LOCATION:  HYBRID MEETING - Country Club of York and Virtual Online Meeting at www.GoToWebinar.com 

 

VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM:  Lt Col Don O’Shell serves as the Director of Staff for the Pennsylvania Air National Guard assigned to state headquarters located at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania.  For the majority of his Air Guard career Lt Col O’Shell was a part-time, drilling status guardsman or commonly referred to as a Citizen Airman (live and work locally, yet serve globally).  In 2016 Lt Col O’Shell deployed to Afghanistan as an advisor to the Afghan Air Force assigned to the 438th AEW as the Deputy CJ1 – coalition joint personnel director.  In 2020 he deployed a 2nd time to Afghanistan as the Director of the Joint Visitors Bureau with Headquarters Resolute Support.  The presentation will be a picture narrative of both deployments via PowerPoint slides shared from the perspective of a Citizen Airman.  He is scheduled to be live, in-person at the CCY.  Prior to his current full time position with the Air National Guard Lt Col O’Shell was the York County Clerk of Courts from January 2003 to March 2019.  Previous to holding elected county office Lt Col O’Shell served as Chief of Staff to State Representative Keith Gillespie, served in the Ridge-Schweiker Administration and was a Legislative Assistant to State Representative Stan Saylor.

 

Preferential seating will be given to all VETERANS.  For those who are not able/comfortable attending in person, please email your name and branch of service to  officeassist@yorkrotary.org by Tuesday morning so your name can read from the podium and the club can recognize you and your service. 

 

The Central York  Middle School "Colonial Fife and Drum Corps" will perform for members outside at CCY from 11:00-11:30am so come early to enjoy the wonderful music to honor our Veterans.  Members not attending the CCY meeting are welcome to drive to CCY and listen from your vehicles.

 

Rotarian Ken Cooper will be taking individual PHOTOS of all Veterans at CCY to put together a collage this year since we cannot take a group photo.  Please see Photographer Ken inside when you arrive. 

 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION to attend the lunch meeting IN PERSON at the Country Club of York:  A maximum of 55 members can be accommodated in the ballroom set with 12 round tables of 4 or 5 with open seating.  Members are required to wear MASKS at all times unless seated in the ballroom actively eating.   

LUNCH MENU:  Mixed Greens Salad (pre-set), Meat Lasagna* with Broccoli and Garlic Bread, Chef's Choice Dessert (pre-set, alternating choices on table), and Coffee or Iced Tea. 

                                                                                           

The American Red Cross building remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic therefore the Rotary Club of York office is closed.  Bert and Renea continue to work our of their homes and have access to emails.  If you require immediate assistance, please contact Executive Coordinator, Bert (717-542-6449) or President Anne at DruckA@unitedway-york.org or 717-577-3766.

 

NEW MEMBER Ron Bunce (President/CEO; Children’s Home of York) will be inducted into the club at today’s meeting.  His proposer is JT Hand. 

 

GET WELL Wishes to Rotarian Jus Eigenrauch who was recently hospitalized.  

 

THANKS TO Volunteers from the Rotary Club of York's Preserve Planet Earth (PPE) Committee, who worked together with staff from York City, to remove large debris from Kiwanis Lake. They “caught” two bikes, a couple tires, 1 1/2 actual fishing rods and a couple concrete trash containers (one with trash). This happened at an opportune time as the level of the lake has been lowered while repairs are done to the floodgate and new fountains installed. This fulfills Rotary's mission to improve water quality and has a high impact on wildlife and residents. The beauty of the lake continues to improve each day thanks to the volunteers we had for this event.  PPE Chair, Aaron Jacobs, will give a more detailed update on the Kiwanis Lake Project at a club meeting in December. 

 

The Membership Committee would like to extend HAPPY ANNIVERSARY wishes to the following members who joined the club during the second week of November and say THANK YOU for being valued members of the Rotary Club of York.          

                    November 18     Bob Pullo