THIS WEEK - Sep. 07, 2017 - Sherwood Inn. 6:30 PM - Packy Taylor - American Legion's Boys State 2017 Alum.
NEXT WEEK - Sept 14, 2017 - Returning YE Students; Emma Bohrer. Emily Norris & Chole Stran --- & --- BOD mtg @ 5:00 PM
I would like to thank all the Rotarians and Sons of the Legion for helping support our Firemen on their annual field days. While many firemen field days have been discontinued in our area, Skaneateles Volunteer Fireman's Labor Day Celebration continues to survive. Like our breakfast, volunteers are essential, so thank you for giving your time even in inclement weather. It was important and appreciated....... Jack Hyatt
MEETING SETUP & ASSIGNMENTS
ASSIGNMENTS
Sep 07
Sep 14
50/50 Ticket Sales
Chuck O'Neil
Umesh Patil
Meal Ticket Sales
John O'Sullivan
David Piper
Pledge
Gary Ozminkowski
Skip Plank
Invocation
Chris Pateras
Doug Powell
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
OUR ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 2017-18
LONG TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Outbound- Maddie Bohrer to Brazil & Carter Stregiel, to Belgium & Malcolm Lombardi to Taiwan
Inbound - Kashyap Lalwala from India, hosted by Steve & Sandi Frackenpohl & Eduarda Honorato de Freita from Brazil hosted by Tom & Jesse Wingfield.
SHORT TERM EXCHANGE (summer) PROGRAM (STEP)
Zoe Franciamone to Udine in July '17, Italy returned with host sister. Ilaria in August.
NOTICE - CLUB BY-LAWS & CONSTITUTION UPDATES.... by Ward
As discussed at the July BOD meeting; Ward, Cheryl & Mary reviewed the club by-laws & constitution to make bring them up to date with RI recommendations and requirements. We found only minor changes required.
By-Laws - Modified references to the Constitution to be consistant with that document. (see page 3, Article 11 Leave of Absence)
Constitution - as "The bylaws of Rotary International provide that each club admitted to membership in RI shall adopt this prescribed standard club constitution", we replaced the old copy of the standard club constitution with the newer accept version from RI. (pages 2 - 13) There are very few subsequent changes of note. One minor change that affects us is that to meet the attendance exempt 85 rule, the Rotary must have been in Rotary for a minimum of 20 years, in addition to the age + years in Rotary = 85, and BOD approved.
We will vote to accept (or reject) these changes at next week's meeting; September 14th
PRESIDENTS' CORNER ... by Pres., Mary Giroux
Matt Wolford gave us some keen insight into the Ugandan way of life at our meeting. Basic needs such as easy access to fresh water, nutrition and basic medical care are not the norm in Uganda, however cell phones are common. English is the official language but there are a multitude of local languages. Repairing a water pump is not just a matter of calling the local plumber and fried grasshoppers are a tasty and nutritious snack. Matt's passion and enthusiasm about his time in Uganda is clearly impressive! Thank you Jim McQuiggan for bringing Matt to us.
Club 200 Raffle - Our raffle project is ongoing. Every ticket we sell now goes to worthy causes so let's sell 100%. Cheryl Silvestrini, our Worthy Cause chair has tickets if you need them. (see notice below)
RLI - The Rotary Leadership Institute session is in Verona on September 30th. It is a great way to connect with other Rotarians and learn more about Rotary resources and opportunities. The Club will reimburse the $85 fee.(see registration link below)
Picnic - And lastly, our "Thank You" picnic is September 21st. Please invite any volunteers that worked with you at our pancake breakfast.
Enjoy the labor Day weekend and see you on Thursday!
The SRC Board of Directors have approved reimbursement of RLI tuition fees during the 2017-18 Rotary year.
Check District 7150, RI & Other Events (below) for other close-by RLI sites and dates.
LAST WEEK: .... by Bill Conole
Jim McQuiggan introduced our speaker Matt Wolford. Matt went to Union College with Jim’s son. When Matt graduated from Union he was awarded a prestigious Minerva Fellowship to study life in Uganda for 9 & ½ months.
Matt opened his talk by explaining how complex Africa is. Uganda’s many languages, religions & difficult political history reflects Africa’s complexity. Matt spent a great deal of his time working in a health clinic. By necessity, this clinic dealt largely with basic health programs like nutrition, &health maintenance. In Uganda medical diagnoses like hypertension & diabetes are widespread. Even more basically clean, potable water is a major concern. To obtain clean water in Uganda men & woman carry 5 gallon jerry cans weighing 50 lbs miles to their homes. Education is another major challenge for a poor country like Uganda. Large classes of 55 students in one room are common. Teachers & students lack basic educational material. Matt said his 9+ months in Uganda were transformational. He praised the Ugandans for their grit & how they deal with adversity.
50/50 - Was won by Marv Langley. To everybody's frustration, the queen of spades remains hidden deck of 15 cards.
Guests - Matthew Wolford, Ellen Wolford, Kelley & Kyle McQuiggan
Attendance - Members attending: 18 at 31% attendance
Current Membership - 59
WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID:
“When an individual, a sect, a clique or a nation hates and despises another individual, sect, clique or nation, he or they simply do not know the objects of their hatred. Ignorance is at the bottom of it."
ANNOUNCING - CLUB 200 FUND RAISER
200 Tickets at $20 each are be sold to members, friends & neighbors between now and October when 10 tickets (2 per week) will be drawn weekly with the winners receiving $50 each. The winning tickets will be recycled into the draw-bin for drawings the following weeks. So ..... multiple chances to win on a single ticket.
The whole event ends on Nov 16th, with two tickets will be drawn for $250 & $500. The $200 draw dates are: Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 & Nov 2, and the $250 & $500 tickets will be drawn on Nov 16.
Cheryl Silvestrini will have the tickets for sale over August & September. Do not miss out on this opprotrunity as it is limited to 200 tickets.
This is fun way for our Club to raise up $2,750 to use for worthy causes throughout the year. We can only make the maximum amount ($2750) if ALL 200 tickets are sold. The key is for ALL members to participate in selling (and buying) tickets.
District 7150, RI & OTHER EVENTS
Sept 02 & 03 - Skaneateles Fireman's Field Days Clams & Corn Volunteers (see above)
Sept 30, 2017 - Rotary Leadership Institute- VVS Highschool, Verona, NY -Info & Registration link
Nov 04, 2017 - Rotary Leadership Institute- The Inn on the Lake, Canandaigua, NY -Info & Registration link
Jan 27, 2018 -Rotary Foundation Gala event - venue and time TBA
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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I would like to thank all the Rotarians and Sons of the Legion for helping support our Firemen on their annual field days. While many firemen field days have been discontinued in our area, Skaneateles Volunteer Fireman's Labor Day Celebration continues to survive. Like our breakfast, volunteers are essential, so thank you for giving your time even in inclement weather. It was important and appreciated....... Jack Hyatt
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Matt Wolford gave us some keen insight into the Ugandan way of life at our meeting. Basic needs such as easy access to fresh water, nutrition and basic medical care are not the norm in Uganda, however cell phones are common. English is the official language but there are a multitude of local languages. Repairing a water pump is not just a matter of calling the local plumber and fried grasshoppers are a tasty and nutritious snack. Matt's passion and enthusiasm about his time in Uganda is clearly impressive! Thank you Jim McQuiggan for bringing Matt to us..jpeg)
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Jim McQuiggan introduced our speaker Matt Wolford. Matt went to Union College with Jim’s son. When Matt graduated from Union he was awarded a prestigious Minerva Fellowship to study life in Uganda for 9 & ½ months.
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WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID:
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. 
