Next Meeting
When............ September
1, 2009 at noon
Where.......... The
Franklin Hotel
Program...... Rome Bowl
Coming
Events
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, Bird, Bottini, Burns, Carey, Cole,
Conway, Corbett, Costianes, DeSimone, [DiPerna], [Donovan], Evans, Faldzinski,
Fariello, Fusco, Geller, Glasso, Hairston, Henry, Kaucher, Kobernuss, Lockwood,
Martin, Mattacola, Mattson, [Mercurio], Midlam, Miller, Mooney, Moore, Neiley C,
Neiley N, Nolan, O'Hair, Packer, Pendergrast, Ramineni, Ramos, Rapke, Recco,
Riley, Rouillier, Schonewetter De, Schonewetter Do, Simons J, Simons K,
Skogland, Smith, Speicher, Swinney, Taylor, Toukatly, Townsend, Trela, Tuthill K,
Versace, Vescio, [Weed], Wolf, [Zaleski].
Guests and Visiting Rotarians:
Guests: Juan Carlos Rincon Moreno (Youth Exchange); Bruce Melnick (Almost a
member); Sharon Carson and Jackie Floyd (Speakers). Rotarians: None
After-Work Meeting 8/20:
Rotarians: Carey, Midlam, Trela, Tuthill K and Tuthill W.
50/50: Sandie Latimer had the
winning number but did not draw the Queen of Hearts. You have to play to win!
Make-ups: Mattacola (Oneida
County Charter Commission Meeting 8/18, RACC 8/20, RMHF 8/20); Conway
(Waterville RC 8/12, 8/14, 8/20); Panara (KC Bingo 8/19); Burch (Backpacks for
Kids 8/25); Latimer (TWIGS); Herrmann V (Rome Hospital Pink Partine 8/20);
Occhipinti and Versace (Sauquoit 8/12); Carnevale (United Way Mtg 8/20 &
Boy Scouts 8/24); Graves, Gray, Neiley C, Neiley N, Schonewetter De,
Schonewetter Do (Exchange Student Dinner/Rusty Rail 8/5).
Happy Birthday in September to:
Glen Bahr (22); Bob Bird (12); Val Carey (9); Pat DeMatteo (11); Sandi Lockwood
(11); Bob Marston (7); Tiffany Martin (17); Cheryl Matt (14); Rosellen Mattson
(21); Steve Mercurio (10); Dave Rapke (24); Carl Reames (23); Jeff Simons (10);
and Dee Swinney (15).
Anniversaries of Rome Rotary
Membership in September: Bob Bird (2008); Weezie Glasso (2003); Greg
Mattacola (2003); Chris Neiley (2007); Nancy Neiley (2007); Donna Occhipinti
(1992); Dee Swinney (2005); and Rob Tracy (1999).
Quote of the Week: "The first step toward success is taken when you
refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find
yourself." — Mark Caine, Author.
Rotary
Trivia
Rotary First
— The
first regular luncheon meetings were at the Oakland California Club, chartered
in 1909.
[Rotary ABC’s, RI 2006, p. 2]
Welcome
to Our Youth Exchange Student
A warm
Rome Rotary welcome to our new youth exchange student from Venezuela, Juan
Carlos Rincon Moreno, who arrived this past week. Take the opportunity to get
to know him, and remember him when you are planning interesting trips or
events. For further information of how to become involved, contact Chris or
Nancy Neiley, nneiley@aol.com, or
827-4303.
Announcements
and Events
·
Adirondack Bank is again sponsoring “Backpacks
for Kids.” According to Donna Burch reports, they already have the 300 backpacks
to deliver to the schools this year and are in need of many school supplies
such as: spiral notebooks, loose-leaf paper, pocket folders, children's blunt
pointed scissors, crayons, colored pencils, *glue sticks, *Elmers glue,
*sharpeners, protractors, compasses, *rulers, and calculators ($1 at Dollar
Tree). Those items with asterisks can be purchased at the Dollar Tree in packets
of four. Please bring supplies to Adirondack Bank, 1709 Black River Blvd by
Friday, 28 Aug. We will be filling the backpacks on Monday, 31 Aug from 2–5 PM.
and delivering them on Tuesday, 8 Sep. If anyone would like to help deliver the
backpacks, please contact Donna ASAP at 337-2068. Thank you.
Program
Rome Hospital
New Women’s Imaging and MRI Center
Sharon Carson, Director &
Jacqueline Floyd, Assistant Director
Excited would be an
understatement when speaking of the enthusiasm Sharon and Jackie shared with us
today for the newest addition to Rome Hospital, the New Women’s Imaging and MRI
Center. We had the chance to make a “virtual tour” of the new facility via
power point.
The emphasis for
the physical environment has been placed on privacy, comfort, and eye pleasing
décor with great attention to the use of ample natural light.
The equipment
for the center is “state of the art” producing the kind of high quality imaging
that has not been available in the past.
Sharon commented
on the overwhelming support of the Rome community for this project,
specifically noting among others the support of the hospital employees.
The Center,
which is being completed this summer will open to the public for tours within
the next month or so and will open to serve the community later this fall.
We extend a warm
Rotary thank you to both Sharon and Jackie for a very nice presentation.
Cindy
Roubian, Editor
PP Dennis Schonewetter, Technical Editor
