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

January 31, 2011

Speaker:  Robert D. Hanson Rotary Excellence Award Winner

Betty C. Hungerford

Greeter and Good News Reporter:  Beth Peiffer
Invocation:  John Cavanaugh
Club Singing:  Caryn Carr
Membership Minute:  John Smither
Publications:  Karen Paris

Corporate Member

BIRTHDAYS

Steve Baloga   JAN 27
Jack Carr       JAN 30
Tom Conners   JAN 31
Bonnie McCann  FEB 1
David Reed   FEB 1
Jack Detweiler  FEB 2
Jeff Habib   FEB 4
Jess Malone  FEB 4
Craig Wisman  FEB 4
Deb Abel FEB 6

UPCOMING PROGRAMS
at the Hilton

Jan 31

Robert D. Hanson Rotary Excellence Award

Feb  7
Ted Martin, Patty Bucek and John Campbell
"WHAT IS THE GAY AGENDA?: Three Highly Respected Gay Individuals Answer the Question".

Feb 14

(Board Meeting 10:30-N)

Bob Hall: "YOUR MISSION TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC”

Feb 21    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: Bob Hanson was a role model for all and exemplifies the Rotary 4 Way test in his personal, professional and Rotary life.  We were indeed honored to have him as a member of the Rotary Club of Harrisburg and acknowledge his exemplary leadership in this manner. The goal of this award is to build leadership, serve as incentive for all members of the Rotary Club of Harrisburg and acknowledge the dedicated Rotary service of Robert D. Hanson.

Criteria: Recipient exemplifies the Rotary 4-Way Test in his/her personal, professional and Rotary life. Recipient has positively affected the major objectives of the strategic plan through committee work, fundraising or fellowship.

The Robert D. Hanson Rotary Excellence Award goes to Betty Hungerford.
ROTARY SERVICE: Betty has served as the Grants Committee Chair, 100th Anniversary Committee, Co-chair, Membership Committee, Co-Chair (won prize in 2008-09 membership campaign); Foose Eye Project, 2009 and working on the committee to host the Russian Delegation.  She has represented our Club by attending many District meetings.

Betty C. Hungerford has been a professional in the field of development and public relations for more than 30 years.  In December 2000, she was named to the newly created position of Director of Development at Homeland Center in Harrisburg.

A graduate of Lebanon Valley College, she is past president of its Alumni Association, chairs the Award Committee and is  a member the college’s Vickroy Society.  She is the recipient of an Alumni Citation and in June 2004 was named a Distinguished Alumna of Lebanon Valley for her contributions to her profession, the community and the college.

On May 16, 2009, her alma mater conferred an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree upon her, noting her energetic leadership in numerous organizations, both as a professional and volunteer.

Hungerford’s professional memberships include the Association of Fund Raising Professionals (AFP), Estate Planning Council of Central PA, Inc. (Vice-President) and the Pennsylvania Public Relations Society (PPRS).  She is the recipient of the Ernest R. McDowell Award presented by PPRS for sustained excellence in public relations and contributions to the community.  In 2006, she was named Fundraising Professional of the Year by the Central PA Chapter of AFP and in 2007 was named a Woman of Excellence by the Harrisburg YWCA.

Her community volunteer activities include Theatre Harrisburg Board; membership in The Rotary Club of Harrisburg; The Civic Club of Harrisburg, and PinnacleHealth Auxiliary.

Betty treasures a 36-year marriage to Paul Hungerford who died October, 2010 and is the mother of four children, one of whom is deceased. They have 22 grandchildren.  She is a member of Pine Street Presbyterian Church.
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NEWS AND NOTES:
• Speedy Recovery to Janice Black for knee surgery.

• Applications for Student Education Scholarships are available from the Rotary Office.  The four competitive scholarships are limited to Harrisburg High School and Bishop McDevitt seniors and is merit based. Deadline to apply is March 31.  Contact Linda at 234-1208 or
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• YWCA Tribute to Women of Excellence: March 23rd- Congratulations to Janice Black, Sally Klein and Lisa Lewis.

• Remember $100 Harrisburg Rotary Foundation contribution is due!  Please send in your $100 today.  80% have paid 2010-11 to date.

