March Birthdays 1 Joe Lisi 6 Alyssa Roth

9 Michele Balliet 9 Shawn McPhee 13 Ben Hoffman 16 Glen Bootay 16 Christian Zechman 25 John Martin II 31 Marty Thomas-Brumme

Aug 9 Ashley Johnson (student) April 29 Giani Leppler (student)

Keeping the Calendar March 22 World Water Day March 29 Chamber Dinner Star Barn April 12-13 District 7390 Conference - Hershey April 22 Earth Day May 12 Mother’s Day 5K June 1-4 International Convention – HAMBURG June 9-13 RYLA June 13 Golf Major Conestoga Country Club June 26 Installation – Harvest View Sept 19-21 Zone Conference Niagara Falls

Feb 7, 2020 TASTE

The Sp ke The Rotary Club of Elizabethtown

chartered 1925 PO Box 89 Club # 5338

Elizabethtown, PA 17022

www.elizabethtownrotary.org

etownparotary@gmail.com https://twitter.com/EtownRotary

https://www.facebook.com/etownrotary

Friday 12:15 pm Funk Brewing Co.

Monday 5:30 pm Moo Duck Brewery

Total Membership: 126

Group E: Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, Donegal, Lititz

Eastern York Co (Wrightsville), Hempfield, Manheim

Zones 24 & 32

District # 7390

Brenda Kreider Barlet, Editor

March 15, 2019

Vol. 69, # 32

Contribution Options at each Meeting Tree $hed (Happy $) (Fun $) 2018 – 19 ytd $ 1367.10 Pfautz Scholarship (Jars) 2018 – 19 ytd $ 809.77 Pfautz Scholarship (50/50) (The “pot” = 6 cards) $ 989 2018 – 19 ytd $ 870

2018 - 2019 BOARD President Mike Handshew Pres -Elect Bill Davis 1st V- Pres Don Grabowski 2nd V- Pres Deb Dupler

Alt Meet Chair Anikka Brill Secretary Tom Labagh Treasurer Bob Hollinger “At Large” Jeff Marsico Wendi Grinnell Ken Wolfe Past-Pres Tim Haak

SAVE THE DATE… Installation

President Elect Bill Davis & the 2019-20 Board

Wednesday

June 26, 2019

Harvest View Farms

Monday Meeting

5:30-6:30pm

Moo Duck Brewery Chair Anikka Brill Vice-Chair Glen Bootay

- - - - - - - - - - - - - Monday Meeting Keynoters: Mar 18 Dennis Zubler Rotary Foundation Mar 25 Phil Clark WW II Homecoming Parade Movie April 1 Dave Ritter - Rotary Q & A April 8 Paddy Rooney District Gov. Elect April 15 Matthew Lane Classification April 22 Paul Metzger Classification April 29 Carol & Jim Nelson Guatemala Mission Trip

Monday Meeting Minute: May neighbors respect you,

trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and Heaven accept you.

Friday Meeting Keynoters: Mar 15 Jayne Van Bramer CEO The New Lancaster

Behavioral Health Hospital – Penn Medicine

Mar 22 Tom Garrett Emily Whitehead Foundation Board Member – Innovations in Childhood

Cancer treatment

Mar 29 Michael Weber Research Director at Nuclear Regulatory Commission until July, 2018

April 5 Grace Foresman Smile Train HS Student Ambassador (Cleft Palate Surgeries)

Ben Hoffman‟s granddaughter

April 12 Lisa Clemens GEARS feasibility study

April 19 Matthew Good Rwanda: Looking for the Good Teacher Fellow – Holocaust Memorial Museum

April 26 Dennis Zubler Rotary International Foundation

Etown Rotary Bicycling Fellowship 2 (two) "Save-the-date" Events

1)Saturday April 27th - Ephrata-Lititz Rail trail (13 miles)

2)Satuday May 11th - Mifflinburg Pedal Out Polio ride

Rides are "family-paced" and spandex-free!

