“The Peal” · 2012. 1. 26. · “The Peal” Rotary Club of Canandaigua MEETINGS “REACH...
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“The Peal” Rotary Club of Canandaigua MEETINGS “REACH WITHIN TO EMBRACE HUMANITY” THURSDAYS 12:15 Club No. 4765 STEAMBOAT LANDING www.canandaiguarotary.org Organized April 24, 1919 Lakeshore Drive DISTRICT 7120 January 26, 2012 No. 29 VOLUME 92 Official Newsletter of Canandaigua Rotary Service Foundation TODAY’S PROGRAM: Make-A-Wish Foundation – Mary Jones NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAM: Finger Lakes Museum – John Adamski VALENTINE’S DAY:Tuesday Evening Meeting - 5:30 pm. - Special Entertainment NOTES FROM JANUAR Y 19TH MEETING Pledge of Allegiance: President Jeff Anthony Invocation: John Spare Song Leader: Jean Logan, who led the group in singing Happy 88th Birthday to our pianist, Barb Wolfe. V isiting Rotarians: Jeremy Fields, Naples NY and John Gleason, Rochester, NY. Welcome! Guests of Rotarians: Dave Hutchings introduced his son Ryan who has recently become an Eagle Scout. Sharon Pepper introduced Dennis Behr, a prospec- tive Rotarian. New Members: Pres. Jeff reminded members to “meet & greet” our newest members: Michael Stapleton, Mark Prunoske, Sal Pietropaolo, Robert Christakos and Jenny Goodemote. V alentine’ s Day: Jack Moran is planning a superb evening event on TUESDAY, February 14th. This is in place of our regular Thursday meeting. Time: 5:30 p.m. social hour, 6:30 p.m. dinner, with entertainment to follow. Steamboat Landing has given us 4 meal selections. $35 per person or $65 per couple. Reservations and payment due by February 9th. Upcoming Events – Local & District Sunday, Feb. 12th: Rotary/Kiwanis Bowling Event Sunday, Feb. 12th: Literacy Volunteer Spelling Bee Sunday, Feb. 26th: ARC Bowling Event, sponsored by Canandaigua Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. Sunday, Mar. 11th: Bowl-A-Thon for Scholarship Fund Sat., Apr. 14th: Canandaigua Rotary hosts the District Assembly at Canandaigua Academy Fri., May 18th - Sun., May 20th: Rotary 7120 District Conference, Hyatt Hotel, Rochester Fines & Happy Dollars: Don O’Neill has heard from 2 daughters-in-law and his daughter that they are all expecting babies – which will bring his grandchildren count up to 14. Bruce Kennedy was wearing his bright orange sport- coat to honor Syracuse’s #1 rating for basketball. Bob Simpson chipped in for his orange Syracuse hat. Dick McGavern - trip to Denver to visit his son. Tom Rogers - proud, new grandfather of Hudson Rogers. Bob Metzger - trip to Hilton Head and for he and his family making national TV news. Len Kane - granddaughter has a 3.85 GPA and is run- ning a high school basketball program. Len is also happy about his wife’s recovery from recent surgeries. Ellen Polimeni wishes congratulations to Ryan Hutchings on becoming an Eagle Scout. Ken Poole is happy that Enrico (our past exchange student) is getting all 100’s and A’s at college. Doug Lowden - for failing to show up for Holiday Bell Ringing and leaving a pregnant Rotarian to cover the extra hour for him. Brad Bliss & Steve Flamini - for newspaper photo for Holiday Bell Ringing. Carol Shama - for recent retirement. Andy Platou - celebrating his 90th birthday. The Pit Pass was purchased by Rick Hawks for $22 for an upcoming trip to Florida. The annual Literacy Volunteers Spelling Bee is being held on Sunday, February 12th. Janet Tenreiro and John Spare are looking for a third member to spell with them – see Janet if you can help out. Rotary International News: The theme for 2012-2013 has just been announced: “Peace Through Service”. Also Rotary’s Challenge for polio eradication has reached US $200 million milestone. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the Rotary Foundation an additional $50 million grant, which is not a challenge grant, in recognition of Rotary’s early achievement of this milestone. Program Club Assembly started with Pres. Jeff Anthony thanking the officers and directors for all they do for our club – a time-consuming duty for each of them. Next each of the avenue chairpersons talked about their avenue and the committees that work under them. Some highlights for this year include: • By-laws for our Club Foundation being revised • Audits done internally and by an accounting firm found no errors, and tax return filed on time • We are hosting District 7120 Assembly on April 14th with 500 Rotarians attending. Sign up with Tom Rogers to help that day – this is hopefully a fundraiser for our club • Contributed $2000 for Malawi trade scholarships • Polio is down to 3 countries worldwide that have active new cases • Three water projects currently in progress • Membership is at 140 members 50/50: Joker draw is at $280 – Andy Platou drew the king of diamonds. Dick Murphy won $16.00.
