| A Flash from the Past ROTARY FLASHES GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 . CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916 Volume 71, No. 33................. February 20, 2001
Will Brown gave the invocation thanking the Lord for allowing us to gather together in Rotary as we strive to help others less fortunate than us around the world. Our Sergeant At Arms, John Hanna, announced that we had 1 visiting Rotarian, Kevin Fajt from the Youngwood/New Stanton Club. We had 3 guests, Shelly Weaver was a guest of Cesare Muccari, Dennis Cremonese was a guest of Tom Sphon and Rev. Martin Ankrum was a guest of Joe Cameron. Our student guests were Maura Iezzi from Greensburg Central Catholic, Robert Swartz from the Hempfield Area Sr. High School, Kim Orr and Chris Peters from Greensburg Salem. Thanks to our drivers, Ron Barrett, Mary Clymer and Guy Davis for bringing these students to the meeting today. TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 62. This included 1 visiting Rotarian, 3 guests of members, 1 speaker and 4 students. NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM will be introduced by Jack Waite, February's Program Chairman. The speaker will be Sarah Bryne Houser, Director, Rotary After-School program. Make-ups: Bill Kern attended Scottdale and also attended the Rotary International Institute in Anaheim, CA. Elinore McMahan attended the Hempfield Club, Dave Robinson attended the Rotary Club of Livingston, NJ and Roberta Stemmler-Guest attended the Rotary Club of South Ft. Myers in Florida. CORRECTION: Please make the following correction to Mary Clymer's business phone # in your membership roster book: 724-832-9200. Kevin Metsger announced last week the tentative dates for our Annual Blood Testing Program. The dates are April 7th and April 21st. He will keep us posted. More details to follow. COMMITTED ROTARIAN
Our speaker today was fellow member Bill Taylor, Scout Executive, Westmoreland Fayette Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Bill started his presentation by stating that Scouting teaches traditional family values. Rights to set standards have been affirmed by a recent court decision. The Scouting program started in 1910. Boy Scouts are in the age group between 5th grade and the senior class of high school. Values of Scouting include the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to be trained in Scoutcraft, to learn of patriotism, courage, self-reliance and respect for one's self and respect for others. Bill gave a timeline for some happenings in Scouting: 1970's Exploring Program went co-ed, 1980's women became scout masters and cub masters, Early 1980's - Tiger Cubs for the youngest scouts was introduced, Later 1980's - Learning for Life, a program where presentations are arranged where professionals from the community are invited to schools to inform youth about potential future avenues of career. The Venturing program is a high adventure camp for youth between 14 and 20 years of age. Activities include backpacking, sailing, scuba diving, arts and hobbies, horseback riding, rock climbing and many other interesting activities for youth. The Eberly Scout Reservation includes 2 camps, Conestoga and Buck Run. These camps provide scouts with excellent locations to experience and enjoy many of the aspects of scouting. It was mentioned that there are 5,000,000 members nationally, approximately 9,500 locally from 292 pack troops and groups. There is an endowment fund of 2.2 million dollars that provides for about 10% of the operating expenses. An amount of $105,000 comes presently from the United Way. Also, Eagle Scout Jonathan Sandorf, a junior from Hempfield, spoke about his 11 years in scouting, from Tiger Cubs and pinewood derbies to the camps he has attended to the community service projects that he has been involved in. These included the planting of trees at Lynch Field, work at the food pantry and his own project of providing hundreds of pounds of vegetables for the food pantry by planting and caring for a garden near Latrobe. He was very thankful for everyone in the scouting program who has helped him to progress to where he is in life today. There is an upcoming Friends of Scouting North Dinner that will be held at Four Points on April 25th at 6PM. Popcorn sales help fund activities. BUY POPCORN?LOTS OF POPCORN. THIS MONTH?S BIRTHDAYS: MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
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Volume 71, No. 32…………………………………….. February 13, 2001 Cy Wolverton gave the invocation asking that we have patient repetition and that the Heavenly Father grant us the willing nature to serve others, not only at home, but also internationally. Our Sergeant At Arms, Keith McIlwain, announced that we had 1 visiting Rotarian, Doug Komandt from the Delmont-Salem Club. We had 1guest, Janet McNeel was a guest of her husband Dick. Cathy Massafra was a guest of our speaker, Debbie Hepler. Our student guests were Cody Seibel from Greensburg Central Catholic, Lindsay Hunter from the Hempfield Area Sr. High School and Jennifer Phillips from Greensburg Salem. Our exchange student from Romania, Irina, was also with us today. Thanks to our drivers, John Hanna, Frank Cassell and Tyler Courtney for bringing these students to the meeting today. TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 63. This included 1 visiting Rotarian, 1 guest of a member, and 4 students. NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM will be introduced by Jack Waite, February's Program Chairman. The speaker will be William L. Taylor, Scout Executive, Westmoreland Fayette Council, Boy Scouts of America. Make-ups: Roberta Stemmler-Guest attended the Rotary Club of South Ft. Myers, Florida. Kevin Metsger announced tentative dates for our Annual Blood Testing Program. The dates are April 7th and April 21st. He will keep us posted. More details to follow. Member Resignation: David S. Dahlmann has written: "my schedule will not permit my returning to active participation in the Rotary Club. Over the years I have enjoyed my association with fellow Rotarians and wish that I could once again be actively involved. I regret that I must submit my resignation." COMMITTED ROTARIAN Dave Robinson presented President Adib with a club banner that he received while attending a meeting in Livingston, New Jersey. OUR WEEKLY MEETING Today's speaker was fellow member Debra Hepler, Executive Director, Girl Scout Council of Westmoreland County. Debra stressed that we need to support our youth through the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, churches and other organizations to counteract the negative influences and wrong messages that these youths receive from television and elsewhere in society. The Girl Scouts are able to give these positive messages due to the fact that they are very aware of the pressures and concerns that face youths these days. Their insight is possible due to their research that is conducted for just this purpose. Objectives include 1). Identify issues and challenges facing young girls today, 2). Provide ways to speak out on these issues and 3). Benchmark to the support of girls. Kids under pressure need support. Outreach programs, camps and summer programs at housing developments are forms of support. Some work is done with "high risk kids". Girl Scout values help prevent problems in youth. They also can turn some kids around. Debra said that she is asked "why a girls' only program" or "why a boys' program only?" She said that it is to make men and women proud of their boys and girls, for being just that, boys and girls! Fellow member Mike Guidas, who is very involved in Scouting, took the podium to speak about the Endowment Fund Program. Benefits include the improvement of the Laurel Mountain Camp which is a high adventure camp, lake expansion at the camp and a Program and Services Endowment for the reaching out to youth of our community. Next, Cathy Massafra, told us about the Gold Award. Her project is to identify and mark wild floral at the camp in the Laurel Mountains. She told us of how girls travel the United States and abroad with other Girl Scouts. This two-week excursion is a bonding of girls of similar age and interests. She stressed a need for girls to concentrate on teamwork and leadership skills. It was mentioned that there are approximately 4,500 Girl Scouts in Westmoreland County. While 1 in 9 girls in the nation are involved in scouting, 1 in 4 in Westmoreland County are involved. Cookie sales help the cause. Make a note: BUY COOKIES….LOTS OF COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!! THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS: MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
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