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 May 14, 2007

Speakers: Best and Brightest from Patriot News

Greeter: Jeff Boswell
Invocation: Howard Ammons
Club Singing: Caryn Carr
Publications: Karen Paris
Placing Rotary Roundup: Bob Craumer

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK
NO BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK.

PROGRAM:
The Patriot-News Best & Brightest program annually identifies area high school seniors who excel in countless ways. Academically, athletically and culturally, thee students are involved in their communities and have perhaps faced challenges in their lifetimes that we can't begin to comprehend. This year, 169 applications were reviewed by 15 local business and community leaders.

Hasu Shah from the Hersha Group of Companies and Susan L. Anthony from The Patriot-News will facilitate a discussion with many of the 2007 Best & Brightest honorees. We'll learn how these young people have attained success at an early age and what they aspire to achieve in the coming years We'll hear what they think about their education and our community. They'll share who and what have influenced them to be the individuals they are and will become. Club members will also have an opportunity to ask questions of these future Rotarians.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS

May 14 Best and Brightest from Patriot News
Hilton

May 21 Robert D. Hanson Award
Hilton

May 28 NO MEETING
Hilton

June 4 Dr. John Gavazzi
Hilton “Warning Signs of depression -treatment options”

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

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

April is Magazine Month

NEWS AND NOTES:

• CONGRATULATIONS to Susan Anthony for being nominated s a champion of both literacy and arts education in public schools by Richard Askey, president of the Harrisburg Education Association.

• Sign up for Habitat for Humanity Project - May 19th at 100 N.13th Street at 8:15 AM.

• COMMITTEE CHAIRS - Please give Linda your complete Committee list so that it can appear in the Rotary Roster.

• Please return your updated Roster Information sheet, an updated photo (if you wish) and your 2007-08 committee selections.

• ROSTER/WEB Advertising
Most Rotarians use their roster frequently and share it with others occasionally. By putting your company name on the roster it will serve two purposes, identify your company as a leader in the area and help us defray the costs of producing the roster. Fellow Rotarians, it’s time to step up and help your club again. Of course these spots will be going quickly, so whoever is first to contact Linda with your reservation and preferred position will get their choice.


ROTARY WEB COMBINATION
$500/back page
$100/1000 impressions
Back page plus 1000 web impressions - $550
$400/inside covers (full page)
Inside cover plus 1000 web impressions - $450

Back page and inside covers can be split with two advertisers ($250 each for back page and $200 each for inside cover)
1000 web impressions equal 3 to 4 months of sole advertising. Multiple ads can be rotated to extend the duration of impressions.

All web ads will be our homepage at this time. Web ads require web ready graphics.

• 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. The Youth Exchange Committee has also received information on our prospective inbound student, Ange Sauvage. Ange is a 16-year old student from Lyon France. We will continue to update you as information is made available. If anyone is interested in serving as a host family for our 2007-08 exchange student, please contact the committee co-chairs Terry Barnaby or Ron Guss.

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: 5/7/07 50%
Rotarians 76 Active Specials 17Guests 8 Visiting Rotarians 0 = 101

Minutes by Christopher Markley
Doug Piper led God Bless America. Garry Brinton reminded the club of our support for John Smither's program to support Iraq War soldiers. Will Everhart announced guests. Among other guests, the parents of Andy Rebuck and Andy's wife attended, to honor his service award reception. President Garry offered congratulations to Larry Means, upon his engagement. Una Martone gave a mini-classification talk. As director of development and alumni relations at Harrisburg University, she raises funds and will develop a network of graduates. Committee reports included John Judson's remarks about Paul Harris Rotary International donations. Allen Westbrook and Jewel Cooper are current Paul Harris recipients. Allen Westbrook called for volunteers for the May 19 Habitat for Humanity project. Ellen Smyk reminded us of the Harrisburg School District and Harrisburg Public School Foundation Reach breakfast, showcasing the early childhood education impact of the Reach program, which Rotary has supported. The breakfast is May 15. Hal Hurwitz introduced the Community Service Award program. Andy Rebuck received the 2007 Community Service with honor, grace and good humor. He gave a very inspiring acceptance speech and explained why he is always smiling.