PROGRAM: Kevin Cogan is a retired Army officer, now teaching at the U.S. Army War College. He has been a Rotarian for 12 years and has served as a club president for three years, last as the Charter President of the Carlisle-Sunrise club. He also serves as the District representative for international clean water projects. He has traveled to Honduras 6 times and monitors his club's projects there.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS:
July 27           Kevin Cogan                       
Hilton            “A Drop in the Bucket: The District 7390 Clean Water Campaign”

August 3        Jody Silliker, Director of Medical Outreach, Holy Spirit Hospital                    
Hilton            “Accessing Health Care:  This is what I see”

August 10      Connie Spark, District Governor 7390                
Hilton

August 17      Ronald Naples, Chairman of the PA Stimulus Oversight Commission and
Hilton                         James P. Creedon, Secretary PA Dept. General Services      
“What is happening with the stimulus funds in Pennsylvania?”

August 24      Gregory Fajt, Chairman PA Gaming Control Board and Licensing Analyst
Hilton

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.

NEWS AND NOTES:
• Get well wishes to Jack Carr who is recovering from Lyme Disease.

• Get well wishes to Bob Hall who is recovering from knee replacement surgery.

• OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY to the family of Rotarian Nicholas Connolly who passed away on July 14th. He will be sadly missed by his fellow Rotarians. Memorial contributions may be made to Harrisburg Rotary Foundation.

•  OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY to the family of Albert Allen.  Al had been a member of our club for 48 years, and was President from 1973-74.  He needed to resign in 2001 for health reasons.

• New Rosters will be available at the July 13th Rotary Meeting.  See Linda to get yours!  Additional Rosters are available at $3.  You can also go to our website, register as a member, and see the membership online.

• ROSTER UPDATES:  Harry Yaverbaum     This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• MARK YOUR CALENDARS!     September 10th is the very special Happy Hour at Al Baker’s.

October 24th is the Annual Apple Harvest Pancake Breakfast.

• Public Relations Seminar - Join us Wednesday, August 5, 2009 for a productive public relationship training session for Rotary leadership, committee chairs and members designed to improve your skills with the media.  Skills learned will be applicable to your Rotary life, your career and your personal life.

The training will be held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 765 Eisenhower Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A light supper will be provided beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the Seminar to begin at 6:00 p.m. Please register by Friday, July 31, 2009.  See Linda for a registration form.

Expected Outcomes:  Following the training, participants will be better able to strategize how to involve and manage media, conduct meaningful media interviews and become a resource to area media.  Additionally, club members will have a host of new techniques and approaches to grow membership through good media relations and results.

What Is Involved:  Participants will join a class of peers interested in improving their personal skills for working with the media and for conducting interviews.  Using a well-tested subject agenda, participants will walk through:

·         Relationship building with the media
·         Determining what is news
·         Understanding your ultimate audience
·         Preparing for media interviews
·         Setting the scope of an interview
·         Conducting an interview
·         Dressing for an interview
·         Following up with editors and reporters
·         Evaluating your performance and theirs (the media's)

Depending on group size, at least three people will be selected to do on-camera interviews with a “reporter.”  Subject matter will be determined by you, the participant.  The resulting 3 – 5 minute video will be used with the full class to demonstrate the participants’ strengths and areas needing improvement.  All of this analysis is done with positive re-enforcement.  Volunteering participants will get to keep their video for future use and reference.

• Join us in making the Byrnes Health Education Center Sparkle and shine! 515 South George Street, York  Thursday, August 27, 2009   5:00-9:00 P.M.

We truly appreciate the Rotary’s dedication to the Byrnes HEC as a district project and your willingness to help us
prepare for another busy school year!

