Today was a face-to-face meeting and it was great. For the third time in over a year AW Rotarians had a breakfast together, and the food was good.
Also we had a Zoom meeting. There were 28 people at Brookside CC in Macungie shaking hands and hugging -- and it was good. We had 3 people on line that participated in the meeting remotely.
Chuck Ehninger was our Greeter and he did an excellent job. And President Gail Micca was everywhere else looking after us. Mitch Huston handled registration and 50:50 tickets, and Happy Dollars. P-E John Scott made sure that the P.A. system and the Zoom signals worked for us.
GUEST ON LINE:
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OPENING:
Pastor Jean Masiko gave a very nice invocation . Then we recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the U.S.
Pres. Gail led us in the recitation of the Four Way Test to which we added “Is it fun?”
AWRC HISTORY STORY:
Past President, Ernie Boll, delivered today’s story about our RC name and its change.
ROTARIANS’ MISSION STATEMENT:
We each need to have an “Elevator Speech” to provide a brief response when people ask “What is Rotary?” Pres. Gail likes this one.
OUR FUNDRAISING RAFFLE:
Chair, Len Salines announced the winners with a slide show as follows:
First prize $400 to Lisa Walton
Second prize $ 200 to Herb Klotz
Third prize $100 to Len Salines who claims the win is legit
GAMBLING:
Mitch Huston had tickets drawn for the 50:50 prize of $29 which was won by Geoff Legg. The Door Prize of $10 was won by Ralph Witcher.
Mitch then noted the tags on each centerpiece inviting members to buy them. Pres. Gail told us the plan.
Small centerpieces with have numbered “Take me Home” tags on them and a suggested $ amount. Attendees would claim the centerpiece by removing the tag and then taking it to the registration/check-in table to pay.
Alternate weeks may have baked goods on tables for sale.
Tag # and $ donated and name of person would be entered at the registration table.
Potential impact is $40-60 per week, or approximately $1000 over the course of a year (assuming Rotary stays at in-person meetings every other week). If there is a demand for more, we could consider switching to a reservation/order system.
Of course, we can donate more to raise more, but this sure looks like a win/win for everyone.
HAPPY DOLLARS”
Mitch went to each table with the microphone and said the fee is doubled if he has to return to a table.
Len Salines is happy to have won at the raffle.
Herb Klotz and daughter Kim had a great time on their trip to South Dakota. And next week they are going to Charleston, S.C.
Geoff Legg is happy that his grandson is taking some tests for schools and also will be playing Lacrosse in his senior year coming up.
Lisa Walton is happy to be a raffle winner.
Dawn Costello is happy to be back at Rotary.
Sue Weber put in a pitch to attend her Garden Club event on Sunday from 9 to 4.
LINDA R. YOUNG, P.D.G.:
PDG Herb Klotz noted the unexpected passing of our friend, Linda Young, last week. Linda was extra special for Herb, since as our governor she asked him to be our D7430 Membership Chair. Then she urged him to run for District Governor. Linda’s Services
Herb suggests we consider donating to the Rotaplast Foundation in memory of Linda; this was one of Linda’s passions.
PICNIC: -- SUNDAY JULY 25:
Sue Weber has 25 folks signed up today. She asked us to identify the food item we will bring. Or she may call you and ask for a specific need.
Also it is suggested that you bring some folding chairs and maybe a card table.
TOURNAMENT:
Pres. Gail announced that the Whitehall RC is holding a corn hole tournament on August 3.
KINGDOM LIFE FOOD CENTE:
Saturday July 17 volunteers are needed for distribution of items. Contact Jean Masiko.
MEALS ON WHEELS PROJECT:
So far there are 4 volunteers signed up. We really need more than that for this project to succeed.
GARDEN HARVEST:
Pres. Gail said that they had a great harvest this week with foods going to Parkland C.A.R.E.S., Jordan Lutheran Church and Lowhill Food Pantry. Amir Famili also delivered 300 lbs. of produce to LFP.
CELEBRATION DATES:
Pres. Gail displayed the list of July members and their celebration dates. We applauded.
NEW MONGOLIAN PROJECT:
Nick Millward has a Japanese friend who is planning to set up youth baseball competition in Mongolia later this year. Equipment is needed, since right now they have only 4 baseballs and use cans for gloves. Details on how we can help will follow.
GAIL’S BIKING CHALLENGE:
As a fundraiser Gail is still seeking sponsors for her 60 miles a week biking during this RY as part of our 60 year celebration next May.
FUTURE FUNDRAISERS:
Gail is proposing a Casino Night for our May 2022 Celebration of 60 years of service. Many of us said that this is a good idea.
Gail also asks each of us to e-mail to her our suggestions for some fundraisers to use throughout this RY. We have a lot of projects to pay for.
YOUR SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
Please take a look at this section on the left side of this bulletin.
STATUS OF MORNING MEETINGS:
There will be hybrid meetings twice a month, plus all-zoom meetings for two more Wednesdays each month.
NEXT MORNING MEETING:
Wednesday July 21, 2021 starting at 7:30 a.m. and will be an ALL ZOOM meeting. Our program will be a Club Assembly with President Gail Micca presiding.
STATUS OF THURSDAY EVENING MEETING:
Thursday evening meetings may be scheduled starting in July as one of the four monthly meetings.
PROGRAM:
Pres. Gail Micca introduced Ralph Witcher to introduce Edward Pullin, Product Mktg Mgr at Intel Networks to discuss the Fundamentals of Cryptography. Ed and wife, Christine, and daughter, live in Orefield.
Edward is a product line marketing manager for security acceleration. Edward reviewed the history of Cryptography, covered the basics of its common use, and discussed some techniques that malicious actors use to attempt to pierce our information shields and uncover our data.
Cryptography is defined as the art of writing or solving codes.
Guardians of Peace, Trolls from Olgino(Internet Research Agency), Cozy Bear, Fancy Bear, Charming Kitten, Shadow Brokers, and DarkSide are all names that ring like science fiction versions of criminal syndicate organizations. That sentiment is fitting, because that is exactly what they are. They are all organized criminal hacking organizations sometimes directly or sometimes loosely backed by Nation States.
The world has come to realize that our data is an extension of ourselves. Its health is our health, its geography is our territory. It is no accident that we use language like “anti-virus” Ware to name software elements meant to protect the health of our systems, our data, our communication and our storage.
The field of cyber-security is vast, and the importance of its value is reflected in the headlines every day. It is founded on a set of basics for building the information shields we create around our data known as Cryptography. From the Greek, Kryptos, meaning “Hidden”.
This talk reviewed the history of Cryptography, cover the basics of its common use, and discuss some techniques that malicious actors use to attempt to pierce our information shields and uncover our data.
During this presentation, we learned:
The history of cryptography starting in Egypt, Sparta and forward
The types of cryptography
The role of cryptography in security
Everyday examples of cryptography
Attacks on cryptosystems
Ed kindly answered members’ questions as a close.
CLOSING:
Pres Gail led us in the saying “One profits most who serves best.”