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Vol. 80, Number 37 September
11, 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
September 4 Attendance & Missing Faces: There were “25” Rotarians
attending the meeting.
Recovering Rotarian “YE” LEE: Long time exchange student coach extraordinaire Lee
Bennett is recovering from some surgery.
This Week's Program: Annual
Picnic @ Lourd's Camp -- 6 P.M. Be
Seen Enjoying the Evening!!
Last Week's Program: David
Figura, Outdoor editor
for the Post Standard recalled several amusing, unususal, and
personal recollections about his journey as a journalist from Cornell to Los
Angeles and eventually to Syracuse, NY. David's son Alex just departed for Venezuela on a Rotary
exchange and the Figura's have hosted four inbound
exchangers.
Next Week's Program: September
Club Assembly; Rotarians only; Board Review, Q & A, Suggestions, Critiques,
Whatevers. -- Member's Only Night.
Board Meeting early start time; 5:15 p.m.; Fundraising
presentation; Agenda to follow.
Benediction & Atonement: Picnic
respite.
September Birthdays:
Lee(4th),
C. Williams(9th), Mercurio(16th), Anderson(21st),
Hyatt(24th), J. May(27th), Vuillemot(28th)
September Rotary
Anniversaries: J.
May (19th)
September 4
Visitarians: None.
September 4 Guests: David Figura.
Roving Rotes: None.
Weekly Setup & Ticket
Sales: 9/11
– Corcoran & Coye, 9/18 – Dorris
& Duenkelsbuehler, 9/25 – D’Angelo & Emmer, 10/2 – Feldmann
& Fellerman, 10/9 – Gregg & Hyatt,
10/16 – Hennessy & Jowaisas
(Be courteous & get a
replacement if you won’t be available for setup & ticket sales, please!)
Future Programs & Events
Skaneateles
Club Programs & Events:
Sept
18 Club
Assembly – Rotary Members Only – Board Meeting @ 5:15 P.M.
Sept
25 Dr. Jamie
Ciaccio – Auburn Hospital
Oct 2 Kristen
Sanford – Women’s Rowing Head Coach, Syracuse University
District and Other Programs &
Events
Sept
12-14 District Conference, Edgewood
Resort, Alexandria Bay, NY
News and Notices:
OUR ANNUAL ROTARY PICNIC
“This Thursday”: Our Annual Rotary Picnic
will be held Thursday 9/11 (a very tragic and memorable date) at Lourde’s Camp.
The history of the picnic has not been very well documented. Jim Messenger, Dana Coye,
Jack Hyatt and Lee Overstrom agree that originally
(maybe back to the 50’s) the picnic was held at various Rotarian’s houses and
summer homes. The
burgers, hot dogs, appetizers and desserts were all prepared by Rotarians and
their wives.
In
the late 80’s or early 90’s the picnic moved to Lourde’s
Camp. Jack Hyatt remembers cooking
burgers and hot dogs at Lourde’s. However, since at least 1991 Bob’s BBQ
has been catering the event, and to the best of my knowledge they have catered
the picnic ever since.
The
Picnic and the Pancake Breakfast became associated when it was suggested that
we use the picnic as a way to thank the non-Rotarian volunteers for their help
at the breakfast. Originally, this
was pretty much limited to the Volunteer Firemen whom supervised the outside
parking. Now Robin Jowaisis sends a written invitation to all non- Rotarian
volunteers and hence the “Annual Rotary Pancake Breakfast Appreciation Picnic”
was born. See you Thursday.
Timer
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
August Board Meeting Bullet
Points:
Below are major topic points of our Club’s 8.14.08 board session:
*Membership-
1. Roberta asked for “theme”
suggestions for a membership meeting we hope to have later this year.
2. Bill moved board receive a
meeting attendance review report quarterly. This as result of concern over attendance & general club
involvement. Brad / Recording
Secretary would provide at October, January, April & July scheduled
meetings.
3. Need for club trainer was discussed;
the position & person appointment would be a membership chair decision.
*Fundraising-
Dale will present and asked for
extra time to present and discuss a proposal for a “major” new fundraiser at
September meeting.
*Youth
Exchange-
Three
inbound students will arrive by late August. (All are featured in our
directory)
*Foundation-
Dick
Poppa’s
report and successful year was reviewed. Results were published in 8.14 Skantarian.
*Dist.
Governor’s Visit-
Doug arranged for a tour of
Welch-Allyn for Larry & Anabelle
Calabrese including Skaneateles & Skaneateles Sunrise representatives.
*Board
Members Attending –
Eleven
out of 15, 73%;
Bennett, D’Angelo, Fellerman,
Hennessy, Keefe, Kokosa, Ruhlman,
Rutan, Stevens, Williams, Zabel
john hennessy
GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE: For up to date information
on this years team from Brazil go to: