February Renovations - In late February & early March the historic Sherwood Inn is undergoing their most extensive renovations in decades. Since Bill Eberhardt purchased & revived the Inn forty four years ago, Bill & the Sherwood Staff has been very gracious in hosting our Rotary Club for our weekly meetings. According to club lore, four decades ago Bill Eberhart came to the Hill Top Restaurant (then our club’s meeting site) to invite our club to have our meetings in the Sherwood Inn. Without question, our club’s meeting site, in the beautiful Sherwood Inn, is the beautiful Rotary Club meeting site in New York State & beyond. So, let me take this opportunity to express our members appreciation to Bill Eberhart & the Sherwood Staff for their forty years of excellent service to our Skaneateles Rotary Club.
Meetings - Since we are not meeting on Valentine’s Day you will miss my annual tributes to two of February’s champion luminaries, St Valentine & Abe Lincoln. Valentine’s message of love has endured for 17 centuries. President Lincoln’s appeal to American Citizens’ “better angels” is particularly pertinent in our nation’s current turbulent times. Our next meeting will be on February 21stin the Sherwood. On February 28thwe will be meeting in Rosalie’s Restaurant. Thanks go to Roberta Williams for making arrangements for Rosalie’s. On March 7thour club is celebrating it’s 5thAnnual International Women’s Day Celebration in the Welch Allyn Lodge. Amy Tormey & her IWD Team have worked hard to make this year’s celebration special. On March 14thwe are meeting in the American Legion Post 239’s recently renovated upper room. Appropriately our program will be on the centennial of the Skaneateles American Legion. -----See everyone on the 21st.
MEETING SETUP & ASSIGNMENTS
ASSIGNMENTS
FEB 14, 2019
FEB 21, 2019
50/50 Ticket Sales
NO
Roberta Williams
Meal Ticket Sales
MEETING
Peter Adams
Pledge
THIS
Lee Bennett
Invocation
WEEK
Nick Brewster
50/50 sales folks should arrive for setup 20 minutes early
Please find a replacement if you will not be present for your assignment!
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DID YOU KNOW ? All coffee is grown within 1,000 miles of the equator. The word “tip” is also related to coffee. It comes from old London coffeehouses where the waiters’ brass boxes were etched with the inscription, “To Insure Promptness.” In fact, it was in one such coffeehouses which belonged to a Mr Lloyd that a few cargo insurers got together to start the Lloyd’s insurance company.
LAST WEEK... by Cheryl Silvestrini
Club Assembly - was held Thursday evening on the porch at The Sherwood.
IWD - President Bill reminded members that March 7this the date of our 5thAnnual International Women’s Day event at The Lodge. Roberta Williams said tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com and encouraged Rotarians to buy one ticket for themselves and one for a non-Rotarian.
Sherwood Renovatons - President Bill said The Sherwood Inn will be undergoing renovations soon – the most extensive in decades. We will meet at The Sherwood on 2/21, Rosalie’s on 2/28, the American Legion on 3/14 (still needs to be confirmed), and back to The Sherwood on 3/21. The meeting on 2/14 has been cancelled due to not having a location to meet.
Winterfest - The sunrise club reports that Winterfest was a big success, and they were very pleased with the event.
Muti-Club Grant - President Bill updated the Club on a multi-club grant that will be submitted by March 31st. The grant is for ClearPath: Dogs to Vets program. We are hoping to raise $10,000.
Membership - The Board discussed membership which is always an issue and talked about having a membership dinner in the future.
Annual Lincoln Tribute - President Bill did his annual President Lincoln tribute, and in Lincoln’s words, encouraged all to be “better angels of our nation”.
50-50 - Won by Cheryl Silvestrini, however the Queen is still in hiding.
Club 200 - Mary Giroux’s sister, Joan, won the $250 from the 200 Club Raffle, and Jack Emmer was the big $500 winner. Cheryl thanked everyone who participated in this year’s raffle.
Guests - None
Attendance - 19 at 36%
Current Membership - 52
WHAT's in a WORD?
Commitment is the state of being obligated or compelled to do something. "Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality…Commitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to change the face of things."
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Summary Notes of Feb 07, 2019 Meeting... by Mary Giroux
Your Board of Directors met last week and the following is a short summary of discussions points and resolutions. (complete current and past minutes may be viewed on the website - member sign-in is required)
November Board minutes were approved. They may be found on the club's website
Officers and Directors for 2019/2020 were discussed. The President Elect position needs to be filled.
Valentine's Day meeting cancelled due to lack of a suitable meeting place for this event.
International Women's Day event (March 7 at the Welch Allyn Lodge) is being worked on by Amy Tormey and her committee. Please see Amy for publicity materials to spread the word.
Meeting sites for February 28 and March 14 were discussed. President Bill is working on firming up arrangements for a visit to the Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department and the American Legion.
Multi Club Grant for Clear Path Dogs2Vets was discussed and funds approved. The following clubs have been invited to participate: Skaneateles Sunrise, Fulton Noon, Marcellus, Baldwinsville, Dewitt, Auburn and Chittenango. The Skaneateles Sunrise Club confirmed that they will participate.
Club 200 final drawings to be held at February 7 Club meeting with prizes of $250 and $500.
Worthy Cause donations were approved for the following: 2019 Boy's State, St. Baldrick's Foundation, Chow Chow fundraising event by Howard Hanna for Golisano Children's Hospital, Honor Flight, Books for the World, Sarah's Guest House.
Meeting Programs were reviewed and several suggestions made including Finger Lakes Land Trust and Baltimore Woods.
Membership Dinner as a recruitment for new members was discussed. Action was tabeled so that the issue could be discussed with Club members at the February 7 meeting.
Next Board meeting will be held on March 21st.
DISTRICT 7150
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
CLICK HEREto access and read the February 2019 edition of the District 7150 newsletter, and discover all the many Rotary event and happening within our CNY Rotary region. Also, check out the bit about Skaneateles Rotary's holiday contributions to our community.
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THIS WEEK
NEXT MEETING
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Club Assembly - was held Thursday evening on the porch at The Sherwood. 
50-50 - Won by Cheryl Silvestrini, however the Queen is still in hiding.
Commitment is the state of being obligated or compelled to do something. "Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality…Commitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to change the face of things."
Your Board of Directors met last week and the following is a short summary of discussions points and resolutions. (complete current and past minutes may be viewed on the website - member sign-in is required)
DISTRICT 7150
