50/50

Gary won $6.00 for the 50/50 drawing and Mihai drew the4 of hearts from the card deck. There is $40 in the pot.  We are looking for the queen of hearts. 

Fines & Happy Dollars

MaryLee was Sergeant of Arms and her questions were: How many World Cups has Brazil won-5, How many states are there in Brazil-26, What is the favorite dance in Brazil-Samba, What man-made wonder is in Brazil-Christ of Andes, What country is the new Miss Universe from-Venezuela.

Ray had a Happy Dollar because Chase Utley who plays 2nd base for the Phillies will start in the Allstar game tonight. MaryLee had a happy dollar because Mike Scholley had a program for tonight even if he could not be at the meeting.

Education Loan Fund

Virginia gave a financial report on the Education Loan fund. The fund has a $10,000.00 CD which erned $371.00 interest, and also $557.00 from the fine box. There is $28,900.00 in outstanding loans.

Guest

President Lamar opened the meeting and welcomed guest Bob Steinberg.

Ambassadorial Scholarship

There is an Ambassadorial Scholarship still available for the year 2010. Anyone interested in this needs to have a 4 year degree or will have one by 2010.

District 7370 Growth

LaMar reported that District 7370 has 90 new members, the greatest increase in North America.

Family Picnic

On August 19th there will be a family picnic at LaMar and MaryLee's farm at 6:00. Fried chicken and drinks will be provided.

Drug Court

Mike Scholley was in charge of programs and his guests were Judge Woefel and Union County Probation Officer Scott Kerstetter, who talked about the Snyder County Drug Court, which started last week. This is a program to try to council and rehab drug and DUI offenders. The first Drug Court was started in Miami, Dade County in 1990-1991The cost to house an offender in a county prison for one year is about $25,000.00, and $40,000.00 in a state prison. The percentage of return offenders after Drug Court is much less than when they are sent to prison. Offenders who have committed violent crimes will not be allowed in Drug Court. Bad checks and theft are often crimes committed by offenders who are addicted to drugs or alcohol. A lot of offenders are in trouble because of a lack of income, health problems, they might be homeless, and usually lack any support. The usual time for an offender to have a court date is 6 months from the time of arrest. Drug Court hopes to have offenders in front of the judge in 30-45 days after being arrested. Offenders will still be convicted of crimes, sometimes even felonies, and they may receive 12-18 months or up to 3 years probation or parole. The CMSU will be helping the Drug Court Program. Only residents of Snyder and Union Counties will be admitted to this program.

Attendance

West Snyder had an attendance of 70% that put the club in 4th place.

Rotary Foundation

There will be a Meet & Greet at the Lewisburg Club with Rick Keene talking about the Rotary Foundation on Wed. July 27th. Anyone interested in being a group study exchange leader should contact LaMar.

Upcoming Programs and Events

July 27     Rotary Foundation Meet & Greet

Aug 19     Family Picnic

October     Chinese Auction