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Weekly Newsletter
NEWSLETTERS - 2008-2009 CLUB YEARAugust 26, 2008 Newsletter Editors: Sherry Kejzman and Melanie Druziako Photographer: Jay Parks Please see the Photo Gallery for pictures of our Weekly Meetings, New Members, Fellowship at Andrea Trattoria Ristorante, etc. Marty Hoag led the Club Choir in God Bless America and the Four Way Test. Carl Kirstein gave the prayer. Sergeant-at-Arms: Bruce Middleton introduced our newest members: Sam Boutros, who brought his son Mark as his guest; John Wisda, who defected from the Elmer Club; and our newest member, Bradlee Whitson. Today’s Guests: Caitlyn Beisser and Rachel Bernhardt were guests of Kevin Bernhardt. No birthdays this week. Announcements: Mike Loyle reminded us of Bring Your Child to Rotary Day. It will be next Tuesday at Thunderbolt Raceway. Lunch will be at 12:00pm. Karting will be at 1:00pm. Prizes will be awarded. Children must be at least 12 years of age to ride a Go-Kart. There will be no meeting at Ramada next week. In Linda Foster’s absence, Ron Barisano announced there is still time to get your sponsorships in for the Night Golf Tournament. There will be a Fireside Chat (new member orientation) at Steve Schiavo’s house on the evening of September 9. Please sign up if you are interested in attending. On September 4 from 8:45am-10:00am, there will be Family Morning Event at Mennies School. We can have a Rotary table there if someone would like to volunteer to man it. Ron McMahon, our International Service Program Director, reported on National Immunization Day. There are two trips coming up. One will be in November to Sierra Leone. There will be some sight seeing along with the polio immunization. There will be another trip scheduled to India, run by Tom Veevers. There are two seats left on September 7 for the trip to New York to see Jersey Boys. The cost is $30.00 per seat. Contact Gail Marino for more information. Melanie Druziako announced the new website is under construction. Sam Boutros, one of our new members, is the new web designer. As part of our fundraising efforts, we are exploring a Rotary to Business Partnership Program. Dave Schad asked if anyone knows of any businesses that would be interested in partnering with the Vineland Rotary Club on this new venture. More information to follow. Fine Master: Bill Plick fined Ted Lane for Betsy’s slip up of almost forgetting him. John Wisda was fined $5.00 as his welcome to Rotary. Bradley’s welcome cost him $6.00 because he got a smile from the Plickster. There were a number of other fines to up our budget. Program: Ron Barisano, our membership chair, introduced two new members for their classification talks. JAYNE ST. JOHN Jayne St. John, who clarified her name for us, was the first speaker. Jayne gives much credit to her Mom for raising her family single handedly after a drunk driver killed her Father. After graduating from CCC, Jayne went into the banking business. She spent 21 years with Minotola Bank working her way up. For the last two years, she has been with Century Savings, Landis Avenue Branch, as Assistant Vice President. Jayne is involved in many organizations, and has already thrown herself into many projects for Rotary. She married her soul mate last year and they reside in Newfield. She thanked Bob Swanson for sponsoring her into Rotary and is very proud to be a part of our club. MARIA AVILES Our next speaker was Maria Aviles. Maria’s sponsor into Rotary is Shaye Kotok. Maria introduced her daughter, Ruby, who was in attendance. Maria was a high school drop out and a victim of teenage pregnancy. She was born in Puerto Rico and moved here with her family as a young child. When she got pregnant in high school she was faced with a difficult decision. She opted to have her baby and keep her, and got much support from her family. Maria also has a son. Over the years, Maria worked at many different jobs to support her children. She found out about a program for Hispanic dropouts through Cumberland County Freeholders, and graduated from CCC. With that education, she felt she had much better opportunities. She entered a Training Work Force Program and found out about a position in the Girl Scouts. She has been with them for 22 years. With Les and Shaye Kotok as her mentors, Maria established a Latch Key Program in Vineland. She credits the Kotoks with playing a major role in her life. She learned from Les, how to put fundraising projects together. She became involved with many organizations and community networking, helping special needs girls, organizing Girl Scout Troops, and much, much more. In 1989, she had an opportunity to move to Germany as Director of Membership. She spent five years there and traveled extensively with her children. When she returned, she earned her B.S. from Stockton College. She is now a Membership Specialist with the Girl Scouts. She is very happy to be a Rotarian. August 19, 2008 Newsletter Editors: Mike Epifanio and Melanie Druziako Photographer: Jay Parks Marty Hoag led the singing of “God Bless America” and the recital of the Four-Way Test. Tom Barbour led the prayer, asking the Lord to heal and lend comfort to Maria Aviles and Edna Duffy and others who are infirmed our have loved ones who are ill. President Betsy Frank next introduced Sergeant-at-Arms Bruce Middleton. Bruce welcomed Al Marsh back to Rotary. Al attended the meeting with his guest, Maria Renner, whose father was also a Rotarian. Al and Maria came up from Florida to meet with Al’s son who had driven East from Nebraska for the reunion. Bruce recognized new members Sam Boutros, Rev. Jeanette Block, and John Wisda (from the Elmer Rotary Club); Visiting Rotarian, D. Blarcom from District 9100 ACCRA-WEST. Bruce also pointed out Rotary guests in attendance: Shirley Burke’s son, Ray; Betsy Frank’s daughter; Julia; Ed Duffy’s wife, Eileen, who was celebrating her birthday; and Dennis Palmer’s son, Matthew. Ron McMahon provided piano accompaniment to a Rotary Club chorus of “Happy Birthday,” sung in honor of Gail Marino (13th) and Eileen Duffy (19th). Announcements: Hope Brolis, our Club Administrator, reminded Rotarians that a fellowship dinner will be held Thursday evening (the 21st) at Andrea Trattoria Ristorante on Rt. 40 – it is not too late to sign up, she said. Henry Hanson announced that the next Pedals for Progress would be held on September 27 from 9am to 1pm. Henry began to say, “If you see any bicycles that are in fair condition…” and as he paused, Shaye Kotok finished his sentence comically, by saying “Steal them!” After a group chuckle, Henry continued to encourage club members to collect bikes and portable or treadle sewing machines for the 27th. Linda Foster had a few announcements related to fundraising: 1. She reminded members to purchase and sell the Boscov’s “Friends Helping Friends” shopping passes for $5 apiece. 2. The Night Golf Tournament will be held on October 14th. The cost is $50 per player and sponsorships are still available. 3. New item: Rotary Community Partnerships are now being solicited. Several different partnership levels will be sold, including Diamond ($7500), Platinum ($5000), Gold ($2500) Silver ($1500) and Bronze ($1000). Depending upon the partnership level purchased, the sponsorships benefactors will receive a full-page ad in Rotary event program books, banners displayed at Rotary events, a foursome in our golf tournament, media recognition and other benefits. Mike Loyle announced that the Rotary luncheon on September 2 will be held off-site at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, and that the luncheon and subsequent racetrack tour and Go-Kart mini Grand Prix, will be themed around a “Take Your Child to Rotary” day. The lunch and tour will take place from 12-1pm and will be followed by the karting, which will cost $25 extra. Those interested in the karting were encouraged to notify Mike or Ted Lane. Finemaster: Bill Plick had a full list of fines to levy today. First to get tagged was MaryJane Kinkade, who was fined $5 for having her picture published in a newspaper. Marty Hoag was asked to explain his jacket (a special jacket given to him to mark his many years as a member in good standing). Bill was satisfied with the brevity of the explanation ad was only fined $2. New member Jeanette Block was given a reprieve since Bill fined her last week. He did, however, welcome Sam Boutros to the club with a friendly $5 fine. Bill Jannarone, who arrived late, paid Bill a $2 fine for being late. But since he paid Bill in the Men’s room and placed the $2 on the sill as Bill was leaving, he was fined an extra $5. Keith Petrosky was fined $3 since his beloved Yankees are in third place. Mike Loyle was asked to explain – as briefly as possible – what a Lebowskiesta is. Mike said it was a festival held at the bowling alley and was themed around the move “The Big Lebowski,” a cult favorite. Apparently not happy with the length or clarity of the answer, Bill fined Mike $5. Carl Kirstein and Ted Lane were each issued $2 fines for making jokes from the peanut gallery earlier in the meeting. Bill asked the club members in attendance to raise their hands if they knew Earl Everett. All who had their hands in the air were charged a $1 fine. Program: Featured Speaker — Dr. Joseph Bernardini Ted Lane introduced today’s speaker, Dr. Joe Bernardini, who spoke to the group about two different back/spinal ailments and the kinds of treatments he provides in those cases. Dr. Bernardini explained that kyphoplasty is a treatment for vertebral/spine compression fractures due to Osteoporosis or cancer. These compression fractures become more common as we age and are more prevalent in post-menopausal women, Bernardini said. Osteoporosis is a disease effecting bone mass. Each year, 700,000 vertebral compression fractures occur, resulting in long hospital stays ad costing $50 million dollars each day in the United States. It is difficult to see these fractures, even with x-rays. They are often misdiagnosed as a sprain. Therefore, a radiological assessment should be done with a lateral spine x-ray; MRI’s are also very useful in identifying compression fractures of the spine. The upper curve of the spine and lower arc are the high-concentration areas where these fractures occur most often. With the use of oral steroids the risks are increased. These fractures affect the lungs as well as put pressure on the lungs. There is a two-to-three-fold increase in pulmonary mortality rates in patients with vertebral compression fractures. The procedure used by Dr. Bernardini to treat the fractures is Balloon Kyphoplasty. Up until recently, this affliction went untreated. Now the choices are to either wear a spinal brace for three months or have a same-day procedure done. He prefers to do the procedure under general anesthesia. The procedure stabilizes the fracture and corrects spinal deformity. Typically, the procedure takes an hour (per treated fracture) and can be a same-day procedure, though in some cases, patients may be required to stay overnight in the hospital. Most often, the procedure results in immediate pain relief. Dr. Bernardini also spoke about X-Stop, a treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal). There is an 11% incidence rate for this spinal injury in the United States and it is more frequently diagnosed in older patients. Lumbar spinal stenosis results in pressure on nerves in the spine. Feeling of pain in the back and hips are typical symptoms. Treatments available include analgesics, NSAIDS (like Motrin), changing your activity, exercise, weight loss, etc. Other treatments include the X-Stop implant procedure, which can be done under local or general anesthesia. The X-Stop device is a titanium metal implant designed to fit between the spinous processes of the vertebrae in your lower back. August 12, 2008 Newsletter Editor: Sherry Kejzman and Melanie Druziako Photographer: Jay Parks Marty Hoag led the Roto-Rooters in God Bless America and the Four Way Test. Tom Barbour gave the prayer. Sergeant-at-Arms: President Betsy introduced our Sergeant-at-Arms, Bruce Middleton. Newest Members: Sam Boutros and Jeanette Block. Today’s Guests: John Wisda from the Elmer Club. Linda Lanzalone, guest of Ted Lane, and Joseph Ianni, guest of Melanie Druziako. This Week’s Birthdays: August 13th Gail Marino Announcements: Hope Brolis gave us a reminder of our evening of fellowship next Thursday at 6PM at Andreas Trattoria Ristorante. Right now there are over 20 people signed up. Hope will provide directions. There will be a fundraising meeting at Linda Foster’s house on Wednesday Aug. 13th at 5:30pm. Mike Loyle gave a wrap up of Strike Out Hunger. There was good attendance with 18 “Littles.” Who is Trevor? Tom Barbour announced he is leaving the club and relocating with his family to Southern Mississippi. They