The Skantarian

The Skaneateles New York Rotary Club (SRC)

a member of RI District 7150 - Area 11

 http://www.skaneatelesrotary.org

 

Vol. 80, Number 36                           September 4, 2008 Editor: John Shannon jms@mlsattorneys.com

Officers:              Directors:                Committee Chairs:

President              John Hennessy          2009  Robin Jowaisas          Administration       Phil D’Angelo

President Elect     Doug Rutan                        Umesh Patil              Fundraising  Dale Zabel

Past President      Dick Kokosa                       Lori Ruhlman            Local Gov’t.         Robin Jowaisas

Vice President      Roberta Williams                 Bill Stevens               Membership      Roberta Williams

Treasurer            Sue Keefe                  2010   Lee Bennett               Public Relations     Lori Ruhlman

Corr. Secretary     Art Fellerman                      Phil D’Angelo           Rotary Foundation Dick Poppa

Rec. Secretary      Brad McLennan                   Todd May                 Service Projects     Doug Rutan

                                                                 Dale Zabel                Youth Exchange    Lee Bennett

                                                                                                                                                                       

 

August 28 Attendance & Missing Faces:  There were “29” Rotarians attending the meeting and the percentage attendance was reported at “60%”.

Adams, Bentivegna, Buterbaugh, Caldwell, Corcoran, Emmer, Gregg, Kokosa, Lee, McLennan, O’Neil, Priest, Renner, Whalen, Williams, Wisner, Zabel

Benediction & Atonement:  Our good friends Chuck Williams and Dana Coye will give us some words of wisdom and help us pay for our ways.

Last Week's Program:  Karen Ververka gave us a nice look at herself and an interesting view of her family stretching from San Diego, through Nebraska, the upper Midwest and to upstate New York where she lives and teaches. Fascinating how divergent our local Rotary family backgrounds are.

This Week's Program:  David Figura will discuss with us some experiences as Outdoor Editor of the Syracuse Post Standard. He is a Mottville resident and well aware of Skaneateles life and Rotary's immurement in the community. Our new directory (PG. 17) features a picture of his son Alex who is off to Venezuela as a Rotary exchange student on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Next Week's Program: Our annual Pancake Breakfast "thank you" picnic at Lourd's Camp. See article, pg. 2.

September Birthdays:  Lee(4th), C. Williams(9th), Mercurio(16th), Anderson(21st), Hyatt(24th), J. May(27th), Vuillemot(28th)

September Rotary Anniversaries:   J. May (19th)

August 28 Visitarians:   Bill Falteriatek from the Philidelphia area joined us.

August 28 Guests:   Simon Moody’s lovely young daughter “Makayla” joined us and did a great job as assistant fine master!! Hope she is able to attend again soon.

Roving Rotes:    Stevens – District Financial Audit Committee Meeting; Bennett, Wisner, Stevens, Vuillemot, Ruhlman – Youth Exchange Welcome Dinner; Vuillemot – Zone 31 PolioPlus Planning Meeting, D7150 Literacy Committee, Skaneateles Sunrise

Weekly Setup & Ticket Sales:   9/4 – Caldwell & Conole, 9/11 – Corcoran & Coye, 9/18 – Dorris & Duenkelsbuehler, 9/25 – D’Angelo & Emmer, 10/2 – Feldmann & Fellerman    

   (Be courteous & get a replacement if you won’t be available for setup & ticket sales, please!)

Future Programs & Events

Skaneateles Club Programs & Events:

Sept 11      Whittingham/Price – Pancake Breakfast Thank You; Lourdes Camp

Sept 18      Club Assembly – Rotary Members Only –Board Meeting @ 5:15 P.M.

Sept 25      Dr. Jamie Ciaccio – Auburn Hospital


District and Other Programs & Events                

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

Oct 25       D1750 Rotary Foundation Seminar – location TBA

Nov 1        Rotary Leadership Institute – Canandaigua, NY

Nov 8        Rotary United Nations Day

 

News and Notices:

 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST VOLUNTEER THANK YOU PICNIC:  This year’s picnic will be on September 11 at Lourdes Camp and once again Karen Price and Timer Whittingham will be chairing the event. All volunteers who worked the breakfast as well as all Rotarians are invited for a happy hour beginning at 6PM followed by a chicken dinner at 7PM.  As in the past, Rotarians whose last names begin with the letters A-M are requested to bring an hors d’oeuvre and those Rotarians with last names N-Z are asked to bring a dessert.  Reservations are required for a dinner count so a sign up sheet will be circulated at the next several Rotary meetings.  Also, invitations have been sent out to the many volunteers who are not Rotary family members and the expectation is that Rotarians will personally invite their spouses/partners and family members.  Timer is in charge of the dinner count so please RSVP to him if you can’t sign up at a meeting. Lastly, Rotarians are requested to pay ($12) for their spouses while family member guests and non-Rotarian volunteer guests are on the club.

                                                      Robin Jowaisas

 

EASTERN CITIES FELLOWSHIP DINNER - 2008 Eastern Cities Fellowship Dinner Early Bird Registration Has Begun!
Annually the Rochester Rotary Club hosts the Eastern Cities Fellowship Dinner.  The dinner is a unique Rotary fellowship opportunity for Rotarians across the northeastern United States and southern Canada.  The dinner is the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas and meet the President of Rotary International.
This year's Eastern Cities Fellowship Dinner will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.  Our guest speaker will be Dong Kurn Lee, 2008-2009 Rotary International President.
Early bird registration has begun and will continue until Monday, September 15th at the cost of $42 per person. Tuesday, September 16th the price will go up to $45 per person. To make your reservations online please click on the form below. If you have any questions please contact Heather Rossi at 546-7435 x204 or hrossi@rochesterrotary.org.
Get your Club involved! The information for the "Make Dream Real" Award has been sent to your club, or can be download from the event website shown below. The deadline is Monday, September 29th in the Rochester Rotary Office.
http://www.rochesterrotary.org/orgMain.asp?storyID=1589&orgID=31&sid=

                                                               Ward Vuillemot

 

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                                                                           john hennessy