Beacon News August 14th 2002

Visiting Rotarians:

Neal Teague - Rochester

Guests:

Danny Richardson - Liz & Dan Richardson

Greg Ludek - Carla Vossler

Birthdays: None

Anniversaries:

None, Jim Todd left before we could toast him and sing.

Fining with Paul:

• Cynthia Martone – fined for trip to Mexico for a week.  She had an additional fine imposed for insulting the finemaster.

• The finemaster fined a couple of tables for having a boring week.  Nobody wanted to confess to any activities.

• Pat Dottore, Lee Annucci Kim Putman fined for missed meetings.

• Frank Ardino fined for many meetings missed.

• Don Riley tried to fine finemaster Paul as a past president for wearing a shirt with his company’s name embroidered on the shirt.  It was then pointed out to Don that he also had a shirt with his company’s logo embroidered on the sleeve.

• Ralph Annucci fine for having a bad memory.

• John Zink – fined for trip on the Canandaigua Lady with wife and daughter for lunch.

• Bill Testa – took trip to Virginia Beach for a week with other club Rotarians who were not present today (Diane Berardicurti & Rick Antelli).  He stated they had a good time after the 1^st day.  His wife’s purse was robbed, but he managed to catch the thief.  He had to interrogate the criminal himself (the police were going to let him go) to get him to admit the crime in the backseat of the police car, since the criminal had accomplishes who he had handed the purse off too.  After this event he and the other Rotarians had many, many cigars and a very good time.

Announcements:

Greece Rotary now has a new centralized mailing address. The club has rented a post office box at the Latta Rd. Post Office.  The new address is:

Greece Rotary

P.O. Box 16106

Rochester, NY 14616

Margaret Hare Brown dinner – Greece Marriott October 23^rd.  Doug DeVey will be providing more information in the upcoming weeks.

Save this Date

Sept. 21 – Governor’s Dinner – District Governor Don Alhart will address the Area 9 clubs (of which Greece is included) in the district at the dinner.  The event will be held at the Beahan Road Party House.  A wheelchair ensemble called the “Moving Experience Group” will perform the entertainment.   Reservation forms are available at the weekly meetings.

6:00 pm Cocktails – cash bar, 7:00 pm Dinner- Sit Down. Dinner choices are Roast beef, Orange Roughy, Stuffed Chicken Breast & Vegetarian Special

Dinner will be followed by the Governor’s Address and then Entertainment. Cost: $21.00 per person

Group Study Exchange Program for District 7120

District 7120 will be having a group study exchange in the upcoming year 2002/2003 with District 2090 in Italy.  District Governor Don Alhart has been working hard to arrange this exchange. The exchange will be District 7120 to District 2090 in Italy from May 19th to June 18, 2003. Help is needed in getting Team Members applicants. Team member applicants “Must be Non-Rotarians” and not directly related to a Rotarian.  They must be between ages 25 to 40 and actively and gainfully engaged in the same recognized profession for at least two years and on a full time basis.  The team will need to know some Italian.  There are some funds available through Rotary International for language lessons

President Bill is looking for someone in the club to promote this exchange by contacting local businesses, professional offices, banks, etc.  Please contact President Bill for further details.  The deadline is October 1^st.

Dues Statement- Del Smith remaindered the club members that the club’s dues Statements are out and the late fee be charged by August 16th for delinquent members.

Mike Taylor passed around a sign up sheet for the Welcoming Picnic for our Exchange Student Carlotta Scarpa.  Carla arrives in Rochester on 8/23/02 on US Air Flight #1608 @ 9:09 pm.  The welcoming picnic has been postponed until Sept. 6^th, due to the lack of an appropriate facility.  More details on the rescheduled event next week.

Wine Tour

Ed D’Angelo is planning a tour for the club this fall.  The event is being planned for a Saturday Sept 28th.  If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact Ed.  (emdangelo@aol.com or 247-0052)

Membership Directories handout will begin next week.  If you need more than 2 copies, please give Bill Testa a call so he can print more.

Sunday October 27^th Walk-a-Tron

At Marketplace Mall to benefit many charitable organizations that help the disabled like the Al Sigl Center, etc.  Over 56,000 children and adults are supported by the various agencies involved with the walk. Our own Don Riley is the chairman this year and is asking our club to come up with a team to walk.

Today’s program and Speakers:

Greg Ludek was our speaker today.  He is involved with resettlement of the Walking Boys of the Sudan project here in Rochester. Beginning in March 2001, the Catholic Family Center Refugee Resettlement Program began welcoming the first of about 50 Sudanese young men who came to Rochester.  These young men have been detained in refugee camps since 1992.  Now ranging in age from 18-24, they have been victims of cruelty and incredible suffering since childhood.  Aged five to early teens in 1987, these boys, leaving their slain parents behind, fled from war-torn Sudan into Ethiopia.  Forced back to Sudan in 1991, they then fled to Kenya in 1992, where the have remained in refugee camps since.

50/50 – Deb Whitt

Meeting Make-Up schedule:

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