1970-72 John Church

1972-73 Ed Wagner

1973-74 Chris Matthews

1974-75 Randy Hall, Sr.

1975-76 Bud Livingston

1976-77 C. E. Holden

1977-78 Eric Wietzig

1978-79 Joe Succop

1979-80 Jim Elliott

1980-81 Bob Thomas

1981-82 Ed Shaffer

1982-83 Art Tappe

1983-84 Pat McDonough

1984-85 Jim Burk

1985-86 Bill Evans

1986-87 Dennis O'Neil

1987-88 Harold "Woody" Wood

1988-89 Harry Robey

1989-90 Bob Becker

1990-91 Ed Powell

1991-92 Maryanne Barnes

1992-93 Randy Hall, Jr.

1993-94 Tom Lannen

1994-95 Maury Yeiser

1995-96 Ted Hebditch

1996-97 Pete Hanna

1997-98 Hank Voss

1998-99 Steve Gierl

1999-2000 Dick Flinn

2000-01 Jack Glasson

2001-02 Verne Koch

2002-03 Dave Smith

2003-04 Pete Hanna

2004-05 Bill Moore

2005-06 Harry Lodge

2006-07 Bob Morrow

2007-08 Ralph Hutchison

2008-09 Jim Bonner

2009-10 Al Filstrup

2010-11 Charlie Skinner

2011-12 Barry Leonard

2012-13 Mary Lee Gannon

2013-14 Charlie Skinner

2014-15 George Dull

2015-16 Chip Crawford

P R E S ID E N TS

P.O. BOX 38452

FOX CHAPEL, PA 15238-4520

R OT A R Y C L U B OF

F OX C H A P E L A R E A

R O TA RY C L U B O F

F O X C H A P E L A R E A

A Brief Introduction

Annual charity golf outing

New officers and committee chairs

at the 2012 Transition Dinner

at the end of June

Meets Wednesdays from 11:45 to 1:15

Pittsburgh Field Club

121 Field Club Rd., Fox Chapel, PA

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Student Recognition Day

Rotary is a worldwide or-

ganization of more than

34,000 service clubs, with

over 1.2 million members.

The first Rotary Club was

founded in Chicago in 1905

by attorney Paul Harris

and business associates.

The Pittsburgh Club, spon-

sored by the Chicago Club,

was the 10th (1911).

The Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area was

organized on October 20, 1970 and chartered

on December 21, 1971. The Oakmont Rotary

Club was its sponsor.

S e r v i c e

Rotary’s motto is “service above self.”

The Fox Chapel Area club focuses on service

to the local communities in the Fox Chapel

Area school district.

Each year it donates roughly $10,000 to com-

munity programs such as the Cooper-Siegel

Community Library, the Boyd Community

Center, All of Us Care (VOA), North Hills

Community Outreach, Aspinwall Meals on

Wheels, Camp Guyasuta (Boy Scouts), Bee-

chwood Farms (Audubon Society), St. Marga-

ret Foundation, Sharpsburg Family Worship

Center, St. Vincent de Paul food pantry and

to educational programs and scholarships for

students at the Fox Chapel Area High

S p e c i a l P r o j e c t s

Usually the Fox Chapel Area Club undertakes a

special project every year. In 2012-13, it raised

$6,100 for local students without computers, which

a District grant augmented. In 2010-11, it raised

$10,000 for the new community library. In 2007-8

it raised $10,000 for clean water drinking wells in

Haiti, which was matched by $10,000 from the

Rotary Foundation and the local District Founda-

tion. Earlier the Club had funded the construction

of one of the bunkhouses at Camp Guyasuta.

I n t e r n a t i o n a l S e r v i c e

Rotary is most well known interna-

tionally for “Polio Plus,” the cam-

paign it launched in 1985 to eradi-

cate polio. Since then Rotary has

contributed over $1 billion, and by

January 2012 it had raised another $200 million

to match a Bill and Melinda Gates Fund challenge

of $350 million, to finish the job. (There are still

cases in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. No

cases have been reported since January 2011 in

India.) Rotary has also focused on literacy and

clean drinking water and on youth exchanges and

educational programs for university students to

build peace and good will.

F u n d i n g

Rotarians contribute much

of the money they donate to

these causes themselves.

Annual dues for the Fox

Chapel Area Club is $195

— $50 of which goes to the local District

(7300) and $66 to Rotary International for

their operations and a subscription to The

Rotarian magazine. Most of the rest is ap-

plied to the charities and scholarships the

Club supports.

Members are also encouraged to contribute

at least $100 every year to the Rotary Foun-

dation (and/or Polio Plus). The Rotary Foun-

dation is very highly rated, since all contri-

butions are applied to projects, with operat-

ing costs being covered by the interest before

the funds are dispersed (usually within 3

years of contribution). Contributions to the

Fund are tax deductible.

M e e t i n g

The Club meets most Wednesdays from noon

to 1:15 at the Pittsburgh Field Club. Mem-

bers take turns getting speakers — a respon-

sibility that comes up not quite once a year

(resulting in an outstanding series). In De-

cember the Club hosts spouses and the mad-

rigal singers from the Fox Chapel Area High

School for a holiday dinner. There is also a

long tradition of an annual picnic with spous-

es at Beechwood Farms.

B u s i n e s s

A Board of Directors makes decisions for the

club, but quarterly “club assemblies” are held

to discuss matters with the general member-

ship. Board Members include the President

(chosen annually), President Elect, Immedi-

ate Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

There are also a small number of committees

for specific activities.

Rotary Club of

Fox Chapel Area

Ringing the Bell for the Salvation Army at Christ-mas.

Haitian villagers lining up for clean drinking

water at one of the seven wells drilled with

funding raised by the Club in 2007-8.