million annually for the Borough to provide fire protection using paid personnel. Joyce Anderson was the host and Konrad Kempfe was the greeter. Joyce is thanked for once again putting this special program together, providing a printed program and table decorations.
Announcements: Remember to follow up with sponsors about Mallet Madness, our 5/21 fundraiser. Please assist in sponsoring and recruiting teams. This is definitely an all hands on deck event. *Plan ahead – Installation of 2016-17 Officers and Directors is scheduled for June 23.
Future Programs:
May 5 – Dave Lawer is the host as 2016 Rotary and SACF Scholarship Recipients are introduced to the Club. Melissa Laniewski is the greeter. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
May 12 – TBA, Chad Cohrs is the host. Charlie McCuen is the greeter. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
May 19 – Ron Cohen, Vice President for University Relations will be the speaker, Dave Betz is the host. Ken Miller Is the greeter. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
May 26 – Speaker will be J. Donald Steele, member of the Early Learning Investment Committee of the GSVUW. Host is Bill Clark, greeter is Brian Neitz. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
Birthdays: May 15 – John Stokinger
Quotation: “To be useful is, in a way, to justify one’s own existence. The difficult thing, perhaps, is to learn how to be useful, to recognize needs and to attempt to meet them.”
Eleanor Roosevelt, pg. 103, You Learn by Living