The Rotary Club of Ambler
P.O. Box 81, Ambler, PA 19002-0081
Chartered December 11, 1925 “Service Above Self” Club Number 5416
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www.rotary.org – rotary international web site
www.rotarydistrict7430.org – district web site
www.amblerrotary.org – our web site
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R.I. President, Ray Klinginsmith, Kirksville, MO, USA
District 7430 Governor, William E. Palmer, Allentown West
Assistant District Governor, Area 9, Gar Webb, Harleysville
Ambler Rotary President, Maria Kim
Volume 86, Edition 3 July 21, 2010
Publisher – Eric Faddis
Editor – Leslie Heffernen
Waterman’s Crab House in Rock Hall, MD
(l-r) Back row – Joan Coleman, Phyllis Kline, Jim Kline, Butch Coleman,
John Gerhard, Alain DuPlat and Steve Pribis
Middle row – Bill Hubing, Dan Kim, Elaine Hubing, Carole Faddis, Karen Gerhard, Maria Kim, Ethel DuPlat and Lynne Pribis
Front row – Eric Faddis, Ethel DuPlat’s Granddaughter Lily and Grandson Tom.
The “Crab Eater” fellowship group traveled to Rock Hall, MD to eat crabs, crab cakes, steamed claims, hush puppies and Jim Kline had a cheese burger and fries after eating nearly a dozen crabs. Oh, yes, we did enjoy a few beers – look at Past President Joan.
JULY 21ST MEETING:
· After turning on the microphone, President Maria opened today’s meeting by asking us to turn off our cell phones. We then sang “America the Beautiful.” Anne Frank offered the invocation.
· President Maria thanked today’s workers Walt West, Scott Stimson, J.R. Warner and Gerry Timlin.
· Joan Coleman no matter how large or small our contributions are, or if we ever wondered if we made a difference, our club is to be congratulated for the contributions made to ShelterBox. Through our efforts, a total of 18,722 boxes have been deployed to Haiti by Rotary since the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010. Our boxes have been or will soon be deployed to a disaster-affected region. The ShelterBoxes we so generously provided have been assigned number(s) 12827-12836. In order to track our boxes, please go to www.shelterboxusa.org and click on the “Track Your Box” link on the homepage. Select search by box number and be sure to select United States of America in the drop down menu. Then enter our box number(s).
· Jim Kline, who is the chair of the membership committee, announced that RINOS (Rotarians in Name Only) have been queried as to their interest in our club with the net loss of seven or eight members. As of today our membership stands around 75. Jim asked that we all make a commitment to bring in at least one new member during this year. That would be a gain of 75 new members. Maybe that might be too much to expect, but how about a net gain of 10-15 new members? Jim, how about being brave and asking for a show of hands next week, eh?
Dates to Remember
· August 18th - Phillies Strike Out For Hunger at Citizens Bank Park.
· The District Foundation Workshop with be held on August 23rd at the Best Western in at Towamencin. See President Maria if you are interested in attending.
· August 25th – “International” Picnic at Arvind Bhakta’s home. Volunteers are needed.
· August 26th - Reading Phillies Strike Out for Hunger in Reading.
· The District Leadership Institute will be held on September 25th. Those in a leadership position in our club are urged to attend. See President Maria for further information.
· The District 7430 Golf Outing will be held on October 18th at Silver Creek GC in Hellertown. President Maria has donated the trophies for this event.
· The Ambler Oktoberfest will be held on October 2nd with the 3rd being the rain date. We will be setting up and displaying a ShelterBox. Elaine Hubing will have a sign-up sheet for volunteers to assist with the set-up/take-down, etc.
VISITORS / GUESTS:
· Karyn Koerwer, proposed new member was a guest of Bruce Braunewell.
· Gar Webb, Assistant District Governor for Area 9 was a guest of the club.
Gar announced his pet project, The Montgomery County Literacy Network’s 16th Annual Corporate Spelling Bee. Judge Del Ricci will be back as Pronouncer. Representative Kate Harper will be back as Judge. B-101 and the prize board will be back. The volunteers will be back with music, refreshments and prizes. We want you back, too!
