Per latest CDC guidance, people in areas reporting “Substantial” community transmission rates, which includes Lancaster County, are urged to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status. Masks may be removed when enjoying a meal while seated at a table. [A positivity rate of 8% or above is Substantial. Lancaster County's rate is 10.9%. A new case rate of 50 per 100,000 is Substantial. Lancaster County's rate is 231.]
"Deb Jones, UW, & Olivia Walters, Steinman Foundation" - Zoom & In Person Mtg
Rotary Summer Youth Experience
United Way of Lancaster and the Rotary Club of Lancaster offered the Summer 2021 Youth Experience Grants in an effort to support additional learning needs and opportunities for the youth of the community. To qualify for an application or consideration, programs must have a focus on fighting learning loss due to the summer and the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, this learning should be focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM).
Deb Jones (right) serves as the Director of Community Initiatives at United Way of Lancaster County. Deb is a Lancaster County native and a licensed social worker with 20+ years of experience working with Lancaster County social service agencies. Deb joined the United Way staff in November 2020 after serving as the founder and Executive Director of Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services (social service agency) for nearly five years.
Olivia Walters (left) is Outreach Coordinator for the Steinman Foundation. The Steinman Foundation was created in 2014 through the merger of separate private foundations established in 1951 by the brothers James Hale and John Frederick Steinman. The Steinman brothers were innovative business leaders in Lancaster County and, in an effort to give back to their community, they dedicated a portion of the profits from their businesses to their foundations. Contributions over many years by LNP Media Group, Inc., the parent company to, among other publications, LNP and LancasterOnline.com, and its predecessors and affiliates have funded more than $85 million in grants to a wide variety of local charitable organizations.
Thank you to those who have signed up. to volunteer for the Salvation Army Bell Ringing.
We need volunteers for the 1-hoiur time slots between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM on December 3. Times currently available are 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, 1:00 to 2:00 PM and 2:00 to 3:00 PM.
At 12 Noon, you will see Rotary Club of Lancaster's Elves (they are Viper Elves), they will be there from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM These elves consist of Wally Otto, Chip Kirchner, Richard Manix and Tom Hoober.
Volunteers are needed. This is a fun time. If you have not volunteered before, please do so this year. One hour of your day to say hello to everyone and share the Holiday Spirit. Penn Square with the Christmas tree, how wonderful is that?!!!
We will be at the corner of the Central Market next to Disco (The Dispensing Company).
Please call Kathy Hainley at 717-587-1221 to sign up. Once the schedule is full, Kathy will be emailing those of you who have volunteered to confirm your time slot.
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Community Service Star Award
Lancaster Rotary has honored those in our community who have dedicated their lives to community service through our annual Community Service award, as well as three students from the Lancaster City high schools that have done the same. This year, in addition to those awards, we are expanding our reach with a different kind of awardee--an every day hero.
Each month, Lancaster Rotary will honor service stars in our community--ordinary people in our Lancaster community who are going above and beyond every day in their work. The past year and a half has been difficult for so many people in Lancaster and we hope to honor those who have been shining brightest--a nurse who helped you get your vaccine, a neighbor who has delivered food for those in need, a grocery store cashier who makes your smile every time you visit. Awardees will receive a gift card and recognition from Rotary of their contribution to our community.
Lancaster Rotarians have been volunteering for Power Packs for children in the School District of Lancaster (Washington Elementary and Reynolds Middle School) for years. The last couple of years we have been very short on volunteers.
COVID has changed the role of a volunteer and reduced time commitments.
In this environment, we are looking for volunteers to pick up boxes of food at the Power Packs warehouse and deliver to Washington and Reynolds on Wednesdays at 10:30AM. The whole pick up and delivery takes about an hour and you can definitely make the Rotary meeting afterwards. Mid-size or larger SUVs and vans would be ideal, but if we can assemble some two vehicle teams we can split the loads. There is a physical aspect to loading and unloading the boxes, but if needed we can get help from the warehouse and schools.
