Rotary Club of Greensburg

A Flash from the Past

Rotary Flashes of 11-27-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 22……………………………………………………..November 27, 2001

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
Life is 10% what you make it and 90% how you take it.

The invocation was given today by Bob Wilson. "We pause, our God, to remember you today in the busyness of our living. Make of our words something worth saying. Make of our striving something really worth attaining. Make of our giving a gift from the heart. Father, let your spirit rest upon Joe Mitinger, one of our number who needs your presence, In your grace, Amen".

Sergeant At Arms, Sheldon Moore, reported that we had 3 students visit with us today. Students were: Jeff Garrison from Greensburg Central Catholic, Jared Peer from Greensburg Salem and Deidre Rifenburgh from Hempfield. Thanks to our drivers, Jim Steeley and Guy Davis.

MAKE-UPS - Dave Robinson and Bill Ovitsky attended the New Stanton/Youngwood Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 56. This included 53 members and 3 students.

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY POPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS - There are only a couple seats left. Contact Mark by phone at (724) 834-1421 or by email at mbarnhar@icubed.com

KETTLE DUTY REMINDER - we will help the Salvation Army again this year by ringing the bell on Thursday, December 6th, at 2 locations - the Ames Department Store behind the Westmoreland Mall and the Foodland Fresh on East Pittsburgh Street (former Davis grocery store). Will Brown is in charge.

ELECTION DAY RESULTS FOR THE CLUB'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Those serving for 2 years, starting next July are: Mary Clymer, Cathy Daversa, John Hanna and Jeff Malloy.

THE ROTARY MINUTE - (presented by John Hanna)
WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE (WCS) is the Rotary program by which a club or district in a country provides humanitarian assistance to a club in another country. Typically the aid goes to a developing community where the Rotary project will help raise the standard of living and the quality of life. The ultimate object of World Community Service is to build goodwill and understanding among people of the world.
One important way to find a club in some other part of the world that needs help on a worthy project is to use the WCS Projects Exchange, a semiannually published list of hundreds of worthy activities in developing areas. The exchange list is maintained in the RI Secretariat in Evanston and is readily available upon request. It outlines projects, provides estimated costs and gives names of the appropriate contacts. The WCS Projects Exchange can also be accessed via the RI World Wide Web site at www.rotary.org
Every Rotary club is urged to undertake a new WCS project each year. The WCS Projects Exchange list is an excellent tool to find a real need, a project description and cooperating club in a developing area. The job then is to "go to work" to complete the project and at the same time build bridges of friendship and world understanding.

THE BIRTHDAY TABLE was hosted by the one and only, Tom Jachimowicz. We learned all kinds of things, from Scorpio's and topaz to Sagittarius and turquoise. He claimed that a lot of research went into his presentation. Tom thinks that our members need to consider some better nicknames. Several were suggested…. Edgar "Teddy Bear" Herrington, Rich "Junior" Rosky and Joe "Guiseppe" Cameron. Happy Birthday.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Kathleen Helling will present - Estate Planning, The Basics.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Today's autobiographies were given by Tony Martino and Kati Doran.

Tony came to Greensburg in July from Altoona. He was in Altoona for 36 years. Tony is a 1976 graduate of Penn State. He got his Masters from IUP in 1990. His work has taken him from Altoona to Phoenix, Southern West Virginia and Johnstown. Tony is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Johnstown. His "claims to fame" are that he met Barry Goldwater and also an opportunity to go "nightclubbing" with Joe Frazier. Tony runs the Select Specialty Hospital in Greensburg. He says that he and his wife enjoy the Greensburg area very much.

Kati Doran described herself as a wife, mom and volunteer. She and her husband have lived in Mississippi, Kansas, Ohio, Virginia and Germany before settling in Pennsylvania…first in Grove City and then in Greensburg. She grew up in the Ozarks. She graduated from William Jewell College with a Physical Education degree. Kati is the Club's Youth Exchange Officer and has hosted exchange students. Her hobbies include collecting antiques, calligraphy, horseback riding and skiing. She has a Masters degree from Seton Hill College. She wants to become a free-lance writer.

THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Dan Krezenski…………November 12th
Don Waxter……………November 14th
Bobbi Watt-Geer………November 16th
Jim Thomas……………November 16th
Keith McIlwain………..November 16th
Bill Taylor…………….November 19th
Joe Cameron………….November 23rd
Ted Herrington……….November 25th
Rich Rosky, Jr………..November 26th
Pete Dochinez………..November 30th

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 11-20-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 21……………………………………………………..November 20, 2001

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
If you want to make the world right, start with yourself.

The invocation was given today by Rich Rosky. "For the privilege of life, O God, we give thanks. For all we have been given, we seek to share with others. We are grateful to be Rotarians joined with others to make life better for all. In your name we pray. Amen".

Sergeant At Arms, Sheldon Moore, reported that we had 1 guest of a member visit with us. Adam Bergamasco was a guest of Mark Barnhart. We had 2 students visit with us today. Students were: Anne Fletcher from Greensburg Central Catholic and Ed Franklin from Hempfield. Thanks to our drivers, James Boggs and John Hanna.

MAKE-UPS - Pradeep Kumar (4), twice at the Jeannette Club and twice at the Murrysville Export Club. Elinore McMahan at the Hempfield Club, Joe Cameron (2), once at the Latrobe Club and once at the Murrysville Export Club and Roberta Stemmler-Guest at the Branson, Missouri Day-Breakers Club at 7 a.m.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 59. This included 55 members, our speaker, 1 guest and 2 students.

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL - Thanks to Bill Barger and Kati Doran for chaperoning 5 local high school students and our foreign exchange student at this year's program. The topic was "Europe in Transition". The attendees of this all-day program will be on our program the last weekly meeting in January to give us their impressions.

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY POPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Mark Barnhart and Ed Nemanic are planning a group night out. A show of hands indicated that as many as 20 members would be interested in travelling by charter bus, leaving from the Greengate Mall, for a cost of $41.00 (ticket and transportation cost). The date will be Friday, December 21st. Mark Barnhart must be contacted no later than Sunday evening, November, 25th due to the fact that Heinz hall is only reserving 30 seats until Monday morning. Contact Mark by phone at (724) 834-1421 or by email at mbarnhar@icubed.com

RINGING OF THE BELL - we will help the Salvation Army again this year by ringing the bell on Thursday, December 6th, at 2 locations - the Ames Department Store behind the Westmoreland Mall and the Foodland Fresh on East Pittsburgh Street (former Davis grocery store). Will Brown is in charge.

ELECTION DAY FOR THE CLUB'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL OCCUR ON NOVEMBER 27TH. The primary is over. The following 8 members will be on the ballot. We will elect 4 from this group. Mary Clymer, Cathy Daversa, John Hanna, Jeff Malloy, Anthony Martino, Nelson Mayer, Richard McNeel and Jack Waite. Please plan on attending the meeting next Tuesday so that you may vote.

THE ROTARY MINUTE - (Mark Barnhart)
ROTARY FIRSTS
Rotary established the "Endowment Fund" in 1917, which become the forerunner of The Rotary Foundation.
Rotary first adopted the name "Rotary International" in 1922 when the name was changed from The International Association of Rotary Clubs.
Rotary first established the Paul Harris Fellows recognition in 1957 for contributors of US $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation.
The Rotary emblem was printed on a commemorative stamp for the first time in 1931 at the time of the Vienna Convention.
The first Rotary club banner (from the Houston Space Center) to orbit the moon was carried by astronaut Frank Borman, a member of that club.
The first Rotary International convention held outside the United States was in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1921.
The first head of state to address a Rotary Convention was US President Warren G. Harding in 1923 at St. Louis.

