Beacon News January 30th 2002

President-elect Bill Testa ran the meeting today.  President Del called in sick.

Visiting Rotarians:

None  

Guests:

Roseann Caiola – Linda Deutsch

Deb Walker – Carolyn Hauer

Birthdays:

Greg Halstead – Feb 1^st.  Greg paid for the club not sing.  

Anniversaries:

None

Fining with Tom:

Ø       Greg Halstead bought a Lexus ES300 automobile.  He is also going on a trip to the Florida Keys next week and paid fines for both.

Ø       Deb Walker fined for her first lunch.

Ø       Brad Shea fined for beer he drank at Ziti.  Dr. Strauss will be fined at a later date since he was not at the meeting today.

Ø       Mike Taylor paid announced his son Erik started walking recently and volunteer to pay a fine.

Ø       Frank Vella burned his hand cooking Ziti sauce.  He had won 2^nd place in the attendance guess for ziti and contributed back some of his winnings to the club.

Ø       Joe Darweesh as a past president fined Tom Shay our fine master for not disclosing he went pheasant hunting.

Ø       The following paid fines for missing meetings: Tom Nolan, Gene Noga, Rich Vogelzang, Paul Pickering, Larry Waye, Gil Cooper, and Laurel Harrington. 

Announcements:

District Assembly

SUNY @ Geneseo

Hosted by E. Rochester club

Saturday March 23^rd 9 AM - 1 PM

Breakfast at 8 AM

If you are interested in attending, please give president Del a call or email (227-8235, delsmithcpa@aol.com ).  The club will pay for you to attend.

Road Trips for Greece Rotary

The club will be on the road for only three weeks this year, instead of the usual four.

Wed Feb 20^th – St. Joseph's Villa

Wed Feb 27^th – YMCA

Wed March 6^th – Holmes Road School

Sign up sheets will be present at the weekly meeting so a count can be made for the preorder of lunches.  If you sign up for a meeting and do not attend you will still have to pay for the lunch.

Ziti Dinner – Ralph Annucci told the club he had received a final bill form the Diplomat for the dinner and that there was a hefty charge for beer on the tab.

Moneys collected to date are approximately $25,000.00 with promised from members of more money.  

Today’s program and Speakers:

Rosa Smith Montanaro was our guest speaker today.  She told the club about the Bridges Initiative she has become involved with through the GCSD’s Community Education program.

Bridges offers alternatives to students, ages 16-20, who are at risk of dropping out of high school or who have already left school.  The program offers different options for the students involved.  These options include: Transitional Equivalency Program, High School Transition Programs, Virtual High School and GED classes.

All components of the Bridges program are located at the Community Learning Center at Greece Ridge Center Mall.

The services offered are: Individual and small group tutoring, Counseling and referrals, Workplace skills, Computer classes, Vocational training, and Job referral and coaching.

The students are asked to make a commitment to their success through: Good attendance, Serious effort, Cooperation and hard work, Participation in job training, Internships or paid employment and Sustained progress towards their goals.  

Meeting Make-Up schedule:

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