Rotary Club of Greensburg

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Rotary Flashes of 01-29-2002
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 31……………………………………………………..January 29, 2002

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything."

Ed Meadows gave the invocation this afternoon. "Make Your Day. I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the day ends. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.
Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am alive.
Today I can whine because I have to go to work or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do.
Today I can be dejected because there are things to do around the house or I can be honored because life has provided shelter for my family.
What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have. Why not make it a great day to be alive?"

Sergeant At Arms, Chris DeDiana, reported that we had a visiting Rotarian: John Strang from the Mt. View Club. We had 3 guests of members: Carl Rossman was a guest of Judy O'Toole. Janet McNeel was a guest of her husband Dick. Chris Emert was a guest of Dave Delisi. Our student guests were: Adam Novak, Laura Barricklow and Katie Logan from Hempfield, Molly Mickinak from Greensburg Central Catholic and Ashley Stillwagon from Greensburg Salem. Hempfield Area High School teacher, Amy Hugus also attended. Thanks to our drivers: Bobbi Watt-Geer, Jim Harrold and Paul Hochendoner.

MAKE-UPS – Elinore McMahan, Anne Peagler, Gary Rutter and Joe Cameron (twice) made up at the Hempfield Township Club. Chuck Strobel visited the Youngwood/New Stanton Club. Gene James attended a meeting in Portugal at the Rotary Clube Cascais Estoril. We received a banner from that club and are returning the favor by sending them our Club's banner.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE 73. This included 62 members, 1 visiting Rotarian, 3 guests of members, our 3 speakers and 4 high school students.

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.
Christine Rizk, residing at 810 Pennsylvania Avenue, Irwin, PA. Executive Director of Stage Right!, a school for performing arts and a professional theatre company. She has been proposed by Cesare Muccari.
Carl A. Rossman, residing at 276 Lancewood Place, Greensburg, PA. Vice President for Administrative Affairs, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. He has been proposed by Judith O'Toole.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

A SPECIAL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 5TH – The Club will be presenting grants, amounting to $10,000, to the selected community projects who were selected from the Grant Review Process. (The money that was received from the Miller Estate and provided from the Madeline Nichols Fund). Please plan on attending.

OUR ANNUAL BLOOD SCREENING PROJECT WILL BE ON MARCH 23RD AND APRIL 6TH THIS YEAR. PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROGRAM, PLEASE ASK ANOTHER MEMBER OR SEEK OUT A BOARD MEMBER. THANK YOU.

THE BIRTHDAY TABLE was hosted by Mark Barnhart. We found out that Mark was asked to host the event about 20 minutes in advance. No problem for Barnhart. We sang, ate pie and wished all of the January births a "Happy Birthday!".

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Our program will be the presentation of grants to community projects. The grant money is being distributed in accordance with the wishes of the late Harry Miller and the Madeline Nichols Fund.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our program today was hosted by Bill Barger and Katy Doran, who chaperoned area high school students to the Annual World Affairs Conference in Pittsburgh. The annual event provides high school students the day to attend discussion groups with their piers and scholars to focus on current world affairs. The benefit is to allow free discussion of world events and see other points of view, in an attempt to better understand current issues and provide for a more peaceful world. This years topic, Europe in Transition, was very timely considering the events of September 11th. Discussions involved the coalition building since the attack and collaborations, both economically and militarily. As explained by the students who attended, different scenarios were analyzed by the group. They stated that they were amazed by the differences of opinion that came from the members of the group. Discussions also involved the Euro. It was stated that all countries have signed on to the agreement. Approximately 400 students attended the Conference. They were impressed by the number of notable scholars who conducted excellent discussions and their fellow students who were very involved.
Patrick Andre, our exchange student from Belgium, said that he was very surprised by the knowledge that our US students had about Europe.
Many thanks to Bill Barger and Katy Doran for overseeing this trip to Pittsburgh.

THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Bill Courtney……..….January 4th
King Hartman……….January 5th
Dave Cullis………..….January 12th
Gene James…………..January 14th
Judy Ross…………….January 14th
Tyler Courtney……….January 16th
Adib Barsoum………..January 18th
Chris DeDiana…….....January 21st
John Gustafson………January 22nd
Tom Jachimowicz…...January 24th
Lois McFarlane…..…January 26th
Zain Mahmood……....January 26th
Jennings Womack..….January 28th
Paul Hochendoner..…January 31st
Chuck Strobel…….….January 31st

February's Birthdays
Jim Steeley…………..February 3rd
Dick Chelsted……….February 5th
Mary Clymer……….February 6th
Dick McNeel……….February 11th
Cesare Muccari……February 12th
Frank Cassell….…..February 23rd
Dave Robinson.……February 27th
John Hanna….……February 27th

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

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
Murrysbille-Export………...….6:45PM……..……..Lamplighter

THURSDAY
Delmont-Salem………………..7:00AM…….Touch of Country
Hempfield…..7:30AM….University of Pittsburgh @ Greensburg
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
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Rotary Flashes of 01-22-2002
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 30……………………………………………………..January 22, 2002

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"If the dogs are barking at your heels, you know you are leading the pack."

"If you think twice before you speak once, you will speak better for it."

Cy Wolverton gave the invocation this afternoon. "Our Father God, we thank you for the blessings that you have generously provided. We ask that you hold all of those, whose charge it is to defend us, in the palm of your hand. Be with our President, his staff, all of the Armed Forces and each of us, to work with you in bringing Peace to your world. We ask in Your name, Amen."

Sergeant At Arms, Chris DeDiana, reported that we had 2 visiting Rotarians: Roanld Pastor from the Latrobe Club and Clif Sear from the Norwin Club. We had 3 guests of members: Carl Rossman was a guest of Judy O'Toole. Rebecka Hutchinson was a guest of her father Tom Hower. Mary Perez was a guest of Tom Sphon. Our student guests were: Nikki Piassio and Dan Carr from Hempfield, and Jonathan Sandorf and Christopher Gazze both from Greensburg Salem. Thanks to our drivers, James Boggs and Mary Clymer.

MAKE-UPS – Elinore McMahan and Joe Cameron made up at the Hempfield Township Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE 66. This included 58 members, 3 guests of members, our speaker and 4 high school students.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

A SPECIAL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 5TH – The Club will be presenting grants, amounting to $10,000, to the selected community projects who were selected from the Grant Review Process. The money that was received from the Miller Estate and provided from the Madeline Nichols Fund. Please plan on attending.

THE ROTARY AFTER SCHOOL PROJECT (RAP) could use some of the following items to help with their activities: Craft supplies, craft kits, glue, construction paper, games (new and used), books for students grades 1-5 (new or used), copy paper, lined notebook paper, pencils and erasers.
If you can donate any of the above items please contact Jack Waite at 724-837-1630 or email at jack@wfbsa.org

ALSO, The second meeting of the RAP Committee will be held on January 28, 2002 at 8:00 a.m. at the Boy Scout Office. Please call Jack Waite at 724-837-1630 if you are a member of the committee and can not attend.
THE MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL. Jack invites any member of the Club to attend if they desire. Those wishing to attend should also call Jack.

From the Treasurer and the Board of Directors – Several inquiries have been made by members regarding the billing of meals for the 2 cancelled meetings on December 25th and January 1st. It was noted that each quarter's dues are always billed for 13 weeks worth of meals. The dues for our district were increased this year, however, this increase was not passed on to our Club's membership.

Also, the Board wants to stress to the membership that dues are to be paid within 30 days of receiving an invoice. The Board has instructed the Treasurer to provide them with the list of members who have not paid within that time frame so that personal contact can then be made. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please see a member of the Board.

CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE IN YOUR DIECTORY / ROSTER
Ed Meadow's new e mail address: mrexcitement513@aol.com

Bill Barger's new e mail address: bbarager@arcwestmoreland.org

Anne Peagler: Director of Conferencing, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Chambers Hall 219C, 1150 Mt. Pleasant Road, Greensburg, PA. 15601 Phone: 724-836-7042, Fax: 724-836-7134, email: amp2@pitt.edu