are going to the Gulf Coast as part of a mission team to help address the real life issues that continue to plague the people in the aftermath of Katrina. We wish Tom and his family the best of luck in this new chapter of their lives. Fine Master: Substituting in “fine” form was Norm Neill for Bill Plick. Tom Barbour was fined $2.00 for his farewell speech. Jayne St. Clair was fined for hugging Carl Kirstein and ignoring Norm. Carl was also fined. Marty Hoag was fined for his picture in the newspaper for giving out scholarships, and also for asking Tim Jacobsen a very obvious question. Hugh McCaffrey was fined $2.00 for wearing shorts. (Should have been more) Mary Jane Kinkade was fined for being late. Jeanette Block got the official “Welcome to Rotary”, two dollars please. Shaye Kotok was fined $5.00 for the lovely article in the paper. Everyone in the club one year or less was fined $2.00. Norm wanted everyone to feel the love. Program: Our membership chair Ron Barisano introduced Michael Cyter for his classification talk. Jay Einstein sponsored Michael into Rotary. He said that he has many long-standing relationships with many Rotarians. Michael is a retired accountant. He was born and bred in Vineland. His parents fled Nazi Germany in 1940 and came to Vineland where his parents settled and became members of the community. In Germany, his father was an accountant and his mother was a nurse. After being drafted in the Army and serving over 2 years in Italy, his father came back and bought a chicken farm. Mike was married to Mia for 31 years, before she passed away. She was a wonderful person involved in many aspects of community service. Mike’s significant other is Linda Aufseeser. His pride and joy is his daughter Nikki. She is an attorney and is currently working as assistant city council in Ft. Lauderdale where she lives with her husband Dr. Steven Sacks. Michael held many various jobs over the years in many different fields; from schoolteacher, to accountant, to working in industry. The last 25 years prior to his retirement, he was senior accountant for Cumberland County Social Services. Michael is involved in politics and sits on many boards and is active in many organizations. Michael is proud to be a Rotarian. Welcome to Rotary. We know you will be an asset. The second part of today’s program was Linda Lanzalone. She was part of the GSE team that went to Hungary this year. Linda’s goal is to travel the world. She has been to 30 different countries and all through the U.S. The GSE program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women in their initial years of professional life. Rotarian team members and one Rotarian leader, traveled for 4-6 weeks staying in the homes of Rotarians when possible. Linda and the other team members found the Hungarian Rotarians very warm and welcoming. The team consisted of five members; two women and three men of various ages and professions. It was a wonderful experience for Linda and her team. August 5, 2008 Newsletter Editors: Sherry Kejzman and Melanie Druziako Photographer: Jay Parks Please refer to the Photo Gallery for Meeting pictures. Marty Hoag led the Rotary Chorus in God Bless America and the Four Way Test. Carl Kirstein gave the Prayer. Sergeant-At-Arms: President Betsy introduced our Sergeant -at-Arms Bruce Middleton. Newest Member(s): Nick Wypych Vineland Club Members with Guests: Mike Epifanio’s with parents, Jack and Gail, his wife, Amy, and children, Justin and Mia were all in attendance. Melanie Druziako with guest Sam Boutros. A big WELCOME BACK to Charlie Loyle after his leave of absence. Charlie assured us he is feeling much better. Maria Aviles attended a make-up meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico and brought back a flag. Birthdays this week: Bruce Middleton, 8/6 and Rush Ridgway, 8/11. Announcements: Linda Foster announced our 2nd Annual Night Golf Event would take place October 14, 2008 at Eastlyn Golf Course. It is a Polio Plus fundraiser. Paperwork will be available on line today. Go to the website and open up “Documents.” There will be all different levels of sponsorships. The fee is $50.00 a golfer. Joe Delgado reminded everyone about Strike Out Hunger on August 6. The bus is leaving from Loyle Lanes at 5PM. Please remember to bring canned goods. Shaye Kotok celebrated her 90th birthday last week and she shared some wisdom with the club regarding ‘Wrinkles’. Shaye was presented with a birthday cake. Happy Birthday Shaye! Finemaster: Bill Plick, our illustrious Finemaster, was in rare form. Marty Hoag and Lou Tramontana were fined $5.00 each for having there pictures in the paper, as were Tim Jacobsen, Charlie Loyle and Henry Hansen at the Raceway opening. Hugh McCaffrey was fined $2.00 for his leg brace. Alan Dickinson would have been fined if he had been in attendance, for sleeping during last week’s program. Since he wasn’t here Finemaster Bill turned on our other accountant in the club, Dave Schad. Dave had to answer a series of questions regarding the program, which he could not answer. Mike Epifanio was fined for being late and not paying the finemaster. Also, Mike’s father had his cell phone. $10.00 satisfied the finemaster. Program: Bob Swanson introduced Mike Epifanio for his classification speech. Mike handed out copies of this week’s Grapevine, hot off the presses. He is editor and publisher of this weekly community paper. Mike joined Rotary in April and was sponsored by Bob Swanson. Mike was first introduced to Rotary 21 years ago when Keith Petrosky brought him to a meeting when he was in high school. Mike began his publishing career 16 years ago. He worked for the Cumberland News and then went on to become the editor of A.C. Magazine in 1996. Over the years he learned the publishing business inside out. About a year ago, he pursued his longtime dream of starting his own publication. After much research he resigned from his job and began his paper in January. On February 13, “The Grapevine” was launched. Mike feels he is “Living the Dream”. He feels his paper is special because it is truly a community paper. It offers localized information and he encourages people to make suggestions for topics they would like to see covered in the paper. There is approximately a 50-50 ratio of ads to articles. Distribution is free to every resident in Vineland. The paper is mailed weekly. What makes the Grapevine unique? It is 100% about Vineland, it has a clean design, and it is distributed free to all Vinelanders. Mike thanked his family for all their help and support. He is also proud to be a Rotarian. July 29, 2008 Newsletter Editor: Melanie Druziako Photographer: Jay Parks Please refer to the Photo Gallery for Guest Speaker and Meeting pictures. Pledge of Allegiance, singing of God Bless America as well as the 4 way test were led by Marty Hoag. President Betsy Frank called up Sergeant of Arms, Bruce Middleton. Bruce gave a welcome to our newest members: Nick Wypych. Vineland Club members with Guests: Melanie Druziako with guest Sam Boutros, Jody Hirata with guest Bradlee Whitson, Ed Duffy with wife, Eileen, Bob Swanson with guest Carol Musso, Dennis Palmer with guest Lauren Fabbri, Mike Loyle with son, JD, George Steinbronn with guest, Tyler Steinbronn. Visiting Rotarians: John Wisda from the Elmer Rotary Club, Scott Brown from the Ocean City/Upper Township Rotary Club. Birthdays this week: Shirley Burke, August 2nd, Carol Captis, August 2nd, Michael Cyter, August 3rd. Announcements: Ron McMahon gave President Betsy Frank a check for $100.00 on behalf of the Friends of the Vineland Public Library to be donated to the Charities Foundation. The last Blood Drive was successful and Ron thanked our regular blood donors, as well as Carol Captis for her continued advertising support for the Blood Drive, and Sherry Kejzman for the use of the Ramada for the Drive. Secretary Gail Marino announced that the Cruisin’ Down the Maurice River event was rained out and has been rescheduled for September 21st from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Please let her know immediately if you are interested in attending. Hope Brolis, our Club Administrator, has scheduled an “Evening of Fellowship” at Andrea Trattoria on August 21st at 6:00pm. Anyone interested please let her know. Mike Loyle announced that the Strike Out for Hunger event on August 6th at 7:05pm would be sponsoring 24 “littles.” Please help the cause by sponsoring their ticket. Please bring your canned goods to the next meeting or the game. Finemaster: Bill Plick gave fines to Mike Loyle, Gail Marino, Hope Brolis, Shaye Kotok (but Mike Loyle paid for it), Marty Hoag, Hugh McCaffrey, Ron McMahon, Bonnie Laube (even though she wasn’t there), and Bruce Middleton. It was a good day. Program: Gus Foster introduced our guest speakers, Joseph Isabella from the Vineland Municipal Electric Utility. Mr. Isabella is the director. He brought with him, Mrs. Lisa Lucena, from the City of Vineland Media Relations department. The City’s plans are for energy independence. The Vineland Electric building was built in 1899. It services approximately 55,000 people, 161 megawatts, and 130 employees. Core Value: Keep the Electric Utility city owned, maintaining the Utility jobs and economic stimulus provided by the utility to the community. Strategic Objectives: Maintain and enhance system reliability. Provide and maintain the lowest possible signature and insure compliance with all applicable EPA and DEP requirements. We want to make Vineland the environmental steward. Action Plan: 1. Maintain and enhance system reliability · Construct a new substation in the area of Chestnut Avenue and Lincoln Avenue (East Vineland). Assumes Atlantic Electric builds the 138 KV transmission lines. · Upgrade the West Substation Transformer. · Upgrade 69 KV line between West Vineland (VMEU) and Sherman Substation (ACE.) · Overhaul Central Substation switchgear and breakers. Energy and Capacity in PJM (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland Interconnection): An overview of PJM including energy and capacity markets for the VMEU in the PJM system. Our energy delivers through our transformer system through PJM. It’s like an energy highway with tolls. Capacity is the capability to generate electricity. We are 80 megawatts short so we pay 6 million to PJM to cover our load. 2. Provide and maintain the lowest possible customer cost · Utilize the city’s inherent competitive advantages of low cost financing, city owned sites and existing workforce to provide capacity and congestion relief, thereby minimizing rates. Immediately invest the necessary funds to insure the safe and reliable operation of existing units through 2012. Vineland Electric currently does not have good strategic positioning. We do not have energy resources to control cost. · Install dual fuel (natural gas primary, #2 oil back up) 50 to 60 mw simple cycle Gas Turbine generation at the Down station by May 31, 2012. The unit will begin to alleviate the current capacity deficiency and significantly reduce congestion. · Continue to invest in standardized efficient peaking gas turbine generating units to replace existing aging units subsequent to 2012 and keep pace with load growth. 