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District Calendar of Events

October 26-27-28 - District Conference,

Skytop Lodge in the

Poconos p. 3-8

Nov. 10: Rotary Leadership Institute,

7:30 am- 3:00 pm, Best Western

Inn, Wilkes-Barre, PA, p. 16

Club Events Oct. 3 Hazleton Rotary, Spaghetti Dinner, p. 14

Oct. 4 Plains Rotary, Art Auction, p. 11

Oct. 5: Wyoming Rotary, Crab-Fest, p. 17

Oct. 13: Tunkhannock Rotary,

Harvest and Wine Festival, p. 18

Nov. 11: Wilkes-Barre Rotary, Spaghetti Dinner, p. 19

Conference highlights on page 4.

A Message from the District Governor

Greetings to all Rotarians in District 7410. It is already October and I am excited that we will all be

gathering at the beautiful Skytop Lodge in the scenic Pocono Mountains for our District Conference

on October 26-28.

It is most appropriate that during Vocational Month, we are honored to have Dr. David P. Greenberg, Senior Director of Scientific and Medical Affairs at Sanofi Pasteur in Sweetwater, PA as a guest

speaker. Sanofi Pasteur and Rotary International are linked together through a common inter-

est...Polio. Sanofi Pasteur manufactures the vaccine used to treat children throughout the world.

Serving as the Rotary International President’s Representative at our conference is G. Kenneth Morgan, Director, Rotary Inter-

national, 2004 -2006. He is serving his third year as member of the Rotary International Operations Review Committee and an

At-large member of the 2013 Council on Legislation. Ken has been involved in the leadership of a seven district PETS since

1991. Ken and his wife Winnie, a professional speaker and trainer, are Rotary Foundation Major Donors and Benefactors.

To add to the impressive list of great speakers who will attend our conference is the one and only John T. Capps. John is a

member of the Rotary Club of Morehead City Noon, NC. John is a motivational speaker throughout the Rotary World. He has

served as Chair of the RI Interact Committee, as a zone coordinator for PolioPlus and participated in a number of Polio immuni-zation days in India. He is the recipient of the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and the Distinguished Service

Award and RI’s Service Above Self Award.

Finally members of our own district will add to this great event by adding their soloist talents at many of our plenary ses-

sions. Eric Martin, Rotary Club of Dallas, will sing “God Bless America.” David Yefko, Rotary Club of Plymouth, will sing his

favorite Elvis Presley songs, and Hannah Kasko, a twelve-year-old soloist, will sing during the Saturday night dinner.

Come on October 26, 27 and 28 to beautiful Skytop Lodge and rekindle your enthusiasm about Rotary. Join your friends for an

inspiring weekend of golf, song, country western dance music, inspirational plenary session speakers and great friendship and

fellowship.

If you have not yet made your room reservations, there is GOOD NEWS. There are rooms still available. If you plan to come

for the day, you are most welcome. Please complete your registration form and send it to Jerry Reisch by October 12. Skytop

needs a count of dinner guests so they can ensure that they have sufficient food for all. If you want to play golf or go to the ca-

sino on Friday, October 12 is the last day to register with Jerry for those events as well.

Please review pages 3 through 8 of this newsletter for more information, paying particular attention to Page 4 where we have

given you a preview of the agenda and events for the weekend. We look forward to seeing you for the weekend or for just one

day.

All the best,

DG Art

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President Rotary International -

2012-2013 - Sakuji Tanaka

District Governor 7410 - 2012-2013 Art Peoples

30 Mapleseed Drive

Dallas, PA 18612

Home: (570) 674-9006

Cell: (570) 690-5105

Email: [email protected]

District Officers Irene Carey, DGE - 2013-2014

Carol Hemphill DGN - 2014-2015

District Treasurer Paul Conforti

Newsletter Editor Sandy Peoples

Administrative Assistant &

Newsletter Publisher Brenda Allen

Assistant Governor at Large Ray Petty (Trail)

Assistant Governors by Cluster 1. Nancy Brittain (Sayre) Athens, Sayre,

Towanda, Troy, Wellsboro.

