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Skantarian Newsletter
May 14, 2020
Editor:  Ward  Vuillemot  
Asst. Ed.  Mary Giroux
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Skaneateles Rotary Club 4859
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Skaneateles Rotary Club
PO Box 316
Skaneateles, New York 13152
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Birthdays & Club Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Dana Coye
May 5
 
Gard Lorey
May 13
 
Chuck O'Neil
May 16
 
Dave Piper
May 20
 
Lynda Quick
May 22
 
Join Date
Jamie Ciaccio
May 4, 2017
3 years
 
Marv Langley
May 4, 2017
3 years
 
Chris Cheney
May 5, 2016
4 years
 
Timer Whittingham
May 15, 1979
41 years
 
Chris Pateras
May 18, 2017
3 years
 
Lynda Quick
May 23, 2019
1 year
 
Todd May
May 28, 1992
28 years
 
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Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Immediate Past Pres.
 
Sergeant at Arms
 
Exec-Secretary
 
Vice President
 
Director 2018-20
 
Director 2018-20
 
Director 2018-20
 
Director 2018-20
 
Director 2019-21
 
Director 2019-21
 
Director 2019-21
 
Director 2019-21
 
Youth Exchange Chair
 
Rotary Foundation Chair
 
Membership Chair
 
Interact Chair
 
PR Committee Chair
 
Program Chair
 
Worthy Cause Chair
 
RYLA Chair
 
Youth Exchange Officer
 
Club Admin
 
Elect-Media Chair
 
Grants Chair
 
Bulletin Editor
 
Chairperson, Skan. Rotary Foundation
 
Vice Chair, Skan. Rotary Foundation
 
Treasurer, Skan. Rotary Foundation
 
Secretary, Skan. Rotary Foundation
 
Trustee, Skan. Rotary Foundation
 
Raffle Coordinator
 
THIS WEEK, May 14, 2020
On-Line Zoom Meeting ... by Ward
We will meet Thursday the14th at our normal 6:30 PM time on-line with Zoom using your cell phone, iPad or Computer (see President's Corner below).  
Meeting content & discussions:
  • Speaker:  John Gilly; What is remdesivir and how can it work to treat COVID-1
  • On-Line Raffle Demo by Tyler Lorry
  • Community Service projects:  Food Drive for the Food Pantry - Roadside cleanup.
  • Fund Raising: via Bottle Drive, Raffle, Direct Donations
  • Sharing - How is every one is coping & the sharing thoughts & information.
  • Date & Content of Next Meeting
Skaneateles Rotary Club members will receive a few days prior to the meeting an email with a link and information as to how to access the meeting.  
LAST WEEK - May 07, 2020 ... by Ward
co-President Mary opened and hosted the Zoom meeting.  The following was discussed:
  • Father's Day Raffle - to supplement the income from the Annual Pancake Breakfast, which will be canceled this year due to the COVID pandemic.
    • Tyler summarized how the raffle to be accomplished via internet on-line participation, and will demonstrate it at the May 14th Zoom meeting.
    • Tyler shared with use the initial Raffle website PR, which was sent to our membership via email.  An updated Draft can be found below.
    • Significant donation have be found to fund the upfront and operating cost of the raffle.
    • More of how this is playing at our May 14th meeting.
    • Congratulation to Tyler and his Raffle team for pulling this together so quickly.
  • Food Pantry Replenishment project - was review by Ward.  
    • We have 20+ Rotary in Interact volunteers.
    • Materials (flyer and collection bags) have been donated ... so .... no cost to Rotary other than Service Above Self provided by our membership.
    • Project instruction and process are to me emailed to our membership.
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Road Cleanup Project - Marv is looking into it and we hope to schedule it prior to the grass getting so high that I hide the trash (West of village in Hwy20 to County Line Road).  More on this next week.
  • Sharing - of how members are coping with the COPID situation.  Some fun and interesting challenges.   
Membership/Attendance:  - 49 Active members - 20 attending (a few Zooming in from afar)
Replenishing The Food Pantries. .... by Ward
Many of our Skaneateles Rotarians have generously responded to our requests for volunteers to assist in replenishing the Skaneateles and Spafford Food Pantries on the 23rd of this month.  CLICK HERE to access the Instructions & Process sheet of the project.  
     Note that Social Distancing, face-mask & gloves are in order for all phases of this activity.  A copy of the attached document  will be emailed to each SRC volunteer and delivered with the collection bags and flyers.  Contact Ward with any questions. 
Help us feed and support our community in another way this year!
DRAFT Copy - Shared by Tyler Lorey at our May 7th Zoom meeting, which will be used to support the club's upcoming Father's Day Raffle.  Plan to attend this week Thursday's Zoom meeting to learn more of this project.
It was never just about the pancakes
Help us feed and support our community in another way this year
     The Father's Day Pancake Breakfast has been a Skaneateles tradition for more than 50 years.  The fun event has always been about much more than enjoying breakfast and music with friends and family.  