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“The Peal”Rotary Club of Canandaigua
MEETINGS “REACH WITHIN TO EMBRACE HUMANITY”THURSDAYS 12:15 Club No. 4765 STEAMBOAT LANDINGwww.canandaiguarotary.org Organized April 24, 1919 Lakeshore Drive
DISTRICT 7120 January 26, 2012 No. 29 VOLUME 92
Official Newsletter of Canandaigua Rotary Service Foundation
TODAY’S PROGRAM: Make-A-Wish Foundation – Mary JonesNEXT WEEK’S PROGRAM: Finger Lakes Museum – John Adamski
VALENTINE’S DAY: Tuesday Evening Meeting - 5:30 pm. - Special Entertainment
NOTES FROM JANUARY 19TH MEETINGPledge of Allegiance: President JeffAnthonyInvocation: John SpareSong Leader: Jean Logan, who led thegroup in singing Happy 88th Birthday toour pianist, Barb Wolfe.
Visiting Rotarians: Jeremy Fields, Naples NY andJohn Gleason, Rochester, NY. Welcome!
Guests of Rotarians: Dave Hutchings introduced hisson Ryan who has recently become an Eagle Scout.Sharon Pepper introduced Dennis Behr, a prospec-tive Rotarian.
New Members: Pres. Jeff reminded members to “meet& greet” our newest members: Michael Stapleton,Mark Prunoske, Sal Pietropaolo, RobertChristakos and Jenny Goodemote.
Valentine’s Day: Jack Moran is planning a superbevening event on TUESDAY, February 14th. This is inplace of our regular Thursday meeting.Time: 5:30 p.m. social hour, 6:30 p.m.dinner, with entertainment to follow.Steamboat Landing has given us 4 mealselections. $35 per person or $65 per couple.Reservations and payment due by February9th.
Upcoming Events – Local & DistrictSunday, Feb. 12th: Rotary/KiwanisBowling EventSunday, Feb. 12th: Literacy VolunteerSpelling BeeSunday, Feb. 26th: ARC Bowling Event,sponsored by Canandaigua Rotary andKiwanis Clubs.
Sunday, Mar. 11th: Bowl-A-Thon for ScholarshipFundSat., Apr. 14th: Canandaigua Rotary hosts theDistrict Assembly at Canandaigua AcademyFri., May 18th - Sun., May 20th: Rotary 7120District Conference, Hyatt Hotel, Rochester
Fines & Happy Dollars:Don O’Neill has heard from 2 daughters-in-law andhis daughter that they are all expecting babies – whichwill bring his grandchildren count up to 14.Bruce Kennedy was wearing his bright orange sport-coat to honor Syracuse’s #1 rating for basketball. BobSimpson chipped in for his orange Syracuse hat.Dick McGavern - trip to Denver to visit his son.Tom Rogers - proud, new grandfather of HudsonRogers.Bob Metzger - trip to Hilton Head and for he and hisfamily making national TV news.Len Kane - granddaughter has a 3.85 GPA and is run-
ning a high school basketball program. Len is alsohappy about his wife’s recovery from recent surgeries.Ellen Polimeni wishes congratulations to RyanHutchings on becoming an Eagle Scout.Ken Poole is happy that Enrico (our past exchangestudent) is getting all 100’s and A’s at college.Doug Lowden - for failing to show up for Holiday BellRinging and leaving a pregnant Rotarian to cover theextra hour for him.Brad Bliss & Steve Flamini - for newspaper photofor Holiday Bell Ringing.Carol Shama - for recent retirement.Andy Platou - celebrating his 90th birthday.The Pit Pass was purchased by Rick Hawks for $22for an upcoming trip to Florida.
The annual Literacy Volunteers Spelling Bee isbeing held on Sunday, February 12th. JanetTenreiro and John Spare are looking for a
third member to spell with them – see Janet ifyou can help out.
Rotary International News: The theme for 2012-2013has just been announced: “Peace Through Service”.Also Rotary’s Challenge for polio eradication hasreached US $200 million milestone. The Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the RotaryFoundation an additional $50 million grant, which isnot a challenge grant, in recognition of Rotary’s earlyachievement of this milestone.
ProgramClub Assembly started with Pres. Jeff Anthonythanking the officers and directors for all they do forour club – a time-consuming duty for each of them.Next each of the avenue chairpersons talked abouttheir avenue and the committees that work underthem. Some highlights for this year include:• By-laws for our Club Foundation being revised• Audits done internally and by an accounting firm
found no errors, and tax return filed on time• We are hosting District 7120 Assembly on April 14th
with 500 Rotarians attending. Sign up with TomRogers to help that day – this is hopefullya fundraiser for our club
• Contributed $2000 for Malawi trade scholarships• Polio is down to 3 countries worldwide that have
active new cases• Three water projects currently in progress• Membership is at 140 members
50/50: Joker draw is at $280 – Andy Platou drew theking of diamonds.Dick Murphy won $16.00.
