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Rotary Club of the Abingtons

June 11
Rotary Club of the Abingtons With Leah Ducato Rudolph

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Editor’s Note: Bill Christian will be a guest Rotary columnist for the month of June. Christian is the Weekly Rotary Bulletin Editor, a former Board member, a Past President and a Paul Harris Fellow. He has been a member of the Rotary Club of the Abingtons since 1983.

Scholarships awarded

The Rotary Club of the Abingtons Awards Committee has announced that two $1,000 scholarships have been awarded to Abington Heights students. A $1,000 “Rotary Achievement Award” has been granted to Melissa Gambal and a $1,000 “Rotary Student Improvement Award and Scholarship” to Cameron Fick.

Rotary Scholarship Awards Committee members are: Harry Mumford, Lenora Cunningham and Steve Young.

Rotary installation dinner, June 26

2008/09Abington Rotary officers are scheduled for induction at the Rotary’s Annual Installation Dinner to be held in the Commons at Nichols Village on Thursday evening, June 26. Officers to be inducted include: President, Tata Mbugua; President-Elect, Jamie Kresge; Vice President, Trip Crowley; Secretary, Mary Tuthill; Treasurer, Stephanie Westington; Sergeant-at-Arms, Sam Schiavonne; Past Presidents, Joe Pagnani and Guy Cali; along with Directors, Lenora Cunningham, John Hambrose, Ed Nuzzaci and Roger Mattes.

Rotary’s incoming President, Tata Mbugua, who is a faculty member at the University of Scranton, has been teaching classes at Trnava University in Slovakia for the past few months. She had been awarded a scholarship to teach there by Rotary International for one semester. She should conclude her assignment before the end of June and she should return in time for the Installation Program.

Rotary fireworks - July 3, 2008

Rotary Fireworks Chairman Ed Nuzacci has announced that the Annual Abington Rotary Fireworks are scheduled for Thursday, July 3 at the Abington Heights Middle School grounds. A rain date has been set for Saturday, July 5. The spectacular display is slated to begin at 9:15 p.m. Other Rotary Committee members include: Chuck Parry, Steve Selige and Trip Crowley. There is no charge for the event and the public is cordially invited to attend. In the past, the fireworks have drawn crowds of more than 10,000 spectators.

Foreign exchange student to conclude her Rotary year

Gabriela Suarez, the Rotary Club of the Abington’s current Foreign Exchange Student from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, will conclude her stay this month. Gabriela will graduate from Abington Heights in June and will then proceed on a month-long bus tour of the United States along with other Foreign Exchange students during August. She will then return to her native Bolivia where she will rejoin her former classmates in school until November when she will graduate again from the Bolivian high school. The South American school year runs from February through November.

Gabriella claims she has deeply missed the warm climate of Bolivia and is not used to the cold winter weather of Northeastern Pennsylvania. However, she adds that the friends she has made during her visit here more than made up for the cold weather. Gabriela has made the honor roll each semester at Abington Heights. She plans to pursue a career in art after her final graduation in Bolivia. She has had three host families during her stay including; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Westington and Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy.

Rotary Club of the Abingtons meets each Thursday at 12:10 p.m. at the Inn at Nichols Village. Get involved by contacting President Joseph Pagnani at 570.563.8246, visiting our web site http://www.abingtons.org, or asking any member. Joe’s quote of the month, “I can’t wait for the fireworks…”