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 8                                                                  August 25, 2010

August is Membership and Extension Month

Publisher/Photographer– Eric Faddis

Editor – Leslie Heffernen

AUGUST 25^TH  ANNUAL PICNIC

·       We gathered at the palatial home of Arvind and Hemlata Bhakta in Gwynedd Valley.  The weather was cloudy, but the lack of rain allowed for fun and fellowship.  Our menu was a variety of “international” foods with a special emphasis on Indian cuisine.  Many sat and had “one of a kind” Indian tattooing done.  All-in-all we once again had a very successful family event.  President Maria welcomed us to the “4^th” annual picnic – it seems to me we’ve had many, many more than four.  We can never forget the fun at the Kron Farm and the Landis estate with Tom Morrison entering via parachute.  Oh, yes, we did have dessert!!  (That’s OK Maria; it was before your time with us).

   

   

·       Thank you to all of the Rotarians who sent in your annual dues.  If you have not done so, please send your check for $145.00 payable to Rotary Club of Ambler to our treasurer, Leslie K. Heffernen, at P.O. Box 773, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.

Dates to Remember

·         President Maria has three volunteers to be guest bartenders on September 22^nd beginning at 5:30 P.M.at the Shanachie Irish Pub and Restaurant in Ambler. This helps raise money and recruit new members. 

·         The District Leadership Institute will be held on September 2^5th.  Those in a leadership position in our club are urged to attend.  See President Maria for further information.

·         The Ambler Oktoberfest will be held on October 2^nd with the 3^rd being the rain date.  We will be setting up and displaying a ShelterBox.  We need assistance with set-up/take-down, etc.

·         The District 7430 Golf Outing will be held on October 18^th at Silver Creek GC in Hellertown.  President Maria has donated the trophies for this event.  See Tom Murphy to register.

·         The District Foundation Workshop will be held on October 23^rd at the Best Western in Towamencin.  See President Maria if you are interested in attending.

·         Rotary International U.N. Day will be held on Nov.6^th.  Because there will be limited seating this year (700 people), reservations are required.  You may register on-line at www.rotary.org.

VISITORS / GUESTS:

We had many family members and guests with us today including Mayor Wahl and Patty Smith.   

INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER: 

President Maria and 2^nd V.P. Bruce Braunewell

Welcome Karyn Koerwer into membership.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIA KIM:

We sang “Happy Birthday to President Maria – Don’t ask!

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWSHIP: 

Anne Ritter was so impressed by Rotary and the Rotary Foundation

Presentation while attending this year’s Conference in Montreal

that she made a donation in honor of her husband Dan.

Paul Harris Co-chair, Bob King did the honors.

THE GRAND CLUB:  We had the sixth of ten weekly drawing.

        

Karyn, Anne Ritter’s Daughter-in-Law and Hemlata’s mother drew the winners

The winners were:

·         $50 – Joel Mayor

·         $50 – Bob Adams

·         $100 – Dr. Frank Clark

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GENERAL PICNIC PHOTOS:

   

   

   

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. 

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

10/27 – Nancy Venner, Wissahickon Valley Watershed

11/3 – TBA

11/10 – James Long from the Fleetwood Rotary Club– Personal Security 

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

9/1      Marinucci                   McGee                         McGonagle     McAuliffe / Miller

            Mayor

9/8      Morrison                     B. Myers                      R. Myers         Parkinson /Phillips

            Murphy         

LET’S LOOK AT THE WORD “UP”:

It’s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?  At a meeting, why does a topic come UP?  Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report?

We call UP our friends and we use the word to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver; we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen.  We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car.  People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, and work UP an appetite and think UP excuses.  To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special.  A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.  We open UP a store in the morning, but we close it UP at night.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP.  When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP!  When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP.  When it doesn’t rain for awhile, things dry UP. 

We seem pretty mixed UP about UP!  To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of the word UP, look it UP in the dictionary.  In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost ¼ of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.  If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used.  It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don’t give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.

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Feature

 
The Rotary emblem
Before its formal approval by the Board in 1924, the Rotary emblem evolved through a number of redesigns. See a history of the emblem in      August’s Historic Moments.