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Rotary Flash Meeting - Bogey's Shadowbrook
Apr 05, 2018
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
 
Board of Director's Meeting
Towne & Country Grille
Apr 17, 2018
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Rotary Flash Meeting - Bogey's Shadowbrook
Apr 19, 2018
 
Potential New Member Mixer
Apr 19, 2018
5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
 
District 7410 Conference
Kalahari Resort
Apr 22, 2018 – Apr 24, 2018
 
Rotary Flash Meeting - Bogey's Shadowbrook
May 03, 2018
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
 
34th Annual Rotary Relay Invitationals 2018
Memorial Stadium
May 10, 2018 4:30 PM
 
Rotary Flash Meeting - Bogey's Shadowbrook
May 17, 2018
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
 
Board of Director's Meeting
Towne & Country Grille
May 22, 2018
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Rotary Flash Meeting - Bogey's Shadowbrook
Jun 07, 2018
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
 
Speakers
Apr 05, 2018
No Fake News: Reflections on 15 Years of Covering Wyoming County
Apr 12, 2018
Peace Camp Update and Check Presentation
Apr 19, 2018
Apr 26, 2018
May 03, 2018
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News
March 8 Rotary Meeting
Pledge and Invocation:
 
President Samantha Maruzzelli brought the meeting to order at 12:15 PM at Purkey’s Pink Apple with Norm Kelly reciting the 4-Way Test and leading the Pledge of Allegiance and Dave Wilson giving the Invocation.
 
Guests:
 
 
Club News:
 
Harry Sharpe got Fran Turner on the phone Fran so we could all say "hello".  Fran is doing well and happy in Saegertown.
 
Secretary’s Report – Carol Ziomek
 
Newsletter went out this morning and website updated.
 
President’s Report – Samantha Maruzzelli
 
Please sign up for the Spring Roadside Cleanup on Sat. April 7. We still need a few more volunteers to meet at the Fireplace Restaurant parking lot for the clean up.
 
Pres. Samantha had information sheets available on Rotary Direct so people can donate directly to the Rotary Foundation and have it automatically deducted monthly, quarterly or annually.
 
District Conference is coming up in Apr, so please register soon as the special room rates will be disappearing.
 
RI Convention is coming up in June in Toronto.
 
There was a great flash meeting last week with 8 members in attendance. President Samantha will be changing up the format in the future, so there will be a little more opportunity for fellowship and socialization for part of the meeting.
 
Harvest & Wine Festival – Ron Furman
 
Don Streby needs help getting sponsors for the Harvest & Wine Festival.  Let Ron know if you want to help Don.
 
Ron will discuss the current plans further at our next club assembly.
 
Drug Take Back Committee – Carol Ziomek for Frank Oliver  
 
The DA’s Office has confirmed that the next Wyoming County Drug Take Back Event will be Sat Apr 28 at the same pharmacies as last Fall.  There will be a meeting of the committee after our regular meeting on March 15.

 
Our next Meeting will be Thursday, Mar 15. Our guest speaker will be Raleigh Bloch, Chairman of the Board for the Seven Loaves Soup Kitchen.
 
President Samantha Maruzzelli adjourned the meeting at 1:30 PM.

 
Guest Speaker: 
 
Tina’s husband was a dairy farmer until 2012. His farm was in operation for 100 years.  They now have 60 head of beef animals, 5-acres of vegetables and greenhouses raising greens. They raise over 10,000 onions and 40 varieties of vegetables and sell them at the Creekside Farmer’s Market and the Trucksville Farmer market on Sat.
 
Farm Women United (FWU) is a new organization and only 3 months old.  Tina is now the Executive Director of FWU.  Their goal is to give a voice to the farmers and restore cultural respect to the farmers.
 
Today, there are forces working against small to moderate (500-700 cows) size dairy farms. Although there were over 1 million dairy farms in the 1960s, there are only 37,000 today.  Farmers are not getting enough financial compensation for their milk. Farmers are paid $17.46 for 100 lbs milk, but cost is over $22/100 wt. They are at the mercy of the marketplace.
 
Farmers are having mental health issues due to these issues and some are becoming suicidal since the profits are not coming back to the farmers. They are losing money and going out of business.  There are only 5 dairy farms left in their farm area.
 
Milk imports hurting US dairy farmers since we are importing milk from 120 different countries. India puts formaldehyde in their milk to preserve it since they do not have refrigerated tanks and we import a lot from them.
 
Tina recommended that every read labels on your grocery items and buy fresh, buy local.  Produce can travel over 1,500 miles to the super markets and some are sprayed to preserve them.
 
Irradiation is also being used to preserved foods.  Omaha steaks and Schwan’s ground beef are irradiated and these and other irradiated items should be marked with the appropriate symbol.  1/3 of all spices are irradiated. Some items may not be appropriately labeled even thought they are treated this way.
 
Lots of local farms sell meats and vegetables and you can check their website for locations.  They sell raw milk on her farm from a licensed farm in Honesdale, it keeps for 10 days.
 
2 projects ongoing:
  1. A 9-question questionnaire was sent to House and Senate Agriculture committees.  They have received no responses so far.
  2. They also are sending a letter to the Governor re the dairy industry and how to help PA farmers.

Tina Carlin
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Bill Milligan
April 2
 
Jodi Crimmel
April 5
 
Steve Thomas
April 19
 
Marta Kovacs-Ruiz
April 20
 
Lou Divis
April 24
 
Fran Turner
April 29
 
Join Date
Jim Welch
April 1, 1971
47 years
 
Nathan Reeves
April 1, 2017
1 year
 
Raymond Reeves
April 1, 2017
1 year
 
Davis Haire
April 2, 1977
41 years
 
Jennifer Williamson
April 24, 2013
5 years
 
Ryan Visneski
April 24, 2013
5 years
 
Richard Seaberg
April 26, 2016
2 years