The Rotary Club of Ambler

www.rotary.org - rotary international web site

www.amblerrotary.org - our web site

www.rotarydistrict7430.org - district web site

President, Patrick A. McGee

Volume 83, Edition 40 April 4, 2008

Publisher -Eric Faddis

Editor - Steve Pribis

APRIL 4 MEETING: 2O Years of Women in Rotary

Because of the outstanding leadership of Maria Kim and her committee, Ambler Rotary hosted a District 7430 celebration of 20 Years of Women in Rotary. We had nearly 160 people in attendance with our honored guest Dong Kurn "D.K." Lee, 2008-09 R.I. President from Seoul South Korea. The story will be mostly shown through the magic of a camera lens.

D. K. Lee is pictured with (l to r) Maria Kim, District Governor, Jerry Long and wife Jill, D.K. and his wife, Young Ja Lee and President Pat McGee

Maria Kim opened today's meeting by leading us in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and singing, "God Bless America". The Rev. Al Douglass came forward and offered the invocation by recognizing that as we gathered to celebrate 20 years of women in Rotary, Rotary has changed for the better.... that all belong and we have benefited with women in Rotary.

After an outstanding meal of Chicken Florentine, Sharon Dager came forward to recognize our many distinguished visitors, including District Governors, Past District Governors.

Past District Governor and the 1^st Woman DG for District 7430, 2002-03, Yvette Palmer came forward to offer her insights into the depth of meaning that women have brought to Rotary.

District 7430 Governor, Jerry Long spoke and later honored PDG Yvette Palmer, for RI, as one of the outstanding Rotarians in the world for her efforts to support and promote the Rotary Foundation. Only around 200 people annually are so honored.

Our distinguished and honored guest, D.K. Lee, spoke of his mission as RI International President for the Rotary year 2008-2009. His theme is "Make Dreams Real".

Mr. Lee spoke of his goal to decrease child mortality. D.K pointed out that every Day, 30,000 children under the age of five die, most of them from preventable causes like measles, malaria and pneumonia.

DMK introduced the "Not Quite Ready for Lunchtime Players" who presented a skit that was written and narrated by Sharon Dager, "The Mouse That Roared". The cast was made up of some of the best actors in our club and told the story of the Rotary Club of Duarte, California. As your photographer was a member of the cast, no photos of the actual event are included, but only of the "Dress Rehearsal".

Duarte admitted women into their club long before it was "acceptable" and lost their charter. After a lengthy court battle, the US Supreme Court ordered that women be admitted.

Maria Kim closed the meeting by thanking D.K. Lee in Korean and turned the microphone over to Present Pat who officially ended the day's festivities.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Walt West reports that nearly 400 Grand Club tickets remain to be distributed. The Grand Club is one of our major fund raising activities and it is one we always enjoy. It's sort of like the "Jelly of the Month" club. The Grand Club keeps giving, week after week, for 10 weeks. We have fun watching Bob King draw tickets and read the winner's name. Our final $1,000 prize will be drawn at Change-over on June 25^th. Back off 10 weeks and this means that we need to begin our drawings on April 30^th. That's only 4 weeks from now. We now will be past the Spring Gala and need to focus on the Grand Club. Here's how the Grand Club works:

Each ticket sells for $10. We will have 10 weekly drawings commencing on April 30, 2008 and concluding at the Change-over night dinner, June 25, 2008. Each weekly drawing will award two $50 prizes and one $100 prize. There is one additional drawing at Change-over where someone will be awarded $1,000. All weekly winners - tickets will be place back into the "pot - and be eligible to win again and again.

Here's the kicker - you receive 10 tickets and you are responsible to returning $100. Either share them with family, friends or buy them yourself. Please do not hold the tickets and then try to return them at because they simply sat in a drawer. Our club nets $7,000 of the Grand Club. That - s money that supports our charitable efforts in our community, our district and internationally.

On Wednesday, April 16th the GSE Team from Brazil will be joining us for lunch at our weekly meeting at 12:00 noon at the Vereinigung Erzgebirge Club at 130 Davisville Road in Warminster. This is an outstanding opportunity to meet fascinating people from the other side of the world and gain an understanding of what their lives are like, and to share our lives and experiences with them. After all, that is what Rotary is all about.
All are welcome to attend at our regular lunch price of $15. Please write me back as soon as possible if you would like to attend, so we can give the chef an accurate number of attendees.
I look forward to seeing as many of you as can possibly come.
Yours in Rotary -
Chris Potter 215-752-0541 X 5
Plan now to attend the District Conference in the Pocono's, the last weekend in April, with the Bethlehem Club as the host club. Start saving now as this looks to be an extremely exciting conference. This will be a combined District Conference with Districts 7430 and 7450. It is anticipated that the cost to Rotarians will be somewhere between $650-700 per couple. The District will be subsidizing a portion of the actual cost. Let Geff Ries know if you are planning to go so he can make some effort to coordinate plans.

Remember, programs are the heart of our weekly meetings. We are always looking for informative and exciting speakers. If you have contact with a celebrity or sports personality, let Joan Coleman know. If you would like, Joan will even step forward and make THAT telephone call for you. Contact Joan at 215-646-8400.

UP-COMING PROGRAMS: (Chair, Joan Coleman)

4-9 - Rick Snyder from Mercy Ships

4-16 - Angel Flight

4-23 - TBA

4-30 - Larry House - Classification

5-7 - Bob Adams - Wissahickon Valley Watershed

ASSIGNMENTS: (Chair, Elaine Hubing)

Remember that if you can't fulfill your service obligation, please provide a suitable substitute and call Elaine Hubing at 215-643-2294 to let her know or deal with…

Set-up/

Take Down

Invocation

50/50

Greeters

4-9 - D. Landis

McAuliffe

Marinucci

G. Landis / Mayor

4-16 - Morrison

Satterly

Murphy

R. Myers / Parkinson

4-23 - Reis

Reinoehl

Ries

Satterly / Smith

4-30 - Schneider

Snyder

Strasburg

Swansen / Timlin

ROTARY MINUTE ASSIGNMENTS: (Chair, Elaine Hubing)

4-9 - McGonagle	4-16 Pribis	4-23 - Ritter	4-30 - Stimson

District 7430 and 7450

Rotary Conference

GOLF TOURNAMENT

April 25, 2008

Skytop Lodge & Resort

Cost: $100 per golfer - registered for conference

$125 per golfer - not registered for conference

FYI: � Limited to first 100 golfers

Golf sign up is open to District Conference attendees until April 6.
Golf sign up will open to non-attendees on April 7.
Proper golf attire required. Soft spikes only. No jeans or tank tops.
You do not need a foursome to register. One to three people will be matched with other golfers.

Questions? Call or email:

District 7430 Don Foellner 610-767-1686 dfoellner@verizon.net
District 7450 Dave Lafferty 610-358-1200 dave@kdcom.com

Schedule:

Registration Begins 8:30 am
Driving Range Opens 9:00 am
Shotgun Start 10:00 am

Format: 4 Person Scramble

Awards: Immediately Following

District 7430 and 7450 Rotary Conference Golf Tournament

April 25, 2008 @ Skytop Lodge & Resort

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Players Names: Fee: $100 Attendee or $125 Non Attendee

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Make check payable to Bethlehem Rotary Club for total shown above.

Mail check with completed for m to

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444 Main St., Bethlehem, PA 18018