The Medium - Rotary Club of Media

Iced Coffee...
Makes a
Really Great
Springtime
Pick-Me-Up!
MAY
2014
Club 5492
Member of Rotary District 7450
Southeastern Pennsylvania, USA
The Medium
IF YOU MISSED
PANCAKE DAY....
To buy coffee or learn more
contact committee chair,
Tom Hibberd:
hibberd@comcast.net
or www.MediaRotary.org
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THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH
Penelope Reed Induction Dinner
6pm @ The Towne House
May
May
Birthdays
Birthdays
www.firstfairtradetownusa.org
“Food, Friends & Fun Since 1951”
1st - Bill Strine
10th - Robert Twining
12th - George Saulnier
12th - Dana Mancini
23rd - Scott Davidson
MAY MENU
8th - Chicken Parmesan - or - Junior Turkey BLT
15th - Tyler Arboretum
22nd - Filet Tip Marsala - or - Chicken & Tuna Salad
29th - Eggplant Parmesan - or - Chef salad
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6th - Cynthia McGoff
May
1 st
8 th
Program
Club Meeting
Greeter: Gary Zebrowski
Mary Anne Eves: Middletown Historical
Greeter: Jim Wurster
15 th
Field Trip: Tyler Arboretum
Greeter: Tony Cavaliere
22 nd
Classification: Gary Zebrowski
Greeter: Donna Marie Buscaglia
29 th
Citizens Advisory Comittee
Greeter: Rob Hancock
The Middletown Township
Historical Society (MTHS), was
first organized in 1982 in anticipation of the celebration of
Middletown's 300th Anniversary
in 1986. The MTHS is dedicated
to preserving the township’s
rich history and artifacts that
made Middletown what it is today.
Originally home to the Unami (Delaware) branch of
the Lenni Lenape peoples, historians have dated the
founding of Middletown Township to 1686. Colonial
Townships are dated from the appointment of their first
officer. On December 3, 1686, the court of common pleas
of Chester County, PA, appointed a constable for
Middletown Township. Middletown was named, it is
believed, because of its central or middle position within
Chester County. As the population grew Chester County
was divided on Sept. 26, 1789, with the southern
becoming Delaware County.
Middletown’s eastern border is Ridley Creek and its
western border is Chester Creek. Both creeks are lined
with mills, although there was a greater number on the
more powerful and deeper Chester Creek. The most
common type of mill in Middletown was the grist mill.
Flour mills were second until the beginning of the 20th
Century when textile mills became second to grist mills,
particularly along the lower half of Chester Creek
beginning at Lenni. By the 1850’s, mill technology had
advanced from waterfront to steam power. In Middletown, the remaining mills, although small, were known to
produce products of high quality.
In addition to the mills, farming and dairy production
remained a constant for over 300 years. Famous dairies
include Wawa Dairy Farm and the Darlington family’s
Cornucopia Dairy which specialized in butter. Cornucopia
butter was shipped by rail to Philadelphia, New York and
Washington where it was even served in the White House.
May 15th at Tyler Arboretum
Biggest Loser Ends
Thursday, May 29th
Some tips to be “Mindless No More”
with your Journey
You can avoid overeating by following these tips from food
scientist Brian Wansink, PhD, author of the book Mindless
Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.
Tyler Arboretum, one of the oldest and largest arboreta in the
northeastern United States, is a valued community resource and
cultural destination. The Arboretum is a non-profit public garden
and in Delaware County, PA serving the Greater Philadelphia region.
Open year round, with 650 contiguous acres, Tyler provides a
natural sanctuary for families, children, and adults – bird
enthusiasts, hikers and visitors interested in history and
horticulture.
The Arboretum renowned collections include rare plant
specimens, heritage and champion trees, historic buildings and 20
miles of hiking trails through woodlands, wetlands, and meadows.
People visit Tyler for many reasons and opportunities abound for
all to learn about natural living systems through our diverse
resources. Tyler Arboretum invites you to explore, learn and
interact with nature today!