Email Joe Rebman at rebman@comcast.net to be added to the Biking Fellowship email list.

March 20 - RMB Lancaster

Groff Event Center, 234 West Orange Street, Lancaster, PA.

Wednesday, March 20, 5:30 - 7:30 pm.

The event cost will be FREE thanks to the Rotary Club of Lancaster Penn Square, Groff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, and

Renovations by Garman who are providing the venue, hors d'oeuvres and the beverages (wine, beer and soft drinks).

Potential Rotarians and family of Rotary also invited!

RSVP Here!!

Beware… The Ides of March March 15

Et tu, Brute? Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer!

7-Day Notice

Kevin Becker

Classification: Mechanical Contractor

Sponsor: John Martin II

Julius Caesar‟s assassination aside, the Ides of March has also marked the date of other major events in history, including Christopher Columbus‟ return to Spain after his first journey to the New World (1493), Woodrow Wilson holding the first US presidential press conference (1913), and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1917). www.romanculture.org

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District Governor: John May

MEMBERSHIP Honorary:

*Ann Reinhold Bob Messick Carl Strikwerda Joe Murphy +*Chuck Mummert 1959 * George Achorn * Clair Baum 1966 * Harold Engle 1967 * Dan Raffensperger 1969 * Don White 1972 * Dave Heisey Walt Heisey 1973 Jake Olweiler 1977 + * Paul Wolgemuth 1979 Rick Erb 1981 * Noble Johnson 1982 * Ken Kreider 1985 * Charlie Cobaugh * Kevin Dolan 1986 John Smith 1988 Roger Hipple 1989 Jack Hostetter Barry Smith 1990 Bill Davis * Tom Labagh 1991 * Ken Wolfe 1992 Dane Whitmoyer 1995 ^ * Dennis Zubler 1996 Otis Kitchen (1965-85) *Joe Rebman 1997 *John Martin II 1999 Barry Acker Tom Campbell Werner Fetter Milton Good 2000 Matt Denlinger * Hob Kroesen (1980-91) Stacy Steinkamp 2001 + * Ralph Detrick 2002 * Dan Brill Deb Dupler Dave Hickernell 2003 Brenda Barlet Bob Hollinger 2004 Marty Thomas-Brummé Bart Ziegler 2005 * Scott Cvek David Halliwell (# 1981) Wayne Heisey 2006 * Kevin Engle Al Frank Jim McCurdy 2007 Scott Kingsboro Joe Lisi (# 1973) * Jeff Kline 2010 Tyler Smith Dan Robrish * Michael Kalloz 2011 Stanley Mumma Robert Cronin 2012 * Tim Haak Ben Hoffman (1965-67) 2013 Michele Balliet Jeff Clark Bill Moore (1974-81) * Michael Handshew 2014 Don Grabowski Andrew Schoenberger 2015 Jeff Nolan (97-2008) Del Becker Lori Funck Keith Yocum 2016 Mitch Forry Marc Hershey Tracy Miller Jeff Marsico Ed Thomas Anikka Brill Mike Brubaker Kristen Brubaker Shannon Jordon (2014-15) Robert “BJ” Reedy Ben Travis Glen Bootay Scott Little („98-2005) Deb Jones Jennifer Koppel Dale Ressler (2007-14) Greg Grogan

2017 Mark Bruce

Sandra Bruce

ROTARY of ELIZABETHTOWN Committee Chairs Nominating Tim Haak Foundation Ken Wolfe Membership David Ritter Internat’l Projects Joe Rebman Pfautz Scholarship Bill Davis Public Image Dan Robrish Glen Bootay Student Loan Kevin Dolan Website Tom Labagh,Tim Haak,

Joe Rebman

Family of Rotary Dan Brill

Fundraising Chairs Christmas Tree Sale Tim Haak GOLF Major Barry Acker Don Grabowski TASTE Kevin Engle Mothers Day 5K Dan Brill Grants

