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 5                                            January 31, 2008          Editor: John Shannon jms@mlsattorneys.com

SRCÕs Officers for this 2007-2008 year:         SRCÕs                                Directors:  Active Members: 56

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:  Induction of New Member Bill Conole; Tom Watson – Photography Technology

This WeekÕs Meeting and Program:  Irene Stafford – Skaneateles Extended Learning Fund (SELF); Bill Stevens – An Overview of RIÕs and SRCÕs Youth Exchange Program with Successes and Current Situation

Birthdays in January:  Reckmayer (2nd), Schwartz (3rd), Zabel (4th), Duenkelsbuehler (7th), Dorris (9th), DÕAngelo (29th)

Rotary Anniversaries in January:  Fellerman (6th), Jowaisas (7th), Poppa (11th), Anderson (18th), Wisner (18th), Patil    (21st), Priest (22nd), Rosbrook (29th), Reckmayer (36th), Duenkelsbuehler (44th), Osborne (51st)

January 24th Missing Faces:  Adams, Bentivegna, Caldwell, Corcoran, Jowaisas, Keefe, Langley, T.May, Osborne, Patil, Rademacher, Renner, Roche, Rutan, Shannon, Tarnow, Vuillemot, Whalen, Zabel (weekÕs attendance:  62%)

January 24th Guests:  Tom Watson and Exchange Student Sarah

January 24th Visitarians:   John Paddock

Roving Rotes:  Skaneateles Sunrise – Hennessy, Rutan; Crystal River-Kings Bay – Vuillemot

Weekly Setup &Ticket Sales: 1/31 – Rosbrook & Roche, 2/7 – Schwartz & Ruhlman, 2/15 – Stevens & Shannon, 2/21 – Rutan & Vuillemot    (Please find a replacement if you wonÕt be available for setup & ticket sales.)

Future Meeting Programs & District Major Events

Club Programs & Even

Feb 7         Induction of New Member, Simon Moody; Clyde Ohl - Modernizing Local Government;
(Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m.)

Feb 15       Kokosa – Valentines Day Party ( Bill Buterbaugh – Chair)

Feb 21       Kokosa, Roberta Williams & Dale Zabel – Induction of New Member, Jack Emmer;

                 Membership Vote on Corresponding Secretary; Membership and Fundraising Reports;

Feb 28       Dave Penfield – Lightning 70th Anniversary Regatta:  July 4–6, 2008

Mar 6        Ruhlman – Club Activities: Youth Exchange Students; Classification Talk

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

District and Other Programs & Events                

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

April 15            RLI – Verona, NY

News and Notices:

Good News!! The MercurioÕs are coming back to town and hopefully we will see Joe at a future meeting!


Welcome to our New Members: Our newest member, Bill Canole, was inducted last week; please welcome him if you havenÕt already had the opportunity. Also, we have two more new members who will be inducted within the next few weeks: Simon Moody on Feb 7th and Jack Emmer on Feb 21st. We look forward to having them join us in our endeavors.

Skaneateles Rotary Valentines Day Party!!!  ItÕs scheduled for Friday February 15th and Bill Buterbaugh, our chairman, has a great evening planned. DonÕt forget to invite your spouse or significant other.

Rotary Leadership Institute: Register for our DistrictÕs RLI session on Saturday, April 5th. District RLI Chair David Craine reminds you Parts I, II, III, and Graduate are offered! Read more here:  http://www.rlinea.com. (ItÕs  well worth the morningÕs investment of time; trust me --- Dick)

What else is New???  Hello! ItÕs kind of silent out there; please share your news with the rest of us by sending your info to John Shannon, Editor of this newsletter.

 

District Rotary Foundation Chair PDG Jack Luchsinger: Dick Poppa and  Peter Anderson are arranging a Club program on our District-wide Haiti project, our PolioPlus donation, and the new DDF EREY Gift Project. For every new Sustaining Member donation of $100 which is matched by $100 from our Club by April 30th 2008, the District has pledged to match it with $100 (until the money runs out – first come, first served)!

 

A message from Marlene B. Brown, District Governor, 2007-2008, D-7150:

Our D-7150 GSE team is in the air on their way to a memorable exchange with IndiaÕs D-3200. View departure pictures here: http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/GSE-07_India.htm

Read Breaking News from Rotary International Vice President, Mike McGovern, on the new proposed Zone Realignment, which affects our District & Zone! http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/brkgnws2.html

Register for our April 26th Membership Seminar, with keynoters Dan Mooers & Dave Benson. Bring Membership Co-Chairs Bob Craig & Dennis Schonewetter in to do a Club Program, to help increase & retain your membership prior to this: http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/Membership.htm

Mark your Calendars for the District Foundation Dinner Celebration May 29th with Keynoter Dr. Bob Scott, Chairman of the Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees: http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/foundation.htm

Mark your Calendars for the District Changing of the Guard June 23rd with Rotary International President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson: http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/COG.htm 

Bring our Assistant Governors in to do Club Programs (help where they can, share news/info): Ann Blask; Sam Crisino; Cal Lyon; Colleen Bennett; Fred Cholet; Charlotte Tarwicki; Doug Mouncey; Paul Graziano; Paul Scott; Tom Collins; Jim Gascon. http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/07-08Team.htm

View the District GovernorÕs newsletter: http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/Credo.htm

 

January is Rotary Awareness Month/District-wide Membership Celebration

         RIVP Mike McGovern has shared funds from last fallÕs successful Presidential Membership events, enabling us to hold a special District Membership Celebration.  It will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26th, 2008 at Harts Hill Inn, Whitesboro.

         The special $5.00 only pre-registration ($7.00 at the door) includes breakfast, programs by Rotary Zone Membership experts Dan Mooers and Dave Benson, plus a special Club Award Ceremony at lunch.

         View more info on our district website and check Mid-Winter Mtg pix!

 

Rotary Timeline – 1989:  Women begin to officially join Rotary's ranks worldwide (though the United States had seen the first women Rotarians in 1986). Rotary returns to Hungary and Poland, and, in 1990, the Rotary Club of Moscow is chartered as the first service club in the then-Soviet Union. Throughout the 1990s, Rotary continues to expand throughout the world, including Eastern Europe and Asia.