• Support the Troops:  Only 37% have paid.  Please send in your $10 made payable to Harrisburg Rotary Foundation.

• Our Club will match your contribution to the Rotary International Foundation.  Speed your way to your Paul Harris Fellowship.  Look for letter (serving as an invoice) in the mail. Matching funds stil available.

• The Russians Delegation will not be able to come to Harrisburg this March.

• DISTRICT NEWS: To view the December Governor’s Newsletter, please use this link: http://www.rotary7390.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=P8J16fskzyA%3d&tabid=113. Enjoy!!

ATTENDANCE:

LAST ROTARY MEETING:   1/24/11       59%
Rotarians   75      Active Specials   9         Guests   6         Visiting Rotarians  0  =  90
Minutes by Jeffry Haas:
As today’s meeting was led by first year Rotarians, acting president Corinne Rebinski called our meeting to order shortly after 12:00 pm. John Packer delivered the invocation followed by the singing of “America the Beautiful”, led by Beth Persun. We then recited the pledge and greeted our fellow Rotarians.

Greeter Chief Peter Ressler introduced guests and visiting Rotarians; 4 guests joined us for lunch. Ira Packman gave his mini-classification talk; he is a retired physician on his fifth career. He grew up in Philadelphia and attended Central High. After graduating, he attended Bucknell University and then medical school at Hershey Med in one of its earliest classes. After graduating from Hershey Med, he had his residency at Harrisburg Hospital before moving to Gallup, NM. He was called back to Harrisburg and founded, with his partners, Internists of Central PA. He retired in 2008. He knew Dr. Judson from the Medical Field and joined Rotary as a result. He is married, has 2 daughters, 1 step daughter and 1 step son. He is an active musician and has released a CD; he also used to be an avid motorcycle rider before an accident caused him to retire from riding; he now owns a fishing boat in FL

Committee reports were then presented:
• Centennial Committee, led by Andy Rebuck – the club is almost 100 years old. On Monday, May 16, 2011 we will have our 100 year celebration, to be held from 11:30-2:00 pm. We are looking for volunteers. Harrisburg Rotary has also donated 100 trees to the city of Harrisburg, and 2/3 have been planted; 1/3 remains, and we are in need of volunteers to help with the planting
• Homeless Shelter – Chuck Wingate reminded us that Harrisburg Rotary will be providing service the homeless shelter from Monday, 1/23 – Monday 1/31. We need more volunteers to fill all slots. Volunteers were requested to have a short meeting immediately following our weekly Rotary meeting.
• Youth Exchange Committee, led by Caryn Carr – March 19th is the Youth Exchange overnight, and we are in need of volunteers for both the overnight and the next morning. Steve Feinour introduced Javier, an exchange student from Spain, who spoke for a few minutes on his experiences here in America and what things he has seen and done. He is enjoying his time here.
• Salvation Army Bell Ringing – Hal Horowitz thanked all the volunteers who helped. Almost $1000 was dropped in the buckets for our 2 days. We need a chairman for next year, as Hal has done it for 17 years!

Speaker:
Jane Abrams introduced Linda LeFevre and Jennifer Eckinger. Linda oversees academic programs at HACC, and has worked to create a wine program. She discussed how HACC is addressing the education needs for the wine industry, including programs for Viticulture and Enology. They provide 2 different achievements in 2 different programs: a certificate or an Associate in Applied Science in either Viticulture or Enology. We learned what courses are taught and what jobs a HACC graduate can expect to fill.

A second speaker was Jennifer Eckinger, who is the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Wine Association. She educated us on Pennsylvania wineries and how to learn and enjoy more about Pennsylvania wines. We learned that Pennsylvania is the 5th largest wine producer in the U.S., and that we have 150 wineries with 14,000 acres under vine. Pennsylvania wineries focus on the grapes most suited to our climate, and produce a variety of wines. Two good ways to tour Pennsylvania wineries is by region or as a wine trail. She provided us with a book that shows where the wineries are and how best to find them. We were also encouraged to use their website as a way to discover more about the wines and the winemakers.
After a brief Q&A, acting president Corinne thanked everyone for their attendance and closed our meeting at 1:15 pm.