3. Reduce the Utility’s environmental signature and insure compliance with all applicable EPA and DEP requirements · Convert #10 from coal to natural gas or biomass fuel by 2012. · Initiate a significant renewable energy project (solar, wind, biofuel) in Vineland during year one. · New gas turbine generation project will be leading edge in terms of pollution controls and efficiency. Economic Impact: · One (1) New Unit – Approximately $60,000,000 installed cost. · Equates to $160/mw day capacity cots. · $.5mm/yr savings over capacity market. · $7.5 mm/yr energy savings estimate from congestion/marginal loss relief. (cost model) · Will require no increase in staffing levels. Next Steps: · PJM Interconnection Studies · Bonding Ordinance · Referendum · Equipment Design · Air Permit · Bidding · Construction · Commercial Operation July 21, 2008 Newsletter Editor: Melanie Druziako Photographer: Jay Parks Please refer to the Photo Gallery for Guest Speaker pictures. Pledge of Allegiance, singing of God Bless America as well as the 4 way test were led by Marty Hoag. President Betsy Frank called up Sergeant of Arms, Bruce Middleton. Bruce gave a welcome to our newest members: Nick Wypych. Vineland Club members with Guests: Gus Foster with guest, Joseph Isabella, Jody Hirata with guest, Bradlee Whitson, Tim Jacobsen with Guest, Larry Biever. Visiting Rotarians: None. Birthdays this week: Mike Benson, July 22nd, Maria Aviles, July 23rd, Charles Loyle, July 24th, Shaye Kotok, July 26th, Jay Parks, July 28th. Announcements: Linda Foster, Fundraising Chair, asked for donations for the goodie bags for the Night Golf Outing at the Eastlyn Golf Course. She thanked Diana Caraballo for the AFLAC Duck. Mike Loyle announced the 4 reasons why we should attend the Strike Out for Hunger event on August 6th. #4 to enjoy the baseball game, #3 to donate food to the food bank, #2 to donate funds to the Rotary Charities Foundation, #1 to change a kid’s life. Sign ups are on the tables. The Big Brothers, Bid Sisters program matches adults to kids. There are many kids that do not have matches yet. The bus departs from Loyle Lanes. The tickets are $24.00 each. Please bring your canned goods to the game. Bonnie Laube gave an update on our fellow Rotarian, Abbey Broadway. Abbey needed to have the tube re-inserted again. Please send your thoughts and prayers. Finemaster: Bill Plick warned that President Betsy’s buyout covers normal levels of abuse. Tread lightly Betsy. Fines were given to Nick Wypych as a “Welcome to Rotary” fine, Bob Swanson, and Jody Hirata. Program: Ted Lane introduced our guest speakers, Frank Felsberg from Cogent Training & Consulting, LLC. His topic was on helping businesses communicate more effectively. Did you know that while people usually buy from people they like, they also buy from people who listen to them? Most salespeople think selling is all about making good sales pitches. That’s only part of it. It’s also about listening…listening to the needs and concerns of the prospect…and fulfilling them. Your customers and prospects are starved for someone who’ll listen to them. Most people listen at only about 25% efficiency. Poor listening is costing your business thousands (if not millions) of dollars in revenue. Listening Tips: · Seek out areas of personal interest from what is being said. · Don’t be turned off by poor delivery. Concentrate on the content of what is being said. · Don’t enter into an argument or make a judgment until you have total comprehension. · Listen for concepts and main ideas. · Be flexible in how you summarize what the speaker is saying. · Show the speaker that you are interested and be active in your listening behavior. · Overcome distractions. · Learn to listen to and assimilate information that is demanding in scope and difficulty. Don’t limit yourself to material that is easy to understand. · Don’t get hung up on emotionally charged works. · Listen with your mind. Thought is faster than speech so anticipate, weigh evidence, listen to, and interpret the speaker’s tone of voice and implications. · Mentally summarize. Questions to ask yourself: · Are you lively or dull when you talk? · Do you speak in a monotone voice and without enthusiasm? · Do you get to the point quickly and engagingly or do you belabor points? · Do you pontificate or do you ask others how they feel about a subject? · Do you talk more than you listen? Time we spend communicating: 40% Listening; 35% speaking; 9% writing; 16% reading. Listening is the cornerstone of communication. Hearing uses our 5 senses, listening is an ART. We have become a nation of talkers. The opposite of talking is waiting to talk. Guideline for busy talkers is to know what you want to say and be conscience of your body language. We all listen through filters. Filters are things such as memories, values, attitudes, images past and future, beliefs, assumptions, strong feelings, and expectations, past experiences, prejudices, and our physical environment. A good sales person knows how to listen. If you suspect people aren’t listening to you, ask yourself questions. Cicero said, “There’s an art in silence. There’s an eloquence in it also.” July 15, 2008 Newsletter Pledge of Allegiance, singing of God Bless America as well as the 4 way test were led by Shirley Burke. President Betsy Frank called up Sergeant of Arms, Bruce Middleton. Bruce gave a welcome to our newest members: Mike Epifanio and Michael Cyter. Vineland Club members with Guests: Pat Procaccino with guest Rev. Jeanette Block, Dave Schad with guests Becky and Cheryl Schad, Hope Brolis with guest Nels Brolis, Melanie Druziako with guest Sam Boutros, Betsy Frank with guests Julia Frank and Kathy Farinaccio, and Shirley Burke with guest Pamela Burke. Visiting Rotarians: Past District Governor Joeszef Dekovacs from Williamstown Rotary Club, District Governor Ralph Owens from Washington Township Breakfast Club, and Art Lobdel from the Bridgeton Rotary Club Birthdays this week: None Announcements: Secretary Gail Marino announced that there are 2 vacancies for the September 27th, Cruisin Down the Maurice River event. Please let her know immediately if you are interested in attending. Gus Foster will have a box set up at the meetings for gift bag/door prizes for the Night Golf Outing at the Eastlyn Golf Course. Joe Delgado announced that the Phillies would be playing the Florida Marlins at the Strike Out for Hunger event on August 6th at 7:05pm. Please bring your canned goods to the game. Bonnie Laube gave an update on our fellow Rotarian, Abbey Bradway. Send your thoughts and prayers to Abbey because she is back in the hospital. Welcome back to Marty Hoag who has been out because of surgery. Finemaster: Bill Plick gave fines to Ron Barisano since Art Lobdel, from the Bridgeton Rotary, came dressed in Boy Scout uniform shorts. Jayne St. John, Bob Swanson, Hope Brolis, Keith Petrosky, and Henry Hanson were all fined. Melanie Druziako was fined because her guest was handing out business cards, and Glenn Kahley for giving Melanie’s guest his business card. Mike Cyter was given a “Welcome to the Rotary” fine. Hugh McCafferty was fined because he was an Assistant District Governor. Marty Hoag was given a welcome back fine. Program: Ted Lane introduced our guest speakers, Rachel Katz and Tamara Robinson from C-Span. C-Span is a non-profit network funded by cable TV. They are working with Comcast in this area. C-Span is not a government channel nor do they receive government funds. They are funded solely through monthly subscription fees. C-Span reaches 92 million homes. About the C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus The C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus is 45-foot mobile, multi-media demonstration center and TV production unit that brings the world of public affairs to communities nationwide. Educators, college students, legislators and voters are all welcomed aboard to learn about how C-SPAN provides an inside view of the media and the political process. Please visit www.campaign2008bus.org for more information on the Campaign 2008 Bus. The Campaign 2008 Bus was designed to engage and excite voters about the highly competitive and historic 2008 presidential campaign. Over the next few months, the Bus will travel to 48 state capitols and occasionally film our “Road to the White House” series on board. While on board, bus visitors are able to access the educational resources that C-SPAN offers and learn about the importance of media literacy and the historic presidential race in 2008. We hope that the Bus’ attention to the race will engage, inform and excite students and first-time voters as we enter the presidential election cycle. For teachers, the Campaign 2008 Bus is a way to gain access to C-SPAN Classroom and its website, www.c-spanclassroom.org . Utilized by thousands of teachers nationwide, the classroom features COPYRIGHT FREE video content that is based on national standards, discussion worksheets and primary source materials for middle and high school civics and government teachers. The site is designed to help teachers bring U.S. government and civics to life! The C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus includes a one 20-minute, interactive demonstration about C-SPAN programming, media literacy skills and the 2008 presidential cycle · A tour of the state-of-the-art studio set · Local media outlets are notified of event and invited to hear about C-SPAN and the Rotary Club. · C-SPAN is a private, non-profit agency, so our visit to the Suburban Rotary Club is absolutely FREE. C-Span 3 is a totally digital station that provides historical programming. It gives you a “look back” at campaign events and other historic records. C-Span.org is a live streaming video on Capitol News. It provides the public with Capital news headlines and access to all website resources. C-Span.org/Politics covers political events, debates, campaign ads and video archives. C-SPAN stands for Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network. July 8, 2008 Newsletter Pledge of Allegiance, singing of God Bless America as well as the 4 way test were led by Shirley Burke. President Betsy Frank called up Sergeant of Arms, Bruce Middleton. Bruce gave a welcome to our newest members: Mike Epifanio and Michael Cyter. Vineland Club members with Guests: Mike Loyle with his son, JD Loyle, and guest Nick Wypych. Birthdays this week: Phil Lirio, July 8th and Gerry Dooley, July 13th. Announcements: President Betsy announced that at the Board orientation meeting, it was discussed that Ed Duffy had long established a tradition of bringing his children to Rotary before the start of the school year. He actions have inspired the “Bring Your Child to Rotary Day” event. The event will be held on September 2nd so we encourage you to bring your child, grandchild, foster child, and/or “little” to the meeting. Thank you, Ed! We will also be recognizing members for “Perfect Attendance”. We will start this recognition in September and hold it quarterly for the remainder of the Rotary year: December, March 2009, and June. Members with 100% attendance will be picked from a hat and will have the following quarter free from fines that they may acquire from the Finemaster. The September 27th, Cruisin Down the Maurice River event, has been SOLD OUT. Please check the phone directory for accuracy and call Gail if it needs to be updated. Henry Hanson requested that more cell phone numbers be available to members. Linda Foster announced that the Night Golf Outing at the Eastlyn Golf Course would take the place of our weekly meeting on October 14th. She promised that it would be a lot of fun and at the same time it would be helping our Polio Plus cause. Finemaster: Bill Plick gave so many fines today that there were too many to mention. Program: Ted Lane introduced our guest speaker, Chapman Vail. Mr. Vail is the past president of the Woodstown Rotary Club, and the owner of Holistic Homes, LLC. He is located in Woodstown, NJ and his company holds the Green Advantage Environmental Certification for residential in New Jersey. His interest in “green” started about 2 years ago when he purchased land in Woodstown and subdivided it. His wanted to do something that would impact the town positively and would make the town proud. He broadened his interest in “green” through research and found that GREEN means a lot of things. Green can mean 1. Energy efficiency, 2. Land preservation, 3. Water conservation. Many of our existing homes may be considered “sick” homes. Maybe because of a bad heating/ventilation system, or water leakage that causes mold. About two thirds of our homes are “sick” homes. Going “green” can’t just be a fad. We need to evolve away from the use of petroleum-based products and broaden our “green” culture. Typically, a “Green” house has to look the way people are used to seeing homes. Architecturally, it has to match the community. Conversion of our present day homes can be done through conservation. Conserve by upgrading your windows, insulation (spray), and change to water saving faucets, showerheads, and toilets. Use “energy star” rated appliances. A “green” home is approximately 10% more that the average $300,000.00 home. New Jersey is ripe for “green”. We already have water conservation and land preservation in place. New Jersey already has an informed public, so please do your part and start conserving now. July 1, 2008 Newsletter Pledge of Allegiance, singing of God Bless America as well as the 4 way test were led by Shirley Burke. President Betsy Frank called up Sergeant of Arms, Bruce Middleton. Bruce gave a "welcome back" to Bonnie Laube, and a welcome to our newest members: Mike Epifanio and Michael Cyter. Visiting Rotarian: Jack Surrency from the Bridgeton Breakfast Club with his guest Susan Surrency. Vineland Club members with Guests: Hope Brolis with guest Louise Richardson, Kevin Bernhardt with his daughter, Rachel Bernhardt, and Nick Wypych visited from Matt Blatt Suzuki. There were no birthdays this week. Inductions: Ken Dondero, filling in for Charles Loyle, inducted 2 new members, Maria Avilles who was sponsored by Shaye Kotok, and Michael Cyter who was sponsored by Jay Einstein. Welcome aboard! Announcements: Secretary Gail Marino announced that the July calendars were e-mailed to everyone. Copies were available at the table. A copy of information on the Senior Active Billing was also at the table for members to review. On September 27th, Cruisin Down the Maurice River