Free Community Concert at the Himalayan Institute Sponsored by Bridges of Peace and Hope

Free Community Concert at the Himalayan Institute Sponsored by Bridges of Peace and Hope.

 

Honesdale High School Interact Donates $1000 to End Polio

Honesdale High School Interact Wants to Eradicate Polio from the Planet

Rotary International District representatives attended Honesdale High School Club meeting where students presented $1000.00 to Rotary International for the End Polio Now campaign.

The club participated in a Purple Pinky Project and challenged Honesdale Rotary to match funds. Rotary and it’s partners are on the brink of eradicating polio from the planet.

After 25 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.

Reaching the ultimate goal of a polio-free world presents ongoing challenges, not the least of which is a US$535 million funding gap through 2012. Of course, Rotary alone can’t fill this gap, but continued Rotarian advocacy for government support can help enormously.

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high.

For more information visit www.rotary.org.

“If we all have the fortitude to see this effort through to the end, then wewill eradicate polio.”   –Bill Gates

 

Honesdale Rotary’s Blues, Brews, BBQ Headliner Has Grammy Ties

Bobby Kyle appearing Blues Brews & BBQ May 29 Honesdale

(Honesdale, April 16, 2011)

If you’re a Blues fan—think B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bonnie Raitt—the Honesdale Rotary is sure you’ll enjoy Bobby Kyle and his Band.  Kyle will show off his signature style on Sunday evening, May 29^th, at Rusty Palmer’s on the Texas-Palmyra Highway, Honesdale, to benefit the Rotary and Honesdale EMS.

Kyle’s long career includes playing for seven years with Grammy Award winner Johnny “Clyde” Copeland, until the legendary Blues-man’s death in 1997. Prior to that, Kyle performed for six years with Handy Award winner Eddie Kirkland.

The Handy Award, now called the Blues Music Award, is the genre’s top honor. Kyle performs internationally, but he’s originally from Milford in Pike County.  Blues, Brews & BBQ includes six beer tastings (one more than last year), BBQ and specialty sides, non-alcoholic beverages and a gift basket raffle. Tickets are $25 per person. For tickets or more information, visit http://www.honesdalerotary.com or call (570) 729-7989.
Photo by Danielle’s Photography, www.daniellesphoto.com

Contact: Lisa Champeau, 570.253.8631   or   John O’Reilly, 570.729.7989

 

Honesdale Rotary Announces 2nd Annual Blues, Brews, BBQ

Pumped up and revvin’ to go, the Honesdale Rotary’s Blues, Brews & BBQ committee wants you to join them at Rusty Palmer’s on May 29th for a fun night of beer tastings, sumptuous food offerings and live blues with Bobby Kyle & Band. They promise quite a ride! Left to right: Ken Doolittle, Jordan Ubertini, Kay Reynolds, Brian Fulp, Al Kobe, Sharon Gumpper, John O’Reilly, Lisa Champeau. Missing: Maureen Beilman, Karen Houshultz.

Honesdale Rotary Announces 2^nd Annual Blues, Brews, BBQ

(Honesdale, March 18, 2011)… Pump it UP!  The countdown has begun for the Honesdale Rotary’s second annual Blues, Brews and BBQ at Rusty Palmer’s on Route 6, Honesdale. The fun kicks off Sunday, May 29^th, Memorial Day weekend, from 6pm to 9-ish.

“We have a lot of new things for folks to look forward to,” said John O’Reilly, event chair, “six beer tastings, which is one more than last year for the same price, with accompanying mouth-watering food selections, live Blues with Bobby Kyle and his band and a good cause.”

This year, the Rotary is partnering with Honesdale Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to help them purchase a new place to call home. The ambulance corps has been working out of temporary housing since an earthquake forced them out of their building on 12^th Street last year.

Honesdale EMS maintains base stations in Honesdale Borough and Lakeville (Paupack Township) and provides Basic Life Support Services in and around those areas as well as critical Advanced Life Support services (paramedics) to the Greater Wayne County and northwestern Pike County areas.

“We are thrilled that Honesdale Rotary wants to help us out,” said Sharon Gumpper, executive director, Honesdale EMS. “And we hope many people come out to enjoy the fun on May 29^th.”

Last year, at its inaugural Blues, Brews & BBQ, the Honesdale Rotary raised funds for  its projects and the Dessin Animal Shelter.

‘We thank the people who supported us in 2010 and invite them and their friends back again,” said O’Reilly.  “We’ll have plenty of table seating, plenty of food and drinks, and if it’s possible, even more fun than last year!”

