puters and 24 printers to 40 schools.

André Marty, 2007-08 governor of District

1700, says other clubs could easily repro-

duce the effort, which could enhance Ro-

tary’s image. “Operations of this type al-

low clubs to get involved for the first time

in underprivileged populations, where Ro-

tary may not be known,” he explains.

Contributing to the project’s success are its

dramatic, tangible results. “Computers are

now a vital educational tool. The acquisi-

tion of this new skill will be essential once

the students graduate,” says Bruno Del-

vallée, primary school inspector for the

French Ministry of Education. “Because of

Rotary, students now have the opportunity

to excel in school.”

Computer Supplies Pour In

TTTHEHEHE R R RAMBLERAMBLERAMBLER Editor:

P.J. Thurkauf

October 22, 2008 CCLUBLUB O OFFICERSFFICERS

President Glenn Garth

President-Elect Scott Marum

Vice President John Loughman

Vice President - Breakfast Chris Flanagan

Secretary Joan Berkeley

Chief Financial Officer Mike Franchino

Treasurer Bob Miller

Assistant Treasurers, Meals Liz Colquhoun

Assistant Treasurers, 50/50 L - Roy Bumiller & Charlie Eggert

B - Gary Reppen Sergeant-At-Arms L - Carl Badenhausen

B - Mike Moore Past President Dolores Bagish

RI Liaison Robert Coultas

Parliamentarian/Historian John Kuschke

District Governor Janice Teetsell

Assistant Governor Terry Berger

BBOARDOARD OFOF D DIRECTORSIRECTORS

Dave Bagish, Jim Deak, Mike Elms, Chris Flanagan,

P.J. Thurkauf

OOURUR W WELCOMEELCOME S SONGONG

We welcome you to Morristown Where freedom's wars were fought.

We welcome you to Morristown Where liberty was wrought.

Come join our age old comradeship, Break bread with us today. In real Rotarian fellowship Our greetings we convey.

TTHEHE 4 4--WWAYAY T TESTEST

Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and

BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

VVISITISIT OUROUR W WEBSITEEBSITE

http://www.morristownrotary.com

By Ryan Hyland Rotary International News

The Official Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Morristown, NJ

Collecting donated computer equipment

for budget-strapped middle schools in and

around northern Tarn, France, has become

a central cause for the forward-looking Ro-

tary Club of Carmaux, which is providing

students with the tools needed to keep pace

with fast-moving technology.

For years, club member Jacky Cathala,

with the support of District 1700 (Andorra;

France), sent donated computer supplies to

underequipped Romanian schools that

taught French. After media reports on the

success of Cathala’s efforts, requests for

equipment began to pour in from school

authorities in northern Tarn. So the club

launched the Better Computer Learning

Conditions in Schools vocational project.

“After visiting a few schools, mostly in

rural areas, I realized [their] computer tech-

nology was almost obsolete,” Cathala says.

Seeing underprivileged schoolchildren at

such a disadvantage motivated his club to

help level the playing field.

Now Cathala and fellow club members

spend hours networking with French or-

ganizations that are willing to donate old

computer equipment. Rotarians also coor-

dinate with information technology spe-

cialists to ensure the systems are working

and up-to-date.

Since its launch in December 2006, the

project has delivered more than 180 com-

Students from northern Tarn, France, are bene-fiting from computer equipment donated by the Rotary Club of Carmaux.

We wish to thank all the Donors and Volun-teers that donated their time and/or money to

help make the National Guard Family Day a

success! Thank you all so much!

Page 2 The Rambler

Hey Rotarians…

We Missed You

Last Week

Betz, Richard

Braunschweiger, Herb

Bruen Sr, William

Bumiller, Roy

Conway, Dan

Delia, Carol

Franchino, Mike

Gallagher, Terry

Harrigan, Brian

Harrigan, Tom

Heltzer, Eileen

Kayhart, Brian

Lanahan, Tom

Loughman, John

Melaku, Amsale

Mongey, James

Moore, Michael

Nelson, Paul S.

Pierson, Roger

Salamanca, Ric

Savage, Jill

Schaub, Peter

Valentine, Veronica

VanDalinda, Midge

Walker, David

Wirths, Matt

...Hope to see you

Wednesday!

Send Meeting Make-Ups to:

Joan Berkeley 36 Nottingham Ct.

Morristown, NJ

Submitted by President Glenn Garth

Thank you for a Job Well Done. If you

attended Lunch last Wednesday you

attended our Club Assembly, and heard

about the Club’s status, which showed

we are doing very well.