has a 25 person maximum, while seats last at $20.00 per person. Please check the phone directory for accuracy and call Gail if it needs to be updated. On August 8th, the Bridgeton Breakfast Club is hosting their 3rd annual Bar-B-Que Contest from 8:30 am to 3:00pm at the Rivers Edge Community Campus. Let’s show our support. Finemaster: Bill Plick with his assistant, Norm Neill, presented new President Betsy with an option to buy-out for the year for $200.00, or take her chances meeting to meeting. She opted for the buy-out. Ted Lane was fined $2.00, $2.00 to Dick Prochaska, $5.00 to Mike Loyle for BOOing. Bill didn’t fine Sherry Kejzman because he liked the lunch menu. Last but not least, Ken Dondero was fined $2.00 for giving a “cheesy” induction. Program: As the first meeting of the new administration, President Betsy, decided to bring back the “Joke of the Day” presented by our own Pat Procaccino. Thank you, Pat, for your great sense of humor. President Betsy asked committee chairpersons to present their committee/responsibilities to the membership. Treasurer (Club): Bonnie Laube – Bonnie explained the Senior Billing Policy to the members. Anyone that fits the parameters can fill out the application and get it to her. Our dues have increased $50.00 for the year. We haven’t seen an increase in years and this is to help offset the increases imposed by the District. Treasurer (Charities): Dave Schad – Dave explained that the club has 2 separate accounts. The Club account that Bonnie handles takes care of our dues and meals and miscellaneous expenses. The Charities account encompasses the fundraisers, payouts to specific causes, scholarships, etc. The Club will be hosting its 35th annual Valentines Day Party at the Vineland Developmental Center, East Campus. Approximately 25 to 30 ladies from the Center participate. We have a DJ, food, and a gift for each Center participants. We are currently looking for a new chairperson for the event, as well as a sponsor. Anyone interested contact Dave. Club Administration: Hope Brolis – Hope expressed her honor to take this position. She thanked Bruce Middleton and Dave Schad for taking care of the duties of attendance and setting up for every meeting. She also thanked Rob Tola and Bill Plick for taking charge of the Golf Outing. Promoting “fellowship” was her most important focus this year. Gail Marino was handling the “Jersey Boys” trip and “Cruisin Down the Maurice River.” Hope said she wanted the membership to offer ideas, and encouraged membership involvement. Membership: Ron Barisano – Ron thanked Ken Dondero for his years of service as membership committee chairman. The membership committee will steward each new member, for the first three months of their membership, introducing them to the board members, helping them get adjusted to the club, get them to orientation/fireside chat, invite them to membership committee meetings, and give them the opportunity to join a committee as an active member. This year’s plan is to have quarterly events with new members. The membership committee will be working closely with the Public Relations Committee. Dave Schad has a tent to set up at events. The committee is working on information cards for new members. Membership will contact all new members within 48 hours to welcome them and answer questions about the club and membership. Ken Dondero has really not retired; Ken will be working with Jay Parks on a DVD for new member orientation. Fundraising: Linda Foster – Fundraising is what drives Rotary. It’s what supports all of our charities. The following events are as follows: · Night Golf Outing – Norm Neill, Chair – to be earmarked for Polio Plus, need gift bags items as giveaways. · Holiday Winetasting – December 4th at Centerton Country Club, Hope Brolis, Chair for Silent Auction · Dream Date Raffle – February 10th, needs a chairperson and someone to sponsor tickets · Talent Show – May 2nd at Centerton Country Club, will start the committee in the fall. · Holiday Wreath Sales – Bonnie Laube and Karen Bauman. Was a great success last year. Public Relations: Melanie Druziako – Public Relations is the responsibility of each Rotarian. We encourage all Rotarians to wear their pins proudly, understand, discuss, and share the good works of the club and Rotary with non-Rotarians through personal and professional contacts. This will have a positive benefit to our club by recruiting new members and volunteers, retaining current member, and raising the club’s profile in the community thus increasing its service potential. Please clip any articles about Rotary events, members in the news, and save them for us. If we promote “EVENTS” will have great success in all we do. Bonnie Laube, Treasurer, was not able to make the installation dinner. Immediate Past President Bill Dudley presented her with a gift. He said she’s the “girl with the Midas Touch.” He thanked her for serving on the board. We love you Bonnie!! NEWSLETTERS - 2007-2008 CLUB YEAR June 24, 2008 Newsletter Pledge of Allegiance, singing of God Bless America as wella s 4 way test were led by Shirley Burke. Sergeant of Arms, Bruce Middleton announced a "welcome back" to Keith Petrosky and welcome to our newest members Mike Epifanio and Michael Cyter. Guests today were: Nick Wypch, Charlie McMahon was the guest of his grandfather, Ron McMahon and Becky Schad was the guest of her father, Dave Schad. In addition, Katie, Gail and Keith Bradbury were the guests of the Club. Gail was one of the Doerr Scholarship recipients. Birthdays: Bob Swanson - June 24th Hugh McCaffrey - June 28th Loren Riggins - June 30th Announcements: ROn reminded us about the blood drive next Tuesday. Rotary members transported/delivered RYLA students to Stockton College. Rob Tola received a thank-you on behalf of Newfield Bank who was one of the Talent Show sponsors. Prizes were awarded from a drawing of participants from the Matt Blatt reception. Winners were: Lou T, Mary Lou Scarani, Betsy Frank, Linda Foster, Henry Hanson, Dave Schad, Karen Bauman, Tim Jacobson, Ken Dondero and Hope Brolis. Bill recapped a thank you from the Installation dinner to all board members thanking them for their dedication. Thanks to Norm for filling a position that became vacant on the board. Bill Also recognized Bruce and Dave for setting up for meetings and attendance records. Finemaster: Bill fined several people for parking in the shade. New members and officers were also fined. Others too were fined for various things. Even Bill himself got fined for a ringing cell phone. Program: Mark Anderson, the Community Justice Coordinator for Cumberland County, presented our program today which focused on Gangs in Cumberland County. He emphasized that Gangs do exist in our county and there are ongoing programs to educate the community as well as a task force to deal with problems that arrise. He stated that some of the key reasons youths associate with gangs is because they are seeking adult supervision, looking for challenging activities and want a place they belong. Mark reports that communities need to provide psoitive programs that satisfy those needs and focus on reducing the conditions in the community that lead youths to seek gang membership. Some of thse conditions include: lack of adult supervision, lots of free time, places are readily available for youths to meet without adult supervision, and limited job and career access. Mark encouraged us all to be aware and educate ourselves. Longer more detailed presentations are available if anyone is interested. June 10th, 2008 Newsletter Pledge of Allegiance and Recitation of The Four- Way Test was led by Shirley Burke. Birthdays: Jim Moffat and Marty Hoag Announcements: There is a Board Meeting directly following today’s meeting. Fund Raising Committee will meet 5:30 p.m. tonight at Linda Foster’s Challenger League: The last game with BBQ will be held Sat. June 14th, Starting @ 6 p.m. Contact Joe D. if you can help. District Changeover Dinner Friday will be held June 27th @Wedgewood CC. Contact Gail if you would like to attend Our Club Installation Dinner will be held Friday, June 20th @ CCC. No lunch meeting that week. Please Respond by evite. Blood Drive will be held July 1st, please give. Don’t forget our Cigar Night (@ Ted’s) or Spa Night (@ Fosters) both on Thursday, June 26th. See Ted or Linda for details. PROGRAM: Gerry Batt led the Rotary Scholarship Presentations by first thanking the members of the scholarship committee for their time in the selection of this year’s recipients. The scholarships were awarded as following. Victoria Leigh Barry……………….LARRY KIMBALL AWARD Nicole Chammings………………..LAWRENCE M. KIMBALL AWARD Monica C. Chieffo…………………HARRY DOERR AWARD Gail Bradbury………………………..HARRY DOERR AWARD Regina Bennis Hartman…………HARRY DOERR AWARD Blake Trabuchi-Downey………..HARRY DOERR AWARD Karlie Kathleen Leonelli…………LESLIE N. KOTOK AWARD Jenny L. Paterno……………………SHAYE KOTOK AWARD Carolyn Brooks………………………WM. DUDLEY SR. AWARD Rebeccah Abigail Knott………….REV. ROSS COLLINS AWARD Kristin Arlene Castelow…………OTTO SCHWAB AWARD Frank Salvatore Martini, Jr…….HARRY KEJZMAN AWARD Francesco Zorzi……………………..MSGR STOERLEIN AWARD Pablo Arnaldo Salcedo………….JOHN SPOLTORE/MATT BLATT AWARD May 27, 2008 Newsletter Shirley filled in for Marty and led the singing, Flag Salute and 4 Way Test. Tom gave the blessing. Sergeant-At-Arms: Pres. Bill introduced Dave Schad, filling in for Bruce Middleton. Today’s guests were VHS Interact Adviser Ms. Fanucci Tom McCann and Michael Cyter. Also, the students going to RYLA were in attendance. Newest Members: Mike Epifanio and Maria Aviles. Dave asked MaryJane Kinkade and Jayne St. John to step up to the front so everyone would know who was who and not get them confused anymore. Birthdays: We sang to Dennis Palmer celebrating 5/27, Dave Hanrahan 5/29 Melanie Druziako 5/28 and Tim Jacobsen 6/3. Ron McMahon accompanied on the piano. Mike Loyle introduced the RYLA students. 19 Students are going this year. Announcements: The District is still looking for one more host family for an exchange student. June 14, 6 PM is the last Challenger game. Rotarians will be the "Buddies" for the game, followed by a BBQ and fireworks display at dark. Please see Joe Delgado for details. Finemaster: Bill Plick fined Ken Dondero for kissing female high school students. Bonnie Laube was fined $2.00 for asking that her table not be fined. Kevin Bernhardt and Melanie Druziako were also fined for having their daughters as guests. George Steinbronn was fined a whopping $5.00 for being late. Program: Betsy Frank introduced Dr. Brad Bernardini for today’s program on Rotator Cuff injuries. His goal was to update us on new treatments available. He gave us a basic overview on shoulder anatomy, basic problems and treatments available, and different basic prevention methods. He also answered questions during the presentation. 50-50 winner: Shaye Kotok May 20, 2008 Rotary Newsletter Marty led the singing with Ron McMahan on the piano. Marty also led the Flag salute and 4-Way Test. Tom gave the prayer. Sergeant-at-Arms: Pres. Bill introduced Bruce Middleton for our announcements. Bruce asked people to please show up for meetings. Attendance has been dropping, and we are still billed for a minimum of 50 people. Newest Members: Welcome to Jayne St. John and Mike Epifanio, our newest members. Today’s Guests: Jay Einstein’s guest was Michael Cyter for the third week in a row. Shaye Kotok’s guest was Maria Avayes. Announcements: The Blood Drive is scheduled for July 1, October 21 and December 16. Please sign up. Linda Foster talked about Delaware Bay Days. It will be held the weekend of June 14th and 15th from Noon to 5:00 p.m. It is a Free fun filled Folklife Festival featuring a Street Parade, River Tours, Races, Oyster Shucking, Live Musice, Vendors and much more. Tickets are available for Saturday Night’s Fireworks Sail. Save the Date! Club Rotary Fundraiser - October 14th will be Night Golfing at Eastlyn Golf Club. We will hold a club dinner prior to the event in lieu of our regular Tuesday lunch meeting. Please bring items for the goodie bag to the meetings: pens, water bottles, tablets etc. - Chance to promote your business! Challenger League: There will be a Bar-b-que and Fireworks display June 14th for the Challenger League. Scheduled for 6 pm Game to celebrate the first season of play. Fireworks are generously being donated by Rose Pacitto. There will be a BOD Meeting Thursday 5/22 at Bonnie Laube’s office. Pedals for Progress: There will be a work party at Henry Hansen’s Barn on Thursday May 22 at 6:30 p.m. Copies of the June Calendar are on the back table. Dave Schad thanked the Club for all their support . Dave also had happy news. Becky graduated from GCC and will be attending Rutgers Camden in the fall. Finemaster: Bill Plick , as always was in rare form. Sherry was fined for not