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

Speakers: Jeff and Beth Musser of Musser Builders
TOPIC:  “HANDS Build Homes, HEARTS Change Lives”

Greeter:  Chris Dellinger
Invocation: John Cavanaugh
Club Singing: Marion Alexander
Publications: Karen Paris
Mini-Classification Talk:  Jessica Ritchie

Corporate Member

     BIRTHDAYS
Bob Hall SEP 21
Jennifer Doyle  SEP 26
Michael Hanes  SEP 27
UPCOMINGPROGRAMS
9/19  Board Meeting 10:30 AM
9/19  Jeff and Beth Musser of Musser Builders
“HANDS Build Homes, HEARTS Change Lives”

9/26  NO MEETING at Hilton
HAPPY HOUR at Dixon University 5:30-7 PM

10/3 DG Helen Redding

10/10   NO MEETING

For complete programming go to our website: www.hbgrotary.org
and click on calendar.
For meeting cancelations:
Check your e-mail or call the
Rotary office at 234-1208.

PROGRAM: Musser Home Builders was established in 1972 by Chester Musser. We (Jeff and Beth) joined him as a partner in 1988. By 1993, we were the sole owner of the corporation. Throughout the past 39 years, we have established a strong reputation for providing a high level of service as we design and build quality custom homes, additions and perform renovations to existing buildings. While we primarily focus on residential work, over the past few years we have branched out into light commercial projects as well. Our clients appreciate our eye for detail, attention to quality and our focus on long term performance. The construction industry in Central PA has been good to us. We often look for the opportunity to give back to the community. We were honored to be asked to lead the community in the Extreme Makeover, Home Edition in June of 2011.

Notes: We are planning a public “viewing party” on September 25 when the show airs. The details are being determined at this point. I would like to use this forum to invite all attendees to this event. We are also continuing our fundraising efforts to meet the promise that we made to the Keefers to pay off their mortgage. I will not “solicit” the members, but I will mention the continuing efforts and how they can be involved if they choose.

We plan to put a visual presentation together to complement our “talk”. We plan to begin to work on that in mid-August.

Thank you for this opportunity and let me know if you need any more information.

NEWS AND NOTES: 
• NO ROTARY MEETING ON 9-26. Please come and bring a guest to our 9-26 Happy Hour hosted by the Dixon University Center from 5:30 -7 p.m.  located in the Administration Building , First Floor Conference Rooms B/C.  You will receive attendance credit.  Beer, wine and refreshments will be served. Cost is $10 to the Harrisburg Rotary Foundation with proceeds being split between the Harrisburg Rotary Foundation and the Dixon University Center student scholarship program. Here is a link to directions: http://www.dixonuniversitycenter.org/directions.asp and a link to their campus map which indicates parking areas: http://www.dixonuniversitycenter.org/map.asp

• 50% have paid the $100 HRF contribution.  27% have paid the Support for the Troops contribution. Please send in your payments today!

• Get well and speedy recovery wishes to Joan Prescott.

• Pancake Breakfast will be on October 15th at John Harris High School. Please make every effort to sell tickets so that we have a record turnout!  Say yes when asked to work that day and say yes to donating an auction item and/or placemat ad or sponsorship.  See Liinda for additional information.

• Youth Exchange Committee: Thanks to the following Rotarians for contributing event tickets to our Youth Exchange Student, Anti, and his host family.

• HersheyPark Tickets - Jack Huskin, Andy Rebuck and Robin Scaer (Hershey/ Hbg Regional Visitors Bureau)
• Harrisburg Senators Tickets - Tom Peluso (Metro Bank)

If you have event tickets to donate to Anti and his host family, please let Linda or us know.  Thank you.
Dave Bedard & Steve Feinour - Youth Exchange Committee Co-Chairs

 
• DISTRICT NEWS:
RI/UN Day on November 5, 2011: Plans have been completed for District 7390 to send a bus to the RI/UN Day on November 5, 2011.  Reservations must be made no later than October 1st, or until the bus is full.  Members who wish to travel on their own may also register.  Seating for UN Day is limited. Spouses and friends are also invited. The bus will leave Queensgate Shopping Center (Springwood Rd), in York at 4:45 a.m. The UN day will conclude at 4:00 p.m and the bus will depart the UN promptly at 4:30 p.m. There will be no stop in the morning (refreshments will be available on the bus) and a dinner stop at Olive Garden in New Jersey on the way home, returning to the same site between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Note:  Separate Registrations must be made for the bus and for RI/UN Day.  Each year at Rotary UN Day, more than 1300 Rotarians including many Rotary International Directors, Foundation Trustees, past Senior Leaders, and guests come together at UN Headquarters in New York.  The program is designed to inspire and educate all participants as well as provide insight into the relationship between Rotary and the United Nations. Forms are available from Bert or on the District website (www.rotary7390.org ).

The District Tennis Tournament will be held on Thurs. Sept.29 from 2 – 5 PM at the Outdoor Country Club in York.  Format is round robin doubles and one member of each doubles team must be a Rotarian. Cost will be (about) $50 once registration is finalized.  Contact Joel Snyder at 717-951-9456 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details.  

