50/50 sales folks should arrive and setup 20 minutes early
Please find a replacement if you will not be present for your assignment!
CLICK HEREto see 50/50 & Meal Ticket Sales duties and instructions
AskWard.... If you have a question about Rotary or the club, CLICK HERE to ask Ward, and he will either provide the correct answer, direct to the proper source for the anwser ..... or make something up, when all else fails.
Question: What is the length of term for a Skaneateles Rotary Director?
Answer: There are 8 Board of Directors. Four are elected on alternate years and each term is for two years, commencing on July 01. The club officers are also voting members of the BODs; President, President-Elect., Vice-President, Secretary, Exec-Secretary, and Treasurer, Sgt-at-Arms.
LAST WEEK: .... by Bill Conole
THE BEGINNINGS:
50th Skaneateles Rotary Club Breakfast - Jim McQuiggan thanked everybody for committing to contact sponsors for our very special 50th Father’s Day Breakfast! Jim & John Moran asked these members to attend a brief meeting on March 15th so Jim & John can review the solicitation process & the printed materials including a letter , a brochure & talking points. The goal is to have commitments from sponsors by May1st.
Women’s Day Dinner-Amy Tormey reviewed plans for this year’s Women’s day Dinner scheduled next week in the Welch Allyn Lodge. Amy asked members who can not attend to please consider sponsoring a student or a young teacher so they can attend this inspiring evening. Amy applauded Jean Sardino for being the first member to step forward & sponsor a student. Please contact Amy Tormey if you are willing to donate to this event by sponsoring a student. Amy also plans to tout Rotary in this event so members of our community can learn more about Rotary.
Raffle Tickets For Prom Night—Our exchange student Eduarda was pleased to sell all 10 of her raffle tickets. Money raised by this raffle supports our SCHS Prom.
Polio Plus-Peter - Cardamone PDG presented our club with an award from District 7150 for consistently exceeding our club’s Polio Plus award.
THE PROGRAM:Sandra DUPUIS of the Guadeloupe Rotary Club
In honor of our French Speaking guest from Guadeloupe, guest Bill Conole’s wife,Pat, delivered the invocation in French with a translation for us. Pat mentioned that our speaker, Sandra DUPIS, is the Director of four Sign Language programs in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana & Paris. Bill Conole introduced Sandra by giving a brief overview of the history & geography of Guadeloupe. where Sandra is a member of the Guadeloupe Rotary Club. Sandra opened her presentation by noting that she was first introduced to Rotary when she was an exchange student in Skaneatleles in 1989-90. Sandra joined the Guadeloupe Rotary Club, where she enthusiastically related how Rotary changed her life. When Sandra returned to Guadeloupe she decided to become a teacher & gained admission to the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris. The Sorbonne’s curriculum for teachers required that students take a course in sign language. Sandra passionately embraced working with the deaf. After many years of training she was selected to become the director of four sign language schools
. Sandra vividly described the joys of working with & instructing the hearing impaired. Sandra spoke very positively about her visit to Skaneateles High School. She & her 2 children Loic & Chole were tremendously impressed with how open & friendly the staff & students are. Sandra noted that in France schools tend to be austere. The large classes often make the French teachers less open to student’s questions. Sandra feels that teachers with positive attitudes are better teachers. Sandra responded to many questions from our members. Bill Conole presented Sandra with our club banner, a cup & a Skaneateles T-Shirt. Sandra thanked our club for inviting her to speak & profusely praised Rotary for changing her life. Sandra presented the club with several copies of children’s books that she writes. Sandra gave Bill a bag of Guadeloupe sugar.
50/50 -Was won by Steve Poli, our guest from the Camillus-Solvay- Geddes Rotary Club.
Guest - Peter Cardamone, Past District Governor, Tully Rotary Club, George Mango, Steve Poli, Cheryl Hevier, Josephine Thomas, Camillus Solvay Geddes Rotary Club, Eduarda Honorate de Frelita exchange student from Brazil, Sandra DUPUIS, Speaker, Loic & Chole DUPUIS, Sandra’s son & daughter, Nancy Graham retired SCS teacher & friend of Sandra DUPUIS.
Attendance - Members attending: 22 at 39 % (49%)
Current Membership - 57
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"To tell a women what she can not do, it to tell her what she can." .... a Spanish Proverb
District 7150, RI & OTHER EVENTS
Mar 10, 2018 - Rotary Leadership Institute- Owego Treadway & Suites, Owego, NY - Info & Registration link
Rotary International Convention - Toronto, June 23 - 27, 2018
Seldom do we have an opportunity to attend a RI International Convention this close to home. The last one was in Montreal 6 or more years ago. So .... Give it some thought and plan on seizing this opportunity to meet Rotarians from around the world and learn of great works they a doing to make this a better world. CLICK-HERE for the RI on-line registration website and get in on the early bird registration and find accommodations prior to the Spring rush.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS & SPEAKERS
See SPEAKERS below orCLICKon the Speaker's tab on our website's Home Page.
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NEXT WEEK
A Community Wide Celebration "Empowering and inspiring young women to become agent of Social change"
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Seldom do we have an opportunity to attend a RI International Convention this close to home. The last one was in Montreal 6 or more years ago. So .... Give it some thought and plan on seizing this opportunity to meet Rotarians from around the world and learn of great works they a doing to make this a better world. 
