December 22, 2016

Selinsgrove Area Rotary Club

Rotary Serving Humanity

Vol. 89, No. 24                               President – Mary Peterhaensel          Editor – Dottie Anderson

No meeting December 29. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Next Meeting: January 5, 2017 – Speaker will be Jim Radel, licensed pilot and WW2 memorabilia collector, will talk about his project of building a working replica of a P-51 Mustang military airplane. Host is Melissa Laniewski. SVCC, 11:45 a.m. A Board of Directors Meeting precedes at 11 a.m.

December 22, 2016:  Thirty Rotarians and guests (Eric Groes-Peterson, plus numerous partners) were present for our annual Christmas Celebration and Luncheon. We were entertained by soprano Amy Caron and pianist Gail Fischer. A special highlight was Amy’s duet with her father, Marv Rudnitsky.  All enjoyed singing carols and other Christmas songs. Host Art Bowen also present Susan with her monetary thank you from Rotarians for faithfully serving our meals every week.  Joyce Anderson reported that Jerry Rhoads remains at GMC, hopeful for positive results from more tests, and Konrad Kenpfe is making a steady recovery from knee replacement surgery.

International Moment: Dave Lawer reported on a call from Shelterbox about urgent needs on border between Turkey and Syria. He also circulated a lovely hand written thank you note from a scholarship winner.

Announcements: Program hosts are reminded that it is the hosts responsibility to tell speakers that they will have 20 minutes for their presentations, with another 10 for any Q & A and that, as 1 p.m. approaches, those who are working will be leaving the meeting in order to return to work.**Save the date for Mallet Madness – May 19-20, 2017.***President Mary will be in Liberia for three weeks beginning 1/17 and President Elect Toby will be serving as presider during Mary’s absence. Mary is especially happy to be making contact with her adopted son’s birth father and siblings.

Sargent at arms: Marv Rudnitsky collected happy fines as follows: Happy birthday to Dottie Anderson; himself (Amy and Gail); Dave Lawer (guests and seeing bald eagle on way to meeting); Joyce Anderson (entertainers); Mike Flock (Cheryl S and work with young people); Mike Piecuch (guests, entertainers and son’s 4th place in Spelling B); John Fischer (Gail and Ecuador trip); Charlie McCuen (musicians and holiday); Art Bowen (all); Bob Soper (settling in and another party to go to); Bill Clark (honors choir singing at inauguration); Carol Handlan (1 year Rotary member, musicians, guests, Selinsgrove in 201i7); Ken Miller (guests); Mary Peterhaensel (entertainers, Liberia trip) and Mike Piecuch (Earl +15).

Future Programs:

Jan. 12 – TBA, Wes Knapp is the host. SVCC, 11:45 a.m. Deadline for reservations for Urban Rural Night.

Jan. 19 – TBA, Mike Piecuch is the host. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.

Jan. 26 – Urban Rural Dinner at Christ Community Church (3939 Park Road) with the Young Farmers. 6:15 p.m., Sarah Manaval is the host. A signup sheet will be circulated. Partners and guests welcome. Speaker for this vocational program is Elvin Stoltfoos, President/Founder of Pik Rite.

Feb. 2 – TBA, Tim Mahoney is the host. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.

Birthdays: December 30 – Dottie Anderson. January 5 – Mike Damiano; 12 – Mike Piecuch; 17 – Wes Knapp; 24 – Mike Flock.

Quotation:   “A good word costs no more than a bad one.”    English Proverb