Club Bulletin 06/21/2011

1. June 21, 2011 – Rotary Fellowships Month
resident Lee welcomed us to our weekly meeting. We had thirteen CALENDAR
P present: Dot Bednarski, Phyllis Danks, Anita Diefes, Ed Diefes,
Jerry Ferro, Deb Glisson, Bill Grossman, Greg Quick, Paulette
Quinn, Helen Shaffer, Bob Shields, April Tucker and Lee Williams.
Jun 28th – Our Club Changing of the
Guard at our regular meeting.
Jun 30th – District Changing of the
Guard Dinner, Dibble’s Inn, Vernon
ANNOUNCEMENTS Jul 6th – 7:00 am Board of Directors at
C Bill Grossman won the 50/50, but couldn’t find the queen. First Cup Coffee Café
C Paulette Quinn put on a great puppet show passing the gavel from Jul 19th – Club Picnic at Marcellus Park
spring to summer (as of 1:16 pm today) and excused us all from Aug 27th – Run for the Woods
fines. Whee! Oct 25th – 5:00 pm Serve free Loaves
C Phyllis Danks updated us on the Run for the Woods: and Fishes Dinner at St. John’s.
C She had new brochures which we took to pass out Nov 6th – 12:30 pm Serve lunch at
C She has seven applications already turned in. Samaritan Center
C There is some question whether or not we can get the route
certified since it is off road. If not, we will change the route for SPEAKERS — Please let Bill Grossman, know
next year who you have coming.
C Deb Glisson reported on nice events for Eastwood’s 50th Jun 28 ‐ PASSING OF THE GAVEL.
Anniversary and the Skaneateles Evening Club’s Pancake Breakfast Thanks to Lee for a great year and
C She also announced the new District Directory is practically an introduction to 2011 ‐ 2012.
finished. We will send out copies by email when it is finished. Jul 5 ‐ CLUB ASSEMBLY, Bill Grossman
C Helen Shaffer passed around a sheet asking for birthdays and Jul 12 ‐ Dot Bednarski
anniversaries, which we filled out. She also gave us Rotary Cards to Jul 19 ‐ no breakfast meeting, Club
invite people to attend a meeting. Picnic at Marcellus Park
C We got a nice thank you from Patty Weisse for our contribution to Jul 26 ‐ Phyllis Danks
Baltimore Woods. Aug 2 ‐ Joe DeCapio
Aug 9 ‐ Anita Diefes
CLUB ASSEMBLY — Pilot Club Program
We spent a lot of time discussing the Pilot Club Program and WATERING SCHEDULE – Week of...
reviewing Jim Gascon’s proposal. Some of the concerns raised were: Jun 20 ‐ Kevin Pangman
1. The club would like to schedule a meeting where Jim can share his Jun 27 ‐ Anita Diefes
thinking with us. Jul 4 ‐ Ed Diefes
2. The club and the Board feel we need more time to study and set the Jul 11 ‐ Kevin Pangman
program up to the club’s satisfaction. Jul 18 ‐ Bill Grossman
3. We would be happy to have an information session on July 13th at Jul 25 ‐ Bob Shields
Krabby Kirks where we could invite the people who are interested Aug 1 ‐ Bill Grossman
in the Pilot Project to attend and learn about the possibilities. Bill Aug 8 ‐ April Tucker
Grossman would be available to lead the meeting that night.
4. We will take this up further at our regular Board meeting July 6th. OVERHEARD
I learned a lesson in marketing

2. Members are welcome to attend and contribute to the discussion. from a man who bought an old boat, a
5. We are concerned that July is a bad time to try and begin a new trailer, and a motor from me.
program like this. We feel it would be a much stronger start to “Thanks,” he said as he loaded them
begin in mid‐fall when people have returned from vacation and are up. “I’m planning to resell them.”
settling into a more normal routine. Good luck, I thought. I had been trying
6. We are concerned about Krabby Kirks because it is not in the to get rid of them for months. But
community and seems to be very noisy. We need to stop in and when I ran into him a few weeks later,
check it out. he’d sold everything. “How did you
manage that?” I marveled. “I took out
THE ABCs OF ROTARY an ad: ‘Heavy‐duty boat trailer with
[These short articles about Rotary were first published in the weekly bulletin of the free boat.’ When the buyer came to
Rotary Club of North Stockton, California, U.S.A. That was well before their author,
get it, I asked if he had a motor. He
Cliff Dochterman, became president of Rotary International for the year 1992‐93.]
Rotary Community Corps said no. I told him I happened to have
One of the programs in Rotary’s panoply of worldwide service one in my garage. Bought that, too.”
[from Thomas Ellsworth, The Good Clean
activities and projects is the Rotary Community Corps. Formerly known Funnies List]
as Rotary Village Corps (or Rotary Community Service Corps in urban One lovely morning, Ben and
areas), this form of grass‐roots self‐help service was initiated by RI Thomas were out golfing. Ben sliced
President M.A.T. Caparas in 1986 as a means of improving the quality his ball deep into a wooded ravine. He
of life in villages, neighborhoods and communities. Frequently there is grabbed his 8‐iron and proceeded
an abundance of available labor but no process to mobilize men and down the embankment into the ravine
women to conduct useful projects of community improvement. in search of his ball. Ben searched
A Rotary Community Corps is a Rotary club‐sponsored group of diligently through the thick
non‐Rotarians who desire to help their own community by conducting underbrush and suddenly he spotted
service projects. Rotarians provide guidance, encouragement, something shiny. As he got closer, he
organizational structure and some of the material assistance for the realized that the shiny object was in
Rotary Community Corps, which in turn contributes the manpower to fact an 8‐iron in the hands of a
help its own community Thus, the Rotary Community Corps is another skeleton lying near an old golf ball.
way for Rotarians to serve in communities of great need. Ben screamed out to his golfing
In depressed urban areas, groups of committed citizens can benefit partner: “Hey Thomas, come here, I’ve
from the organizational and managerial skills of Rotarians when got big trouble down here.” Thomas
undertaking valuable self‐help community projects. came running over to the edge of the
The Rotary Community Corps program offers another dimension to ravine and called out, “What’s the
the concept of service to improve the quality of life. matter Ben?” Ben shouted back in a
nervous voice, “Throw me my 7‐iron!
GOLF FELLOWSHIP TO TEE OFF AT CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE Looks like you can’t get out of here
The International Golfing Fellowship of Rotarians will hold its 48th with an 8‐iron.” [You Make Me Laugh
World Championship at the Pinehurst Resort in NC. More than 200 <Crosswalk@crosswalkmail.com>]
golfers from around the world will play in the International Golfing
Fellowship’s World Championship in August. “Service Above Self”
The fellowship, which is one of 58 recognized by the RI Board of
Directors, began in 1963 and has more than 1,500 members from 60 CONTACT INFORMATION
countries. Fellowships bring Rotarians, their spouses, and Rotaractors You can contact Bill Grossman, at
together to share common interests, explore new opportunities to bgrossman@marcelluspc.com. The
serve, enhance the Rotary experience through fun activities, and Club address is PO Box 265, Marcellus
further vocational development through friendship. Each June, they are NY 13108. Our program pictures are
celebrated through Rotary Fellowships Month. “Fellowships are taken by President Lee Williams. Some
important because they add another dimension to the organization.” others come from the Internet.
“International friendship is the glue that holds Rotary together.”