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Telephone: 717-234-1208
Fax: 717-234-3234

February 1, 2010

Speaker: Dr. Linda Rhodes. Columnist for the Patriot-News/Director, Hirtzel Institute on Health Education

Topic: “Everyone dies…or so they say.”

Greeter:  Jeannette Archer-Simons
Invocation:  Jeff Boswell
Mini-Classification Talk: Larry Gardner
Rotary Minute: 
Club Singing:  Caryn Carr
Publications:   Karen Paris

Corporate Member

Birthdays:
Bonnie McCann  FEB 1
David Reed  FEB 1
Jack Detweiler  FEB 2
Jeff Habib  FEB 4
Jessica Malone  FEB 4
Craig Wisman  FEB 4
Deb Abel  FEB 6
UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS:
•  February 1 Dr. Linda Rhodes. Columnist for the Patriot-News/Director, Hirtzel Institute on Health Education
•  February 8 John Kirkpatrick, Editor and Publisher Patriot News – “The good and the bad news about the Patriot News”
•  February 15 NO MEETING

For complete programming go to our website: hbgrotary.org and click on calendar.
For meeting cancellations due to inclement weather.... Tune to ABC27-TV or check your e-mail or call the Rotary office at 234-1208.

PROGRAM:
Dr. Linda Rhodes. Columnist for the Patriot-News/Director, Hirtzel Institute on Health Education

Most everyone will be helping a loved one during the process of dying. Yet, most people feel helpless in knowing what to do since we live in a death-denying society and a specialized medical system makes it all the harder. Dr. Rhodes will explain what dying people want, what this means to you and how you can respond. She has conducted workshops for hospice volunteers, counseled family members with loved ones in Intensive Care Units, advised nurses and physicians on communicating with families at the time of death and most recently developed a guide on how, what and when to tell children when a parent is dying of cancer for Highmark’s Caring Place. She holds a doctorate in Applied Human Development from Columbia University and writes a weekly, award-winning column for the Patriot-News, Our Parents, ourselves advising baby boomers on how to care for their parents.

See you at the movie….     The Fellowship Committee

• From John Judson – District Grant Chair ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Thanks for your inquiries about relief in Haiti.  All of the usual organizations, Red Cross, Oxfam, Catholic Relief etc. are on the ground and doing good work.  I do not have much direct knowledge about any of them but know a lot about Hospital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) where I usually work in Haiti.  It is about 50 miles from Port au Prince (PAP) and had no significant damage. It is and has always been relatively self sufficient due to the poor infrastructure in Haiti with three diesel generators for electricity and a community size water tower.  E-mail by satellite has kept me in touch.  They are supported by the Grant Foundation, a regular 501c3 in Pittsburgh - so named because of the co-founder's maiden name.  The Grant Foundation has no other work but to support HAS.  Under normal circumstances, donations to the foundation cover 90% of the cost of all medical care.  Since HAS is now one of the few (3 at most) functional hospitals in Haiti and the only one reachable from PAP, they are now inundated with patients.  Injured people are coming by truck and car at an alarming rate. None have any resources - hence the 90% has now become 100%.  The halls and floors are filled. People are camped around the front entrance.  The hospital budget is always strained but now has become impossible due to needs for additional supplies, overtime pay, and additional workers.  Their work can be seen better on their web site www.hashaiti.org where there is also information on donations.  Their address is Hospital Albert Schweitzer/Grant Foundation; P.O. Box 81046; Pittsburgh, PA 15217. If donations are sent to HAS, donors will know exactly where the money is going and will get follow up when I am there next month.  Checks should be earmarked Earthquake relief.

• Please let Linda know if you will be attending the RI Convention in Montreal as there will be a District 7390 event.

• Anyone interested in more information about the 10-day Rotary/JCC Trip to Israel (www.rotaryjcctrip2israel.com) from Oct. 10 to 20, 2010, please contact York Rotarian Elliott Weinstein at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 848-6777x216 for specifics.

• THE ROTARIAN MAGAZINE - now that you've finished reading the last issue, consider taking it to the office waiting room, your dentist or doctor's office, or someplace where others would have the chance to read all about Rotary and the projects being done around the world.

DISTRICT NEWS:

• 1.  Check out the District Newsletter: www.hbgrotary.org
click on click on About Us
click on District 7390
click on District Happenings
click on Rotar- E Reporter
or  http://www.rotary7390.org/Portals/0/August%2009%20Newsletter.pdf

2. ROTARY DISTRICT 7390 /WGAL-TV 8 SIXTH       ANNUAL TEACHER IMPACT AWARDS nominations are now being accepted. The program will identify and honor teachers who have influenced students’ lives, both academically and personally. WGAL has posted the nomination form on the station’s web site (wgal.com) under the “Community Page” section. Nominations are also available through any Rotarian in the Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin, Adams, Cumberland, Perry and York County area. WGAL and Rotary are encouraging students, school administrators, PTOs, Alumni Associations, parents and anyone with first hand knowledge of an outstanding teacher to nominate him or her for this award. Recipients of the award will be profiled on future News 8 broadcasts in May, 2010. A Teacher Impact Awards recognition banquet is being planned for Monday, May 17, 2010.

