It is with great sadness that we report that past Skaneateles Rotarian, Dale Zabel, died peacefully last evening around 11 PM at the Homestead Village in Lancaster Pa. Our prayers and thoughts are with his wife Louise and family. No service plans have been made at this time.
Dale joined our club in May 1999 and was very active until his departure of the area in April of 2018. He was responsible for creating and chairing the Skaneateles map project, a very active participant in the annual Holiday Basket event and many, many other club and community projects.
Louise's address is: 1866 Villa Court, Lower Unit, Lancaster, PA 17602
LAST WEEK- Feb 25th, 2021 ... by Mary
Membership/Attendance: 52 Active members 17 attending
Guests: Janet Aaron, Town Supervisor
The Beginnings - President Dave opened the meeting by welcoming our guest, Janet Aaron, Skaneateles Town Supervisor. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and then Ed Evans read an inspiration.
The Program - Janet Aaron, Town of Skaneateles Supervisor was our speaker. Janet is familiar to most everyone as she has worked for either the Village or Town since 1983. Janet is now in her second term as Supervisor having been elected in 2017. Janet began her presentation by recognizing Dave Lee for accepting a position on the Town Zoning Board of Appeals. She spoke about the necessary adaptations the Town made in the last year due to COVID. The Town worked hard to continue to provide services including the transfer station, highway services and park services while at the same time keeping employees and residents safe. Town Hall is now open with appropriate COVID protections. Town park programs, with the exception of the swimming area were suspended as they were subject to a permit to operate from Onondaga County. Hopefully programs will begin again this year. Boat launch activity at both the Mandana and DEC sites boomed last summer. In spite of all the limitations imposed by COVID the Town accomplished the following: construction of new restrooms at Austin Park, repair of the Civil War Monument at Lakeside Cemetery, sponsorship of a study of Skaneateles Lake, development of a Skaneateles Lake website, adoption of the Town's Comprehensive Plan and revisions to the transfer station operation. Janet also thanked the Skaneateles Rotary Clubs for their ongoing service to the community. We thank Janet for her service and leadership in the community.
Club Discussions:
Membership seminar - Tyler shared his participation in the virtual Multi-District panel discussion (Young People Speak .... ) and shared some notes he prepared of the event. (See the article below for more info and links)
Bookleggers - Ward asked for some help with packing "Books for the World" at State St. School, at 10 AM Tuesday 3/2/21. Several members volunteered.
Virtual Scavenger Hunt: .. and the winner was (drum roll please); PDG Phyllis Danks (Marcellus Club) by unanimous vote of the SRC members at the meeting. Answers were: (1) There are 43 clubs listed on D7150 website - actual is 40 + 1 satellite club, (2) a 6 to 8 digit nor., (3) 1/3 club and annual, (4) AG = Asst Gov (Bill Conole + 6 others in D7150). It was agreed to give the the Hunt a rest for a few weeks.
4-Way Test:Gard Lorey led us in the Four Way Test!
See Ye Thursday
Young People Speak .... by Ward
On Monday, February 22nd, a few of members attended a virtual Multi-District session "Young People Speak - it's Time to Stretch and Listen". Tyler, our Membership Chair, was one the presenters who shared some of our club's experiences recruiting and involving younger members. PE Terry shared some notes he prepared of the event with our members at our Thursday meeting. Please take some time to review these notes .... and .... view the event which was recorded on You-Tube. CLICK HEREto download the notes, and CLICK HERE to access the recording of the event.
SUPER SATURDAY was Super!... by Ward
This Saturday (2/27), seven of our club's leadership were among the 106 Rotarians from across the district who attended and participated in the Super Saturday district virtual training event, which covered details on a large array of subjects. DGE Dana Jerrard shared some of his plans for the coming Rotary year. AG Bill Conole was a featured speaker and spoke of alternative methods of raising funds during these difficult COVID times. Bill used Skaneateles' success in both the virtual Pancake Breakfast and Holiday Basket fund raising projects as examples. Other subjects included; RF Grants training, membership, Internet Resources and specific training and information for incoming club presidents. Great event, Great participation & a Great way to spend a few hours with Great folks.
DISTRICT 7150
FEBRUARY, 2021 NEWSLETTER
D7150 ~ District & Club information
CLICK HERE to access and read the February, 2021 edition of the District 7150 newsletter, and discover all the many Rotary virtual events and happenings within our CNY Rotary clubs and in the world of Rotary.
District 7150, Rotary & Other Events.
CLICK HERE for quick access to the D7150 Calendar of other district club's events.
Jan thru Mar - Rotary Leadership Institutes - all via Zoom & fees are reimbursed to SRC members -Click Here for more information
Now that Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is being offered virtually, you can sign up for any of the upcoming events (listed below) and log in and attend from the comfort of your home!
An excellent way to expand your Rotary knowledge and contacts brought small, interactive groupings, with like minded Rotarians across NE-USA.
This is your opportunity to conveniently complete all three levels and even attend a graduate session of this interactive Rotary training. It's also less expensive this way! RLI is the perfect way for a brand new member to get acquainted with our organization, for anyone to brush up on their leadership skills and even for veteran members to get inspired with new ideas for their club.
Consider registering for any of these upcoming sessions at www.rlinea.org. Each session offers levels I, II, III and graduate. It is $25/person to attend. (this fee will be reimbursed to Skaneateles Rotary members)
Mar 6 - Owego, NY (virtual via Zoom)
Mar 13 - Pottstown, PA (virtual via Zoom)
To access additional information and to register, go tohttps://rlinea.org
Skaneateles Rotary Club
Upcoming Speakers & Events
See SPEAKERS below orCLICKon the Speaker's tab on our website's Home Page.
26 W. Genesee St
Skaneateles, NY 13152 United States of America
We currently meet via Zoom due to COVID-19.
Guests are invited to join our meetings by contacting
our President: David Lee (email link by clicking on his name)
listed under Club Executives & Directors (below - right column)
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It is with great sadness that we report that past Skaneateles Rotarian, Dale Zabel, died peacefully last evening around 11 PM at the Homestead Village in Lancaster Pa. Our prayers and thoughts are with his wife Louise and family. No service plans have been made at this time.
necessary adaptations the Town made in the last year due to COVID. The Town worked hard to continue to provide services including the transfer station, highway services and park services while at the same time keeping employees and residents safe. Town Hall is now open with appropriate COVID protections. Town park 
programs, with the exception of the swimming area were suspended as they were subject to a permit to operate from Onondaga County. Hopefully programs will begin again this year. Boat launch activity at both the Mandana and DEC sites boomed last summer. In spite of all the limitations imposed by COVID the Town accomplished the following: construction of new restrooms at Austin Park, repair of the Civil War Monument at Lakeside Cemetery, sponsorship of a study of Skaneateles Lake, development of a Skaneateles Lake website, adoption of the Town's Comprehensive Plan and revisions to the transfer station operation. Janet also thanked the Skaneateles Rotary Clubs for their ongoing service to the community. We thank Janet for her service and leadership in the community.
Virtual Scavenger Hunt: 
On Monday, February 22nd, a few of members attended a virtual Multi-District session "Young People Speak - it's Time to Stretch and Listen". Tyler, our Membership Chair, was one the presenters who shared some of our club's experiences recruiting and involving younger members. PE Terry shared some notes he prepared of the event with our members at our Thursday meeting. Please take some time to review these notes .... and .... view the event which was recorded on You-Tube. 
DISTRICT 7150
Now that Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is being offered virtually, you can sign up for any of the upcoming events (listed below) and log in and attend from the comfort of your home! 
