ServiceAboveSelf

DEWITTROTARY.ORG

MONDAY,OCTOBER2,2017 VOLUMELXIV,NUMBER10

Rotary Club of Dewitt

PO Box 131, Dewitt, NY 13214 Established 1954

hemeetingwascalledtoorderbyPresidentJamesWright.NewmembersJosephDharaandEvaCarafa

greetedallatthedoor.ThePledgeofAllegiancewasledbyJohnShepard.SuzanneWilliamsgavetheinvocation.

VISITORSANDGUESTS

OurguesttodaywasourYouthExchangeStudentAnnelyPetz,fromAustria.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• InthemailwereceivedanInvitationtotheC.A.S.A.DinnerOctober21st.Ifyouhaveaninterest,pleasesignupatcheckintable.

• WealsoreceivedaThankYouLetterfromDewittParks&RecforsupportofCanalDays.

• Calendar:Oct9–nomeetinginhonorofColumbusDay

• Oct23–BoeheimLuncheonYoumusthavereservationsforthisluncheon.YoucanmakeareservationbycontactingKeithRobischatROBISCHK@ICLOUD.COMorcalling315-214-3009.ReservationsneedtobemadebyOctober16th.AllchecksshouldbemadeouttoDeWittRotaryandsentto6216TheHamlet,Jamesville,NY13078.Costis$22perperson.

T UPCOMINGEVENTS

OCT 9 Columbus Day No Meeting

OCT 16 Mark Frechette and Kathleen Joy NYS DOT: Route 81

OCT 23 Jim Boeheim $22 per person Reservations are required.

OCT 30 NO Luncheon Meeting

5:30 PM Incinerator Tour, Jamesville Incinerator followed by dinner at Danzer’s Restaurant

OCT 31 Halloween

• Oct30–5:30pm-inlieuofourregularluncheonmeetingwewillbehavinganIncineratorTourattheJamesvilleincineratorwithdinnerfollowingatDanzer’s.ifinterested,pleasesignupwithKeithRobischorKerinRigney

• MikeRigneyislookingforvolunteerstohelpplanttreesinDewittfirstor2ndweekendofNovember.ThiswillcountaspartoftheRIgoaltoplantonetreepermembereachyear.

• LindaErvinwasformallyintroducedasourPresident-Electforthisyear.Shewillassumethepresidencyonjuly1st,2018.

PROGRAM

Today’sprogramwasareviewandreportfromCommitteeChiarsofthevariousClubactivities:

YouthExchange–KarenRigney introducedouryouth Exchange Student, Annely Petz, fromAustria.SheisaSophomoreatJDHS,agood

ExchangeStudentAnnelyPetzwithPresidentJamesWright

soccerplayerwhoplaysatschool.Shehasonesisterandabrotheratuniversity.AnnelythankedRotarybecauseherfamilydoesnotbelongtoRotary.Herbrotherdidnon-RotaryexchangeandwenttoToronto,sosheappliedtoRotaryexchange.OurClubYouthExchangeOfficerisRandyCooke,andourYouthExchangeCounselorisEvaCarafe.TomCarafaisontheDistrictYEcommitteeandspokeaboutthe50thanniversaryofYEgalaonJanuary6attheHolidayInn,Liverpool.He’stryingto

reinvigorateYEinDewittRotary.LethimknowifinterestedinincludingAnnelyinfamilyactivities.Wearestilllookingforatleastonehostfamilyforthisschoolyear.TheymustliveintheJDschooldistrict.Wealsoarelookingforoutboundstudentsfornextyear.

Programs–KerinRigney–Upcomingprogramswill feature representatives fromDOTwhowillwillspeakabout I-81,andanESFprofessorwillspeakaboutthedeerproblemontheEastSide.Kerin’s daughter will talk about her work as ahotshot firefighter inthewestand literacywillbethefocusofanothermeeting.

Pancake Day: Tom Carafa and Kathy Kotz areco-Chairs forour64THPancakeDayonMay12,2018.ThefirstmeetingisDecember2–9amattheDewitt FireHouse. The co-chairs hopepast

committeememberswillattendaswellasfirst-timers.KickoffwillbeinJanuary.

Membership:ChairCherylMattreportedLastyear Club gained 8 new members and lostseveral mostly due to moving or businessobligations.WestartedNewRotaryYearonJuly1with73Activeand6Honorarymembers.Sincethen, 5 newmembers have been inducted andonehonorarymemberpassedaway.

Philanthropy: Chair Mark Hansen explainedhow the committee reviews all requests,researchesthemandmakesrecommendationtothe Board. The Club does not donate tofundraisersbuttospecialprojectsandneedsofan organization. Guidelines for philanthropygiving is on the DewittRotary.org website. Allthemoney given away is fromPancakeDay oftheyearbefore.

Publicity: Chair Mark Strodel has continued tosendarticlesandphotosofouractivitiestotheEagle Bulletin and the District newsletter.ComingupwillbetheBoeheimluncheon,WoodsaleandOldNewsboys.

SpecialEvents:Mel,CherylandJamesattendeda 20member veteran’s council boardmeetingat theWarMemorial. Theywere pursuing theplacementofFredTalbot’spoeminthefacility.

Suggestionsfromthemembers:

1. have each member try to get anothermember who isn’t at weekly meetingstoattendlunch;

2. have some of the members give 4minutetalksasaprogram;

3. have several evening meetings duringtheyear;

4. have social events with other RotaryClubsinthearea.

HAPPY‘JAY’DOLLARS

MarkHansen,SteveWoiler,CherylMatt,LindaErvin,MikeRigney,EvaCarafa

FIFTY-FIFTYwaswonbyBettyLamb

ThemeetingwasadjournedwitharecitationoftheFour-WayTest.

RespectfullySubmitted,

MichaelFMillerwhowantstothankPast-PresidentCherylMattforjumpinginatthelastmomenttotakethenotesforthisnewsletterDGPHYLLISDANKSHASSENTTHEFOLLOWING

REQUESTTOALLCLUBMEMBERSREGARDING

THERECOVERYEFFORTSINPUERTORICO:

(Please see the email from Heather Beebe a member of the Utica Rotary Club. She has information on how we can help support the victims in Puerto Rico) Dear Fellow Rotarians, My name is Heather Beebe and I am a Utica Rotarian. I have strong ties to Puerto Rico and also spend a lot of time on the island. While there, I attend the San Juan meetings as well. As you know, Hurricane Marie has devastated the entire island of Puerto Rico. (Which is one entire Rotary District 7000) I am looking for your assistance in helping me raise funds to help. If you can, I would appreciate any donation. Every little bit helps. If you're interested in writing a check, please makes all checks payable to the San Juan Rotary club. (Please note hurricane relief in the memo) and send to PO Box 1981 Utica, NY 13503. There is currently no mail service on the island and I will hand deliver these checks on a trip down the second week in October. You can follow more about my journey and relief work on my business page on Facebook. Simple search Unstoppable You and like the page. If you do not have Facebook, please let me know and I would gladly keep you informed in a manner easier for you. Thank you for your support and consideration in what has been considered a humanitarian crisis. We as Rotarians have the power to make a huge difference together and I'm proud to be associated with such a great group of people. Heather Beebe