General Schedule - for meetings - see notices below
Front Desk Duty!!!
John O'Sullivan and Katie Brown are the scheduled front desk members for our next club meeting on February 5th. Remember that if you will not be able to attend the meeting you are scheduled for it is your responsibility to find a replacement.
January 22, 2026 Meeting
President Andy opened the meeting by welcoming our guests: Bill Drake and Tom Herbert from WRVO Public Media.
Following are announcements:
Bill B reminded us that we are always looking for meeting speakers. Please let either Bill Buterbaugh or Bill Conole know if you have a prospect. And Bill B will be providing us with an updated club calendar soon. Thanks to Bill for keeping us on the straight and narrow with the club schedule!
Bill B also let us know that our 3rd annual "Serve and Clean-up Crew" service project at The Samaritan Center in Syracuse will be on Saturday, May 30 from 12:30 to 3:00. Mark your calendar!
Andy announced that we will have a Rotary Food drive for local pantries with a pickup date of Saturday April 25th. Our Master Chef, Ed Evans, will be serving a delicious breakfast at the drop off site (Ed's house). Andy also reminded us that there is no meeting this upcoming Thursday. Winterfest is Saturday the 31st and many club members will be helping our fellow Rotarians from the Sunrise Club.
Rosemary introduced our speakers, Bill Drake and Tom Herbert from WRVO Public Media. Many of us are familiar with Bill's voice which we hear quite often on the radio. Bill is the Station Manager of WRVO. Tom is the Underwriting Account Manager. WRVO is a public service operation providing news and information via radio and digital platforms. Based in Oswego, WRVO has a 13-station network serving 20 counties. In addition to locally produced shows, as an NPR (National Public Radio) member organization they have access to NPR programming. As a result of the current administration's foolish and senseless cuts WRVO lost $182,000 in federal funding this year. Much of that has been made up due to the generosity of listeners. However, future years will be a challenge. WRVO's income sources are now listener memberships, underwriting (advertising) and grants. Tom Herbert explained how the underwriting process works. Thanks to Bill and Tom for their presentation on the valuable community service!
Ayham led us in the Four (Five) Way Test in closing.
They are at it again – Rotary’s dedicated fundraising team of Polar Plungers. Skaneateles’ annual Polar Plunge in Skaneateles Lake will again coincide and be part of the Winterfest festivities on Saturday, January 31 at 12:30pm. The bone-chilling – yet invigorating – event raises money for the Skaneateles First Department, SAVES and the Skaneateles Education Foundation. Our club will have a team consisting of Jason Armijo, Ayham Boucher, Rosemary Mondo, Ed Evans, Jeff LaMarca and Bradley Wilson. Other plungers are welcome to join the group, just contact Ayham or Rosemary for details. Ed Evans provides a hot soup warmup afterwards at the Bluewater Grille for all participating plungers. Support is Needed: There are multiple ways you can support our team of plungers and the overall fundraising effort:
Write a check payable to: Skaneateles Polar Plunge and mail it to Rosemary at 10 W Genesee St, Apt 1, Skaneateles, NY 13152
And be sure to show up at the City Dock at 12:30 on January 31 to cheer our team on as theybrave the icy waters for three great local causes.
Club Happy Dollars totaling $154 from the January 22nd meeting are being donated to the cause!
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 orCLICK HEREor on the Speaker's tab on our website's Home Page. Please contact Bill Conole atconolew@gmail.comor 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
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 is held at the Skaneateles American Legion on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 5PM.
Check the website for exact locations and times.
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