Tickets are $25 per person. Find them at Rusty Palmer’s, Dime bank branches, Wayne Bank/Wayne County branches and Apple Day Spa. For more information about the event, sponsorships or tickets, contact Rotarian John O’Reilly at (570) 729-7989 or visit www.honesdalerotary.com.

 

Honesdale Junior Rotary Club Growing

Honesdale High School Interact Club Presents at District Conference

It’s one of the fastest growing clubs at Honesdale High School. Interact, the junior Rotary Club launched in 2009, counted 60 members at its first meeting this year on October 13th.

Officers of the Club shared their accomplishments with new members and earlier this month, with their adult counterparts, members of Rotary District 7410, at a district meeting in Scranton.

In a power-point presentation, the young Rotarians illustrated how they managed to raise more than $4,000 in one year for causes as diverse as mentoring projects for elementary school students in Honesdale — the “Little Buddies/Kids Care” program — to eradicating global polio — the “Purple Pinky Campaign” – to helping buy school materials for impoverished children in Afghanistan —“Pennies for Peace”— to a Guitar Hero tournament.

The Interact students also talked about fun outings with their “little buddies” on kayaking and swimming trips.

“It’s pretty nice, really, that kids from all different grades can get together for a common goal that involves helping so many people in need, including a lot of people none of us really know,” said Olivia Marin, a 9th grader from Lake Como and new Interact member.

 

 

Kumbo Public Library Progresses

Kumbo Public Library Progresses.

 

Ryan Leckey Live- Tuesday June 1

Ryan Leckey Live Supports Honesdale Rotary

We need your help!
You may have heard about Honesdale Rotary’s Blues, Brews & BBQ event that will be hosted at Rusty Palmer’s on Saturday June 5 from 6pm till 9pm.

We need your help! Ryan Leckey from WNEP will be at Rusty Palmer’s on Rt 6 this Tuesday, June 1 from 5am till 9am to help promote the event. We’ll be serving a breakfast BBQ (and fruit smoothies for HI Vegetarians) and having activities throughout the morning- We need to have as many guests there as possible!

Could you commit to a 30 minute slot between 5am and 9am? If you think you can make it, please RSVP to Brian by email at bfulp@himalayaninstitute.org or in person as soon as possible.

The event will benefit Honesdale Rotary and Dessin Animal Shelter. For more information about the event visit www.honesdalerotary.com

 

Menu for Blues, Brews & BBQ Revealed

Blues, Brews, BBQ a Honesdale Rotary Event benefiting Dessin Animal Shelter

Breaking News:
The menu for Honesdale Rotary’s Blues, Brews & BBQ event was leaked by a source who asked not to be revealed.

Tickets for the June 5 event at Rusty Palmer’s cost $25 and can be found at great stores found here. Please save the date and plan to attend this blow-out blues concert, beer-tasting & barbecue feast, all to benefit Dessin Animal Shelter and Honesdale Rotary!

The Menu:

Benefit Menu & Beer Pairings

Paring Menu:

Grilled Freshwater Shrimp Skewers with mango ginger glaze atop a

grilled pineapple and black bean salsa.

Beer Selection: Sam Adams Summer
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Grilled Bratwurst with pickled Red Cabbage Salad.

Beer Selection: Franzenkeiner Hefe Weizen

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Mini Mojo BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich.

Beer Selection:  Stegmaier Mid-Summer White

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Smoked Beef Brisket with bacon bleu cheese potato salad

Beer Selection: Negra Modelo

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Slow-cooked BBQ Spare Ribs with southern style cornbread

Beer Selection: Spaten Larger

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Central/Main Buffet, not tasting

• Hot Dogs
• Hamburgers
• Sliced cheddar & American cheese
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Sliced red onion
• Pickles
• Hot dog & Hamburger buns
• Pickles
• Coleslaw
• Macaroni Salad
• Traditional Potato Salad
• Italian Pasta Salad
• Baked Beans
• Potato Chips

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Lisa Champeau Event Coordinator (570) 253-8631 champeau@wmg.org

Jennifer O’Reilly Community Outreach, Chair (570) 729-7989 jennjoreilly@gmail.com

 

Save the Date! Blues, Brews & BBQ Event- June 5

Blues Brews & BBQ Fundraiser Benefiting Dessin and Honesdale Rotary

NOW ON SALE!

Dessin Animal Shelter and the Honesdale Rotary are thrilled with widespread community embrace as they roll out “Blues, Brews & Barbecue Benefiting Dessin Animal Shelter and Honesdale Rotary”.

The event will be held at Rusty Palmer’s, on Rt 6 in Honesdale, on Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 6 until 9 p.m.  Tickets are $25 and the admission price includes tasting samples of five different beers, paired foods to complement the beer selections as well as the traditional BBQ sides, non-alcoholic beverages, and a groovin’ concert by international blues artists Steve Guyger & The Excellos.

The public can purchase tickets from the following supporting locations:

• Apple Day Spa
• Branko’s Patisserie de Jour
• The Cat’s Pajamas Thrift Shop
• The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (Narrowsburg, NY)
• Dessin Animal Shelter
• The Dime Bank Branches in;
  • Damascus
  • Greentown
  • Hawley
  • Honesdale
  • Lake Region (Lake Wallenpaupack)
• The Himalayan Institute (Bethany)
• Honesdale National Bank Corporate Center and Branches in:
  • Honesdale, Main St. and Rt 6 Plaza
  • Lake Wallenpaupack
• Rusty Palmer’s
• Waymart Building Center
• The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce
• Waymart Hotel
• Waymart Hotel Pizza 2 (Hamlin)
• The Yoga Café- Himalayan Institute Main Street

Tickets will go fast so don’t delay—advance purchase is strongly recommended!

Event Support and Sponsorships are still available.

Do NOT miss out on this evening’s unprecedented concert, beer-tasting & barbecue feast, all to benefit Dessin Animal Shelter and Honesdale Rotary!

For information about this event, please contact John O’Reilly, Event Chairperson, at (570) 729-7989 or jror7777@gmail.com.

Details are also available at www.honesdalerotary.com.

For information about Dessin Animal Shelter, please call/email:  (570) 253-4037, dessin@ptd.net or visit our website at www.dessinshelter.com.

WHAT: Blues, Brews & BBQ Benefiting Dessin Animal Shelter and Honesdale Rotary

WHEN: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Rusty Palmer’s, 1103 Texas Palmyra Hwy, Honesdale, PA

COST: $25

Event Contact: John O’Reilly, Event Chair – Honesdale Rotary

(570) 729-7989  or by email: jror7777@gmail.com

Media Contacts:

Lisa Champeau                                             Jennifer O’Reilly

Event Coordinator Community Outreach, Chair

(570) 253-8631                                               (570) 729-7989

champeau@wmh.org jennjoreilly@gmail.com

For more information visit www.HonesdaleRotary.com

 

Identity Theft: A real threat, Honesdale Rotary told

Maureen Beilman, President Honesdale Rotary, Dave Shallcross, the Community Liaison for Attorney General, Rolf Moulton, Honesdale Rotarian

Article taken from Wayne Independent, Honesdale from here:
http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x1661783240/Identity-Theft-A-real-threat-Rotary-told

An identity theft expert from the Office of the Attorney General offered tips and protection advice regarding identity theft, Tuesday in Honesdale.

David Shallcross, Public Protection Community Liaison, gave an hour-long presentation, which touched on many different types of fraud and offered different ways to protect against them. The event was hosted by the Honesdale Rotary and was held at Cordaro’s Restaurant.

“A lot of times people allow themselves to become victimized, and we’re going to educate people how to avoid that today,” said Shallcross.

Keeping control of your personal information and treating it like it’s cash is one of the most important things people can do to avoid identity theft, he said.

“When you have statements from the bank, or credit card bills…it needs to be shred, rather than just discarded” he said. “People will go through your trash…and they can obtain a lot of information that way.”
Identity theft is a $58 billion a year situation throughout the United States, Shallcross said. It affects 10 million Americans per year, and identity theft occurs every four seconds. Pennsylvania ranks 19th for reported identity thefts.

Shallcross said most fraud has some ties overseas. Fraud, he said, can be used to fund terrorists, tied to organized crime, harmful to the American Economy and a cause for personal stress.

All consumers get hurt by widespread fraud. Credit card companies lose billions to fraud through he reimbursement of fraud victims. This causes the credit card companies to put more pressure on merchants for service fees, which in turn forces the merchants to raise price of goods.

Over half of identity theft is perpetrated by people you know, he said.
“Be sure you look out for yourself. That’s the number one thing I can tell people. Do not release any personal and financial information to people you do not know,” he said. “Any type of solicitation, whether it be over the telephone, through the mail, or electronically on the computer, I would avoid giving out any personal information until I verified the source.”

Go to www.attorneygeneral.gov for more information and to utilize the Identity Theft Toolkit.