Rotary Club of York "The Announcer" 10/21/2020 (Oct 21, 2020)

MEETING DATE

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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

TIME - In Person at CCY for RCY members with confirmed reservations only:
11:15am Arrival, fellowship & salad

11:30am Lunch entrees will be served

12:00pm President Anne will begin meeting for virtual audience

TIME - "Virtual" Audience on www.gotowebinar.com:

11:55am Log in, 12 Noon Virtual Meeting to begin,

12:10pm Program until approximately 1pm

PROGRAM: Our speaker today will be virtual. The Central Pa. Food Bank covers some 27 counties in central Pa. In this time of pandemic and the rising count of those considered “food insecure” the Food Bank has been challenged to meet the needs of even more consumers. Their Executive Director, Joe Arthur, leads an organization of over 125 staff who work with local food banks, such as the York County Food Bank, and other entities to provide that service. He will tell us of the work that the Food Bank and particularly how they are coping with the pandemic. Joe is a fellow Rotarian and a member of the Rotary Club of Harrisburg.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION to attend the lunch meeting IN PERSON at the Country Club of York: Due to Governor Wolf's new indoor capacity rules as of 10/9, the Country Club of York can now accommodate a maximum of 50 members 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.

If you are a RCY member and wish to reserve a seat to attend the lunch meeting LIVE, IN PERSON at the Country Club of York, visit https://yorkrotary.org/event/weekly-lunch-meeting---central-pa-food-bank/

You must be signed in to the website as a member to access, check availability and reserve a seat!

If you do not recall your member Login name or password, press the blue forgot button on the right.

If interested in attending but there is no availability, please sign up under the "WAIT LIST".

PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT ASAP. THE SYSTEM WILL ONLY BE OPEN TO MAKE RESERVATIONS UNTIL MONDAY, 10/19 AT 3PM.

If you need to cancel your reservation, please do so online, but communicate to the Rotary Office so members on the wait list can be contacted immediately to attend.

Please note - All RCY members attending the lunch meeting at the CCY will be invoiced $18 for lunch.

If you CANCEL after 3pm on Monday, 10/19, you will be invoiced for lunch, unless your seat is filled by another member from the “wait list”.

LUNCH MENU: Mixed Greens Salad (pre-set), Beef Stroganoff with Egg Noodles and Chef’s Choice Vegetable, Roll with butter, Chef's Choice Dessert (pre-set, alternating choices on table), and Coffee or Iced Tea.

If you are attending live and require a SPECIAL MEAL, contact the Rotary office (officeassist@yorkrotary.org) no later than 12N on Monday, 10/19/2020 to order your food. No exceptions.

To REGISTER and view the VIRTUAL meeting, please visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5305758641197239308

The VIRTUAL registration information is also posted on www.yorkrotary.org (home page under "Happenings in York PA" and on the RCY calendar) and on the Facebook page. Please share with interested family and friends. You can join from a computer, laptop or mobile device.

MEETING ASSIGNMENTS

Registrar - PP Rob Bowen
Opening Song - Steve Feldmann

Invocation - Eric Chase

2020-2021 Rotary Theme

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The American Red Cross building remains closed therefore the Rotary Club of York office is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.

THANK YOU to Rotarian PP Dick Julian for his donation to the Rotary Club of York's Community Project Fund in memory of Greta Miller.

The RCY Board of Directors approved the NEW MEMBER application of Ron Bunce (President & CEO; Children's Home of York) proposed by JT Hand for membership. If no objections are received, he will be inducted into the club at a future meeting.

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

Bob Baccon 16 years

Jeff Poet 20 years

Rodney Sechrist 38 years

Steve Shellenberger 14 years

PE Jackie Summers 7 years

PP Jim Walker 38 years

The Rotary Club of York is the 24th largest club in the world as of the July 1, 2020 data. Here’s how we stack up to the other Large Clubs. Now that we are partially back at the CCY in-person, consider proposing a new member TODAY!!

