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 24                                          June 12, 2008             Editor: John Shannon jms@mlsattorneys.com

SRC’s Officers for this 2007-2008 year:   SRC’s                            Directors:  Active Members: 60

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) – Polachek Family, Lucas Grob (Switzerland) – Lorey Family, Eddy Tasia (Belgium) – Lotkowictz Family

Last Week’s Program:  Induction of New Member Karen Veverka; Lee Bennett & Youth Exchange Students; Chuck O’Neil’s Classification Talk

This Week’s Meeting and Program:  Kokosa/Jowaisas – Pancake Breakfast Organizational Meeting; (Board Meeting – 5:15 PM)

Birthdays in June:  Tarnow (9th), Pavlus (25th), Weaver (18th)

Rotary Anniversaries in June:  Langley, Plank & Price (1st), Ruhlman (2nd), Whalen (13th), Vuillemot (22nd), Coye (46th)

June 5th Missing Faces:  Adams, Bentivegna, Buterbaugh, Caldwell, D’Angelo, Gregg, Hennessy, Langley, T. May, McLennan, Moody, Poppa, Rutan, Stevens, Tarnow, Williams, Wisner   (week’s attendance:  63%)

June 5th Guests:  Eddie Tasia and Ed Pitronio

June 5th Visitarians:   None

Roving Rotes:  Skaneateles Sunrise – D’Angelo, Vuillemot; Literacy Comm. – Vuillemot; TRF Dinner – Anderson, Vuillemot; Distribute Pancake Breakfast Posters – Kokosa, Gregg, Messenger, Zabel; Put in Village Dock – McLennan, Roche, Jowaisas.

Weekly Setup &Ticket Sales:  6/12 – Patil & Plank, 6/19 – Price & Rademacher, 6/26 – Ralph & Roche, 7/3 – Rosbrook & Ruhlman, 7/10 – Rutan & Schwartz, 7/17 – Shannon & Stevens, 7/24 – Vuillemot & Weaver, 7/31 – Whalen & Whittingham.   (Please find a replacement if you won’t be available for setup & ticket sales.)

 

Future Meeting Programs & District Major Events

 

Club Programs & Events

June 15     Everyone – SRC’s Annual Pancake Breakfast

June 19     Kokosa/Keefe – Year End Summary:  President & Treasurer

June 26     Rutan – Year End Summary: Chairs; Jack Emmer’s Classification Talk

July 3        Hennessy & Kokosa – SRC Changing of the Guard

District and Other Programs & Events           

June 23           District Changing of the Guard with RI President Wilf Wilkinson; a rare opportunity to hear a presentation by an RI President.

Aug. 14           District Governor Larry’s Visit – Larry Calabrese

Seot 12-14      District Conference,  Edgewood Resort, Alexandria Bay, NY


News and Notices:

 

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Pancake Breakfast Timetable- Please everyone mark your calendars for the Pancake Breakfast at the Austin Park Pavillion as follows: 6/13 Friday 8-10 AM to set up the grills and tables/chairs (Rotarians with pick-ups and/or strong muscles report to Dave Lee’s barn on Pork St at 8 AM), 6/14 Saturday 8-10 AM to clean/test the grills and dress the tables, 6/15 Sunday 6:30AM-2PM for the breakfast and cleanup, 6/16 Monday 8-10 AM for breakdown and storage (pick-ups and muscles again needed). This event only works if every Rotarian makes a full commitment! Also, we need volunteers (family, friends, neighbors, etc.) so please recruit anyone and every one you can and give the names to Robin for assignment.

 

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Skaneateles Rotarians Bring Home the Trophy - June 6th - Todd May, Timer Whittingham, Steve Schwartz & Robin Jowaisas bring home the trophy from the 12th annual D7150 Literacy Golf Tournament at the Lake View Golf and Country Club in Auburn.  They scored 66 on a 70 par course to beat out 16 other teams for as many Rotary clubs from across the district.  It was a superb team effort with Todd and Timer making spectacular long drives and with Steve and Robin backing them up with interrogate short shots.  All the proceeds from this annual event go toward D7150 efforts to reduce adult literacy in our communities.  They are sure proud to show this wonderful trophy off at tonight’s meeting.  Don’t miss it and offer them well deserved congratulations!

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Karen Veverka - became Skaneateles Rotary’s newest member June 6, 2008, and brings the total active membership to 60.  Karen is a music teacher in the Skaneateles School district and her sponsor is Karen Price.  We are looking forward to her enthusiasm and love of music and children to add to the energy and the focus of Service Above Self in the Skaneateles community.  She follows in the footsteps of her grandfather who was a long standing Rotarian.   Make sure to greet her and make her feel a part of our fellowship.

 

 

 

Volunteers Needed: We are looking for volunteers for the 70th Anniversary Lightning Regatta. Participants will arrive in the afternoon of Thursday 7/3.  Friday 7/4 will be mostly on-shore activities as people arrive throughout the day.  Racing will be Saturday and Sunday.

The needs are: Support boats, with drivers and crew; Welcoming help for check-in, registration, parking, and traffic control; ATVs/4-wheelers for launching and parking boats; Bottled water and snacks for the volunteers.   

Thanks for your support.  Please contact Dave Penfield – phone: 685-2452
email: dcpenfield@aol.com <mailto:dcpenfield@aol.com>

 

District Meetings: There is one more great meeting coming up in the next few weeks. See the District web site to register and for details (http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/calendar.html) and let Dick Kokosa know that you are going.

·      District 7150 Changing of the Guard – June 23, 2008 at Turning Stone Resort
with Rotary International President Wilf Wilkinson!
This is a rare opportunity to hear an RI President speak. Please consider attending. Contact Dick Kokosa if you need help. SRC attendees at this point are: the Kokosas, the Jurgensens, the Vuillemots, S Moody, R Williams, L Ruhlman, and K Price, plus several Skaneateles Interact members.

Getting your calendars and plans ready for the Following Rotary Year

·      District 7150 Conference -  Sept. 12-14, 2008 at  the Edgewood Resort, Alexandria Bay, NY.  More information at: http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/conference.htm