Next Meeting

When............ July 7, 2009 at noon

Where.......... The Franklin Hotel

Program...... Patriotic Program — Debbie Conway, Ft. Stanwix Superintendent

Coming Events

Jul 04........... Ceremony at the Tomb of the unknown Revolutionary War Soldiers at 10 AM

Jul 10........... Board meeting at the Savoy at noon

Jul 12........... RYLA Dinner at Cazenovia College

Jul 21........... Brother's Tonight — by Rock Versace —fundraiser for Polio

Jul 31-Aug 2 Canalfest

Aug 04......... David Lupinski — Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority

Aug 05......... District 7150 Youth Exchange Dinner

Aug 11......... DG Fred Cholet’s Official Visit

Aug 22......... Arrival of Youth Exchange Student

Sep 25–27.... Annual District Conference at the Desmond Hotel in Albany

Oct 24.......... International Student Day, Dr. Cantor

Dec 04......... Rome Rotary’s 90^th Anniversary Celebration at The Beeches (PDG Mike Occhipinti)

Attendance: Total Membership: 100. Absent or [Excused or Exempt]: Adamo, Bauer, Bird, Burch, Burns, Cantor, Carey, Carnevale, Casadei, Cole, Coon, Corbett, [Donovan], Faldzinski, Fariello, Fay, Fusco, Geller, Glasso, Hairston, Henry, Lockwood, Martin, Mattacola, Mattson, McMahon, [Mercurio], Midlam, Miller, Mitchell, Moore, Neiley C, Neiley N, Nolan, O'Hair, Pendergrast, Puma, Ramineni, Ramos, Reames, Recco, Riley, Roubian, Rouillier, Simons K, Smith, Speicher, Swinney, Taylor, Toukatly, Tuthill K, Tuthill W, Versace, Vescio, Weber, Wolf, [Zaleski].

Guests and Visiting Rotarians: Guests: Ashley Dubois (Latimer). Rotarians: none.

After-Work Meeting 6/25: Rotarians: Carey, Corbett, Kobernuss, Neiley C, Neiley N, Ramos, Schonewetter Do, Speicher. Guest: Maxine Rouillier (Kobernuss).

50/50: Debbie Conway won the 50/50 but failed to draw the Queen of Spades. You have to play to win!

Make-ups: Zaleski (South Hill, VA RC 6/25); Conway (Waterville RC 6/18); Conway (Waterville RC 6/24); Panara (KC Bingo 6/24).

Happy Birthday in July to: Ron Casadei (28); Vic DiPerna (31); Joe Fusco (27); Jerry Haritatos (26); Virginia Herrmann (31); Matt Miller (26); Fred Normand (2); Subbarao Ramineni (1); Bob Trowell (17); Bill Tuthill (9); Rock Versace (18); George Waters (4); and Ed ["Coach"] Weed (3).

Anniversaries of Rome Rotary Membership in July: Jim Brown (1989); Debbie Conway (2007); RoAnn Destito (2001); Joe Fusco (2002); Virginia Herrmann (2004); Bob Herrmann (2004); Joan Kahler (1999); Sandi Lockwood (2002); Cheryl Matt (2003); Laura Mead (2007); Matt Miller (1998); Ryan Moore (2006); Tony Picente (2007); Frank Puma (2002); June Sperlik (2002); Phil Trela (1989); and Karin Tuthill (2007).

Quote of the Week: "The problems of this world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were." — John F. Kennedy.

Rotary Information

Club Leadership Plan

Building on the success of the District Leadership Plan, the RI Board of Directors approved the Club Leadership Plan in 2004 as the recommended administrative structure for Rotary clubs. The plan is designed to strengthen Rotary clubs by focusing on building continuity among leadership, achieving consensus for decision making and planning, and involving all members in club projects and activities. Rotary clubs should follow nine steps to implement the plan, which can be adapted to meet the club’s specific needs and culture. The plan also includes a streamlined committee structure focusing on club administration, membership, public relations, service projects, and the Rotary Foundation.

[Editors Note: The Rome Rotary Club was one of the first clubs in this District to adopt the new club structure.

[Rotary ABC’s, RI 2006, P. 22]

New member Inducted

Candy Fay was inducted into the Club at today’s meeting. She provides title insurance at Upstate Abstract. Candy’s sponsor was Maria Dailey. Please seek out Candy at our meetings and welcome her to our great club.

PP Donna Schonewetter putting a Rotary lapel pin on Candy

Announcements and Events

· Duck tickets for Canalfest are being distributed by Dave Kobernuss. Canalfest is our club’s biggest fund raiser, and the Duck Race is a major part of the event. Success depends on the participation of each member of the club. Please sell those tickets and help Rome Rotary to continue providing the quality programs that we have brought to the community in past years. If you need an explanation of the duck race, have other questions or need more tickets, please contact Dave.

· Our newest international student will arrive in Rome in August from Venezuela as part of the RI Youth Exchange Program. Host parents are needed to provide a home and family for Juan Carlos Rincon Moreno for three to four months. This is a wonderful and enriching opportunity to personally participate in international friendship and understanding. Hosts families do not need to be Rotarians. Please contact Chris or Nancy Neiley, nneiley@aol.com, 827-4303.

· Dues for 2009–10 are due by 1 Jul. The RRC will match the first $100 of any new Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member. (See Dennis for dues. See Bill Tuthill for information on The Rotary Foundation.)

Program

Past President’s Day & Changing of the Guard

Today’s Changing of the Guard from Past President Ron Townsend to President Bob Herrmann was a nice event.

President Bob presenting PP Ron his Plaque

Bob presented Ron with his Past President’s name badge and lapel pin along with a wall plaque commemorating his year of service as President of the Rome Rotary Club.

Bob gave a short talk about his goals for the year and then acknowledged the Rotarians with perfect attendance.

Past Presidents of the Club were acknowledged. Present at the meeting were (from left to right): Ron Townsend, Harry Winberg, Mike Occhipinti, Phil Trela, Candy Fay (New Member), Rob Tracy, Dennis Schonewetter, Donna Schonewetter, Glen Bahr, Cheryl Matt (Baldwinsville RC PP), Dick Kahler, and Keith Butters. Present but not in photo was Mark Kaucher (Little Falls RC PP).

The perfect attendance people included (with years of perfect attendance in parentheses). PDG Mike Occhipinti (29), PP Dennis Schonewetter (8), Jerry Haritatos (7), Shirley Waters (7), Kay DeSimone (6), Cindy Roubian (6), PP Greg Mattacola (5), PP Keith Butters (4), President Bob Herrmann (4), PP Phil Trela (4), Bill Tuthill (4), George Waters (4), Jackie Corbett (3), Missy Graves (3), Dave Kobernuss (3), Sandie Latimer (3), Fred Normand (3), Al Panara (3), Michael Geller (2), Carol Mooney (2), Chris Neiley (2), Nancy Neiley (2), Dave Nolan (2), Jeannie Packer (2), PP Donna Schonewetter (2), Karin Tuthill (2), PP Harry Winberg (2), PP Debbie Adamo (1), Donna Burch (1), Darlene Burns (1), Devon Coon (1), Pete Costianes (1), Eileen Foreman (1), Tiffany Martin (1), Dave Nolan (1), and PP Ron Townsend (1).

Cindy Roubian, Editor

PP Dennis Schonewetter, Technical Editor