NOTICE of NOTE - Mark your Calendars for Nov. 12th, DG MacDonald's Official Visit & Message.
From The Prez - The Rotary Foundation Brunch & Awards
My Dear Friends and Fellow Rotarians. On Sunday November 1st I was honored to receive two awards on behave of our club from the Rotary District 1750. At our Foundation brunch the Skaneateles Rotary Club was recognized for being third in per capita giving to the Foundation and first in total dollars given to the Polio Plus foundation, congratulations to all the members of our club. These achievements were accomplished in the 2014-15 Rotarian year under the leadership of Cheryl Silvestrini.Job well done! ... Bill Blessing.
NEW DISTRICT NEWSLETTER.... by Ward
Our District has a new and exciting on-line newsletter, which can be accessed from District's home-page at: http://rotary7150.org Tis packed with District information, happenings and upcoming club events. Access from the banner in the header. Try it, you'll like!
WELCOME MARV JOSLYN, DGND
The district is pleased to introduce the District Governor Nominee Designate, to lead us in the 2018/2019 Rotary year. Marv and his wife Janet are active members of the Baldwinsville Rotary Club. He has served as club president, club treasurer, Area 5 Assistant Governor and is classified as a retired insurance auditor. ... by DG Mac
2014-15 Rotary Foundation Global Grants roundup
We’ve closed the door on a second full year of the new grant model and there’s a lot of good news to report: We awarded 1,078 global grants in 2014-15, up 24 percent from the previous year’s total. The dollar value of global grants totaled $64.9 million. The most popular area of focus was disease prevention and treatment, followed closely by water and sanitation. We also awarded 487 district grants, totaling $23.8 million. And we awarded 16 scholarships, totaling about $500,000, for study at UNESCO-IHE in the Netherlands. ... ... from RF
LAST WEEK:Club Assembly ... by Bill Conole
Christmas Benefit - Jack Hyatt reminded everyone that our Christmas Benefit is scheduled for Thursday December 3rd in the SCC. Tickets are moving briskly so Jack urged everyone to get their tickets now.
Inland Port - John O’Sullivan introduced his friend & associate, Rich Roche by noting that for the past 21 years Rich has worked in the inter modal business moving international containers to & from the Syracuse region. In the early 2000’s Rich was instrumental in bringing containerized rail service from the West Coast to Syracuse. Rich opened his presentation by describing ocean container ships . With modern technology today’s container ships are much larger & can move large amounts of freight efficiently & at low cost. Because of the new ships enormous size many canals & harbors are being broadened & dredged to accommodate these new wider container ship & their 40’-50’ drafts. Rich pointed out the many benefits of developing a new, state of the art, inland port to CNY. Properly implemented it will provide our region with the economic & environmental efficiencies of rail transport, much needed jobs & many other economic opportunities. Rich explained in detail how the inland port will operate in Jamesville. Rich stressed that this inland port proposes to bring 2,000 well paying jobs to Syracuse with a low barrier to entry. This inland port is an exciting project that can have a profound effect on Syracuse & the CNY region for many years.
Our Guests - Girard Purdy (Sue's husband) and Dale Drake
Our 50/50 Winner - 50-50 –won by Amy Tormey—now only 8 cards left.
Active Members - 60
Percent attendance - last week - 57%
THIS WEEK:Rotary Foundation - Bill Buterbaugh & Chuck O'Neil
NEXT WEEK: RDG Mac MacDonald's official visit and message
FUTURE SPEAKERS & EVENTS: See listing below
MEETING SETUP
ASSIGNMENTS
Nov 05
Nov 12
Set-up 50/50
John Moran
David Piper
Ticket Sales
Chuck O'Neil
Skip Plank
Pledge
John O'Slullivan
Mary Popovich
Invocation
Umesh Patil
Doug Powell
Be courteous & please get a replacement if you won’t be available for your assignment!
Jan 23, 2016 - D7150 Membership & Communications, and District Grant Seminar. No Charge. Info & Registration
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.” ...Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
OUR 2015-16 ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE
LONG TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Outbound - The 2015-16 Rotary Youth Exchange Outbound students have departed for a year as exchange students abroad. Sofia Darovskikh, to Finland, and Zach Driscoll to Germany. We wish them all the best on their "adventure of a lifetime".
Inbound - students have arrived: Daniela, from Chile, hosted by Cecillia & Rod Stabile, and Vincent Lambert form France, hosted by Charley & Kim Driscoll.
SHORT TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM (STEP)
Hope Glowacki has spent a few weeks in Sicily, Italy and her host sister, Irene returned with her to Skaneateles for a few weeks.
Adrianna Marshall traveled to Thuringia, Germany and his host sister, Constanze, returned to Skaneateles for an exchange.
MAKE UPS: Remember to report your “make ups” to David Piper ASAP. You can email him at piper97j@yahoo.com It is important to report the date, the work you are doing and the time you are putting in. To learn more on make-ups and procedures, visit: CLICK HERE
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We’ve closed the door on a second full year of the new grant model and there’s a lot of good news to report: We awarded 1,078 global grants in 2014-15, up 24 percent from the previous year’s total. The dollar value of global grants totaled $64.9 million. The most popular area of focus was disease prevention and treatment, followed closely by water and sanitation. We also awarded 487 district grants, totaling $23.8 million. And we awarded 16 scholarships, totaling about $500,000, for study at UNESCO-IHE in the Netherlands. ... .jpeg)
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