Sunrise Rotary Hotline: (614) 523-7777

This Week's Meeting ~ May 23, 2007
Program: Derek Spann - Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial
Greeter: Scott Hrabcak
Invocation & Pledge: Rick Rano

Next Week's Meeting ~ May 30, 2007
Program: I Can Recognition Breakfast
Greeter: Lee Peters
Invocation & Pledge: Brett Justice

Dr. Ram Gawande Offers Incentive for Foundation Giving
District Governor Designate Ram Gawande of the Rotary Club of Athens has offered a generous incentive to Rotarians to make contributions to the Rotary International Foundation before the end of the Rotary Year on June 30, 2007.  Dr. Gawande will match every dollar given to the Rotary International Foundation from Rotarians in District 6690 up to a maximum of $25,000.

Dr. Gawande is a model for all Rotarians.  In the October 2006 edition of the AAPI Journal he wrote an article entitled "Don?t Wait" in which he relates a personal experience that made him realize that he shouldn't wait until later in life to give:
"So, my advice to my friends and myself is: Don't wait until you retire to give one million dollars to the cause you believe.  Give a dollar today and see what and how it changes you and makes you happy.  That one dollar may be the most important gift you have ever made.  It may show you the miracle of giving and getting involved.  One would never know what would happen to your wishes in thirty years from now."

It is not too late for your annual contribution to the RI Foundation.  If you haven't yet made your annual contribution please get your check to Glen Epting before the end of the year so we can leverage the gift with Dr. Gawande's generous offer.

Youth Exchange - One More Opportunity
What a great Rotary club we have! Most clubs have great difficulties with finding even one host family before the student arrives here... Well, have have now filled all six spots for our two long term inbound students coming in August, and we are hosting an extra short term student this summer. Thank you to all host families!  Now we have one more opportunity!

If we have a host family, we can also host one more short term student this summer. Her name is Elif Resitoglu, and she is from Turkey. I expect her travel dates to be from about July 10 to August 16. I have attached her application ().  Please contact Walter Lundstrom if you would like to host.

Here is a list the host families, students, and counselors:

Long term (one school year)
Laura Cataldi (France)
Counselor:  Bill McMurray
1st family:  Bob and Sapna Welch
2nd family:  Gail and Walter Lundstrom
3rd family:  Gene and Jessica Hollins

Isabella Cunha (Brazil)
Counselor: John Timmerman
1st family:  Gary and Sheri Cook
2nd family: Bill and Cindy Golden
3rd family:  Mark and Diana Welling

Short term (4 weeks this summer)
Max Ruber (Germany, July 25 to August 23)
Host family: Chris and Deb Ault

Elif Resitoglu (Turkey,  from about July 10 to August 16)
Host family: OPEN

Update on Next Year's Committees
Please find attached the DRAFT of our club committees for the new Rotary year (). The assignments are based on my conversations with members and your response to our recent committee survey.
 
Please review the assignments and let me know of any changes or additions that we need to make. You can email me at:

For those of you not yet assigned to a committee I will make committee assignments where we need additional help if I do not hear from you. Of course if you are involved in the District Conference committees that will take preference over additional club committee assignments.
 
Thank you,
 
Bob Horbatt
President Elect

District Conference 2008
For anyone who attended this year's District Conference, you experienced firsthand what a large undertaking it is for the hosting Club.  As you know our Club is responsible for hosting the 2008 District Conference which will be held at the Hilton at Easton on April 24-27, 2008.

Bob Coco, co-Chair of the 2008 District Conference Planning Committee, gave 2007 attendees a preview of next year's conference which includes programs for Rotarians, partners, and children.  The different tracts are designed to encourage Rotarians to bring the whole family and celebrate the Rotary year.  In addition to the annual Golf Outing, next year's conference will include a party and dance at the Wexner party barn on Friday night of the conference.

If you are not currently involved in planning for next year's conference please contact Bob Coco or Sam Glaviano.

Happy Hour - June 7th
The Fellowship Committee is hosting a happy hour for members to socialize at the Old Bag of Nails in Uptown Westerville on Thursday, June 7th, from 5 to 8 pm.  We'll congregate on the second floor of the restaurant.  If we get a large enough crowd, we'll move to the third floor.  There will be a cash bar.  Appetizers and/or dinner can be ordered from the menu at your own expense.

Destroyers Night Out
Don?t forget about the ?Destroyers Night Out? on Friday, June 8th, 2007 when the team will host Kansas City.  Please check your calendars and sign up at next week?s meeting or contact Jason Seeley to register.

The Destroyers dropped to a record of 6-5 after their 58-40 loss at Colorado on Friday night.

Thanks to Jim Davis for arranging the tickets which are in a private suite.  Pizza, beer and pop will be provided.
This is open to all Westerville Sunrise Club members and spouses.  However, There are only 18 spaces available so make sure you will be able to attend before you sign up.

Tickets are $55 each.  Make checks payable to: Team Sports Entertainment and Media.  Checks can be given to Jason Seeley, Chair of the Fellowship Committee.

