Club Meeting
June 6th
Our accomplished President
George Brookhart called the
meeting to order. John Monck
offered the Devotion.
GUEST: Matthew Spence, a
real estate broker, who also
belongs to RRGC, was our guest.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: July 4,
2007 meeting is CANCELLED.
Our Club is sponsoring a girls
softball team. Russ showed us
how cool our logo looks on the
team shirts.
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Images
courtesy of Russ Witzke
Rotary Club of Howard County is
sponsoring a Boat Float at
Columbia’s 40th
Anniversary Celebration. I
haven’t heard from them; guess I
didn’t win the 50/50.
Everyone is urged to check out
our wonderful Web site which is
updated regularly.
Tom Medicus is riding to benefit
C.O.P.S. which supports the
families of fallen officers.
HAPPY DOLLARS: Larry A.
remembered the late Cong. Parren
Mitchell who founded the SBA
minority program among other
accomplishments including
locating the SSA in Woodlawn.
Alan also recalled the many
accomplishments of Cong.
Mitchell who will be missed
because he got things done.
Tom was happy that he when he
got a 3:30 AM call from his
daughter who was stranded in WV
with a broken car he was able to
diagnose the problem and get her
moving again. Tom was proud to
relate that his grandson has a
certain talent of performing,
most recently as one of the
infamous Blues Brothers.
Bruce S. was happy to tell us
about a recent family fishing
trip in which Darby, age 11,
caught 3 stripers. Sales and
profits are increasing at Sam’s
Club.
Joe advises that the 10/20 Fall
Dance to benefit the CCBC
Foundation is 75 % sold out in 6
weeks. They are on target to
raise $25,000. Last Saturday in
Essex, Joe attended a Buddy
Deane reunion dance.
George is happy that his
granddaughter is attending
Senior Week in OC; and that
George doesn’t have to worry
like his daughter does!
SPEAKER: Richard
Hiteshew introduced our speaker,
Richard Jester, Principal of
Western School of Technology and
Environment. Jester lives in
BelAir.
Western is one of the wonderful
secrets of Catonsville. It’s a
magnet school rated in the top 5
of the high schools in Baltimore
County. All students are
required to take 2 years of a
foreign language. There is a
diverse student population of
which 63% take the SAT.
There are 11 different programs,
some of which are more popular
than others: Automotive
Technology, Cosmetology,
Culinary Arts & Restaurant
Management, Environmental
Services, Environmental
Technology, Graphic & Printing
Communications, Health Science
Technology, Information Systems,
Information Systems Technology,
Mechanical Construction, and
something else.
50/50: There was a winner!
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary Susan
Our President George Brookhart
called the meeting to order.
Brent offered words of
inspiration concisely.
GUESTS:
Frank Coleric (sp?) – League of
Dreams
Keith Meisel – Editor
Catonsville Times and
Catonsville native
Wayne McDowell – Gutters,
downspouts (not chimneys)
Gail Lee – The Children’s Home,
Director of Development,
mentioned the new Building and
Diagnostic Center under
construction
Andre Cooper – CEO, The
Children’s Home, reminded us
that they serve individuals
throughout Maryland ages 8 – 21
Jim Lister, Executive Director
of the Catonsville Chamber of
Commerce
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next week
we will have an election and
induction of new officers for
2007 -08.
HAPPY DOLLARS:
Brent - $1 for large log
sculpture on Hilton Avenue, $1
for whimsical trip to the beach
for a few days with Manfei, $1
his soldier son continues to do
well in Fallujah
Alan - $1 for the great success
of the (humorous) cardboard boat
float in Columbia sponsored by
the Rotary Clubs of Howard
County, $1 for his son’s film
editing job for Top Chef on
Bravo
Larry - $1 for spiffy new
Enterprise Institute brochure
which he distributed (I think he
likes having his name on the
front so that it looks like
he does something for a living),
$1 for the Maryland taxpayers
sending him to FL
George $1 for avoiding a DUI
charge while driving the
beverage cart for the St. Agnes
Foundation golf tournament, $1
for a great Father’s Day with
all of 5 of his grandchildren
Joe - $1 for Richard Hiteshew’s
birthday, $1 for last
Wednesday’s Westside Shelter
dinner serving 81 (in the
pouring rain)
Cal – TWO GOLD DOLLARS - 1 for
Richard’s party at which the
police arrived due to a
neighbor’s complaint (all of the
boys were so proud), $1 because
it was June 19 before he turned
on the A/c for the first time
George explained that Happy
Dollars and 50/50 earnings
support some of our smaller,
regular contributions such as to
the After Prom Party at
Catonsville High School and an
office refrigerator for Casey
Cares Foundation
SPEAKER: Sherry Welch
introduced Bonnie Phipps, CEO of
St. Agnes Hospital. Referencing
the location of Café On The
Grove, Bonnie told us it was her
first visit. She grew up near
Memorial Stadium. Her mother
used to say to Bonnie and her
twin brother Bruce (who is a
judge) “You kids are going to
sent me to Spring Grove!” And,
there is where Bonnie ended up
early on a Wednesday morning.