CONGRATULATIONS to Mike and Diane Guidas on the birth of their son Nicholas. All are reported doing fine.

A thank you card was received from the family of Joe Brisbane. It read: "To thank you for your kindness and sympathy at a time when it was deeply appreciated".

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Mini-autobiographies and the Birthday Table. Those scheduled to tell us a little about themselves are Kati Doran, Cy Wolverton and Tony Martino.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Trooper Jeanne Martin spoke to us today about identity theft and fraud. Identity theft is becoming more and more common. So common, that a new section to the PA Crime Code was recently added. The year and one half old statute makes it a misdemeanor for the 1st offense. A second offense is then a felony. Also, if the victim of the ID theft is age 60 or over, it is a higher-grade offense and therefore carries a more serious penalty. ID theft starts from information, wrongfully obtained, such as social security numbers, dates of birth, names, photo imaging, employee ID numbers, payroll numbers and student IDs. Information is used to open credit card accounts, take over existing credit card accounts, and apply for loans (such as an auto loan to purchase a vehicle). The information needed by a criminal to commit these crimes can come from the mail, trash, computers, and records from hotels, restaurants and the Internet. She advised that mail containing personal information should be shredded, not merely thrown away, after being read. Remove the mail from your mailbox as promptly as possible. Limit the credit cards that you carry on your person at any one time. Be sure to review credit card statements for billing accuracy. If transacting on the Internet, look into securing and using a credit card with a lower limit, therefore, if the number is stolen, larger unauthorized charges may not be made by the thieves. She recommended that we review our credit history and rating once or twice a year. Always stop and consider why you are giving someone your personal information. If victimized, first put a stop on the account(s), report it to the police department and then call a consumer-reporting agency.

Rotary Flashes of 11-13-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 20……………………………………………………..November 13, 2001

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
There is nothing wrong with the younger generation that twenty years won't cure.

The invocation given today asked the Lord to continue to guide us so that we may better serve Him. Thanks were given for all the goodness that He has bestowed upon us.

Sergeant At Arms, Sheldon Moore, reported that we had 3 guests of members visit with us. Jason Ray was a guest of Nelson Mayer, Kim Ward was a guest of P. Scott Connor and Bobbie Davis was a guest of Michele Bononi. We had 4 students visit with us today. Students were: Aislinn Petrucci and Phae Papas from Greensburg Salem and Mike Ward from Greensburg Central Catholic and Megan Carlin from Hempfield. Thanks to our drivers, Bill Taylor, Joe Biss and Jim Harrold.

MAKE-UPS - None reported.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 67. This included 60 members, 3 guests of members and 4 students.

RINGING OF THE BILL - Will Brown announced that we would help the Salvation Army again this year by ringing the bell on Thursday, December 6th, at 2 locations - the Ames Department Store behind the Westmoreland Mall and the Foodland Fresh on East Pittsburgh Street (former Davis grocery store). Volunteers are needed for a one-hour shift, between the hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m. Please be sure to sign up.

IT PROBABLY SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING….THE MEETINGS ON December 25th and January 1, 2002 are cancelled.

