Rotary Club of Greensburg

A Flash from the Past

Rotary Flashes of 10-23-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 17……………………………………………………..October 23, 2001

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people."- Welsh proverb

The invocation was given today by Sheldon Moore. "Father, we depend upon you for strength in this difficult day in which we live. Without you we are hopeless and helpless. Thank you for your faithfulness and your love for us. We pray your blessing on our lives, our families and our nation. May You always stand with us and defend us. In Christ's name. Amen."

Sergeant At Arms, James Boggs, reported that we had 4 students visit with us today. Students were: Monica Patel from Hempfield Area Sr. High. Rebbie Eicher and Don Knobloch from Greensburg Salem. Michael Gornick from Greensburg Central Catholic.

MAKE-UPS - Pradeep Kumar attended the Murrysville-Export Club. Elinore McMahan and Dave Robinson attended the Hempfield Township Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 61. This included 56 members, our speaker and 4 students.

Ken Rutter eulogized Joseph Brisbane. Many kind words were spoken about this man, including, "he was the proverbial American educator."

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.

The GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD was presented to our Club for our help in securing a van to be used by the American Red Cross. President Chuck presented the award to Past President Adib, who was the person, who brought this need to the Club's attention and then worked with the Club to secure the funds necessary to purchase the vehicle.

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.

ROTARY MINUTE (presented by Ed Nemanic)
Message from President Rick King in this month's Rotary Magazine: Rotary must do more to enhance our image with both Rotarians and the general public. We as Rotary do not do a good enough job indoctrinating our new members on Rotary programs, procedures, etc. He recommends more programs be presented to clubs on what Rotary does, encourage attendance at District events, make-ups at other clubs, etc. Also, Rotary International has produced several public service announcements that will be airing on TV and radio in North America. They encourage us to tell our story locally by taking out ads in our local papers publicizing our projects. They even suggest having the Club put all of our pictures in an ad with our classifications.

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.

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 14TH. Bill Barger will be chaperoning 3 students from the area high schools to hear a presentation on "Europe in Transition". Another member who wishes to attend and help Bill out would be appreciated.

HIGHWAY CLEANUP PROJECT - Saturday, October 27th will be the 3rd cleanup of the year. Please sign up to help. Bill Taylor is the man to see. Greensburg Country Club (tennis court parking lot) at 8:30 a.m.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: The program will feature mini-autobiographies by Bobbi Stemmler-Guest, Jeff Malloy and Kevin Metsger. Jack Waite will host the Birthday Table.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our speaker today was Marlene Kozak, Executive Director of the Westmoreland County Food Bank. The Food Bank uses a 40,000-sq. ft. building in Delmont to warehouse its food products. Food is secured, stored in the warehouse and then sent to agencies such as the Salvation Army and other non-profit organizations and churches for distribution. Marlene said that deliveries total over 5 million pounds of food each year. About 18,000 people are served each month in about 7,000 households. A grant from the State Department of Agriculture for $450,000 is used to purchase food at wholesale prices. This accounts for 40% of the food received. Commodities from the US Department of Agriculture account for 10 % of the food received. Local stores, farmers and individuals donate the remaining 50%. There are 3 million pounds donated locally on an annual basis. The largest donor in our area is Super Valu.
Operation Fresh Express enables 1 million pounds of perishable food to go directly to the consumers. A lot of perishable food was wasted in the past, however, today food is sent to different locales in two refrigerated trucks. Volunteers hand out food during this day of operation. The public is made aware of the weekly Fresh Express via ads in the newspaper. Another program is "Summer Feeding". The Department of Education sponsors it. "Hunger does not take a vacation." The objective is to provide breakfasts and lunches, during the summer, to kids who are on the school lunch program during the school months. A new program "Face Hunger" teaches children and adults about hunger and poverty. It was designed to raise awareness of hunger. It was mentioned that 6,000 children, 9,000 working poor and 2,000 senior citizens face hunger in Westmoreland County. You can help by designating that your United Way contribution be directed to the Food Bank, hold food drives, sponsor a Fresh Express for $250, run in the Kinderhook Run on October 28th, respond to a direct mail appeal or volunteer at the food bank. Over 3,300 volunteers accounted for over 10,000 volunteered hours last year.

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

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.. 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 10-16-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 16……………………………………………………..October 16, 2001

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking."