2. Al Noble (Tunkhannock), Forest City,

Montrose, New Milford, Trail,

Mid Valley, Tunkhannock.

3. Robert Chavey (Newfoundland) Hamlin, Hawley, Honesdale, Lords Valley,

Milford-Matamoras, Newfoundland.

4. John Davis (Mount Pocono)

Mt. Pocono, Pocono Mountains,

The Smithfields, The Stroudsburgs,

Top-O-Pocono, West End.

5. Barbara Belon (Lehighton) Freeland, Hazleton,

Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Mountaintop,

Weatherly.

6. Carol Hemphill (North Pocono)

Dunmore, North Pocono, North Scranton, Scranton, The Abingtons.

7. Gerald Reisch (Dallas)

Dallas, Kingston, Plymouth, Wilkes-Barre,

The Greater Nanticoke Area, Pittston,

Plains, Wyoming.

PUBLIC IMAGE CORNER

Why go to District Conference?

Let me list some very good reasons:

You will enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded Rotarians

who want to work together to bring Peace Through Ser-

vice.

You will learn more about Rotary at the district and interna-

tional levels and be able to share that knowledge with

your other club members when you get home. Better

yet, bring them with you.

You will want to bring your family because this year we

have special activities for them such as golf, a casino trip

and special activities for children.

You will experience the pride and joy of watching our youth

exchange students as they present the flags and colors of

their homelands.

You will benefit from plenary sessions about how to in-

crease your membership and how to effectively get the

word out about what it is we do at Rotary.

You will learn more about grants that can actually bring

funds back to your club to invest in your community.

And you will be able to spend three wonderful days at Skytop

which was recently voted the best resort in North America. And

did we mention the gourmet meals?

So what are you waiting for? Invitations have been mailed. Reg-

istration forms are also in this newsletter and on the district web

site. Sign up early and get your other club members to sign up

too! See you at district conference in the beautiful Pocono Moun-

tains and Skytop Resort.

Warm Rotary Regards,

Sandy Peoples

District 7410 Publicity Chair

V.I.P. Studios

of Mt. Pocono will be taking pictures

throughout the conference.

Rotarian Ken Schurman

will make photos available

for purchase so you can

take home those

Kodak moments.

Or call Ken when you

get home at

570-839-2020.

tel:570-839-2020

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District Conference at Skytop Lodge - 2012

Save The Dates – October 26, 27 and 28.

District Governor Art Peoples

and his wife, Sandy,

invite everyone to return to the

beautiful, elegant, yet affordable

Skytop Lodge in the Pocono Mountains

for another great District Conference.

Accommodations:

Weekend package – only $710, double occupancy.

All this for only $355 per person (double occupancy).

Only $490.00, single occupancy.

Includes two night’s lodging and a gourmet meal plan of 5 meals: Friday night’s dinner,

Saturday’s breakfast, lunch and dinner, and a Sunday brunch.

Free Golf on Friday! Casino Trip! Planned activities for kids!

Registration forms available in the recent mailer, and

are on the District website and in the District newsletter now.

Send in your signed registration form to Skytop.

Visit Skytop at: www.skytop.com

http://www.skytop.com/

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Conference Highlights

Friday:

10:00 a.m. – Golf – free – you pay only for the cart

11:00 a.m. - Casino Trip – free, including transportation

2:00 p.m. - Registration opens (upper level lobby)

2:00 p.m. - House of Friendship opens (lower level)

2:00 p.m. - Silent Auction/basket raffle begins–ends Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. - Cocktail hour

7:00 p.m. - Dinner and Parade of Flags – western or casual attire

RI President’s Representative Ken Morgan will speak

Motivational Speaker John Capps will speak

Live Music and Dancing to a country western band

Saturday:

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Seminars and information on: Membership Development

and Retention, Rotary Leadership Institute, putting Social Media to work for you,

Rotary Foundation, Polio, Fundraising, Grants, GSE Team, Youth Programs and

much more.

