2007-08 Rotary Club of Harrisburg Committees

COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS and Chairs

The Harrisburg Rotary Foundation is our local foundation. It is a charitable organization and therefore all contributions are tax deductible to donors. All funds received are used to support local service initiatives of the Club. The Foundation is governed by a board of trustees consisting of nine members of the Club, up to three of whom are appointed each successive year by the Chair, who is the immediate past President of the Club. No trustee may serve more than two successive terms. The trustees generally meet quarterly and make their recommendations on charitable activities to the Club Board. The Foundation's funds come largely from club members who are expected to make a minimum annual contribution of $100.00 to support its charitable initiatives each year. The Foundation receives and disburses additional gifts domestically and internationally as designated by the donors.

CLUB SERVICE: LANE CHAIR: Alfred W. Baker

Facilitates communication between committees and foster relationships and act as conduit to Board of Directors.

DEVOTIONS COMMITTEE: Wilson C. Everhart, Jr., Chair

Offer a brief non-denominational prayer of thanks prior to each regular Rotary meeting.

GREETERS COMMITTEE: Wilson C. Everhart, Jr., Chair

Two or three person team per meeting. They receive money from visiting Rotarians and guests prior to each meeting. Distribute attendance cards to each member of Harrisburg Rotary and welcome all who attend the meeting. At the beginning of each meeting, announce to the entire club the names of visiting Rotarians and guests. Periodically, solicit contributions from members for Good News Reporting.

HISTORIAN: David J. Morrison

Compiles, maintains and reports on the history of the Club. He also is preparing a Club Centennial History 1911-2011, to be issues at the Club Centennial.

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT and CLASSIFICATION: Sandy Beck and Geoff Dunaway, Co-Chairs

The purposes of the Membership Classification Committee are: (1) identifying appropriate classifications for membership; (2) formulating strategies for attracting new members; and (3) communicating membership development efforts to the club at large.

MUSIC COMMITTEE: Douglas W. Pieper, Chair

Arranges Club singing as part of the weekly meetings and/or provide musical programs.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Jewel Cooper and Robert F. Hostetter, Chair

Provide informative and entertaining programs of interest to the Club members.

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE: Shelly Myers and Bob Saline, Chair

The public relations committee works with Club leadership and each committee chair to determine what activities warrant coverage from local, regional and national media. This is accomplished through news releases, media alerts or direct media contact as appropriate. We have written and designed the Club’s informational brochure. We also supply photo updates to the Club’s webmaster.

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE: Kevin Lutz, Chair

Provides factual and creative information for Rotary Roundup on the meetings, speakers, and fun information on Harrisburg Rotarians.

ROSTER COMMITTEE: Conrad M. Siegel, Chair

The Roster Committee assists the Executive Secretary in preparing the Roster of Members which is printed and distributed at the beginning of each Rotary year in July. It contains data including name, address, phone, years of membership, Rotary Honors, Paul Harris status, etc. This data is maintained in a computerized database. It also contains committee membership, and club history.

ROTARY ROUNDUUP DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE: A. John Smither, Chair

Fold and insert our weekly "Rotary Roundup" into the slots on the badge boards. Committee embers are usually chosen from the ranks of our retired members.

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE: Carolyn Dumaresq, Chair

Provides annual forum for club members and leaders to gather for the purpose of determining long/short term goals and objectives. To seek committee commitment for implementation of these goals and objectives and to monitor the progress.

WEBMASTER: Kent E. Frese

Sponsors and supports the website.

ROTARY INFORMATION: Barry Ramper, II, Chair

New Member Information Committee: New members and proposers are invited to a Rotary Orientation. The President-elect serves as chair with input from the Harrisburg Rotary Foundation President, Rotary International Foundation Chair, and the Rotary President.

ROTARIANS 1st YEAR: Pattie Hindermyer, Chair

Rotarians First Year Committee: All new members will serve on this committee. It meets once a quarter so that new Rotarians can learn more about Rotary and plan one Rotary meeting.

FINANCE: William B. Boles, Chair

VOCATIONAL SERVICE: LANE CHAIR: Jeffrey R. Boswell

Act as liaison between the Board and committees of the Vocational Service Lane.

ROTARY LEADERS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE: Fred R. Hartman

Recruit 2 students from Harrisburg High School and 2 students from Bishop McDevitt to attend the annual Rotary Leaders Conference held annually at Messiah College in June.

