Rotary Club of Greensburg

A Flash from the Past

Rotary Flashes of 08-28-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 9……………………………………………………..August 28, 2001

Inside This Issue
Wise and Otherwise
Next Meeting’s Program Listing
Our Weekly Meeting and Birthday listings

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"Don't limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded." (Charles R. Schwab)

The invocation was given today by Rev. Robert Wilson. "We come to you O God, knowing that the times in which we live need men and women of integrity, those who will reach out in hope and peace to their neighbors, and show the way of caring and sharing. We are grateful that we have the opportunity to serve these ends through Rotary, here and around the world."

Sergeant At Arms, John Hanna, reported that we has the following guests of Rotarians: Lillian Smith was a guest of Bill Barger, Chris DeDiana and Jerry Supko were guests of Ed Nemanic and Joseph Wateska was a guest of Kevin Metsger.

MAKE-UPS - Elinore McMahan and Gary Rutter attended the Hempfield Club, Bill Kern had a make-up at the Latrobe Club, Ed Meadows attended the Rotary Club of Virginia Beach and Mark Barnhart attended the Youngwood/New Stanton Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 63. This included 59 members and 4 guests.

WELCOME TO THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF GREENSBURG.
Sheldon Moore, James Boggs, William Miller and Pradeep Kumar. These four gentlemen were inducted into our Club with the help of District Governor George Wood. Our Club looks forward to working with each of you in our pursuit to help make this community, nation and world a better place to live through our commitment to Service-Above-Self. Welcome to the wonderful and rewarding world of Rotary.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Kevin Metsger reported that our annual fall Health Screening project would be held on Saturday, September 8th at the Health Place in the Westmoreland Mall. Nelson Mayer will be the coordinator. There is a need for 10 to 12 volunteers to assist the crew from the Westmoreland Regional Hospital. Volunteers are to arrive at 6:45 a.m. Please sign up to help.

REMINDER FOR 2 WEEKS FROM NOW: The September 11th meeting will not be at the Four Points/Sheraton. It will be at noon at the Westmoreland County Community College.

FIRESIDE CHAT: Will be held on Thursday, September 6th at 6:00 p.m. at the residence of Ed Meadows. New members of the Club will be sent invitations for this meeting in which information regarding our Club and its activities are explained. The Fireside Chat is always a great evening in which to gather important information and also meet other new members as well as Board Members.

Mary Clymer announced that our monthly mini-autobiography program had to be moved to September 25th. Dr. John Wesner, Zain Mahmood and Dr. Pradeep Kumar are scheduled to tell us a little about themselves at that meeting.

Membership proposal cards are to be given to Ed Nemanic (Membership committee contact). Ed will then submit the cards to Secretary Ken Rutter who will then present them to the Board of Directors for action.

OUR BIRTHDAY TABLE PRESENTATION was performed by our own humorist, Dave Delisi. Dave took last week's program speaker Larry Wilde's advice about comedy to heart and wished our B-Day boys Happy Birthday with laughs, cake and song.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: September's Program Chairman Eric Bononi will present Paula Pedicone from the Election Bureau of Westmoreland County.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our speaker today was District Governor George Wood. DG Wood expounded on Rotary International President Rich King's theme - MANKIND IS OUR BUSINESS. Rotary needs to extend compassionate aid to all around the world since it is the business of Rotary to improve the quality of life for those in need. There is a need to reach out to community leaders to help obtain this goal. DG Wood pointed out 4 main challenges that Rotary is facing: 1). There is a need to increase membership. 2). There is a need to enhance Rotary's public image, thus creating more awareness of what we are all about. 3). There must be education and training of Rotarians. This will make our Clubs stronger and clearer on why we are here and for what purpose. 4). "Global Quest". Strive for 1 new member to each Club every month. The goal of 300,000 new Rotarians could be realized. Remember, you have the opportunity to ask the right person to consider Rotary.
DG Wood informed us of the Wheelchair Project. The need was for specially designed wheelchairs that could travel over unpaved areas. This would allow for persons of special assistance needs in underdeveloped countries to be able to be more mobile. The Rotarian who started this project has committed 1 million dollars of his own money for the project. The chairs cost $150 a piece. We were asked to consider donating $5 per member for the purchase of more wheelchairs. The District Governor stated "that we could change the quality of life for someone".
The Rotary Foundation uses its money to help those in need in all areas of the world. Examples were mentioned where monies were used to provide food for children where they previously had to sift through a dump looking for scraps of food. In another case, a community's young were all experiencing poor eyesight. Funds have made it possible to educate the community on proper nutrition and better ways to farm. Due to the increasing need for humanitarian aid, it was suggested that more become sustaining members for Paul Harris. (If interested, please see Bob Wilson).
There are 3 areas that the DG thought we as a District could improve. 1). Youth Exchange 2). Ambassadorial Scholarships and 3). Group Study Exchange.
Dates to remember are: The Rotary Foundation Dinner at Nemacolin on November 3rd.
District Conference at Seven Springs May 10th and 11th , 2002.

THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Chick Trafford…....August 4th
John Wohlin……...August 5th
Azel Meadows…....August 6th
Norm Bureau….…August 16th
John Harman…….August 26th

MONDAY
New Stanton/Youngwood…12:00……......Community College
Norwin……………………...12:00……..Chesterfield Restaurant
Jeannette……………………..6:00PM…DeNunzio’s Restaurant
Mountain View……………..12:15PM……………...St. Joseph’s

TUESDAY
West Newton ………………12:00………...Presbyterian Church
Mt. Pleasant………………....12:05……………...……Leo's Pub
Blairsville………………….….6:00PM…......Chestnut Ridge Inn
Ligonier…………………..…..6:15PM…....….Conference Center

WEDNESDAY
Latrobe……………………...12:10………….………Elks Club
Pittsburgh…………………...12:00…..…...Hotel William Penn
Murrysville-Export…………...6:45PM………..…..Lamplighter

THURSDAY
Delmont-Salem………………7:00AM……..Touch of Country
Hempfield…………………....7:30AM….….Four Points Hotel
(effective 08-16-01, relocation to the University of Pittsburgh/Gbg)
Connellsville………………....12:00………..Highlands Hospital
Scottdale……………………..12:00………...…Broadway Bistro
Penn-Trafford……………..…6:30PM…..…..….....Norwin Elks
Belle Vernon…………….…...6:30PM…..Cedarbrook Golf Club

FRIDAY
Monongahela…………….…12:05…….……Step II Restaurant
Somerset…………………....12:15……..Somerset Country Club
………………….SERVICE ABOVE SELF…………………..

Rotary Flashes of 08-21-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 8……………………………………………………..August 21, 2001

Inside This Issue
Wise and Otherwise
Next Meeting’s Program Listing
Our Weekly Meeting and Birthday listings

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"I have not observed men's honesty to increase with their riches." (Thomas Jefferson)

"There was never a person who did anything worth doing who did not receive more than he gave."

The invocation was given today by Cy Wolverton. "We thank you God for the blessings that you have allowed us to share. Help each of us to be free with our gifts and services to others in need. Keep us ever mindful that, above all, service to others is the best work of life."

Sergeant At Arms, John Hanna, reported that we has the following visiting Rotarians from the Mountainview Club: James Annas, Bill Rowe, Carl Ringler, Garret Lipezky, Bill Aukerman, Guy Nicoletti, John Strang, Dale Rolla. Larry Metsger visited from the Connellsville Club. Guests of members were: Dr. Pradeep Kumar was hosted by Cesare Muccari, Peg Wilson was hosted by her husband Bob, Jerry Supko was a guest of Ed Nemanic, Sue Muller was a guest of Dave Delisi, Joy Barsoum attended with her husband Adib and Janet McNeel was hosted by her husband Dick. Andre Patrick, our exchange student from Belgium was hosted by Katy Doran.

MAKE-UPS - Elinore McMahan attended the Hempfield Club twice, Dennis Cremonese had a make-up at the Mountainview Club, Adib Barsoum attended the Rotary Club of St. John in the Virgin Islands and Joe Cameron attended the Youngwood/New Stanton Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 73. This included 54 members, 8 visiting Rotarians, 8 guests and 3 students.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Kevin Metsger reported that our annual fall Health Screening project would be held on September 8th at the Health Place in the Westmoreland Mall. Nelson Mayer will be the coordinator. There is a need for 10 volunteers to assist the crew from the Westmoreland Regional Hospital. Please sign up to help.

