Next Meeting
When............ August
18, 2009 at noon
Where.......... The
Franklin Hotel
Program...... Sandy Jones — Herkimer County
Public Health, “It Takes a Man to Be a Dad”
Coming
Events
Aug 22......... Arrival of Youth Exchange
Student
Aug 25......... Rome Hospital, (Topic
Pending)
Sep 01.......... Rome Bowl
Sep 08.......... Lauren Getek, Rome Arts
and Community Center
Sep 13.......... Rotary Eastern Fellowship
Dinner in Rochester with RI President John Kenny
Sep 22.......... Rome Memorial Hospital
(Topic Pending)
Sep 25–27.... Annual District Conference at
the Desmond Hotel in Albany
Sep 29.......... Jim Brown, “The Future of
Rome”
Oct 06.......... Denise Smith, Director of
Patient Services at Hospice
Oct 13.......... International Students on
ISD
Oct 24.......... International Student Day,
Dr. Cantor
Dec 04......... Rome Rotary’s 90th
Anniversary Celebration at The Beeches (PDG Mike Occhipinti)
Attendance: Total
Membership: 97. Absent
or [Excused or Exempt]: Bahr, Bauer, Burch, Burns, Cantor, Carey, Carnevale, Conway, Coon,
Corbett, DeSimone, [DiPerna], [Donovan], Faldzinski, Fariello, Fay, Fusco,
Geller, Glasso, Gray, Hairston, HenryKahler J, Kaucher, Lockwood, Mammolito,
Martin, Mattacola, Mattson, [Mercurio], Midlam, Miller, Moore, Neiley C, Neiley
N, Nolan, O'Hair, Puma, Ramineni, Ramos, Rouillier, Schonewetter De,
Schonewetter Do, Simons J, Simons K, Skogland, Speicher, Summers, Swinney,
Taylor, Till, Toukatly, Trela, Tuthill K, Versace, Vescio, Weber, [Weed], Wolf,
[Zaleski].
Guests and Visiting Rotarians:
Guests: Maureen Riley (Riley). Rotarians: DG Fred Cholet (DeWitt); ADG Lou
Steppello (Utica); DGE Paul Scott (Eastwood); Paul Williams (Utica); and Joe
Hatfield (Sherrill).
After-Work Meeting 8/6:
Rotarians: Bird, Corbett, Graves, Herrmann V, Latimer, Midlam, Townsend, Trela,
Tuthill K, Tuthill W.
50/50: Barb Evans had the
winning number for the 50/50 but drew the nine of diamonds. You have to play to
win!
Make-ups: Panara (KC Bingo 8/5); Graves (Canalfest paperwork 8/11).
Happy Birthday in August to: Jim Donovan (29); Chris Neiley (17); Donna Occhipinti
(18); Maria Ramos (30); Joe Riley (9), and Harry Winberg (21).
Anniversaries of Rome Rotary
Membership in August: Rhonda Bauer (2008); Ron Cantor (2004); Barb Evans
(3002); Dan Faldzinski (2008); Carol Mooney (2007); Al Panara (2004); Tony
Recco (2003); Joe Riley (1966); Jeff
Simons (2007); and Bill Tuthill (1983).
Quote of the Week: "Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun
makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to
evaporate." — Dr. Albert Schweitzer, 1875-1965, Medical Missionary and
Nobel Prize Winner.
Rotary
Information
100 Percent
Attendance — Regular
attendance is essential to a strong and active Rotary club. The emphasis on
attendance is traced back to 1922, when Rotary International announced a
worldwide attendance contest that motivated thousands of Rotarians to achieve
100 percent attendance year after year. Many Rotarian take great pride in
maintaining their 100 percent record in their own club or by making up at other
Rotary club meetings.
Rotary’s e-clubs make it easy
for members to make up meetings online. To earn an attendance credit, Rotarians
log on to an e-club’s Web site, read online material on a range of subjects,
post comments, and submit a form to the club secretary. Find a complete list of
Rotary e-clubs and the languages “spoken” at www.rotary.org.
Although the RI Bylaws require
members to attend only 60 percent of all meetings, many clubs encourage more
frequent attendance because the absence of any member deprives the club of the
value of its diversified membership, the contributions of all members to ongoing
club projects, and the personal fellowship of each member. The club’s board of
directors may determine appropriate reasons for excusing absences. From time to
time, proposals have been made to give attendance credit for various reasons or
to lower the minimum requirement, but such attempts have not been adopted by
the Council on Legislation.
In 2001, the Council approved
the creation of a New Models for Rotary Clubs pilot project to develop up to
200 new clubs that were more responsive to the needs of younger professionals.
The new models clubs are allowed to operate outside the Standard Rotary Club
Constitution and Recommended Rotary Club Bylaws. Many of these clubs have
altered their meeting frequency and relaxed attendance requirements. If the
pilot clubs prove successful, the Council on Legislation could adopt policies
making these innovations permanent.
[Rotary ABC’s, RI 2006, p. 4]
Paul
Harris Fellow Recognition
President
Bob, Fred Normand, DG Fred Cholet, and Bill Tuthill
Fred Normand
was recognized as Rome Rotary’s newest Paul Harris Fellow today. Fred has
exemplified the Rotary Motto of “Service Above Self” as he has contributed to
making our world a better place. He has been involved in many areas of Rome
community life and has worked to improve the quality of life of those around
him as well as effecting lives around the world. Congratulations Fred!
Announcements
and Events
·
President Bob announced with regret the
resignation of PP Dennis Schonewetter as Rome Rotary Club Secretary effective
31 August. DG Cholet echoed those regrets, commending Dennis for his service to
the club in this capacity. Dennis has given generously of his time and talents
to this position for a number of years, and Rome Rotary extends our deep
gratitude for his service. Eileen Foreman will fill the remainder of the term.
·
Dick Kahler announced that $81 in cash was
collected today for the food pantry at the Welcome Hall. Tony Recco donated a
$100 gift card to Walmart for the food pantry. Thank you Rome Rotarians and
thank you Tony.
·
Joe Hatfield from the Sherrill Club announced a
fundraiser for student scholarships. The club is selling 200 raffle tickets for
a one hour sunrise hot air balloon ride. For more information, contact the
Sherrill Club. Tickets are $10 each.
·
On 22 Aug Juan Carlos Rincon Moreno, our newest
RI Youth Exchange student will arrive in Rome from Venezuela. Let’s give him a
warm Rome Rotary welcome. For information on how to assist in this program
contact Chris or Nancy Neiley, nneiley@aol.com,
or 827-4303.
·
The Capitol Theater will present the musical
comedy murder mystery “Curtains” this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Program
DG Fred Cholet’s Official Visit
DG Fred Cholet joined us today
for his official visit. He expressed gratitude to the Rome club for its
commitment to the principles of Rotary and particularly thanked PP Ron Townsend,
who will serve as district membership chair for this year, PDG Mike Occhipinti,
who will continue as district Polio Plus chair, and Dave Kobernuss, who has
agreed to serve on the financial committee.
He announced
that RI President John Kenny will continue to emphasize world health, hunger,
clean water, and literacy. He has asked that each club worldwide maintain membership
and add one new member in the coming year.
Our goal for
Polio Plus for District 7150 has doubled for the 2009–10 year to $100,000. Bill
Gates has generously donated an additional $255 million to the Polio Plus program.
DG Fred is hopeful that our district can meet our projected goal.
Another issue of
concern locally is “cold deaths,” which occur when parents take an infant to bed
with them for lack of a crib, and the child suffocates while the parents sleep.
“Cribs for Children” is attempting to address this situation.
The annual
district 7150 conference is scheduled to be held 25–26 Sep at the Desmond Hotel
in Albany. It promises to be a fun event with lots of activities.
“Thank you” DG Fred
for joining us and providing an update.
Cindy
Roubian, Editor
PP Dennis
Schonewetter, Technical Editor
