Beacon News September 25th 2002

 

Visiting Rotarians:

Don Peck - Brockport

 

Guests: 

Ram Shrivastava – Carla Vossler

Lou Amico – Brad Shea

Brain Cacia – Ed D’Angelo

Dan Hedberg – Brad Shea

Hector Urena – Dan Richardson

 

Birthdays:

Dave Nagel

Del Smith

 

Anniversaries:

Tom & Donna Lockwood

 

Save the dates:

Oct. 7 – Volunteer Golf Outing for LPGA workers.  This is a first come, first serve event, and please let President Bill know if you are interested in playing.

 

Oct. 23 – Peg Brown dinner.  Doug De Vey to coordinate and will update club as event draws closer.

 

Oct. 26 – Club Fellowship Clambake – Ralph Annucci is this year’s chairman.  The location is to be determined as the lodges at Greece Canal Park are booked.  If you have any site suggestions, please let Ralph know.

 

Oct. 27 – Al Sigl Walk About – Roger Boily is coordinating for the club.  To date, Greece will sport a team of 8 or 9 members.

 

Oct. 30 – Eastern Cities Dinner.  All clubs is District 7120 to attend and hear from RI President Bhichai Rattakul.  The club will share the cost and a sign-up sheet will be circulated next week.

 

Nov. 2nd – District Leadership conference to be held in Canandaigua.  This conference is good for new members who want to learn about the district and gain some leadership skills.  President Bill has more information if you are interested.

                                                                                                       

*******Sunday, February 2, 2003 ZITI DINNER********

The Diplomat is booked and mark the date down today for our 26th Annual Ziti Dinner and largest fundraiser.  All Rotarians are required to work that day and spouses, guests and friends are welcome to pitch in as well.  Ziti will be held the weekend of the Pro Bowl game, as there is no playoffs bye week this year.

 

Tom Shay is this year’s chairperson and he is currently forming his committee.   Look for tickets and posters soon.

 

Announcements: 

Area 9 Dinner – Past President Del filled in for President Bill who was out of town (re: see fining session).  Del reported that the Area (9 dinner was successful.  Our club ended up with the most attendees of all clubs involved.  The ARC group A Moving Experience put on a very good show and they will be performing at an upcoming Greece Rotary Weekly meeting.

 

Special Appeal:  The Hilton Apple Fest is the weekend of October 5th and 6th and Hilton Rotary staffs a food both at this event.  They are short of volunteers and are asking if any Greece Rotarians would be interested in helping them out.  If so, please contact Annie Forberg at 392-6096.  They would really appreciate any and all help.

2005 is the centennial anniversary of Rotary and RI’s Centennial Committee has asked each club to plant an oak tree to commemorate the event.  The Board will be discussing this at an upcoming meeting and more detail will follow.

 

Rosa Smith Montanaro has volunteered to be the new PR person for our club during Liz Richardson upcoming semi-retirement. 

 

Wine Tour – Ed D’Angelo announced that the official wine tour has been called off due to lack of responses.

 

Fining with Paul:

  • Past President Dave Nagel took over for Paul today because he was not at the meeting.

  • Keith Rockcastle – fined for missing a meeting, moving into a new house (had to buy rotary sticker) and having his business listed on his shirt.

  • Gil Cooper – missed meeting due to trip to Montana.

  • Laurel Harrington – missed meeting

  • Sal Pitti – missed 4-5 meetings

  • Steve DiGennaro – missed 6 meetings

  • Rich Vogelzang – missed meeting due to trip to Lake George to attend business council meeting.

  • Frank Ardino – missed meeting

  • Dan Richardson presented a paper with Mike Sofia’s mug in it.  Dave then fined Mike for not confessing this transgression.

  • Ed D’Angelo – trip to Daytona for his in-laws anniversary.

  • Roger Boily fined for working.

  • Dave Koteskey fined for winning a closest to pin competition at a recent golf tournament.

  • Al Schneier attended a wild game wine tasting event in N.J.

  • Tom Lockwood – missed meeting due to trip to Adirondacks and 1000 Islands.

  • Mike Taylor confessed to attending the same golf tournament as Dave Koteskey.  He won a raffle that entitled him to a one-week rental in Orlando.

  • Bill Testa took trip with his soccer team last weekend.

Today’s speakers and programs

Our 1st speaker was Lou Amico.  Lou represents the county workers and was here on his own time to advise the club of effects the proposed county budget cuts will have on the county park system.   Among may items he listed as impacts are: Job losses including his own, Public Safety Issues (All park guards will be put to part-time and this will leave the parks unguarded during the week), Abuse and Deterioration of structures, Grounds Maintenance impacts and affects on county program run at parks.

 

Out second speaker was Ram Shrivastava.  Ram is a Pittsford Rotarian.  He is chair of the District Environmental Committee.  The purpose of the committee is to promote the Preserve the Planet Earth program.  This program will focus the attention of all Rotary - the individual Rotarian, clubs, districts, and RI - on the worldwide critical need to preserve the resources of our planet, including its soil, water, atmosphere, and other natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations.

 

50/50:  Cindy Martone

 

Meeting Make-Up schedule:

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

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