1	Vijayawada, India Midtown	767	16	Little Rock	348
2	Birmingham	631	17	Tokyo	336
3	Oklahoma City	560	18	Chattanooga	332
4	Nashville	528	19	Milwaukee	330
5	Atlanta	479	20	Toledo	327
6	Baton Rouge	476	21	Tulsa	322
7	San Diego	468	22	Bombay	314
8	San Jose	450	23	Yakima	303
9	Madison	439	24	York	300
10	Kota	426	25	Rochester	296
11	Wichita	408	26	Cincinnati	292
12	San Antonio	387	27	Columbus	291
13	Karur, India	383	28	Oakland	281
14	Louisville	362	29	Lexington	278
15	Seattle	360	30	Long Beach	274

The September 14th

“Love FORE Community” event raised $41,790.69!!
Thank you to everyone who supported the event. York City Little League, Kiwanis Lake Project, William Penn High School “Bearcat” Interact Club, and Child Care Consultants’ Child Care Scholarship Fund are grateful to be beneficiaries of the event. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MADE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS!!!

Nominations are now being accepted for a Charles S. Wolf Service Above Self Award. There are many unsung heroes in our community who have stepped up in a major way to bring light and hope during this challenging time. Please consider nominating an individual who has made an impact on our community, gone above and beyond what is expected of him/her, and has not received recognition for their actions. Nominations can be sent to PE Jackie Summers jsummers@penn-mar.org or Bert bert@yorkrotary.org.

Saturday, October 24 - Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) will meet virtually 9am-2pm via zoom. All RCY Members are invited to attend! Registration deadline is TODAY, Thursday, 10/15. Please contact the Rotary office ASAP for details bert@yorkrotary.org or 717-542-6449.

Thursday, November 5 - Rotary Foundation Annual Dinner 7pm-8pm. This will be a virtual event and Rotarians are asked to make a donation to the Rotary Foundation in lieu of a registration fee www.york7390.org.

Saturday, October 24 - WORLD POLIO DAY http://www.endpolio.org Rotary District 7390 is celebrating with a RIDE TO ERADICATE POLIO! 8am-12N on the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail. Trail will be marked for 5, 10 and 20 miles. https://rotary7390.org/event/ride-to-eradicate-polio/

Friday, October 23 - Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg-North hosts Rotary Night at the Cumberland Drive-In. The gates will open 5pm and "Jurassic World" movie begins 7pm, $ 20/vehicle and $ 2/radio rental.

Southern York County Rotary UNITED STATES OF AMERICA american Flag Vinyl Decal / Sticker ** 5 Sizes **

- 3rd Annual

Flags for Heroes Fundraiser. Flags will be on display November 1-15. For more information www.sycrotary.com

ROTARY NETWORK - Rotary International has developed what it calls the Rotary Network to help Rotarians in the time of COVID-19 and beyond. It consists of six key areas: Career Services, Business Networking (the RMB Fellowship and its 104 Chapters worldwide), the Rotary Business Directory (a sort of worldwide Rotary Yellow Pages), Vocational Mentoring, Financial Information, and Sharing Ideas (a Rotary BLOG). Please go to www.rotarynetwork.org and check the site out. After that please open the Rotary Business Directory and enter your business contact information along with a brief phrase on what your business is about.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS - PP Mike Summers is accepting suggestions for upcoming programs at mvzs2@hotmail.com.

The Rotary International Annual Convention is scheduled to be held June 12-16, 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan https://convention.rotary.org/en/taipei

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR MEMBERS:

October 21 David Lovelace and Mike Nitchman
October 22 Henry Kirkpatrick, George Hummel,

PEN Glenn Miller, and Martin Fedorko

October 23 Max Rishel

October 25 Karen McCormack and Dee Baker

October 28 Dennis Lankford and Darren Smith

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MISS A MEETING due to a conflict with a business meeting or vacation and need an ATTENDANCE MAKEUP CREDIT??? Watch a VIDEO of a past meeting of the club, some are available on the “Rotary Club of York” Facebook page as a live stream video and most recent VIRTUAL meetings are available on the club's YouTube page www.youtube.com/user/RotaryClubofYork. After viewing, please let the Rotary office know to receive and attendance makeup!

Rotary Club of York Vision and Mission Statement

VISION:  The Rotary Club of York, PA will continue to be the premier service club for a diverse mix of business, professional and community leaders. Members value and grow in each other’s company, having fun working together, while remaining committed to the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self”.

MISSION:  To provide community leaders a broad range of opportunities to serve others, having a positive impact across the street and around the world.