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Rotary District 7300
Corporate One West
1195 Washington Pike
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-257-3000
412-257-3001Fax
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Dennis Crawford, District Governor
Linda Merlino, Administrative Assistant
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5:00 pm
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| Partial Set of 2008 District Conference Photos Now Online - Monday, June 09, 2008
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| Thanks for a Great Year - Monday, June 02, 2008The district conference is now history and I don’t think that Bedford Spring Resort will be the same. From the educational seminars, to the ladies high tea, in period costume I might add, to the men’s cigar smoker at the outdoor fire pit, to the golf outing, to the previous Ambassadorial scholar’s speeches, to Bill Mulkey, our RI rep to the hospitality suites, to the overall wonderful venue, we had a good time. We laughed, we learned, we sang, some good some not so good, but all sincere. We had tears in our eyes hearing about some of the things that Rotary does, but most importantly we shared some truly wonderful Rotary camaraderie. My special thanks again to Jay Jay and all of her committee who worked so hard to make your district conference a special event. To those of you who were unable to make it we have downloaded tons of photos on the district website-www.rotarydistrict 7300.org.
The district conference was a celebration of the clubs. There were 38 of our 49 clubs represented. For several of the educational seminars we had standing room only. I especially want to thank each of the club presidents for dedicating a year of their time to help lead their clubs this year. The job of the club president is not always an easy one, but it can truly be a very, very rewarding one. At the start of the district conference you, the clubs, had already exceeded our annual giving goal for the Rotary International Foundation and there are still clubs that will be meeting their annual pledge goal between now and June 30. Please don’t forget to do so. I don’t have all of the final membership numbers in yet from RI, but I am pretty sure that the district membership numbers will finish slightly up for the year. This reverses a trend in our district for the last 6 years or more. Your hard work and dedication to adding new members and retaining our current members has begun to pay off. We can’t let up. Membership is the responsibility of each and everyone one of us and there’s one simple way to continue to grow—ASK!
This year you fed the hungry, here in our own communities and abroad. You’ve mentored those adults who struggle with reading and writing and you’ve given dictionaries to third graders to help promote overall education. You’ve chauffeured shut-ins, you’ve held parties and bingos at nursing homes, you’ve built shelters and you’ve given bicycles to kids who couldn’t afford them. You’ve supported the World Affairs Institute, the Rotary Gateway Leadership Institute and the Ethics symposium. You’ve welcomed our five wonderful youth exchange kids into your clubs and your homes-how much more we learn from these students than they learn from us? You’ve also welcomed our GSE team from Venezuela into your homes and your club and helped to spread peace and fellowship from the United States to an otherwise unfriendly country to ours. You have three ambassadorial scholars this year, thanks to your support of The Rotary Foundation. You’ve helped to provide clean drinking water to people that you’ll never see or know, but who now live longer and much healthier lives. You’ve helped to rid the world of Polio, either through your contributions or your direct participation in a National Immunizations Days campaign in a third world country. You’ve sold raffle tickets and pancakes and chili and chicken. All to raise the funds to make all of the above possible.
You’ve had a wonderful year and all of you have made my year one of the best of my life. Thanks you all for that and thanks again for all you do for Rotary.
Dennis L. Crawford
President, COO
All-Pak, Inc.
412-257-3000 ext. 1225
District Governor,2007-2008
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| New Club int the District! - Monday, May 05, 2008The New Rotary Club of the South Side
No!!! We are not Chartered YET!!!!
BUT
We need your help
We are having a Membership Mixer
KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD MAKE A GREAT ROTARIAN??
When - Thursday, May 29,2008 from 5 till 7 PM
Where - Mario's, at 16th and Carson streets
Cash bar - Drinks will be 1/2 price
Cost - per Rotarian $10.00
Speakers
1. Past District Governor Bob Rupp - 5 minute talk on "What happens on the District level"
2. Past District Governor Bob Arbuckle - 5 minute talk on " What happens on an International level"
3. Penny Folino will talk about "Thanksgiving - feed the Hungry" and what other help might be needed in the South Side Area
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| Venezuela's Oustanding Youth Musical Program - Monday, May 05, 2008Venezuela has a musical program that starts kids about 4 years old in a instructional progression to classical music. The kids are from the poorest of neighborhoods. This not only produces great talent, but keeps the kids occupied and out of trouble in their early years.