6:00 p.m. - Cocktail hour

7:00 p.m. – Dinner - jacket and tie

Keynote Address by RI President’s Representative Ken Morgan

Musical entertainment by Soloist Hannah Kasko

Special presentations and auction results

Sunday:

9:00 a.m. – Memorial Service

10:15 a.m. – Closing Session

Please review your conference guide book for times and locations of breakfasts

and lunches.

Club Presidents - please remember to ask your club to:

contribute a basket for the silent auction

make a monetary donation to the House of Friendship

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Ca$ino Trip

DG Art Peoples and Sandy, and Conference Chair PDG Paul Muczynski and Madge

are hosting a day trip to the Mt. Airy Casino for lunch

on Friday while the golfers are on the course.

Date: Friday, October 26th

Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.

Departure location: front entrance of the main lodge

Transportation: Skytop will provide shuttle bus service.

Return Time: around 3:00 p.m.

Lunch: will be Dutch Treat at the casino

You must register by October 12, 2012, as space is limited.

Send this reservation form to:

Jerry Reisch

633 Miller Street Rear

Luzerne, PA 18709

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I would like to join you on the Mt. Airy Casino Trip on Friday, October 26, 2012 Name: _____________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________ Telephone Number: ___________________Cell: __________________ Rotary Club: ________________________________________________

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Presidents pictured from left, first row: Tom Malloy, Plains; District Governor Art

Peoples; Irene Carey, Nanticoke; Todd Buckley, Dallas. Second row: Debra Secor,

Kingston; John Harrington, Wyoming; Eric Cheatley, Plymouth.

District Governor's mulit-club official visit

District Governor and Dallas Rotarian Art Peoples was the keynote speaker at a recent multi-club event at the

Appletree Terrace hosted by the Rotary Club of Dallas.

Club presidents and members attended from the Rotary Clubs of Nanticoke, Kingston, Plymouth, Plains, Wyo-

ming and Dallas. Also in attendance were Past District Governor Paul Muczynski from the Plains Rotary Club,

Past District Governor Paul O'Malia from the Plymouth Rotary Club, and Assistant Governor Jerry Reisch.

Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club - from left: DG Art Peoples

and Wilkes-Barre Club President John Stachacz.

Towanda Rotary Club - from left: AG Nancy Brittain,

Towanda Club President Kyle Lane, AG Art Peoples.

More Club Presidents welcome visit from District Governor

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Scranton Rotary Club - from left: AG Art Peoples, newly inducted member Conor

Malone, Past President Tammy Jackson, Scranton President Jeff McLaughlin.

More Club Presidents welcome visit from District Governor

Hazleton Rotary Club - from left: Hazleton Club Presi-

dent Paul Malone and AG Art Peoples.

Mt. Pocono and Pocono Mountains Rotary Clubs -

from left: AG Art Peoples, Mt. Pocono President John

Abel and Pocono Mountains President Steve Warren.

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Rotary Youth Exchange

Dear Rotarians:

It is once again that time of year to offer a local high school student the “Opportunity of a Lifetime” to be-

come a Rotary Youth Exchange Student for the Year 2013-2014.

This year we have nine (9) clubs sponsoring seven (7) outbound students and ten (10) inbound students. Clubs

with sponsor experience over the past few years include: The Abingtons, Dallas, Jim Thorpe, Honesdale, Mil-

ford-Matamoras, New Milford, Mid-Valley, Montrose, Newfoundland, The Stroudsburgs, Towanda, Troy and

Tunkhannock.

Now is the time to contact your local school district to set up a meeting to introduce the Rotary Youth Ex-

change program to the students for Exchange Year 2012-2013. All the information you need about the Youth

Exchange Program, including guidelines, qualifications, the application process, the Club’s, Youth Exchange

Officer, and Counselor role and responsibilities can be found on the ESSEX website:

www.exchangestudent.org

Completed applications are due by October 31st. Details on the application requirements, fees and deadlines

can be found on the District # 7410 website: www.rotarydistrict7410.org

District Interviews will be held on November 17th at the Ramada Inn, Clarks Summit.

