Next Meeting
When............ April
14, 2009 at 12 noon
Where.......... The
Franklin Hotel
Program...... Club Business Day
& Dean Ron Cantor and College Representatives from Vietnam to speak on
“Collaboration”
Coming Events
Apr 10.......... RRC Board Meeting at noon at the Savoy
Apr 21.......... Administrative Assistant Day & WKTV News
Anchor Steve McMurray
Apr 28.......... Jeff Simons, Rome City School District
Superintendent on RCSD Budget 2009-2010
May 05......... Bring a Friend to Rotary Day & DG Larry
Calabrese and DGE Fred Chalot
May 12......... Mr. Gillison — DFAS Director
May 16......... District Assembly at BOCES
May 19......... Teacher of the Year
May 26......... Memorial Meeting, President Ron Townsend
Jun 02.......... Rotary Student Scholarship
Jun 09.......... Roses for the Living
Jun 23.......... USAF Computer Technology — Dr. Richard
Linderman (AFRL)
Jun 30.......... Past President’s
Day & Changing of the Guard
Jul 31-Aug 2 Canalfest
Dec 04......... Rome Rotary’s 90th
Anniversary Celebration at The Beeches (PDG Mike Occhipinti)
EDITORS’ NOTE: In
Rome Rotary we have one of the finest civic organizations in our community and
one of the friendliest. Even the finest have room for improvement. It has come
to our attention, from both our own membership and those who have visited with
us, that we are no exception. Once a speaker comes to the podium, giving your
attention and refraining from private conversations is courteous and
respectful, not only to the presenter, but also to fellow Rotarians who would
like to enjoy the program. With a little effort we can all help to make our
fine organization even better for all. — Cindy Roubian and PP Dennis Schonewetter,
Editors.
Attendance: Total
Membership: 101. Absent or [Excused
or Exempt]: Adamo, Bauer, Bird, [Boguhn], Bottini, Burch, Burns,
Cantor, Carey, Carnevale, Casadei, Cole, Coon, Corbett, DeSimone, [DiPerna],
[Donovan], Faldzinski, Fariello, Geller, Glasso, Graves, Gray, Hairston, Henry,
WR, Kahler J, Kahler R [Kryczkowski], Lockwood, Martin, Matt, Mattson, McMahon,
[Mercurio], Miller, Mitchell, Moore, Neiley C, Neiley N, Nolan, O'Hair, Pabon,
[Pfendler], Puma, Ramineni, Ramos, Recco, Rouillier, Schonewetter De,
Schonewetter Do, Simons J, Simons K, Skogland, Smith, Speicher, Summers,
Swinney, Taylor, Trela, Versace, Vescio, Wolf, [Zaleski].
Guests and Visiting Rotarians: Guests: Jessica Logan, Alyssa DeRienzo, and Daniel Hege (Speakers);
Betty Kobernuss and Phyllis Skalwold (Kobernuss). Rotarians: None.
After-Work Meeting 4/2/09: Rome Rotarians: Bird, Butters, Carey,
Corbett, Graves, Herrmann WR, Neiley C, Neiley N, Schonewetter De, Schonewetter
Do, Townsend, Tuthill K, and Tuthill W. Visiting Rotarian — Beth Carroll (GUS
RC).
50/50: Al Panara won
the 50/50, but drew the ten of diamonds. You have to play to win!
Make-ups: Packer,
Tuthill K (R Reader 4/2); Adamo (RACC 4/2); Corbett (RRC Membership 3/19);
Glasso (Root Farm 4/1, Autism Walk 4/2); Occhipinti, Tuthill K and Tuthill W
(RLI 4/4); Latimer (TWIG Snack Bar 4/6); Butters, Mooney (R Reader 4/6);
Skogland Rome Char Initiative Exec Comm 4/6); Winberg (R Reader 3/31); Panara
(KC Bingo 3/26); Mattacola (RMHF 4/1, 4,1; LOTDD 4/7); Carey, Coon, Dailey,
Foreman, Fusco, Graves, Kobernuss, Latimer, Occhipinti, Packer, Schonewetter
De, Schonewetter Do, Tuthill K, Tuthill W (RLI 4/4).
Happy Birthday in April to: Darlene Burns (18); Peter Costianes (15); Ava Dorfman (30); Rick McMahon
(21); Mike Occhipinti (27); Frank Puma (5); Tony Recco (14); Daniel Rouillier
(29); John Toudatly (26); and Ron Townsend (24).
Anniversaries of Rome Rotary Membership in April: Missy Graves (2003); Mark Kaucher (2002);
Sandie Latimer (1999); Dave Rapke (2003); Carl Reames (2007); and Dan Rouillier
(2002).
Quote of the Week: "Those of us who
cannot forgive and forget break the bridges over which we must pass." —
Marvin J. Ashton.
