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

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ROTARY ROUNDUP: for  June 11, 2007

Speaker:                                Jay Risser                       

Greeter:                                Barry Kain
Invocation:                            Dick Stewart
Club Singing:                        Doug Pieper
Publications:                         Dave Freet                     
Mini-Classification Talk:        Ed Tosti
Placing Rotary Roundup:     Charlie McNutt

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK 

Ron Katzman  JUN 12
Dolores Liptak       JUN 13
Carolyn Dumaresq    JUN 13
Wil Everhart           JUN 15
Jeff Gelburd           JUN 16
Geoff Dunaway      JUN 16
Joe Schatt          JUN 16
Allen Westbrook    JUN 16
Matt Malick             JUN 17
Dick Goldsmith     JUN 17

PROGRAM:
State Street Academy of Music

Mission: To provide high-quality music instruction and activities to the broadest possible constituency in the greater Harrisburg area regardless of are, gender, race, creed national original, or ability to pay.

Jay Risser is the artistic director of the Academy who has over 25 years of experience with teaching vocals to young students. Jay has also trained and conducted numerous choirs in the Central Pennsylvania area. Jay received  a bachelors in Music Education from Westminster Choir College and a Masters in Music in Choral Conducting from Pennsylvania State University.

Activities include: Choral Ensembles-Children’s Choir 1 open to students in grades three to seven. Children’s Choir II is a structured after school choral program for grades three to seven. Women’s Chorus is an ensemble for students in grades eight through high school.
Private Vocal and Piano Lessons are offered as well as instrumental lessons. Depending on enrollment, instrumental students may also participate in ensemble performances. All students will be encouraged to participate in semester/yearly recitals.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS

June 11                   Jay Risser, Director
 Hilton                                      State Street Academy of Music

June 18                   Nancy Dering Martin
 Hilton                       "Your Personal Legacy: A Leader's Endowment to the Future of What  Matters"

June 25                   Distrct Govener Janice Black
Hilton                      “What I’ve Learned  as District Governor”

July 2                      NO MEETING

For complete programming go to our website:  hbgrotary.org and click on calendar.

June is Youth Exchange Month

NEWS AND NOTES:                                                           

• 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!

The ROTARY INTERNATIONAL  FOUNDATION makes miracles happen around the world all year long, but your donation now will help us reach our goal even sooner. Send your check to the Rotary office.  THANK YOU for your support.

• YOUTH EXCHANGE INFO
1. Next School Year the Rotary Club of Harrisburg will sponsor Ange Sauvage from Lyon , France. Ange will be attending Susquehanna Township High School .  The Youth Exchange Committee will be interviewing host families the third week of June.  Ange will stay with 3 host families during the school year.  He will stay with each family about 3 months.  Host families are to treat him as you would your own child.  Ange will receive an allowance from the Club.  If you are interested in hosting Ange or you know of someone else in Susquehanna Township who would want to host him, please let Linda Freedenberg or Ron Guss know ASAP.

2. Our 2006-07 exchange student, Jose Ricardo Zambrano, from Venezuela has joined his third host family, Carolyn and Dick Dumaresq, and is attending school at Central Dauphin High School.  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: 6/4/07    55 % 
Rotarians  80 Active Specials    15Guests  9  Visiting Rotarians  2 =   106

Minutes by Mark Stone
Harrisburg Rotary was off and running with the opening bell by President Garry Brinton at 12:15 P.M. Karen Paris led us in song with "America the Beautiful", followed by the pledge of allegiance and an invocation by Al Schmidt.

President Garry asked all Veterans in attendance to stand to be recognized for their service to our country. Pattie Hindermyer introduced a number of guests and visiting Rotarians at today's meeting.

Mini Classification Talk
President Garry introduced Tom Peluso. Tom is with Commerce Bank and serves as a Branch Manager for a store in Colonial Park. Tom's responsibilities consist of business development, and recruitment and development  of staff to provide superior customer service to customers of Commerce Bank. Welcome to Harrisburg Rotary, Tom!

Ecology Award
Jack Detweiler was called forward to present the annual ecology award to Adam Runkle. Adam described to the Club his topic of "legacy sediments" from Pennsylvania's many dams and the impact on the environment. He is a senior at Carlisle High School with plans to attend HACC in the fall. Jack presented the $500 award to Adam.  

Program - Dr. John Gavazzi-- Topic:  Suicide and Depression - hope and options
Pauline Wallin introduced Dr. John Gavazzi to our club. Dr. Gavazzi is a Psychologist who is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology.  He earned an undergraduate degree from Penn State University and a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Licensed since 1990, he has a small, independent practice in Camp Hill.  He has written on professional ethics, as well as, medication and children. He has also presented on a variety of topics to include,
depression, suicide, workplace stress, workplace safety and understanding the mind body relationship.

He gave us a brief overview on the topic of depression. Nineteen million Americans suffer annually from depression. Depression crosses into all classes, genders, and socio-economic levels of people. Depression is more than just feeling sad. It involves the loss of pleasure from your hobbies, activities and relationships with friends and family. Signs of depression involve loss of appetite, sleep/weight loss or gain, restlessness and preoccupation with death and suicide. Treatment can be found by medication and psychotherapy of which 80% of people can see results.  He talked about depression in the workplace and indicated that depression cost industry $43.7 billion dollars annually. He further suggested that we can limit the chances of serious depression and its effects by looking after our nutritional needs, work/life/family balance, exercise, prioritize what's important in our life and a diet that involves Omega 3 fatty acids. Adequate time was available for a lively question and answer period from the membership. 

Rotarians in the News  
President Garry highlighted the recent newspaper coverage of several members of our Rotary Club. Those members are:  Carrie Wissler-Thomas, Una Martone, Harry Yaverbaum,  Barry Dively, and Marie Lick.

Our next meeting with be on Monday, June 11th at the Harrisburg Hilton Hotel.