If you have any questions about the Youth Exchange program requirements or the application process, please

call:

Melissa M. Saxon, District Youth Exchange Program Chair (Dallas Club)

[email protected] 1-570-852-9591

Budd O’Malia , PDG District Youth Exchange Outbound Chair (Plymouth Club)

[email protected] 1- 570-814-3918

Richard Black, District Youth Exchange Inbound Chair (Wellsboro Club)

[email protected] 1-570-916-9574

We hope to hear from you!

Yours in Rotary,

Melissa M. Saxon, District Youth Exchange Program Chair

The Rotary Club of Plains will be conducting an art auction on Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 6 - 9 pm at the

Woodlands Inn & Resort Route 315, Plains, PA. The Marlin Art Company of New York will be providing the

art for you to view and bid on. The Brotherhood of Chefs will be preparing the food for the evening. The Broth-

erhood is composed of the top chefs from local restaurants who are donating their time to the event.

The cost of the event is $35.00 per person (tickets at door) and includes food & drinks.

All proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of Plains Charities. For additional information, contact Club President

Tom Malloy on 570.760.4653.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF PLAINS

http://www.exchangestudent.org

http://www.rotarydistrict7410.org

mailto:[email protected]



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THE ROTARY CLUB OF WEST END

Past District Governor Budd O'Malia presents Past

President Karin Breitlauch and the West End Rotary

Club with Rotary International's Presidential Citation for

outstanding community service work. The club has do-

nated new coats to local children, equipment to first re-

sponders and dictionaries to every third-grade student in

the Pleasant Valley School District, among other pro-

jects.

Pictured: Rotary District 7410 Governor Arthur

Peoples presents Rotary Club of the Abingtons

President John Hambrose with a 2012-2013 Rotary

banner while Carol Hemphill, incoming Governor-

elect and Bob Vielee, incoming President-elect,

look on.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF THE ABINGTONS

New Rotary Foundation Speakers Bureau

Looking for interesting speakers for your weekly meeting? District 7410 now has a new resource for

you! We have created a Rotary Foundation Speakers Bureau for our District. The Speakers Bureau is

a list of Rotarians who have participated in a Rotary Foundation Program and would be willing to share

that experience. Presenting Rotary Foundation speakers at your club meeting is a great way to educate

members about the good our Foundation does in the world. We have speakers who will share experi-

ences with Group Study Exchange, Matching Grant projects, Polio Immunization and many more top-

ics. Just follow this link to access the list:

http://www.rotarydistrict7410.org/SpeakerBureau.cfm. If you have a Rotary Foundation experience,

it’s not too late to be added to our list. Please send your name, contact information, and the topic of

your talk to Lisa Finkelstein at [email protected].

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New Rotary Club of Hazleton members Helms Buch-

man, Sharon Malenovitch and LaniDrobnock share

some light-hearted moments with Orientation present-

ers Jerry Panisak and Lisa Finkelstein at a recent new

member training.

District Governor Visits Hazleton Rotary- New District

7410 Governor Art Peoples (right) made his official visit

to the Rotary Club of Hazleton, outlining plans for the

coming Rotary year. Hazleton Club President Paul

Malone, left, presided at the meeting.

Joseph Cammisa (second from left) and Neal DeAn-

gelo have been named the newest recipients of the

Paul Harris Fellowship, the highest award in Rotary.

The awards were recently presented by the immediate

past president of the Rotary Club of Hazleton, Jerry

Benz,(left) and president Paul Malone.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF HAZLETON

The Rotary Club of Hazleton was launched in the Roar-

ing Twenties and is in its 92nd year of fellowship and

community service.

The main objective of Rotary is service in the commu-

nity, in the workplace and throughout the world. Ro-

tary volunteers build goodwill and peace, provide hu-

manitarian service and encourage high ethical standards

in all vocations.

Rotary members are professional men and women who

work as volunteers to improve the quality of life in

their home and work community. Club membership

represents a cross-section of local business and profes-

sional leaders. Rotary International is one of the of

world’s largest service organizations with some 30,000

autonomous clubs in more than 160 countries.

Members are expected to maintain an acceptable atten-

dance, pay annual dues to their club and participate in

the club’s fundraising and other projects. New mem-

bers are introduced at a weekly club meeting and pre-

sented with their Rotary lapel pin by their club sponsor.

