Programs

TODAY

John Hennessy and his ‘Little Brother’

January 24 – WINTERFEST PREPARATION

January 31 – Membership with AG Jim Gascon

February 7 – Club Assembly

February 14 – Briel Computer, Cary & Chris Briel

February 21 – Orthopedic Massage, Jim Carranti

February 28 – Mustang Construction, Kevin Connors

Suggestions for future programs are always welcome. Please forward your ideas to Toni at tonicurt27@aol.com.

News & Notes

Interact Update

The Interact Club is having a break out year at Skaneateles High School.

Alex Hughes and Dave Labourdette updated our Club on the group’s progress at our meeting Thursday, January 16, 2008.

The group started with 25 to 30 students at the beginning of the year with the goals of completing two community service projects and one international project. Judging by David and Alex’s presentation, it appears they have far surpassed their goals.

The group braved the heavy rain to help clean the evening club’s section of Route 20 on Make a Difference Day.

The many projects the Club has completed this year include a can drive and adopted a family through Catholic Charities’ Giving Tree program. Alex reported that they were able to purchase every item on the family’s wish list.

Most recently, the Interactors have partnered with the Pride Committee to sell T-shirts raising awareness about the need for peace throughout the world. The T-shirts feature a hand showing the peace sign over the continent of Africa. The T-shirts sold out the first day and the group has raised more than $2,000 so far.

The Interact Club is not finished providing service to the community, however. They plan to sponsor a Blood Drive and will participate in the Race for the Cure later in the school year.

Rotary announces 2008-2009 Theme: ‘Make Dreams real’

Rotary International President-elect Dong Kurn Lee urged District Governors to use resources to curb child mortality at the 2008 International Assembly.

In discussing this issue, Lee announced the theme for the coming year: “Make Dreams Real” for the world’s children.

According to Lee, 30,000 children under the age of five die each day from preventable diseases such as pneumonia, measles and malaria.

He told incoming governors that Rotary will continue to emphasize water, health and hunger as it has in recent years but asked to focus these efforts on children in 2008-2009.

Rotarians can help improve children’s health around the world in small ways such as delivering mosquito nets, rehydration salts, vitamins and vaccines, Lee said. A trained birth attendant, a simple clinic, a school feeding program are some more examples of simple and direct ways to help save childrens’ lives.

“Children die not because nobody can help them, but because too often, nobody does. But you and I, here in this room, are Rotarians, and helping is what we do best,” he said, adding that “our job is to Make Dreams Real for children. If every one of us does this, at the end of our year, we will all have achieved something wonderful.”

Timeline – 1989, Rotary welcomes women worldwide

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.

Club Business &

Dates to Remember

Call to Order; Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation

lIntroduction of Guests/Visitarians

lHappy Dollars & Fines

District Major Events

January 26 – Winterfest 2008!

March 14-15 – Multi-District President-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) - Double Tree Hotel

Committee Reports

lClub Administration

President – Marion Krauter

Treasurer – Toni Feldmann

Secretary – John Rooney

l Service Projects

Food Pantry – Daryle Pickering

Sea Scouts – John Paddock

Programs – Toni Feldmann

Early Act – Tom Seeley

Fire Equipment – Chris Bruna

Service Committee – John Rooney

lWinterfest & Craft Fair – Paddock/Krauter

lMembership (& Retention) – All

lSocial Chair – Paul Torrisi

lSergeant at Arms – Daryle Pickering

Evening Club Programs

TODAY – Club Assembly

January 24 – Tom Watson, Photography Technology

Officers & Directors

Officers

President – Marion Krauter

President-Elect – Tom Seeley

Past President – Daryle Pickering

Treasurer – Toni Feldman

Sergeant-at-Arms – Daryle Pickering

Secretary – John Rooney

Committee Chairs

Club Service – John Rooney

Food Pantry – Daryle Pickering

Membership – All

Program Chair – Toni Feldman

Rotary Foundation – John Paddock

Social Chair – Paul Torrisi

Youth Exchange – Doug Hill/John Paddock

Members

Christopher Bruna, Dave Cutten, Robert DeWetter, Toni Feldmann, Paul Frickey, Douglas Hill, Marion Krauter, Michael Krebs, John Paddock, Daryle Pickering, John Rooney, Thomas Seeley, Patrick Taylor, Paul Torrisi, Michael Wahlrab, Rhett Weiss

Exchange Students

Sarah Bierbaum (Germany), Lucas Grob (Switzerland), Eddy Tasia (Belgium), Nico Avalle (Argentina)

TRY OUR ROTARY WEBSITES

Our District Website: http://www.rotary7150.org/

Rotary International: http://www.rotary.org/

RYLA http://www.rotaryryla.com/

Skaneateles Rotary: http://www.skaneatelesrotary.org/

e-club http://www.rotaryeclubny1.com

SUNRISE EDITORS

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The Sunrise

Newsletter of the Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club

District 7150

Bulletin #2008-02 Date: January 17, 2008

News & Notes

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SUNRISE EDITORS