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. 80, Number 10                                          March 6, 2008              Editor: John Shannon jms@mlsattorneys.com

SRCÕs Officers for this 2007-2008 year:         SRCÕs Directors:                                                             Active Members: 58

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:  Sarah Bierbaum (Germany) – Scholz Family, Lucas Grob (Switzerland) – Trapani Family, Eddy Tasia (Belgium) – Figura Family

Last WeekÕs Program:  Dave Penfield – Lightning 70th Anniversary Regatta:  July 4–6, 2008

This WeekÕs Meeting and Program:  Ruhlman – Club Activities: Youth Exchange Students; Classification Talk

Birthdays in March:  Whalen (2nd), Shannon (11th), Rutan (14th), Fellerman (27th), Bennett 31st)

Rotary Anniversaries in March:  Rutan (3rd), Rademacher (12th), Dorris (20th), Renner (20th), Whittingham (29th)

February 28th Missing Faces:  Adams, Bentivegna, Buterbaugh, Caldwell, Conole, Corcoran, Emmer, Fellerman, Jowaisas, Jurgensen, Keefe, Kokosa, Langley, Patil, Plank, Price, Rademacher, Roche, Ruhlman, Shannon, Stevens, Tarnow, Vuillemot, Weaver, Whalen, Wisner, Zabel  (weekÕs attendance:  34%)

February 28th Guests:  Dave Penfield and Exchange Student Sarah

February 28th Visitarians:   None

Roving Rotes:  eClub of Southwest – Vuillemot

Weekly Setup &Ticket Sales:  3/6 – Whittingham & Wisner, 3/13 – R. Williams & Zabel, 3/20 – Adams & Bennett, 3/27 – Bentivegna & Buterbaugh, 4/3 – Caldwell & Corcoran, 4/10 – Coye & DÕAngelo, 4/17 – Dorris & Feldmann,  4/24 – Fellerman & Hennessy   (Please find a replacement if you wonÕt be available for setup & ticket sales.)

 

Future Meeting Programs & District Major Events

Club Programs & Events      

Mar 13       Arnie Rubenstein – Antique Boat Show (Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m.)

Mar 20       Kokosa – Club Assembly; Classification Talk

Mar 27       Tanya Hacker – Events Planner

Apr 3         Roberta Williams – Membership Event

Apr 10       Jack Luchsinger (Poppa) – Rotary Foundation (or 4/24/08); (Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m.)

Apr 17       Kokosa – Club Assembly; Classification Talk

Apr 24       TBD

May 1        TBD – Club Activities: TBD, Classification Talk

May 8        Jowaisas – Pancake Breakfast Ticket Sales Kickoff; (Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m.)

May 15      Kokosa – Club Assembly

District and Other Programs & Events                

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

Mar 31       District Speech Contest & Presidential Citation

Apr 5         Rotary Leadership Institute – Verona, NY

Apr 19       D7150 Assembly, Madison Oneida BOCES

Apr 26       Membership Celebration, Harts Hill Inn, Whitestown, NY

May 29      Rotary Foundation Dinner, The Beeches, Rome, NY

 

News and Notices:

Save These Dates for the Pancake Breakfast! ItÕs that time of year when we all are beginning to look at our long range plans so please donÕt forget to include the following dates in your calendar for our annual FatherÕs Day Pancake Breakfast. FatherÕs Day is Sunday 6/15 so please reserve Friday 6/13 and Saturday 6/14 from 8-10AM for set up, Sunday 7AM-2PM for the breakfast itself and Monday 6/16 from 8-10AM for tear down. Every Rotarian is expected to pitch in so please save these dates.

March is Celebrate Literacy Month

Celebrate Literacy Month – Part 1 

What is Rotary Literacy Month?
Rotary Literacy Month highlights literacy and education issues around the world. Celebrated in March each year, Rotary Literacy Month is an excellent opportunity for Rotary clubs and districts to raise awareness about literacy, launch new literacy initiatives and projects, and recognize literacy accomplishments from the past year.  Rotarians everywhere are encouraged to participate in Rotary Literacy Month by engaging in service or activities that specifically address literacy and education issues either in their communities or abroad.

Why is literacy important?
Literacy is the foundation for virtually all forms of education and a crucial component of effective social and economic participation, human development, and poverty reduction.  According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) nearly 800 million people over the age of 15 lack even basic reading and writing skills worldwide.  In addition, there are roughly 137 million school age children who are illiterate around the world.  Sadly, over 64% of all illiterate people in the world today are women.  The benefits of literacy to society are undisputed.  The Education for All Global Monitoring Report published in 2006 by UNESCO argues that literate populations are less likely to experience civil strife and are more likely to develop economically.  There is also a direct connection between literacy rates and community health.  People who are literate are generally more aware of health concerns in their communities and are therefore better equipped to avoid illness.

What are we doing?
The Skaneateles Rotary club has made a three commitment to support one or more adult learners through the D7150 C.A.A.R. (Community Assisted Adult Reader) initiative.  

What more can we do? Watch for some additional ideas to Celebrate Literacy in next weekÕs issues of the Skantarian.

Skaneateles Rotary supports Adult Literacy

        The Rotarians of the Skaneateles Rotary club have committed to support adult literacy through the Rotary District 7150 Community Assisted Adult Reader (C.A.A.R.) program.  This is collaboration between the Rotary Club, the Volunteer Tutor and the Literacy Provider (Literacy Volunteers of Cayuga County). The program is designed to bring the club members into direct members with the tutor, provider agency and the student when possible.

        The Skaneateles Rotary Club has made a three-year commitment to support the C.A.A.R. program with liaison and funds to support the leaner.  The specific student selected is an individual from our community enrolled in the ESL (English as a Second Language).  Our clubÕs coordinator and liaison is Skip Plank. who is pictured (left to right) with; Elisa Hunt, Exec-Dir of LVCC and club president Dick Kokosa.

 

Rotary Timeline – 2002 & 2003:  In early 2002, the provisional Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club was created.  Over the next year and a half, meeting at Johnny Angels Restaurant, the club grew to 22 members, all the while performing community service and conducting itself as much as possible like a "real" Rotary Club.  On June 18, 2003, the Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club received their charter from Rotary International.  The Skaneateles Rotary club sponsored the new club and their first president was Douglas Hill.