The invocation was given today by Bob Wilson. "We believe in your strength O God, and ask that you cast out the fear that grips us as individuals and as a nation. Set us free in your love to live, share and appreciate the goodness around us. Keep us vigilant against wrong, but let your mercy work in our hearts. Individually and as a club, put our hands and minds to do good in the world. Amen."

Sergeant At Arms, James Boggs, reported that we had 1 visiting Rotarian, Ed Campbell from the Sun City West, Arizona Club. We had 2 guests of members at today's meeting: Peg Wilson was a guest of her husband Bob. Sue Acri was a guest of Don Bloom. Students were: Susan Hoge from Hempfield Area Sr. High and Annie Barber from Greensburg Salem. Thanks to our drivers, Karl Eisaman and Rick Nedley.

MAKE-UPS - Debra Hepler attended the Latrobe Club and also the Scottdale Club. Elinore McMahan attended the Hempfield Township Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 63. This included 57 members, 1 visiting Rotarian, our speaker, 2 guests and 2 students. 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.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
It was announced that due to increased business commitments, Gene James has asked to be replaced as President-Elect. The Board of Directors approved the naming of Edward Nemanic as the new Preisdent-Elect. Robert Wilson has been approved for the position of Vice President.

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBER
We are honored to have Morris "Morrie" Brand as a member of our Club. We look forward to working with you in the spirit of Rotary. We are confident that you will have a rewarding and satisfying experience in Rotary. Welcome!

The Rotary Foundation Banquet will be on November 3rd at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. Advertisements are being solicited for listing in the program book. Our Club will be displaying a full-page ad again this year. Members who wish to place an ad (and support the Foundation) should contact Mark Barnhart for the ad form. Ads range from $50.00 to $150.00. You may have a patron listing for $10.00. MEMBERS WISHING TO ATTEND THE BANQUET SHOULD ALSO SEE MARK.

ROTARY MINUTE (presented by Rick Nedley)
The Rotary International emblem and the word "Rotary" are officially registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as trademarks and "service marks" which give RI certain rights regarding their use and puts unauthorized individuals on notice against any infringing use. The Rotary emblem should not be altered or modified in any way.
Rotarians are encouraged to wear the emblem as a lapel button. It is frequently used on jackets, pens, caps and other personal items manufactured by firms or individuals licensed by the RI Board of Directors. Rotary badges, banners, road signs and official Rotary club stationery naturally use the emblem as a mark of identification.
The Rotary emblem cannot be used for any commercial purpose. It is not permissible to use it in a political campaign or in connection with any other name or emblem not recognized by Rotary International. Individual Rotarians should not use the Rotary emblem on business cards or stationary or for any other use intended to promote business. Nor is it considered proper for Rotarians to use the emblem on doors or windows of their business premises.
It is the responsibility of all Rotarians to use the emblem with pride. The restrictions are provided to assure that the Rotary emblem will not be misused and that it will always bring distinction to the organization.

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.

PROGRAM CHAIRPERSONS
(Program chairs will provide a program for all Tuesday meetings in the month with the exception of the final Tuesday. The final Tuesday meeting of the month is reserved for mini-autobiographies and the Birthday Table, unless otherwise noted)
October - John Sproull
November - Ed Nemanic
December - Bobbi Watt-Geer
January - Bob Wilson and Cy Wolverton
February - Tony Martino
March - Zain Mahmood
April - Cesare Muccari
May - John Hanna
June - Cy Wolverton and Bob Wilson
(Program chairs are asked to give a copy of the scheduled speakers to Bob Bloom so that the speakers can be listed for the next month. Also, please prepare a summary of the day's program for publishing in The Flashes). Thanks!

BIRTHDAY TABLE PRESENTERS
(Last Tuesday of each month)
October - Jack Waite
November - John Hanna
December - Rich Rosky
January - Mark Barnhart
February - Dick McNeel
March - Bill Barger
April - Joe Mitinger
May - Ed Nemanic
June - Paul Hochendoner

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: The program chairman for the month of October, John Sproull will present Marlene Kozak, Executive Director of the Westmoreland County Food Bank.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our speakers today were Donna Pacella and Gene James, both with the Westmoreland Chapter of the American Red Cross. The mission of the Red Cross is "To provide relief for victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies". The American Red Cross was created in 1917 by an Act of Congress. It is however, not funded by the government. It is a 501c3 organization, which is governed by volunteers. It is supported by national and local funding. The Westmoreland County Chapter services the approximate 350,000 residents of Westmoreland County, Greene County and the Mon Valley. The Chapter provides direct services to 16% of the residents of Westmoreland County. There are five major service areas.
1). Disaster Emergency Services. Last year 394 individuals were served by a 47-member local disaster team. Food, clothing, lodging and medications were provided.
2) Blood Services. 17,500 units of blood are collected every year. There are 100 volunteers who work at 420 collection sites.
3). Armed Forces Emergency Services. There are contact and search services and liaison services where 14 volunteers staff a 24 hour emergency situation station.
4). Health and Safety Services. 23,000 individuals are trained each year. There are 156 instructors who teach life saving skills, swimming skills, baby sitting training along with other vitally needed instruction.
5). International Services.

