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LAST WEEK - Dec 03, 2020 ... by Mary Membership/Attendance: 51 Active members, 19 Attending Guests: Julie Abbott-Keenan (speaker) & Mike Tierney (potential new member & Charlie Smith (Marcellus Rotary Club) The beginnings The meeting began with Craig Froelich leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance and President Dave welcoming our guests: Julie Abbot-Keenan (County Legislator and speaker), Mike Tierney who connected with our club at the "Pints for Polio" event, and Charlie Smith, fellow Rotarian from Marcellus. President Dave noted the following: - Youth Exchange Program is officially cancelled due to uncertainties with COVID
- Kettle Schedule still has some openings. See article above for sign up process.
- Holiday Basket Fundraiser is chugging along. Good progress is being made on our goal and to date 24 Rotarians (21 current club members and 3 alumni) have contributed. Club members are urged to reach out to friends, family, neighbors and co-workers. The committee has done lots of work on setting this up and providing excellent communication tools so let's "make a difference" for friends and neighbors experiencing hardships during this holiday season.
The program Jay introduced our speaker Julie Abbott-Keenan who represents the southwestern section of Onondaga County in the County Legislature. Julie is a Skaneateles resident and serves on a number of committees in the area. Julie  talked about the challenges of representing such a diverse district and also the district that provides water to other county residents. She also discussed some of the County's issues and actions in dealing with COVID issue: balancing hospital capacity, mental health issues in the community, trying to avoid non COVID medical issues from becoming more problematic, reassigning County employees to work on COVID testing. Julie also noted that the "low middle income" residents of the county are most vulnerable at this time due to job loss. The county budget was passed with no increase in tax rates for this year. However the budget for next year will be more difficult due to reduced state aid and a deficit in sales tax income, both COVID related. Julie answered a number of questions from members. Thanks to Julie for the update. The endings Charlie Smith gave us a brief summary of issues discussed at the November 30th multi district membership meeting. Ward let us know about the Polio eradication award presented to our club. Andy S led us in the Four Way Test. |
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95th Annual Eastern Cities Fellowship "Dinner"
Our Holiday Basket Virtual Fundraiser Dinner is off to a good start, thanks to a combination of Rotarians and community members. That is good news, but we have a way to go before the December 18 deadline. 
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