<![CDATA[Harrisburg Keystone Rotary Club - News!]]>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:22:13 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Pinchot Park Nativity School Event!]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:13:58 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/pinchot-park-nativity-school-eventDear Rotary Club,

Tuesday, June 12th will be our day at Gifford Pinchot Park with the Nativity School from 4pm - 7pm. If you can get there early around 3:30 to help set up that is great. If not that is fine. And it is okay if you can only come to part of the event also.

Attached is a map of the Gifford Pinchot State Park. We are meeting in the parking lot of the Conewago Day Use Area. All the activities will take place in this one area of the park.  

Directions
From Harrisburg take 83 South to Exit 35 toward PA-177/Lewisberry. Then turn right onto Yorktown Rd in about 0.1 mi. Then take 1st left onto Wyndamere Rd/PA177 and continue on that.  Turn Left onto Alpine Road and follow that around the park to the Conewago Day Use Area entrance to the park. There is a large parking lot there.  

Here is a link to the park website:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/giffordpinchot/index.htm.


The website gives an address you can put into the GPS but that will take you to the entrance on the other side of the park. So you can follow the GPS using that address till you are on PA177 and just remember to turn left onto Alpine road to go to the other side of the park.

On the attached Map you will see the entrance to the Conewago Day Use area parking lot. Go in that entrance to the parking lot to the T and make a left, the nature center is in the far left corner of the lot. The nature center icon on the attached map is a man with his arms in a "T" and he is encircled by a couple of rings.

Also attached is the latest version of the sign up sheet. There will be 6 stations for the kids: woodlore/lashing, tree walk, fishing, disc golf, nature class and cooking. 30 kids from the Nativity School are coming and will be split up into 6 groups. So there will be 5 kids at each station at one time. You just need to come and be ready to have fun in the outdoors!!!

Hope everyone has a great week!

Thanks,
Alicia]]><![CDATA[Pakistan Rotary Exchange!]]>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:36:06 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/pakistan-rotary-exchangePresident Jim and Past President Carol get the opportunity to present a Harrisburg Keystone Club Banner to Andleeb Ahmar, the leader of the Rotary Group Study Exchange team from Pakistan at the farewell dinner last Friday in York.  Our club hosted the team April 17th at the beginning of the visit to Central Pennsylvania.   See the picture here!]]><![CDATA[Upcoming District Events!]]>Wed, 02 May 2012 12:31:32 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/upcoming-district-events
Hello all:

In case you missed last night's meeting or didn't get a chance to sign up, here is information on three upcoming district events.  The more participation we have in these events, the more likely we are to earn club awards at the end of the year.  Plus they are fun, informative and a great chance to meet Rotarians from other clubs.  Please consider attending one or more of these events.  Thanks.

P.S.  We especially need one more person to attend the grant writing workshop on June 9.  The club will pay for your attendance. You are responsible for the costs of the other events.

* Monday, May 14 - Teacher Impact Awards (deadline to register is May 7)
* Saturday, June 9 - Grant Writing Workshop (deadline to register is June 1)
* Thursday, June 28 - "The Party", District Governor Dennis Zubler's Inaugural Dinner (deadline to register is June 21)]]><![CDATA[The Five Senses Garden]]>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:31:50 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/the-five-senses-gardenIn 1996, the Five Senses Garden was created as part of the Capital Area Greenbelt in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and is open year round to the public. It is located just past the Harrisburg East Mall off of Mall Road. The Garden is structured so visitors can experience the nature through each of their five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. The garden is maintained by volunteers and it needs help from the local community so that it can continue to thrive and be enjoyed by the public. 

The Harrisburg Keystone Rotary Club will be volunteering at the garden on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Members of the club will be weeding, mulching, edging planting and doing a variety of other activities to spruce up the garden beds so that the public as whole can enjoy their beauty.  The Harrisburg Keystone Club welcomes other Rotary Clubs and members of the community to come out and participate at this event. This will be a great
opportunity to get outside and some much needed fresh air while at the same
time helping to make our local community a brighter prettier place
alongside friends!!  

For more information about the Five Sense Gardens please visit the website: http://caga.org/five_senses_gardens.
]]><![CDATA[April 3rd, Joins us as we welcome RADM Jan Hamby, US Navy]]>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:16:59 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/april-3rd-joins-us-as-we-welcome-radm-jan-hamby-us-navyPlease join us April 3rd at 5:30 for a special program, as we welcome Rear Admiral Janice Hamby, US Navy.

Rear Admiral Hamby is currently serving as the Military Deputy and Chief of Staff for the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. She is visiting Harrisburg under the umbrella of the Navy’s 50/50 Program, a new outreach program that features 50 senior Navy leaders in 50 cities throughout the country. It is designed to help build on the United States Navy’s efforts to increase Americans’ understanding of the Navy’s mission, capabilities, and relevance to national security. ]]><![CDATA[Ghana Project Possibility!]]>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:36:09 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/ghana-project-possibilityLast night we were visited by a member of the West York Rotary club who invited us to consider participating in their project to raise money for a refrigeration system for a fish processing plant in Ghana!

