Selinsgrove Area Rotary Club
Make a Difference
Vol. 90, No. 16 President – Georgiann Toby Skinner Editor – Dottie Anderson
Next Meeting: November 2, 2017 – Marty Blessing and Malcolm Derk will present their classification talks. Don Summers is the host. First reading of the slate for 2018-19 officers and directors, and first call for nominations from the floor. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
October 26, 2017: Twenty Rotarians were present to hear Larney Auker speak about his experience as a volunteer with Aqua Viva Service, a sustainable clean water project of the United Methodist Church. The specific project Larney participated in was in Los Chiles, Costa Rica. This is located in the northern most part of Costa Rica is many of the residents are refugees from Nicaragua. The two wells Larney worked on were supported through a large grant from Rotary International, and the last one was the 60th well completed by Aqua Viva Service. It was quite moving to see and hear residents in a video speak about the improvement in their lives because of the ready availability of clean water. Konrad Kempfe was the host, and as our International Director, he encourages the Club to consider partnering in this endeavor or one like it. Dottie Anderson installed new member Danielle Little with the assistance of sponsor, Hal Dunkelberger.
Announcements: Sarah Manaval is heading the effort for participating in Tree Fest again this year.* 2018 Mallet Madness date is set – June 9 – Save the date.*Golf Ball Drop date is set for Oct. 20, 2018 at noon, with possibility of lunch being held at the same time. Goal is for tickets to be available for sale before the holidays, so that we sell now so people can use them as presents and we are able to get to the point of selling all 1000 tickets.**Nominating Committee for 2018-19 Officers and Directors is Mary Peterhaensel, Chair, Dave Lawer and Mike Piecuch. PLEASE consider serving in leadership positions and let Mary, Dave, or Mike know of your interests.
Sergeant at arms: Marv Rudnitsky collected happy fines (to best of Editor’s ability to hear and keep up): himself (Green inauguaration, Penn State win); Marty Blessing (another long lost cousin found, Danielle); Danielle Little (happy to be healthy again and to join); Konrad Kempfe (speaker); John Fischer (speaker, new member); Dave Lawer (speaker, new member, Selinsgrove Field Hockey ranked #13 nationally); Toby Skinner (speaker and Danielle); Bill Clark (new member, speaker); Mary Peterhaensel (new member, Carlisle trip) and Earl Ferster (speaker and new member).
Future Programs:
Nov. 9 – Speaker is Toby Gerhart from The Selinsgrove Area Little League. Tom Gates is the host. Second reading of slate and call for nominations from the floor. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
Nov. 16 – Annual Meeting and Election of Officers and Directors for 2018-19. Discussion planned about potential changes to the Club Bylaws to allow for Corporate and Partner memberships. President Toby Skinner presides. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
Nov. 23 – NO MEETING – HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY
Nov. 29 – Philanthropy and Weis Markets, speaker TBA, Dan Mahoney is the host. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
Dec. 7 – TBA, Dave Lawer. Board Meeting precedes at 11 a.m. SVCC, 11:45 a.m.
Birthdays: Oct. 21 – John Reed. Nov. 6 – Donna Schuck; 15 – Art Bowen.
Quotation: “Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.” Thomas Paine