ROTARY MINUTE (presented by John Sproull)
UNUSUAL MAKE-UP MEETINGS
Which Rotarians have to travel farthest for a make-up meeting? You are right, if you guessed the 34 members of the Rotary Club of Papeete, Tahiti, which is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and is the club that is most remote from any other. The southernmost Rotary meeting is that of the Rotary Club of Base Marambio-Antartida in Antarctica. To visit the northernmost club you must travel above the Arctic Circle to the Rotary Club of Barrow, Alaska, USA. If you attend the El Aguilar Club in Argentina, you are meeting with the highest club in the world at 16,000 feet above sea level. The lowest club meets at 40 feet below sea level at El Centro, California, USA.
It is said that there is a Rotary meeting being held someplace in the world every hour of every day. If you attended one meeting per day, it would take nearly 80 years to visit all of the more than 29,000 Rotary clubs in the world, and by that time, no doubt, there would be thousands more new clubs to attend.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Our program will be on the World Affairs Council and presented by students who attended this year's event.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Carl Ringler, a fellow Rotarian from the Mt. View Club, presented a talk and video on the historic Erie Canal. In 1800, Dewitt Clinton had an idea of building a canal between the Hudson and Lake Erie. Envisioning a gateway to the mid-west of the country, he went to the federal government twice requesting funding. Not until 1815 was it that the State of New York decided to fund the project. In 1817 the canal digging started in Rome, NY. Eight years later in 1825, the canal, called the "Clinton Ditch" was completed. By 1835 the canal was paid off and showed a profit. During the period of 1836-1862, enlargement of the canal took place. The number of locks was also doubled. The railway took business away from the canal in later years. In 1992-93 the New York Throughway took over the canal. Remodeling has been going on since 1993. Carl said that it will probably be 2 more years until restoration is complete. Carl recommended boat sightseeing tours for a very enjoyable time and a look back at history.

THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Bill Courtney……..….January 4th
King Hartman……….January 5th
Dave Cullis………..….January 12th
Gene James…………..January 14th
Judy Ross…………….January 14th (Corrected. Sorry Judy!)
Tyler Courtney……….January 16th
Adib Barsoum………..January 18th
Chris DeDiana…….....January 21st
John Gustafson………January 22nd
Tom Jachimowicz…...January 24th
Lois McFarlane…..…January 26th
Zain Mahmood……....January 26th
Jennings Womack..….January 28th
Paul Hochendoner..…January 31st
Chuck Strobel…….….January 31st

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

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.. 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 01-15-2002
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 29……………………………………………………..January 15, 2002

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"Teachers open the door, but you enter by yourself."

"What's the use of running when you're not on the right road."

Bob Wilson gave the invocation this afternoon. "Father, surrounded by so many great works of art, we are reminded of the talents and gifts given to each of us to share. It is a part of your plan of life. Let each of us here consider well what you have placed in our hands. And how we may use it for the betterment of all. Amen."

Sergeant At Arms, Chris DeDiana, reported that we had no visiting Rotarians. We had 5 guests of members: Helene Conway-Long was a guest of Judy Ross. Frank Van Horn was a guest of Ed Nemanic. Janet McNeel was a guest of Dick McNeel. Chris Risk was a guest of Cesare Muccari and Amy Baldonien was a guest of Judith O'Toole. Our student guest was Patrick Andre from Hempfield.

Many thanks to Judith O'Toole, Judy Ross and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art for hosting this week's meeting.

MAKE-UPS – Pradeep Kumar made up at the Jeannette Club and also at the Murrysville-Export Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE 56. This included 50 members, 5 guests of members and 1 high school student.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jim Steeley is in urgent need of volunteers to be drivers for our high school students so that they can attend our meetings. Please sign up! Thank you.

Salvation Army Report - It has been reported that we collected $325.86 during this year's ringing of the bells.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Our January 22 meeting will be back at the Four Points/Sheraton. Our speaker will be Carl Ringler, a member of the Mountain View Rotary Club, who will speak on the history of the Eire Canal and also show a video of a recent trip to the Canal.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our fellow member, Judith O'Toole, hosted today's meeting in the beautiful Westmoreland Museum of American Art. She spoke to us about The Lynch Tiffany Window that is so proudly on display. The window came up for auction on June 7, 2001 at Christie's Auction house in New York. It was "an opportunity to bring part of Greensburg's history back home" and "an opportunity to add an exquisite work of art from a world renowned American artist." The window was originally designed and installed in the Lynch House on West Pittsburgh Street in 1905. Judith mentioned that there is no acquisition fund at the museum. A committee was formed to discuss the window that was estimated in value between $200,000 and $300,000. Judith informed us that Tiffany did a lot of commercial windows, however, not very many residential windows. The window was done specifically from a photo where Mr. Lynch's father, Patrick was born. (Thomas Lynch, Jr. was a founding member of the Museum's Board of Trustees). She described her trip to New York to view the window and the nerve-racking and exhilarating bidding process. It was a success. The window from Greensburg that was then in Somerset and then in New York finally returned home to Greensburg. Total cost, acquisition, mounting, restoration and cleaning and transportation is at $400,000. An amount of approximately $130,000 is all that is needed to be raised to complete the funding.

