Meets Noon Mondays at the Hilton
Rotary website: www.hbgrotary.org

Executive Director: Linda Freedenberg Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Telephone: 717-234-1208 Fax: 717-234-3234

ROTARY ROUNDUP: for February 12, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK
Walt Lowery FEB 13
Terry Barnaby FEB 14
Janet Kelley FEB 14
Sally Klein FEB 14
Joe Metz FEB 17
Lee Fortenberry FEB 20
Dudley Smith FEB 22

PROGRAM:
NATHANIEL J. GADSDEN is Senior Pastor, Imani African Christian Church and employed as a Community Building Associate, United Way of the Capital Region.

He is the author of “Learning Self Therapy through Writing: An experience in Creative Journaling” - Universal Publishers and is host of “Profiles” a weekly radio talk show on 1400 the Touch, Co-host, with his wife Patricia, of Life Esteem, a weekly television talk show, produced by WHP-TV 21 and rebroadcast on WHBG-TV 20.

Rev. Gadsden is a former Poet Laureate for the City of Harrisburg , appointed by Mayor Stephen R. Reed, 1998 – 2002, wrote the official poem for the opening of Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts and two official poems for Mayor Stephen R. Reed’s Inaugurations.

He is the Founder and Director of Nathaniel Gadsden ’s Writers Wordshop, Inc., which is celebrating thirty years of Service to Pennsylvania in 2007.

Rev. Gadsden graduated from William Penn High School , Harrisburg School District in 1969 and
completed Studies at West Chester State College, undergraduate and graduate. He graduated Andersonville Theological Seminary.

Rev. Gadsden and his wife Patricia are the parents of six adult children and six grandchildren.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS

Feb 12 Rev. Dr. Nathanial Gadsden - Black History Month
Hilton

Feb 19 NO MEETING

Feb 26 Dave Brandt, Coach Messiah Men's Soccer Team
Hilton Leadership, Motivation and Success

Mar 5 Gerald Zahorchak, D. Ed., Secretary of Education
PA Education Building

February is World Understanding Month

NEWS AND NOTES:

• DISTRICT CONFERENCE Hershey Motor Lodge May 11-12

Golf Event will be held at Wren Dale Golf Course on May 10.

Brochure and registration forms are on the information table and can be downloaded at
http://www.rotary7390.org/conference.htm.

• Feel Good! Be included in the Harrisburg Rotary Foundation Community Grants and Scholarships. Send in your $100 contribution today. We thank those Rotarians who have already paid. It's not too late…please contribute today…we need your participation!
ABEL, Deborah
ALEXANDER, Marion C.
ALSEDEK, Anne L.
ALSEDEK, Donald L.
ANTHONY, Susan L.
ARNOLDI, Thomas V.
BAEHRE, PH. D., Edna V.
BAKER, Alfred W.
BALOGA, Stephen A.
BASHORE, Larry D.
BEATTY, Jean
BEDARD, Jacqueline
BEDARD, Joseph A.
BELL, Sandra Loy
BITNER, Nathan A.
BLACK, Janice R.
BOLES, William B.
BOSWELL, Jeffrey R.
BOWRA, Richard Alan
BREAM, Thomas A.
BRINTON, E. Garrett
BROWNE, Rosemary
CAMERON, Duryea
CAREY, Tama M.
CHRISTIE, Robert G.
CLARK, Donna M. J.
CLEVENGER, Charles
CONNER, Charles R.
CONNERS, Tom
CONNER, M.D., Kenneth B.
CONNOLLY, Nicholas
CRAUMER, Robert C.
COOPER, Jewel
CURL, Richard A.
DETWEILER, John R.
DERRICK, Harry
DOLAN, Robert J.
DUMARESQ, Carolyn
DUNAWAY, Geoff
FEINOUR, J. Stephen
FISHER, Watson D.
FREET, David E.
FRESE, Kent E.
FRIEDMAN, Charles E.
FRIEDMAN, Helen
GIBBONS, Miles J. Jr.
GLENN, CMPE, Albert L.
GOLDSMITH, Richard S.
GOODLING, Barry
GRAMMES, Louis F.
GROVE, Peggy A.
GRINER, John N.
GUSS, Ron
HARTMAN, Fred R.
HANNA, Kendall
HENNINGER, Peter R. Jr.
HOOKER, Thomas
HOSTETTER, Robert F.
HURWITZ, Harold S.
JUDSON, M.D., John P.
JOHNSTON, Thomas M. Jr.
KELLEY, PH. D., Janet K.
KATZMAN, Ronald M.
KLEIN, Sally S.
KOHN, ED.D., Gerald W.
KREMPASKY, Stephen
KRUFT, David K.
LEHMAN, David E.
LEVINE, Samuel
LOVE, J. Michael
LICK, Marie LeVan
LOWERY, Walter L.
MCCARTHY, Bonnie
MCNUTT, Charlie F. Jr.
METZ, Joseph U.
MILSPAW, Luther E. Jr.
MOORE, Robert
MOREFIELD , John A.
MOULTRIE, Richard P.
MYERS, PH.D., Shelly S.
NIXON, Tina L.
PARTHEMORE, Gilbert J.
PENROD, Catherine F.
PEPE, Raymond P.
POOLE, Donald R.
PRESCOTT, Joan
RAMPER, II, Barry
REITZEL, Robert K
REBUCK, Andrew R.
RHOADS, Henry W.
ROBINSON, William A.
ROTH, Virginia A.
SALINE, Robert S.
ROWLAND , James H. Jr.
SCHATT, Joseph F.
SCHMIDT, Albert S. Jr.
SHAH, Hasu P.
SIEGEL, Conrad M.
SKELLY, Barbara O.
SMELTZER, James A.
SMITH, M. Dudley Jr.
SNIDER, Karen F.
SMITHER, A. John
SNAVELY, Jack E.
STABINSKI, Sharon
STEWART, Richard W.
SPAHR, William T. Jr.
STONE, Mark A.
SUTLIFF, Gregory L.
SUMMERS, Joseph G.
THOMAS, Carrie N. Wissler
TROGNER, Blair S. Sr.
UTLEY, Richard
WESTBROOK, Allen R.
WHITLEY, Bridget M.
WISMAN, Craig B.
YAVERBAUM, Harry I.
WINGATE, Charles
WISEHAUPT, Douglas E.