THE ROTARY MINUTE - (Mary Clymer)
FOUR AVENUES OF SERVICE
The term "Four Avenues of Service" is frequently used in Rotary literature and information. The "Avenue" refers to the four elements of the Object of Rotary: Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service and International Service.
Although the Avenues of Service are not found in any formal part of the constitutional documents of Rotary, the concept has been accepted as a means to describe the primary areas of Rotary activity. A
"Club Service" involves all of the activities necessary for Rotarians to perform to make their club function successfully.
"Vocational Service" is a description of the opportunity each Rotarian has to represent the dignity and utility of one's vocation to the other members of the club.
"Community Service" pertains to those activities that Rotarians undertake to improve the quality of life in their community. It frequently involves assistance to youth, the aged, handicapped and others who look to Rotary as a source of hope for a better life.
The Fourth Avenue, "International Service", describes the many programs and activities that Rotarians undertake to advance international understanding, goodwill and peace. International Service Projects are designed to meet humanitarian needs of people in many lands.
When a Rotarian understands and travels down the "Four Avenues of Service," the Object of Rotary takes on even greater meaning.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Our speaker will be Trooper Jeanne Martin. She is scheduled to speak on the issue of Fraud.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Fellow member Scott Connor spoke to us about a proposed Home Rule in Westmoreland County. He thinks that citizens should decide what is best for the County. He said that his proposal is not the same as the Home Rule in Allegheny. In that county, there is a County Executive. The main objective for his proposal of Home Rule system would be to enable a Tax Referendum System. If the government wants to increase taxes the citizens must approve it. He informed us that the County is facing a $10,000,000 deficit in the year 2002, even without additional spending increases. A 4-mil tax increase would be needed to cover this. He wants a 5% decrease in the budget based on year 2001 numbers. There must be management to reduce overtime, part-time and temporary workers. At the beginning of 2002, he wants to get 5,000 signatures to put the "Should we study our government?" question on the ballot in May. There would be 18 months of study by a commission.
There were some questions.
The population has been stagnant for the last 10 years. The County has lost 5,000 citizens in that time period.
Public safety issues are specifically addressed under a Tax Referendum System.

Rotary Flashes of 11-06-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 19……………………………………………………..November 6, 2001

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The invocation was given today by Jim Steeley. "Lord, thank you for this day and for the opportunity to come together again in fellowship and in the work of Rotary. Thank you for the many fine students who visit with us each week. Please continue to guide them in the direction of wise decisions and may they commit themselves to worthy causes in the future. We ask these blessings in your name. Amen."

Sergeant At Arms, John Hanna, reported that we had 2 visiting Rotarians, District Governor George Wood of the Mt. Pleasant Club and his wife Colleen Wood of the New Stanton-Youngwood Club. We had 3 students visit with us today. Students were: Andrea Berzansky and Brad Bergamasco from Greensburg Salem and Maggie Keys from Greensburg Central Catholic. Thanks to our drivers, Mark Barnhart and Paul Hochendoner.
We received a note from Robbie Eicher, a Greensburg Salem High School student, who recently attended a meeting. He wrote "I just wanted to thank you for the recent opportunity to attend one or your meetings. It was very nice to see the members of our community gathering together to serve our community. The company was very enjoyable and I genuinely had a good time. Thank you again for inviting me to attend and I hope to learn more of the Rotary's involvement in our city. Sincerely"

MAKE-UPS - Elinore McMahan and Bill Ovitsky attended the Hempfield Township Club. Ed Meadows visited with the Naples Florida Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 65. This included 59 members, 2 visiting Rotarians, our speaker, and 3 students.

RINGING OF THE BILL - Will Brown announced that we will help the Salvation Army again this year by ringing the bell on Thursday, December 6th, at the Ames Department Store behind the Westmoreland Mall. Volunteers are needed for a one hour shift, between the hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Please be sure to sign up.

ELECTION DAY FOR THE CLUB'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL OCCUR ON NOVEMBER 13th and 20TH. On the 13th, members will vote for 8 members to be on the ballot of November 20th, where we will select 4 members to serve on next year's Board. Please plan on attending the next two meetings so that you may vote.

ART AUCTION AND SALE - Jeff Malloy and Paul Hochendoner are co-chairing next year's fundraiser. They hope to have the annual Art Auction become our premier fundraising event. The tentative dates for the 2-day event are May 17th and 18th. Volunteers are needed to chair and serve on 3 committees that are now being formed. (Sponsorship, Marketing and Logistics). Each committee will need 5 members plus the committee chairperson. Want to be helpful in raising funds for more community projects? Sign up to serve at next week's meeting.