providing sandwiches to go with the salad. Marty was fined for going on Social Security. Glenn was fined $2.00 for ranting against women. (personally I don’t think that was enough!) Ed Duffy was fined a whopping $5.00 for making a comment on the finemaster’s poor enunciation. (Ed was then heard to mumble something not decipherable either) Linda was fined for premature fundraising. Today’s Induction: Ken Dondero, filling in for Charlie Loyle, inducted Mike Epifanio and welcomed him into the World’s first Service Organization. Rotary was founded in 1905 in Chicago by Paul Harris. The Vineland Club was chartered in 1920 by the Atlantic City club. There are 1.2 Million Rotarians worldwide. Bob Swanson sponsored Mike into our Club. Mike was inducted under the title of Newspaper Publisher. Pres. Bill encouraged him to get involved. Program: Betsy introduced our very own George Steinbronn to give us an update of the YMCA. George gave us a history of the long relationship between Rotary and the “Y”. There have been 9 past presidents of Rotary who were also President of the “Y’. Many Rotarians have also served on the Y’s board of Directors, past and present. George informed us of the many things happening at the Y. Rotary donates $1000.00 to the Healthy Kids Campaign. Many Rotarians also donate individually to this program. The money raised is used to subsidize Youth Programs. The Y does not turn down anyone who cannot afford to pay. There is a Senior Citizen Swim Program. It is the only program where you do not have to be a member of the Y to participate The cost is $2.00. In January of this year the Y’s Family Fitness Center opened. The Y has partnered with SJHC and is working with the Vineland Public Schools to educate families to make healthier choices. This is the first generation of youth that has a life expectancy lower than their parents. The focuas is on making healthier food choices and moving more. The Y has initiated many programs where children and their parents can work together on getting fit. The first phase of the Family Fitness Center is finished. The next phase is upgrading software and hardware. The goal is to raise $800,000.00 In 1973 a room was designated as the Rotary Room. In 2003, under Ed Duffy’s direction, a skate Park was also opened at the Y. George stressed it is important for us all to live a healthier lifestyle, eat healthier and move more. This should become a priority. 50-50: Henry Hansen May 13, 2008 Newsletter Dick Prochaska led the singing and Flag Salute. Jay Einstein led the 4-Way Test and Tom Barbour gave the blessing. Pres. Bill introduced Bruce Middleton, Seargent-at-Arms, for the announcements. Newest Members: Mary Jane Kinkade, Mike Epifanio and Jayne Marie St. John. Today’s Guests Jay Einstein’s guest was Michael Cyter and Jay showed up this time. Ed Duffy’s very own Super Delegate, his wife Eileen Mike Loyle’s guest was Carol Musso Birthdays Linda Foster May 9 Announcements: Pres. Bill encouraged Rotarians to exercise their right to vote. Shirley Burke informed us Saturday May 17 is Founders Day from 10-4. Please come out to Main and Landis for this event. Mike Loyle wanted to take the opportunity to thank Carol Musso and Century Savings for all that was done for the Rotary Talent Show. There will be no lunch meeting on June 3. Instead there will be an event on June 5 in the evening at Matt Blatts to thank all the sponsors. More info to follow. Bob Swanson, winner of the Idol tickets did attend the show in L.A. The tickets ended up being the cheapest part of the whole trip! RYLA students will be in attendance at the May 27th meeting. Saturday May 17 will be the next Challenger game from 3:00 – 5:00pm. Please come out and assist the kids. Fundraising meeting will be held at Ted Lane’s Garage Mahal on May 14th. At 5:30pm The next membership meeting is May 15th at Larry’s II at 7:30 AM. The BOD approved $1000.00 to purchase a shelter box to send to Myanmar. The box includes tents, water, food etc. Thursday May 22 there will be a ‘Bicycle Party” at Henry Hansen's Barn. The Work Party will start at 6:30 pm. There will be approximately 70 bikes. Finemaster: Norm Neill subbed for Bill Plick . Pres. Bill was fined $5.00 for calling Tom/John the wrong name. Carl was fined for plugging Century Bank. Jay Einstein was fined for “standing up” Michael Cyter last week. Betsy Frank had Happy News. Julia, her daughter was accepted to O.L.M.A. in the fall. Program Rushton Ridgway introduced today’s speaker, Dr. Jorge Priory, Director of Cumberland County Guidance Center which is a community mental health center. He gave a very insightful panoramic view of the services available for patients with psychiatric problems in our area. There are all types of programs and services available. Those listed include: Outpatient services, Emergency Services, Adult Partial Care, Special Needs Partial Care, Residential Services among many other programs and services. There are treatments for panic disorder, phobias, OCD, depression, bi-polar, schizophrenia, personality disorders among others. There is help available through the Guidance Center with private psychologists or psychiatrists. Family doctors can also help with milder problems by prescribing different medications. If someone needs to be committed you can call the Crisis Center at Bridgeton Hospital. For substance abuse treatments there is Maryville in Vineland or First Step in Bridgeton. Questions and Answers followed the informative talk. Winner of 50-50: Ed Duffy May 6, 2008 Newsletter Marty led the singing with accompaniment from Ron McMahan on the Piano. Marty also led the 4-way Test, Flag Salute and gave the prayer. Marty prayed for Dave Schad’s family upon the passing of his mom. Sergeant-at-Arms Pres. Bill introduced Bruce Middleton for our announcements. Newest Members: Mary Jane Kinkade and Mike Epifanio Today’s Guests Jay Einstein’s guest was Michael Cyter. Jay was absent! Birthdays: We sang to Linda Foster today who celebrates May 9th. It was also Don Babcock’s birthday but he was absent. Visiting Rotarians: John Wisda visited us from the Elmer club. Announcements: Bob Swanson talked about membership and some of the people he has introduced to Rotary. A member years ago, he is very happy to be back and said he enjoys the club. Bob sponsored Lou Tramontana and Ron McMahon and was himself sponsored by Bill Dudley’s dad. The District is sending shelter boxes to Myanmar, the country recently devastated by Cyclone Nargis. Also known as Burma, the country in southeast Asia was hit hard by a category 1 cyclone on Saturday. This coming Saturday, 5/10 will be our next Challenger League game. Members are needed to assist the children. The game is from 3 to 5 PM. The next membership meeting will be held at Larry’s II at 7:30 AM on Thursday, May 15th. The District Changeover Dinner is scheduled for June 27th. Our Club Secretary Gail said a few tickets are still available for Jersey Boys on Broadway September 7th. Gail announced that Rose Pacitto was misdiagnosed and that she appreciates the cards and letters she received from members. Gail provided information on funeral arrangements for Dave Schad’s mother. Two viewings are scheduled: Thursday 5/8 from 6:00 to 9:00PM. Rotarians are meeting at 5:45 as a group, and Friday morning 5/9 from 9:30 to 10:30. Rotarians are meeting at 9:15AM. A mass will be held at St. Isadore’s church at 11:00AM. Donations may be made to the Bishop Schad Memorial fund. P. Bill talked about early times in the Vineland club. He read excerpts from the meetings from 1953. P.E. Betsy said we will meet in a different room at the Ramada Inn for luncheon next Tuesday. Today’s Program: PE Betsy introduced today’s program, First Tuesday, an informational session on the Vineland club. She took a quick survey to see how many members present were in the club less than 2 years. There were 9 standing. There are many ways to serve in the club to become more involved. She introduced the current leadership and explained that the president and administration change each year. Current members were Carol Captis, Joe Delgado, Alan Dickinson, Ted Lane, Norm Neal, Ken Dondero and Linda Foster. Bill Jannerone discussed the Dictionary Project and said we handed out dictionaries to 1,352 third grade students in 18 schools. We now do schools in Millville as well as private schools. Bill said he enjoys seeing the enthusiasm of third graders as they receive something that will help them to learn. We are now including a bookmarker and a gold label. We are looking for sponsors for the project for next year. Joe Delgado said the Challenger League is off the ground and we now have 32 players, and next year we may have as many as 50. Although we had some help last Saturday, we need more “buddies” at this Saturday’s game. Be there at 3:00PM to help. Joe also said we need committee members to serve for the Spirit and Truth Ministries. This very worthwhile organization feeds the hungry here in Vineland. See Joe if you would like to make a difference. Ron McMahon said the Vineland club has donated blood since 1997 and last week donated 38 pints. Only 5 million Americans give blood and supplies are low. Our next blood drive will be July 1st. Rotary has a blood drive website, rotaryblooddrive.org. Mike Loyle talked about RYLA and that we sent 19 high school juniors last year. He said nearly a dozen drivers will be needed again this year to drive the students to Stockton College. Henry Hansen said our next Pedals for Progress pickup occurs on June 3rd. Help is needed to prepare the 60 bikes for shipment. Henry is planning a work session on Saturday, May 31st. Linda Foster said the orphanage in Santo Domingo was started in 1983 and our district sends a container each year to provide food for the children. Linda and Rose visited the orphanage and are planning to go again. Anyone wishing to go is welcome and expenses are about $600-700 at present. They are planning to go again in late February or March. Finemaster: Bill fined Bonnie $5 and every other attorney in the room $2. He welcomed Mike Epifanio to the club with a fine. He fined P. Bill $5 and said “no more stories”. He spared no one and even fined our visiting Rotarian, John Wisda $2 for falling asleep! 50-50 The winning ticket was drawn by our charming Club Photographer, Jay, and the winner was Bob Beaton. Upcoming Events at a Glance…………………………………………………….. 4/10 Challenger League Game, North Vineland Little League Field, 3-5 PM. 5/15 Vineland Rotary Membership Committee Meeting, Larry’s II, 7:30 AM 5/18 District Recognition Dinner, Pine Hill Country Club 6/20 Vineland Rotary Installation Dinner 6/27 District 7640 Changeover Dinner 9/7 Jersey Boys, Broadway, NYC. See Gail for tickets. April 29, 2008 Newsletter Marty led the singing a capella. Marty also led the 4-way Test and Flag Salute. Tom Barbour gave the blessing Pres. Bill said it was a great day to be a Rotarian. Pres. Bill introduced Bruce Middleton for our announcements. Bruce complimented the club on the successful talent show of Saturday evening. Welcome to Mary Jane Kinkade and Jayne Marie St John, our newest members. Guests: Shaye Kotok’s guest was Maria Avilles. Ed Duffy introduced his wife of 34 years, Eileen. Mike Epifanio was the guest of Bob Swanson Melanie Druziako introduced Ms. Fanucci our Interact Advisor,. John Wisda visited us from the Elmer club. Birthday's: We sang to Mike Loyle today. Charlie Parrish was absent, but he also celebrates a birthday this week. Announcements: Alan Dickinson announced the District Foundation Recognition Dinner at Pine Hill Country Club on May 18th. The cost is $55 per person. Cocktails begin at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30. Glenn Kahley said this past Saturday we ID’d 148 children at the Johnstone School. Glenn thanked all who helped make the project a success. We welcomed Abbey Bradway back to the club. She is very happy to be able to attend and many of the members expressed their joy at her return. Welcome back, Abbey! . P. Bill presented a special remembrance of the Talent show to the members of the Rotary band, Train Wreck: jewelry from “Tiffany’s”. Ed Duffy auctioned off a Cumberland County’s Got Talent program book autographed by the Train Wreck band. Carl Kirstein bought it for a cool $75. A good businessman, he knows the value, and we expect to see it on Ebay as soon as the band is well known……. P. Bill presented a ceremonial bowling set to Mike Loyle and flowers to Jody for their amazing effort to bring the talent show together. The club gave Jody a standing ovation for her dedication and successful planning. Ted Lane was recognized for the work he did to bring “scraps of paper with scribbles on them” into a very professionally executed program book. All those who worked “behind the scene” during the event were also recognized. While final tallies have not yet been made, we sold 388 tickets and expect to clear over $22,000, not counting Carl’s bid! Program: PE Betsy introduced today’s program, Charles Loyle and the induction of our newest member, Jayne Marie St. John. Jayne is a bank branch manager. Her sponsor is Bob Swanson. P. Bill introduced Mary Jane Kinkade to give her classification talk. As director of Marketing and Development for the Ellison School, Mary Jane said she became aware of Rotary through books. She met Bill Jannarone during a Rotary dictionary event when Bill was handing out dictionaries to students. Bill convinced her to come to a meeting. She said Rotary sponsorship of the 4H helped her choose her vocation. She was on the communications staff for Governor Castle, who is now a Congressman. She worked for Praxaire, an industrial gasses manufacturer, then worked for Kraft foods, and worked with the brand managers. She adopted two children and had her third in 2003. She said Ellison is currently undergoing its largest expansion ever. She spoke about “the League”, an organization marketing to youth to serve the community and promote volunteerism Finemaster: Bill fined the members who did not attend the Cumberland County’s Got Talent show on Saturday night. 