The Pandemic has certainly been an adjustment for all of us. For several years, we have used Zoom to attend the meetings and it has helped us "see one another". Thankfully, our weekly in -person member attendance has increased. In order for the Rotary Club of Lancaster to get back to some sort of normalcy, the Board has decided on "No Zoom in June". We would like to have in-person meetings only and see all of you, our members, back and seated at the tables at the Farm & Home Center. We most certainly will enjoy the conversations with one another (in-person) as we had prior to the Pandemic.
Wed., May 11, 2022 - Hybrid Meeting:
"Larry Richardson, President/CEO"
The YMCA of the Roses, Why Merge?
On November 30, 2021, the historical merger of two of the oldest YMCA's in the country took place between the YMCA's of Lancaster and York to form the YMCA of the Roses. Lancaster, founded in 1854 and the York YMCA, founded in 1855, have regionalized YMCA services to leverage strengths and synergy to create impact meeting urgent and emerging needs in south central PA. The merger will strengthen the service and financial models, assuring sustainability and relevance in the present and future. Larry Richardson, having served as the President/CEO of the YMCA of York and York County since 1994, will serve in the role of the merged YMCA of the Roses as President/CEO. Larry will address the question of Why Merge (?), the merger process, governance, financial model, operations, organizational structure, mission/vision/strategy, the Y culture and its expected impact strategies.
As in the 15th Century in England when a prince of the House of Lancaster wed a princess of the House of York, ending the War of the Roses and uniting the crown; so have the YMCA's in Lancaster and York united to improve the quality and quantity of Y programs to the region, increase operational and financial efficiencies, enrich opportunities and achieve greater financial stability while serving nearly 30,000 members and program participants, with over 500 employees and an annual operating budget of $25M. It is an historical event!
Larry Richardson is the current President/CEO of the YMCA of the Roses. Larry has served in York since 1994. He is also the President of Y Community Development Corporation, the YMCA’s community development arm. Prior to his YMCA career Larry was in education, coached college football for 8 years, and was a head high school football coach for 4 years.
Larry currently serves on the boards of Better York, PA State Alliance of YMCAs and chairs the Public Policy Committee. Larry is also a past board member of YorkMetro, Downtown Inc., past president of the West York School District Foundation, past board member and chair of Servants, Inc. and a past elder at Grace Fellowship Church. Larry also serves as a volunteer mentor and presenter in Leadership York’s Mentorship Program as well as a presenter on board development and fundraising.
Larry has an MS in Education from Mansfield University and a BA in Psychology from Lafayette College. Larry has been married to his wife Lisa for 39 years and has three children and three grandchildren.
Rotary Rendezvous is BACK IN PERSON! Thanks to all who supported us at the last event.
Please join us for Rotary Rendezvous on Wednesday, May 11th between 5-5:30pm for drinks with dinner to follow. We hope to see you there! - Rendezvous Committee. Details will be announced
Next month, Rotary Rendezvous and Membership committees team up!
We are pleased to announce a new monthly fireside chat program in conjunction with Rendezvous starting on May 11th. Please see the details below.
Fireside chat will take place for new members starting at 5pm. Following the chat, we will invite new members to stay for Rendezvous to enjoy an evening of fellowship with current and prospective members for dinner and drinks.
Our hope is to make the onboarding process easier for new members to join. Please let Chuck Blumenstock, Kaitlyn Blosser or another member of the membership committee know if you plan on attending a fireside chat so we can prepare the necessary materials.
Event Details:
Date: 2nd Wednesday of each month
May 11th
June 8th
July 13th
Time: 5pm - 5:30pm
Location: Southern Market of Lancaster
100 S Queen Street Lancaster, PA
Parking: Steinman Parking
35 S Prince St, Lancaster, PA 17603
Gil Lyons announced that the Lancaster Rotary Regatta is coming back September 23 to 25. Several sail boats have been lined up. Motor boats are invited to visit. Details will become available. For more information contact Gil.
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Wheels, Wings & 5K Committee Announces Date: June 25
The Wheels, Wings, & 5K Committee meetings will be on the 16th and 23rd. Signup sheets are available at meetings, or call Jamie. Volunteers are being solicited for all positions. Please join them to make our Club's signature community event and fundraiser a roaring success this year. Now they need volunteers to 1) collect items for grab bags and the raffle, 2)do marketing at car shows, 3) develop online registration for vendors and attendees, 4) develop the 4K, and 5) seek sponsorships.
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.
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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Joys & Concerns
Joy: President Rob said it was a joy when Bill Boben made it when he took a running jump onto the stage to welcome visitors.
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
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