The Rotary Beacon - Archive  Feb 27, 2004

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February 27, 2004

Birthdays – Doug Gray

No Make-ups – Mark Harrison, Melanie Ladd, Greg Villa, Jud Knox, Mike Oliverra.

Lates – Mike Myers, Phil Kimball, Kevin Webb, Brett Rankin, Paul Salacain, Annette Fazio, Scott Stevens, Bill Anderson

Happy Dollars –

• Scott Ladd received a full scholarship to Northeastern!
• Ray DeFeo is happy that it is going to be 45 degrees tomorrow for the polar dip; Elmer DeJong is celebrating his 59^th wedding anniversary;
• Cassie Jendzejec thanked everyone for swimming tomorrow;
• Steve Jendzejec wished the York Track team good luck at regionals.

Raffle #749 – Vern Davenport

Reminders - Tickets for the Spring Dance were handed out; prize = Hot Tub or $5,000; tickets need to be sold---drawing is 4/3/04 at the York Wise auction

Greeters – Paul Mercer.

Next Week speakers—Elias Thomas from the Rotary Foundation.

Melanie Ladd is looking for mentors—please get in touch with her, time requirement is one hour per week.

Polar dip – 12 p.m. at the Bathhouse in Long Sands!

Speaker this week, Marianne Meynard and Patty Wolff- Service Learning Program—the grant is for $10,000 per year renewable for 3 years; Patty Wolff is the Service Learning coordinator.  This is her first year in the York school district.  On 3/15/04 they will be holding the first meeting of the prospective members for Leaders.  This will be held at Sentry Hill and run all day.  Service Learning is a method of teaching/learning that challenges students to identify, research, propose and implement solutions to real needs in their school and/or community as part of the curriculum.  “Kids as Planners” is the theme being brought to the York school system this year.

Meeting adjourned.