Bonnie said she was familiar
with the Rotary in Atlanta.
Bonnie described for us what’s
happening at St. Agnes including
a $212 million renovation and
improvement project. She spoke
of the significant growth trend
in and challenges facing health
care. 47 million people in the
US have no health insurance.
The average age of nurses in the
US is 53. She touched on
implant and drug costs,
pharmaceutical advertising, and
other related subjects. Many
interesting statistics were
related.
50/50: Winner - Bruce
Siddens who did not select the
Nine of Clubs.
Tardily
submitted, submitted, submitted, submitted, submitted, submitted, submitted, submitted, submitted, submitted, submitted,
Secretary Susan
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Club Meeting June 27th
Our President George
Brookhart (formerly known as
“Cubby” to some) called the
meeting to order. Rick
Martel enthusiastically
greeted all comers. George
also offered a Devotion.
GUESTS: One briefly
wandered in but discovered
she was at the wrong meeting
and hurried out. We’ll have
to try harder to snare the
next one.
HAPPY DOLLARS: Steve
and Ester returned from
China after spending time
with their daughter’s new
in-laws. Steve related a
story of looking for an
Internet Café and having
someone volunteer to show
them most hospitably. Steve
agreed to speak to the Club
about more of his travel
experiences.
George was happy to remind
us about the Lurman Woodland
Theater presentation of the
Mahoney Brothers on 7/8.
There will be an auto show
from 4 – 6. George is a
sponsor.
Richard, looking spiffy in a
red Rotary shirt, is happy
that Villa Julie College
boards students attending
summer school – his son is
there.
Rick Martel was happy
remembering a recent trip to
Disney World with 4 of his
children. His son Patrick
plays the guitar in a band
called Off Limits. There
could have been others.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Richard announced that we
received a thank-you letter
from The Children’s Home for
a contribution. We also
received a letter from the
IRS confirming our 501c3
status for the Foundation.
The Celebrations Committee
is looking for more people
to serve as parade marshals.
NEW BUSINESS: M/S/P
to spend under $200 for a
table for the Casey Cares
Foundation in Arbutus that
lost everything in a fire.
BUSINESS MEETING
-
The 2007-2008 Officers
were introduced – George
as President, Joe as VP,
Richard as Treasurer
(going on 6 years!) and
SS as Secretary.
-
The Officers nominated
were elected.
-
Alan Ray inducted the
“new” Officers (one new
officer – Joe and 3
recycled officers!)
-
George presented the
Officers with groovy
little Rotary pins
reflecting their
important positions.
-
Richard presented the
Rotarian of the year – a
Paul Harris Fellowship –
to CAL OREN for all of
his work on the
Dictionary Project and
other vocational
projects as well as his
being a Charter member
and helping all of us
all of the time do all
kinds of stuff. (Richard
was more eloquent.)
-
George presented PERFECT
attendance awards to
several of us. Our Club
has a policy that
attendance at any Rotary
event counts toward the
50% requirement.
-
Maggie Schorr from
Friends of The
Catonsville Library
thanked us for the
contribution to the
Library door and its
automatic function. The
Catonsville Library is
the second busiest in
the county. She is
looking for ideas for
landscaping for the long
wall at the Library
which gets a lot of sun.
-
John Monck provided an
update on the
Catonsville Emergency
Food Ministry and its
recent accomplishments.
Since we first became
involved CEFM is much
more stable. The Van we
purchased was a huge
help. The move from the
Church basement to the
rented space to the new
Bloomsbury building is
an excellent place from
which to serve folks in
need. CEFM is developing
a Strategic Plan for
going forward. The
Rotary Bull Roast
provided 20% of the
CEFM’s funding in the
past; this past year,
our contribution
represented 35% of the
CEFM’s budget.
-
Cal discussed the
Dictionary project which
has become a signature
project for the Club.
Everyone is encouraged
to participate in
distributing the books.
We visited 10 schools
this year and gave out
900 books. The books
cost $1.47 each. They
have been well-received.
We provide packets to
the third grade teachers
with suggested lesson
plans. The Project has
become easier with the
regular contact with the
schools. We also send a
brochure to the parents.
This past year
Huntington Learning
Center provided funding
for the entire project.
They have been a good
partner.
50/50: Larry
Aaronson was the big winner
but didn’t select the 9 of
Clubs.
Finally
submitted,
Susan Souder,
Secretary
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