50/50

Virginia won $6.00 for the 50/50 drawing, and Jean drew the seven of hearts from the card deck. There is $90 in the pot and 39 cards in the deck.

Fines and Happy Dollars

Howard had two questions: who is the woman on the cover of the new Rotary magazine (Catherine Noyer-Riveau, the first female Rotary International director) and what year did Paul Harris die (1947) Last year's donations to the foundation were 102.5 million dollars.

Carolyn had a happy dollar because she had a good trip to Switzerland.

Guest

Tim introduced his quest Gary Shrawder, who owns Shrawder's Market in Penns Creek.

September

In September LaMar will be Chaplin, Sue Kodlick and Sharon have programs, and Sue Nerhood will be Sergeant of Arms.

China

Carolyn's guest was Dottie Anderson who told the club about her trip to China. China is a Communist country which is fast becoming Capitalist. Dottie started her trim in Hong Kong . Hong Kong has it's own money, and does not have the 1 child policy. Hong Kong is 416 square miles. In Hong Kong there are a lot of Philippine women who work as maids. Housing in Hong Kong is very small. Everyone lives in apartments, most families only have about 400 square feet of living space. The most common pets in China are birds. Buddhism is the main religion. In Shang Hi there is a large Jewish population. There are 54 different nationalities in Shang Hi, with 90% being Hon. China has a population of 1.3 billion, 1/4 of the world's population. In China women retire at the age of 55, and men retire at the age of 60. In Xian there is a pollution problem, they burn the wheat stubbles. Bejing is the Forbidden City. Almost anywhere is China Chinese papers in English can be purchased.

Upcoming Programs and Events

Sept 4     Linda Schrader

Sept 8     Chinese Auction

Sept 11     Clean fair stand

Sept 16-22     Beaver Fair

Sept 25     Clean fair stand

Oct 13     Rotary Leadership Institute - Berwick - level 1 & 2

Oct  20     Rotary Leadership Institute - Harrisburg - level 1,2, 3

Nov 3     UN Day