The mission of the Arboretum is preserve, develop, and share the
diverse horticultural, historic, and natural site resources in order to
stimulate stewardship and an understanding of our living world
The Arboretum began as a private horticultural collection
developed in the mid 19th century Minshall and Jacob Painter, two
Quaker brothers who owned the historic farmstead. This National
Historic Register property passed through eight generations of the
Minshall/Painter/Tyler families beginning with its purchase in 1681
from William Penn. The property became a public garden at the
bequest of the last family descendent in 1944.
Tyler Arboretum oversees the preservation of several historic
buildings, including Lachford Hall, a stone Pennsylvania bank barn,
the Painter Library, and several 19th Century outbuildings including
a root cellar, springhouse, and greenhouse.
Today the Arboretum features beautiful exhibits of heritage
magnolias, cherries, crabapples, hollies, lilacs, as well as 11 acres of
rhododendrons and azaleas. Herbs are featured in the Fragrant
Garden and the Vegetable Demonstration Garden promotes
healthy and delicious eating. An extensive collection of conifers is
displayed in the naturalist Pinetum. Habitat-based displays include
the Native Woodland Walk, a Bird Garden, and Meadow Maze.
ORGANIZE YOUR KITCHEN: You're three times as likely to eat
the first thing you see as the fifth thing you see, so put your
most healthful food where you'll notice it first.
SERVE YOURSELF: You'll eat less food when you dish up smaller
amounts instead of eating from a package.
PICK A SMALLER PLATE: Pick a 10-inch plate instead of the
typical 12-incher, and you'll eat 22 percent less food, says
Wansink.
USE LONG, THIN GLASSES: Forget squat juice glasses. We pour
more when our cups are short and fat. To drink fewer calories,
use tall, thin ones.
TURN OFF THE TV: Eating a meal in front of the tube is the
epitome of mindless eating.
SCOUT OUT THE BUFFET: More thin people than overweight
people survey a buffet before digging in, a study showed.
Planning what you want to eat can help you eat less and pick
more nutritious items.
LEAVE EVIDENCE: Clearing your plate at a buffet or cocktail
party makes it easy to forget how much you ate. In a study,
restaurant goers ate more buffalo wings when the bones were
cleared than when they were stacked on a dirty dish.
PAY ATTENTION: When dining with one other person, you'll
eat about 35 percent more than you'll eat by yourself. Eat with
seven people present, and you'll eat about 90 percent more
than usual. "It's largely because you're paying less attention to
what you eat and you're eating for longer," says Wansink.
CLUB SUPPORT
As part of the challenge the Foundation is asking club members
to pledge one dollar for each of our 15 participants.
Collections will be taken May 1!
District Director Mark R. Carey:
PA Board of Probation and Parole
District Director Mark R. Carey has been with the
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole for over 20 years.
He started as an Agent in Norristown and has since held
positions as a Supervisor and Deputy District Director for the
County Wide Division in Philadelphia until his promotion in
2007 to the Chester District Dir. The Chester District is
responsible for supervising paroled offenders, special
probation offenders and interstate compact offenders in
Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties. There over
3,000 offenders being supervised by 41 Parole Agents in two
offices.
The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) is
committed to protecting the safety of the public, addressing
the needs of crime victims, improving county adult probation
and parole services and assisting in the fair administration of
justice by ensuring the custody, control, and treatment of
offenders under the jurisdiction of the Board.
SAVE THE DATE
Rotaplast Fundraiser at
the Media Theater
Thurs., May 15th
6:30 Reception
7:30 Curtain
Tickets $50*
*Proceeds benefit Rotary district
7450 Rotaplast 2014 mission to
Pereira, Columbia
“You make a living by what you get,
but you make a life by what you give.
- Winston Churchill
2014 ROTARIANs AT WORK
C L A S S I F I C AT I O N
Gary Zebrowski
Join us Thursday, May 22nd as
fellow Media Rotarian
Gary Zebrowski
This year, The Rotary Club of Media along with the Interact club at Penncrest
and local Boy Scouts will converged on Glen Providence Park for spring cleanup.