HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK Don Alsedek SEP 12 Ron Guss SEP 12 Chuck Friedman SEP 12 John Hickey SEP 13 Barb Skelly SEP 13 Keith Gillaspy SEP 16 Joe Summers SEP 16	HAPPY September Anniversaries Dick Goldsmith 43 years John Morefield 43 years Jim Rowland 33 years Jim Miller 30 years Garry Brinton 22 years Tom Arnoldi 22 years Don Poole 17 years Larry Means 4 years

PROGRAM: Jessica E. Meyers is the Owner and President of JEM Group, a commercial construction company located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. JEM Group focuses on office, health care, retail, education and light industrial projects throughout Central Pennsylvania. Previously, she was a Vice President at Reynolds Construction Management, Inc. Ms. Meyers holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
Ms. Meyers has held several leadership positions with both community and professional organizations. Her current commitments include:

* Harrisburg Regional Chamber – Board Member
* Harrisburg Young Professionals – Board President
* Harrisburg University – Advancement Committee Member
* AAA Central Penn – Board Member
* United Way of the Capital Region – Co-Chair of Emerging Leaders Initiative
* Big Brothers Big Sisters – Big Sister

As a result of Ms. Meyers’ accomplishments, she has been recently recognized as one of the Central Penn Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” for 2004 and as one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business.

Jessica has lived in Central Pennsylvania for over 20 years and currently resides in the City of Harrisburg.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS:

• Sep 10 Jessica Myers, President of Harrisburg Young Professionals
  Hilton "Harrisburg's Brain Gain"
• Sep 17 "YOUR MISSION TO THE DOMINICAN: A Story of Service and Love"!
  Hilton

• Sep 24 Lou Barletta, Mayor of Hazelton
  Hilton “Illegal Immigration”
• Oct 1 Ted Kleisner, CEO Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Co.
  Hilton
• Oct 8 NO MEETING

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

NEWS AND NOTES:

• OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY to Rotarian Al Schmidt and family upon the death of his son, Kenneth Schmidt, on August 19.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• HAPPY HOUR AT AL BAKER’s
  On August 23rd, Rotarians and friends had a fabulous time at the lovely home of Al and Joan Baker. Great food, drinks and music were generously provided by Al and Joan and we had lots of time to chit chat on the deck, by the pond and even the putting green.
  
  Thanks to the generosity of all those who attended, we raised over $850 for our Youth Ecology Project in parternership with Harrisburg Sci Tech and Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
  
  
• Volunteers Needed for a one (1) week trip to Biloxi, Mississippi to help rebuild - Sunday through Saturday, September 30th - October 6th, 2007
  This trip focuses on one thing: you and your help. You do not need tools, special skills, or the ability to build a rocket ship. What is needed
  are helping hands, and people willing to commit their time and energy to help clean up an area ravaged by a hurricane. You need to arrange travel to
  Baltimore (car) and then to Biloxi (flight from BWI). The church will pick up volunteers from the airport and provide food and lodging. Costs for the trip are minimal: your travel and airfare (about $180 r/t) and $20/day for lodging in the church. Your reward is knowing that you have invested in a community working to rebuild, and that you have helped a community grow stronger.
  
  Interested? Here's what to do:
  • Schedule time off from work!
  • Contact Brad Statnyck, President of the Colonial Park Rotary Club at 805-5495 for more details regarding departure, return, and other details.
  • Pack your bags.

• 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, take a placemat ad and/or sell tickets.
  SEE YOU THERE!
  Karen Paris and Jacqueline Bedard, Co-Chairs

• YOUTH EXCHANGE INFO
  The Rotary Club of Harrisburg is sponsor 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.
  

Minutes by Mark Stone:

President Carrie opened our weekly meeting at 12:11 P.M. sharp with the
ringing of the bell. Doug Pieper led us in song with America, My
Country 'tis of Thee, followed by the pledge of allegiance to our flag.
Howard Ammons led us in prayer.

Rotary Minute - Bonnie McCarthy

Bonnie informed all in attendance of the money being raised in South
East Asia by Rotary Clubs there to purchase bicycles for young girls who
need transportation to get back and forth from their homes to schools.
The program is known as Rotary Education on Wheels, with the goal of
raising money to purchase 2,000 bicycles. Bonnie also informed us of the
upcoming Rotary United Nations day in New York City on Saturday,
November 3rd.

Visiting Rotarians & Guest - Harry Derrick

A number of guests and one visiting rotarian from the Lancaster Club
were with us today. Birthdays this week include Rotarians Helen Friedman,
Ray Pepe, Bridget Whitley, Bob Spicer, Bridget Montgomery, Diane Voda,
Harry Derrick, Marc Scaringi, Ellen Kyzer, Churchill Pinder, and Henry
Rhoads. Happy Birthday to all!

Mini Classification Talk - Amy Sauertieg

Amy is the Director of Social Services for Jewish Family Services. She
and her family recently returned to Harrisburg after twenty five years
in New York. Her area of expertise is development (fund raising) along
with counseling and helping seniors. Welcome to Harrisburg Rotary, Amy!

Announcements

President Carrie informed us of the sudden and unexpected passing of Al
Schmidt's son. She also informed all of an opportunity to help in the
Hurricane ravaged Gulf Coast (Biloxi, Miss.) from September 30th to
October 6th. Contact President Brad of the Colonial Park Club at 805-5495
for all the details. Carrie also informed us that Al Baker's Happy Hour
on August 23rd was a huge success with almost $900 raised toward
funding the Youth Ecology Project.

Good News Reporting -- Pattie Hindermyer

Lots of Good news reporting today. The money was flowing from Rotarian's pockets as we bragged about children going back to high school and off to college to Al Baker's sponsorship of a Golf Tournament to assist Special Olympics (see Al to participate) to Bill Spahr's son who begins his teaching duties at West Point. Dave Freet even made a trip to his old school, Lycoming College, to give a summer commencement message to new graduates. Thanks to all who contributed today.

Program -- Graham Hetrick, Coroner, Dauphin County
Topic: "CSI-Harrisburg"

Jewel Cooper introduced our speaker, Graham Hetrick, Coroner for Dauphin County. Mr. Hetrick has been Dauphin County Coroner since 1990 and was President of Hetrick Funeral Home from 1975 to 2003. The role of the coroner is to investigate the "cause and manor of death" of homicides, car accidents, and even diseases. As coroner he sees the "end result of bad behavior" by people in our society. He brought along a body bag and used this object as a microcosm of the many problems that plague our communities in America. He suggested that unless we begin to use "critical thinking" to solve our societal problems of gun violence, death by drug overdose, murders, etc., that America won't continue to stand as a democracy. "Human Control" and not more Gun Control laws are needed.

He went on to suggest that we have no critical thinking by our elected politicians in laws that are passed to curb violence and that we need a "moral conscious" in America between what is right and wrong. He suggested that we need to "get our hands dirty" by working with young people through mentoring programs and giving one on one encouragement to these people that feel there is no hope. Churches and synagogues also have an important role and are a resource in reaching out to others.

As coroner, he is continuing to see more deaths by young urban professionals from drug overdoses and new diseases (AIDS and new strains of TB) from society's ills.

A short questions and answer session followed his remarks. If you missed today's meeting and program, you missed a very informative presentation by Mr. Hetrick.

President Carrie reminded all of the Harrisburg Gallery Walk on September 4th. Our next meeting is Monday, September 10th at the Harrisburg Hilton.

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