Project Chairs Service Committee Deb Jones Jeff Clark 4-Way Essay Don Grabowski Adopt-a-Highway Tyler Smith Group Study Exch Dave Halliwell Paul Wolgemuth Jr Achievement Debbie Dupler Community Volunteers Dan Brill

John Martin II

RYLA Anikka Brill Students of Month Debbie Dupler Youth Exchange Dan Brill

Club Service Chairs Chaplain Clair Baum Memorial Lori Funck Music Charlie Cobaugh, Don Grabowski

Sergeant-At-Arms Bob Hollinger,

Bill Moore, Stan Mumma, Charlie Cobaugh

Sheriff Bart Ziegler The SPOKE Brenda Barlet

* Past / Current President ^ Past District Governor + Past Assistant Governor # Joined Rotary- Another Club

MEMBERSHIP (cont.) 2017 Wendi Grinnell Allison DeArment Trent DeArment ^ # George Biemesderfer Greg Flury Mary Aukers-Endres Christian Zechman Eric Tereo Frank Telenko Heather Hohenwarter Joh “Norm” Norman Meshelle Pinzon John Yoder 2018 Shaun McCoach # Chris Dellinger +# David Ritter Shawn McPhee Matthew Blazi Robert Switalski Michele Switalski David Pelna # Nevin Lontz Donita Sturgis Darian Blauch Ryan Yorty Dustin Conrad Paul Metzger Matthew Lane # Carol Nelson # Jim Nelson Christopher DiStasio Ann Simonetti Greg Grove # Robert Sorozan Jennifer Leigh Hipp Peter Graustein Ryan Hipp Rachel Clark Adam Smith Jeffrey T. Clark Alyssa Roth

District 7390 Conference 12-13 April 2019 Hershey International Convention

1-5 June 2019

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary's leadership training program for young people. RYLA Emphasizes Leadership, Citizenship and Personal Growth. Do you know an outstanding Junior that has what it takes to become a dynamic leader and change not only themself but the world?

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary District 7390 (South Central PA) where students develop their skills as leaders while having fun and making connections. June 9-13, 2019

This will be the 59th Consecutive RYLA in Rotary District 7390. Students must be between their Junior and Senior years in high school to attend.

Approximately 140 High School youth attend annually.

The schedule includes various speakers, career seminars, a challenge course, team building activities, a conference band and chorus and much, much more.

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March Students of the Month:

Ashley Johnson Parents: Christa & Mark Johnson

School: Key Club (Kiwanis Liaison), Class of 2019 (Secretary), Model UN (Secretary), Marching Band (Clarinet), Concert Band (Oboe), Chorus (Soprano II), French Club, Musicals: FAME, The Sound of Music, Curtains, Fall Plays: The Skin of our Teeth (Stage Crew), The Man Who Came to Dinner (“June”), Internship at Brittany‟s Hope Awards: National Honors Society, Chairman‟s Choice Historical Crisis Committee, March Student of the Month Community: Masonic Village volunteer Employment: Elizabethtown Public Library Church: LCBC Hobbies: Reading, Musical Theatre Future: 4-year College, double major in International Relations & French

Giani Leppler Parents: Kathy Amaro & Chris Leppler

School: Soccer, Chess Club, Book Club Awards: March Student of the Month; National Technical Honors Society Employment: Lucky Ducks Church: St. Peters Catholic Church Hobbies: Friends, running, reading Future: 4-year College, major in Biology or Pre-Med,

minor in Engineering

Help Rotary Club of Elizabethtown fight the Opioid Crisis! 26th Annual Elizabethtown Rotary Golf Major

Conestoga Country Club Thursday, June 13, 2019

1 PM Shotgun Start 128 golfers

NEW THIS YEAR! PGA Long Drive Pro to entertain you at a Par 5.

(donations optional - $200 team entry can win a “hole in 2” Pebble Beach Trip) Don Grabowski & Barry L. Acker, Co-Chairs