As we welcome the new year at our January 4 meeting, the two women in the accompanying photo will share a powerful story of a new opportunity for living. Kristin Kurjiaka's (right) selfless choice to donate a kidney provided the gift of life for retired Social Work Professor Peggy McFarland (left). Peggy received the kidney transplant in July 2021.
Learn about living kidney donation through the lens of those who experienced it – the actual donor and recipient. There are currently 100,000 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Gain knowledge about the process and who can become a living donor. Hear the personal story of this profound journey.
Dr. Peggy McFarland is a licensed clinical social worker, earning her BSW from Lock Haven University, MSW from Marywood College and a Ph.D. in Social Work from University of Maryland at Baltimore. She has experience in social work education, adult day care, home health care, nursing homes, geriatric care management, homelessness, program development and dementia care.
She was a professor of Social Work, Elizabethtown College (PA) for 27 years retiring in 2017. In 2014-2015 she served as a Fulbright Scholar in Vietnam where she taught social work and helped to develop curriculum for medical social work in Vietnam.
Dr. McFarland is a founding partner in Senior Management Services, a company that provides eldercare information, training on aging issues, and private geriatric care management.
Dr, McFarland has numerous publications on dementia care, male caregivers, program evaluation, and geriatric care management and was the founding board chair for ECHOS (Elizabethtown Community Housing and Outreach Services).
Kristin Kurjiaka graduated from Elizabethtown College with her Bachelor of Social Work. She earned her Master of Social Work from Columbia University and is currently enrolled in a Doctorate of Social Work program at Simmons University in Boston.
Kristin is a Professor and the Field Education Director at Elizabethtown College in the Social Work Department. Her clinical experience includes working with older adults, aging, and hospice populations. She has also worked with individuals and families experiencing homelessness and teenagers experiencing mental health crises. Kristin is passionate about educating others about systems of power and oppression and normalizing grief.
Special thanks to the hardy and spirited members who showed up Friday or Saturday to serve the community as Salvation Army bell ringers.
Wally Otto, Chip Kirchner, and other Salvation Army Bell Ringers were pleasantly surprised when 5th grade students from Burrowes Elementary School who had been caroling in Central Market stopped to carol around the Bell Ringers. After singing Christmas carols, the students dug deep into their pockets and all put coins into the bucket. Wally and Chip were so touched by this gesture, that they promised to go to the school and present the students with Rotary Club of Lancaster banners to thank them for this generous gesture and their act of Service Above Self. Photos of their visit are below:
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Gregg Scott Receives Community Service Award
Gregg Scott was recognized at the December 21, 2022, Rotary Club of Lancaster luncheon and had the opportunity to designate a Rotary check of $500 to a favorite charity, Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, specifically for the work of Chaplain Kristi Thomas.
The Rotary Club of Lancaster Community Service Awards began in 1973.
Selection is based upon four main considerations:
Contributions to strengthening the community through, preferably, volunteer service;
Special leadership qualities;
Ability to achieve outcomes; and
Any extraordinary effort made by the nominee, and any challenges or obstacles that were overcome in making these contributions.
Gregg Scott discovers Lancaster's forgotten architect.
Gregg Scott's program was extremely interesting. It revealed the amazing works of an unknown architect. The story started when Gregg was asked to research who was the architect of the Hamilton Club which is the Long Mansion. He discovered it was James H. Warner whose name was engraved on Central Market as its architect. The story proved exciting when it was found that Warner had designed at least 29 buildings in Lancaster. This was new information. Previously the architects of those buildings were unknown, as was any information on Warner. Here are those well-known buildings:
The first of those buildings was Central Market which was built in 1889 when Warner was 24 years old. He emigrated from London, and it apparently was his first job in Lancaster. The last building he designed locally was Farmer's National Bank in Lititz in 1901 when Warner was 36. Scott went on to describe what he discovered about Warner's tumultuous life and his highs of great brilliance and his lows of alcoholism. He died in 1913 in nearby Columbia at age 47. He was a pauper. He may be Lancaster's forgotten architect, but he is no longer unknown.
The Dues Invoices included an increase to $101 quarterly, $202 semi-annually or $404 annually. They may be paid by credit card at meetings. Or they can be made payable and mailed to: Rotary Club of Lancaster; P.O. Box 1387, Lancaster, PA 17608. There are also options to pre-pay for lunch fees. They are for 13 weeks, 26 weeks, or 52 weeks at $16 per week. Any meeting paid and not attended will be donated to the Club. There will be no refunds for this service.
Our Club is always looking for ideas to add to the list of potential programs. Thanks to those that have come up with ideas and to our terrific speakers, and to all who attend. If you have any ideas for programs, please contact the Meeting Planning Committee or any Board member, who will pass them along. The programs the Lancaster Rotary Club offers have been truly phenomenal.
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Amazon Smile Contributes to Rotary Club of Lancaster
Remember when shopping online that Amazon donates to Rotary Club of Lancaster Foundation. Shop for great deals at http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-3053966. There is no additional cost to you. You Shop! Amazon Gives!
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As we welcome the new year at our January 4 meeting, the two women in the accompanying photo will share a powerful story of a new opportunity for living. Kristin Kurjiaka's (right) selfless choice to donate a kidney provided the gift of life for retired Social Work Professor Peggy McFarland (left). Peggy received the kidney transplant in July 2021.
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