HIGHWAY CLEANUP - Bill Taylor and his crew of 6 picked up the stretch of highway in front of the Greensburg Country Club on Saturday morn. The winning recovery this time was half of a check valued at over $20.00. It was presented to our Treasurer for proper handling. Thanks to all who participated.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: District Governor George Wood will be on the program.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our speaker today was Larry Wilde, a humorist who is a motivational speaker. Larry is the Director of The Carmel Institute of Humor and the author of 53 books with sales of over 12 million copies. He was a former stand up comedian for 25 years. He has appeared on the Tonight Show and the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Larry believes a good sense of humor can benefit your life. He feels that a good sense of humor is like a first aid kit. His presentation to us included many jokes that kept us laughing throughout the meeting. His mission is to inform us that when times are tough, we all need a good sense of humor to get us through. It will help us improve our physical and mental health. His 5-step program is as follows:
1). Get in the habit of laughing out loud. Let out the joy. Physical releases from laughing puts more oxygen into the blood stream and makes us feel better. Happy people are healthier and live longer.
2). Learn to laugh at yourself. Laughter is a spontaneous burst of affection. He said, "Angels fly because they take themselves lightly."
3). Take a light-hearted attitude. He reported that 80% of people with a good sense of humor do better at work. Teamwork at the workplace can be maximized with the proper good sense of humor. Establish a tension free atmosphere by taking a "humor break" rather than just a coffee break. Bosses with a sense of humor seem to be sensed as a member of the team and get more respect.
4). Expose yourself to something funny every day. The American Medical Association said that laughter is a great tranquilizer. A good belly laugh burns off about 35 calories. Life extension can result and it slows down the aging process.
5). Try to see the funny side of life even if you are up to your eyeballs in alligators. There is a very fine line between comedy and tragedy, laughter and tears - It is just as easy to laugh as it is to cry.

THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Chick Trafford…....August 4th
John Wohlin……...August 5th
Azel Meadows…....August 6th
Norm Bureau….…August 16th
John Harman…….August 26th

Rotary Flashes of 08-14-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 7……………………………………………………..August 14, 2001

Inside This Issue
Wise and Otherwise
Next Meeting’s Program Listing
Our Weekly Meeting and Birthday listings

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"Heaven never helps the man who will not act." (Sophocles)

MAKE-UPS - Guy Davis attended the Latrobe Club, the Hempfield Club and the Mountainview Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was somewhere around 100 at our family picnic at Lynch Field.

ATTENTION BOARD MEMBERS: The Board of Directors meeting will be on August 16th.

HIGHWAY CLEANUP - Saturday, August 18th at 8:30 AM. Volunteers are to meet at the tennis court parking lot area in front of the Greensburg Country Club. More volunteers are needed. Contact Bill Taylor.

MEMBERSHIP PROPOSALS: The Classification and Membership committees, as well as the Board of Directors, have approved the following membership proposals. Unless there is written objection submitted to the Secretary within 7 days, the following proposed new members will be admitted as members of the Club.
James T. Boggs, Attorney, Allegheny Energy. James resides at 512 Austin Street, Greensburg. He was proposed by Bill Kern, PDG.
Rev. Sheldon Moore, Pastor of the River of Life Church. Sheldon resides at 216 S. Hamilton Avenue, Greensburg. He was proposed by Robert Wilson.
William J. Miller, Bank Manager for PNC. Bill resides at 144 S. Main Street, Greensburg. He was proposed by Robert Wilson.
Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Physician. Pradeep resides at 2219 Woodmont Drive, Export. He was proposed by Cesare Muccari.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Larry Wilde, a noted humorist and author will be the speaker.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our Annual Club Family Picnic was held at Lynch Field. We were treated to great food and fellowship. There were approximately 100 members and family present. The weather was great and allowed the kids to have exclusive use of the swimming pool. When I say kids, I have to also include Mr. Barnhart and Mr. Delisi. There were gift certificate prizes for all the children and also a raffle. The prize being a volleyball set. Many thanks to Dick and Janet McNeel for their time and energies in making this a wonderful evening for all that attended.

THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Chick Trafford…....August 4th
John Wohlin……...August 5th
Azel Meadows…....August 6th
Norm Bureau….…August 16th
John Harman…….August 26th

Rotary Flashes of 08-07-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 6……………………………………………………..August 7, 2001

Inside This Issue
Wise and Otherwise
Next Meeting’s Program Listing
Our Weekly Meeting and Birthday listings

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." (Theodore Roosevelt)

The invocation was given today by Jim Harrold. He thanked the Heavenly Father for His gifts of life, love and grace. Through Rotary we should use our good deeds to help those around us.

Sergeant At Arms, Zain Mahmood, reported that we had 1 visiting Rotarian, Chris DeDiana from the Jeannette Club and 3 guests of members, Dr. P. Kumar was a guest of Cesare Muccari, Bill Miller was a guest of Bob Wilson and Isabel Bloom was a guest of her husband Don.

MAKE-UPS - Elinore McMahan and Dave Robinson each attended a meeting at the Hempfield Township Club.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING MAKE-UPS AT THE HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP CLUB!!!!!!!
The Hempfield Club has advised me that as of August 16th, the new location for their breakfast meeting will be The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus, Chambers Hall, in the formal dining room. This is directly across from the information desk.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 45. This included 41 members, 1 visiting Rotarian and 3 guests.

THERE WILL BE NO WEEKLY NOON MEETING ON AUGUST 14TH. WE WILL HAVE OUR ANNUAL ROTARY FAMILY PICNIC AT LYNCH FIELD THAT EVENING. Start time is 6PM. - This is always a wonderful event for the Rotary families to share fellowship. Gene mentioned steaks. The pool will be open for us to use.

Gene James previously announced that on Tuesday, August 21 we will have a special program and we have been urged to bring our spouses, significant others and guests. The speaker will be Larry Wilde, a noted humorist and author.

ATTENTION BOARD MEMBERS: The Board of Directors meeting will be on August 16th.

HIGHWAY CLEANUP - Saturday, August 18th. More volunteers are needed. Contact Bill Taylor.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: None. See you at the Family Picnic.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our Club Assembly was presented by Treasurer Mark Barnhart.
A Treasurer's Report was given for the year ending June 30, 2001. Information was given regarding member dues and meal costs. It was mentioned that the Board has voted to eliminate the Birthday Assessment. The Madeline Nichols Memorial (Miller Estate) monies were discussed. Prior grants have been presented to the St. Clair Park amphitheater project and the Rotary After School Project. The grant process and application procedure was presented. Any member who wishes to propose a community needs program is asked to see any board member to secure the necessary grant form. Jeff Malloy gave a report on our Club's website. He reported that we have had a heavy volume of "hits" to the site. It is being continually updated and now contains pictures from our Club activities. It has been a big success. Katy Doran gave a report on the Student Exchange Program. This year will be a joint exchange with Belgium. Gail Hepler will be our outbound student to Belgium. Patrick Andre will be our inbound student. Members are asked to sign up to spend some time with Patrick during his visit with us. It would be nice if he was able to attend sporting events, cultural events and visit historical and entertaining sites. Dick McNeel reported that the family picnic has 87 members and family signed up. He also is requesting that members sign up to be Program Chairs and Birthday Table Chairs. In regard to our fund raising activities, it was noted that we must continue to have quality fundraising to enable us to continue our scholarship program that currently gives out $11,500.00 annually. The Health Screening Project cannot do this alone. Discussion and a general consensus of those in attendance that the Arts and Heritage Festival Food Booth should continue. It provides revenue, opportunity for member activity and public awareness of our Club. The Art Auction will need a chairperson to take charge if it is to continue. Another general consensus of those in attendance was that we should not consider any type of raffles to raise funds.

THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Chick Trafford…....August 4th
John Wohlin……...August 5th
Azel Meadows…....August 6th
Norm Bureau….…August 16th
John Harman…….August 26th