Rotary Shirts
The Sullivan Company is offering Rotary Club of Westerville Sunrise polo shirts for $30 each.  These shirts have the Rotary wheel logo embroidered on the left chest and "Westerville Sunrise" on the sleeve.  Please see the attached () order form for more information.

Noon Club Golf Outing Information
The Rotary Club of Westerville (a.k.a., the Noon Club) will be holding their annual golf outing on Friday, May 25th, 2007 at Kyber Run Golf Course in Johnstown.  Please see the attached () registration form if you are interested.

New Member Application
We have updated our New Member Application.  The application can be found here () or by going the "Members" link above.  Please use this new application if you are proposing someone for membership.

Makeup Information
If you are looking for a makeup, a good resource is the District 6690 website at www.district6690.org.  This site has a list of all Clubs in our district with their meeting day, time, and location.

Sunrise Club Officers
President - Gene Hollins (ghollins@wileslaw.com)
President Elect - Bob Horbatt (rhorbatt@insight.rr.com)
Vice President - Larry Jenkins (ljenkin7@columbus.rr.com)
Past President - Jim Davis (jedavis@ohiohealth.com)
Secretary - Pat Knott (patk@groupeleven.com)
Treasurer - Heather Linch (hlinch@toukan.com)
Sergeant-at-Arms - Rick Rano (rick@rickrano.com)
 
Sunrise Board Members
Jeff Barstow (jeffbarstow@yahoo.com)
Marc Hogenbirk (mhogenbirk@ihainc.org)
Scott Hrabcak (scott@grouponerealty.com)
Rob Hunt (rhunt@brownvan.com)
Renee Kropat (renee@gallery202online.com)
Roy Lawson (rlawson@trimbleins.com)
 
Sunrise Foundation Officers
President - Sue Castro (suecga1@acninc.net)
Vice President - Kyle Stroh (kstroh@metzbailey.com)
Treasurer - Mitch Potterf (mpotterf@potterfcpa.com)
 
Sunrise Club Committees
Club Service - Board Member in Charge - Marc Hogenbirk
Program - Mike Fultz (mfultz@metzbailey.com)
Fellowship - Jason Seeley (jseeley@godasco.com)
Newsletter - Pat Knott (patk@groupeleven.com)
Front Table - Tim Bowers (tbowers@associated-ins.com) & Bob Larson (dvt41@aol.com)
District Conference - Bob Coco (bob@choiceprop.com)
2007 District Assembly - Larry Jenkins (ljenkin7@columbus.rr.com) & Denny Berrier (dberrier@insight.rr.com)
 
Club Growth - Board Member in Charge - Scott Hrabcak
Member Development - Roy Lawson (rlawson@trimbleins.com)
Public Relations - Emily Kreider (kreider_sales@wowway.com)
Historian - Art Covan (artandlynn@sbcglobal.net)
New Member Orientation - Jim Biven (c21re2date@aol.com)
Rotary Information - Jack Pietila (jpietila@otterbein.edu)
 
Community Service - Board Member in Charge - Jeff Barstow
Charitable Recipient - Doug Fosselman (dfosselm@columbus.rr.com)
Earth Day Project - Dave Wartel (dpwartel@yahoo.com)
Immunization Project - Troy Cochran (tcochtran@insourcelogistics.com)
Literacy - Don Denton (ddenton@ee.net)
 
Fund Raising - Board Member in Charge - Bob Horbatt
Golf Outing - Rick Rano (rick@rickrano.com)
Poinsettia Sale - Dave Johnson (davidljohnson@remax.net)
Wendy's Chili Open - Rich Mannino (rmannino@columbus.rr.com)
Pancake Breakfast - Jeff Barstow (jeffbarstow@yahoo.com)

International Service - Board Member in Charge - Larry Jenkins
Rotary Foundation - Glen Epting (gepting21@hotmail.com)
World Community Service Project - Gene Hollins (ghollins@wileslaw.com)
GSE Team - Craig Watterson (cwatterson@nbbj.com)
 
New Generations - Board Member in Charge - Renee Kropat
4-Way Speech Contest - Carlos Escalante (ceescalante@mtmail.biz)
Youth Encouragement ( I CAN ) - Dave Wartel (dpwartel@yahoo.com)
Interact - Denny Berrier (dberrier@insight.rr.com)
Youth Exchange - Walter Lundstrom (walterl@nomorephonetag.com)

Vocational Service - Board Member in Charge - Roy Lawson
 
Bulletin Editor - Pat Knott
Bulletin Distribution - Sponsored by Group Eleven Consulting - Pat Knott
Web site - http://www.westervillerotary.org  - Sponsored by Interactive Ink
Club Phone - (740) 549-5555 - Sponsored by No More Phone Tag - Walter Lundstrom
 
Please Send Articles to the Bulletin Editor.
Deadline for submissions is 6pm on Saturday for the next week's bulletin.
Pat Knott
5878 Hunter Place
Westerville, Ohio 43082
Work: (614) 827-9400 x70
Home: (614) 895-1538
email: patk@groupeleven.com