50-50: Ed Bernhardt was today’s lucky winner. Upcoming Events: 5/6 Quigley Award for the Blackstocks, dinner in Atlantic City, $60 per person 5/18 District Recognition Dinner, Pine Hill Country Club, April 22, 2008 Newsletter Marty led the singing, and Ron McMahon accompanied us on the piano, and it sounded great. Marty also led the 4-way Test and Flag Salute. Carl Kirstein gave the blessing without previous preparation. Pres. Bill said it was a great day for Rotary. Welcome to Mary Jane Kinkade and Jayne Marie St.John, our newest members. Guests: Shaye Kotok’s guest was Maria Avilles, the Girl Scout Membership Coordinator for Southern New Jersey. Announcements: Pres. Bill introduced Bruce Middleton for our announcements. Bruce commented on the nice time enjoyed by those who attended the Cape May District Conference Bill was excited about four things he recently heard that made him proud to be a Vineland Rotarian. 1. At the District Conference he heard William Patchett speak about the success of Rotary’s Polio Plus program. Patchett was the representative from Rotary President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson. Polio has been contained to only 4 countries from 140, and last year there were less than 1,000 new cases compared to 250,000 when Rotary started the program. 2. Leila Crawford spoke at the conference as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. She is now a full-time Assistant Professor of English at Atlantic Cape Community College. Said the scholarship changed her life and she now promotes Rotary to a mixed student body, requiring public service as a part of her courses. 3. ABC News’ Charlie Gibson recently did a story on refugees in Kenya. Their tent city tents were supplied by Rotary. 4. Vineland Rotary finally experienced their “Field of Dreams”, the dream became reality on Saturday, April 19th. We had our first Challenger League game. A long time coming, the dream was started by Charlie Cunningham and continued by Past President Al Marsh, both Vineland doctors. Donations of $50 from Al, $50 from our club and $50 from Green Acres started the project and many others assisted to build a clubhouse and handicapped-accessible facilities. Challenger League: We had 30 players at the game on Saturday and the Daily Journal carried the story on their website with 36 photos. Mary Jane Kinkade read a letter from a Challenger League parent to Joe Delgado thanking him and Rotary for what happiness baseball has brought to her son. This coming Saturday, our second game will be played at the field at West Avenue and Wheat Road. Plan to attend and see the fun first-hand. The games are fairly short and start at 3:00 PM. P. Bill said three Vineland Rotarians were recognized at the District Conference this past weekend for their services to the District, Linda Foster, Dave Schad and Paul Blackstock. We recently celebrated Paul Harris’ 140th birthday, founder of Rotary. Ed Duffy and Gus Foster each were picked out of the audience by a celebrity impersonator. Ed was picked by Marilyn Monroe and Gus got to dance and sing with Tina Turner. You had to be at the District Conference to see it. Jay Parks was welcomed back to the club after an accident. He fell and broke some ribs and vertebrae. He thanked members for their cards and said he was very happy for the procedure he went through because he is almost back to normal and it was not painful. Jay was back taking pictures and arranging the subjects as usual! Welcome back Jay! Our Interact Advisor Melanie Druziako said the Interact Club needs role models. They celebrated Earth Day with photos on the website. The students would like guardians to accompany them to visit the orphanage in Santo Domingo. She thanked Kevin Bernhardt for the limousine service he provided. Glenn Kahley said this Saturday, April 26th we will be doing Identifications for kids at the Johnstone School from 8AM until noon. . Betsy said the Vineland Interact was well represented at the District Conference and their presentation was very professional and polished. Today’s Program: PE Betsy introduced today’s program, the Talent Show. To bring us up to date, she introduced Mike and Jody. So far we have 350 adults and 16 children attending. Jody asked that members call her no later than Thursday or Friday to request table seating. There will be a “Peoples Choice” award, judged by 10 Rotarians and 10 guests. Volunteers are needed for the receiving table. Press releases have increased participation and interest. Dave Hanrahan and Bill Hallisey will be singing a duet version of “Danny Boy”. George Steinbronn announced that the Rotary band, Train Wreck will be performing. Members are George and his son Tyler, Andy Brown, Ken Dondero, Betsy and Gus and Linda Foster. Jody announced the night’s schedule: 6-6:30 Cocktails 6:30-7:30 Dinner 7:30-7:45 MC 7:45-8:20 First Set of Contestants Dancing and Desserts 10:15 Second Set Ends 10:20-10:45 Rotary Band 10:45-11:00 50/50 & Winners Finemaster: Bill fined enough to collect about $60 this week without hitting all the lawyers or bankers. Karen Bauman was today’s lucky 50-50 winner. Upcoming Events 4/24 Membership Meeting at Larry’s II, 7:30 AM 4/26 Second Challenger League Game, 3-5 PM 4/26 Cumberland County’s Got Talent, Centerton Country Club, 6:00 PM 4/29 Vineland Chamber of Commerce 5/6 Quigley Award for the Blackstocks, dinner in Atlantic City, $60 per person 5/18 District Recognition Dinner April 15, 2008 Newsletter Marty led the singing, 4-way Test and Flag Salute. John Barbour gave the blessing. Pres. Bill wished the membership a happy IRS Day and said Dave Schad was out because of the rush. Dave did show up at the meeting, Bill! Pres. Bill introduced Bruce Middleton for our announcements. Welcome to Mary Jane Kinkade and Jayne Marie St.John, our newest members. Guests: Mark Everett was our speaker. Joe Delgado Sr. was the guest of his Rotarian son, Joe. Bill Sheridan was the guest of Mike Loyle. Wayne Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Allie Tobolski and Matthew Tobolski were guests of the club. Mike Epifanio was the guest of Bob Swanson. John Wisda visited us from the Elmer club Birthdays: We sang to Ron Pierson today who celebrates on the 19th. Challenger League: President Bill introduced Joe Degado who talked about the Challenger League activities. He introduced the coaches for the two teams. The Delgado Electric team was represented by Wayne and Matthew Johnson. The Dondero Jewelry team was represented by Allie and Matthew Tobolski. Joe asked for Buddies for the game this coming Saturday, from 3 to 5PM. They are expecting 30 kids to attend so Buddies are needed. Sign up to help. This is an event that you will enjoy. Hungarian GSE Team: Ron Barisano talked about the recent Group Study Exchange Team visit to Vineland. He thanked the host families and he thanked Sherry for the Thursday evening dinner for the group. He thanked Betsy, Linda and Mike who took the group to Washington, DC over the weekend. Henry Hansen provided transportation and Ed and Bonnie provided the trip to the courthouse. The group is now being hosted by the Atlantic City club and will attend the District Conference this weekend in Cape May. They were a very nice group of people, spoke English quite well and were very fun to be around. If you haven’t met them, try to make the District Conference in Cape May. Ron asked for volunteers for our next GSE team who will be visiting us from Venezuela. Kids ID Program: Glenn Kahley said we processed 95 kids this Saturday at the Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA. This is fewer than we did in the past but we will be doing more programs this year. On April 26th we will be doing the Johnstone School from 8AM until noon. Contact Glenn to help. Glenn also said we no longer use Polaroid equipment, but have a new digital camera and printer that costs half as much for each photo. Glenn asked if anyone has an event that we could use to reach these young people. Blood Drive Next Week: Ron McMahon said we will be taking blood from 8 until 2PM. Talent Show: Mike Loyle reported that the ad sales are completed and tickets for the show are still available. He thinks we may sell out at 500 tickets. We had a large number of very talented acts audition and we selected the best. Contact Mike if you have not ordered tickets yet to be sure you will have a seat. It appears we may have a very successful event. Today's Program PE Betsy introduced today’s program, Mark Everett, the son of former Vineland Rotarian, Earle Everett. Mark has studied Vineland and the area economics for many years. He was the first director of the Cumberland County Improvement Authority and is a Senior Project Manager with the Alaimo Group. Originally from Vineland, he sited the current landfill and worked in City Hall with Mary Festa in the Planning Department. He recounted a story of his father’s experiences chasing shop lifters when he was the manager of the Vineland Sears store. He said there were 5 major downtown economic development studies done in Vineland during the past 28 years. He highlighted the major points in our history when economic stimuli would have an impact on the future of the city. He said Vineland is experiencing good economics currently because there are no other major areas in the state where expansion can occur. He said the next 5 to 10 years will be critical. He said the key is development on Delsea Drive and Landis Avenue, establishment of “walkable” town centers and age restricted housing. He posed the question of what will happen if the new Walmart causes Sears to leave. Will that create a blighted urban section of town? He compared Vineland to Collingswood, New Brunswick, Millville and Glassboro. To be successful, the town has to be fully committed to the project. Finemaster: Bill Plick fined Sherry for her happy news of a grand daughter, 7 pounds 12 ounces! Congratulations, Sherry! Pres. Bill was good for a $5 fine as was P.P. George whose cell phone rang while the Finemaster was at the podium! Mike Loyle was fined $10 not to talk about the Washington trip. 50-50 Loren Riggins was today’s lucky winner. Upcoming Events: 4/18-20 District Conference, Cape May 4/19 First Challenger League game, 3 to 5PM…..Buddies needed! 