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE: Peggy Grove, Chair

Selects one student from Harrisburg High School - John Harris Campus and Wm. Penn Campus, Harrisburg, Sci Tech and Bishop McDevitt High School to be awarded a $1,000 scholarship each. Committee members select the winners based on criteria that includes grades, class standing, a written essay and is balanced by personal need. Scholarship winners are invited to attend a Rotary meeting where they are introduced to the Club.

STUDENTS/TEACHERS OF THE MONTH COMMITTEE: John H. Sutliff, Chair

Monthly during the school year, celebrates and recognizes the scholastic achievements of 2 students and one teacher from both Harrisburg High School and Bishop McDevitt High School.

YOUTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM (YCDT) Karen F. Snider, Chair

All chairs and sub committee chairs are responsible for convening their committees to do the work of the team, seeking input from the Chair on items having major impact and reporting on the progress of their projects to the Chair. The overall Chair is responsible to report to the Rotary Board and Club.DT Program/Operations

COMMUNITY SERVICE: LANE CHAIR: J. Michael Love

Facilitates communication between committees and foster relationships and act as conduit to Board of Directors.

ECOLOGY: Jack Detweiler and Mark Koellner, Co-Chairs

Committee solicits speakers to present programs to the Harrisburg Rotary Club concerning the environment, seeks volunteers for improving water quality of the Chesapeake Bay watershed through stream bank plantings and promotes projects to preserve our environment.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: Fred R. Hartman, Chair

The Rotary Club of Harrisburg provides hands on labor and solicits in-kind donations of materials that are used to rehabilitate a single family home in the City of Harrisburg. The Committee's leadership works closely with the Harrisburg Chapter of Habitat for Humanity to identify a house that is in need of repairs.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST COMMITTEE: Karen M. Paris and Jacqueline Bedard, Co-Chairs

An exciting morning of cooking, serving and eating with others along with raising funds. Our annual pancake breakfast is held at the John Harris Campus of Harrisburg High School.

SERVICE ABOVE SELF COMMITTEE: Ellen M. Kyzer, Chair

Has the opportunity to recognize outstanding community volunteers. The committee solicits nominations from non-profit organizations of their special volunteers and evaluates the top candidate. The top three candidates are recognized at a Rotary meeting each year. The organization which nominates the volunteers receives a contribution from the club and the nominee receives a plaque.

SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE: Andrew R. Rebuck, Chair

Committee sponsors the 2nd Thursday of the Month, Happy Hour, Fire Side Chats, and Semi-annual golf tournaments during the course of the Rotary year.

SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING COMMITTEE: Harold S. Hurwitz, Chair

The Harrisburg Club assists the Salvation Army with raising funds through bell ringing at Strawberry Square’s Atrium during the Christmas season.

COWMOOTEE: Deborah Abel, Chair

Rotary Belle goes to the schools to help kids learn about Service Above Self.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE: Lane Chair: John P. Judson

GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE COMMITTEE: David J. Morrison, Chair

Works with Rotary District Committee to organize and support District sponsored Group Study Exchange teams to and from various countries. These teams of four or five persons spend a month in intensive introduction to the business, social and cultural life of another country (or of our region, in the case of visiting teams.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION COMMITTEE: John P. Judson, Chair

Interprets the work of the Rotary International Foundation to the Harrisburg Rotary Club. This committee highlights important projects funded by the RI Foundation, and assists in members' continued strong support of giving to that important work.

WORLD FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE: Robert J. Hall and Richard P. Moultrie, Chair

Reviews, considers, and pursues international service projects, in coordination with the District and International Rotary offices. Sponsors and organizes international service projects in which local club members can provide direct service to those in need.

YOUTH EXCHANGE COMMITTEE: Terry Barnaby and Ron Guss, Co-Chairs

Each year this committee provides the necessary support to enable one or more area high school students to participate in a school-year long Rotary Student Exchange program in another country. The committee also makes arrangements for and supports one or more "inbound" exchange students from another country who participate as exchange students under the sponsorship of our club. The Rotary youth exchange program, like the Group Study Exchange, serves the important cause of promoting international understanding.

SUPPORT THE TROOPS: A. John Smither, Chair

Supplies for the Troops: Rotarians are asked to give a $10 contribution towards the purchase of personal items needed by our troops overseas and the transportation costs associated with shipping these to U.S. military installations.

DISTRICT SERVICE: LANE CHAIR:

Provides leadership to perpetuate the Rotary District 7390 goals for their projects and objectives.