The Skantarian

The Skaneateles New York Rotary Club (SRC)

a member of RI District 7150 - Area 11

 http://www.skaneatelesrotary.org

 

Vol. 80, Number 41                                          October 9, 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

                                                                                                                                                                       

 

October 2 Attendance & Missing Faces:  There were “ 29 ” Rotarians at last week’s meeting (attendance 57%).  Missing:  Buterbaugh, Corcoran, D’Angelo, Gregg, Keefe, Lee, McLennan, Patil, Poppa, Priest, Renner, Ruhlman, Shannon, Tarnow, Veverka, Weaver, Williams, Zabel

Last Week's Program:  Kristen Sanford gave an interesting background on the sport of "crew" and its background at S.U.  She did a bit of recruiting for Syracuse as well as suggesting our lake might be a great spot for a rowing regatta.

This Week's Program:  A board meeting at 5:30 followed by dinner assembly meeting at 6:30; members only.  At dinner we'll be discussing our many "service project efforts"; which ones we as SRC members are seriously interested in pursuing and which we might decide to pass on rather than diluting efforts and available money.  This will be a "club" decision.  Also up for discussion will be a fundraising proposal we heard a little about at the Sept. 11 assembly.       

Next Week's Program:  A slight scheduling issue yet to be straightened out by our super speaker scheduler, Skip Plank.  Soon to be resolved we're sure.

Benediction & Fleecing:  Peter Anderson has graciously agreed to provide some appropriate words of wisdom for us during these important & terribly turbulent times for our nation. Still working on the “flock fleecer, but would gladly accept a volunteer!!

October Birthdays:  Renner(7th), Rosbrook(10th), McLennan(22nd), Adams(27th), Bentivegna(30th)

October Rotary Anniversaries:   Adams (1st), Keefe (5th)

October 2 Visitarians:   None

October 2 Guests:   Kristen Sanford, Bruno Revas de Melo, Miguel Rodenas Lorda, Charlotte Linden

Roving Rotes:    Vuillemot – July Interact, D1750 Literacy Comm.

Weekly Setup & Ticket Sales:   10/9 – Gregg & Hyatt, 10/16 – Jurgensen & Jowaisas, 10/23 –Keefe & Kokosa, 10/30 – Langley & Lee    

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

 

Future Programs & Events

Skaneateles Club Programs & Events:

Oct 16   Pat Taylor – Rotary sponsored Boys’ State representative Ryan Callahan speaks

Oct 23   Ward Vuillemot – Overview of Rotary Website

Oct 30   Jack Emmer – Classification Talk

Nov 6    Lori Ruhlman – Bea Walton RYLA Student; STEP Presentation


 

District and Other Programs & Events       

Oct 25      D1750 Rotary Foundation Seminary – The Links at Erie Village, East Syracuse

Nov 1       Rotary Leadership Institute – Canandaigua, NY

Nov 8       Rotary United Nations Day

 

 

News and Notices:

 

Skip Plank proves a writer's creativity and imagination with the following vision for a regatta on Skaneateles Lake.  Maybe a new, for the future, SRC sponsored initiative??  Everything starts with an idea.
                                                                                    john hennessy



Club Assembly:  (See page #1) Your input, suggestions, opinions and willingness to participate will determine our service directions.

                                                                                    john hennessy

 

 

A Challenge to Skaneateles Community, Skaneateles Rotary and Syracuse University:

A University Crew regatta on Skaneateles Lake, could it happen?

Some call rowing a symphony of motion, strength and precision. Imagine the following: 

As dawn breaks over Skaneateles Lake, the women’s crew of the University of Washington, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Boston College, Princeton and Syracuse lift their shells from trailer racks and launch into the lake. On another rack, the oars hang ready to be prepared and slipped into the locks. Then with a graceful step of motion each crew take their specific position in their shell and glide out onto the lake.  Colorful, beautiful, silent and gracefully each crew strokes the lake’s water achieving instant motion.  With great emotion each crew anticipates how each member will blend to make an extraordinary effort to start and reach the finish line 2000 meters away.  A synchronous motion over water, a harmonic flexing of fiberglass, carbon fiber and muscle; where each piece of equipment, every oar,  every person achieving precise movement thrusting the shell with over the water with the goal of winning the prestigious Skaneateles Cup.

                                                                                    Skip Plank