This is but one of the Orchestras and there are over 300,000 young people in this program. In their high school years they travel throughout the world performing concerts in classical music and Broadway shows.
In this clip, they perform from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story.
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| OTA "Stuff a Bus" Program for us Soldiers - Wednesday, April 02, 2008Please see the next announcement for a wish list of items for the troops. read more ...
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| Incoming GSE team Member Update - Wednesday, April 02, 2008The team has changed, but they will still be here the 10th of May and leave the 4th of June.
The team of four will be:
KATIA RIVAS (Electronic Engineer)
DIEGO JOSE BRITO (Educator) Team Leader
SILVIA MARIA GIL (Corporate Lawyer)
Raquel Brito (Designer & Professional Dance Teacher)
The Group Study Exchange team from Venezuela will be arriving Saturday evening, May 10. They will be at the District conference. The team will be in Pittsburgh and the Beaver Valley until June 4.
Katya is an electronics engineer, Diego is an educator, Silvia is an attorney, and Raquel is a architect draftsperson and dance instructor.
I wish to thank all of the Rotarians that are hosting and clubs who are escorting them on outings and visits to our special sites. I would like to thank the clubs who are not hosting for their contributions toward the lunches and tickets to events, especially, Penn Hills, Quaker Valley, and Wilkinsburg.
Enjoy this team during their stay and show them our famous Pittsburgh and District 7300 hospitality.
Tom Nunnally
Please respond to Tom Nunnally (tom.nunnally@comcast.net) or 412-241-1822 for club hostings for the day and vocational day opportunities.
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| Operation Troop Appreciation - Tuesday, April 01, 2008OTA is in need of the following items for our troops: read more ...
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| Pure Water For All - Monday, March 31, 2008
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| International Fellowship of Motorcycling - Friday, January 11, 2008
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| New Club Report Requirement - Wednesday, December 12, 2007Beginning in 2008, USA and Puerto Rican Rotary clubs and districts with gross receipts of $25,000 or less will be required to file Form 990-N, an electronic e-Postcard report. This report is required annually starting 15 November 2008. Failure to meet the annual filing requirement for three consecutive years will result in revocation of the tax-exempt status of the club or district in question.
We would like to stress that this form is not required for submission until 2008. Clubs are being alerted so that adequate receipts may be kept throughout the course of the year. As of the date of this message, Form 990-N had not yet been posted on the US Treasury Web site. To learn more about this requirement, and to obtain the necessary e-Postcard report form once it's posted, go to www.irs.gov/eo or call the toll-free number: (877) 829-5500. Additional information regarding Rotary and US tax status is available at www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/info_paper_clubs_irs.pdf.
Please let the US clubs in your district know of these new IRS requirements. Thank you for your aid in distributing this important alert. As always, please let us know if we may be of any assistance.
Sincerely,
Jaclyn Carlsen
Rotary International
Club & District Support - Northern Pan America
Phone: 847-866-3269
Fax: 847-556-2134
E-mail: jaclyn.carlsen@rotary.org
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| Photos of the progress on the MAMA kitchen In San Jose del Negrito, Honduras-updated - Monday, December 03, 2007
This is the progress of the MAMA kitchen in San Jose, which is next to the Shoulder to Shoulder Pittsburgh clinic. The renovation of the building is funded by the Forest Hills Rotary Club. From this kitchen, children in San Jose will be provided milk and protein cookies that suppliment the primarily starch diet. Because of this diet, many of the children are malnurished, small for their age and more susceptable to disease. The picture below is of a 14 year old and a 10 year old, even though they look like they are under 10. This kitchen will go a long way in improving the health of the area, along with the Forest Hills Rotary Pure Water for All project
Attached are five photos;
The first shows the MAMA kitchen building before refurbishing..
The second shows the building before close in of wall
The third shows an indoor stove it its original condition
The fourth shows the stove half renovated
The last shows the heartened oven before renovation
The revovated kitchen is about 10% complete. They still have to enclose one side of the building and put on a new roof. They have to put in windows (to keep out the bugs). And they also have to
repair the outside earthen oven.
They have the equipment they need, but can always use more metal cookie sheets. This will speed up the baking of the protein suppliment cookies.
The kitchen will also serve as the dining hall for the staff (and volunteers) at the clinic, which is next door to the clinic.
This all should be completed in January. Bill Molyneaux (a board member of S2S) will go down to inpect and bring back photos of the finished product.
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| Interact Club Sponsors take Note (Posted on - Thursday, September 06, 200713th Annual District 7300
Interact Conference
October 22, 2007
Greentree Radisson Hotel read more ...
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| Membership Priority #1 (posted on - Thursday, September 06, 2007Change is inevitable - Growth is optional
District Membership Seminar
Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Oct. 9, 7:00pm - 9:00pm read more ...
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| Thank You Judy Lorigan (Posted on - Tuesday, August 28, 2007Bethel Park's Rotary member Judy Lorigan is no stranger to many of us. With her Vietnam projects and work as an assistant governor. She's always there helping out with the hard stuff. Well the Rotarian Magazine has a feature article about her and her family members. Check it out. See how this one person has made a difference as a Rotarian leader.
See the September 2007 Rotarian Magazine, pg 2, and pg 44. read more ...
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| Club Presidents are you INTERACT Ready? (Posted on - Saturday, August 25, 2007ARE YOU THINKING YOU MAY WANT TO JOIN THE CLUBS ON THIS LIST? THESE CLUBS ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGING THE YOUTH OF OUR DISTRICT IN “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” IN THEIR SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY AND WORLD PROJECTS. ROTARY GAINS A SERVICE PARTNER THROUGH INTERACT AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE OUR YOUTH FOR FUTURE LEADERSHIP.
LET US HELP YOU GET STARTED!
THE INTERACT COMMITTEE
BETTY DUNN, CHAIRMAN
412-243-8795
MONTOUR Club of the Year 2006-2007
AMBRIDGE - BETHEL PARK - BETHEL-ST. CLAIR - BRADDOCK - BRIDGEVILLE - BURRELL - CHURCHILL-WILKINS - CRAFTON-INGRAM - DUQUESNE-W.MIFFLIN - SOUTH HILLS - ELIZABETH - FOREST HILLS - GREENTREE - HIGHLANDS AREA - LAWRENCEVILLE - MC CANDLESS - MC KEESPORT/WHITE OAK - MONROEVILLE - MOON TWP. - NEW KENSINGTON - OAKLAND - PARKWAY WEST - PENN HILLS - PITTSBURGH - PITTSBURGH EAST - PLEASANT HILLS - STEEL VALLEY - SWISSVALE - TURTLE CREEK read more ...
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| Rotary YE program for overseas experience (Posted on - Monday, August 13, 2007 This is the link for the Youth Exchange.
Families pay for the airfare and health insurance. Host families will provide room and meals (and treat them as a member of the family) The local Rotary Clubs will give them an allowance (we give $75 per month) and provide a counselor to help them with any problems that they might encounter. The rules are strict, but not overbearing (they cannot drive, must not partake alcohol or drugs, no travel unaccompanied outside the host District, no tattos, etc). Interested parties should let me know by end of September for 2008-2009 school year.
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| Assistance for families from the flooding in Aliquippa (Posted on - Saturday, August 11, 2007
I attended a meeting concerning assistance for the families that were devastated from the flooding last week in Aliquippa and Industry. There are around 370 homes and businesses damaged by the flooding. A countywide effort among the clubs was discussed. ADG Brian L Daniels will call the club presidents to discuss supporting and assisting the members of the Aliquippa Club.
The Beaver County 911 office has a PEMA representative there for low-interest loans. If you would like to help please con-tact ADG Brian L Daniels.
Past President Dave Pietro, New Brighton Rotary Club,
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| Funds are still available for Biloxi volunteers. (Posted on - Tuesday, July 24, 2007District Governor Dennis has notified the club presidents that he will also be supporting the ongoing district Katrina project started three years ago. Yes we're Rotarians we do good things all the time, but can you say you know firsthand how much one person can mean to another persons quality of life. We give our money and we work hard when we put together events for the good of our neighborhoods, but when you show up in Biloxi and the people who have lost the very soul of their existence see how much you're willing to do for them. Someone you don't even know, they aren't going to forget what you have done. Guess what one of our future peacemakers may be living in one of those trailers right now. Or an RI President, or just someones grandchild. Please see if you can make the time to save someones future, you really will matter. read more ...