Rotary Flashes of 10-09-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 15……………………………………………………..October 9, 2001

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"Strive to be the person your dog thinks you are."

The invocation was given today by Bob Wilson. "Lord God, we seek your blessing this day on our land, on our leaders and our soldiers. As citizens of this great land, and members of this Rotary Club, we ask your protection by letting us be just, keeping us faithful to truth, by showing compassion, and giving us a conscience of love. Let our light shine in a time of darkness. Amen"

Sergeant At Arms, James Boggs, reported that we had 2 guests of members at today's meeting: Mark Turpin was a guest of Zain Mahmood. Steve Reinhold was a guest of Nelson Mayer. Students were: Rick Very from Greensburg Central Catholic and Amber Brittian from Hempfield Area Sr. High. Thanks to our drivers, Jim Harrold and Rick Nedley.

MAKE-UPS - Gene James attended the Murrysville/Export Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 58. This included 53 members, 1 speaker, 2 guests and 2 students.

ROTARY MINUTE (presented by Cathy Daversa)
FIRST NAMES AND NICKNAMES
From the earliest days of Rotary, members have referred to each other on a first-name basis. Since personal acquaintanceship and friendship are cornerstones of Rotary, it was natural that many clubs adopted the practice of setting aside formal titles in conversations among members. Individuals who normally would be addressed as Doctor, Professor, Mister, the Honorable or Sir are regularly called Joe, Bill, Mary, Karen, or Chuck by other Rotarians. The characteristic Rotary Club name badge fosters the first-name custom.
In a few areas, such as Europe, club members use a more formal style in addressing fellow members. In other parts of the world, mainly in Asian countries, the practice is to assign each new Rotarian a humorous nickname, which relates to some personal characteristic of which is descriptive of the member's business or profession. For example "Trees" is the nickname for a Rotarian in the lumber business. The nicknames are frequently a source of good-natured fun and fellowship. But whether a Rotarian is addressed by a given first name or a nickname, the spirit of personal friendship is the initial step that opens doors to all other opportunities for service.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NOTICE
The Board will meet this Thursday, October 11th at the Mountain View Inn at 6 p.m.

CORRECTION TO BE MADE IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP ROSTER DIRECTORY
John Hanna - Hanna Insurance Agency, 208 Weldon Street, PO Box 306, Latrobe, PA 15650. Business phone 724-537-5140. Fax 724-537-0687. Email hannainsurance@aol.com

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: The program chairman for the month of October, John Sproull will present Donna Pacella, Director of the Westmoreland Chapter of the American Red Cross and Gene James, Chairman of the Board of the Westmoreland Chapter of the American Red Cross. This will be an update on the Red Cross and response to the events of last month.

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our speaker today was Chuck Burtyk, Director of Workforce Development, Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc. The non profit PIC is a job training, job placement, and adult education agency providing assessment and career counseling, job search assistance, labor market information, job listings, and matching services. Team PA CareerLinks provide customers - both employers and job seekers - with a convenient access to a wide range of employment and training services through a single location that has Internet linkages. Employers are provided immediate access to the greatest pool of labor and job training services, pre-screened applicants that have the skills and qualifications needed for the positions and the service of forwarding resumes of qualified candidates. Workforce Enrichment Projects enhance the skills of the workforce at no cost and also develop employee's reading, math, communication, human relations and computer skills. There is on the job training that helps defray the costs of training new employees. Reimbursement of up to 50% of starting hourly wages for bona fide training period. There are Employer Tax Incentives for workers who meet one of the targeted categories. Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit program. Employment Incentive Payment (EIP) is a Pennsylvania State tax credit program. Mr. Burtyk also spoke about SAGE (System for Assessment of Group Evaluation). The Sage System is a complete evaluation resource to provide the answers employers need to evaluate skills and interest among potential job candidates. The assessment measures a variety of factors: vocational aptitude, cognitive and conceptual abilities, vocation interest, work attitudes, temperament factors, learning styles and works concerns. It was mentioned that PIC is one of 80 programs throughout the country that is partially funded by the Department of Defense due to local company involvement with military work. Over the years, 500 million dollars in government awards have come into this region.

