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Upcoming Meetings & Events 
 > Aug 27, 2026:  Take a break and enjoy the last summer evenings.  No meeting.
>Sept 3, 2026: Regular club meeting at The Legion at 6:30 pm.  Speaker TBD.
RSVP to Ed Evans by Tuesday, Sept 1st at eae3972@aol.com or 425-503-9044
 >Sept 5 and 6, 2026:  Service project serving clams and corn at the Firemen's Field Days.  See article below to sign up.
General Schedule - for meetings - see notices below

 
 
 
Help Needed for Firemen’s Field Days on Labor Day Weekend by Bill Buterbaugh
 
Hey everyone. Our next Rotary Service Project is less than two weeks away! It’s our annual support for
the Skaneateles Firemen’s Field Days where we help with food distribution – in our case, “Clams and
Corn”. We do this super easy project in one-hour shifts throughout Saturday and Sunday, September 5
and 6. Many of you have already signed up, and a big “thank you” for that. But we still have some
shifts to fill in and hope you can help so it won’t be just a few doing the work for many.
Here are the shifts that we currently need people for. And remember, there are two people per shift and
you can do this with your spouse, children, friends or family who are in town and visiting for the
weekend. We need two people for each of the following shifts except where noted.

For Saturday, September 5
4:00-5:00pm
5:00-6:00pm
7:00-8:00pm
8:00-9:00pm

For Sunday September 6
12:00-1:00pm
1:00–2:00pm
2:00-3:00pm
7:00-8:00pm (one person only)
8:00-9:00pm

If you can help fill a shift, please contact Bill Buterbaugh via text at 703.626.8575 or email at wrbuterbaugh@gmail.com.
Service Above Self Opportunities:
     We have several upcoming service projects.  Please consider participating!
  • Firemen's Field days Clams and Corn - September 5 and 6.  See article below for more information and to sign up.
  • Duck Dash - September 26.  More info to come.
  • Finger Lakes SPCA food drive - October 24.  More info to come. 
Front Desk Duty!!!
Ed Evans and Evie Shaffer are the scheduled front desk members for our next club meeting on September 3rd. Remember that if you will not be able to attend the meeting you are scheduled for it is your responsibility to find a replacement.
Aug 20, 2026 Meeting 
Brad Wilson opened the meeting by leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance.  He then welcomed our many guests:  Yvon Portier and his family, Beryl Wright (potential new member), Corinne Buterbaugh (Bill's better half) and Linda Gifford (Larry's better half).
Announcements: 
- Thanks for a great Happy Hour: A huge "thank you" to Craig and Barb Froelich who hosted our August Happy Hour at their lovely lake house.  It was a beautiful summer evening with good food, drinks and best of all good company.
- Thanks for book packing:   147 boxes were packed in 57 minutes......that's 2.5 boxes per minute.  Thanks to all that helped! 
- Clams and Corn: Bill passed around a signup sheet for our annual Clams and Corn service at the Labor Day weekend Firemen's Field Days.  Contact Bill to sign up or sign up at our August 20th meeting.
- Next Meeting:  No meeting on August 27th.  Our next regular meeting will be on September 3rd at the Legion.
-Club's 100th Anniversary:  Larry gave us an update on the committee's meeting on the 100th anniversary of our club.  Local leaders will be asked to weigh in on what might be a meaningful project for the community. If you have ideas let Larry know.  
Our Speaker:  Yvon Portier was our speaker.  Yvon is a tennis expert originally from the Bordeaux area of France.  He's lived in Paris for the last 30 years where he taught Physical Education in a school that prepares high level tennis players for careers in tennis.  Now retired, Yvon is the president of a premier tennis league in France.  
The meeting closed with the Four (Five) Way Test.   
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Youth Exchange Committee Construction
 
