Beacon News April 3rd 2002

 

President Del opened the meeting by ringing our newly repaired bell.  The bell survived the necessary surgery to fix it.  Del presented the bill for the repair to Dr. Strauss who had previously stated he would be very glad to pay anything to have it fixed.  Dr. Strauss was a little overcome when he opened it and found the cost to be $360.00.  It was later explained to him the bill presented was a hoax.  Dave Hammerbeck repaired the bell at no cost to the club or Dr. Strauss.

 

Visiting Rotarians:

Anne Forberg - Hilton

 

Guests:

Tim Hack - Rino Pappano

Dave Hammerbeck - Dan Barletta

Jim Gaudet - Dave Nagel

Scott Chamberlain - Frank Vella

 

Birthdays:

None.

 

Anniversaries:

None

 

Fining with Tom:

  • Tom Nolan was going to be fined for missing a number of meetings until he announced that he and his wife are about to have triplets.  Our finemaster had mercy on Tom and absolved him.

  • Mike Sofia missed several meeting mainly due to work.  He did take a business trip to Tucson Az.  Mike was fined for his recent appointment to the town’ planning board.

  • Steve Voellinger fined for missed meetings.

  • Allan Wallace missed a meeting because he had to escort some collge kids to Florida.

  • Sal Pitti had knee surgery and was away because of business.

  • Elaine Gorman was fined for being at today’s meeting instead at her father presentation of his lifetime achievement award.  Tom Shay and Brad Shea made arrangements for Elaine to fly down to Florida so she could be at the event tonight.  Cindy Martone called The Superintendent of the Greece School District to get his permission for Elaine to skip out of class for the rest of the day.  The club members present today chipped in to help pay for her airline tickets.

  • Pat Dottore, Cindy Martone, Greg Sadwick fined for missed meetings.

Announcements:

LPGA Hole in One Contest.

President Del announced that in the recent LPGA newsletter our club and specifically, our own Don Riley was mentioned for making arrangements for this year’s hole in one contest to be run at the Greece Town Hall instead of the Woodlands Driving Range.

 

LPGA Raffle Tickets - Del reminded all members today that we are asked to sell one book of eight tickets each to help the LPGA.

 

Camp Haccamo Events.

May 18th - work day at Camp Haccamo.  9am - about noon.  The train will need work again this year.  Vandals broke into the camp and did some damage.

May 1st - Day of Caring - two volunteers are needed from the club to act as guides around the camp.

May 11th - Open House - 2-5 pm.

 

 

LPGA - Brad Shea

April 23rd at Ridgemont there will be a recertification program run for those members who her certified by the Health Dept three years ago.  See Brad for details.

Several Rotarians have expressed interest in taking the 6 hour Monroe County Health Dept. Food Worker Certification Course - for the FIRST time. The schedule for this 6-hour certification course, 2 sessions per course, will be held at the Monroe County Health Dept. offices at 111 Westfall Rd. on the following dates -
April 3 & 4 - 1-4 pm each day; April 9 & 10 -9-12 noon each day; April 23 & 24 -5-8 pm each day.
Please call Mary Bishoff direct at the Health Dept., 274-6869, to register for this course and she'll send an application to you.  Greece Rotary pays for any course fees.

 

Exchange Student - Mike Taylor gave an update on the host family situation.  He now has 3 families committed to the project and is looking for one more family. If you need more information, please contact Mike (482-3131 or taylorroc@aol.com )

 

Induction of a New Member

Past President Liz Richardson presided over the induction of our newest member (#95).  Tim Hack was introduced today as our latest member.  Liz gave a brief overview about Rotary in general and our club specifically.  She told Tim about our fundraising activities, i.e., Ziti Dinner, Golf Tournament, LPGA etc.   Liz then presided to tell Tim what we have spent money on, i.e., Rotary Lodge, Talking Book library in India, the largest handicapped accessible playground in the state.

Rino Pappano was Tim sponsor into the club.

Classification: Computer Program Analysis

Hobbies/interests: Photography, Golf, Hiking, Cycling

Committee Preference: TBD

 

Today’s program and Speakers:

Today’s speaker was Rich Vogelzang.  Rich is the President of the Greece Chamber of Commerce.  The chamber was incorporated in 1985.  The chamber has or had many Rotarians on its Board of Directors.  The web site of the Chamber is: http://www.greecechamber.org

 

The Greece Chamber promotes Greece with a variety of publications and events
• A Greece Community Information Guide
• Greece Map and Greece Video "Discover the Promise"
• Greece Community Profile Brochure
• Greece Business and Professional Directory
• Annual Civic Awards Banquet
• Chamber Ad-Pack and Business Expo
 

The monthly Newsletter, monthly breakfast/lunch meeting and/or Business After Hours help members stay informed about matters of interest to businesses and offers networking opportunities.
 

Several full coverage health care insurance plans, at group rates. Billing is quarterly and there are no large administrative fees added to premiums.

Works with government officials to secure improved highways and to maintain a favorable business climate. Chamber leadership meets monthly with the Greece Supervisor, quarterly with the Greece Town Board and as needed with other elected and appointed officials.

Supports new industrial, commercial and residential development that will be an asset to the community.

Members may use the Chamber Meeting Facility for a low use charge.

Has modest annual dues.

Provides members with decals to inform customers of their support for the community through their Chamber Membership.

 

50/50 – Sue Edgett

 

Beacon Challenge

The following photographs were given to this editor as a challenge to the club.  If you can identify where, when and who is in the pictures the contributor will give the winner a bottle of wine from the North Greece Liquor store.

 

 

 

Meeting Make-Up schedule:

http://home.rochester.rr.com/greecerotary/makeup.htm

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