The meeting was opened with an invocation led by Fred Salekand then, Vice-President Peter Lagerberg led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-Way Test.
Bill Braunreported attendance of 17 Rotarians in-person and there were several attending via Zoom. There was one guest, our speaker, Sarah Kipp
Vice President Peter Lagerberg told us that President Larry was in Florida and President-Elect Mike Hanson was attending to his duties in his job at Lake Heritage.
David Laughman brought up the Foundation Dinner. It will be held Thursday, November 18, 2021, at The Lodge at Liberty Forge (3804 Lisburn Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055) There will be a Zoom hybrid event, as stated in the email from Melissa Kopp-Smith, dated November 15, 2021.
Sarah Kipp, Vice-President of Healthy Adams Bicycle and Pedestrian Inc. (HAB.PI) showed us a video that featured various people from the organization, and other parts of the community, talking about the mission of HABPI.
Eric Meyer, President of HAPBI, and Dennis Hickether, Board Member of HAPBI, both talked about the formation and mission of the organization. Former Borough Council Member, Susan Naugle appeared in the video and talked about how the Borough of Gettysburg teamed with HAPBI to create shared bicycle paths in the borough. Lisa Donohoe, from ACCF, Tom Jolin, board member, and Kathy Gaskin, of Healthy Adams County, spoke about the importance of bike riding. Jamie Gaglillardi spoke in English and Spanish about the accomplishments of the organization, and finally, Steve Neibler, retired director of Adams County Office of Aging, gave some statistics about the benefits for older people to keep exercising.
There are some bike riding routes on their website (http://www.habpi.org/) and Sarah says that it will be updated soon. The website also has information about their fundraiser "Ride for Trails".
ROTARY PACKS MEALS — Members of the Rotary Club of Gettysburg packed meals for Ruth's Harvest, which provides food to children on the weekends, on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.. Pictured, from left, are John Phillips, John Kramb, Tammy Myers, Mike Hanson, Erica Duffy, Brigid Goss, Chris Glatfelter, Diane Hiller, Peter Lagerberg, and Martha Lagerberg.
