Rotary Roundup

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www.hbgrotary.org
Executive Director: Linda Freedenberg
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Telephone: 717-234-1208
Fax: 717-234-3234

October 31, 2011

Speakers: Joe Robinson from the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Institute
Carlos Lopez, Assistant Superintendent of the Harrisburg School District

Topic: “Seeking Peace Around the Globe and In Our Own School District”
Two speakers will continue exploring the importance of peace on a local level.  This is the second in the two-part RCH series on the Rotary peace initiatives.  These gentlemen played roles in seeking peace during the recent issues raised between the African-American and Latino students in the Harrisburg School District. 

Greeter:  Julie Girsch
Invocation: Bridget Montgomery
Club Singing: Tom Peluso
Publications: Andy Rebuck
Student/Teacher of the Quarter:  John Sutliff

AUCTION items for Pancake Breakfast:
Dave Bedard will take four lucky people on a sunset cruise around the InnerHarbor.  He will also include your choice of lite Hors d'oeuvres from one of the many Inner Harbor Restaurants.  Value $600

John Hickey is offering a Limo Ride for up to 6 passengers to and from your special event. John will chauffeur and the Limo will be donated by Sutliff. Value $400

Pete Ressler (former fly fishing guide in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana) is offering a fully guided day of fly fishing on private trout waters in the Pocono Mountains during April or May. The stream is well stocked and sports wild trout to boot. Pete will provide all the hand tied flies, food, and transportation for the day. You provide the flyrod and fishing license. Value $600

Jeff Hass has offered $500 worth of any kind of printing for your business, wedding, fundraiser or other special event. You need it printed he can do the job. Value $500

Corporate Member

        BIRTHDAYS
Howard Ammons  NOV 1
Carrie W. Thomas NOV 2
Rich Bowra           NOV 3
Chuck Wingate     NOV 4
Mark Lewis           NOV 5
Harry Yaverbaum  NOV 5

UPCOMING PROGRAMS
at the Hilton
11/7   Glenn Mazis, PhD., PSU Prof.
"HUMANS, ANIMALS AND MACHINES: "Blurring Boundaries"

11/14   Tom Gentzel, Exec. Dir, PA School Board Association
"OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT THE GOVERNORS!"

11/21 Interclub Thanksgiving Luncheon
11/28   NO MEETING
For complete programming go to our website: www.hbgrotary.org
and click on calendar. For meeting cancelations:
Check your e-mail or call the
Rotary office at 234-1208.

PROGRAM:
Since its inception in 2008 Joseph Robinson Jr. has led the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Development Institute as its Executive Director. Aside from training and graduating an inaugural class of 24 students Mr. Robinson has provided leadership to the Institute’s Blueprint for Prosperity Process, which is a comprehensive community-based strategic planning model whose impact is measured over 15 years. One Blueprint area, Quality of Life, is especially important to Robinson because it encompasses health care disparities, something he is quite familiar with by dent of his dual role as Executive Director of the South Central Pa Sickle Cell Council since 2009. The Council is the sole PA. Department of Health funded provider of support and advocacy for families affected by Sickle Cell Disease within 14 counties contiguous to Dauphin County spanning a 100 mile radius. Previously Mr. Robinson was employed by the Pa. Department of Transportation where he last served as Chief of the Performance Improvement & Metrics Division.

He retired in 2006 to pursue his desire to impart lessons-learned to others through the formation of Wildman Solutions Consultancy. His personal mission is to “Develop Effective Leaders with a Zeal for Service!” He has shared his leadership model with over 3,000 individuals throughout the Mid-Atlantic States. In 2008 he authored 7 Leadership Imperatives from a Wild Man published by Judson Press, the publishing of the American Baptist Churches, USA. He is a graduate of Harrisburg High School and earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

An ordained Baptist deacon since 1986, Mr. Robinson, has served The Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church in numerous capacities including Chairperson of the Pastoral Search Committee, Director of Ministries, director of several choirs, Van Ministry Coordinator and Sunday, Bible Study and New Members Instructor. Since 2009 he has served as president of the Zeta Theta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He also serves on the Clear Channel Advisory Board and the Central Penn College General Education Advisory Committee. He is married to Edna M. Robinson, his bride of 26 years. Their daughter Brittany attends Howard University and their son Michael resides in London, England with wife Seneca. He is also the proud “Big” of “Little Brother” Dontae Davis.

Carlos Lopez has served educational institutions in the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania and the District of Washington, DC. He is a graduate of Ponce High School and the Catholic University of Puerto Rico. In addition, he has obtained his administrative leadership certifications from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Mr. Lopez has taught in the School District of the City of Ponce, Bethlehem Area School District, Southern Lehigh School District, and in the Upward Bound Program for East Stroudsburg State University.

Mr. Lopez's administrative experiences are also varied. He was a Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction at Northeast Middle School in Bethlehem, Assistant Principal at Trexler Middle School and Elementary Principal at Central Elementary School both in the School District of the City of Allentown. He was also Assistant Principal and Principal at J.P. McCaskey High School in the School District of the City of Lancaster before becoming Cluster Leader (Regional Superintendent) in the School District of the City of Philadelphia. Mr. Lopez also served in the capacity of Superintendent of Schools for the School District of the City of York from July 2001 to June 2005. Mr. Lopez has also served as principal of the Roberto Clemente Charter School, and the ABC Charter School. Mr. Lopez most recently has served as a substitute assistant principal at Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pa. Mr. Lopez is a founding board member of the Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School in Bethlehem, Pa. This school will open in August of 2010. Mr. Lopez is now serving as the Assistant to the Superintendent for Secondary Teaching and Learning in the Harrisburg School District.