As I listened to our Directors cover the

many activities our club is involved in,

it helped me realize what a Great Club

we have, and how fortunate I am to be

President of such a Club. I have com-

pleted 4 months of my one year term

and it has been so much fun being in-

volved in all the activities from our

Golf Outing, morning meetings, Bar-

rel Planting, Fall Festival, Helping the

National Guard Families, District As-

sembly, Baseball Game, Board Meet-

ings, and running the lunch meetings,

etc. And most of all, watching all of

you all stepping up and volunteering to

help. Each project brings together new

teams and new people to accomplish

the task; and all our tasks have been so

successful, which shows the Heart of

our Club, you want to help others. You

truly help make a difference to man-

kind.

I think the biggest compliment was

made by District Governor Janice after

her visit when she said, “now I have

visited the Great Morristown Club, and

know why you are a Great Club.

The “Prez” Says...

You are cordially invited to attend Ro-

tary Day at the United Nations on Sat-

urday, 8 November 2008. This unique

opportunity will offer both a visit to

the UN Headquarters in NYC and par-

ticipation in panel discussions featur-

ing leaders and officials from the

United Nations, UN affiliated NGO’s

and Rotary International. Lunch in

included in the registration fee and will

be served in the main United Nations

Cafeteria overlooking the East River.

Registration forms are available online

at: http://tinyurl.com/UN08RegForm

Registrations are due Oct 24!

Rotary UN Day

Please join us for the annual

Rotary Halloween

Costume Party

Saturday, November 1st 2008

from 5:00 PM onwards.

This is a ZERO COST EVENT just

bring your own beverage of choice (beer/

wine/other) and some form of food item.

The address is as follows:

Chris and Cindy Flanagan

122 Washington Ave

Morristown, NJ, 07960

Please register online at morristownro-

tary.org or RSVP directly to Chris Flanagan.

Annual Rotary

Halloween Party!

David and Dolores Bagish, James Boyer,

Herb and Gretchen Braunschweiger,

Elizabeth Colquhoun, Commerce Bank,

Glenn and Eleanor Coutts, Pat and Bill

Cunningham, Carol and David Delia,

Kathie and Vinnie Durante, Chris and

Cindy Flanagan, Glenn Garth, Brian Har-

rigan, The Jersey Express, Ms. Helen

Kaplus, Law Office of Scott J. Marum,

Jim and Colette Mongey, Michael and

Kristin Moore, Denny Morrison – Wa-

chovia Securities, Austin Neary,

Neighborhood House: David Walker,

Lashone Murphy, Jasmine Kennedy,

Francisco Flores, Irving Corrales, and

Osman Osario; Peapack-Gladstone Bank,

Provident Bank, Timothy Quinn, H.

Scott Rosenbush and Cindy Zimmerman,

Max Ruefenacht, Rob Steidelitz, Union

Center Bank, Veronica Valentine, Mar-

tha and Ronald Van Dalinda, Midge Van

Dalinda, and Wells Fargo Bank.

Thank You For

Supporting Our Troops

& Their Families

Please send stories, news, jokes, photographs, and gossip for The Rambler to:

P.J. Thurkauf at turk11042@hotmail.com or 973.538.2040 (fax)

Calendar of Events

Contributions to the Endow-ment Fund should be ad-dressed to:

Morristown Rotary Endowment Fund

c/o Mike Franchino 19 Cattano Avenue

Morristown, NJ 07960

Thanks to the club officers for their continued management of this fund. Balance as of

05/12/2008 is $160,500 Page 3 October 22, 2008

UPCOMING

LUNCH

PROGRAMS At the Spring Brook Country Club, Morris Township

This Week:

Tom Wyka - Dem. Congressional Candidate Next Week:

Rodney Frelinghuysen - U.S. Congressman, NJ 11th District

UPCOMING

BREAKFAST

PROGRAMS At the Morris Center YMCA’s Richard F. Blake Children’s Center, Cedar Knolls.

This Week:

Club Assembly Next Week:

TBA

Help Fill These Pages!!

Oct 29 Rotary Blood Drive for MMH - Contact Eileen Heltzer to sign up!

Nov 11 Flu shots at Lunch Meeting

Nov 1 Morristown Rotary Halloween Party - See Nov 26 Thanksgiving Luncheon - Joint meeting with Kiwanis (Lunch Only, No breakfast this Wed.)

Nov 8 Rotary Day at the UN - Details on page 2! Dec 3 50/50 Drawing

L ast week was Dictionary Week, and

as always Morristown Rotary made

sure that every third grader in Mor-

ristown and Morris Township now

has their very own brand new dictionary!

Huge thanks go out to all the Rotarians that

took time out of their day to brighten the day of

the students of our elementary schools!

Dictionary Project Photos

Photos By David Shapiro