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| Reflections on a Rotary International Convention (Posted on - Friday, June 29, 2007by Walt & Harriet Sickles Ambridge, PA, Rotary Club
We had the good fortune to be able to attend the RI Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, the weekend of June 16-20, 2007. This being our first such event we weren’t quite sure what all to expect but we had heard it was a great and very worthwhile experience. If anything, that was an understatement.
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| PolioPlus Partners needs our support (Posted on - Friday, April 27, 2007
Be sure to read the article from PDG Bob's April newsletter submitted by PDG Joe Ravano. You will make a difference here.
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| Meet 2007-08 RI President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson (Posted on - Tuesday, March 13, 2007 “In order for Rotary to continue to meet the ever-increasing demand for humanitarian service, we must continue our work toward membership retention, growth, and development,” says Wilkinson. “We must build stronger clubs, and keep Rotarians informed, connected, and involved.” 2007-08 RI President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson read more ...
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| World Affairs Insitute (Posted on - Monday, July 30, 2007• The Institute will be held on Thursday, November 15, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh.
• This year’s topic is China and the U.S.
• Each Rotary Club has the opportunity to sponsor and select top scholastic Student Delegates from public, parochial, or private schools in its area.
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Great Truths that Little Children Have Learned
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1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.
2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.
Submitted by Tom Nunnally
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WOW! Project
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Camp Cadet Bicycle Campaign
 Sharpsburg Rotary bike drive for Allegheny County Camp Cadet was able to raise enough money to provide the Camp with 37 bicycles. The enclosed is of Brett Carb presenting the checks to the President Nelson Mitchell and Camp Director, Trooper Robin Mungo. Brett initiated the idea for the fund raiser and participated in doing the mailing to all of the district clubs.
This is a WOW project! Our goal was 52 bikes --- and we would appreciated any additional donations local clubs might want to send at this time. We thank the local Rotary clubs that have contributed to this worthy cause.
Anyone who would like to make a donation at this time can mail it to Sharpsburg Rotary current president Patty Gottschalk, 105 Bristol Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Checks should be make payable to: Allegheny County Camp Cadet.
Call Pat Gottschalk at 412-963-0234 to arrange pickup.
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| GSE Team from Venezuela - Monday, June 09, 2008
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| Rotary World Peace Scholar - Monday, June 02, 2008Here is some interesting information on the Rotary World Peace Scholar who is sponsed by out district as a result of the Paul and Jean Elder Endowment. read more ...
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| Myanmar Cyclone Information - Monday, June 02, 2008District 6740 Governor, Tom Ashford sent this email concerning the status of the cleanup effort after the cyclone read more ...
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| Looking for a talented, multi-lingual employee? - Monday, June 02, 2008
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| Exchange Student Wins Art Award - Monday, May 05, 2008Manami’s art work was entered in the Congressional District 14 Art Competition. Congressman Mike Doyle sponsors this competition each year.
Schools in District 14 enter their students’ work. Manami won first prize in the competition! Her winning entry will hang in the United States Capitol for the next year.
Since Manami just visited Washington, D.C. this past weekend, she was truly honored and excited to win. Manami cried when she went up to the stage to accept. The entire audience was touched. It was a tremendous evening.
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| Biloxi Update - Wednesday, April 02, 2008Janet Elder of the Forest Hills Rotary Club led a team of young people (8 Americorp workers plus Hope Nunnally and Tim Lynch) to Biloxi to help finish up houses that were needed to be completed so the owners could move in.
The Biloxi effort under the direction of Bob Bolitho will end March 31. In the two and one half years since the Katrina storm , over 150 volunteers and over $100,000 in supplies have been provided by District 7300. Rotary, by far, has been the largest contributor to rebuilding homes of mostly aged people in the Biloxi area.
Dear Rotary,
Thank you for sponsoring the Pittsburgh Health Corps' service trip to Biloxi. It is amazing just how much work remains to be done even 2 ½ years after Katrina. Our group worked hard on the houses we were assigned to. We enjoyed meeting the homeowners and kept them in mind as we meticulously sanded and remudded the walls in hopes of giving them the perfect home. This trip was the best experience during my time with AmeriCorps---thank you for making it possible.
