> Sept 10, 2026: Happy Hour at The Legion at 5:30. A special Happy Hour with visiting CNY President Pamela and all Area 7 clubs.
> Sept 17, 2026: Regular club meeting at The Sherwood at 6:30. RSVP to Ed Evans by Tuesday, Sept 15th at eae3972@aol.com or 425-503-9044 Speaker TBD
>Sept 26, 2026: Duck Dash service project. More info to follow.
General Schedule - for meetings - see notices below
Welcome to the World!
Hilary and Jay welcomed Juliette Lily Fenner-Stith to the world on Thursday, September 3rd. This little bundle of love and joy weighed in at 7lb 9oz. Dad Jay is perfecting his swaddling skills!
Service Above Self Opportunities:
We have upcoming service projects. Please consider participating!
Duck Dash - September 26. More info to come.
Finger Lakes SPCA food drive - October 24. More info to come.
Front Desk Duty!!!
Gard Lorey and Gary Ozminkowski are the scheduled front desk members for our next club meeting on September 3rd. Remember that if you will not be able to attend the meeting you are scheduled for it is your responsibility to find a replacement.
Sept, 2026 Meeting
Brad Wilson opened the meeting by leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance. He then welcomed our guests: Linda Wilson (Brad's Mom), Pamela Speach and Sister Collette (our speakers from Francis House).
Announcements:
- Next Happy Hour: September 10th at The Legion. CNY Rotary President Pamela Baker Gratton, Colleen Weibel and other club members from our District are invited.
- Next Meeting: Our next regular meeting will be on September 17th at The Sherwood.
Our Speakers: Rosemary, a dedicated volunteer at Francis House, introduced our speakers Pamela Speach and Sister Collette. Sister Collette told us of the founding of Francis House in 1991 and its core mission to "make sure people will not die alone". Francis House is non-denominational and provides a home and extended family to persons with terminal illnesses so they can die with dignity and comfort. Francis House is staffed primarily by volunteers and does not receive any government funds. Pamela told us about the upcoming fundraiser on October 14th. "No Place Like Home" will celebrate 30 years at the Horticulture Building at the NYS Fairgrounds from 5:30 to 8:30. Please consider attending. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact Pamela Speah at 315-475-5422 or pspeach@francishouseny.org
Youth Exchange Officer – primarily paperwork and relationship management. Would be busiest in the fall (august to November) with arrival of inbound and recruitment of outbound starting.
With a good team this could be 2 - 4 hours a week
Inbound Program Manager – assist with paperwork in the Spring for enrollment and reception of student. Work on host family recruitment with YEO and committee at large.Work with club counselor while the student is here. Busiest in Spring (paperwork), early fall (student arrival), periodically through the school year with inbound student, and host family recruitment.
With a good team this would probably average out to an hour a week but probably 2 - 4 hours a week during busy times.
Outbound Program Manager – work on recruitment of local students for youth exchange. Meet with students and their parents to see if YE is a good fit. Coordinate and run local interviews, ensure student application/paperwork is sufficient, prepare for District interviews, oversee scholarship program. Busiest in the fall.
Would likely average 2 -4 hours a week during busy weeks (mid-September) then off and on through mid-November with a spike in January/February for 1 – 2 weeks for the scholarship
Club Counselor – primary point of contact for inbound student while here. Help them acclimate, route issues to Inbound program manager/YEO… potentially District
Would likely average 2 – 3 hours a month during the school year. If there is an issue with could spike, though.
2 generalists – assist with student rides to events, general help with host families (recruitment and processing), join in on interviews (outbound and scholarship)
Would be mostly ad hoc. Rides can be a few hours depending on where the event is, but everything else should only be a couple hours at a time
All volunteers need to fill out an online application. They all need to submit to a background check, complete online training + pass exam, and in-person training annually.
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
26 W. Genesee St
Skaneateles, NY 13152 United States of America
Regular meetings are on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays at the Sherwood Inn or American Legion.
Happy Hour at the Skaneateles American Legion on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 5:30PM.
See latest newsletter for changes to regular schedule.
This little bundle of love and joy weighed in at 7lb 9oz. Dad Jay is perfecting his swaddling skills!
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