THE ROTARY MINUTE - (Cesare Muccari)
Rotary Motto
The first motto of Rotary International, "He Profits Most Who Serves Best", was approved at the second Rotary Convention, held in Portland, Oregon, in August 1911. The phrase was first stated by a Chicago Rotarian, Art Sheldon, who made a speech in 1910 that included the remark, "He profits most who serves his fellows best." At about the same time, Ben Collins, president of the Rotary Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota, commented that the proper way to organize a Rotary club was through the principle his club had adopted - "Service, Not Self ." These two slogans, slightly modified were formally approved to be the official mottoes of Rotary at the 1950 Convention in Detroit - "He Profits Most Who Serves Best" and "Service Above Self" as the principal motto of Rotary, since it best explains the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Our speaker will be P. Scott Conner. He is scheduled to speak on Home Rule in Westmoreland County.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Louis Piconi, Immediate Past Vice President of Rotary International spoke to us today. He said that serving on the RI Board of Directors was a "labor of love". He is very happy to encourage support for various worthwhile projects. He noted that since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, he has received numerous emails expressing concern and sympathy from all over the world. He said that there is a "need for Rotary more now than ever." He said that the opposite of terror and fear is Rotary. It has been asked that Rotary Clubs conduct a community symposium entitled: "Understanding and Combating Terrorism. "
Lou said that back in 1997, his wife Barb and he went to Ethiopia in an attempt to administer oral polio vaccine drops to the children in the country. He found that there were only 3 Clubs in the country. It had taken many years to convince religious leaders in the country to allow the vaccine to be administered. Two Rotaract Clubs were chartered and eventually were the key in reaching a remote area of over 2,000 children and providing the vaccine. 'THE POWER OF YOUTH' …..THE POWER OF ROTARY.
A project in St. Petersburg, Russia gets homeless kids who are living in the sewers in the city to come out and be transported to Helsinki for a day to be fed, bathed and given primary medical attention. A youth of 14 years of age told Lou that better communication and interaction between youth of all countries could solve the world's problems. That youth asked for all youth to be given computers so that they could all interact and share concerns and ideas. This would eliminate many problems the youth said. Again, the power of youth…the power of Rotary.
Lou also spoke of how extra funds (in excess of $13 million) where received after the Pope met with Rotarians before a trip to Berlin. Upon arrival the next day in Berlin, the authorities said that a phone call from the Pope convinced them to give this additional amount to the World Health Organization. The importance of Rotary is known by many.
In closing, Lou said that we need more members, we need to do more Club projects and we need to continue, or start, contributing to Rotary International.

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

Rotary Flashes of 10-30-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 18……………………………………………………..October 30, 2001

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

The invocation was given today by Mark Barnhart. West Point Cadet Prayer "O God, our Father, thou Searcher of men's hearts, help us to draw near to thee in sincerity and truth. May our religion be filled with gladness and may our worship of thee be natural. Strengthen and increase our admiration for honest dealing and clean thinking, and suffer not our hatred of hypocrisy and pretense ever to diminish. Encourage us in our endeavor to live above the common level of life. Make us to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and never to be content with a half-truth when the whole can be won. Endow us with courage that is born of loyalty to all that is noble and worthy that scorns to compromise with vice and injustice and knows no fear when truth and right are in jeopardy. Guard us against flippancy and irreverence in the sacred things of life. Grant us new ties of friendship and new opportunities of service. Kindle our hearts in fellowship with those of a cheerful countenance and soften our hearts with sympathy for those who sorrow and suffer. "Clayton E. Whear"

Sergeant At Arms, John Hanna, reported that we had 2 guests of members, Alex Graziani was a guest of Frank Cassell and Janet McNeel was a guest of her husband, Dick. We had 4 students visit with us today. Students were: Ben Smith from Hempfield Area Sr. High. Katie Hutchinson and Jessie Boyle from Greensburg Salem and Elizabeth Vesely from Greensburg Central Catholic. Thanks to our drivers, John Sproull, Jack Waite and Jim Harrold. Patrick Andree, our exchange student from Belgium was also present.

