NOTICE of NOTE -Turn in your pre-sale ticket funds to Kathy Crelot. Check made out to: Skaneateles Rotary Foundation. Do not send cash via mail.
Sweeten it with Maple Syrup - New the year, we will have New York State Maple Syrup on sale at the Pancake Breakfast. The Syrup is produced by the VSS (Vernon, Verona, Sherrill) HS, FFA (Future Famers of American) program. All proceeds from the sale of the syrup benefit Rotary's Polio Eradication project. Two sizes available: 3.4 Fl-Oz at $5 and 16 Fl-Oz at $15.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.....
by Chuck O'Neil, Chair ; Mary Giroux, Vice-Chair
Believe it or not, the annual Father's Day Pancake Breakfast is this coming Sunday! Father's Day this year is June 19th, so please mark that date in ink on your calendar, as well as Friday, June 17th AM and Saturday, June 18th AM for set-up, and Monday, June 20th AM afterwards for tear down. This year will mark our 48th consecutive year holding our Club's biggest fund raising event and we need every Rotarian to participate to insure its continued success! Our event has raised cumulatively over $500,000 since our first Breakfast in 1968, adjusted for inflation! So please schedule to be in town that weekend to help out at this "fun filled" community event! This service project, which supports many worthy causes, only works if every Rotarian makes a full commitment!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Summary Notes of June 9th Meeting... by Ward
Your Board of Directors met last week and the following is a summary of discussions points and resolutions.
SRF Review - Kathy Crelot reviewed the Skaneateles Rotary Foundation's income & expenses, YTD.
Skaneateles Community Band - Contribution approved.
PRIDE - One youth's tuition to the week-long youth training program, PRIDE was approved.
Thank you letters - were shared for donations made to: Skaneateles Lake Associations and the Kazakhstan Student visit project.
Dinner Selections - A team was appointed to work with the Sherwood on dinner selection process and menu, to speed up preparation and serving of meals.
Programs - The updated program schedule was review by Prez. Cheryl and web-calendar to be updated by Ward to match the new schedule.
Scholarships - An approval was made to award two $500 scholarships to HS seniors this year, vs the single $1000 awarded in the past. Approved subsequent to the meeting via eMail ballet.
Membership Proposal - Kelly Hall application for membership was approved subsequent to the meeting via eMail ballet. See notice is this newsletter.
PROPOSED MEMBER NOTICE: Kelly Hall, sponsored by Bill Conole, membership application has been submitted to the BOD by Membership Chair, Amy Tormey, has been approved. Chris' classification is: "Marketing Consultant. Kelly resides at; 4436 Ashfield Terrace, Syracuse. Kelly is self employed. If there are no objections made to the Club Secretary, in writing, within 10 day of this notice, paid the dues, and he has received Rotary Information, Kelly will be inducted into our membership on, or following, our meeting of June 30th, 2016.
Pancake Ticket Sales Schedule - The TOPS pancake ticket sales schedule is posted on our website. From the Home page, goto the Site Pages on the left and click on Pancake Breakfast, where you will find the 2016 Ticket Sales link. Click-on it and you will download the schedule. Or simple CLICK-HERE. The openings are highlighted in yellow. ... by Ward
LAST WEEK: .... by Bill Conole
Announcements
Pancake Breakfast - Prior to dinner Chuck O'Neill briefed everybody on the preparations for our Fathers Day Pancake Breakfast.
HS Girls Track Team - Amy Tormey announced that our Skaneateles High School Girls Track Team has qualified for the National Relay Finals in Greensboro, North Carolina. Amy collected $145 from our members to help sponsor the girls trip to Greensboro.
Program
CNY Food Bank - Our speaker, Alan Beyel, Director of the CNY Food Bank, opened his presentation by pointing out how the CNY Food Bank directly supports food pantries in an 11 county area in CNY. The CNY Food Bank utilizes i's size and skilled staff to purchase & obtain food products for the many local food banks in our region. Thousands of needy families in Onondaga County & in our area benefit by receiving food provided by the CNY Food Bank. The headquarters for the CNY Food Bank are centrally located in the old Plainville Turkey Plant just off exit 39 on Route 81. Over the past two decades the CNY Food Bank has focused on obtaining nutritious & healthy food for their recipients. The CNY Food Bank also assists people in setting up their own vegetable gardens. With understandable pride Allan noted that the CNY received a 4 Star Rating from the nations largest charity monitoring agency Charity Navigator. Allan encouraged our members to donate to and to support the worthy efforts of the CNY Food Bank.
Robin Jowaisas pointed out that the proceeds from our Christmas Fundraiser go directly to the food pantries in Spafford & Skaneateles.
Guests :Kelly Hall & Jane Richards Pancake Breakfast volunteer
Our 50/50 winner- the winning draw was Steve Schwartz
Rotarians in Attendance & Percent: 27 & 46%
Active Members - 59
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Don't worry about your heart, it will last as long as you do.".... W.C.Fields
MEETING SETUP & ASSIGNMENTS
ASSIGNMENTS
June 16
June 23
50/50 Ticket Sales
Jean Sardion
Amy Tormey
Meal Ticket Sales
Steve Schwartz
Guido van der Van
Pledge
Cheryl Silvestrini
Ward Vuillemot
Invocation
Bill Stevens
Duane Weaver
Meal & 50/50 sales folks should arrive and setup 20 minutes early
Please find a replacement if you won’t be available for your assignment!
CLICK HERE to see 50/50 & Meal Ticket Sales duties and instructions
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
See SPEAKERS below
D7150, RI and Other Future Events
June 30, 2016 - District Changing of the Guard - 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Traditions, the Links at Erie Village - Info & Registration
Jul 8 - 10, 2016 - RYLA Seminar - Cazenovia College - Information
Jul 22, 2016 - 50th Anniversary, Great Cassette Hollow Classic Golf Tournament at Barker Brook Golf Course (contact Bruce Pierce - 315-796-7661)
FINDING A ROTARY CLUB - for your travels
The Rotary Club Finder link to locate a Rotary Club to visit on your travels, or an eClub is:
Once on the page, simply following the instructions. Over 34,000 Rotary Clubs in the world. A great way to meet folks in the area, experience Rotary in a different environment, and expand your friendships. by .... Ward
OUR 2015-16 ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE
LONG TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Outbound - 2015-16 Rotary Youth Exchange Outbound students have departed for a year as exchange students abroad. Sofia Darovskikh, to Finland, and Zach Driscoll to Germany. We wish them all the best on their "adventure of a lifetime".
Inbound - student have moved to their third host families: Vincent , from France, hosted by Mike & Mary Hearn, and Daniela from Chile, hosted by Alice & Gerry Purdy.
Outbound - 2016-17 - Emma Bohrer, to Japan & Emily Norris, to Italy
SHORT TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM (STEP)
Hope Glowacki has spent a few weeks in Sicily, Italy and her host sister, Irene returned with her to Skaneateles for a few weeks.
Adrianna Marshall traveled to Thuringia, Germany and his host sister, Constanze, returned to Skaneateles for an exchange.
MAKE UPS: Remember to report your “make ups” to David Piper ASAP. You can email him at piper97j@yahoo.com It is important to report the date, To learn more on make-ups and procedures, visit: CLICK HERE
.jpg){kind=small}
Believe it or not, the annual Father's Day Pancake Breakfast is this coming Sunday! Father's Day this year is June 19th, so please mark that date in ink on your calendar, as well as Friday, June 17th AM and Saturday, June 18th AM for set-up, and Monday, June 20th AM afterwards for tear down. This year will mark our 48th consecutive year holding our Club's biggest fund raising event and we need every Rotarian to participate to insure its continued success! Our event has raised cumulatively over $500,000 since our first Breakfast in 1968, adjusted for inflation! So please schedule to be in town that weekend to help out at this "fun filled" community event! This service project, which supports many worthy causes, only works if every Rotarian makes a full commitment!
.png)
CNY Food Bank - Our speaker, Alan Beyel, Director of the CNY Food Bank, opened his presentation by pointing out how the CNY Food Bank directly supports food pantries in an 11 county area in CNY. The CNY Food Bank utilizes i's size and skilled staff to purchase & obtain food products for the many local food banks in our region. Thousands of needy families in Onondaga County & in our area benefit by receiving food provided by the CNY Food Bank. The headquarters for the CNY Food Bank are centrally located in the old Plainville Turkey Plant just off exit 39 on Route 81. Over the past two decades the CNY Food Bank has focused on obtaining nutritious & healthy food for their recipients. The CNY Food Bank also assists people in setting up their own vegetable gardens. With understandable pride Allan noted that the CNY received a 4 Star Rating from the nations largest charity monitoring agency Charity Navigator. Allan encouraged our members to donate to and to support the worthy efforts of the CNY Food Bank. 
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
