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NOTICES of NOTE - August 6th Meeting to be at Lasca's, Auburn NY - see detail below
VENUE CHANGE FOR AUG 6TH ...by Ward
The venue for the weekly Skaneateles RC meeting on Thursday, Aug. 6th will be at Lasca's, Grant Ave., in Auburn. Time: 6:30PM Menu: Family style, $17.50, Antipasto, Baked Lasagna, Roast Chicken. Includes fresh baked bread desert and coffee. We need a minimum of 15 folks, so please RSVP President Bill at: bblessingsr@gmail.comor 315-395-4851
Youth Exchange Welcome Home Dinner
All students who have recently returned from abroad will be the guests of the Youth Exchange Committee at the dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 5th, at The Rusty Rail, Hwy 5, Cananstota. The cost for Rotarians and family members will be $18.00 per person with advance registration by July 31, 2015, $23.00 after July 31st, or $25.00 per person at the door.
Please register and pay in advance at the “Welcome Home Dinner” event link on the district 7150 home page at rotary7150.org or CLICK HEREIt is important that you send in your reservations promptly so that we may plan accurately for the restaurant.
Nigeria sees no wild polio cases for one year
Today (24 July 2015) marks one yer since Nigeria last reported a polio case caused by wild poliovirus. The country is on the bring of eradicating the paralyzing disease. If no cases are reported in the coming weeks, the World Health Organization is expected to remove Nigeria from the list of countries where polio is endemic, leaving just two: Afghanistan and Pakistan ... from Rotary Weekly
Rotarians, Stand Proud - for your part of Polio eradication from our world?
LAST WEEK:... by Bill Conole
Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) - President Bill opened the meeting by reminding our members how close we are to eradicating Polio. For several decades Rotarians worldwide have taken the lead in the campaign to end the Polio epidemic in our time. President Bill said that one of our incoming District Governors major goals is to fully implement “EREY”-Every Rotarian Every Year. This program calls on all Rotarians to make a contribution to our Rotary Foundation. Even though our club has been very successful in meeting our Foundation annual fund raising goals, we have not attained the 100% participation required by “EREY.” President Bill cited attaining 100% participation as a worthy goal for club in the coming year
Paul Harris Award - President Bill asked Amy Tormey to make our Paul Harris Fellow Award presentation to our PHF honoree, Nancy Lewis, who was selected by a committee. Amy briefly reviewed how Nancy has served our community & Rotary. Amy noted that Nancy Lewis is a well respected educator in the Skaneateles School District. Over the past few years Nancy has hosted several Rotary exchange students. Amy asked one of Nancy’s associates Pat Brown to review Nancy’s many contributions to the Skaneateles School District.
Pat Brown opened with a beautiful quote from Margret Meade where she expressed her belief that “a few caring people can change the world.” Pat noted that as a result of Nancy Lewis’s ongoing efforts to improve education Nancy has broadened opportunities for our young people & thereby,”improved our world.” Pat said that Nancy was totally committed to her students. To Nancy students always came first. Lori Ruhlman thanked Nancy for playing a key role in our club’s Rotary Exchange Program.
Lori Ruhlman spoke to Nancy's dedication to the Youth Exchange program. Lori said Nancy “opened her home & her heart to our exchange students.”
Club Foundation Chair, Chuck O'Neil formally read the Paul Harris Fellow citation & presented Nancy with the PHF pin & medallion.
L-R: Chuck, Lori, Nancy, Amy & Prez Bill
Our Guests - Nancy & Chuck Lewis, Pat Brown & Mary Fitzgibbons
Our 50/50 Winner - Chuck Williams
Assistant Governor (AG) Selected ... by Ward
District Governor (DG) Mac and selected Colleen Weibel, of the Moravia RC, to serve as Assistant Governor for Area 6, of our District 7150. The District Leadership Plan [DLP] "provides for the appointment by the governor of assistant governors to carry out much of the administrative work associated with club operations" ... giving the DG more time to devote time and energy to district leadership and objective. Colleen will visit our club from time to time and is available to serve as a liaison with the DG and the various operating committees of our district. The eight clubs she has responsibility for are: Auburn, Aurora, Camillus-Salvey-Geddis, Marcellus, Moravia, Skaneateles, Skaneateles SR & Tully. She brings with her significant Rotary experiences in club, district and Youth Exchange activities. Colleen's email is: cwoodlmt@gmail.com
Double Days Rotary Event - Sunday, Aug 30. at the Double Days ball park in Auburn. Gates open at 4 pm. The cost is $25 a person and that includes: The ticket, food, beverages. The seating is on the third base side under the tent. Bring your family and friends for a great day at the ball park. The contact people are: Karen Macier -kmacier@aol.com or Liza Kelly - liza.kelly@homeinstead.com Please pre-register and pay in advance. See Pres. Bill with any questions. ... by Ward
THIS WEEK:Joe Benedict - Experiences at the July 12th, RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) conference at Cazenovia College.
NEXT WEEK: Kevin Conole - Update on NASA-National Aeronautics & Space Administration
FUTURE SPEAKERS & EVENTS: See listing below
MEETING SETUP
ASSIGNMENTS
Jul 30
Aug 06
Set-up 50/50
Jack Hyatt
Gard Lorey
Ticket Sales
Robin Jowaisas
Roy MacDonald
Pledge
Ralph Jurgensen
Todd May
Invocation
David Lee
Charlie McElroy
Be courteous & please get a replacement if you won’t be available for your assignment!
Aug 30 - Rotary Baseball gathering at the Double Days stadium in Auburn
WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID:
“Individuals and nations owe it to themselves and the world to become informed.” ... Paul P Harris, The Founder of Rotary”
2015-16 Skaneateles Rotary Youth Exchange
The 2015-16 Rotary Youth Exchange Outbound students have been selected and will be departing this summer for a year as exchange students abroad. They are: Sofia Darovskikh, going to Finland, and Zach Driscoll going to Germany. We congratulate them upon their selections and wish them all the best on their "adventure of a lifetime".
Our Inbound students will be: Daniela Fadic Contreras, from Chile, and Vincent Lambert form France.
SHORT TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM (STEP)
Hope Glowacki to Sicily, Italy (host sister, Irene) AND Adrianna Marshall to Thuringia, Germany (host sister, Constanze).
MAKE UPS: Remember to report your “make ups” to David Piper ASAP. You can email him at piper97@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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All students who have recently returned from abroad will be the guests of the Youth Exchange Committee at the dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 5th, at The Rusty Rail, Hwy 5, Cananstota. The cost for Rotarians and family members will be $18.00 per person with advance registration by July 31, 2015, $23.00 after July 31st, or $25.00 per person at the door.
Today (24 July 2015) marks one yer since Nigeria last reported a polio case caused by wild poliovirus. The country is on the bring of eradicating the paralyzing disease. If no cases are reported in the coming weeks, the World Health Organization is expected to remove Nigeria from the list of countries where polio is endemic, leaving just two: Afghanistan and Pakistan .jpg)
seating is on the third base side under the tent. Bring your family and friends for a great day at the ball park. The contact people are: Karen Macier -
WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID:
