Minutes
Written by Mike Surh
2011:
We are proud to announce that after 2 years of dedicated work, The Pittsburgh South Side Rotary Club will be officially chartered on Augest 23rd, 2011. Join us for our charting pary as we join the ranks of Rotary International When: Tuesday, August 23rd: 7pm-9pm
Where: Penny's Glasshouse Bistro, 1719 E. Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412-488-0900
What to expect: On the House h'orderves, Cash Bar, and fun for all
RSVP through this Address (
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). This is a great event for prospective members so let us know if you are bringing a guest.
Rotary Minutes Jan 4th
Attendance:
Dave T.
Heather
Donna
John
Jim
Dan
Rob
Pledge Of Allegiance
The 4-Way test
Blessing
No speaker
Business discussed.
A poll for meeting's will be coming from President Dave T.
Service project For Feb will be Hot Metal Bridge Church, more information to follow.
Social Crawl date has been changed to Jan 29 more information to follow.
Discussed having 2 Service projects per month..
Next speaker will be Ethan Nickles
Donna Simboli
Secretary
Southside Rotary ( Pending Charter).
Pittsburgh’s South Side Rotary Club Meeting Minutes ( pending charter)
Attendance:
Jim Hasley, Sandra Rebholz, Michael Surh, Micah Rosa, Dave Trumbore, Michelle Knight, Ben Contrucci, Dan Carlins, Ron Xides, Tom Fallon, Donna Simboli, Kathy Crawford
Guest Speaker : George Matta from Three Rivers Casino
Pledge of Allegiance
Rotary Four way test
Blessing
Salvation Army Ring the bell will be at Southside works Giant Eagle/ times to be announced
Michelle Knight Volunteered to co-chair with Kathy Crawford For Folino’s Thanksgiving.
Blood drive is on hold all weekends taken for September and October
Tom from Larwenceville rotary spoke about a community event Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival being held September 18th from 11-7. At the Southside Riverfront Park Stop by for Live stage performances, Asian Cuisine and cultural booths
George Matta from Three Rivers Casino spoke about the banquet facilities that will be coming to the North Shore casino. They have over 2900 slot machines and the addition of 86 table games has added to the success of the Casino. Stop in and check out their world class dining choices. George added the casino will be donating turkeys again this year.
Meeting adjourned at 6 : 45
*Note: Bowling at Emmaus Club is scheduled for tomorrow night,Tuesday 8/24. No snacks/beverages are necessary
Pittsburgh’s South Side Rotary Club
8/17/2010 –Meeting Minutes
Attendance: Advisors: Guest:
Dan Carlins Kathy Crawford Damien Schorr – Three Rivers Club
Michelle Knight Sandra Rebholz
Jim Hasley Dave Trumbore
Presenter:
John Chamberlin – Pittsburgh Club; RYLA
Pledge of Allegience - Four Way test - Blessing
Old Business:
Blood drive project
- More details to follow
Website commission fundraiser
- Please direct any persons, who are interested in having a professional website, to Michael Surh and Micah Rosa
Thanksgiving “Feed the Hungry”
- Tony Folino is in, once again, for this year’s event
- Plan on raising $2,500+ as a club
Announcements:
- Possible service project: Global Links – recycles medical equipment:
http://www.globallinks.org/get_involved/volunteer.php
- Craig Esterly’s Fireside Chat
“The Story of Rotary”- Best Western at Parkway Center in Greentree (September)
*Reminder: Bowling event at Emmaus Society after our business meeting on 8/24*
Presentation: John Chamberlin – RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)
RYLA in District 7300 started as “Rotary Gateway Teen Leadership Institute,” a teen leadership camp that occurs over 5 days and comprises multiple workshops on topics such as self-esteem and team building.
The camp is for incoming high school seniors and occurs annually in June at LaRoche College. The cost is $400, split into $250 for a sponsoring Rotary club and $150 for the attending student. Though it is possible to work out ways to defer this cost for the student, it’s RYLA’s position that the student should have some investment.
After the 5 days of exercises, each student is expected to present on their experiences at their sponsoring Rotary club. After completion of RYLA, LaRoche College is offering a $20,000 scholarship contingent upon attendance at LaRoche and sustaining a necessary grade point average.
Volunteers and interested committee members can find more information here: http://www.rotaryyouth7300.org/
*A reminder to send in (or provide at meeting) updated contact info for our directory.
*Tonight's speaker is Rick Belloli from the South Side Development Company
Pittsburgh’s South Side Rotary Club
7/13/2010 –Meeting Minutes
Attendance: Advisors: Guest/Presenter:
Dan Carlins Kathy Crawford Laura Almendinger - Ambassadorial Scholar
Jack Tombosky Sandra Rebholz
Jim Hasley
MiRan Surh
Michael Surh
Micah Rosa
Dave Trumbore
Donna Simboli
Rob Xides
Pledge of Allegience
Four way test
Blessing
Nomination/Election for Pittsburgh’s South Side Rotary Secretary: Donna Simboli
Sandra Rebholz recapped the event hosted by the Argentina Group Study Exchange
*Reminder: Bowling event at Emmaus Society after our business meeting on 7/27*
Presentation: Laura Almendinger – Ambassadorial Scholar
“The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas. The program sponsors academic year scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as goodwill ambassadors to the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to a greater understanding of their host country.