Members must wear their name badges at every weekly

meeting. In order for a new Rotarian to graduate from

a red “new” member to a blue "full member" badge, he

or she must complete four requirements from a list of

seven.

Although the weekly meetings and fellowships events

are part of a Rotarian’s life, the main component of

membership is honoring its commitment to the club

motto, “Service Above Self.” This is done through

developing and presenting community service pro-

jects, sponsorship of various community improvement

activities and taking part in the club’s fundraising op-

portunities that provide and maintain these projects.

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THE ROTARY CLUB OF HAZLETON

MaMa Mia-its Rotary Club spaghetti time!

Everyone is invited to come and enjoy a generous serving

of the spaghetti and/or spaghetti/meatballs that will be pre-

pared and served by Rotary Club members at the Best

Western Genetti Inn & Suites on Wednesday October 3,

2012 4:30pm-7:00pm.

Dinner includes salad, spaghetti, meatballs, dessert and

coffee and tea. Tickets are $8.50 for adults and $5.00 chil-

dren.

Take outs will also be available at the same time as dinner

service, 4:30pm to 7:00pm.

“The proceeds from our dinner go to a great cause, the Ro-

tary Club of Hazleton’s Annual Scholarship Award pre-

sented to area seniors. Each scholarship awarded will have

a total value of four thousand ($4,000.00) to be disbursed

$1,000.00 per year for a maximum of four years.” Donna

Barna, dinner co-chair explains. “Applications will be

available in the spring, 2013 for seniors in a public or pri-

vate high school who live within the geographic boundaries

of the Hazleton Area School District. See your High

school Guidance Counselor at that time for complete infor-

mation.” adds co-chair Patrick Genetti.

Tickets are available for purchase at Genetti’s (454-2494),

Billig-Helmes Insurance-200 W. 21st St. (454-5000) or

from any Rotary Club member. Tickets for both eat in and

take out can also be purchased at the door that evening.

Rotary Club members preparing for annual spaghetti dinner, Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 4:30pm-7:00pm, Best Western Genetti Inn & Suites. Club members L to R, Row 1: Pat Ward, Mary Malone, Co-Chair Donna Barna. L to R, Row 2: Joe Cam-misa, President Paul Malone, Michael Portonova and Jeff Lotz. Not available for photo, Co-Chair Patrick Genetti

Mid Valley Rotary volunteers at the St Josephs Fair

THE ROTARY CLUB OF MIDVALLEY

From left to right Gene DeAngelis , Vicki Randis,

PDG Toni McAndrew, PDG William Speare, Don

Booth

Mid Valley at their

2012 Veterans Appreciation night

Mid Valley Rotary is having their annual Pasta Dinner

fund raiser to sponsor civic events in the Mid Valley

area.

Left to right: Mary Lynn Fowler, Don Booth, PDG Toni McAndrew, Gene DeAngelis, Vicki Randis, Stan Kennedy,

William Kearney President, Susan Colborn

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THE ROTARY CLUB OF TRAIL

NEW MEMBER INDUCTED

September 25, 2012

Pictured: (L-R) Barbara & Ray Petty, Al Noble,

Veronica Geerts, Lisa Logan Clough, Don Dema-

rest

New Member, Veronica Geerts, was inducted into

the Trail Rotary Club on Sept. 25. Veronica has

shared her computer talents to reorganize our

Facebook page: Trail Rotary Club. Look us up

and Like us! Veronica is helping move us into

the 21st century of social media.

This is Trail’s 4th new member in

seven months!

Keystone College Rotaract Club Being Revived

Professor and Attorney, Brian Petula, of Keystone’s Division of Business

Management & Technology Volunteers as Advisor to Rotaract Club

On Facebook: KEYSTONE ROTARACT & SIFE

Pictured with Stu-

dents: Rotarians

Barbara Petty, Ve-

ronica Geerts, Don

Demarest, Carol

Hemphill and Brian

Petula

AFTER-HOURS CLUB STONEHEDGE CLUBHOUSE

An After-Hours Club will enable Rotary participation at the end of

a workday. Many area clubs such as Trail, The Abingtons and

Tunkhannock meet at around 12 noon. The next meeting at Stone-

hedge Golf Course Clubhouse is Thursday, September 27 6:30-

7:30pm. Meets weekly on Thursdays Golf Course Clubhouse.

