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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!!

April 22: Chris Levy - Chris is a CEREC Specialist with Patterson Dental. What is CEREC you ask? CEREC is Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics. CEREC allows a dentist to take an infrared image of your tooth and make a ceramic cap, crown, etc. right there in the office. One visit - no waiting for weeks while your temp falls off during dinner!

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 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.