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Newsletter - Current Mar 1, 2010
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KROWN PRINTS

 The King of Clubs Official Newsletter

March 2010 Edition

                                                      Rotary International, District 7450

  Editor: Robert Hart            Photographer:  Donald Brown             Editor-at-Large: Carl Pinto


 

 

 

Weekly Luncheon Meetings:  Mondays 12:15 p.m. 

 

New Location!

 

Kildare's

826 Dekalb Pike

King of Prussia, Pa 19406

610-337-4772

 

Click Here for Directions to Kildare's


March Holidays & Events 
        Daylight Saving Time Begins:   March 14th    St. Patrick's Day:     March 17th
        First Day of Spring:                     March 20th    Palm Sunday:           March 28th
        Passover:                                      March 30th      

 


March Rotary Meetings & Speakers

 

March       1st:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linda Hershman

 

Sgt at Arms

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Invocation 

 

 

 Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

 

 Bob Hart & Guy Homer

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 Carl Schultheis

       

 

 

March    8th:  

Joe McKeowen

.

Sgt at Arms

.

Invocation

 

 

 

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 Guy Homer & Tom Hough

 

 Dave Oscar

       

 

 

March      15th:

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Board of Directors Meeting

 

 

 Club Assembly

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 Classification

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 Sgt at Arms

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 Invocation

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 10:45 am

 

 

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 Sue Basile

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 Tom Hough & Bob Hoyt

 

 Tom Phillips

       

 

 

March     22nd:

  

 

 Dr. Bruno Contro

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 Sgt at Arms

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 Invocation

 

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 Stress Management

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 Bob Hoyt & Wellington Hu

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 Ulrich Rimrott

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 March     29th:

 

 

 

 

 

 Tony Longobardi

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 Sgt at Arms

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 Invocation

 

 Hypnotist 

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 Wellington Hu & Dave Oscar

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 Peter Quinn

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

  March Flower:  Violet           March Birthstone:  Aquamarine

 


 

 

 

 Monthly Honorees

  
Birthdays   Wedding Anniversaries   Service Anniversaries

Audrey

Leavitt        2nd

 

Carl Schultheis &

Joan Kellett            22nd

 

Pete

Quinn              19 years

Bob

Hart             1st

     

 

George

Acosta       17th

 

 

 

 

Joan

Kellett         16th

 

 

 

 

Wellington

Hu              18th

 

 

 

 

Dave

Oscar        27th

 

 

   

 


   

2009/2010

Rotary International President

John Kenny

"It is our daily actions, and our daily decisions,
that determine the course of Rotary for us all.
The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands."

 

John Kenny and his wife, June, at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland. 

 

 

District Governor

Al Marland 

   

 

Asst. District Governor

 Richard Trivane 

  


 

King of Prussia Rotary

Club Officers

 

President

   Dave Rebmann

 

Director Emeritus

Henry Poor

 

President Elect

Bob Hart

     

Vice President

 John Alfonse

 

Vice President

Curin Romich

     

Secretary

Karen Geller 

 

Treasurer

George Shoffner 

     

 

Board of Directors 

Sue Basile Tom Hough Lee Koch
Dave Oscar Carl Pinto  Tom Rees
Peter Quinn Carl Schultheis Dave Staiger

  


Avenues of Service Committees  
  Club Service I:   Bob Hart
  Archives:   Maria Nark (Bob Hart)
  Club Manual:   Grover Emrich
  Seargent at Arms:   Pete Quinn
  Attendance:   Karen Geller
  Membership:   Curin Romich
  Membership Roster:   Ernest Zlotlow
  Classification:   Tom Hough
  Legal:   Tom Rees
  CPA:   Barry Fry
  Member Receptions:   Wellington Hu
       
  Club Service II:   John Alfonse
  Gundaker Foundation:    
  Krown Prints & Public Relations:   Bob Hart
  Fireside Chat:   Paul Gaffney & Carl Pinto
  Programs:   Curin Romich
  Birthdays/Anniversaries:   Tom Phillips
  Service Awards   Tom Phillips
  Invocation and Pledge:   Bob Hoyt Jr.
  Photography:   Don Brown
       
  Vocational Service:    
  Career Day   Karen Geller
  UM Scholarship Fund   Carl Pinto & Carl Schultheis
  Beck/Vaughn Awards   John Myles
       
  Community Service:   Dave Oscar
  Community Fair:   Dave Oscar & Peter Quinn
  Valley Forge Park:   Grover Emrich
  Caroling:   Frank Nolan
  Police/Firefighter Awards:   Daryl Bacchi & Ulrich Rimrott
       
  International Service:   Carl Pinto
  Rotary Foundation:   Carl Pinto
  K of P Foundation:   Carl Pinto
  Polio Eradication:   Audrey Leavitt
  Youth Exchange:   Fred Giuffrida

 


 

 

 

King of Prussia

Charitable Foundation

The King of Prussia Rotary Charitable Foundation approved the following donations in February.  All donations were made possible by funds raised in events such as the annual golf outing, annual gala and auction plus generous contributions made by King of Prussia Rotarians.