New this year – Some Key-stone Culinary Arts Students

will create the Omelets

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Dear Rotarians:

NOW is the time to make your decision to better edu-

cate yourself about world-wide Rotary. Attend the 2012

Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) training meeting at

East Mountain Inn & Suites, 2400 East End Boulevard,

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 on November 10, 2012.

Any Rotarian, newcomer and “old timer” alike, who at-

tends a day of these RLI programs will become a more

valuable, and more dedicated member of your Rotary

club.

District Governor, Art Peoples, encourages every Rotary

club to send members and for those clubs who do not,

for members to enroll anyway.

It is suggested that each Rotary club ask each attendee to

register separately and on-line with payment in advance.

(It would be great if each Rotary club reimburse those

fees to all who attend).

For other information please call or email Albert Noble,

District Chair, at 570-561-4943 or ano-

[email protected].

Yours in Rotary Service,

Al Noble, D7410 RLI Chair

Become Knowledgeable About

Rotary

Educate Yourself

Become a Rotarian not a Ro-

tary Member

DO IT ALL IN ONE RLI DAY!

To All Club Presidents and Secretaries:

Only days left until the District 7410 Rotary Leader-

ship Institute event in your area!

How many members are you sending?

Do not forget RLI is a powerful tool to grow member

strengths and build member retention.

Attendees learn:

How to lead

Where the money goes

What to do to create effective committees

How to work with volunteers

AND come back motivated, energized and inspired

AND they share that enthusiasm with other members

SO…how many people are you sending?

REGISTER NOW! Click: http://www.rlinea.com

For more information contact Albert Noble, District

Chair, at [email protected] or 570-561-4943

(There are other sessions at other sites that may be appropriate

as well. Check the website).

The Rotary Leadership Institute Of

Northeast America, Inc.

Rotary Leadership Institute - District 7410

When: November 10, 2012

Where: East Mountain Inn & Suites, 2400 East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702, www.eastmountaininn.com

Time: 7:30am – 4:30p

Cost: $95.00 PART I (A) 15

PART I (B) 15

PART II 12 PART III 12

Graduate 12

Faculty 8

Registration: First Come First Served

Register Online: www.rlinea.com

Need Help: Email Albert Noble: [email protected]



http://www.rlinea.com/


http://www.eastmountaininn.com

http://www.rlinea.com


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Group Study Exchange Trip to Mexico

Buenas Dias, fellow Rotarians,

Our summer is quickly passing by and the deadline

for the Group Study Exchange applications for the

trip to Mexico is approaching. We would like to re-

ceive as many applications as possible so that we

can choose the most qualified individuals for our

dynamic team. If you had someone in mind but

have not yet spoken to them about the GSE trip,

please hurry and do so. You can give them my

phone number if you don't have time to give them

information about the trip and I will explain every-

thing. However, you can also find all of the infor-

mation for the trip on the District web-

site: rotarydistrict7410.org - click on Group Study

Exchange in the left hand column. The application

is there too. If you or your potential candidate has

any questions, please don't hesitate to contact

m e : 5 7 0 - 8 8 5 - 0 7 3 1 o r

email: [email protected].

This is a rare opportunity and one that will fulfill the

dreams of certain individuals. Please do your part in

getting this information into the hands of that select

individual who can take their skills or knowledge

and share with their counterparts in Mexico, enjoy

the beauty and culture of the various cities that the

team will visit, experience the homelife and cuisine,

and be our ambassador. Thank you so much for

your time and effort.

Hasta Luego! Barb Petty

THE ROTARY CLUB OF JIM THORPE

Jim Thorpe Rotary Ghost Walks in

Old Mauch Chunk are Back Again

Interest has soared over the years

for the Ghost Walks from one

guide doing 12 or 14 walks in Oc-

tober to seven guides scheduled for

over 80 walks within 15 weeks.