The September Governors Newsletter is available at:
http://www.rotary7390.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=xH1dOgxq_v8%3d&tabid=113! Enjoy!

The Annual Foundation Dinner will be held Thursday, November 3 at the Masonic Village (Brossman Ballroom) in Elizabethtown. Join us for a reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. with dinner to promptly follow at 7:00 p.m. Cost: $40 per person (includes 2 drink tickets  Deadline to RSVP: October 26. There will be no assigned seating this year! Feel free to mingle and meet someone new! However, if your Club would like to reserve a table of 8, please contact Melissa in the District office at 854-7842 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
There is so much FUN planned for the evening:
·         MC & Comedian Earl David Reed
·         A Celebration of YOUR Club’s Foundation Heroes
·         Highlights from a Mission trip to Brazil
·         A time to celebrate New Generations
·         Entertainment by local Elizabethtown musicians
Register early! You don’t want to miss this celebration of OUR ROTARY FOUNDATION! A registration form is on the District website:www.rotary7390.org

LAST ROTARY MEETING:  9/12/11
Minutes by Dave Freet
President Bob opened our weekly meeting (convened today at the Radisson, Camp Hill) at 12:08 PM. Jeff Boswell provided the invocation referencing appropriately the ten (10) year anniversary of the terrorist’s attacks on the Twin Towers, NYC; the Pentagon; and the hijacked plane that was crashed by the passengers near Somerset, PA.

Opening music for the day was provided by guest soloist Cheryl Crider, accompanied on the piano by our own Norma Swain, in singing “God Bless America.” This was followed by a Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag.

At 12:28 PM President Bob re-opened our meeting. Guests were introduce and we moved on to part of today’s program, “A Musical Tribute” Commemorating 9/11. The first song was “The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key and leading us in singing was Cheryl Crider, accompanied on the piano by Georgia Clements and Norma Swain.

The next musical tribute was “Ave Verum Corpus,” K. 618 by Wolfgang A. Mozart and Beautifully sung by our own Douglas Pieper, accompanied on the piano by Norma Swain. Our third piece was “Bring Him Home” (Les Miserables) by Claude Michael Schoenberg sung by Cheryl Crider accompanied by Norma Swain on the piano. This was followed by “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe, played on the piano by Georgia Clements and Norma Swain piano duettists. The closing piece was “The Impossible Dream” (Man of La Mancha) by Joe Darion/Mitch Leigh sung by Cheryl Crider accompanied on the piano by Norma Swain.

All of the music was extremely well selected to honor those who died on that Horrible day ten (10) years ago at the hands of terrorists. It was moving and pertinent Music. Our sincere thanks to the musicians (vocalists and pianists) for sharing their talent with us to commemorate this tenth anniversary of 9/11/2001.

President Saline then introduced our Program Chairman, Bob Hostetter, to give an introduction of Dr. Joyce Davis, founder and president of “The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg,” a member of The World Affairs Council of America. Dr. Davis is an award-winning journalist and internationally acclaimed author who has lived and worked around the globe. She is a former foreign correspondent and foreign editor for National Public Radio and Knight Ridder Newspapers, at one time the second largest newspaper chain in the U.S. Ms. Davis specializes in foreign affairs and the media, and has written extensively on terrorism, national security and Islam. Dr. Davis offered her professional perspective of what helped bring about 9/11 as well as where the world stands today as a result of that
fateful day.

Dr. Davis’ perspective proffered what was happening in Israel immediately prior to 9/11 might happen here in the U.S. Islamic militants were calling for a jihad and many were angry and in a rage against the world, willing to die to highlight their cause. Of course, Osama Bin Laden fanned the flames of this anger and rage!

Ms. Davis fears Bin Laden’s successor  is still orchestrating uprisings we have witnessed in Egypt, Syria, Libya and other areas of the greater Middle East. The “good news,” Al Qaida desired the overthrow of dictators in the Middle East, but does not today have the popular support as a result of “brutal attacks” on civilians and Islamic citizens throughout the world. None of Al Qaida’s major goals have been achieved in the ten years since 9/11. “Arab Spring” is the name given to the Islamic educated, professional young folks who have fomented unrest and overthrow of dictators in Egypt, Syria, Libya.

These individuals are not affiliated nor have they been willing to buy into Al Qaida’s politics/leadership. We ALL must stand UNITED to oppose Al Qaida everywhere in support of our government.

A very informative program by Dr. Davis, in addition to the wonderful “Musical Tribute” to remember those who died in 9/11.

OFFICERS:

DIRECTORS:

Robert S. Saline              
Una Martone
Karen F. Snider
John P. Judson, M.D.
Carolyn Dumaresq, Ed.D.
William B. Boles
Richard Utley                

President
President-Elect
Vice President
Immediate Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant-at-Arms

Sandra Beck
Caryn J. Carr
David E. Freet
Kent E. Frese
Lisa Lewis
Thomas A. Peluso
Andrew R. Rebuck
Robin Scaer