“Generous contributions from Rotarians worldwide represent a continued faith that today’s Ambassadorial Scholars will be tomorrow's community and world leaders. “
Laura attended Loughborough University in England to earn her Masters in Renewable Energy Systems Technology. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Loughborough University is the top university for athletics in the United Kingdom, though they are focusing on growing their engineering program.
Laura’s host club was Loughborough Beacon in District 1070, where she spent her service time volunteering with the club at a local elementary school. When she returned home, she joined the Oakmont/Verona Rotary Club.
Laura was grateful for the opportunity to study abroad and looks forward to serving under Rotary in the future. If you have any questions for Laura regarding her study abroad or the Ambassadorial Scholarship program, you can contact her at
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6:30PM Meeting adjourned
Attendance:
Ron Gaydos, Sandra Rebholz, Dave Trumbore, Dan Carlins, Michelle Knight, Cindy Sakala, Sandra Grimes, & Micah Rosa
Guests: Mark Gualazzi
Pledge of Allegience
Four way test
Blessing
Currently our membership is at a "soft" 18. Let's make a push for a couple more commitments and we're on our way to chartering.
Cindy, our new district governor was introduced to the club and we spoke briefly about what our club's plans are and what we've currently got going on. Cindy's advice for membership is to find the "people who know everyone else". Cindy's official visit will be on August 3rd. We will get a letter regarding the protocol of that visit.
Sandy Grimes, the new assistant district governor was also introduced. Dave gave brief overviews of the "Taste of Southside" possible fundraiser and the informational kiosk at the entrance to Pittsburgh on the bike trail. Cindy informed us that we may be eligible for a district simplified grant in the future for this project.
Dave also spoke about our work with the Emmaus Community - Secret Santa, Land scaping, Furniture building, bowling events. The Bob Brindley Memorial Golf outing will be held on August 2nd at noon at the Pittsburgh National Golf Club. Bob, who passed away this winter, had 63 years of perfect attendence in Rotary. Ron Gaydos, the GSE team leader, came to speak to us about the recent GSE trip to Patagonia, Argentina.
Pittsburgh’s South Side Rotary Club
6/29/2010 – Business Meeting Minutes
Attendance:
Micah Rosa
Sandra Rebholz
Dave Trumbore
Donna Simboli
Michelle Knight
Brian Krivanek
Pledge of Allegience
Four way test
Blessing
Brief meeting:
*All members, please reply with your updated contact information for our directory:
Name
Mailing Address
E-mail Address
Phone Number
Brief discussion of “Taste of South Side” event
6:30PM Meeting adjourned
Attendance:
Members: Guests: Advisors:
Michelle Knight Micah Rosa Sandra Rebholz
Dave Trumbore Michael Surh Kathy Crawford
Jack Tombosky Suzanna Masartis (Speaker)
MiRan Surh
Jim Hasley
5:45 Meeting Called to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Rotary Four-Way Test
Blessing
President’s Report
- MiRan Surh, Kathy Crawford and Dave Trumbore helped two of the Emmaus Community residences with landscaping on Saturday, June 5th (pictures available)
- From this event came another service opportunity:
The new residence requests our help with a project to renovate their backyard by weeding, landscaping, building and placing furniture.
***Please respond to this email with dates that you’re available to help!!!***
I’d like to get this all done in a weekend but I know people’s schedules are filling up quickly. If a weeknight works better for you, please let me know as there are already some members planning on doing this.
- We’re considering donating $120 to the Emmaus Community to become members of their “Black & Gold Society,” which would be an annual contribution.
- In other news, the local branch of United American Savings Bank is going public and has extended an offer to the South Side Rotary Club to purchase shares. I invite Ben Contrucci, Dan Carlins and our advisors to participate in this discussion since it’s not my area of expertise.
6:00 Speaker Presentation – Suzanna Masartis from the American Liver Foundation
- local offices at Station Square
- ALF gives free presentations to the community ranging from prevention and advocacy to general knowledge about liver disorders and testing/screening information.
- Events:
o Over 1,200 people attended the 7th Annual Liver Life Walk at the Pittsburgh Zoo
o Coming soon: Flavors of Pittsburgh, September 19th, 2010
§ An international event, “Flavors” brings top local chefs together to provide 5 course meals to guests in exchange for ticketed donations to ALF.
- Suzanna covered a variety of topics consisting of:
o Function and regenerative ability of the liver as a dietary filter
o Prevention of liver disease through a healthy lifestyle: no drugs or smoking, drinking alcohol in moderation, eating properly and exercising
o Epidemic of fatty livers affecting our nation’s youth
o Existence of vaccines for Hepatitis A and B, but none for Hepatitis C
o Prevalence of Hepatitis C due to relative ease of transmission when in contact with infected body fluid
o Information on referrals for hepatologists, surgeons and transplant doctors
***More information can be found at www.liverfoundation.org
6:30 Meeting Adjourned
Upcoming Speakers:
6/15 Eric Shiner – Andy Warhol Museum
6/22 Chuck Vogel – Pittsburgh Symphony
6/29 Business Meeting