Last year alone we entertained

nearly 1000 men, women and chil-

dren, even with the bad weather.

Come join a costumed Ghost Guide Friday and Sat-

urday evening from September 7 through December

15 for a one-mile, one-hour roundtrip walk on Broad-

way to hear intriguing tales of reported ghoulish en-

counters and stories of historic properties and people.

These all-outdoor (and consequently weather sensi-

tive) walks gather 15 minutes prior to scheduled de-

parture in the small conference room downstairs at

the Inn at Jim Thorpe, 24 Broadway.

Private group walks are available at certain times for

a minimum of 10 adults.

Walk-ins are welcome, space available, but reserva-

tions are strongly recommended to avoid disappoint-

ment, call 570 325-2346

Prices: Identify yourself to the Rotarian Ghost Host

as a 7410er for a dollar off discount for each walker.

Adults: $10

Children: 7-12: $5 While not frightening, walks are

not recommended for children 6 and under.

Schedule:

September, November and December Fridays: 8 pm

Saturdays: 7 and 8:30 pm

October: Fridays and Saturdays: 7 and 8:30 pm

Saturdays: 7, 7:15, 8:30 pm and 8:45 pm

Check our website, www.jimthorprotary.org/

GhostWalks.cfm for exact dates and times. There's

lots more to do in Jim Thorpe, so make a day or

weekend out of it. See things to do at

www.jimthorpe.org. All proceeds benefit the many

youth-oriented projects the club supports. See you at

the Inn!

District Governor's

Club Visitation Schedule District Governor Art Peoples

will be visiting with all of the

42 clubs in District 7410

during July through October.

The schedule of events can be

found on the District web site

under the heading: "Governor's

Official Visits." He looks forward

to meeting with each and every

member at that time.

http://rotarydistrict7410.org/

tel:570-885-0731


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District 7410 August, 2012 Club Attendance New Rotarians

Forest City Anthony Farinelli

Hamlin Jason DeLorenzo

Catherine Hargonich

Charles Hargonich

Debra Matascio

Montrose William desRosiers

Mountaintop Jonathan Lang

Sayre Chuck Bement

John Savleei

Stroudsburgs Harriet Dronska

Lynda Keefer

Pat Riley

Ramlah Vahanvaty

Towanda Ronald Black

Trail Brian Petula

Nikki Stone

L-R: Club President, Nina Dei Tos, Pasco Schiavo and

Program Chair, Ed Sharp

THE ROTARY CLUB OF FREELAND

Pasco Schiavo recently shared the contents of his recent

book, Betrayal and Deliverance of a Community, with

the Rotary Club of Freeland. The book chronicles the

opportunity Hazleton and surrounding communities had

to become its own county with a successful vote author-

izing it in the Pennsylvania legislature, only to be vetoed

by a corrupt Governor. Schiavo believes the area never

recovered from this betrayal to this day. The book is

available in most community libraries at Amazon.com.

Club Total

Members New Members % of Atten-

dance

Abingtons 61 0 56%

Athens 22 0 63%

Dallas 36 0 62%

Dunmore

Forest City 11 1 73%

Freeland

Greater Nanticoke Area

Hawley 16 0 63%

Hamlin

Hazleton

Honesdale 33 0 53%

Jim Thorpe

Kingston 28 0 73%

Lehighton 8 0 80%

Lords Valley

Mid Valley

Milford-Matamoras

Montrose 26 1 64%

Mount Pocono

Mountaintop 12 1 75%

New Milford

Newfoundland

North Pocono 17 0 82%

North Scranton

Pittston

Plains 24 0 73%

Plymouth 18 0 58%

Pocono Mountains

Sayre 16 2 64%

Scranton

Smithfields (The) 19 0 70%

Stroudsburg

Top-O-Pocono

Towanda 17 1 79%

Trail 12 0 60%

Troy

Tunkhannock 48 0 49%

Weatherly

Wellsboro

West End

Wilkes-Barre 24 0 57%

Wyoming

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