Ambler Rotary Wheel

 

The Rotary Club of Ambler

 

www.rotary.org – rotary international web site

 

www.amblerrotary.org – our web site

 

www.rotarydistrict7430.org  – district web site

 

Vol. 81. Edition 51                                                                                       June 21, 2006

(Editor-in-training, Eric Faddis)

 

Change-Over mostly in pictures…

 

            

Our Banners Greeted Us

          

 

               

We Socialized

 

       

We Ate

 

 

            

President, err, King Tom performed

 

                

Mike Smith presented Paul Harris Honorees Braunewell and Snyder

Multiple PHF Members, Robin Cox, Chuck and Sharon Dager were recognized.

 

                                           

             Jean Hardwick                       We Recognized                       Dolores Johnson

 

Reviving an old Ambler Rotary tradition, 5 books were donated to the Wissahickon Valley Public Library in “Memory” of our deceased members.

In Memory of George Hardwick:  “What Would the Founders Do? (Our Questions -Their Answers) by Richard Brookhiser.

In Memory of Richard Johnson: “Wisdom of Our Fathers, Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons” by Tim Russert.

In Memory of Stan Nagahashi: “Happiness” by Matthieu Ricard.

In Memory of Guy Pinter: “Character is Destiny” by John McCain.

In Memory of John Shoemaker: “The American Revelation, Ten Ideals That Shaped Our Country” by Neil Baldwin.

 

Chuck Dager Welcomed the 2006-2007 Board of Directors

 

           

We Changing the Guard

 

David Roberts

Wore Two Hats Tonight –Executive Director of the WVPL and

 also wrote our latest Flask and Swig Skit

 

Flask and Swig Players Performed too

 

President John Outlined His Plans for the Coming Year

 

Rich Lawrence, co-chair of the Inbound Student Exchange program, is looking for volunteers to host our two students who will be arriving in September.  A Young lady is from Canada and a young man is from Brazil.  We need hosts for Sept.-Nov.  One student will be attending Upper Dublin and one will attend G.A.  Let Rich know if you can help or if you know someone who is not in our club who can help.  We need host families before the student can get visas to enter our country.  This process takes about 90 days, so we are pushing the envelope.  PLEASE HELP RICH AND OUR EXCHANGE PROGRAM.  His number is     484-530-5356.

 

John Gerhard our incoming Program Chair asks that you notify him about any ideas you might have for a program.  Know a sports star, a TV celeb, attend a special program you would like to share with your fellow Rotarians?  Contact John and let him know.  If you want, he will even make that telephone call for you.  Good programs are the heart and soul of our weekly meetings.  Planning for 52 weeks is a big job for one person, so pitch-in and give John a hand.

 

GRAND CLUB UPDATE: 

 

The tenth and final drawing took place in two phases.  The winners were:

 

  • $50 – Hunt Weber
  • $50 – John Maurer sold by Skip Urban
  • $100 – Jean Caloa sold by Jack Gomberg
  • $1,000 Grand Prize – Graham Parkinson

 

UP-COMING PROGRAMS:  (John Gerhard) 

 

6-28 – Elaine Caltabiano – “Rotary Business/Cultural Exchange Program” – a report on 4 weeks in Taiwan.

7-5 – TBA

7-12 – National Park Service update

7-19 – Pen Dot update on Rt. 309 construction

7-26 – TBA

8-2 – Bob McDowell – Ambler YMCA update

 

 

ASSIGNMENTS: (Chair, Elaine Hubing) Remember that if you can't fulfill your service obligation, please provide a suitable substitute and call Elaine to let her know:

               Set-up/                       Prayer/                                              50/50                            Greeters

            Take-Down           4 Way Test                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

6-28 Satterly             Gessner             Graham      Holteen & Hummel

7-5 – Kline                              Roberts                      Lawrence        Landis & Landis

7-12 – Jablokov                     Jacoby                       Irving              Kadel & Kim

7-19 – McDowell                    McAuliffe                  Marinucci       Miller & Bromberg

7-26 – Morrison                     B. Myers                     R. Myers         Parkinson & Pribis

8-2 – Pugsley                          Reinoehl                      Reis                 Ries & Regan

8-9 – Schneider                     Smith                          Stranges       Strasburg & Swansen

8-16 – Urban                          Waltz                          Weber                        Warner & Weir

8-23 – W. West                     Bass                            Zaffarano      Williams & Woodland

8-30 – Bhakta                                    Booth                          McDowell       Blasko & Blumenthal

9-6 – Deragon                                    Craig                           McGonagle     Costa & Cox

9-13 – Fleisher                       Geraldino                    Holteen          Graham & Howard

9-20 – Hummel                       Kadel                           Jablokov        Irving & Kim

9-27 – Lawrence                    McAuliffe                  D. Landis         Marinucci & Miller    

 

ROTARY MINUTE: (Chair, Elaine Hubing)

 

6-28 – Albright          7-5 – Carey                 7-12 – C. Dager          7-19 – S. Dager

7-26 – Ditter               8-2 – Douglass                        8-9 – Faddis                8-16 – Gessner

8-23 – Gomberg          8-30 – Jacoby              9-6 – King                   9-13 – G. Landis

9-20 - Lightkep          

 

A NOTE FROM THE JOHNSON PRESS:

 

As we are closing up shop, we find that we have a lot of paper stock on hand that needs a home.  This can be used for copy, fax, and laser printers at reasonable prices.  We also have some metal shelving, cabinets and very solid and heavy work benches - at very reasonable prices.  We have one drill press, 1 saw and 2 safes.  All must go.  If you’re interested, call Barbara at 215-646-3007 to arrange a time to come look and make an offer.