PROGRAM:
Kim Patten joins us from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), the largest regional non-profit  education and advocacy organization working to Save the Bay.  Kim joined CBF in 1999 as educator with their Susquehanna Watershed Education Program (SWEP), one of the CBF’s seventeen education programs that reach nearly 40,000 students each year watershed wide.  CBF’s Education Program is the largest provider of environmental education in North America.  SWEP, CBF’s only Pennsylvania-based program, is a mobile canoe-based program that has focused on engaging students in hand-on watershed education since 1990.  SWEP introduces participants to their local rivers and streams, emphasizing the community connection to the health of these local and downstream ecosystems.  Kim has personally worked with over 5, 000 students and led over 15 week-lomg graduate level professional development courses for teachers.

Kim is now CBF’s Pennsylvania Deputy Director and Outreach Coordinator, and as such cultivates a growing community of online sctivists, engages public and private partners in efforts to help shape public policy around water related issues, coordinates public education efforts, and supports individuals as they seek to become better advocates for the health of their local rivers and steams and the Cheasapeake Bay.

Erin Pittman is a 10-12 grade Biology and Bioethics teacher in Harrisburg School District at SciTech High School. She has been teaching in the district for six years spending her first year at William Penn High School. Erin earned her BS in Biology and Secondary Education with a minor in Chemistry from Lock Haven University and later completed her MS in Biology at Shippensburg University. Erin is married to Justin who is a juvenile probation officer for Dauphin County and the couple resides outside of Carlisle, PA.

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS:  

• Oct 22           Kim Patten, Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s PA Deputy Director and Outreach
  Hilton                Coordinator and Erin Pittman, Biology Teacher
• Oct 29           Jack Wagner, Auditor General
  Hilton                Coordinator
• Nov 5               Service Above Self Award
  Hilton

For complete programming go to our website: hbgrotary.org and click on calendar.
September is New Generations Month

NEWS AND NOTES:

•   Pancake Breakfast AUCTION ITEM PREVIEW at today's meeting.
SAVE THE DATE: 11th Annual Apple Harvest Pancake Breakfast
When:  October 27th
Where:  John Harris High School
TIME:  8 AM- Noon
Please sign up to volunteer, bring an auction item and return your ticket money. 
SEE YOU THERE!
Karen Paris and Jacqueline Bedard, Co-Chairs

•  Rotary International United Nations Day will be held Saturday, Nov. 3 for $35.  A bus will leave from Queensgate (York) at 5:00AM for presentations and panel discussions addressing key humanitarian issues. An optional tour of the UN is available for $13. Contact Linda for forms.

• Rotary Foundation Dinner - DGE Ben Hoover is inviting all Rotarians & guests to attend the District Rotary Foundation Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Country Club of York from 6-9 PM. Reservation & Sponsorship forms are available from Linda or on the club website (www.hbgrotary.org) Show your support of the Foundation and DGE Ben Hoover by attending.

•  YOUTH EXCHANGE INFO
The Rotary Club of Harrisburg is sponsoring Ange Sauvage from Lyon , France. Ange is attending Susquehanna Township High School. The Youth Exchange Committee will be interviewing host families (they do not need to be Rotarians) in Susquehanna Township. Ange will stay with 3 host families during the school year. He will stay with each family about 3 months. Host families are to treat him as you would your own child. Ange will receive an allowance from the Club. If you are interested in hosting Ange or you know of someone else in Susquehanna Township who would want to host him, please contact Linda Freedenberg or Ron Guss ASAP. 

•  SUPPORT OUR TROOPS PROJECT
Donate $10 cash or check payable to the Harrisburg Rotary Foundation, in support of our 2007-08 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.

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: 10/15/07 57%
Rotarians 90    Active Specials  16     Guests  8      Visiting Rotarians 0  =  114

Minutes by Peter Henninger:
President Carrie called the meeting to order. Marion Alexander led the singing of America the Beautiful and Doug Pieper gave the invocation.  Jim Miller then presented a Rotary minute informing the club that RI is one of the top 5 NGO’s (Non-governmental organization) for Corporate partnerships aid around the world.  Una Martone then spoke about our Youth Community Development team and their work on their three major goals of Education, Crime/violence and substance abuse, inviting all to participate in the teams development.  After lunch President-elect Barry Ramper introduced our four new members, Patrick Amice, Jeannete Archer-Simmons, Beth Peiffer and Joseph Schmidt along with their presenters.  Sandy Beck then reported that we were now back to 200 strong as part of her Membership Retention Committee report and urged all of us to keep on the lookout for new members.  Connie Siegel then reported on the upcoming pancake breakfast.  Finally Bill Spahr introduced our program, Stuart Malina, Conductor of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra  Who not only spoke about what a conductor does ( 40 % fundraising and administration, 40% studying the music and 15% actual time in front of the orchestra)  but he closed with a wonderful performance of the Chopin piece that inspired him as a child to pursue his career.  The meeting then adjourned.

Please support our Officers and Board by serving our club and our community as we begin our new Rotary year!