Rotary Flashes of 10-02-2001
ROTARY FLASHES
GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916
Volume 72, No. 14……………………………………………………..October 2, 2001

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

WISE AND OTHERWISE
"Make good habits and they will in turn make you." (William Newton Clark)
"Unless the job means more than the pay, it will never pay more." (H. Bertram Lewis)

The invocation was given today by Rev. Bob Wilson. "Father of us all, we ask your presence and your blessing this day. Help us keep the pride of our Country and promises made in the days gone by. It is easy to sink back into lethargy, and not be on guard for good. Keep us faithful to our standards, and help us go the extra mile in upholding truth, in being fair, and in serving others through our lives and our club. Amen."

Sergeant At Arms, Jim Boggs, reported that we had 1 guest of a member at today's meeting: Harry Smith was a guest of Joe Biss. Students were: Monica Furment from Greensburg Central Catholic, Whitney Anderson from Greensburg Salem, and Nicole Rechichar from Hempfield Area Sr. High. Thanks to our drivers, Pete Cecconi, Jack Waite and Bobbi Stemmler-Guest.

MAKE-UPS - Elinore McMahan (twice) attended the Hempfield Club. Dan Krezenski attended the Youngwood/New Stanton Club.

TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 70. This included 62 members, 4 program speakers, 1 guest and 3 students.

MEMBERSHIP PROPOSAL - The classification and membership committees, as well as the Board of Directors, have approved the following membership proposal. Unless there is written objection to the Secretary before the start of the weekly meeting on Tuesday, October 9th, Morris "Morrie" Brand, will be inducted as member of our Club. Morrie is the Executive Director of the Westmoreland Symphony and a former member of the Green Bay, WI Rotary Club. He resides at 134 Underwood Avenue, Greensburg, PA. 15601.

ROTARY MINUTE
Definition of Rotary
"Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world."
These 31 words are worth remembering when someone asks, "What is a Rotary club?"

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NOTICE
A reminder. The regularly schedule meeting has been moved to Thursday, October 11th. Mountain View Inn at 6 p.m.

A REMINDER MESSAGE FROM THE COMMUNITY GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE.
Annual income ($8,000 to $10,000) from the Miller Estate, under the Madeline Nichols Fund, is to be used for community service projects. Members who have suggestions for community service projects are encouraged to complete the newly created grant application form. These forms can be obtained from any member of the Grant Review Committee. Ed Nemanic, Paul Hochendoner, Rick Nedley, Nelson Mayer and Bobbi Watt-Geer. It is hoped that forms can be returned within the next 60 days.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING: The program chairman for the month of October, John Sproull will present Chuck Burtyk, Director of Workforce Development, Private Industry Council.

(Our apologies to Mr. Sproull and Mr. Burtyk for the mix up at today's meeting. We look forward to hearing from you next week.)

OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Our speaker today was Jack Simon who is with the Greensburg Civic Theatre. The non-profit organization is celebrating their 50th season. Jack spoke of the differences between "live theatre" versus television. With live theatre you "get what you see." TV can edit and retake until they get the perfect production. He spoke about the hard work regarding direction, production, costume making, set designs, make-up and choreography. Long hours are put into rehearsal. It is a contribution of time and talent with rehearsals lasting many hours for about 4 nights per week. From its beginnings at the armory, to the move to the Moose through 1955, 1 year at the Greensburg Middle School, the Westmoreland Museum of Art to the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center since 1969, the community has been well entertained. The seating capacity is 300. There are two spring productions. Since 1994 there is normally 1 musical at the Palace Theatre. The cost in 1951 to view the performances was $5.00. There has not been much of an increase over the years. There will be 2 comedy performances this year; "Never Too Late" and "The Day They Kidnapped The Pope", which will be performed in May 2002. Information was provided about becoming a subscriber and group discounts. We closed the meeting by listening to a splendid performance of 2 musical selections from "Annie Get Your Gun" by Deana Muro who plays Annie Oakley and Dale Hanks who plays Frank Butler. "Annie Get Your Gun" will be performed for the public on October 12, 13, and 14 at the Palace Theatre.