• YOUTH EXCHANGE INFO
Our 2006-07 exchange student, Jose Ricardo Zambrano, from Venezuela has joined his second host family, Dominic and Kristie Cavallaro, and is attending school at Central Dauphin High School. We hope that you meet him soon. We would like to remind you that we are always looking for activities and American cultural experiences that our exchange students will enjoy. If you have any suggestions, opportunities or tickets available, please contact Ron Guss, Jose Ricardo's counselor, or Terry Barnaby, Co-Chair of the Youth Exchange committee.

• SUPPORT OUR WOUNDED TROOPS
Donate $10 cash or check payable to the Harrisburg Rotary Foundation, in support of our 2006-07 goal to raise another $2,000 to assist the non-profit “Wounded Warrior Project” minister to the personal needs of our severely wounded troops who face long-term rehab in military hospitals.

Your contribution is 100% tax deductible.

• The 2006-07 Rotary International Convention will be held in Salt Lake City, UT, June 17-20. Registration packets are available online at www.rotary.org.

• MUSIC on MONDAYS
We now have the Al Morrison CD. Contact Linda to buy a copy.
Donation: $20 to Harrisburg Rotary Foundation.

• For meeting cancellations due to inclement weather.... Tune to

ABC27-TV
or
• check your e-mail or
• call the Rotary office at 234-1208.

ATTENDANCE LAST ROTARY MEETING: 2/5/07 67%
Rotarians 74 Active Specials 9 Guests 11 Visiting Rotarians 0 = 94

Minutes by Dave Freet
President Garry called the meeting to Order at 12:10 PM. Following the singing of America the Beautiful and the Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag, the invocation was given by Al Schmidt.

At 12:22 PM President Garry reconvened the meeting. Recognition was given to Al Morrison’s music for the Club. Also noted was a Rotary International (RI) club survey passed out to each table for completion and return to Linda prior to leaving the meeting.
It will facilitate decisions being proposed by RI.

Pattie Hindermyer introduced guests and visiting Rotarians to the club, of which there were numerous guests.

Joe Bedard introduced our speaker, Diane Halstead, speaking for Pre-K Counts. A $14 million a year effort that is a public-private initiative and partnership among school districts to facilitate local pre-kindergarten within the State’s school districts, community-based day care providers and early intervention efforts.

Pre-K Counts provides quality support to over 30 communities across the Commonwealth to solidify partnerships and provide quality pre-kindergarten in all settings. Their goal is to align pre-school curriculum with Pennsylvania Department of Education early learning standards, share professional development opportunities, and actively involve parents in their child’s development. In addition, to educate business and education, involve legislature and the community leaders so there is an understanding of the value from quality early education and how that favorably impacts all communities. Grants ranging from $100 million to $200 million are made each year by the Pre-K Counts program.

Pre-K Counts is responsible for research and currently in process of conducting a four-year study with UCLID Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. The effort is intended to identify components of local Pre-K partnerships that are most successful in preparing children for school and later life. The effort is designed to look at effectiveness of school districts, child care centers and how they prepare children for life’s experiences. Studies such as this reflects: 1/ Those with the Pre-K experience earn more over their career life span; 2/ Have higher levels and expansive career employment; 3/Enjoy a better quality of life for themselves and for their family.

Pre-K Counts works to ensure:
1. Every child receives high quality education
2. Enables parents to evaluate programs that will serve their child’s needs through
consistent and objective rating system
3. Have a curriculum consistent with the PA Department of Education and across school
systems
4. Ensure all teachers are highly qualified and consistently trained to teach pre-
kindergarten

Pre-K ensures students are well-prepared to enter public education system main stream and grow with the challenges of education. It also provides high quality child care to give developmental “social skills” – literacy, math, social motor skills, for “at-risk” children throughout the Commonwealth. It is a program coordinated with the PA Public Welfare Department and the Department of Education with private industry guidance and support. It specifically targets “high risk” children seeking smaller class size and to maximize greatest return with “high risk” children. Pre-K’s hope is for activism from groups like Rotary to support the importance and value of pre-kindergarten in effectively preparing children throughout PA for public school entry. An interesting program underway in PA.

Mini Classification talk by Churchill Pinder, Episcopal Priest at Harrisburg’s St. Stephen’s Parish. If you missed today’s meeting you truly lost an opportunity to get to know Churchill much better!

Karen Paris was recognized by President Garry for her 5 years of Chairing the major Harrisburg Rotary’s fundraiser – the Fall Pancake Breakfast. In 2006 the effort was the most successful to date and generated over $16,206, an increase of over 50% from prior years! Karen gave liberal credit to the MANY workers who tirelessly served those who attended the breakfast and to the generous sponsors for making the event so profitable. A check was presented to the Harrisburg School District to continue supporting and facilitate early development. Partnerships with child care providers gives the badly needed quality instruction for preparation of “at risk” children for entry in the school system.