This Week - 9/10
Richard Kirshner, Professional Umpire, on the History of Umpiring
Recent Speakers
Author Dave Brown entertained our club with stories of baseball’s greatest untold tales during the World Series. His latest book, “Shadows of Glory,” reveals 18 vignettes into the players and their moments of fame. View a YouTube video of his talk: https://youtu.be/NW-9YUyFpuI
Lisa Spera and Valery Trigsted of the Eastern Service Workers Association, explained that organization’s role in assisting lower economic workers in Philadelphia to find new employment and help them through transition times with food, children’s school needs, clothes, legal and tax services.
Dr. R. Scott Poethig, a University of Pennsylvania scientist, explained why “Nothing We Eat is Natural.” His work in genetics was illustrated in a fascinating presentation of hybridization — from corn to sheep to cows — and the remarkable results that benefit humankind.
Gigi Tevlin-Moffat, Executive Director of Narberth Community Food Bank, receives checks from LML Rotary president Glenn Snyder to support the work of the cupboard in supplying grocery items to hundreds of people whose food insecurity is significant “right here in one of the most prosperous communities in the area.” She provided the club with a brief overview of the needs of the food bank. Club members have volunteered to work in sorting incoming supplies.
Sean Montgomery, Business Coach and Consultant, explained the difference. His practice has helped many small businesses grow with proven strategies. See www.viaopusbcc.com
Emanuel Rund, filmmaker, producer, publicist and historian, provided a detailed tour of his many accomplishments that included the adoption of January 27 as Holocaust Survival Day.
Dan Milloy, program director for Senior Medicare Patrol, spoke to the club about Medicare fraud and its cost nationally; Jessica Hill, of Main Line Health hospice care, explained end-of-life options and care services; and Eileen Chopnick, past president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, offered a primer on vitamins, both essential and optional.