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NOTICES of NOTE - Special Pancake Edition of Skantarian available on lineCHICK HERE to view.
ITS AROUND THE CORNER !
The annual Fathers Day Pancake Breakfast is NEXT WEEK. Fathers Day this year is June 21 so please clear your calendar to lend a hand, as well as the Friday AM and Saturday AM before for set-up and the Monday AM afterwards for tear down. This is our biggest fund raising event of the year and we need every Rotarian to participate to insure it’s success.
CLICK HEREto view the Pancake Special EditionANDResponsibility & Assignment Roster.
AFRICA ON BRINK OF POLIO ERADICATION -
Dr. Hamid Jafari, director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, reported the latest gains in the global fight to eradicate polio at the Rotary Convention in São Paulo. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, congratulated Rotary on its unwavering commitment to eradicating the disease in a video shown at the convention. Click here to read more.
SUCCESS - Skaneateles RC's Rotary Foundation Goals & Results
We have met, and exceeded our Rotary Foundation 2014-15 Goals, thanks to the generous contributions made by our members. These contributions will help support the many focused programs of The Rotary Foundation, which include: Eradication of Polio, Peace & Conflict Prevention/Resolution, Disease Prevention & Treatment, Water & Sanitation, Maternal & Child Health, Basic Education & Literacy, and Economic & Community Development as well as supporting District Grants.
The 2014-15 SR RF Goals and Contributions summaries are;
Annual Givling - Goal of $6,100 - Actual YTD is $10,305 or 169% of goal
PolioPlus - Goal of $2,000 - Actual YTD is $2,035 or 102% of goal
Permanent Fund - $1,000 YTD
Congratulations to all who have supportrf these programs with your generous giving.
BARTEK GOES FISHIN' - June 14 - Robyn treated Bartek to a bit of fishin' today. Results: One very happy fisherman with one "whooper" perch.
LAST WEEK: ... by Bill Conole
Youth Exchange Farewell - More than 50 people showed up to bid a fond farewell to our three inbound exchange students. Host families for our three exchange students joined our members to hear our exchange students reminisce about their experiences in Skaneateles.
Kata - Lee Bennett first introduced Kata Hura exchange student from Finland. Kata presented a slide presentation on many beautiful sites in Finland, her hometown & on her family. She expressed yer thanks to her Finnish Rotary Club for sponsoring her to come here & thanked our club how warmly we received her & helped her adjust to the US. Members chuckled when Kata described her sponsoring Rotary Club in Finland a “ not being very big & made up of mostly old people”. Kata briefly contrasted Finland’s vaunted educational system with the educational system here. Kata warmly thanked her host families by presenting them with bouquets of flowers.
Bartek - When Lee Bennett introduced Bartek he noted that by playing basketball & engaging in other vigorous sports & activities our exchange student from Poland, Bartek has gained 17 pounds of muscle. Bartek thanked the many people who hired him so he could earn money for his tour of the US. Bartek expressed his gratitude to our club for sponsoring him & for their many acts of kindness. Bartek thanked his host families by presenting them with bouquets of flowers.
Marcus - Lee Bennett introduced Marcus from Brazil, by noting that he had to work very hard to gain proficiency in English. Marcus humorously conceded that for the first three months here “he could not understand anything!” He thanked his teachers & classmates for being so patient with while he mastered English. Marcus noted that Karin Price, Lori Ruhlman & Bartek were particularly supportive during this trying period. He amusingly told the story about how recently his host mother asked him to weed her garden where his vigorous weeding inadvertently included some of his host mother’s prize flowers. Fortunately Marcus was able to replant these flowers. Marcus presented bouquets of flowers to his host families.
Calven - Returning outbound Student Calvin Bohrer briefly described how much he enjoyed being an exchange student in Hungary. Calvin promised to return later in the summer to share these experiences with us.
From left, Calvin Bohrer, just home from Hungary; Kata, here from Finland; Sophie Darovskikh (headed to Finland); Marcus, Bartek and Mason Drastal (who went to Brazil as an exchange student ten years ago).
Our 50/50 Winner - exchange student Bartek.
Our Guest - Andy, Ellen, Jack & Julie Legg; Jon, Jon & Jacob Peterson; Mary Stevens, Todd & Jill Marshal; Tom & Jessie Wingfield; Tonya & Jason Beruski; Calven & Emma Bohrer; Marlene Stenuf; Mason Drastal; Janie & Alexander Darovskikh
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SUMMARY
of June 11, 2015
Your BOD directors met last week on May 14 with the following items discussed and actions taken,..