MAKE-UPS - Pradeep Kumar attended the Murrysville-Export Club twice and the Jeannette Club once. Bill Taylor also attended the Murrysville-Export Club. Elinore McMahan attended the Hempfield Township Club. Ed Meadows visited with the Mountain View Club. Bill Ovistsky attended the Youngwood-New Stanton Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 56. This included 49 members, 2 guests, our exchange student and 4 students.

A NEW BELL AND GAVEL was presented to our Club by Ed Meadows. Ed and his brother purchased the replacement bell in memory of their father, Azel Meadows, Past President of the Greensburg Club and a Past District Governor.

FOR THOSE WHO MAKE UP MEETINGS AT THE MOUNTAINVIEW CLUB. Be advised that the meeting is now being held at the MountainView Inn, at 6:15 p.m., on Mondays.

IMPORTANT REQUEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
Members are asked to please make sure to mark the attendance sheet located at the Sergeant At Arms table before each meeting. This will be extremely helpful to the Secretary. He will appreciate your help. (This will also allow Ken to have time to eat his lunch. By taking an extra second or two to check your name off the attendance sheet, there will be no need for Ken to have to do this attendance check when he could be enjoying lunch with the rest of us. PLEASE HELP OUT…ATTENDANCE FIGURES ARE VERY IMPORTANT. Thanks.

FIRESIDE CHAT
When: November 8th at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Mt. View Inn
Why: To learn more about what Rotary and the Greensburg Club (your Club) is all about.
Who: All new members who have not attended a previous Fireside Chat are asked to attend with their spouses.
Desserts and coffee are being served.
Invitations are being sent to the list of newer members. If you do not receive an invitation and wish to attend, please accept our apologies and contact Paul Hochendoner at 724-925-2548 or plan2day@altavista.com

Members who have a desire and willingness to possibly serve on the Board of Directors for the upcoming Rotary years - July 2002-June 2004 are asked to express that desire to President Chuck or President Elect Nemanic immediately. Voting will occur in November.

ART AUCTION AND SALE - Jeff Malloy and Paul Hochendoner are co-chairing next year's fundraiser. They hope to have the annual Art Auction become our premier fundraising event. The tentative dates for the 2-day event are May 17th and 18th. Volunteers are needed to chair and serve on 3 committees that are now being formed. (Sponsorship, Marketing and Logistics). Each committee will need 5 members plus the committee chairperson. Want to be helpful in raising funds for more community projects? Sign up to serve at next week's meeting.

THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 11TH AT THE MOUNTAINVIEW INN. PLEASE PLAN ON ATTENDING THIS SPECIAL EVENING WITH YOUR SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER. More details to follow.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: Our speaker will be the Immediate Past Rotary International Vice President, Lou Piconi. He will speak on "Rotary, The Year 2005 and Beyond".

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Jeff Malloy took to the podium to give his mini-autobiography. Jeff tells us that he is originally from Latrobe. He moved "out west" to Murrysville. He has since come back east to Greensburg. He started college to pursue chemical engineering at St. Vincent. He switched majors and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. He became involved in the repair of computers. He worked in the Naval Reactors Program, where he was able to work and bunk on a nuclear submarine. He is now self employed. His company is WebTech Services, Inc., an internet presence provider, which means he designs and hosts web sites. (By the way, he designed our award winning site!) He is married to Gail, his wife of 10 years. They have two spoiled dogs. He enjoys snowboarding, skiing, caving and bicycling.

Our Birthday Table presenter, Jack Waite, used the RI (Rotary Investigators) theme to wish a Happy Birthday to the members who aged another year this month. We celebrated with cake and song.

THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Kevin Metsger…………October 4th
Joe Biss………………..October 5th
Ken Rutter…………….October 6th
Cy Wolverton…………October 14th
Jeff Long………………October 15th
Debra Hepler……...….October 19th
Joe Mitinger………….October 27th