The Bee will take place at the Lower Level of the Plymouth Meeting Mall on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. The buffet for participants and contributors starts at 5:30pm; the Bee will start promptly at 6:30pm. Feel free to come early or stay late and do some shopping at the new stores at the Mall. Perhaps an after-Bee libation or snack at one of the new restaurants is would work for you.
Remember, MCLN is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization. All donations and proceeds are used to provide adult literacy services and support right here in Montgomery County.
PROPOSED NEW MEMBER:
Name: Karyn Koerwer
Classification: Accounting
Proposed by: Bruce Braunewell
Publication dates: July 14 and 21
COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATION (HAPPY DOLLARS):
· Geff Ries had a Guatemalan dinner “catered” by the “Steve Bass Catering Company” on Monday night. The dinner was purchased at the Spring Gala. Geff also welcomed back his father-in-law, Ed Gessner.
· Steve Bass was happy to serve the Geff Ries family.
· Anne Frank said that the repair work on the Ambler Branch of the Wissahickon Valley Public Library has finally started.
· Donna Buckley was proud to announce that her granddaughter won 3 medals and 8th over-all in a gymnastics competition and she credited our club and our prayers for helping her compete.
PROGRAM:
Our own Jim Reis spoke about his hobby, collecting old documents, especially real estate documents which date back to the early 1700s. Bruce Braunewell ran the projector for Jim showing many of his collection. As the quality of photographs was very poor, only two will be displayed.
THE GRAND CLUB: We had the second of ten weekly drawing with the following winners:
· $50 – Skip Urban
· $50 – Jay Jablokov
· $100 – Bill Strasburg
50/50:
Cary Fleisher was the winner of $14 and a white tee. Next week’s jackpot will be in excess of $1,665. There were 11 white tees and 1 red tee.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS: (Chair, Bruce Braunewell)
OK, who do you know that you can invite to speak to us? Do you know any professional ball players, actors, or famous people? Call Bruce Braunewell 215-588-8813(cell) and let him know about it. Remember that our programs are a vital part of each weekly meeting.
7/28 – Dr. Mark Legnola – Community Chiropractic
8/4 – Kelly Harris, Gilda’s Club
8/11 - Patricia A. Moir, Executive Director, Suburban Transit Network, Inc. - Healthcare Transportation.
8/18 - PDG Ron Smith and the Rotary Foundation
8/25 – Club Picnic at the Bhakta’s Home.
9/1 – Tom Dalton, Larson Allen – Tax update
9/8 – Maria Kim, report on Rotaplast Mission to Colombia
9/15 – Jody Richwagen –"Internet Marketing: Web Sites & Beyond."
9/22 – Sean Griffin, Author
9/29 – Business Meeting
10/6 – Skip Urban – Fire Prevention
10/13 – Anne Dunnington, the Rotary Foundation
10/20 - Jerry Friedman - D7430 4-Way Test Speech Contest Committee
ASSIGNMENTS: (Chair, Elaine Hubing)
Remember that if you can't fulfill your service obligation, please provide a suitable substitute and call Elaine Hubing at 215-855-9172 to let her know or deal with…
Set-up Invocation 50/50 Greeters
Take-Down
7/28 Target Albright Bass Bhakta / Casimir
Adams
8/4 Booth Dunnington Ford DuPlat / Fleisher
Costa
8/11 Geraldino Gerhard Graham Jablokov / Jacoby
Gessner
8/18 King Kadel Lightkep Landis / Landis
Kline
8/25 Club Picnic at Bhakta Home
9/1 Marinucci McGee McGonagle McAuliffe / Miller
Mayor
9/8 Morrison B. Myers R. Myers Parkinson /Phillips
Murphy
MORE OF – YOU THINK ENGLISH IS EASY?:
· Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
· A bass was printed on the head of the bass drum.
· When shot at, the Dove dove into the bushes.
· I did not object to the object.
· The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
· There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
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