Paul Harris Fellow - Selected by the committee set up last meeting. Tis a member of our community. The award is in process and will be made in the later part of July.
Roses for the Living - A recognition to be honor a significant citizen of our community will be reviewed selection proposed at the next BOD meeting.
2015 Rotary Scholarship Student - Has been selected and will be presented the high school graduation cerimony.
Club Runner - Web site, weekly bulletin and database utility will is to be renewed for another year.
Club Picture Director - Will be available in July or early August. Currently double checking member's data.
Library Books Sale - July 19th. We will glean, sort and pack the remaining children's books for the Books for the World project.
CNY Books for the World - pallet funding. The club has pledged funding for two pallets to be loaded with Library Sale books, and books gleaned from the Skaneateles schools.
Skaneateles Lake Association - A donation to the SLA organization was approved.
Skaneateles Historical Society - Funds approved for the Historical Society.
Cathy Powell - was approved for the BOD, to serve out the remaining year of the term Skip Plank is resigning from.
Amy Tormey - informed the BOD that she will be unable to carry out the duties of V-President due to her heavy work schedule and other commitments. She will continue to service the club as a Directory and Membership Chair.
THIS WEEK:Robin Jowasis - Pancake Breakfast Organizational Meeting
NEXT WEEK: Peter Moffa - Energy - Skaneateles
FUTURE SPEAKERS & EVENTS: See listing below
MEETING SETUP
ASSIGNMENTS
Jun 18
Jun 25
Set-up 50/50
Amy Tormey
Timer Whittingham
Ticket Sales
Guido van der Van
Chuck Williams
Pledge
Ward Vuillemot
Roberta Williams
Invocation
Duane Weaver
Dale Zabel
Be courteous & please get a replacement if you won’t be available for your assignment!
PANCAKE TICKET SALES ... by Ward
TOPS ticket sales schedule can be found on our website's Homepage, under Sites Pages (left side), by clicking on Pancake Breakfast, then on 2015 Ticket Sales under Files. This file will be updated daily, if necessary.
Julia Hearn- Italy, host sister Guila; Adam Oliver- France, host brother Antonin and Allison Purdy- Austria, host sister Katharina
2015-16 Skaneateles Rotary Youth Exchange - The 2015-16 Rotary Youth Exchange Outbound students have been selected and will be departing this summer for a year as exchange students abroad. They are: Sofia Darovskikh, going to Finland, and Zach Driscoll going to Germany. We congratulate them upon their selections and wish them all the best on their "adventure of a lifetime".
Our Inbound students will be: Daniela Fadic Contreras, from Chile, and Vincent Lambert form France.
SHORT TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM (STEP)
Hope Glowacki to Sicily, Italy (host sister, Irene) AND Adrianna Marshall to Thuringia, Germany (host sister, Constanze).
MAKE UPS: Remember to report your “make ups” to Skip Plank ASAP. You can email him at fplank@verizon.net It is important to report the date, the work you are doing and the time you are putting in. To learn more on make-ups and procedures, visit: CLICK HERE
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The annual Fathers Day Pancake Breakfast is NEXT WEEK. Fathers Day this year is June 21 so please clear your calendar to lend a hand, as well as the Friday AM and Saturday AM before for set-up and the Monday AM afterwards for tear down. This is our biggest fund raising event of the year and we need every Rotarian to participate to insure it’s success. 
Dr. Hamid Jafari, director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, reported the latest gains in the global fight to eradicate polio at the Rotary Convention in São Paulo. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, congratulated Rotary on its unwavering commitment to eradicating the disease in a video shown at the convention. .jpg)
We have met, and exceeded our Rotary Foundation 2014-15 Goals, thanks to the generous contributions made by our members. These contributions will help support the many focused programs of The Rotary Foundation, which include: Eradication of Polio, Peace & Conflict Prevention/Resolution, Disease Prevention & Treatment, Water & Sanitation, Maternal & Child Health, Basic Education & Literacy, and Economic & Community Development as well as supporting District Grants.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: 
RI EXCHANGE STUDENTS (2014-15):
2015-16 Skaneateles Rotary Youth Exchange 
