The Zoom option has returned but members are encouraged to attend live when possible.
We hope to see you Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
"Dr. Kyle Kopko, Executive Director"
Voting Patterns of the Amish Communities
Dr. Kopko will be joining us via zoom. The presentation will start at 12:20 PM. The business of the Lancaster Rotary will occur after the presentation.
Dr. Kopko recently completed a new round of research with Steve Nolt at Elizabethtown College's Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, regarding Amish voting. They have the 2020 data for Lancaster, and it showed a fairly large up-tick in turnout. This is a marked departure from past voting behavior. They also gathered data on other settlements in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
Dr. Kopko was appointed director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania in July 2020. Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Kopko served as Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Elizabethtown College. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University in 2010, with a concentration in public law and judicial politics. Dr. Kopko has authored or co-authored more than 30 scholarly publications, including two university press books, and he regularly speaks on a wide range of policy and political topics. His research has also received national and international media attention in numerous outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Fox News Channel.
The RCL Board of Directors announced they found an Executive Assistant, Crystal Leininger.
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Announcements
Dues Invoices are out
The Dues Invoices have been emailed. They include 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.
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Rotary Rendezvous meeting September 28
Anyone who is interested in joining our committee, looking for fellowship, or simply a night out, please join us for Rotary Rendezvous on Wednesday, September 28. We will meet at Stoner Grill (605 Granite Run Dr, Lancaster, PA 17601). Arrive anytime between 5-5:30pm for drinks and fellowship. Dinner will follow.
Thanks, we hope to see you!
- Tom Baum, Kaitlyn Blosser and Rendezvous Committee
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Refugee Center Needs Career Mentors
Immediate Need for a Mentor with an Insurance Background.
Josh McManness announced the Refugee Center's new Volunteer Career Pathway Mentoring Project. They are looking for volunteers to meet one-on-one with a participant that needs to improve their skills so they can fit into the workplace in a field related to their profession. This includes language skills, licensing, and an orientation to career positions and training available in their profession. They key to this program is to relate to the needs of the participant.
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Lancaster Rotary Crabfest
Save October 13 for the 2022 Lancaster Rotary Crabfest. More information will be announced when the venue has been confirmed.
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Power Packs Needs Volunteers
Power Packs is a great program in many local school district that provides a recipe with ingredients for a meal, as well as some staples like cereal, fruits and milk to help support students over weekends. Years ago our club helped financially to get this program up and running. Since then we have been providing volunteers, special request items like crock pots and occasionally funding gifts.
This school year, weekly on Wednesdays we will serve as we pick up prepackaged boxes (the packs) for over 60 families and deliver them to Washington Elementary and Reynolds Middle School. We are looking for volunteers for this school year. It takes about an hour on Wednesdays, but does not overlap our Rotary meeting. Large vehicles like trucks, vans and SUVs are great, but we spit some loads so smaller cars can help as well. We ask for availability and provide a schedule. You do not need to be available every or even most weeks to be an important part of this service. If you would like to learn more, please let the coordinating volunteers, Clint Krushinsky or Amy Lewis, know.
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Program Ideas
Tom Gemmill is always looking for ideas to add to the list of potential programs. Thanks to those that have come up with ideas. 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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Birthdays
Jessica May September 3 31 Years of Service
Scott Morrison September 4 18 Years of Service
Bradford Reynolds September 7 44 Years of Service
Keith Falco September 8 17 Years of Service
Richard Hendricks September 8 12 Years of Service
Paul Oppenheimer September 8 52 Years of Service
George Grove September 10 11 Years of Service
Steve Knaub September 18 18 Years of Service
Alexandra Weisensale September 19 26 Years of Service
Stephen Kadushin September 21 40 Years of Service
Jeremy DeBord September 24 12 Years of Service
David Nace September 24 8 Years of Service
Malcolm MacDougall September 25 6 Years of Service
Joshua McManness September 26 6 Years of Service
Linda Dodge September 29 13 Years of Service
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Joys & Concerns
Joy: Christine Sable is glad that the political ads are over.
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 RotaryClubofLancaster@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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