Rotary Flashes of 01-08-2002
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 28……………………………………………………..January 8, 2002

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"Sympathy is never wasted - except when you give it to yourself."

"Visits always give pleasure - if not the coming - then the going."

John Harman gave the invocation this afternoon. He asked the Good Lord, that in this time and this space, to reveal his glory and love. During this time of opportunity and challenge, we pray for His love and peace.

Sergeant At Arms, Chris DeDiana, reported that we had 3 visiting Rotarians: Ron Eberhardt from the New Stanton/Youngwood Club, Dan Obara from the Norwin Club and Martha Henninger from the Hempfield Club. Tamara Geisler was a guest of Joe Codrick. Our student guests were: Rose Scarpaci, Nate Grand and Kate Newman from Greensburg Central Catholic, Justin Pihony and Patrick Andre from Hempfield, and Katie Komoroski and Miriam Velez from Greensburg Salem. Thanks to our drivers, Jim Steeley, Bill Rudolph and Jack Waite.

Many thanks to Dan Krezenski, the Westmoreland County Community College and the culinary department for a wonderfully delicious meal.

MAKE-UPS - Charles Strobel attended the New Stanton/Youngwood Club, Ed Meadows visited the Mt. View Club and Elinore McMahan visited the Hempfield Township Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE 61. This included 49 members, 3 visiting Rotarians, 1 guest of a member, our speaker and 7 high school students.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tamara Geisler, Executive Director of the American Heart Association of Westmoreland County, announced that the Rotary Clubs of Westmoreland County have been chosen to receive the "Heart of Westmoreland" recognition for services to the community in regard to the multiphasic blood screenings that our Clubs provide in conjunction with local hospitals. The honor will be bestowed on the Clubs at the Heart Association Gala that will be held at the Greensburg Country Club on February 16th.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Our January 15th meeting will be at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Our hostess's will be Judith O'Toole and Judy Ross.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our co-program chairman for January, Bob Wilson, presented our speaker for today, Reverend Edwin Fromm, pastor of the First Reformed United Church of Christ. He spoke to us about a new emergency shelter for women, children and families. In 1998 the Greensburg Ministerium conducted a study and found that some people in the community were "falling through the cracks" in regard to emergency services available for women, children and families. A location has been obtained at 218 S. Maple Avenue in Greensburg. The shelter has about 5,300 sq. feet of space that will have dormitory units for single women and other accommodations for single women and their children, so that families can stay together and intact. There will be access to county services and counseling. Emergency shelter and services will be available up to a maximum of 60 days. The next step is then to get transitional housing for those in need. The ultimate objective to have these people become a vital part of our community. There is a tremendous need to prevent homelessness. It is an important mission of our community. There was an initial block grant from the County in the amount of $250,000. The Greensburg Ministerium has committed to a $40,000 annual contribution. Needless to say, fund raising is very necessary. Rev. Fromm asked for all to lend moral support and funds to this cause. The emergency service center has been named "WELCOME HOME".

THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Bill Courtney……..….January 4th
King Hartman……….January 5th
Dave Cullis………..….January 12th
Gene James…………..January 14th
Judy Ross…………….January 15th
Tyler Courtney……….January 16th
Adib Barsoum………..January 18th
Chris DeDiana…….....January 21st
John Gustafson………January 22nd
Tom Jachimowicz…...January 24th
Lois McFarlane…..…January 26th
Zain Mahmood……....January 26th
Jennings Womack..….January 28th
Paul Hochendoner..…January 31st
Chuck Strobel…….….January 31st