50/50

Howard won $4.00 for the 50/50 drawing and Sharon drew the Queen of Hearts from the card deck and won the jackpot. There was $69 in the pot. Congratulations, Sharon.

Fines

Sue was Sergeant of Arms and the questions were: In 1946 a Marine Corp veteran opened a hot dog stand in San Bernadine Ca, what restaurant developed from it-Taco Bell, In 1960 two brothers Tom and Jim started a business in Michigan with $500.00 the name was DoniNick's, what restaurant did this turn into-Domino's, In 1930 he opened his first restaurant in a small front room of a gas station, in 1964 he sold the company for 2 million dollars-KFC, Two friends completed a $5.00 correspondence course from Penn State, in 1978 they opened their business-Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, in 1958 two college aged brothers borrowed $600.00 from their mother to open a restaurant in Wichita Kansas, in 1969 the familiar red roof was adopted-Pizza Hut.

Club History

Ray talked about the history of our Rotary club. Ray told the club that he, Stan Saylor and Howard Master visited the McClure Lion's club but were not able to join. Ray, Stan and Howard then were asked to be guests at the Selinsgrove club, and in May of 1958 our Rotary club was chartered. Ray is proud of the way our Rotary club has served the community for the past 50 years.

Cost of Rotary

The cost to be a Rotarian is $19.50 a month which covers dues, a Rotary magazine and insurance costs for projects. Our club meets every Tuesday from 5:45pm until 7:00 pm. Rotary clubs encourage at least 50% attendance. Meetings can be made up by attending meetings at other Rotary clubs, or on line.

Community Projects

Becky talked about some of the community projects our club is involved in. Our club provides Valentine baskets for shut-ins, an egg hunt and poster contest at Easter. Rotary is also involved with Relay for Life, and has a care and share dinner in November, also the club packs shoe boxes for underprivileged kids is many countries. A golf tournament, Chinese Auction, hot dog stand at the Beaver Fair and selling Christmas candy are some fund raisers our club is involved with.

International Service

Howard talked about international service. Some projects are exchange students, waster projects in other countries, and polio plus which has the world 99% free of polio. LaMar told the club there are 36 clubs in district 7370 with nearly 1,000 members. Also there are 1.2 million Rotarians in 166 countries. Rotary has a seat at the United Nations along with the Red Cross.

Membership

Since it was membership night, some members brought guests. Sue's guest was Bobbie Herbster, Sharon's guests were Pam Wagner and Onie Lauver, and Jim Downey and Rich Hess were guests of LaMar and MaryLee.

Charter Night

On September 25th there will be a charter meeting at Duboistown, and the weekend of the 13th is the Balloon Fest at the Williamsport.

Exchange Student

Nicoletta gave the club a flag from the Rotary club in Italy, and also a magazine in Italian for members to look at.

Upcoming Programs and Events

Sept 14-20     Beaver Fair

October     Chinese Auction