Rotary Business
Fred Levin passed out yellow wallet cards with the Objectives of Rotary on one side and the 4 Way Test on the reverse.
The club voted to donate one hundred dollars to both Save-A-Grave and the Paul Harris Memorial to assist in preservation of his grave located in Chicago, IL.
Juliann Mitchell received a Greeter pin with thanks from the club for the hundreds of Rotarians and guests she has greeted over the years.
Claudia Sumler was acknowledged and thanked for all the work she does on behalf of RYLA.
One guest--Nick Nuar from Rutgers Rotaract. A group of volunteers that get involved to “get it done while having fun”. Roteract is a solid group of 10 Rutger students and depending on the project there can be as many as 25 volunteers.
In honor of Marv's birthday he passed around his hat to collect for Strike out Hunger and raised $74 which he matched for a grand total of $148.
Rotary Calendar
July 27th--GSR vs Haddonfield in a rousing game of softball. Game begins at 6pm. Scout Field in Haddonfield is the location. Come support our players, cheer them on to victory.
Directions to Scout Field in Haddonfield:
>From Ponzios: Kings Highway to Haddonfield - Make left on Haddon Ave. - Go Around Mini Circle by Acme - go straight (away from Haddonfield toward 295) - make right on Walnut - make right on Lincoln - left on Centre for approximately 1/2 mile) - Scout field on right
>From 295 & Haddonfield Berlin Road:
Take Haddonfield Berlin Road toward Haddonfield - left at light toward downtown Haddonfield on Ellis - make left at Walnut - make right on Lincoln - left on Centre for approximately 1/2 mile - Scout Field on right
Call EJ (609-417-9031) if you get lost!!
August 16th, 7:05pm - There are still a few tickets left for “Strike Out Hunger” night, Philles vs Mets. Contact Marv Axler for more information-- 856-665-6555.
August 17th, 8am - Rotary International Breakfast at the Crown Plaza Hotel on Route 70, Cherry Hill (formerly the Hilton). breakfast buffet is free to members and $15 for spouses, friends and co-workers.Speaker will be the current Rotary Foundation President--Luis Gia from Argentina.
August 20th - Kennedy Hospital in Cherry Hill is offering a free course in CPR. It is a three hour class beginning at 6pm.
August 21st - Adam Majoros (milanello2@freemail.hu) our new exchange student will be arriving in the US. He is fifteen, currently resides in Hungary and will begin his school year here in the States with the Pang family. Adam will live with two other families before his 2006-2007 school year is completed. Ilean suggested that we welcome him with email messages from members in our group.
August 25th - Alan Stein updated the group on our Image & Attitude Project located at 6500 Madison Avenue, Pennsauken, NJ. This is the Camden County resource providing used clothing for Camden's unemployed residents who need professional outfits when applying for jobs.
Clothing needed are professional wear for both men & women. All donated items should be dry cleaned and on hangers. Accessories such as shoes, belts, ties, etc are welcomed as well.
Bring clothing to August 25th Rotary meeting at Ponzio's. Unable to make the meeting? Have too many items to bring in your vehicle? Contact Marv Axler or Fred Levin-- arrangements will be made to come to your home or business to collect the donation.
Last Week's Speaker
Eric Spevack was our guest speaker. He talked about the 5th Annual Veterans Dinner Dance. All proceeds go to families of those in the military. It is all comprised of all volunteers with no administrative overhead. Last year 675 guests attended raising $20,000 for the cause.
This event will be held on November 14, 2006. Governor Corzine, Joe Piscopo, and several Philadelphia Eagles will be attending. Eric asked our group to help raise money and awareness by buying tickets to the event. Tickets are $55 per person and $100 per couple. For active military or veterans the cost is $25 per person and $40 per couple. Ad space is available for the booklet. Brochures were distributed to everyone with specifics -- ad prices, etc.
He was also there to talk about his pending appointment by governor Corzine as the Commissioner for the NJ World War II Memorial. Eric is committed to raise the 5 million needed to complete the project. Since it was first conceived there has been only $65,000 received in corporate sponsorship.
On Memorial Day 2006, three local papers ran articles about the project in an attempt to raise awareness and much needed money. A grand total of $6500 has been raised to date from this media exposure.
He has a commitment from Joe Piscopo to be honoree chair and is waiting on a commitment from Kelly Ripka. Bon Jovi has been asked to do three benefit concerts to raise funds.
There will be a press conference on October 30th with Govenor Corzine. The official fund raising kickoff will be at the Veterans Dance on November 14th.
After Eric's presentation Fred was given a special hat to promote awareness of the memorial.
August Birthdays
August 7--George Leupold
August 8--Elizabeth Segal
August 11--John Zearbaugh
August 13--Richard Lees
August 18--Paul Melletz
August 22--Jim Buvidas & Ted Levy
August 29--Roseanne Myers