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Executive Director: Linda Freedenberg Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Telephone: 717-234-1208
Fax: 717-234-3234

November 16, 2009

Speaker: Kim Walsh-Phillips, President of Inside Out Creative

Topic:   “Social media phenomenon-Twitter”

Greeter: Bill Sphar
Invocation:  Joan Prescott
Club Singing:  Karen Paris
Student/Teacher of the Quarter:  John Sutliff
Publications:   Jacqueline Jackson-DeGarcia
Good News Reporting:  Bill Spahr

Corporate Member

PROGRAM:
Tweet? Twitter? Follow? Huh? York Rotarian Kim Walsh-Phillips and President of Inside Out Creative, a York marketing firm, will speak about the social media phenomenon Twitter and how major corporations such as Comcast, Zappos and Whole Foods are using it for marketing, customer service and market research.

Birthdays:
Gary Dent   NOV 18
Russ Maniglia   NOV 18
Jewell Laughman  NOV 18
Benedict Dubbs  NOV 20
Nathan Bitner  NOV 26
Ed Tosti  NOV 27
Duryea Cameron  NOV 27
Patrick Amice  NOV 3

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS:

• November 16 - Kim Walsh-Phillips, President of Inside Out Creative

“Social media phenomenon  Twitter”

November 23 - InterClub Thanksgiving Luncheon

•  December 7  Service Above Self Award

•  December 14  Harrisburg High School Touring Choir

•  December 21 NO MEETING

•  December 28 NO MEETING
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:
• MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Please send or give Linda your $10 cash or check for the 2009-10 Support the Troops effort.

• HRF 100% participation goal – All Rotarians have received their $100 invoice for the Harrisburg Rotary Foundation.  We have already received 57% of our membership’s contributions.

•  Salvation Army Bell Ringing:  December 15 and 16.  Sign up for 1 hour shifts.

• 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

ATTENDANCE:
LAST ROTARY MEETING:  11/9/09       55%
Rotarians   80   Active Specials  13            Guests  12      Visiting Rotarians 2    = 107

• Movie premieres raise millions for brain research

  French project marks its fourth year with 17 November showing of A Christmas Carol
• Hooked on Rotary

  RI Director Frederick Hahn addresses a world of needs as he travels the globe
• Youth speak out at Rotary-UN Day

  Program highlights importance of networking
• Rotarians share their proudest moments

  Foundation-funded projects play a prominent role in LinkedIn discussion
• Investing less than US$2 a week through the Foundation changes lives

  Matching Grants are making a difference
• Rotary, UN celebrate close relationship

  Announcement of broader collaboration highlights Rotary-UN Day
• Widening the gateway to health care in Ethiopia

  Former scholar helps people access treatment for HIV/AIDS, TB
• Rotarian up for CNN Hero of the Year

  Pilot Budi Soehardi opened orphanage in West Timor for refugee children
• Laying the groundwork for lasting peace

  Polio survivor, former peace fellow pursues disarmament and demobilization in Central Africa
• Ugandan center brings healing through dance

  Bitone Center helps traumatized children explore their heritage and build self-esteem

Minutes by: Mark Stone
President Carolyn opened our weekly meeting at the Hilton Hotel at 12:10 P.M. John Cavanaugh led us in an invocation, singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" followed by the pledge of allegiance to our flag. Hand shake greetings of guest and fellow rotarians followed.

Robin Scaer led us in the introduction of guests of Rotarians.  Rotarians Means, Hungerford, Aufiero, Masch, Paris, and Detweiler all introduced their guests to the membership. Tom Heim, son of our guest speaker was also introduced.  Rotarians celebrating birthdays this week include Christine Cavanaugh, Julie Girsch, Bob Saline, Dave Morrison, and Al Baker. Happy Birthday to all !

Rotary Minute- Maria Persico

Maria reminded all in attendance that November is Rotary Foundation Month.  The International Foundation is involved in many critical issues in the world to include polio eradication, water filtration, education efforts among others. Please consider making your individual $100 contribution to the Rotary International Foundation.

Anne Aufiero was called to the dias to present a resolution to our friend and late Rotarian Nicholas Connolly, who passed away in July 2009. Guests of the Rotary Club today included Nicholas' wife Mary, son Nicholas, and his daughter Jackie. A moment of silence was ask for in his memory.

New Members - John Judson introduced to Harrisburg Rotary new members to include: Chris Dellinger, Jeff Goldsmith, Autumn Lang, and Matthew Lane. Red badge members who became blue badge members include: Nichole Baer, Mike Benkovic, Howard Ross, and Jewell Laughman. Welcome all to Harrisburg Rotary!

Salvation Army Bell Ringing

Hal Hurwitz reminded us that our club will be helping the Salvation Army with our annual Bell ringing in Strawberry Square on Tuesday, December 15th and Wednesday, December 16th. One hour time commitments are needed from the membership. Please contact Hal with questions or sign up to volunteer at Linda's desk at any weekly meeting.

Dominican Republic trip

President Carolyn recognized Rotarians Bob Hall, John Judson, M.D., Peggy Grove, Bob Hostetter, and Rich Moultrie who are headed to the Dominican Republic and our dental lab, along with dental students from Temple University.

Program- Major Henry A. Heim, United States Air Force

With Veterans day, only two days away, Harrisburg Rotary Club was the recipient of an emotional life story presentation by Major Henry A. Heim (Ret.), United States Air Force. He told us of his poor beginnings in the coal fields of Pennsylvania's coal region, and the fact that his high school class voted him the "least likely to succeed". This was all the motivation he needed when he enlisted in the then Army Air Corp, in July 1940.  He described the carnage and chaos at Hickham Field near Pearl Harbor on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941 while stationed in Hawaii.  Subsequently testing for his pilot wings he became one of 85 to graduate from an initial class of 204 members. It was the first class of "Flight Officers"

Having completed training on the new B-17 Flying Fortress, he was soon in combat over North Africa and Italy in World War II.  He served as Squadron Leader, Deputy Group Leader, and Group Lead pilot for the 2nd Bombardment Group, 20th Squadron, flying perilous missions over Italy, Austria, Hungary and Germany. He received a battlefield commission usually reserved for ground officers.  Volunteering for a second tour of duty, he would complete over twenty-five additional missions for a total of over seventy-five missions in the European Theater of Operations.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in October 1944.

During the Korean Conflict, he served as Aircraft Commander, flying B-29's for the 307th Bombardment Wing, 370th Squadron. During this tour, he logged more flight time than any other Aircraft Commander, completing 51 missions. In addition to the DFC, he received two purple hearts, two presidential Unit Citations and the Air Medal with eleven clusters and many more awards and citations. 

The soft spoken Major Heim summed up his military experience by saying that he "would do it all over again in a heartbeat". A standing ovation was given to a true patriot and American hero. President Carolyn then asked all veterans in the room to stand and another round of applause was given to these living heroes. 

We stood and repeated the Four Way Test.  The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 PM.

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