>April 24, 2025: Relax and take the week off.....no meeting
General Schedule - for meetings - see notices below
Spring Fling 2025
Join us for our annual spring party to welcome the return of warm weather, the return of our snowbird members, our club's new Rotarians, new and next-level Paul Harris Fellow recognitions and so much more. It's a fun filled evening and one of the few times when we have almost all of our club members together at one gathering. Bring your spouse, friends and potential new members to enjoy the food, fellowship and joy of the Skaneateles Rotary Club. Please RSVP to Ed no later that Tuesday, April 29 at eae3972@aol,com or 425-503-9044. Cocktails at 6:00 and dinner at 7:00. Cost is $40 per person.
Pancake Breakfast Alert!!!!
Save the date! June 15th is our Pancake Breakfast and it is quickly approaching. Setup occurs on June 13th & 14th. And as a reminder the breakfast is an All Hands on Deck event.
Last Meeting:, April 3, 2025….by Mary Giroux
THE BEGINNING: Andy led us in the Pledge and welcomed our guests: Pragya Murphy and Jan Lane from the CNY Community Foundation and Gary Girzadis, friend of Bill C's.
>Next Week: Happy Hour at the Legion hosted by Larry and Bill B. 5:30 to 6:30
>Spring Fling: Our 4th annual spring party will be May 1st. See separate article in this newsletter.
>Service Projects:The Sunrise Club is cleaning up the Charlie Major Trail on April 12th from 9 to 11. Bring your work gloves and lend a hand! The Samaritan Center service project is Saturday, May 3rd. Bill B passed a sign up sheet around. We'd like to fill all 17 positions with club members so if you haven't signed up contact Bill B at wrbuterbaugh@gmail.com or 703-626-8575.
> Thank You: Thank you to the Sherwood staff for hosting our meetings!
THE PROGRAM: Larry introduced our speakers Pragya Murphy and Jan Lane from the CNY Community Foundation. After a fun challenge to members testing their knowledge of the Foundation Pragya and Jan went on to tell us about the Foundation's purpose which is to foster giving within Central New York to fuel programs that advance and improve quality of life across all social strata within the region. The Skaneateles Rotary Foundation funds are held and invested by the CNY Community Foundation. Pragya and Jan explained the pooling of many funds for investment purposes and the expected financial results. Between non-profit and individual donor funds the foundation oversees $434M in assets. The "5 for CNY" initiative is a way to leave a legacy for future generations in the region. More information is available at Home - Central New York Community Foundation . Thank you to Jan and Pragya for an informative presentation!
>50-50: Ed won the 50-50 but alas, did not draw the Queen of Hearts. The pot has grown to $74
THE ENDING: Ed led us in the (Four + one) Five Way Test!
BACK IN THE DAY... Ward
Rotary International celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2005. As a memorial to that event, both of the Skaneateles Rotary Clubs joined together to construct the picnic pavilion at the Skaneateles Town Nature preserve. The Boy Scouts built the picnic tables as an Eagle Scout project. The total project, managed by Divid Lee, took over 3 months of many hands giving up their weekends to make it happen. The material-prep & pre-construction phases were accomplish at David Lee's barns and the pieces were transported to the site for the final construction stages. CLICK HEREto Learn More & View Photos of the project.
New Facebook Page for CNY Rotary!
President Lizzy Martin sent a message saying the main CNY Rotary Facebook page was shut down by Facebook so everything has been moved to a new group called CNY Rotary News Network. Please check out the new facebook page! This is where everything from the news network, leadership team, and events are shared.
New Facebook Page!!!
The Club has brand new Facebook + Instagram pages. You can Google Skaneateles Rotary Facebook to find it. Be sure to check it out, like it and share it with your friends!
Birthdays & Rotary Anniversaries!
Checkout the Birthday & Rotary Anniversary listing in the left column of this newsletter. Be sure to wish the members a "Happy Birthday" and congratulations on their years of Rotary Service.
SKANEATELES ROTARY CLUB'S
Upcoming Speakers & Events
See SPEAKERS below orCLICK HEREor on the Speaker's tab on our website's Home Page. Please contact Bill Conole atconolew@gmail.comor 315-857-1260 if you have any suggestions and/or input for a potential club program.
General SRC Meeting Schedule!!
First Thursday - Dinner meeting with speaker. Meeting starts at 6:30 and ends at 8:00
Second Thursday - Optional attendance at Happy hour from 5:30 to 6:30.
Third Thursday - Dinner meeting with speaker. Meeting starts at 6:30 and ends at 8:00
Fourth Thursday - No meeting
Fifth Thursday (when applicable) - Dinner meeting with speaker. Meeting starts at 6:30 and ends at 8:00
Foundation. Pragya and Jan explained the pooling of many funds for investment purposes and the expected financial results. Between non-profit and individual donor funds the foundation oversees $434M in assets. The "5 for CNY" initiative is a way to leave a legacy for future generations in the region. More information is available at 
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