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Executive Director: Linda Freedenberg
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March 22, 2010  at 11:30 AM

Speaker: SENATOR ROBERT P. CASEY

Topic: "“Jobs and the Economy”

Greeter:  Betty Hungerford
Invocation:  Dick Stewart
Club Singing:  Marion Alexander
Publications:  Dave Freet

PROGRAM:

Elected in 2006, Senator Casey was the first PA Democrat elected to the Senate since 1962.

Senator Casey has been extensively involved in the health care reform debates.  In addition he has been a strong proponent to increase access to early childhood education and reversal of the chronic under funding of child care.  He has been an important advocate for the expansion of the Children’s Health insurance program, which is modeled after the Pennsylvania program started by his father.

Serves on the following Senate committees: Foreign Relations, Agriculture, Health and Education and Labor and Pensions.

Served as PA’s Auditor General for 8 years and as PA’s Treasurer for 2 years.

He was born and raised in Scranton, the eldest son of the Late Governor Robert P. Casey and his wife, Ellen.  He is married and has four daughters.  He is a graduate of the College of Holy Cross and has his law degree from Catholic University.

His Father taught him that “all public service is a trust, given in faith and accepted in honor.”

• NEW PHONE NUMBER for Gerald Kohn:  602-6023

•  YCDT: Goodwill Keystone Area and the Goodwill Industries Keystone Area Foundation awarded a $1,000 grant to the Youth Community Development Team (YCDT) in support of its focus on “job training and access to employment.”  The grant award is a result of a student-led fundraising appeal made to the community on January 12, 2010 at which young people from Harrisburg city schools expressed their desire to changes lives by focusing their unique energies and ideas toward job training and preparation services.  Students have issued an RFP of their own, offering a grant award of $6,000, and are seeking applications from local organizations that can incorporate the students’ help in connecting people with jobs!  Funds from the Goodwill Industries Keystone Area Foundation, coupled with local donations from Fulton Bank and many local community leaders will be supplemented by the Rotary Club of Harrisburg to create the $6,000 grant.  For more information or to access a copy of the RFP, visit www.hbgrotary.org .
• DISTRICT NEWS:

1.  Check out the District Newsletter: www.hbgrotary.org
Click on click on About Us   Click on District 7390 Click on District Happenings
Click on Rotar- E Reporter
or  http://www.rotary7390.org/Portals/0/August%2009%20Newsletter.pdf

Corporate Member

Birthdays:
Paul Mahoney    MAR 22
Mark Totaro       MAR 22
Lou Grammes    MAR 23

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS:
March 22 – Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
“Jobs and the Economy”
March 29 – Tim Potts, Cofounder Democracy Rising "What's all this about a constitutional convention?"

April 5   NO MEETING

April 12  at HACC Wildwood Center
Dr. Edna Baehre, President HACC.  “The Socio-Economic Impact of HACC on the Eight County Region”

April 19    Youth Community Development Team

April 26   333 Market Street
David Kloser, Mental Game Coach, Speaker, Author.  “Stepping up to the Plate”

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.

2. ROTARY DISTRICT 7390 /WGAL-TV 8 SIXTH       ANNUAL TEACHER IMPACT AWARDS nominations are now being accepted. The program will identify and honor teachers who have influenced students’ lives, both academically and personally. WGAL has posted the nomination form on the station’s web site (wgal.com) under the “Community Page” section. Nominations are also available through any Rotarian in the Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin, Adams, Cumberland, Perry and York County area. WGAL and Rotary are encouraging students, school administrators, PTOs, Alumni Associations, parents and anyone with first hand knowledge of an outstanding teacher to nominate him or her for this award. Recipients of the award will be profiled on future News 8 broadcasts in May, 2010. A Teacher Impact Awards recognition banquet is being planned for Monday, May 17, 2010.

3.  DISTRICT CONFERENCE:  APRIL 22-25.  Sign up for a day!  Go to the website.

ATTENDANCE:
LAST ROTARY MEETING:  3/15/10       54%
Rotarians   76   Active Specials  11           Guests   23    Visiting Rotarians    0  =   110

Minutes by Steve Baloga:
President Carolyn brought the meeting to order at the Hilton as customary with singing, the Pledge of Allegiance and the invocation. Al Morrison provided piano accompaniment.

Peggy Grove introduced our Students and Teachers of the quarter.

Ron Guss announced that a nice reception was held for our exchange student Lucas, his parents and host family. Lucas’ parents attended our meeting today.

Caryn Carr announced that this coming weekend we will be hosting 35 Youth Exchange Program participants. We need donations of food and drinks (or $’s) for the event, an overnight woman-volunteer and a Saturday 5 to 9:30 PM volunteer.

Jack Detweiler introduced our speakers for today. Tim Schaeffer, of the PA Fish and Boat Commission and Matt Royer of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation spoke on the environmental issues surrounding development of natural gas from PA’s Marcellus Shale deposits. 64% of PA is underlain by Marcellus Shale deposits, which lie 1 mile below the surface. A considerable amount of water is needed to extract the gas contained in the shale. New pipelines are being built to transport the gas, and drilling sites average around 5 acres. The use of so much water creates a variety of environmental issues which our speakers discussed. A severance tax could help defray the costs of effectively regulating the extraction process.

Please remember our next meeting starts at 11:30 AM to accommodate Senator Casey’s schedule. Please be on time as the doors will be closed when the Senator begins to speak (i.e. you won’t be let in!) Lunch will be served after Senator Casey finishes speaking. If you would like to bring a guest, please notify Linda.

OFFICERS:

DIRECTORS:

Carolyn Dumaresq           
John P. Judson, M.D.      
Robert S. Saline              
Barry Ramper, II,             
Carrie N. Wissler Thomas
William B. Boles                
William M. Tillett

President
President-Elect
Vice President
Immediate Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant-at-Arms

Caryn J. Carr
John R. Detweiler
Kent E. Frese
John J. McHenry
Lawrence M. Means
Maria B. Persico
Andrew R/ Rebuck
Karen F. Snider