Mr. Lopez has also served on the following boards:
Former President of the Pennsylvania Association of Bilingual Education, Co-Chair of the Pennsylvania Local Committee for planning the National Association of Bilingual Education Conference in March, 2002, Member of the Rotary Club of York, York County Heritage Trust Board, Martin Library Board, Spanish American Center in Lancaster , YMCA, and Penn State Advisory Board, Mayor's Transition Team, Lancaster Rotary Club/Philadelphia Rotary Club, Pennsylvania Association of Secondary Principals, National Association of Secondary Principals, Millersville University Act 101/Pace Advisory Board, Pennsylvania State Advisory Board-Middle States Association, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors, Leadership Bethlehem Class of 1988, County Commissioners’ Transition Team in 2004 and York Counts Commissioner in 2004. Governor's Commission for Families and Children 2005. Wellness Community of the Lehigh Valley 2007.    

Mr. Lopez has also participated in the following:
Participant as a panel member on issues related to school leadership for aspiring administrators to the Governor's School for Leadership, and invited to present to Governor's School for Leadership in April, 2002 on establishing a data-driven, standards-driven school district with an emphasis on central office and school-based accountability.

Mr. Lopez has also been recognized for the following:
Outstanding Young Men of America 1988, Friendship Award – Great Valley Girls' Scout Council 1988, People to Look for in the Nineties – Morning Call February 1990, First Spanish Immersion Teacher in the State of Pennsylvania, First Latino Principal in the Allentown School District, Paul Harris Fellow – Rotary International 1998, NAACP Lancaster Chapter – Educators' Appreciation Award 1999, Lehigh University – Outstanding Contributions to the Discipline in the Area of Educational Leadership 2002, City of York Leadership Award 2003, Awarded the Key to the City of York, Human Relations Commission Award – 2004. Recognized at Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators in March 2005, Lehigh University Center for Urban Leadership Advisory Board 2007.

NEWS AND NOTES: 
•Condolences to Jeb Stuart on the passing of his mother.

• RESERVE THE DATE: Strawberry Square “red kettle Salvation Army bell ringing” for Wednesday and Thursday, December 14-15, from 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM.  Sign up sheets available on Monday.

•  It’s not too late to send in your Pancake Breakfast money.

• 59% have paid the $100 HRF contribution.  32% have paid the Support for the Troops contribution. Please send in your payments today!

• The Hanson Award Committee welcomes nominations in writing until December 9 for the next Robert Hanson Rotary Excellence Award.

• The Nominating Committee welcomes nominations in writing until January 4 for the Vice-President and the four Board vacancies. Rotarians must have served for 3 years. Please contact Linda with your nominations.

• DISTRICT NEWS:
The October Governors Newsletter is available at:
http://www.rotary7390.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=xH1dOgxq_v8%3d&tabid=113! Enjoy!

LAST ROTARY MEETING:  10/24/11
Minutes by Jacqueline Jackson-deGarcia:
Norma welcomed all with her wonderful musicality.  President Saline rank the meeting to order with Al Schmidt presenting the invocation and Karen Paris leading us with America the Beautiful (thank you Karen for keeping it to the first verse only!)

After time to greet each other, President Saline called the meeting to begin the program earlier due to the crowded agenda.  We welcomed a number of guests – most of who were here as a result of our LIVE AUCTION.

We welcomed three new members:  James Good, Joseph Arthur and Glenn Hafer. These three were officially “pinned” as Rotarians today.  Congratulations gentlemen.

Our keynote speaker today was the Dragon Lady of Leadership Assembly, Liz Weber.  Liz has developed excellent tools for assisting management to become leaders.  Her training focuses on the five stages of leadership designed to move the “doer” through the management phase to the leader phase.

The key, according to Liz is to for a company to design a system that provides instruction to the doers focusing on continuity and efficiency with the eye to moving the employee from the doer stage to the effective management state.  If the doers are taught well, the manager can focus more on managing and less on the “doing.”  Once the individual becomes and effective manager, the goal is then to transition to a leader – one who inspires and delegates, eventually mentoring to establish a knowledge transfer that will increase the company’s competitive advantage focusing on the future as well as the here and now.  The leader must focus on the strategic plan allowing the employees to focus on the here and now.  Finally, and effective leader will establish a transition plan for when he or she moves on.

Next we began the LIVE AUCTION – the proceeds go the pancake breakfast funds which benefit the homeless in the Harrisburg School District.  Once again, Irene graciously donated her time and talents as an auctioneer to assist us.  Andy Rebuck led as the Master of Ceremonies.  What wonderful items we had donated – golf, gourmet cuisine, vacation home on the beach, a flight, and a hotel, breakfast and theater package.  There were so many wonderful items; we could only bid on one half of them.  A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED THE ITEMS and to the bidders who purchased them.

Stay tuned for further announcement as to the date when the rest of the items will be auctioned.

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

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