President Mike Markovitz brought the meeting to order at 12:15 PM at Purkey’s Pink Apple with Mary Tempest leading the Pledge of Allegiance and Dave Wilson giving the Invocation.

 

 

Debra Tierney – Education Coordinator – NTIEC – guest speaker
Shealynn Shave – Executive Director – NTIEC – guest speaker
Trixie Gay – guest of George Gay
Chris Maruzzelli – guest of Sam Maruzzelli
Justin Shaffern – incoming Pres. of Scranton Rotary – M&T Bank
Kenda Peck – guest of Justin Shaffern - M&T Bank

 

 

 

Next Membership Mixer Event will be Thursday evening May 30th from 6pm – 8pm at Bogey’s Restaurant. 

 

Please return those suggested invitees forms that Pres. Mike handed out last week, as we need people to invite.  So far, Pres. Mike has received zero responses from anyone. 

 

Please contact Francine Kanyok with any setup questions / ideas / etc.

 

 

Our Officer Installation and Awards Banquet will be Thursday evening, June 20^th, starting at 5:30 PM at Shadowbrook.  There will be no noon meeting on that date, nor Flash Meeting that evening. 

 

Please contact Francine Kanyok with any setup questions / ideas / etc.

 

 

This Sunday 28th of April at the Triton Hose Company from 1pm – 4pm is Fran Turner’s 100th Birthday Party. We would like to have a great showing from Tunkhannock Rotary there.  Please enter a nice note / sign the big card for Fran.  We will be presenting him with a Lifetime Membership Plaque to Tunkhannock Rotary and also his recent Paul Harris Pin.   Fran has been in Rotary nearly 70 years!  Multiple other presentations to him will happen from other groups etc.

 

 

The next Flash Meeting will be Thursday, May 2 at 5:30 pm at Bogey’s.

 

 

Sam was inspired by an idea from the Bar Harbor Rotary Club for an “I am Rotary” project. Sam and Glenn would like to take a picture of each of you holding a sign saying "I am Rotary". This will be posted on Facebook with a short paragraph showcasing YOU and what you write about yourself. Please write a little blurb on yourself or why you joined Rotary, This project is to help with recognition and membership. If you would like to participate, please come to Rotary prepared to have your picture taken at one of our meetings or events.

 

 

 

The next Harvest & Wine Festival Meeting will be Monday evening May 6 at 6pm at the Tunkhannock Library.

 

 

Our booth application is in and we should be in the same location as usual on Sat. June 22.

 

 

Terri reported that the Committee members are reviewing the applications.

 

 

Chelsea has been posting on Facebook and Instagram. Sam has also been regularly posting on our Club Facebook page. Chelsea and the Committee welcome any advice to increase our visibility.

 

 

The next Drug Take Back is this Sat April 27th, 2019. Please remember to gather up your old, expired, or unneeded drugs from your medicine cabinets and drop them off for Drug Take Back Day on April 27 from 10 AM to 2 PM at CVS & Rite-Aid or at Lech's (Laceyville & Nicholson).

 

 

If you have not already done so, please sign up to help at the 35th Rotary Relays Invitational on May 1.  Please contact Rod Azar if you can help at this junior high track and field event starting at 4:30 PM at Memorial Stadium. Volunteers should report at 3:45 PM (earlier will conflict with buses, so either come much earlier or at 3:45 PM) and can park in the stadium behind the concession stand. Also, if you can come much earlier than that, we need folks to help setup, contact Rod also.   Rain Date is Friday May 10, 2019.

 

 

Saturday, April 27th, 2019 is Spring Road-side Cleanup, so if you volunteered to help with this service project, please remember to report to the Fireplace Restaurant parking lot at 9 AM.  The more volunteers, the shorted the time it will take. So come out for some fresh air, feel good work and great companionship.

 

 

Club Foundation Chair Al Noble presented John Hovan with his new Paul Harris (+2) pin. Pres. Mike Markovitz pinned John. Once donations to the Rotary Foundation reach a $1,000 cumulative donation, it earns the donor a Paul Harris.  $1,000 can help educate a person or set up a new business.

 

Pres. Mike Markovitz, John Hovan and Fdn Chair Al Noble

 

Tunkhannock is currently no 1 in District 7410 for Foundation giving with a $290 per capita.

 

 

 

The 2020-2021 District Training Workshop will take place Saturday, May 4 from 8 AM to 1 PM at Holiday Inn Wilkes Barre East Mountain, 600 Wild Flower Drive, Wilkes Barre, PA. It is open to all Rotarians as per invitation from DGE Karen DeMatteo.

 

While the emphasis is giving our incoming Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers their final training to empower them for their year ahead, break-out sessions and an over view from the recent Council on Legislation are informative and useful to all members of our clubs.

 

The sessions will include...

Come and Connect with your fellow Rotarians!

 

DGE Karen is putting an emphasis on giving back to our communities while we meet in their midst.  As this meeting is within our Cluster 7 in the District, we are asking everyone attending to please bring ONE or more pair of adult socks to be given to the Keystone Mission in Wilkes Barre.

 

Brunch will be served as well.  Registration on Saturday May 4th will begin at 8am with opening session at 8:30. The day will end at 1pm with an Aloha farewell! 

Prior to adjournment, Mary Tempest led the recitation of the 4-Way Test by the attendees.

 

 

Shealynn Shave is the Executive Director and Debra Tierney is an Educational Coordinator at NTIEC. Bob Barkley & Carrie Bradley are also Educational Coordinators.  They only have 4 part-time staff members, although sometimes they work full-time for part-time salaries.

 

NTIEC is a 501c3 non-profit formed in 1993, dedicated to promoting school to work activities in NEPA.  They serve 14 school districts in 4 counties. Annually they work with 1,500-2,000 students and 350 employers.

 

Their goal is to introduce students to the work opportunities available in NEPA, including work that does not need a 4 year college education. They hope to encourage local students to come back to this area to work.

 

Their programs include Youth Apprenticeships (YAPs) and career preparedness.

 

Debra described their career preparedness programs, which include:

Shealynn then reviewed the Youth Apprenticeships History: one of the largest programs with approximately 120 students out now at worksites.  They are earning money and getting credits toward graduation. 65% of the students come from broken or needy homes.

 

YAP is a year-long program during the school year where students work at a site, including 25 students placed at P&G.  The benefits to the students include 1) it extends learning experience outside of the classroom, 2) it provides hands on real work experience, 3) they receive part-time pay, and 4) they earn high school credit towards graduation.

 

NTIEC is always looking for other worksites that are willing to take youth apprentices, so let them know if you are interested.

 

NTIEC has a lot of events scheduled for the current and next academic year already, with more in the planning stages.

 

They need help getting the word out to the students, so please spread the word about these programs.

 

Debra Tierney (left) and Shealynn Shave