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The Sunrise
Newsletter of the Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club
(Organized June 18, 2003) District 7150
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Wilfred J.
Wilkinson Marlene
Brown James
J. Gascon Marion
Krauter
RI President District
Governor Asst.
District Governor President
UPCOMING EVENTS, INFORMATION AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Programs
TODAY
Christopher Wiles, NYS Attorney General’s Office
June 5 – Club Assembly
June 12 – Maggie & John
Gilson, Business Move
June 19 – Budget Review
2008-2009
June 26 – Seitz Building, Jeremy
Gorelick
Suggestions for future programs are always welcome. Please forward your ideas to Toni at tonicurt27@aol.com.
Personal contact, coordination key to membership growth
Personal contact is the key to
attracting and retaining new members for our club. That is the consensus of our members following a discussion
about how we can focus our efforts on growing and sustaining membership.
John Paddock suggested creating
a model for how we invite members, which would include identifying the person,
identifying a mentor and providing that prospective member with some basic
information about Rotary.
Building on that process, it was
also suggested that we identify and assign an existing member as mentor to
all new members. This should help new members feel a
part of the club sooner.
Another suggestion is that we
continue to work together with the evening club in some capacity to attract
members. Despite the fact that we
are two separate clubs, the suggestion was made that if prospective members
knew that we are all working toward the same goal, it would lead to membership
growth in both clubs.
The first step, however, is
having a formal process for membership and retention so that we know how to
initiate and orient new members to our club.
Father’s Day Lawnmower Raffle Ticket sales
The Father’s Day Pancake
Breakfast is right around the corner and that means its time to start selling
lawnmower raffle tickets.
This year we will again be
raffling a 42” John Deere lawn tractor from Bobbbett
Implement or, $1,000.00 cash, at the winner’s election
The lawnmower raffle is one of
our primary fund-raisers that we rely on to fund our service projects. John Paddock has placed a sandwich
board and cash/donation box at the P&C to facilitate sales.
The current manager, Clayton,
has also agreed to let us store the donation box and a few Rotary hats/aprons
behind the service desk. The
sandwich board is in the main lobby between a pallet of bottled water and an
ATM cash machine.
If you have tickets to sell, you
can bring those, or contact Daryle for more to
sell.
Remember, the ticket sales are
ALL our responsibility. Please
carve out a few hours of your time between now and the breakfast to sit at the
P&C and sell.
Mark your calendar to help with Pancake Breakfast
set up
In addition to our lawnmower
raffle, we also need to continue to assist with the Pancake Breakfast
itself. Please mark your calendars
for the Pancake Breakfast as follows:
6/13 Friday 8-10AM to set up
the grills and tables/chairs;
6/14 Saturday 8-10AM to
clean/test the grills and dress the tables;
6/15 Sunday 7AM-2PM for the
breakfast and cleanup;
6/16
Monday 8-10AM for breakdown and storage.
Remember, the evening club was
more than gracious in helping us make Winterfest a
big success. Lets repay the favor
with our best turnout ever. This
event only works if every Rotarian makes a full commitment and benefits
ALL Skaneateles Rotarians!
Club
Business &
Dates
to Remember
Call to Order; Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation
lIntroduction of
Guests/Visitarians
lHappy Dollars & Fines
District Major Events
June 6 – Literacy Golf
Tournament, Lakeview Country Club, Auburn
June 23
– District Changing of the Guard with Rotary International President Wilf
Wilkerson.
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 –Chuck O’Neil’s Classification Talk; Lee Bennett &
Youth Exchange Students; Chuck O’Neil’s Classification Talk
June
5 –
Pancake Breakfast Organizational Meeting
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 – Daryle Pickering
Program Chair – Toni
Feldman
Rotary Foundation – John
Paddock
Social Chair – Paul
Torrisi
Youth Exchange/RYLA – John Paddock
Members
Sidney
Beckwith, Christopher Bruna, Dave Cutten, Robert DeWetter, Toni Feldmann, Paul
Frickey, Maggie Gilson (visitor), 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)
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
Thomas W. Seeley 685-2311 Fax:
685-2460 tws@mlsattorneys.com