4/22 Earth Day 4/22 Blood Drive – Carol Captis 4/27 Membership Meeting at Larry’s II, 7:30 AM 4/29 Vineland Chamber of Commerce 5/6 Quigley Award for the Blackstocks, dinner in Atlantic City 5/18 District Recognition Dinner April 1, 2008 Newsletter Marty led the singing, 4-way Test and Flag Salute. Tom gave the blessing. Sergeant-at-Arms: Pres. Bill introduced Dave Schad who is filling in for Bruce as Sergeant-at-arms. Newest Member: Welcome Mary Jane Kinkade of Ellison School. Today’s Guests: Jayne St John was the guest of Bob Swanson. John Wisda visited us from Elmer Rotary. Scott Middlekauff was the guest of Tom Barbour. Stan Chilson was the guest of Dennis Palmer. Tom Fasano was the guest of Mary Lou Scarani. Jayne Marie St. John was the guest of Bob Swanson. Birthdays: Happy Birthday today to Sherry - April 1st Announcements – First Tuesday: Ron encouraged members to sign up for the April 9th GSE social at 6:00 PM at Loyle Lanes. Bring a salad or a dessert. Bowling after at 7:00 – 7:30 is optional. Also sign up for an evening dinner with for the Hungarian GSE team on Thursday, April 10th at the Ramada instead of the regular luncheon meeting on the previous Tuesday, April 8th. There is no regular Tuesday meeting, April 8th P. Bill announced Atlantic City Rotary is honoring Paul and Bernadette Blackstock at a dinner on May 6th. Please let Gail if you would like to attend. The District Foundation Gala will be held on May 18th at the Pine Hill CC. Tickets are $55/person. Joe Delgado announced that the Challenger League opening day will be held this Saturday, April 5th at 10 am. Please try to attend. Rotary "Buddies" are needed for the first game scheduled for April 19th at 3-5 pm. Buddy up with a Challenger player and help kick off the first season. Your support is needed! You must complete a volunteer form. See Joe for details. P. Bill announced the Club Installation dinner will be held at Cumberland County College on June 20th. The District Installation dinner will be held on June 27th at Wedgewood CC. Members were reminded to follow RI guidelines in reference to political views/comments. Please do not send blast emails to the club membership Bonnie reported that Abbey is recuperating at home and has enjoyed receiving the many cards. Abbey, Get Well Soon! Gail reported that Jay is doing well and encouraged members to take and send him lots of photos. Betsy announced the Make-A-Wish fundraiser sponsored by Matt Blatt. The Dishes for Wishes dinner tickets are $75 each and raffle tickets for the restaurant certificates are $10 each. Please see Betsy for details. Matt Blatt is sponsoring our fundraiser and also provides a scholarship through Rotary. Carol announced that the next blood drive will be held April 22. Signup sheets will be distributed next week. Ken asked Lou to speak about membership. Lou asked members to think about who will make a "good member" prior to asking someone to join. Invite the person to a few meetings; make sure they know it's not just attending Tuesday lunch. Rotarians are involved in club activities, projects, programs etc. The Proposer should follow up and introduce the new member to club members, get them involved quickly on a committee. Rotary is a large puzzle. Rotarians are a piece of the puzzle. We must decide how and where we fit in. New member, Hope, spoke about becoming a member of the membership committee where she has learned a lot about Rotary. She encouraged directors to ask new members to join a committee. Jody announced that we have about 30 applicants auditioning for the “Cumberland County’s Got Talent” show to be held April 26th. Auditions started last week. Tickets are $40/person and are now available. Businesses can be invoiced if needed. Please let Jody know how many you would like. Program ads are due this week. Please email Jody at hirataj@sjhs.com for more information. Mary Jane Kinkade called on Dick Prochaska to give us a mini classification. Dick was raised in Abington, PA. He went to high school in Philadelphia, West Chester for his teaching degree in music, and received his Masters at Temple. He received his Doctorate from University of Penn and became Superintendent of Vineland Schools. After 35 years, he has been enjoying 15 years of retirement. He and his wife Joyce will celebrate their 50th anniversary on June 21st. They have 2 daughters, Anne Marie and Barbara who live in VA. They have two grandchildren. Joe O'Rourke called on Rush Ridgeway to give a mini classification. He attended Vineland schools, became an attorney, then a judge. He has 3 children. He was an Assistant Prosecutor and served in Superior Court for 12 years. Henry will be collecting bikes for the Pedals for Progress project to be held in May. So get those bikes to Henry! Ed Duffy shared a story about state police finding a cell phone emergency contact when needed. You should save an emergency contact number labeled "ICE" in your cell phone in case of an emergency. Good Idea! March 25, 2008 Newsletter Marty led the singing, 4-way Test and Flag Salute. Cornell gave the blessing. Sergeant-at-Arms: Pres. Bill introduced Dave Schad for our announcements since our Sergeant-at-arms, Bruce Middleton is cruising the Caribbean. Newest Member: Welcome Mary Jane Kinkade of Ellison School. Today’s Guests: Jayne St John was the guest of Bob Swanson. Kristin Cullinase was the guest of Diana Caraballo Birthdays: No birthdays today. Today’s Program: PE Betsy introduced today’s program on the Bayshore Discovery Project. Meghan Wren gave a very interesting presentation on the Project and the New Jersey’s Tall Ship, the Delaware Bay Schooner, AJ Meerwald. Meghan invited us to join her at a Port Norris Rotary Club meeting any Thursday at the Paper Waiter in Millville, 6:00 PM at the for social hour or 6:30 for the meeting. She complimented our club on our activities, support of the Bayshore Discovery Project and our website. Two of our members were mentioned for their involvement with the project. Paige is their newest board member and Linda is a volunteer on the Meerwald. The Bayshore Discovery Project educates the public about the heritage, culture, history and environment influences of the Delaware Bay. The Maurice River is the reason for Millville’s existence and early industry in Cumberland County. In Bivalve, many businesses depended on the oysters from the bay. Shipping sheds transferred oysters to railroads. The project is beginning to restore these buildings. They are considered one of the first “strip malls” because of the many industries and businesses housed in them. The Delaware Estuary Program recognizes the habitat and importance of the wetlands. The program has been internationally recognized. A huge population of horseshoe crabs is dependent on this habitat. The Bayshore Discovery Project offers a number of opportunities for our members. These include sailing on the schooner, spreading the word, sponsoring local schools classes or youth groups field trips, volunteering to work on the vessel, sponsorship of Bay Days, participation in Oyster Fest and joining the BDP. After 8 years of restoration, the Meerwald received an award from the state in 2005 for restoration and was officially named NJ’s Tall Ship. They have on-board hands-on programs for children, class trips and summer camps that produce character building and teamwork for the children. They receive no state appropriations or support from the state. They have won grants based on competitive accomplishments. A Delaware Bay Museum is being planned. Our club participated in Bay Days several years ago. The Port Norris Rotary enters a parade float during the celebration. The town is looking for additional participants and the Port Norris Club would welcome our participation. The Oyster Fest celebrates the 300th anniversary of the treaty between the Lenape Indians and the Swedes. Announcements: Ron announced that we receive the GSE team this Thursday night and take them to the Camden Club. The Vineland Club will have them from April 8th until the 14th. We are planning an informal social on April 9th at 6:00 PM at Loyle Lanes. Bring a salad or a dessert. Bowling after at 7:00 – 7:30 is optional. We will be having an evening dinner for the GSE team on Thursday, April 10th at the Ramada instead of the regular luncheon meeting on the previous Tuesday, April 8th. Mike Loyle said the deadline for RYLA applications is March 31st. We have 7 or 8 student applications and can take 10. Mike announced that we have 30 applicants for the “Cumberland County’s Got Talent” show and auditions start this week. The show is Saturday night, April 26th. He asked for program ads from the members and said we only have about $3,500 to date and budgeted to have $10,000. Deadline for booklet ads is April 4th. Be sure to ask for ads from merchants and those you patronize to support us. Posters and ad forms are available from Ted or Mike Loyle or on our website under "Documents". Joe Delgado announced that the Challenger League has 21 signed players and coaches have volunteered for two teams. Registration is still open. We need members to volunteer to be buddies for the players. See Joe to sign up and fill out an application form. The season opening ceremony will be held on the April 5th. A total of 8 to t0 games will be played during the spring season. Gerry Batt announced that Diana has Dandelion tickets available for this weekend. Finemaster: Our Finemaster Norm was very easy on us today and few fines were levied. 50-50 Charlie Loyle was today’s lucky winner. March 18, 2008 Newsletter Marty led the singing and Hope gave us the opening note. Marty led the 4-way Test and Flag Salute. Tom Barbour gave the blessing. Membership: Charles Loyle inducted Mary Jane Kinkade into the Vineland Rotary Club. Her sponsor, Bill Jannarone, met Mary Jane while delivering dictionaries to the Ellison School. Mary Jane is the school's Director of Development. Welcome Mary Jane! Sergeant-at-Arms Pres. Bill introduced our Sergeant-at-arms, Bruce Middleton who made the daily announcements. Newest Member: Mary Jane Kinkade of Ellison School Today’s Guests Kimberly Friddell was the guest of Skipper Reyes. Sid Brody was the guest of Charles Loyle. Ronda Abbruzzese was the guest of Lou Tramontana. Matt Milam was the guest of Paige Desiere. Birthdays We sang to Dick Prochaska who celebrated today. Today’s Program: PE Betsy introduced todays program. Recently interviewed by CNBC, and son of Shaye Kotok, David Kotok was today’s speaker. Mr. Kotok said the past 6-8 months have witnessed unprecedented market changes. Dysfunctional markets have become non-functional or seized markets. Tax-free municipal bonds are now providing higher interest rates than conventional equities.He explained how the “Ted Spread” demonstrates the differences between the Euro and T-Bill. Banks have stopped trusting each other and have raised lending rates. The Fed is now making direct loans to banks, and this is approaching $100 billion today. Similarly the Fed has liberalized the rules and is allowing the capital markets to come directly to them. This will amount to approximately a $200 billion market. The potentially disasterous failure of Bear Stearns was averted by the Fed by brokering a take-over by JP Morgan Chase through a $30 billion loan. The Fed accepted collateral from JP Morgan Chase in the form of higher quality securities for the loan. The Fed would not take junk bonds. The approval of the buyout is still up to the shareholders of JP Morgan Chase, but already credit spreads are narrowing and markets are un-seizing. In a recent interview with CNBC, Mr. Kotok quipped that the bottom of the market was nearing when you get a sick feeling in your stomach. He feels we hit the bottom during the period of January 18-22 of this year and that there will be some recovery later this year. He feels the past 10 to 15 years of speculation into the single-family housing market is the cause of this market’s dysfunction and he blames a lot of it on congress. Mr. Kotok announced the establishment of a new scholarship honoring his mother, Shaye Kotok. As with the Leslie Kotok scholarship, it will be administered through Rotary. Announcements: Gus Foster announced that the deadline for ads for the “Cumberland County’s Got Talent” show booklet is April 4. Be sure to ask for ads from merchants and those you patronize to support us. Posters and ad forms are available from Ted or Mike Loyle. Our Club Secretary Gail said Abbey Bradway is still in the hospital but likes receiving cards and e-mails from the members. No flowers or fruit, please. Finemaster: Our finemaster Bill was handed money from our speaker because his phone went off during his speech. Bill accepted graciously. He fined Diana a whole lot ‘o money because she could not finish her “happy news” announcement in a reasonable time. Newest member Mary Jane Kinkade received her “welcome” $5 fine. Of course Mike/Charlie Loyle received fines again today. 