March 8 2011 Volume 5 Number 30 Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The 4 Way Forum March 8,, 2011 Volume 5 Number 30 Lancaster, Pennsylvania Editor: Ed Bednar Presider: Alan Jacobs Invocation: Darrell Gerke Song Leader: Fran Haldeman

Rotary’s Four Way Test Coming Attractions This Week’s Possible Recipients of Isaac’s Certificates: 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? Nadirehs Mij 3. Will it build Regah Llib GOODWILL and Mahkrik Kcirtap BETTER Names selected by Random FRIENDSHIPS? Number Table 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Happy Bucks: Dan Forney’s name was in the paper.

Bill Haynes was glad to be back at meetings.

Bill Hager was happy to have him back.

Chris Kerner announced that his son would be attending Auburn University, the Alma Mater of Pete West..

Brenda Becker celebrated the successful performances of Cats at Hempfield High School and noted that she was not looking forward to the Governor’s Budget to be released later in the day..

Bruce Weaver echoed Brenda’s appraisal of the Cats performance.

Joe Kurjiaka agreed with Brenda and Bruce and noted that his daughter was in the Play.

Bryan Beddow announced that the Boy Scouts were one of the agencies listed for support by Loxely’s and asked Club members to check Boy Scouts whenever they ate there this month. Dave Loughery noted that he spoke to the East Petersburg Rotary Club, recently. That Club’s membership now numbers only 13

Tom McDermott asked Club members to save the evening of April 5th. The Club will sponsor a social evening for Club members and guests at Lime Spring. The purpose for the event will be to provide an opportunity for prospective members to have an opportunity to meet Club members.

February Student of the Month – Lindsay Martin

Lindsay is a junior at Hempfield High School. Her favorite subjects are International relations and Spanish. She is currently taking her sixth year of Spanish. In keeping with her interest in International Relations she is active in the Model UN which brings together students from many schools in the Susquehanna Valley to study global issues. She is also active in the Youth peace Club which is focusing on discouraging the use of drugs.

Other activities include the MiniThon which raises funds to fight childhood cancer, writing for the School Spanish newspaper and tutoring ESL students. She serves as a volunteer for Hospice in the community. Hobbies include kick boxing, travel, reading and shopping.

After High School she plans on majoring International Relations and earning a graduate degree. She has not selected a college at this time.

Program: District 41

Representative Ryan Aument provided an overview of the issues facing the legislature in this session. Among these were: how to meet the needs of educating the Commonwealth’s youth; what to do about taxing and leasing gas drilling: how to stop human trafficking: how to revitalize the local community; how to create more jobs; and have less governmental intervention.

Ryan received his degree from the Citadel and was once a Rotary Student of the Month. He is making a priority of getting to know the constituents of his District. He said that he is determined to serve the community as well as past representative, Katie True. Representative Aument sees the need for greater transparency in governmental activities and a need to stop the ‘brain drain’ of our best and brightest graduates to other states.

Program: Jed Morris was a star catcher on the 2000 and 2001 Nebraska University baseball team which went to the College World Series both years. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics and was climbing through the minor leagues. 2006 found him at Midland, Texas where he was having one of his best years under manager Von Hayes. He appeared in 45 games, was batting .306 with six doubles and six home runs, when he started to lose strength and to bruise badly. Medical tests found Leukemia. The next few years, were a blur of medical tests and chemo therapy. He said that the support of the Oakland A’s, and his family and friends were crucial in his recovery. Jed should pass the five year survival test this summer. When Von Hayes became the manager of the Barnstormers two years ago, he called Jed and offered him a contract to play for the Barnstormers. Jed founded a non-profit organization known as You and Me on the Comeback Trail when he came to Lancaster. This organization has as its purpose to provide support for those fighting cancer. This support includes finding buddy survivors to mentor cancer victims, providing positive assistance during the treatment phase, such as obtaining free YMCA memberships to give the cancer victim access to dietary information and physical training during and after the treatments. The Barnstormers have been very supportive of the project, as has been the YMCA and Leisure Lanes. Jed has sponsored bowleramas at Leisure Lanes during the past two Januarys which have raised more than $15,000 to provide funds for matching grants with the YMCA.

Jed does not have a baseball contract for the coming season but feels that Camden Riversharks will call if the Barnstormers do not offer him a contract. His old skipper, Von Hayes, is managing the Camden team. Jed has a degree in Community Health from Nebraska and will soon be married to a local woman. He plans to settle in Lancaster and make his You and Me on the Comeback Trail project grow.

As an aside his organization could use sponsor for the Businesses That Care EXPO III.

Coming Events:

April 5: Club Social at Lime Spring Farm 4:30pm – 7:00pm No Breakfast meeting n the 5th April 11: District Assembly 2011 – Sheraton Hotel Harrisburg – Register on line: http://www.rotary7390.org

April 28- May 1 District Conference 2011 Register on line http://www.rotary7390.org

May 14: Businesses That Care EXPO III No Breakfast meeting on May 17th