July 2nd Speaker US Senator Chris Coons July 15th Last day for Sign Up Blood Bank of Delmarva July 18th Candlelight Theater social the Always Patsy Cline. July 30st Ronald McDonald House service August 6th District Phillies Game to STRIKE OUT HUNGER Club Past President Tom Hornung gave us an inside view of his other career at the Candlelight Theater and provided a teaser to tempt us to attend his production of Always, Patsy Cline. The theatre is located in a barn built ca. 1850 on the Hanby Farm. From 1931 until 1966, it was known as the Robin Hood theatre. Many famous actors began their careers there in summer stock productions -- Barbara BelGeddes, Barbara Rush, and Tony Perkins, to name a few. In 1953 Arthur Miller directed his play, All My Sons, at the theatre. In 1969 the building became the Candlelight Music Theatre, managed by Julian Borris, John O Toole, and their wives. (Tom s first performance there was in 1970.) Soon it became the Candlelight Music Dinner Theatre, the first dinner theatre in the state. Some local actors now well known performed here -- Susan Stroman, Dianne Fratantoni, and John Dossett. Bob and Jodi Miller began operating the theater in 2003 and tried to make it an Equity site; however, its small (150 seats) size made that impossible. Thus New Candlelight Productions, a 501C3 non-profit, took over the reins in 2006. The Millers continued to operate the restaurant. In 2010, the non-profit acquired that business as well and changed the name to The Candlelight Theatre. Like many aging structures, the building needs repairs, and the stage must be replaced. To do so required an engineering study that revealed that, in order to do a project of that magnitude, the building must be brought up to today s code, with a price tag estimated at $300,000. A campaign to raise this amount is underway. M Always, Patsy Cline is in rehearsal and opens soon. Ted Swindley, an Artistic Director for a repertory theater in Houston Texas, created the show as a musical tribute to Patsy. The true story is told by a fan turned friend, Louise Seger, and features 27 Patsy Cline hits. Sue Hornung plays Louise. Patsy Cline is being played by Erica Scanlon-Harr a former Miss New Jersey. She has degrees from Wesleyan College and the New School. She has performed in a number of productions at Candlelight, at the Walnut Street Theater and worked for Disney Cruise Lines. Her accompanist today is the musical director Tony Romano. He is currently at Delaware Children s Theatre, where he has been the musical director for over fifteen years. She sang Walking in the Moonlight and Crazy to tempt us to come to Rotary Club night on July 18. She succeeded.
Arch Laymen is considering a come back into Wilmington West. He still has his badge so it must be the real thing. Rudy Foschi making conversation with main character in the Patsy Kline roll, Erica Scanlon-Harr at the Candlelight Theatre. Jay Ambrose sits the table with our outbound secretary Denise Tracy selling the 50/50s.
Wilmington West Rotary News July 2nd Wilmington West is hosting our Senator Chris Coons. This will be an informative talk about our nation and the direction of Delaware. You are welcome to bring guests just let the club know how many extra will be attending. D July 30th Mel Personti and the gang will be cooking up dinner at the Ronald McDonald House. Sign up to volunteer to help out with Mel. More details will follow at the meetings. July 18th Wilmington West will be having a social at the Candlelight Theatre. Dinner and a show Always Pasy Kline directed by our own Tom Hornung. Call the box office to reserve your ticket. 302-475-2313.
ROTARY DISTRICT 7630 NEWS District 7630 Is Having a Blood Drive. Call the Blood Bank of Delmarva to set up your appointment to give blood. Final sign ups will be by July 15th. So call today 302-737-8400 at 100 Hygeia Dr., Newark, DE. DG Jen Reider has asked that we become Heroes by giving blood to the Blood Bank of Delmarva. The Wilmington site and Jen are expecting many Rotarians in this area to do so on Tuesday, July 15. To make your appointment, visit www.delmarvablood.org or call 1-888 8-BLOOD-8. While you re donating, fill out a Hero Card with your name and the name of our club. For your donation to count in this project, it must be made before March 31. Your blood could save someone s life. The Rotary Foundation: In the 2000-01 Rotary Year TRF established a credit card program as a painless way to give to our foundation. The message that I am sharing with you now appeared on my monthly statement: " We wish to thank you for your continued support of this program that