50-50 Mary Jane Kinkade was today’s lucky winner. Upcoming Events 4/4 Deadline for Talent Show ads 4/22 Earth Day 4/22 Blood Drive 4/29 Vineland Chamber of Commerce 5/18 District Recognition Dinner March 11, 2008 Newsletter Marty led the singing and Sherry gave us the opening note. Marty led the 4-way Test and Flag Salute. Tom Barbour gave the blessing. Sergeant-at-Arms Pres. Bill introduced our Sergeant-at-arms, Bruce Middleton who made the daily announcements. Today’s Program: President Bill introduced President Elect Betsy who introduced today’s speaker, Dave Schad. Dave gave us an interesting presentation with pictures on a work trip he recently took with a church group to an orphanage in Honduras. Dave said Honduras is one of the poorest countries in the Americas. With 6.6 million people, the country has an 85% poverty rate. About ½ of the children of the country are malnourished. Products of the country are coffee, bananas and wood carvings by artisans. Soccer (“football”) is a national preoccupation. The orphanage is located 4,500’ above sea level. Because of the dryer cooler air, they are not bothered by insects and diseases from the lower climates of the country. The orphanage is home to 105 children ranging in age from infants to 15-18 years old. Dave’s group helped by doing concrete work, tile work, painting and installing windows. Most construction is concrete because of the termite problems. Like the country, the orphanage is very clean. He said the children are very happy and get along very well. This was Dave’s third trip to this location and it brings home the facts of how very big the world is, how much we all have to offer and how much opportunity there is to do good. Announcements: P. Bill reversed the meeting order today to be sure the speaker had enough time. Guests: John Wisda from the Elmer Club & DG Jozsef deKovacs from Williamstown Club visited us today. Dave Schad's guests were his wife, Cheryl, and his parents, Mary & Louis Schad. Julia Carpenter was the guest of Lou Tramontana. Scott Middlekauff was the guest of Tom Barbour. Mike Epifanio was the guest of Bob Swanson. Birthdays: Betsy Frank & Ken Dondero - March 11th P. Bill welcomed District Governor Jozsef deKovacs, Shaye Kotok and Ed Bernhardt and asked them all to continue to come back to our meetings. Our Club Secretary Gail gave us very good news. Abbey Bradway came through her operation and is doing very well. They are planning to move her out of ICU later today. She thanked us for our cards, e-mails, thoughts and prayers. Gail encouraged members to continue to send cards and e-mails for her speedy return to Rotary. Abbey is currently at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Mike Loyle said that we have ten acts so far and that he still has posters for the “Cumberland County’s Got Talent” event. He asked us to sell ads to make the event a success. Linda and Rose were welcomed back from their trip to the orphanage in Santo Domingo. They will be speaking on their trip at an upcoming meeting. We were reminded to consider 11th grade high school students for nomination to the RYLA event at Stockton. Applications are available. This is an excellent opportunity for members to recommend a high school junior who will be a future leader. Gerry Batt reminded us that the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program provides an all-expenses paid opportunity to study abroad. It is limited to college and graduate students who are not related to a Rotarian. See Gerry if you have a candidate you would like to nominate for the program. DG Jozsef reminded us that the District is still looking for 3 GSE outbound team members to visit Hungary. They must be young professionals who are not Rotarians. We sponsor an Interact Club for high school students. They are planning an Easter party and it will be held on March 18th from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the new downtown school. Finemaster: Bill was not at today’s meeting, but Norm Neill did a good job filling in for Bill. Among other fines, he gave Mary Jane a welcoming fine for being a new member, visitor Mike Epifanio $5 for advertising his business, a local newspaper. He had Bob Swanson pay Mike’s fine because he brought him to the meeting. 50-50 Mike Loyle was today’s lucky winner. Upcoming Events 3/18 Vineland HS Interact Easter Party 4/20 District Memorial Service for Rotarians deceased during the past year 4/22 Earth Day 5/18 District Recognition Dinner March 4, 2008 Newsletter Marty led the singing accompanied by Alan Woodruff on the piano. Marty led the 4-way Test and Tom Barbour gave the blessing. Sergeant-at-Arms P. E. Betsy introduced our Sergeant-at-arms, Bruce Middleton who made the daily announcements. Alan Woodruff from the Bridgeton club was our visiting Rotarian today. Bob Swanson introduced his guest; Jane St. John, manager of a bank on Landis Avenue. Bill Jannerone’s guest was Mary Jane Kincade. Birthdays: Rose Pacitto on the 8th and Bonnie Laube on the 10th. Charles Loyle inducted our newest member, Diana Caraballo. Her sponsor was Bob Swanson. Her classification is Group Health Insurance. She was first inducted in March of 2002. Charlie reminded us that Rotary was founded in 1905, making it 103 years old. Our motto is “Service Above Self” and worldwide, Rotary has 1.2 million members. Alan Woodruff was commended by PE Betsy for having 50 years of perfect attendance. Alan advocated the use of “make-ups” to keep your attendance perfect. Classification Talk: Ken Dondero introduced Bob Swanson to give his talk. Bob graduated from VHS in 1954 and enlisted into the Navy for two years. He worked at Caterina Hardware and resigned to start a business in partnership with his father. He saved his money and bought a 5-acre piece of property where his store is located today. He stayed open on Wednesday afternoons when other stores were closed. He how has 20,000 SF and celebrated his 50th year in business this past Saturday. His three sons are now in the business, and he is becoming less involved in the business. He said he only works 6 days a week now. He opened stores in Hammonton and Denver, CO, but sold both of them and concentrates on the three stores in Vineland. Finemaster: Bill fined PE Betsy $5 just so she would get used to it when she is president. Alan Woodruff was fined only $2 as was Jody Hirata and Ken Dondero. Diana was fined $2 because it was her second installation. Jay was fined $1 for stopping Bob Swanson in mid-sentence. Announcements: Gerry Batt told us not to leave home without referring to the Rotary International Directory. All the clubs are listed with meeting places and times. Ted Lane reminded us of Wednesday’s Cigar Night and added that he had happy news, that his daughter-in-law recently was named "Teacher of the Year". Mike Loyle said he had posters for the “Cumberland County’s Got Talent” event and reminded members to sell ads. We were reminded to consider 11th grade high school students for nomination to the RYLA event at Stockton. Applications are available. This is an excellent opportunity for members to recommend a high school junior who will be a future leader. Ambasadorial Scholarship forms and new District 7640 Directories were also available at the meeting. We are still looking or GSE outbound team members to visit Hungary. They must be young professionals who are not Rotarians. We sponsor an Interact Club for high school students. They are planning an Easter party and need and Easter Bunny outfit, plastic eggs and small prizes. The party is scheduled for March 18th. Linda Foster and Rose Pacitto are currently visiting the Rotary orphanage in Santo Domingo. Our thoughts and prayers are asked for Abbey Bradway who will be undergoing surgery early next week at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. PE Betsy reported on the Mid-Atlantic PETS (President Elect Training Session). She said next Rotary Year’s theme will be “Make Dreams Real” and will focus on children. From an international perspective, child mortality under 5-years old is shocking. 30,000 children die each day. She said the Atlantic City Club’s Don Guardian gave the best speech about National Immunization Day he attended with our own Ron McMahon. She said she is very proud to represent out club and that it is considered by many to be the best in the district. She encouraged members to sign up for the District Conference in Cape May this spring. 50-50 Wayne Triantos was today’s lucky winner. February 26, 2008 Newsletter Marty asked Sherry to lead off our singing. Marty led our Flag Salute the 4-Way Test. Tom Barbour gave the blessing. Sergeant-at-Arms: P. Bill introduced our Sergeant-at-arms, Bruce Middleton who made the daily announcements. Welcome New Members – newest member Diane Caraballo was welcomed. Visiting Rotarians were Linda Garrison and Carol Reese. Both are members of the Salem Sunrise Club. Visitors today were Patrick Leitner, a salesperson, guest of Rose Pacitto and Kristin Cullinase, guest of Diana Caraballo. We sang Happy Birthday to five Vineland Rotarians today: Ron McMahon, 2/26; Keith Petrosky, 2/26, Carl Kirstein, 2/28, Ed Bernhardt, 3/2 and Gus Foster, 3/3. Announcements: Diana’s guest announced that the Vineland Regional Dance Company will be holding a fashion show on April 16th. Linda Foster and Rose Pacitto thanked the club for their support of items for their forthcoming trip to the orphanage in Santa Domingo. RYLA student applications are available for this year’s event. This is an excellent opportunity for members to recommend a high school junior who will be a future leader. Our thoughts and prayers are asked for Abbey Bradway who will be undergoing surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in early March. Ron McMahon is continuing to work to get a Nigerian boy an operation for his heart. The Rotary Leadership Assembly will be held on March 15th. Rotary’s Birthday: We celebrated the 103rd birthday of Rotary International. Keith Petrosky read a proclamation signed by Mayor Perry Barse, proclaiming February 23rd as Rotary Day. We sang Happy Birthday and ate a beautiful cake commemorating the event. You can read more about the international event at. http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/080201_news_anniversary.aspx Today’s Program: Alan Dickinson introduced today’s program, the Rowan University Chapter of Engineers without Borders, USA. Faculty Advisor, Dr. Yusef Mehta introduced the group and briefly outlined the role Rowan has played in this humanitarian organization. Dr. Jess Everett, son of former Vineland Rotarian Earl Everett was introduced and he spoke briefly about the student’s work. There are about 15 to 20 members at Rowan at this time. The team performs an engineering assessment of the community needs and designs an environmentally friendly, renewable, engineered solution to address the need. The solution incorporates a simple manageable system that can be operated and maintained by the local community. Three student engineers presented projects of Rowan and talked about their involvement. Primarily addressing the needs of needy communities, they were instrumental in providing a renewable source of potable water for El Amaton and La Ceiba in El Salvador, and to a town in Senagal in West Africa. It is estimated that one billion people are without access to good potable water. Two projects have been completed for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, a design guide and report for a geothermal plant and fish hatchery. A second project design was completed for a desalination plant for the tribe’s farmers. The group needs $24,000 for the El Salvador project. They are looking for advisors for their upcoming trip to El Salvador March 17-22 and for the trip to Senagal the last two weeks in May. Finemaster: Linda Foster paid for her happy news. Her son Chris, a Rowan University engineering graduate, recently received an award as a “World Class Engineer” from Boeing. Among the other fines, Diana and her visitor Kristin were fined $5. Kristin was a former employee of the finemaster. Charlie Loyle was fined a small fine for a small picture of him in the paper. The finemaster’s cell phone policy was explained in detail: All cell phone related fines are $5. February 19, 2008 Newsletter Flag Salute and Prayer Singing, Flag Salute, Pledge of Allegiance and 4 Way Test was led by Marty. Tom gave the blessing. Guests Visiting Rotarian from Blackwood club was Lou Joyce IV. Louise Richardson was the guest of Hope Brolis and Wilson Vargas & his wife Lisane from Brazil (Wilson visited in 2006 with the Group Study Exchange) was the guest of the Fosters. Birthdays Happy Birthday Rotary - February 23rd! Announcements Welcome to newest member, Diana Caraballo. Lou reminded us of the District Conference, April 18th, 19th and 20th in Cape May. Rooms are available at the Camelot and plans include a hospitality room as well. Ted invited everyone to the Politically Incorrect Cigar Night at the Garage Mahal on March 5th. He also thanked Kevin Bernhardt and all others who made the Dream Date Raffle possible. Those who did not or could not sell their 10 tickets still can make a monetary contribution to the project. Mike Benson provided “Moon Lore” information relative to the Total Lunar Eclipse that will happen tomorrow, 2-20-08 at approx. 10 pm. No special equipment is needed to observe… so get ready, as it starts as early as 7 pm. Dave reminded all about the Valentine’s Party at the Developmental Ctr. 6-8 tonight. Marty wanted all new members who may not be aware to know that Dan Theokas is the only member who was in WWII as a Navigator of a B17 whose plane went down and ultimately became a prisoner of war and lived to tell about it. Mike Loyle informed the group that we have the support of Matt Blatt Suzuki as a $5000 sponsor of the upcoming Talent Show. Mike reminded us to sell ads for the program. Mike also named the slate of officer for election and opened the floor for nominations. Uncontested officers will be Elizabeth Frank for president, Ted Lane for Vice President and Linda Foster for Vice President of Fun |