February 8, 2005
Calendar of Events
Last Week: Club Officer and BOD Elections
This Week: New Members Night
Next Week: Club Centennial Celebration Dinner & Program
Coming Up:
February 22: BOD & Chairs Meeting 5PM
February 22: Club Plans and Objectives for 2005
February 25: District 7190 Centennial Ball
Give suggestions for future programs to Rey Whetten or Linda LeTendre
Other Events Coming Up:
March 1: David Wagner: “A Child Is Missing Alert”
March 19: Pancake Breakfast
Invocation: Garry Morrow, Dan Stec or Bob Youmans
Minute for Rotary: Val Mosier
2/22 Linda LeTendre
2/29 Len Porter
``WEBSITES: BHBL Rotary: www.bhblrotary.org District 7190: www.capitalregionrotary.org
The following officers and committee chairs nominated for office in 2005-06 were unanimously approved by the membership at the February 1 club meeting.
President Rey Whetton
President-Elect Linda LeTendre
President-Nominee Ron Serapilio
Secretary Len Porter
Treasurer Ken Crotty
Club Service Val Mosier
Community Service Mark Gasparovic
International Service Garry Morrow & Mary Anderson
Vocational Service Mitch Frasier & Lynn Rafalik
Club Celebration of Rotary’s Centennial Anniversary
President Steve announced plans for the Club to celebrate Rotary’s 100th anniversary with dinner in the Schenectady County Community College dining room. Each year dinner prepared by SCCC’s Culinary Arts Department is a special occasion, and it will be more so this year as we celebrate our centennial anniversary and partake of a special birthday cake. Fred Garvin, who has written a book about the subject, will speak to us about the history of Rotary, including District 7190 and our own club. Another highlight will be the induction of another new club member. Dinner will be $17.50 per person and spouses are invited. Sign up now, if you have not already done so.
News Briefs:
Donate Old Eyeglasses to Peruvian Children
Laura Linder asks Club members to bring any eyeglasses they are no longer using to our next meeting. The Rotary Club of Schenectady, Laura’s former club, has embarked on a project through RI’s World Community Services Project Exchange to collect eyeglasses for impoverished children in El Rimac, Peru. El Rimac Rotarians are overseeing the project, which will include oversight of project finances, a public education campaign, and optometric screenings for 500 low-income patients.
BH-BL Nurses Express Appreciation:
BH-BL school district nurses Kathy Greco (Charlton Hts.) and Donna Fredericks (Senior High) came to the February 1 club meeting to express in person appreciation for the Club’s $1800 contribution to the holiday fund for needy children administered district-wide by the school nurses. Kathy and Donna applauded the Club’s effort and provided insight into how the money is distributed in cooperation with a network of community churches.
CHS Counts Earns $500
Shirley and Bill McClary announce that Burnt Hills Hardware has donated $500 to Community Human Services as a result of community participation in the store’s year-end inventory. A considerable number of Rotarians take part in this activity each year.
Semi-annual Dues
As of January 25 eighteen members had not yet paid their semi-annual Club dues. Please give your remittance to Club Secretary Bill Lonergan as soon as you can.
Report from the 1/25/05 Board Meeting
President-Elect Rey reported on the Board’s 1/25 meeting to the membership on January 25.
• The Board approved a $600 donation to Community Human Services consistent with past practice.
• When Rotary Foundation donors authorize the Club to apply the donation points accruing from their donation to another member, the Board will determine the recipient(s) and match the donation points.
• The membership will have to make a decision soon on whether or not to continue the status quo in regard to the Club’s meeting place or to make a change for next year. In the informal discussion at the 1/25 meeting, the membership was about evenly split between maintaining the status quo if the church volunteers wished to continue or making a change to hold all meetings at the Olde Homestead.
• Contributions for tsunami relief in the short term should be an individual decision rather than a Club donation.
• After reviewing the numerous worthy suggestions from the membership on the charity to be designated as the recipient of a $3,000 gift from the Club, the Board voted to present three options to for decision by the membership on February 8: a Wellness Express van for Community Human Services (CHS), the CLASP scholarship fund for Charlton School graduates, or a Rotary Foundation water project in a third world country (RF would match our gift).
Subscribe to RI’s Membership Minute
Membership Chair Ron Serapilio continues to urge all members to subscribe to Rotary International’s Membership Minute in order to receive a periodic e-mail newsletter for Rotarians regarding new membership development ideas and tools. To register simply open www.rotary.org , Click on the Membership Tab which is second from the left on the Menu Bar. Then click on Membership Minute which is located on the right side of the page. Then click on Subscribe which is on the right. Complete the details as required. We are District 7190. The US is the first country in the country column.