3.  Rotary Foundation Seminar: Please join us Saturday, March 6 at the HARRISBURG EAST HOLIDAY INN (4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg) for the District 7390 Rotary Foundation Seminar!  Registration and continental breakfast from 8:00 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. Promptly at 8:30 a.m. the informative sessions will begin. Lunch will be served and the day will end by 3:00 p.m. All this for just $35.00per Rotarian!

4. ROTARY FOUNDAITON DINNER:  MARCH 6, 2010
5. DISTRICT CONFERENCE:  APRIL 22-25.  Sign up for a day!  Go to the website.

ATTENDANCE:
LAST ROTARY MEETING:  1/25/10       65%
Rotarians 83     Active Specials   9          Guests 15        Visiting Rotarians  1     = 108

Minutes by Steve Samara:
The first-year Rotarians ran an excellent meeting led by Acting President Nichole Baer who called the meeting to order. Chris Dellinger offered the invocation (appropriately focused on reaching out to earthquake-stricken Haiti) and also led attendees in the singing of our National Anthem.

Gary Dent offered birthday wishes to several Rotarians and recognized individuals who had guests present. Bob Saline introduced his guest Jeff Haas, noting that Jeff had just completed his paperwork to become our newest member.

After being recognized by Gary, Hal Hurwitz expressed his gratitude to all those who volunteered to serve as bell-ringers over the holidays and said that collections for the cause totaled approximately $1,500.00.

Fran Seeger presented the Rotary Minute which highlighted Rotary Foundation efforts in Haiti. The foundation has established the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund which, to date, has raised $48,000 for long-term recovery in the country.

Gary Dent truly exemplified multitasking by offering the Mini-Classification Talk, informing attendees about his responsibilities as Vice Chancellor-Chief Human Resources Officer with the State System of Higher Education. Gary noted that his primary focus is to build “wonderful working relationships” among the myriad piece parts that make up SSHE. Finally, Gary recognized and thanked fellow Rotarian John Cavanaugh for making his work at SSHE so rewarding.

Karen Paris and Jackie Jackson-DeGarcia presented the outstanding results from the recent Pancake Breakfast. Despite a down economy and the accompanying problems of fundraising, the breakfast cleared almost $25,000, an increase of $3,000 over the year before! Jackie and Karen explained that $4,000 of the proceeds will go to scholarships with the remainder directed to the Harrisburg School District. The two then presented a check to Superintendent Gerald Kohn in the amount of $20,731.69. Kohn thanked Rotary and said that the money will be directed to three school programs, noting that college courses offered at Sci Tech High will receive funding. These classes had recently suffered a 75 percent decrease in funding and some students who had planned to enroll in the classes for the second semester would have been unable to attend absent the Pancake Breakfast proceeds.

Bob Saline announced that a survey will soon be distributed to members as part of the club’s strategic planning project. In addition, a strategic planning session is scheduled for March 2, 2010 for committee chairs and board members.

Bill Spahr served as master of ceremonies for the awarding of Student/Teacher of the Quarter recognitions. The awardees gave brief remarks and truly exhibited all of the qualities and aspirations that we look for in recognizing these young people and their teachers.

Jeff Goldsmith introduced our speaker, Dr. Melvin D. Schiavelli, founding President of the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. Schiavelli noted that the university was founded in 2001 by community leaders and educators who had the vision to address the issue of creating a workforce for the “knowledge economy” of the 21st Century. His presentation was broken down into three segments: 1) Why do we exist?, 2)What makes us different?, and 3) How are we doing?

Schiavelli answered the first question by presenting these facts: In the south central Pennsylvania region we have 25 percent of the population with college degrees (12 percent in urban areas). For every 1 percent increase in college graduates, we see a corresponding increase in per capita income of $763.

With regard to what makes the university different, Mel said that there is no tenure for faculty, no traditional academic departments, and no traditional majors. Instead, majors have been clustered around specific industries, and the curriculum has been designed by not only educators, but industry representatives as well.

Finally, Dr. Schiavelli offered that the university is doing quite well, having been chartered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education several years ago and receiving MSCHE accreditation in June of last year. Enrollments have tripled over the past three years and currently the institution has 570 students. Applications for the Fall of 2010 are up 13-fold over Fall of 2009!

Acting President Nichole led the club in reciting the four-way test and the meeting was adjourned until Monday, February 1st.

OFFICERS:

DIRECTORS:

Carolyn Dumaresq           
John P. Judson, M.D.      
Robert S. Saline              
Barry Ramper, II,             
Carrie N. Wissler Thomas
William B. Boles                
William M. Tillett

President
President-Elect
Vice President
Immediate Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant-at-Arms

Caryn J. Carr
John R. Detweiler
Kent E. Frese
John J. McHenry
Lawrence M. Means
Maria B. Persico
Andrew R/ Rebuck
Karen F. Snider