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President of Hershey Company Addresses Club
Thanks to Todd Tillemans, president US at The Hershey Company, for taking the time to talk to our members about the company’s latest innovations.
TRIP TO HAITI
The visit to Good Samaritan School in Saint Marc, Haiti is scheduled for Feb 12-16, 2019. Tentative itinerary will include interaction with students at all grade levels, a service project, attendance of a Rotary meeting, touring a local market and perhaps a little beach time. Trip costs will include air travel, accommodations and meals. We are looking into accommodations at the Moulin Sur Mer Resort or on site housing. Spouses, friends or other significant others are welcome. Let Clem know if you are interested by late August or early September.
Rotary Speech and Essay Contests
The Speech Contest is open for 10-12 graders Cash prizes are awarded to the top three winners. The first place winner goes to the next level. Susana Compare of MHS the club's winner for last year also won at the District level. The contest will be held on Wednesday, October 10, at 5:30 PM. The location will be announced at a later date.
The 4-Way Essay Contest, open to 9th Grade Students in District 7390, has undergone some major modifications for 2018-19. First, the topic of the essay has changed. The Four-Way Test originated when Herbert J. Taylor wrote the four familiar questions in the course of transforming a failing aluminum company to a thriving, profitable one. Seizing upon this history, this year we will ask 9th Graders to write an essay on How Rotary’s Four Way Test helps me confront or deal with the issue of failure? We felt this topic was particularly appropriate as recent studies are showing that the younger generation is experiencing spikes in anxiety and depression stemming from difficulty in handling adverse situations. We are hoping the Four-Way Test can be a resource for students as they confront these issues in the coming years. We are also planning to change the essay prompt on a yearly or bi-yearly basis to keep the contest fresh and relevant to students.
The Cross Egypt Challenge
Are you interested in a trip of a lifetime? The Rotary Club of Alexandria Cosmopolitan in Egypt is sponsoring a nine-day cross country motorcycle tour to promote tourism and to highlight the safety of travel. The tour started in 2011. The 2018 tour runs from October 11 to 22, and will include a 2,475 km route that will be completed over seven stages with two rest days at some of the country's finest destinations. If interested, contact the club at info@crossegyptchallenge.com.
Rotary Grants Deadlines
In order to apply for a Rotary Grant for 2019-20, the club must file an MOU and t least one or preferably two or three club members must complete the on-line grant training within the current or past Rotary year and must appear as one or more of the contact persons for the grant.
Hershey Area Playhouse Walk-A-Thon
On Sunday, September 16th, 2018 Hershey Area Playhouse will hold the second annual 10,000 Steps Walk-a-thon fund raiser, from 1 PM – 3 PM. (Rain date Sunday, September 22nd) The Walk-A-Thon promises to be a fun and fit activity for the whole family, with a beautiful walking trail laid out starting at the playhouse. We’ve mapped out a leisurely walk on tree lined sidewalks, equivalent to about 5000 steps. If you are interested in completing the entire 10,000 steps recommended by the American Heart Association, two laps of the route will get you there. Our goal is to help the fundraising committee raise at least $30,000 which will help offset our operating costs. Help us stay fiscally fit by taking 10,000 steps for your health and ours! If each walker or team of walkers raises $300.00, we will achieve our goal. We’re hoping to make this walk-a-thon the best fund raising event ever, so for those who love a little competition, there are prizes for the top three walkers who raise the most dollars, and free food for all to celebrate our success.
To volunteer or donate food or prizes for the event, or to find out more about this fun fitness activity, please contact Walk-A-thon chair Cory Wilkerson at coryw2.0@gmail.com
The Cocoa Bean Game
This year's Cocoa Bean Game is scheduled for Friday, September 7, on the Milton Hershey School campus. The annual breakfast celebrating the student athletes will be held at the Hershey Middle School on Monday, September 17. Join us for each of these events.
Greeter – Shel Parker
Invocation - Pam Whitenack
