The meeting this Monday, December 11th is a Club Assembly Meeting and will be held at the Hershey Lodge in the Crystal A Meeting Room and is scheduled to start at Noon. The current slate of officers will be shared and voted on by the Hershey Rotary Club membership. See current slate of candidates below. Any comments or nominations regarding a filled or open position are welcome. Send comments to Kinney@mhs-pa.org. Hershey Rotarian Kathy Schmidt also is scheduled to share information and insight on December 11th regarding the 2018 Rotary International Conference in Toronto, Canada.. Warren Brubaker is the Greeter and John Wolgemuth will provide the Invocation. Carol Shue will coordinate the 50/50.
 
Here is the slate of officers/directors as we have it to date:
Officers/Directors for 2018/19:
President: Clem Gilpin
President-Elect: Paul Thompson
Vice-President: TBA - Pending Candidate Confirmation
Executive Secretary: Bruce Smith
Executive Treasurer: Dale Achenbach
Immediate Past-President: Mike Kinney
Director, New Generations: TBA - Pending candidate confirmation
Director, Charitable Allocations/Fundraising: Amy Norris
Director, International & District Service: Ann Stauffer
Director, Community Service: Douglas Miller
Director, Club Service / Meetings: Wayne Schutz
Director, Club Service / Administration: Pete Graybash
 
Jack Bogrette is taking reservations and collecting payment at this week's December 11th meeting for the Hershey Rotary Club Christmas Luncheon scheduled for Monday, December 18, 2017. The cost is $29 per person.
 
Just a reminder that the first auction committee meeting is scheduled for this Monday, December 11th at 5:30 p.m.  The committee will be meeting in the Academic Support Building at the Medical Center, which is the normal building, but is is being held in a different room this time.  The meeting will be in conference room 2102 (second floor).
 
Just a brief reminder to please submit your dues for the 2017-18 Hershey Rotary Club year if you have not yet done so.
 
Community Service Opportunities 
-Salvation Army Bell Ringing on Tuesday and Wednesday, 12/12 & 12/13. Bill Hutcheson will be coordinating. Bill has a list of volunteers for both days. He is still looking for a closer or two for Tuesday evening from 6 to 7:30 PM.
-Help sort toys on December 18, 5-7 pm at Cocoa Packs for their Toys for Tots distribution on December 21st. 
-“Wreaths Across America” wherein a wreath is placed on every grave at noon on 12/12/2017, with a Candlelight ceremony later in the day. (Milton Hershey School's choir is expected to participate.) Contact Pete Graybash for details and information on how to sign up online.
 
 
 
Reminder: There will be NO Hershey Rotary Club Meetings on December 25 & 27, 2017 and January 1 & 3, 2018. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Happy Holidays to All.