Jobs include:                                           Please bring:
Cleaning lights                                           Power washers
Scrub bathroom floors & walls                 Buckets
Sweeping parking lot                                Cleaning rags
Washing windows & walls                         Paper towels
Cleaning kitchen                                       Brooms
Dusting hard-to-reach areas                     Wisk brooms
(1) Power-washing sidewalks                   Detergents     
Wash down chairs & tables                      Windex           
Murphy’s Oil

Sign-up with your Club President today. Please indicate if you want a light supper, which will be served during the hours of 5-6:30 pm,  and if you can bring cleaning supplies.

RSVP to Vicki Sanderlin at 717-848-3064 ext. 235 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by August 20th with the number of people attending from your club.

• Any committees hoping to have a matching grant funded by national/international should submit those ASAP as funds will be exhausted by end of July.

• Looking for Doubles Team tennis players. The District Doubles Tennis Tournament will be held on September 17th at Allenberry from 2:30-5:30 PM with dinner to follow.  Cost to players will be approximately $40 (which includes court time and dinner).  Please contact Linda if you are interested.

ATTENDANCE:
LAST ROTARY MEETING:  7/20/09       56%
Rotarians  65     Active Specials    12          Guests   7      Visiting Rotarians   1  = 85

Minutes by: Dave Freet
President Carolyn initially opened the day’s meeting at 12:15 PM and re-opened the meeting for the formal activities at 12:20 PM.

The day’s Invocation was provided by Tom Arnoldi along with leading everyone in singing “My Country Tis of Thee,” which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag.

Greeter for the day was Pat Amice who announced guests and one visiting Rotarian from Hanover, PA.

A “Mini-Classification Talk” was provided by Howard Ross who did an excellent job of both describing what it is he does and accomplishing that in a timely manner!  Howard is Executive Director of the Jewish Community Foundation.  In that role he educates his members bringing them together and oversees technology and insures that the Foundation fulfills all legal and functional requirements.  He has worked for the Jewish community for over 35 years.

President Carolyn, prior to the introduction of the day’s speaker, acknowledged, noted our sadness, and  requested a “moment of silence” honoring one of our own who recently passed away – Nick Connolly.

Bob Hostetter was called upon to introduce our speaker, Pete Washington.  Pete is considered one of Harrisburg’s significant black “grass roots” leaders.  A sophisticated organizer who is a critical player in attempting to address the terrible issues of young black men killing each other, spending time in prison, not accepting responsibility for their families, etc.  Pete retired as a former Public Housing administrator and City of Harrisburg Planner.

Pete began by noting he “likely” will tramp on some toes with his “straight-forward” perspective.  Building “social infrastructure” was his key topic.  He related he was an abandoned child, raised in the projects by loving grandparents, a structured household.
In commenting on Harrisburg segregation – separate neighborhoods of the Hill, separate territory of blacks vs. whites, and gangs.

He talked about the level of violence as a health issue.  It’s an “attitude” issue/education issue, in his opinion.  He proposed a public/private consortium to fund, analyze and assess causes of violence in Harrisburg.  Only then, after this initial step, should investments be made in addressing areas determined to mitigate violence in our community.

Pete commented that community leadership is needed, not “community bleeders” who show up, absorb government/private money and disappear as soon as the money is exhausted.  He acknowledges he doesn’t personally have the answers, but a need exists to work together to find answers to our City’s violence issues.

A significant Question and Answer (Comment) period took place.  Pete provided “blunt,” straight forward perspectives in response to questions acknowledging there is no simple answer.  One of the key aspects to resolving over the longer term troubled black youth’s issues is “education, education, education!”  We need to start with the parents, provide /ensure education for all, and teach respect for others.  Bottom line is providing the needed investment to accomplish this objective.

Pete believes youth need to be told they are not “entitled.”  They need to work to help themselves and earn job opportunities.  The youth need discipline in their lives!  Much thought-provoking discussion and sincere concern was expressed by many in our Club.
An excellent program that didn’t avoid the 800 pound gorilla in the room, and attempted to take communicate steps that must be taken to begin to turn around the situation that presently exists related to violence.

At 1:15 PM President Carolyn closed our meeting with the joint recital of the Four-Way Test.