Programs

TODAY – Assembly

February 26 – JB Allred, Allred Associates

March 5 – Assembly, Final Winterfest

March 12 – Skaneateles Town Square Tour (NOTE: meeting is at Skaneateles Town Square)

Suggestions for future programs are always welcome. Please forward your ideas to Paul at pfrickey@adelphia.net.

News & Notes

New Rotary President unveils 2009-10 Theme: ‘In Your Hands’

RI President, John Kenny, unveiled the Rotary Theme for the 2009-10 Rotary year the International Assembly this past weekend; “The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS.”

John Kenny started by talking about the importance of our organization remaining focused on the core values of Rotary, which are as follows:

Integrity, fellowship, diversity, service and leadership.

John feels that the future of Rotary will not be set by headquarters or the board but it is up to the clubs to determine the future.

It is clear to me that John’s theme and focus fit very nicely in what I want to see from our institute: a focus on our core values and spending a great deal of time allowing all in attendance to participate and give their view on where we need to be going and how we need to get there. John has formed a new “Meetings Committee” which will focus on what is good and what needs to be changed in the meetings at the international, zone and district level.

This plays well into our institute plans, and one of our own, Past President, Chuck Keller, will be chairing that committee.

Keep making dreams real, but get ready because all of the weight of the Rotary world is now in your hands!

I thank you all in advance for your commitment to the institute, but more importantly for your service to Rotary and those in need. This will be fun!

Social Networking sites connect Rotarians to each other, world

Andrew Wright’s club was so excited about their use of Twitter that they made two videos extolling its virtues, which they posted on YouTube.

Wright, of the Rotary Club of Cary-Kildaire, Cary, North Carolina, USA, said the club uses the social networking site to contact Rotarians and Rotaractors all over the globe. But the really exciting part of it is being able to link up with other clubs on projects.

“We asked the question would anyone be interested in partnering with our club on an international service project,” Wright said. “Within minutes of asking that question, we had a positive response from a club in India. The opportunity could be huge for us.”

Wright’s club is just one of many who have used social networking as a valuable tool. Rotary International now has a presence on several sites, including Facebook , YouTube , LinkedIn , and Twitter As of 12 February, RI had 18,418 fans on its official Facebook page.

Like many Rotarians, Todd Laurie, of the Rotary Club of University Hills, Denver, Colorado, found that demands from his professional life often took a toll on his ability to keep in touch with other members of his club.

“I was already fairly active on LinkedIn. When LinkedIn added the group dimension to their Web site, it felt like a great opportunity to find other Rotarians with whom I would be able to connect,” he says.

After searching the site for and recruiting other members who listed Rotary as one of their interests or activities, Laurie started several online discussions about member retention and club identity. Rotarians responded enthusiastically.

“I was connected again!” exclaims Laurie. “And the ideas that were being shared were invaluable. So much information and so many ideas were quickly being communicated across the globe.”

In less than a year, Laurie’s forum had attracted more than 1,500 Rotarians. Many were joining as a way to help them meet up during their travels, get involved with Rotary club projects and grants programs, and learn about guest speakers for their club meetings. The forum eventually formed the basis for RI’s official LinkedIn group .

Laurie says the best part of social networking is its ease and global appeal.

“The almost real-time communications, the ease of finding and connecting with other Rotarians from around the world, the realization that Rotary really is this big and we are all part of the same Rotary family -- awesome.”

Club Business &

Dates to Remember

Call to Order; Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation

· Introduction of Guests/Visitarians

· Happy Dollars & Fines

District Major Events

January 31 – WINTERFEST

March 13-14 – Multi District PETS, Doubletree Hotel, East Syracuse

March 28 – RLI, Treadway Inn, Owego

April 4 – RLI, BOCES, Verona, NY

Old Business

Committee Reports

· Club Administration

President – Tom Seeley

Treasurer – Toni Feldmann

Secretary – John Paddock

· Service Projects

Food Pantry – Daryle Pickering

Sea Scouts – John Paddock

Programs – Paul Frickey

Early Act – Tom Seeley

Fire Equipment – Chris Bruna

Service Committee – John Rooney

· Winterfest & Craft Fair – Seeley/Krauter

· Membership (& Retention) – Beckwith/Feldmann

· Foundation/Community Recognition Torrisi/Krauter

· Social Chair – Maggie Gilson

· Sergeant at Arms – Daryle Pickering

New Business

· Winterfest Looking Forward

Evening Club Programs

February 19 – Club Assembly

February 26 – Reva Rollerdrome

Officers & Directors

Officers

· President – Thomas W. Seeley

· President-Elect – John Rooney

· Past President – Marion Krauter

· Treasurer – Toni Feldman

· Sergeant-at-Arms – Daryle Pickering

· Secretary – John Paddock

Committee Chairs

· Club Service – John Rooney

· Food Pantry – Daryle Pickering

· Membership – Sidney Beckwith

· Program Chair – Paul Frickey

· Rotary Foundation – Paul Torrisi

· Social Chair – Maggie Gilson

· 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, John Paddock, Daryle Pickering, John Rooney, Thomas Seeley, Mark Shafer, Paul Torrisi, Michael Wahlrab, Rhett Weiss

Exchange Students

Miguel Rodenas (Spain), Charlotte Linden (Germany), Bruno Caetanno Alves de Melo (Brazil)

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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 #2009-25 Date: February 19, 2009

News & Notes

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