Sincerely,
Becky Hefel
Dear Rotarians:
I would like to personally thank each of you and your organization for giving the Pittsburgh Health Corps and me in particular the opportunity to travel to Mississippi. I had a truly amazing experience in Biloxi getting my hands dirty for a good cause. I want to share with you a conversation a cashier and I had with one another. While checking out, the cashier asked me where I was from and why I was down there. I explained to her our group's origin and our purpose for being there. She paused for a moment and then began to tear up. She proceeded to tell me how thankful she was that people like us were down there to help . & ;nbs p;She remarked, "It's people like you that put our government to shame." I never felt more honored in my life than in that moment. The thank you from her to me greatly extends to all of you because without your full support, none of this would have been possible and all the work we accomplished in Biloxi left undone.
Sincerely,
Ashley McAdams
PHC Member
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| Banners for Sale - Monday, February 04, 2008Good morning!
I currently have listed on eBay an item which you or your club(s) might find interesting - Item number: 110218710685. It is a Rotary International banner with a collection of 47 pennants from the following clubs:
First row: Liege; Kowloon; Kanuma, Japan; Dublin (No.1 Club in Europe); Amman, Jordan; Oakland (The Cultural Center of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.); Luxembourg; Di Roma; Honolulu (Rotarians All, Rotary Club of West Honolulu, No. 7664, District 500); Hossegor, France; Nancy.
Second row: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; Kanpur (Charter No. 5645, 3rd, July, 1943); Jamnagar (Charter No. 7340); Baroda; Belgaum; Sundsvall; Tucson, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; Heerlen, Nederland; Boras, Sweden; Siegen; Livingstone, N. Rhodesia; Sydney, Australia (stained).
Third Row: Mt. Vernon, New York, U.S.A. (National Shrine of the Bill of Rights); Hamburg, Dammtor; Tel Aviv, Yafo, Israel (Distr. 199); Kiriat-Shmona Israel;; Durban, South Natal, South Africa; Salvador, Bahia, Brasil (District 455); Jamshedpur, India (No.4118); Johannesburg, South Africa; Nicosia, Cyprus; Utsunomiya, Japan; Atlanta, Georgia (Buckhead).
Fourth row: Serena (District 472); Nice; Lisboa- Norte, Portugal; Hong Kong; Kyoto, Japan; Middletown, New York, U.S.A.; Burton-Middlefield, Ohio, U.S.A.; Aachen; Rio De Janeiro, Brasil (stained); Athinai, Hellas; Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S.A.; and Mombasa.
If you have any questions, please call:
Evenings 412.243.5634
Days 724.514.1001
The banner is located in the City of Pittsburgh, and I can arrange for you to examine it if you wish.
Thanks for your time.
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| North Boroughs Rotary Club completes another successful Holiday Fruit Box Sale - Wednesday, December 19, 2007The North Boroughs Rotary Club (Ben Avon Heights) recently completed another successful Holiday Fruit Box project. The club sold over 1550 boxes, consisting of combinations of apples, pears, preserves, pecans and Vermont cheddar cheese.
Orders are carefully hand-packed by Rotarians the first week of December each year. The Club takes orders from area businesses and individuals and will ship via UPS anywhere in the country for $8, or hand deliver locally. Since the year 2000, the club has sold over 14,500 boxes, and since the inception of the project over 30 years ago, has raised in excess of $370,000.00 for local charities and The Rotary Foundation!
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| Ambassadorial Scholar Outbound (Posted on - Sunday, August 19, 2007
Elizabeth Maria Groch
2006 graduate of Princeton University, valedictorian of Highlands High School, enrolled at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria
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| Ambassadorial Scholar - Saturday, July 28, 2007
Naoko is studying music at Duquense University. Forest Hills is her sponsoring club and Tom Nunnally is her advisor.
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| Wilfrid J. Wilkinson President RI 2007-2008 - Friday, June 29, 2007
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| Polio Eradication - Sunday, September 03, 2006
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| Dennis Crawford 2007-08 District Governor - Sunday, September 03, 2006
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| District Governor Elect James Kunkelmann (Posted on - Saturday, July 07, 2007
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| Lou Piconi to a four-year term as Trustee of the Rotary Foundation. (Posted on - Friday, December 01, 2006
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| District 7300 Rotarians of the Year - Friday, June 29, 2007 Bob Brindley and Ed Grimes were both named Rotarians of the Year.
Bob Brindley and Gov. Bob Rupp
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