HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bob Dolan         JUN 30 Bill Robinson     JUN 30 Albert Schmidt Jr JUN 30 Bill Boles           JUL 2 Hal Hurwitz        JUL 5 Tina Nixon         JUL 9 Linda Till            JUL 12 Bob Moore        JUL 12 Micheal Carbon  JUL 13

PROGRAM: Judy Schwank’s career has taken her from the farm fields of Berks County to the courthouse and now to Harrisburg and communities throughout Pennsylvania. A native of Pittsburgh, Judy earned her B.S. and M. Ed. in Agriculture Education from Penn State. She began her career as an educator for Penn State Cooperative Extension serving farmers and citizens in Berks County for almost 20 years. In 2000, she became the first female County Commissioner in Berks County’s 250 year history. Serving for two terms in that role, Judy’s work focused on farmland preservation, inter-municipal cooperation and economic development. In 2004, in recognition of her leadership in county government, she was appointed as Chair of the State Planning Board by Governor Ed Rendell. She has been the winner of numerous awards and has served on many local boards and committees.

Due in large part to her belief that a better quality of life and bright economic future are possible for all of the
Commonwealth’s citizens, Judy accepted the role as President of 10, 0000 Friends of Pennsylvania in January 2008. 10,000 Friends is an alliance of organizations and individuals from across the state committed to land use policies and actions that will enable Pennsylvania to strengthen its diverse urban, suburban and rural communities. Of special note is Judy’s interest in working with local government officials throughout the commonwealth on the Campaign to Renew Pennsylvania.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS:   

July 7     NO MEETING       Happy Fourth of July holiday

July 14   Changing of the Guard – Year in Review/ Installation of Officers and Board         Hilton

July 21    Edna Baehre, President HACC Hilton           HACC: The region's best return on investment       Fueling brilliance in Midtown and throughout Central Pennsylvania

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

NEWS AND NOTES:  

• Linda will be on vacation from July 5 -12. You may send an email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or put a message on the answering machine (234-1208) and it will be handled on Monday, July 14. If you need immediate assistance, please contact President Barry Ramper at 221-7902 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• Happy Hour at Hilton patio 5-7 on Thursday, June 26th.

• 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:   6/23/08      47 %                     
Rotarians  60     Active Specials   4   Guests 5  Visiting Rotarians  1  =  70

Minutes by Karen Paris:
     The sounds of silence…  Lots of people milling around, a bit of a line getting through the buffet, but, hmmm… what was the empty background reverberating through the room?  Jean Beatty must have recognized it because all of a sudden there was a rousing set of chords from her on the piano. (Actually, with the microphone system not up to snuff, that was the only way the President could get our talkative group’s attention.)  Speaking of La Presidenta, PRESIDENT Carrie loudly called the meeting to order at 12:12.  Carrie invited all to come  up to the front so that we could hear, noting that “no one will bite” but no one took her up on the offer (Carrie, methinks that is what the Big Bad Wolf said, so you can’t blame people for staying at a safe distance).   “ America the Beautiful” was led by the Beatty/Carr duo (in a key we could all sing, thank you!!).  The invocation by Dick Stewart reminded us of our Rotary theme, “Service Above Self.”  Wil Everhart introduced the Rotarians who had guests, including Lisa Paige, Helen Friedman, Betty Hungerford and Jeannette Archer-Simons.

     We were treated to a mini-class talk by Evelyn Soehner on “psycho-physiology”.  That is the study of mind-body balance.  Did you know people (astronauts in particular) can change their EEG (electroencephalogram) waves based on feedback/rewards?  Astronauts use it prior to flights and Evelyn uses it in her professional work with people who have mental disorders, strokes, autism, etc.

     Lisa Paige thanked the Club for the Pancake Breakfast’s support of the back-pack program.  We also heard from the mentor to the Sci-Tech Sci-Bots Robotic team; his goal is to build a small robot with donated parts.  In October, the team is going to Villa Nova University to compete.  They need $30,000, of which $10,000 has been raised thus far.