 


 

 

 

 

Concert Under The Stars

 

 

 

 

 

$250 was donated to Upper Merion Township's Concert Under The Stars.  This is the 26th season for this popular summer concert program.  Last year over 15,000 attended Concert Under The Stars.  In 2010, great performers such as Richie havens & Trout Fishing in America are scheduled to perform.

 

  


  

Jeff Aponik

Prospective New Rotary Member

 

Jeffery Aponik was approved by the King of Prussia Rotary Board of Directors as a new member to our club in February.  Jeff is a sales manager with Ayers Insurance Agency located at 112 Shaffer Rd in King of Prussia.  Jeff received his Bachelor's Degree in Certified Insurance Counselor Designation.  He is active in the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors.  Jeff is a life long soccer player and is now a coach with the Westmont Soccer Club.  He is sponsored by Curin Romich.  Please welcome Jeff as a new member to our club.

 

 


 

Carl Pinto is awarded the Paul Harris Plus 1 Sapphire Fellowship

 

 

 

 

The Paul Harris Fellowship Award is one of the highest honors Rotary can bestow upon a person. Recipients are Rotarian's and community professionals in recognition of their outstanding contributions, exemplifying the highest ideal in Rotary in placing "SERVICE ABOVE SELF." This honor accompanies a donation of $1,000 or more, in the recipient's name, to Rotary Internationale's "Annual Program Fund." To achieve a Paul Harris Plus 1 Fellowship, Rotarian's must donate $2,000 to the fund.

 

Congratulations to Carl Pinto for his generosity to Rotary International and many years of "Service Above Self" to the King of Prussia Rotary Club

 

 

 


Emergency Relief to Haiti provided by ShelterBox 

 

ShelterBox is a grassroots disaster-relief organization supported by Rotary clubs worldwide. In 2009, King of Prussia Rotary Foundation donated $1,000 to this worthy cause

 

 

 

 

   


 

Rotary Radio

The Rotary Golden Theater Radio Show

 

"Magic Formula"

In this radio drama episode, listen how one Rotarian's career becomes richer and happier by following the guidelines in The Four Way Test.

 

 

 

 Click arrow above to play radio episode


   

Diane B Morgan
Montgomery County Controller

speaking at the February 1st Rotary meeting.  Diane is a graduate of Temple University where she received both a B.A. and M.A. in Speech Pathology.  She holds a PA Speech Pathology license and an insurance license in Life and Health.  She is a business owner, insurance agent, and activist.  She is married to David.  They have 2 married daughters and 4 grandsons.   

 

Diane founded DM&A, a rehabilitation agency providing speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and audiology services to long term facilities, hospitals, home health agencies and private clients.  As CEO, she was responsible for marketing, management, employment contracts, budgeting, staff development, finance reporting, negotiating loans, and annual audits.  After 18 years, the company was sold.  After witnessing the costs involved in long term care, she turned her career to the sale of LTC policies that would offer protection to the public.   

 

Diane has worked with Citizens for Better Ambler since 2004 and is a founding member of the Citizens Advisory Group that works with the E.P.A. to find viable solutions to the 38 acre Bo-Rit asbestos site in Ambler.  The site was listed on the National Priority List on April 9, 2009 and is currently a superfund site.  

 

In 2007, she was elected Controller of Montgomery County.  Diane is the 1st the first female to hold that office in more than 150 years. 

 


 

 

Dr. James Capolupo, superintendent of the Springfield School Districtin Delaware County speaking at the February 8th Rotary meeting.  Dr. Capolupo spoke about the school district's

 

American Music Abroad Honor Bands, Choirs and Orchestras is a cultural performance tour of western Europe for high school and college aged musicians.   

 

  


 

Rotarian Karen Geller 

 

  

 
Karen Geller presenting a Classification speech at the February 22nd Rotary meeting on the many progressive literacy programs offered at the Upper Merion Middle School. Dr. Geller is Assistant Principal for grades 5 and 6.

  


 

 

 Tony Chivinski from Star Speakers at the February 22nd Rotary meeting.

 

Leadership Advisory Services, established by Tony Chivinski, is located in Central Pennsylvania. Tony began his career as a CPA with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. He then spent 27 years with Pennfield Corporation, a mid-sized, closely-held, multi-unit company, with his most recent position being Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He has served on the Board of Directors for Sterling Financial Corporation, Sterling Financial Trust Company and Pennfield Corporation. Tony's background includes numerous additional board and leadership experiences with national trade associations, national and local non-profit organizations, as well as church and a local municipality.

  

 


  

Cartoon of the Month

  

 

 

 

 

 

Please contact Bob Hart or Carl Pinto if you have an article, story or photo that you would like to have included in an upcoming newsletter.

 

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