has raised more than US$ 8.6 million for The Rotary Foundation of which US$3.6 million has gone to help eradicate polio. Each time you use your Rotary credit card you help make the world a better place. Learn more about the Rotary card at www.rotary.org. " Short-Term Exchange Program (STEP): District 3500 Taiwan is looking for 30 girls and boys ages 16-19 to participate in STEP from July 31, 2014 through August 21, 2014. If you know someone who is interested, please contact PDG Susan Giove at 302-841-5331. Stop Hunger Now @ District Conference: Many thanks to the nearly 70 volunteers at the District Conference who helped with the Stop Hunger Now food packaging program. The room was packed with enthusiastic workers who poured heavy bags, carefully measured cups of rice and soy, delivered precious open bags to weighing stations, heat-sealed the bags, and packed them into cartons. And then the really heavy work began with loading the cartons of food and equipment back into the truck for delivery to Philadelphia. In about 90 minutes we packaged 10,150 meals! Notice was just sent out that our packages were combined with other recent events and just this week shipped to a school in Panama. Thank you, again, for participating and making a difference in the lives of hungry children around the world. Robin Broomall
Rotary Club of Wilmington West Paul Harris Fellows: Lisa Cameron, Leonard Davis, Robert Davis, Robert DiGiacomo, Rudy Foschi, Ted Foschi, Joe Giordano, Henry Heiman, Dan Holloway, Eric Holloway, Tom Hornung, Don Kalil, Jamie Kegerise, Doug Kook, Michael Kremer, Ken Kubacki, Bangalore Lakshman, Roger Levy, Steve Michaels, Mel Personti, Greg Sarnecki, Eric Schwartz, Karol Schmiegel, Bob Tigani, Frances West, Robert Wynn, Rotary Club of Wilmington West Sustaining Members: Len Davis, Bob DiGiacomo, Ted Foschi, Joseph Harris, Dan Holloway, Eric Holloway, Tom Hornung, Don Kalil, Jamie Kegerise, Ken Kubacki, Mel Personti, Eric Schwartz, Frances West, Kathy Wegner 2013-2014 Wilmington West Leadership Officers Committee Chairs President: Karol Schmiegel Community Service: Jamie Kegerise President-Elect: David Kubacki Foundation: David Kubacki Past-President: Ted Foschi International Service: Tom Hornung Financial Chair: Doug Kook Membership: Treasurer: Doug Kook Newsletter: Ted Foschi Secretary: Ted Foschi John Faye At-Large Board Members: Jamie Kegerise, Mike Kremer, Bob DiGiacomo, Don Kalil, Ken Kubacki, Mel Personti Sargent of Arms: Jay Ambrose
Wilmington West Rotary Past Presidents William D. Holloway 56-57 Wilbur C. Anderson 57-58 George Elder 58-59 Arthur Paul Coogan 59-60 Anthony D Ioro 60-61 Robert S Sacks 61-62 Robert J Krapf 62-63 Richard Burke 63-64 James Cleveland 64-65 Sebastian Crescenza 65-66 Edwin B Pierce 66-67 Glen Clinefelder 67-68 William Bonner 68-69 Thomas Nale 69-70 William Darnell 70-71 Fred Schierbaum 71-72 Rich Christopher 72-73 Keith Smith 73-74 Alan Keyser 74-75 John R Doherty 75-76 William Burleigh 76-77 Robert Davis 77-78 Howard Edler 78-79 John P Doherty 79-80 Abraham Bailes 80-81 David Eastburn 81-82 Angelo Cairo 82-83 William Rutherford 83-84 Thomas Walters 84-85 Thomas Toben 85-86 Carl Golt 86-87 Henry Heiman 87-88 Bangalore Lakshman 88-89 Francis Schofield 89-90 Thomas DeLucia 90-91 Richard Horgan 91-92 Michael Kremer 92-93 John Peoples 93-94 Lisa S. Cameron 94-95 John P. Davis 95-96 Steven Michaels 96-97 Rudy Foschi 97-98 Charles Joanedis 98-99 Roger Levy 99-2000 Robert Mosch 2000-01 Peter Wilder 01-02 Don Morris 02-03 Frances West 03-04 Dan Holloway 04-05 Lloyd Thayer 05-06 Bob DiGiacomo 06-07 Douglas Kook 07-08 Jamie Kegerise 08-09 Eric Holloway 09-10 Douglas Kook 10-11 Carmela Personti 11-12 Tom Hornung 12-13 Ted Foschi 13-14 Karol Schmiegel 14-15 If you need to make up a meeting with another Rotary Club, submit your form to Ted Foschi or John Faye at the next meeting. Wow, that s easy. Here s the other clubs and where they meet: Area 1 Hockessin Club, Tuesdays, 7:30am in the Cokesbury Village Dining Room Brandywine Club, Tuesdays, 12:15pm at Harry s Savoy Grill Brandywine Hundred Club, Thursdays, 7:15am at Harry s Savoy Grill Wilmington Club, Thursdays, 12:10pm in the Gold Ballroom, Hotel DuPont Caeser Rodney Club, Fridays, 7:30am at the University & Whist Club Area 2 Newark Club, Mondays, 6:15pm Deerfield on Route 72. Elkton Club, Tuesdays, 6:30pm at Bentley s Restaurant Middletown-Odessa Club, Wednesdays, 12:15pm at the Boy s and Girl s Club Newark Morning Club, Thursdays, 7am at the Courtyard Hotel at Clayton Hall Northeast Club, Thursdays, 7:30am at Pier 1 Christiana Club, Thursdays, 12:15pm at the Christiana Hilton