We have not yet discussed the club's position, but please check out the flyer here so that when we do, you are in the know.  Remember, knowing is half the battle!

]]><![CDATA[Food Bank Success!]]>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:33:48 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/food-bank-successLast night's meeting was a meeting for service!  Not only were many club members in attendance, but some new possible members were there as well, lending a hand.  The working group also included another 25 people (or so) from the community, all there to help bag rice!

In total, 400 boxes of rice were bagged, besting the last record for a night of 150!  Excellent work was done by all, and kudos all who supported the event.

Check out the pictures here!

]]><![CDATA[March Program Information!]]>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:17:20 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/march-program-information
March 6: Kristen Hertzog, Executive Director of  Haitian Connection
Network (HCN), a 501c3 non profit organization, headquartered in Lancaster
County, PA. They run a safe Student Computer Center located in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti where students can earn an AA in Business Admin or
Computer Science, on-line and tuition-free through the U.S.-based
University of the People. Their partners include Yale University Law
School, NYU, Hewlett Packard and the Clinton Global Initiative. HCN then
provides opportunities for internships and post-graduation job placement
assistance within Haiti via a collaborative professional network. Their
website is: http://www.haitianconnectionnetwork.org/

March 13: Jeffrey Tinsman who is the Chairman of the Board of Directors
for the Harrisburg Area River Boat Society will be speaking. They maintain
and operate the Pride of Susquehanna that does river boat cruises during
the spring and summer.  They are a 501(c)3 and are very involved in community service. All of their board members are volunteers. Their website is http://www.harrisburgriverboat.com/.

March 20: Duane from Danzante Community Art Center is coming to speak.
Danzante program began in 1978 with the presentation of Spanish flamenco
dance and culture to residents of Central Pennsylvania. In 1992, Danzante
received 501(c)3 status and began after-school programming in collaboration
with the Church of the Brethren in South Allison Hill, Harrisburg, serving
primarily a Latino population. In 1999, Danzante initiated a capital
campaign totaling $333,000 and developed its state-of-the-art community
arts center in the McFarland Building on Crescent Street in South Allison
Hill. In 2004 Danzante received funding through the National Endowment on
the Arts to create and install the Mulberry Street murals. They are now in
their thirty-third year of existence and serve a multi-cultural group of
youth and adults. Their mission is to serve as a multicultural community
resource to provide artistic education for Latinos, Hispanics and others as
a means of developing career opportunities, healthy minds and bodies, and
respect for self and the environment. Their website is:
http://danzante.org/

March 27:  Doug Tierney from Kids Chance.  They are a non-profit organization who raises scholarships for children whose parents were killed in a work related accident.  http://www.kidschance.org/ ]]><![CDATA[Recap - 2012 Rotary Awareness Guest Night]]>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:28:21 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/recap-2012-rotary-awareness-guest-night
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The excitement began to build about a week before, as more Rotarians sent emails with names of expected guests for our 4th Annual Rotary Awareness Guest Night.  With a week to go, we were already expecting over 20 guests!

As the week progressed, names kept pouring in, and the final preparations to present the awesomeness of Rotary and the diversity of embracing “Service Above Self”, all while having fun, networking and being part of a worldwide community  much larger than ourselves, took on an energy all its own.

“Wow, can this be?” I thought as I started printing out nametags; counting over 40 names of expected guests. “I hope we have enough food!”  Remembering previous years of having lots of food left over, I took a deep breath and hoped for the best. Long story short, the energy carried straight through the evening and into the following days, as the feedback received from our guests was overwhelmingly positive.

Rotary is so much more than getting together to sing, eat a meal or hear a speaker. Rolling up our sleeves and seeking out partners to multiply our efforts has been the core for the Harrisburg Keystone Rotary Club, and will continue to be a focal point of what it means to be a Rotarian in this young, vibrant club!

With an eye toward minimizing time “in meetings,” and out-of-pocket costs, the Harrisburg Keystone Rotary Club is an ideal place to hang out, do good work, and build lifelong friendships.

Hearing little snippets of some aspects of what Rotary offers, including Group Study Exchange (GSE); efforts to eradicate polio; and local and international humanitarian service; as well as opportunities to develop leadership skills; and a warm, friendly, and safe environment to develop public speaking skills; all were inspired to give back to those in need.

And as a demonstration of new and excited commitment to serve, two Rotary members, Amber and Craig Mease, were installed and welcomed.

Two of our evening’s guests have already submitted their applications to join the club, and a dozen others are seriously considering making Rotary a regular part of their lives – each with their own reasons why this is important to them!

Thank you to all who participated and contributed!

David Ritter, Membership Chair

Harrisburg Keystone Rotary

dar.4.service@gmail.com

]]><![CDATA[Come visit us!]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:12:23 GMThttp://www.hbgkeystonerotary.org/news/come-visit-usTomorrow is our Annual Rotary Awareness Guest Night!  Stop by Appalachian Brewing Company tomorrow at 5:30pm in the Gallery lounge and learn what we're all about.
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