     President Carrie announced the Happy Hour for this Thursday is to be held on the patio at the Hilton.  She also announced that tomorrow is Club Leadership Assembly. She shared several clips from the paper, including one on “Helping Hands” (Katrina relief) and the other on Carolyn Dumaresq’s cat (I didn’t catch the name…).  She noted that Connie “Actuary” Siegel has had a bout with viral pneumonia (get well soon, Connie), and that four Rotarians – John Judson, Tom Johnston, Caryn Carr, and Bob Saline – went to the RI International Convention.

     Carrie challenged the Club to come up with the name of the last surviving member of the original 86 members of the Rotary Club of Harrisburg.  She told us the name was unusual; however, no one was quite prepared for his name – Brook Trout.  Good question, Carrie.  And does anyone remember who was a member of the Club for 77 years?  Yup, it was indeed Evan Miller.  (It’s in your Roster under history).

     Mr. BOB Hostetter (tall in his psycho-physiology stance) introduced our esteemed speakers for the day, Janice (our own Past DG) Black, and Leroy Kline, a man Bob said knows how to connect the dots, to fundraise and organize, and excels in both the human service and commercial worlds.

     Janice gave a brief history of TFEC (The Foundation for Enhancing Communities).  TFEC covers five counties – Dauphin, Perry, Cumberland , Franklin, and Lebanon .  Janice stated that the goal of the Foundation is to provide solutions, not band-aids.  The theme for donors is “Dreams to Create and Sustain”.  Along with managing 700 funds of all types, TFEC also manages finances for some charities.  The Foundation tries to be flexible with its donors in setting up funds, and is governed by a diverse Board of Directors.   Looking to future needs and modeling after the Kansas City Foundation, TFEC commissioned a study of community needs as they wished to change their grant process from reactive to proactive.  That allows the Foundation to decide priorities.

     Janice then introduced Leroy Kline, the Vice-Chair of the Foundation, who presented the five areas of need that the research study pointed out were most critical.  They are, in decreasing order of importance: 1) access to health services, 2) transportation to services and jobs, 3) substance abuse, 4) job training and workforce development, and 5) affordable housing.  There were 6000 surveys sent out (with a 25% response rate), fifty interviews per county, and a review of all needs assessments done for the past fifteen years.  Together these were weighted and put into a matrix that yielded the top five priorities.

     Echoing another speaker, Estelle Richwine from DPW, Leroy Kline noted that 68,000 in the area have no health insurance; that is 10% of the population.  In addition 10% do not have access to dental care, either due to lack of insurance or lack of providers.  He cited the low rate of physicians in Perry County – 0.7 per 1000 population.

     In the area of transportation, 265,000 people in our communities lack access to CAT transit (Upper Dauphin, Lebanon , and Perry County ).  This limits peoples’ ability to get health care, to find jobs, and to access services.
     Leroy noted that because we are on a highway system that provides such easy access, drug trafficking is a problem.  He also noted that with two income families, there may be no supervision for children after school.  Finally he said that there are a substantial number of worker’s comp claims that involve substance abuse.

     In job training and workforce development, Mr. Kline said we need to focus training on the service sector, which is where the job openings are.
     Finally, under affordable housing, Mr. Kline pointed out the number of people who are homeless, who live in cars, tents, and campers and that this “invisible” population needs access to housing.
     Mr. Kline finished with several thoughts on how Rotary and TFEC could work together.
     Carrie thanked Janice and Leroy and sent us on our way at 1:05 PM with a cheery “see you at the Hilton next week”.  (Just btw, you all know that this is Carrie’s second last meeting before she turns over the gavel, don’t you?  Miss Carrie will be missed – that cheerful non-assuming personality but with efficiency in getting through the business and doing all with a gracious sense of humor.  Mr. Ramper, the shoes are big that you’ve got to fill. Do you need a pair of inserts?)