The breakfast has been the Skaneateles Rotary Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year: raising hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years to support countless community outreach and enrichment programs.
      COVID-19 has changed life for all of us. For some, that change has brought hardship.  While the breakfast cannot safely be held this year, it is more important than ever for the club to raise money to support the community.
     We are asking those who have supported the event in the past, AND those who may not have had a chance to partake previously, to join us in raising money to care for those in our community. 
      We can’t feed YOU this year, but your money can help us feed THOSE IN NEED.  All proceeds will go to local food pantries and school and community outreach meal programs. 
In exchange for your contributions, you will be entered into a raffle that also directly benefits the community.  Each prize is a Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce gift certificate.  By donating, you will be helping those struggling to put food on the table – and indirectly helping local businesses that will benefit from the spending of those gift certificates. 
     Skaneateles is a strong community, and together we can use this lack of a gathering to virtually come together and help our community as a whole. 
     The Skaneateles Outreach Office is projecting a continued need of 3,440 adult meals for the month of May at a cost of over $10,000.  In addition, the 5,000+ monthly meals provided to Skaneateles area children through state and federal funds may no longer be covered when the school year ends. They plan to continue serving into June, anticipating an additional 860 adult meals per week at an approximate cost of $2,500 per week. The program may continue past the end of the school year.  If it does not, the need at the food pantry is sure to increase.
     The Ecumenical Food Pantry is already experiencing high demand for its meal programs for our senior citizens.  There are many unknowns as we enter the summer months.  Will free meal programs continue? Will government support still be there?  Will we need to cover even more costs locally? We can't know for certain, but we know the needs are great.  And at Rotary, we know that we can do something about it RIGHT NOW. For that reason we are asking for your support.  
Let’s be Skaneateles Strong and help our neighbors in need.
Board of Directors - Summary Notes .... by Ward
The SRC BOD met May 11,2020 on-line, via Zoom,   following are the summary bullets of that meeting.
  • Minutes of the April meeting - were approved.
  • Financial Report (SRF) - sent to BOD member prior to the meeting, were approved.​​​
    • On-going yearly projects were discussed and proposed adjustments made, were deemed appropreate.
  • Father's Day Raffle progress discussed and noted that donations have been obtained to cover any associated cost.  Tyler Lorry with demo the on-line Raffle at the week's general meeting.
  • Food Drive - was reviewed by Ward 
    • ​​​​​​​Ward has reviewed Village and County Health Dept.  All is set to go with Social Distancing, gloves and masks to be in place.  Materials to be deliver to volunteers this week.
  • ​​​​​​​District Grant - Dale reviewed the progress of the grant project with Baltimore Woods.  The application has been completed and ready for signature.  Tis a multi-club grant involving:  Skaneateles, Skaneateles SR, Marcellus and Camillus Rotary Clubs.
  • Next meeting - Scheduled for  June 8th, 5 PM
ROTARY MONITORS
THE GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Read how Rotary is responding to the impact of the global COVID-19 crisis.  We are closely monitoring updates and recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure the safest and most appropriate actions are taken by and for our members and communities they service.
      Consider giving to the Disaster Response Fund to help Rotary clubs lead disaster recovery efforts, including projects related to COVID-19.
     Source:  RI Webpage
DISTRICT 7150 
April 2020 NEWSLETTER
 CLICK HERE to access and read the April 2020 edition of the District 7150 newsletter, and discover all the many Rotary events and happenings within our CNY Rotary clubs.
District 7150, Rotary & Other Events.
CLICK HERE for quick access to the D7150 Calendar of other district club's events.
REPORTING A MAKE-UP
Ward reminds us that make-ups must be reported to him via email or noted on the back of you dinner card to receive the proper credit.  He does not automatically apply them.  YOU MUST take the action to let him know the "when & where" to be credited for attendance make-up.  His email is: wardtv37@mac.com
     To learned more about attendance make-ups, visit our web-site, Site Pages and click-on Attendance make-up procedure.
Skaneateles Rotary Club
Upcoming Speakers & Events
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Speakers
May 21, 2020
May 28, 2020
May 30, 2020
Jun 04, 2020
Jun 08, 2020
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Skaneateles
Service Above Self
Onsite Meetings Temporarily Suspended due to COVID-19
The Sherwood Inn
26 W. Genesee St
Skaneateles, NY 13152
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