*2008 Programs*
December 30: Rich Meyer (Carnegie/Collier Rotary) - Pittsburgh
December 23: Lou Piconi - Foundation
December 16: Karen McElhinny - USC Commissioner
December 9: Ed Mattson - Rotary International
Rotarian
Ed Mattson is from Peru, Indiana. Ed is a Rotary
International Ambassador-at-Large, Board Chair of the Rotary
Cancer Support Group and representative of the Hands Across
the Sea Program.The following web links will lead you to more information about the Rotary cancer support group or Ed’s book, Just Say No to the Undertaker.
http://www.ricancersurvivors.org
http://www.handsacrossthesea.org
Just Say NO to the Undertaker (Amazon order page and reviews)
December 2: Club Assembly
November 25: Peter Kohnke - Friends of the Montour Trail in Bethel Park
November 18: No Meeting - 20th Anniversary Gala at Valleybrook Country Club - 6 pm
November 11: Club Assembly - Community Service
November 4: Club Assembly - Community Service Opportunities/BBQ Discussion
October 28: BBQ Hotwash/Recap
October 21: BBQ Hotwash/Recap
October 14: BBQ Update
October 7: Club Assembly/BBQ Update
September 30: Bill Flanagan - Pittsburgh 250
September 23: Brian Schill (for Miss Penny Layne)- Kids of Iraq www.kidsofiraq.org
September 16: Elizabeth Van Loon & Sesi Aliu - Project Malawi
September 9: BBQ Update
September 2: Club Assembly
August 26: Jennifer Danquist - Junior League of Pittsburgh (www.jlpgh.org)
August 19: District Governor Visit
August 12: Arlene Sparks - The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PA
August 5: Club Assembly
July 29: BBQ Team Draft
July 22: Matt Tomsho
July 15: Linda Paterni - Wheelchair Mission
July 8: Mike Lloyd - South Hills Area YMCA
July 1: Club Assembly
June 24: BBQ Meeting
June 17: Jennifer Melnick Carota - Shop Smart Give More http://www.thegifttherapist.com/
June 10: Changing of the Guard Dinner (no regular meeting)
June 3: Club Assembly - Exchange Student Isabel Borrero talked about her experiences in the U.S. Mark Casciola was inducted as our newest member. Lou Piconi presented the Paul Harris Award to Scott Churchill.
May 27: John Swiatek - President and Managing Partner of the Washington Wild Things. The Wild Things are a minor league baseball team located at Washington, PA. This is baseball with a family touch and seats that are affordable and close to the action. It's easy to get there and plenty of parking. Check them out at washingtonwildthings.com.
May 20: Michael Barfield - Outreach Teen & Family Services Executive Director
May 13: Christina Gilfoyle - St Clair Hospital Lifeline Program Director - Lifeline is a personal emergency response service that ensures adults living at home get quick assistance whenever needed — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Subscribers press a lightweight, waterproof help button worn as a pendant or wristband whenever help is needed. A Lifeline monitor then responds, assesses the situation and summons appropriate help. Click here for more info.
May 6: Club Assembly - We discussed the USC and BP Community Days. President-elect John Gisleson talked about our Rotary Foundation goals as well as club leadership opportunities available during his tenure as president. Mark Casciola joined us as a potential member. Welcome Mark!
April 29: Bob Arbuckle - Rotary Foundation Bob is a member of the Rotary Club of New Kensington and a past district governor of District 7300. Bob was also honored by Clarion University as a 2006 Distinguished Alumnus. He gave very informative speech regarding the Rotary Foundation's past, present & future. Click here for information regarding the Gates Foundation Challenge!!
Ask your dentist if he/she has CEREC!!
From Wikepedia....CEREC is a dental restoration product that allows a dental practitioner to produce an indirect ceramic dental restoration using a variety of computer assisted technologes including 3D photography and CAD/CAM. The restoration of a tooth, (or teeth), can be performed in a single sitting with the patient. The cavity preparation is first photographed and stored as a three dimensional digital model and proprietary software is then used to approximate the restoration shape using biogeneric comparisons to surrounding teeth. The practitioner then refines that model using 3D CAD software. When the model is complete a milling machine carves the actual restoration out of a ceramic block using diamond head cutters under computer control. When complete, the restoration is bonded to the tooth using a resin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEREC
April
April 15: Elizabeth Zinno, LSA,
MPH - Elizabeth is the director of outreach and volunteer recruitment for Contact Pittsburgh.
CONTACT Pittsburgh offers immediate emotional support by volunteers trained to
be Crisis Line Specialists to help people of all ages who may be suicidal, in
emotional distress, or in need of reassurance, information or referral services.
Founded in 1972, CONTACT Pittsburgh provides multiple telephone support
services, training and community education. They are affiliated with the
American Association of Suicidology and accredited by CONTACT USA, a national
association of telephone hotlines in the United States.
Take a look at their web site -
http://www.contactpgh.org/
April 8: Dave Coplan is the
executive director of the Human Services Center Corporation and the Director of
the Mon Valley Providers Council (MVPC). The center is a model human
service mall serving 37 communities in the Mon Valley of Allegheny County.
The MVPC, a project of the Human Services Center Corporation, is a membership
alliance of over 70 human service agencies working cooperatively to fill gaps in
services. Check out their website at
www.hscc-mvpc.org.
April 1: Club Assembly. Pat Findle spoke about the Rebuilding Pittsburgh project where we will rebuild a house on Mt Washington with labor from members of all three Upper St. Clair and Bethel Park Rotary Clubs. We will help keep a neighbor warm, dry and safe in their house.
March 25:
March 18:
March 11:
March 4: Club Assembly
February 26: Information Day with Scott Churchill
February 19: Mary Ellen Sullivan - Pittsburgh Saves
February 12: Drew Harvey - The Nyadire Connection
February 5:
January 29:
January 22:
January 15:
January 8:
January 1: No Meeting - Happy New Year!
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