  • Youth Exchange Officer – primarily paperwork and relationship management. Would be busiest in the fall (august to November) with arrival of inbound and recruitment of outbound starting.
    • With a good team this could be 2 - 4 hours a week
  • Inbound Program Manager – assist with paperwork in the Spring for enrollment and reception of student. Work on host family recruitment with YEO and committee at large.Work with club counselor while the student is here. Busiest in Spring (paperwork), early fall (student arrival), periodically through the school year with inbound student, and host family recruitment.
    • With a good team this would probably average out to an hour a week but probably 2 - 4 hours a week during busy times.
  • Outbound Program Manager – work on recruitment of local students for youth exchange. Meet with students and their parents to see if YE is a good fit. Coordinate and run local interviews, ensure student application/paperwork is sufficient, prepare for District interviews, oversee scholarship program. Busiest in the fall.
    • Would likely average 2 -4 hours a week during busy weeks (mid-September) then off and on through mid-November with a spike in January/February for 1 – 2 weeks for the scholarship
  • Club Counselor – primary point of contact for inbound student while here. Help them acclimate, route issues to Inbound program manager/YEO… potentially District
    • Would likely average 2 – 3 hours a month during the school year. If there is an issue with could spike, though.
  • 2 generalists – assist with student rides to events, general help with host families (recruitment and processing), join in on interviews (outbound and scholarship)
    • Would be mostly ad hoc. Rides can be a few hours depending on where the event is, but everything else should only be a couple hours at a time
  • All volunteers need to fill out an online application. They all need to submit to a background check, complete online training + pass exam, and in-person training annually.
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NEW - ClubRunner Moble AppTry It - You'll Like it! ... Ward
QUICK START - Zoom presentation of the updated ClubRunner Mobile App (CLICK HERE)
Watch your email for more information on how to access and use the App.
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New Facebook Page for CNY Rotary!
President Lizzy Martin sent a message saying the main CNY Rotary Facebook page was shut down by Facebook so everything has been moved to a new group called CNY Rotary News Network. Please check out the new facebook page! This is where everything from the news network, leadership team, and events are shared. 
New Facebook Page!!!
The Club has brand new Facebook + Instagram pages.  You can Google Skaneateles Rotary Facebook to find it. Be sure to check it out, like it and share it with your friends!
Birthdays & Rotary Anniversaries!
Checkout the Birthday & Rotary Anniversary listing in the left column of this newsletter.   Be sure to wish the members a "Happy Birthday" and congratulations on their years of Rotary Service.
SKANEATELES ROTARY CLUB'S
Upcoming Speakers & Events
See SPEAKERS below or CLICK HERE or on the  Speaker's tab on our website's Home Page. Please contact Bill Conole at conolew@gmail.com or 315-857-1260 if you have any suggestions and/or input for a potential club program.
General SRC Meeting Schedule!!
First Thursday - Dinner meeting with speaker.  Meeting starts at 6:30 and ends at 8:00
Second Thursday - Optional attendance at Happy hour from 5:30 to 6:30.
Third Thursday - Dinner meeting with speaker.  Meeting starts at 6:30 and ends at 8:00
Fourth Thursday - No meeting
Fifth Thursday (when applicable) - Dinner meeting with speaker.  Meeting starts at 6:30 and ends at 8:00
CLICK HERE for specific Date & Schedule
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Skaneateles
Service Above Self
Thursdays at 6:30 PM
The Sherwood Inn or American Legion (July/Aug)
26 W. Genesee St
Skaneateles, NY 13152
United States of America
Regular meetings are on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays at the Sherwood Inn or American Legion. Happy Hour at the Skaneateles American Legion on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 5:30PM. See latest newsletter for changes to regular schedule.
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Skantarian - Newsletter
August 20, 2026
Editors: Katie Brown and Mary Giroux
 
 
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Skaneateles Rotary Club 4859
Skaneateles Rotary Club
PO Box 316
Skaneateles, New York 13152
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If you'd like to add club information or make suggestions to our Facebook page, contact Kelley Wilson at kelley@bykwilson.com
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District 7180 & RI Officers
  DG -  Robert Balk
  AG  Area 7 - Coleen Weible
  DGN - Samantha Netzband 
  SEC - Dana Jerrard
 RIDE [25/26] - Christine Etienne
Rotary International Ofc/Dirs
RIP [25/26] - Francesco Arezzo
RIPE [26/27] - Olayinka Hakeem Babalola
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Birthdays & Club Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Timer Whittingham
August 5
 
Dan Roche
August 22
 
Dave Lee
September 4
 
Dillon Brown
September 6
 
Mike Tierney
September 6
 
Kelley Wilson
September 7
 
Chuck Williams
September 9
 
John O'Sullivan
September 16
 
Jack Hyatt
September 24
 
Chad Martin
September 26
 
Ward Vuillemot
September 28
 
Join Date
Vince Magnotta
August 31, 2023
3 years
 
Chuck Williams
September 1, 1979
47 years
 
Gard Lorey
September 23, 2010
16 years
 
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