Volunteers do not have to commit to every week. The coordinator sends an email the month prior asking for availability of volunteer and creates a schedule accordingly.
Please consider serving in this worthwhile program.
Rotary Rendezvous will be meeting on Wednesday, November 24th between 5-5:15pm for drinks. Dinner will follow. All are welcome to join. Details to follow. Hope you to see you all there!
A Fellowship Event will be a car trip to the War College in Carlisle, PA, on November 19 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Our tour guide will be Colonel Fred Gellert. Tour of the museum to follow, after which lunch will be catered by a Redd's Smokehouse BBQ. You will car-pool to go there. There is a limited capacity of attendees. If you wish to attend this event, please email Tom Hoober at trhoober1@gmail.com or Brad Reynolds at brad.reynolds@nm.com.
Looking forward to seeing you there
Fellowship Committee
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Coming Soon
In the near future, members credit card processing will be available for payments of lunches, dues, etc. at the point of sale.
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Rotary Fellowship Ski Trip to Banff & Lake Louise, Canada
The International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians is running a ski trip for ISFR members, but you can join ISFR for $35 if you aren't a member. The ISFR package is for Feb. 26 to Mar. 25, 2022. It includes welcome reception, daily breakfast, general meeting, gala banquet, and photo. It costs $350 before Nov. 30, 2021. It does not include lodging, lift tickets, airfare, airport transfer, or optional activities. Join ISFR at https://isfrski.org/Join. Ski Week info at https://isfrski.org/Banff.
Tom Gemmill is always looking for ideas to add to the list of potential programs. Thanks to those that have come up with ideas. He currently has a list of over twenty five ideas to work on. If you have any ideas, please contact Tom at tomgemmill.tg@gmail.com.
The programs the Lancaster Rotary Club has are truly phenomenal. Kudos to Tom for such great programs and for all of the effort he puts into tracking down and scheduling these speakers and getting their programs summaries, bios and introducers. Great job Tom! We appreciate it.
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Amazon Smile Contributes to Rotary Club of Lancaster
Remember when shopping on line 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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Happy Birthday
Lisa Sica Nov. 2
Eleanor Isaacson Nov. 7
Brett Peters Nov. 15
Jim Shenk Nov. 21
Tom Gemmill Nov. 24
Kaitlyn Blosser Nov. 25
Christine Sable Nov. 25
David Drain Nov. 28
Steve Stockwell Nov. 28
Joe Rogevich Nov. 29
Michel Gibeault Nov. 30
Steve Waugh Nov. 30
All Rotarians – especially committee chairs – are encouraged to help keep our new Club Calendar full and updated with the great things that our Club is doing in the community. Please submit any items you would like added to Kathy by e-mailing her atRotaryClubofLancaster@gmail.com. Examples include the schedule of McCaskey Mentoring Sessions, Committee Meetings, Power Packs or Salvation Army Bell Ringing. If it’s happening, let’s get it on the Calendar for all to see! Your help will keep us all updated with what’s going on within the Club AND will showcase our very active Club to the Lancaster Community and to prospective members. The Club Calendar is available atwww.LancasterRotary.org
Deb Jones (right) serves as the Director of Community Initiatives at United Way of Lancaster County. Deb is a Lancaster County native and a licensed social worker with 20+ years of experience working with Lancaster County social service agencies. Deb joined the United Way staff in November 2020 after serving as the founder and Executive Director of Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services (social service agency) for nearly five years.
Olivia Walters (left) is Outreach Coordinator for the Steinman Foundation. The Steinman Foundation was created in 2014 through the merger of separate private foundations established in 1951 by the brothers James Hale and John Frederick Steinman. The Steinman brothers were innovative business leaders in Lancaster County and, in an effort to give back to their community, they dedicated a portion of the profits from their businesses to their foundations. Contributions over many years by LNP Media Group, Inc., the parent company to, among other publications, LNP and LancasterOnline.com, and its predecessors and affiliates have funded more than $85 million in grants to a wide variety of local charitable organizations.
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