Rotary Roundup

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Executive Director: Linda Freedenberg Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Telephone: 717-234-1208
Fax: 717-234-3234

Speaker: Kelly Lewis, President & CEO TechQuest Pennsylvania

Topic: "IS TECH AND MANUFACTURING OVER AND DEAD IN RUSTY PA"?

Greeter:  Pat Amice
Invocation:  Carolyn Dumaresq
Club Singing: 
Publications:  Jacqueline  Jackson-DeGarcia

Corporate Members

BIRTHDAYS
James Good  APR 16
Dave Warren  APR 16
Ira Packman  APR 18
Connie Siegel  APR 19
Robin Scaer  APR 22

UPCOMING PROGRAMS
at the Hilton   
4/23 YCDT
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PROGRAM:
The Honorable Kelly Lewis, 47, President &, CEO of TechQuest Pennsylvania remains one of the go-to technology and innovation leaders in Pennsylvania.    One of the state’s recognized coalition builders Lewis has jumpstarted multiple technology business development victories through the creation of TechQuest Pennsylvania.  With a wealth of experience and contacts, Lewis has assisted hundreds of start-up, multi-national and non-profit organizations.
In 2010, Mr. Lewis led the formation of the Pennsylvania Government Technology Commission, which proposed and led efforts within gubernatorial, the transition team and new administration to improve IT investment, procurement and strategy for the same.  In 2007, Mr. Lewis brought dozens of statewide associations together to form the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Group and its Infrastructure Agenda for Pennsylvania, which helped pass the 2008 Clean Water Bonds, and other measures to enhance and improve infrastructures and technology supporting the same.  With the largest hospitals, health insurers and physician practices in the Harrisburg region, Kelly co-founded the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange (PA-HIE) and its efforts to improve patient safety and healthcare quality.  He continues to play a leading role in helping Pennsylvania adopt the best Health IT strategies for its citizens. 
Lewis created a number of recognized TQ services for technology business development.   TechQuest Broadband continues to help accelerate private-sector deployment of advanced broadband networks across Pennsylvania and leverage funding into more than $17.5 million in advanced-broadband contracts.  TechQuest Workforce Training provides best-of-breed workforce training which has leveraged $4.5 million in state, federal and corporate grants into more than $7.1 million in training for more than 6,550 professionals.  TechQuest-Internship is one of the largest fully-managed Internship systems in the nation, connecting companies and students into PAID Internships.  Since inception, students have been paid more than $1.1 million. 
Lewis is the host of TechQuest TV, a vibrant 30-minute statewide TV and video program.
At the time, one of the biggest upsets in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Lewis beat an 18 year incumbent.  Lewis served four years and his legislative record includes the nation’s first and largest bill for external heart defibrillators (Automated External Defibrillators - AEDs), placing more than 3,200 AEDs in PA school buildings.  Still the largest single purchase of AED’s ever, Pennsylvania’s open bids helped reduce global prices of AEDs by 55%, while saving hundreds and hundreds of lives.  His passed legislative initiatives included Pennsylvania’s Education Investment Tax Credit law, anti-predatory lending practices, highway safety corridor legislation, tort reform language against venue-shopping, and the growth supplement in the state budget to aid fast-growing schools.  In 2002, Lewis introduced the Confidence in Government Act to end pay-to-play practices in PA pensions, bond-underwriting and financial matters. Lewis was also actively involved in negotiations surrounding the State COLA negotiations, receiving many awards surrounding the same.   Lewis’ toll-equity effort at the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge cut toll rates and continues to save local residents and businesses more than $4 million per year.  Locally, Lewis started the Safe80 Task Force, Team Monroe, the Pocono Telecommunication’s Task Force, and The Reasons for Christmas Project, among many successful initiatives.  Lewis’s political career was highlighted by his leadership in helping secure millions of dollars in state and federal funding for the Pocono region and Pennsylvania.
An attorney with an MBA and finance degree, Lewis served four years as the Monroe County Controller, overseeing its $110 million budget, financial operations, pensions and audits.   As Secretary of the Retirement Fund, Lewis led several performance audits, which improved performance and tracking, while reducing operating costs significantly.
Lewis serves on advisory boards at Penn State University, Bloomsburg University, Central Penn College, and Lebanon Valley College.  A twin, Lewis is a 1982 graduate of East Stroudsburg Area High School, where he served as class president. He continued his education at Bloomsburg University, where he earned a degree in 1986 in Finance, and served as the student government treasurer. In 1993, Lewis earned a law degree and an MBA (JD/MBA) from the Widener University School of Law. 

