The Skantarian

The Skaneateles New York Rotary Club (SRC)

a member of RI District 7150 - Area 11

 http://www.skaneatelesrotary.org

District Governor – Marlene Brown

Ass't DG (Area 11) – Jim Gascon

Vol. 79, Number 46                                        November 15, 2007       Editor: John Shannon jms@mlsattorneys.com

SRCÕs Officers for this 2007-2008 year:         SRCÕs                                Directors:  Active Members: 54

President                                          Dick Kokosa      2008            Gary Caldwell, John May

President Elect  John Hennessy                     Jim Messenger & Lee Overstrom   

Past President    Ralph Jurgensen        2009         Robin Jowaisas, Umesh Patil

Vice President   Doug Rutan                        Lori Ruhlman, Roberta Williams                   

Treasurer          Sue Keefe                           

Corr. Secretary  Art Fellerman                          

Rec. Secretary   Duane Weaver                     Sergeant at Arms:   Lee Overstrom         

Committee Chairs – Administration, Chuck Williams; Fundraising, Dale Zabel; Membership, Roberta Williams; Public Relations, Lori Ruhlman; Rotary Foundation, Dick Poppa; Service Projects, Doug Rutan and Leadership, Dick Kokosa.

Exchange Students:  Nico Avalle (Argentina) – van der Van Family , Sarah Bierbaum (Germany) – Swartz Family, Lucas Grob (Switzerland) – Frackenpohl Family, Eddy Tasia (Belgium) – Naro Family

Last WeekÕs Program:  Chuck Williams – Sudan Clinic

This WeekÕs Program:  Dick Kokosa & Dick Poppa – Club Assembly: Rotary Foundation Annual Giving Program Kick Off; Nominating Committee Report (Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m.)

Birthdays in November:  Caldwell (1st), Kokosa (4th), Poppa (5th), Feldmann (11th), Ralph (17th), Langley (18th), Overstrom (27th)

Rotary Anniversaries in November:  DÕAngelo (1st), Jurgensen (29th), Stevens (18th),  R. Williams (3rd)

November 8th Missing Faces:  Bennett, Buterbaugh, Caldwell, DÕAngelo, Keefe, Kokosa, Langley, D. Lee, Patil, Plank, Poppa, Price, Priest, Rademacher, Stevens, Tarnow, Vuillemot, Whalen, R. Williams, Wisner   (WeekÕs Attendance- 51%) 

November 8th Guests:  Chuck OÕNeil

November 8th Visitarians:  none

Roving Rotes:  YE Outbound Training – Bennett & Ruhlman; Holland America – Renner

Weekly Setup &Ticket Sales:  11/15 – Fellerman & Hyatt, 11/22 – no meeting, 11/29 – Jowaisas & Jurgensen, 12/6 – Keefe & Langley, 12/13 – Lee & T. May, 12/20 – J. May & McLennan, 12/27 – Messenger & Osborne   (Please find a replacement if you wonÕt be available for setup & ticket sales.)

Future Meeting Programs & District Major Events

Club Programs & Events 

Nov 22      Thanksgiving – No Meeting

Nov 29      Bennett & Ruhlman – Exchange Students – Holiday Customs & Club Activities; 8:00PM Meeting of Skaneateles Rotary Foundation - Membership Vote on Bylaws, John Hennessy

Dec 6         Whittingham – Christmas Basket Dinner

Dec 13       Dick Kokosa – Annual Club Meeting; Elections and Bylaws Vote (Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m.)

Dec 20       Dick Kokosa – Club Christmas Party

Dec 27       Gina Didio – 2007 Skaneateles Rotary Scholarship Recipient & Club Activities

District and Other Programs & Events                

Nov 10      RLI – Loudonville, NY

Jan 2008           D7150 Mid-Winter Meetings

Mar 14-15         Multi-District President-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) - Double Tree Htl – Carrier Circle, E.Syr.

News and Notices:

á      Skaneateles Foundation Membership Vote – Immediately following our regular Thursday, November 29th meeting, our Skaneateles Rotary Foundation, Inc., recently incorporated with the State of New York, will hold a vote by the membership to approve the foundationÕs application to the IRS for a "Not for Profit (501 c 3) Corporation" status. A document of bylaws will be emailed or mailed to each Skaneateles Rotary Club member shortly. This will provide an opportunity to become familiar with them in advance of the vote. Please forward questions to John Hennessy, who will review them with the other four provisional trustees, Robin Jowaisas, Bill Stevens, Duane Weaver and Roberta Williams and then respond accordingly.

 

 

November is The Rotary Foundation Month

 

The Rotary FoundationÕs Educational Programs

Ambassadorial Scholarships – The Foundation sponsors one of the largest international scholarship programs in the world. Scholars study in a different country, where they serve as unofficial ambassadors of goodwill. Since 1947, more than 47,000 scholars from 110 countries have received scholarships of more than $476 million through The Rotary Foundation.

Group Study Exchange (GSE) – Annual awards are made to paired Rotary districts to cover travel expenses for a team of non-Rotarians from a variety of professions. Rotarian hosts organize a four- to six-week itinerary of vocational, educational, and cultural points of interest. Since 1965, more than 57,000 individuals (almost 12,000 teams) from 100 countries have participated at a cost of more than $92 million.

Rotary Grants for University Teachers – These grants are awarded to university faculty members to teach in a developing nation for 3 to 10 months. Since 1985, more than $4 million in grants has allowed over 430 teachers to share their expertise with a college or university in a developing country.

The Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program – This program, which began July 2006, provides professionals from around the world the opportunity to be trained in conflict resolution and mediation strategies. The intensive three-month course is housed at the Rotary Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Rotary World Peace Fellowships – Each year, up to 60 scholars are sponsored to study at one of the six Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution for a masterÕs-level degree. Since the programÕs inception in 2002-03, 233 fellows from 60 countries have participated, funded by awards of almost $14 million through the Foundation.

 

Rotary Timeline – 1945:


World War II had tested Rotary's hope for peace.  However, through the years of bloodshed, Rotarians continued to assert their commitment to mend the horrors of war. The establishment of the Rotary Relief Fund to help war victims and a resolution calling for the "respect for human rights" in 1940 set the stage for Rotary's increasingly active and prominent role in promoting world peace.

In a series of meetings between 1943 and 1945, a group of Rotarians participate in the early formation of the United Nations. At the 1945 UN Charter Conference, Rotary International is given adviser status and Rotarian observers provide a variety of services at this pivotal meeting, including translating and settling disputes among delegates.