President's Pen - January 2009

Dear Fellow Mechanicsburg North Rotarians,
Happy New Year! I wish all of you and your families good health, much
happiness and ongoing success. This month is Rotary Awareness Month. Each of
us as individuals, we as our Rotary Club and Rotary International can not do
enough to share the good news about the projects we support, serve and provide
for those less fortunate. Please make it a point to have your “elevator speech”
ready. That is, when asked, “What is Rotary and what do you do?” we should be
able to respond with a 10-20 second answer (before the elevator doors open) and
then invite the questioner to a meeting as our guest.
One of the District’s projects is the Teacher Impact Awards. WGALTV
has been and will continue to support this recognition of one of our most
valued professions. Nominations are due by January 30th at the WGAL-TV
office. Forms will be available at our January meetings.
Please continue to collect the coins in the Make Dreams Real jars. I
have made my coworkers at the bank available to count the coins collected.
Please have those jars to me by the end of February. Please include your name
on a slip of paper on the inside of the jar so you may receive credit toward the
Foundation giving. The total jar collection for Mechanicsburg North shall be
reported to District before March 15th and the proceeds sent to the Rotary
Foundation at that time.
Thank you again to Bill and Allison Morgan for opening their homes to
us for the Holiday party. Once again, the committee did a fantastic job with the
food, drinks and the weather- cold rain beats ice any day!
Yours in Rotary, President Chip