NEWS AND NOTES:
 
• Roster information sheets are available:  Please check the information for accuracy, circle the committees you would like to be on for 2012-13 and return to Linda.
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• FREE IMAX show: Thursday, April 19th at 7 PM. You and your guest are invited to a complimentary showing of the IMAX thriller Tornado Alley!  Please RSVP to Linda as soon as you can. There will not be tickets provided, just show up at the Whitaker Center IMAX for open seating when doors open at 6:40.  ALSO – you get attendance credit!

• Rotary Evening at the Ballet on Friday, April 20, 2012. All Rotarians and guests in the district are invited to attend the evening for only $15 per person.  Typically, the seat and the food cost would be close to $60.  Respond to Dan Zalewski This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are interested in attending.

DISTRICT NEWS: 
• The April Governors Newsletter is available at:
http://www.rotary7390.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Ok1pspPQ9Sk%3d&tabid=113

LAST ROTARY MEETING:  4/2/12      Minutes by Mark Stone:
The weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Harrisburg was held at our usual meeting location, the Harrisburg Hilton and Towers. President Bob Saline opened the meeting at 12:17 P.M. and we were under way.  John Cavanaugh led us in prayer, followed by Caryn Carr who led us in America the Beautiful followed by a pledge to our flag.

At 12:25 P.M.  President Bob reopened the meeting and asked David Warren to introduce guests and visiting Rotarians.  Rotarians Dolly Lalvani and Janice Black introduced their guests to our club. Joan Dickinson with the Carlisle Rotary Club was the only visiting Rotarian with us today.

Mini Classification Talk: 
Rotarian James Good.  We learned that James Good is a financial planner and sole proprietor of his own firm. He holds the CLU, CFP, CHFC designations, however, is most proud of being a DAD to his three children.  Personal interests include music and camping.  Welcome to Harisburg Rotary, James!

Announcements:
Kent Frese will be emailing a strategic planning survey to each member in the coming days. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and return back to him.

District Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia was held this past weekend, March 30th -April 1st.  It was noted at the conference that grants will be expended over the next two years towards Rotary International's push to eliminate additional outbreaks of polio in India, and Afghanistan. The district recognized the efforts of the Rotary team that went to India earlier this year in which 170,000 children received the polio immunization.  Finally, our late friend and fellow rotarian Harry Banzhoff was recognized with a proclamation read by past District Governor, Janice Black.

Rotary Night at the Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts- Thursday, April 19th at 7:00 P.M. to view the IMAX thriller Tornado Alley! Open seating begins at 6:40 P.M. for the first 200 people.

Rotary Evening at the Ballet on Friday, April 20th-Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts. All Rotarians and guests in the district are invited to attend the evening event for only $15 per person. Please contact Rotarian Dan Zalewski at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information.  

Program: 
Tiffany Brown, Manager, Donor Recruitment, Northeastern Pennsylvania Blood Region of the American Red Cross.

Tiffany Brown provided an interesting overview of the important services that the American Red Cross provides across our country and local region. The American Red Cross is a private non profit organization founded in 1881 by Clara Barton.  The organization consists of volunteers and paid staff and is not a government agency. The Red Cross is the largest supplier of blood and blood products and supplies forty percent of the nations blood supply through 3,000 hospitals and transfer centers.  The organization also is actively involved in helping those who have lost everything due to a fire or other natural disaster.  The American Red Cross consists of two parts: Chapter services and Blood services. The Northeast Pennsylvania Region serves twenty seven counties and 3.9 million citizens. This region needs to collect a minimum of 400 units of blood per day to meet local hospital needs.  We learned that less than 38% of Americans are eligible to donate blood but fewer than 8% actually do. The blood donation process consists of 1.) registration 2.) health history overview 3.) donation and 4.) refreshments.  Ms. Brown indicated that there are eighteen different test done on blood after it is received and that accepted blood is separated into three parts: plasma, red blood cells, and platelets.   

If you are eligible to give blood, please consider donating blood, sponsoring a blood drive or by volunteering to assist the American Red Cross by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:57 P.M. No weekly meeting on Easter Monday, April 9th. Our next meeting will be on Monday, April 16th at noon at the Hilton Hotel.

OFFICERS:

DIRECTORS:

Robert S. Saline              
Una Martone
Karen F. Snider
John P. Judson, M.D.
Carolyn Dumaresq, Ed.D.
William B. Boles
Richard Utley                

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

Caryn J. Carr
David E. Freet
Kent E. Frese
Lisa Lewis
Thomas A. Peluso
Andrew R. Rebuck
Robin Scaer