Rotary Information
Rotary’s Birthplace — The
number 711 has a very special significance for Rotary. Room 711 of the old
Unity Building, formerly located at 127 North Dearborn Street in downtown
Chicago, was the birthplace of Rotary. It was in that historic room, which was
the office of engineer Gus Loehr, where Paul Harris first met with several
friends to discuss his new idea of a club for professionals and businessmen.
After
extensive research, a few Chicago Rotarians restored the room to its 1905
authenticity. For years, Room 711 was preserved as a miniature Rotary museum by
members of the Paul Harris 711 Club, which provided funds for leasing,
maintenance, and preservation. In 1989, when the Unity Building was about to be
torn down, 711 Club members carefully dismantled the landmark room and placed
its contents in storage. There it stayed until 1994, when Room 711 was
recreated and located at RI World Headquarters in Evanston, where this piece of
Rotary’s heritage is preserved permanently.
[Rotary
ABC’s, RI 2006, p. 11]
Rotary Announcements
· 
Next month, 5 May is “Bring a Friend to
Rotary Day.” Perhaps you have noticed the articles in the Daily Sentinel, encouraging members of the community to investigate
Rotary membership. We have also refined and improved our “Why Join Rome Rotary”
brochure. Every Rotarian can give them to friends and neighbors. Valerie Carey
is doing a great job as Membership Chair. Let’s support her efforts.
· 
Carla Till extends her “thanks” to those who
have contributed some wonderful children’s books for the African book project.
More are needed. Books should be in new or good used condition and for children
through grade six. Textbooks are accepted. Books may be brought to Rotary or
contact Carla for further information.
· 
Rotary will have a booth again this year for
the Rome Home Show on 25–26 April. Members are asked to give an hour of time
Saturday or Sunday to help sell duck tickets for Canalfest. Three people are needed for each shift. Watch for the sign-up sheet
or see PP Debbie Adamo. Canalfest IS our fundraiser this year. Please
help!!!
· Rome Rotary was well represented as fourteen
of our members attended the Rotary Leadership Institute last Saturday at BOCES!
· The Rotary District Assembly will be held on
Saturday 16 May at the BOCES in Verona from 8 AM to 1:30 PM. The program will
focus on the next year in Rotary. The club pays the cost of attending.
Breakfast and lunch are included.
· MVCC will celebrate National Library Week
with its “Recycled Reading Program” from 12–18 Apr in the Plumley Building
atria on the Rome Campus, 1101 Floyd Avenue. Books are free. Bring a book
and/or take a book! See Barb Evans or call 334-7728 for more information.
· 
The B Sharp Musical Club will present a free
concert on Sunday 26 Apr at 2 PM at Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute
Auditorium by the B Sharp scholarship winners. These are musicians from surrounding
counties, currently in grades 10–12, who participated in a competition for
talented students sponsored by this Club. The concert will be followed by a
reception at Fountain Elms at MWP. For more details see Pete Costianes.
Program
Syracuse
Symphony — Daniel Hege, Conductor
If you missed today’s program, you missed a
very special treat. Daniel Hege has been the conductor of the Syracuse
Symphony, which is the largest artistic organization in Syracuse, for over ten
years. He learned to love music as a child and was exposed to classical music
at a very young age, knowing then that it would play a part in his life.
Ultimately it became his career.
The Syracuse Symphony is a career
to all who perform in the orchestra. The schedule of rehearsals and
performances is demanding. Every musician must know the music before sitting
down at one of the 110 rehearsals a year. There are 120 performances per
season, with 45–50 of those off-site in Rome, Watertown, and Cortland. Weekly
performances in Syracuse include classical concerts, educational performances
in schools and churches, and family programs. Daniel estimates that the
symphony orchestra reaches 30,000 children a year.
Daniel shared the beginning page
of Beethoven’s Eroica with us. The piece will be performed at Rome Free Academy
on 25 Apr, during the last concert in this year’s Rome Series. He gave some
history of the piece, explained the components of a score, talked about how a
score is studied, and pointed out some of the characteristics of this
particular music that are unusual. His program was filled with interesting
details about music history, characteristics of the different composers, and
the work and goals of a symphony conductor.
Daniel’s purpose in speaking to
groups like ours is to increase understanding and appreciation for classical
music and to show the average listener that these pieces can and should be
enjoyed, regardless of a person’s background or musical expertise. He feels
strongly that all listeners can allow the music to “wash” over them and enjoy
it, feel it, and experience it individually. He noted that “language has
boundaries that music does not have.” This characteristic opens the appreciation
of fine music to everyone. “Classical music is timeless. It has something to
say to us.”
The Rome series for the 2009–2010
season at RFA will include The Emperor Concerto (10/8), Holiday Pops (12/21),
Big, Bold, and Brassy” American Jazz Classics (1/14); and The Magical Music of
Disney in Concert (5/6). More information for all concerts is available by
going online to www.SyracuseSymphony.org.
“Thank you” Daniel for an
absolutely wonderful program.
Cindy Roubian, Editor
PP Dennis Schonewetter, Technical Editor
