Meets Noon Mondays at the Hilton
www.hbgrotary.org
Executive Director: Linda Freedenberg
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Telephone: 717-234-1208
Fax: 717-234-3234

October 19, 2009   at 333 Market Street   RSVP Needed

Speaker:   Ellen Brown, Executive Director SusqueCentennial Event

Greeter: Charlie McNutt
Invocation:  Jeff Boswell
Club Singing:  
Publications:  Carrie W. Thomas

PROGRAM:

Come meet the woman behind the successful Whitaker Center 2004 CowParade, Ellen C. Brown, now Executive Director with The Harrisburg SusqueCentennial Committee.

Ms. Brown will demonstrate the exciting video library technology that serves to preserve the history of Harrisburg and its people through the Living Legacy series, and speak to Rotary members about The Founder's Day Celebration, the Holiday Parade, the Paint the Town program, and many more upcoming events and programs planned for 2010 to celebrate Harrisburg's 150th anniversary and preserve its history as a diverse and ever-evolving city.

Corporate Member

Birthdays:
Karen Paris    OCT 22
Steve Infanti  OCT 24
Peggy Grove  OCT 25

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS:

• October 19 – 333 Market Street
  RSVP needed
  Ellen Brown, Exec. Dir.    SusqueCentennial Commission Event

• October 26 - Ann Van Dyke, Education/Community Services Division PA Human Relations Commission           
  “Pennsylvania Hot Bed for Hate Crimes?”

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.

• Nobel Peace Prize nominee to speak in Montréal

  Mortenson the coauthor of bestseller Three Cups of Tea
• Australian club promotes Rotary on the air

  Weekly music, talk show earns Canterbury club public exposure
• Rotary-UN Day approaches

  Registration forms must be submitted by 23 October
• Building peace, one act at a time

  Four Rotary World Peace Fellows hope to get a million people thinking about peace
• Child mortality rate drops worldwide

  UNICEF report credits health interventions such as vaccines, mosquito nets
• Video: Lee asks Rotarians to ‘Make Dreams Real’

  Watch as Dong Kurn Lee announces the 2008-09 RI theme.
• Historic Moments: Women in Rotary

  Twenty years after the vote to admit women
• Afghanistan-Pakistan shelters boost end-polio effort

  New immunization sites help reach children otherwise missed
• Historic Moments -- Paul Harris

  A look back at the life and times of Rotary's founder
• Maasai warrior hopes to work for diplomacy

  Incoming Rotary World Peace Fellow collaborates on 14 Cows for America to benefit 9/11 victims

NEWS AND NOTES:
• MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

October 24th is the Annual Apple Harvest Pancake Breakfast.  Send in your ticket money, donate an Auction item, bring your family and friends!

• 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 52% of our membership’s contributions.

• DISTRICT NEWS:
The deadline to register for UN Day is October 15! Please send in your bus registration $45 ASAP and register on-line for the UN festivities at www.riunday.org.

ATTENDANCE:
LAST ROTARY MEETING:  10/5/09     45  %
Rotarians   70    Active Specials    6          Guests   6      Visiting Rotarians  1   = 83

Minutes by: Mark Stone
President Carolyn called our weekly meeting to order at 12:10 P.M. Wil Everhart provided the invocation and Marion Alexander led us in singing with "America, the Beautiful" followed by the pledge to our flag.

Jessica Malone introduced the guests of Rotarians Levine, Hungerford, Saline, Brinton, Frese, and Jackson-DeGarcia.

Mini Classification Talk - Anthony Worrall is Chief Financial Officer for Reynolds Construction Company. Reynolds consists of a series of five diversified companies based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  He has been with the company for ten years and recently joined the Harrisburg Rotary Club several months ago.  

Hal Hurwitz reminded us all that the Salvation Army bell ringing will be on December 15th and 16th (Tuesday and Wednesday) in Strawberry Square. Please mark your calendars and consider helping out again this year. Only one hour of your time.

Bob Hostetter informed us that our schedule speaker, State Representative Ron Marsico, cancelled on us late last week. In the spirit of moving onward the club moved right into the auction portion of our program. Pre pancake breakfast auction items included a plane ride, recreational water ride, Coakley's gift certificate, Giant gift card, seperate (two) five course dinner, wine tasting, 4 bottles of wine, Hilton/theatre/wine gift basket, and pancake breakfast t-shirts. Thanks to the generosity of those Rotarians who were the winning bidders, $2,020 was raised from these auctioned items.  Much thanks to our auctioneer, Irene Berman Levine for donating her time and energy to this important cause. 

Pancake breakfast ticket money can be turned into Linda and financial donations are still needed to underwrite the cost of the big screen television (door prize at event) and one spot is still available for the placemat at $125.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 P.M. Our next weekly meeting will be on Monday, October 19th (in two weeks) at 333 Market Street. Please RSVP to Linda if you will be attending.

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