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Vol. 81, Number 1 January
7, 2009 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
HAPPY NEW
YEAR TO ALL & HOPES FOR THE BEST OF YEARS IN 2009!
CONGRATULATIONS
ON A GREAT 2008.
THANK YOU
TO ALL; OUR CLUB BETTERED SOME LONG STANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR.
WE SHOULD ALL
FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT THE THINGS WE ARE ACHIEVING.
Of Note: Marian & Lee
Overstrom would be delighted for calls or visits from all of us. Marian is making improvement with each
day. Lee asks that a visit be
prefaced by a phone call. They are
grateful for all the support sent their way and send thanks and gratitude in
return.
Suzanne Rutan’s mom, Marilyn Blickensderfer, had a stroke just prior to Christmas,
understandably changing the Rutan household’s holiday focus. Marilyn is doing well. Doug & Suzanne would appreciate
prayers & thoughts.
This Week’s
Program:
Board Meeting @ 5 P.M. / Club Assembly (Rotarians only) @ 6:30 P.M.
Tom Seeley, president of the
Skaneateles Sunrise Club will be joining us for dinner and then to discuss his
club’s WinterFest program later this month. We provided some “people help” last January and Tom is hopeful
we might be willing to help again.
Treasury: Sue Keefe’s
year-end (7.1.08 – 12.31.08) financial information for the SRC is
included as an attachment. Duane Weaver will have a Foundation
(SRF) statement at the Assembly meeting.
Skip Plank’s Speakers Program is rolling
along in great shape and he will be giving us an update on that.
The nominating committee for the 09-10 officers and
directors will have an update, likely from Doug
Rutan.
Additionally there will be a board meeting review
with all comments, viewpoint and questions welcome.
Benediction
& Atonement: Ralph Jurgensen will provide a 2009 introducing invocation. For Atonement let’s each contribute for
the single best of 2008 we individually experienced (and make Sue a smiling
treasurer).
Next Week’s
Program:
Exchange Student Presentations,
prefaced by Lori Ruhlman. It should prove to be a fascinating and
educational evening.
Club
Christmas Dinner / Sherwood Inn: Another
well-attended and festive evening with Dan
Roche, leading song in a perfect C.
Dick Poppa provided a highlight
presentation and awarded Paul Harris awards to both Ruth and Peter Anderson; her first, his fourth.
Lori Ruhlman was on the receiving end of
an unexpected Christmas gift from our three inbound YE students in appreciation
of her help and support of them this past year.
In addition to Karen
Veverka’s pensive and thoughtful invocation, each exchange student, Miguel, Charolotte, and Bruno in turn also gave a short
homeland and country specific holiday grace before dinner, all of which added
to our ceremonies.
Christmas
Basket Fundraiser / SCC: This
year’s event proved to be the most successful ever. Headed by Todd &
Timer with Robin as master of
ceremonies, Jack arranging for
seating and ticket sales and committee assists on prizes, club arrangements
& donations from Steve & Dale
it just was the best $$ net ever. In
addition, …... the 2008 success
could not have been more time appropriate. Again men; great job!
Lastly: Several times a year for
whatever reason some of us (and am I sure guilty) forget to show up for our
turn at collecting dinner money, selling raffle tickets for the 50 / 50 and
making sure the room is ready for us and our meeting. This responsibility has graciously and
quietly been handled mostly by Jim Dorris and Chuck Williams among a very few
others. Bluntly, we need to be
cognizant of when it is our turn and be there, or at least positively be sure
to get a replacement. This was
never more obvious than at our Holiday Dinner last month. Thanks very much. John Hennessy
This
Really was the Season of Giving
Skaneateles
Rotarians never cease to amaze me in their generosity and “can do”
spirit. As was reported, this year’s Christmas Basket Dinner was the most
successful in years. I can now report that half way through our Rotary
year, we are well on track to achieving our goal for Rotary Foundation
contributions. To date we have received $3,625 in annual fund
contributions (including the club’s match of $1,500) so we are at 60.4% of our
$6,000 goal. In addition, we have received $1,625 in contributions for
the Polio Plus program, for a total of $5,250 in giving.
CONGRATUALATIONS…and thanks to each of you that have made a contribution.
These dollars are used to help PEOPLE throughout our world. Weather it is
eradicating polio, providing clean drinking water or helping individuals learn
to read, Rotary Foundation dollars are put to good use to help humanity.
If you have not yet contributed to the annual fund or polio eradication, please
contact Dick Poppa at dpoppa@iiabny.org or 685-3954. Or you may simply
make your check payable to Rotary Foundation and indicate in the memo line
“annual” of “polio” and mail it to Dick at 2631 Rickard Road, Skaneateles, NY,
13152. Thanks for your generosity and Happy New Year! Dick Poppa
Richard
A Poppa
December 18th Attendance &
Missing Faces: There were “34” Rotarians
at last week’s meeting (attendance 59%).
Missing: Adams, Bennett,
Bentivegna, Buterbaugh, Corcoran, D’Angelo, Gregg, Keefe, Langley, Moody,
O’Neil, Osborne, Renner, Sardino, Stevens, Tarnow, Weaver, Whalen
January
Birthdays:
Reckmeyer (2nd), Schwartz (3rd), Zabel (4th),
Duenkelsbuehler (7th), Dorris (9th), Veverka (20th),
D’Angelo (29th)
January
Rotary Anniversaries: Osborne (52), Reckmeyer (37), Wisner (18),
Duenkelsbuehler (45), Fellerman (7), Jowaisas (8), Patil (21), Anderson (19),
Poppa (12), Priest( 23), Rosbrook (30), Kokosa (5), Conole (16)
December
18th Visitarians: None
December
18th Guests:
Louise Zabel, Dot Coye, Carol Petronio, Ed Petronio, Viji Patil, Janet
Jurgensen, Janet Caldwell, Ruth Anderson, Miguel Rodenas, Dave Price, A. Lee,
Mary Lee Kokosa, Linda Roche, Joan Priest, June Vuillemot, Nancy Williams,
Dolores May, Marna Plank, Suzanne Rutan, Charly Linden, Joyce Jowaisas, Joan
Emmer, Pat Conole, Joni McLennan, Diane Fellerman, Bruno Melo
Roving
Rotes:
Vuillemot – Auburn RC, Tully
RC, RLI Newburg, Canastota RC, Marcellus RC
Weekly
Setup & Ticket Sales: 1/8 – Schwartz & Shannon, 1/15
– Stevens & Veverka, 1/22 – Vuillemot & Weaver, 1/29
– Whalen & Whittingham
(Be courteous & get a
replacement if you won’t be available for setup & ticket sales, please!)
Future
Programs & Events – see attached Program Schedule