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ROTARY DISTRICT 7150 MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENSION MONTH AUGUST 2011

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PG 1-1 DG Jim’s Message1AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENTPG 2.1-2.3 MembershipMEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENTFIVE STEP PLANMEMBERSHIP RETENTIONPG 3.1 Hamilton Rotary ClubHAPPY ENDING, NEW BEGINNINGSPG 3.2 Moravia WebsiteA NEW YEAR - A NEW FACEPG 4.1 2014-15 District GovernorSTEP UP TO THE CHALLENGEPG 4.2 A New Rotary YearCHANGES YOU SHOULD KNOWPG 5.1 Fulton Rotary ClubSUPPORT YMCA DAY CAMPPG 5.2 Marcellus Rotary ClubCHECK OUT THERE WEBSITEPG 5.3 Paul Harris said1946 ON WORLD PEACEPG 6.1 Skaneateles Sunrise ClubSEA SCOUTS SHIP 23PG 6.2 Oswego Rotary ClubSTUDENT WOWED BY RYLAPG 6.3 Fulton Sunrise Rotary ClubNEW PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS & COGPG 7.1 Rotary FoundationYEAR-END ANNUAL GIVING & OTHERPG 7.2 Rotary Leadership InstituteTHE RLI PHILOSOPHY ISPG 8.1 Paul Harris said1946 ON WORLD PEACE.PG 8.2 Oswego Rotary ClubSUPPORT STUDENT & ONPOINTPG 8.3 Skaneateles RotarySERVING THEIR COMMUNITYPG 9.1 Eradicating PolioWE ARE GETTING THIS CLOSEPG 10.1 Watch us GrowD7150 MEMBERSHIP SUMMARYPG 11.1 CNY Books for the WorldMAKE THE CONNECTIONPG 11.2 List & Find Rotary WebsitesD7150 CYBER WORLDPG 12.1 Misc Notes & Notices RI CREDIT CARD CALENDAR OF ROTARY EVENTS HEADS UP & OOPS DISTRICT & RI CONTACTSPG 13 From Ward’s deskEDITOR’S NOTES &WEB LINKSPG 14-21 Attachments GOVERNOR-NOMINEE DATA FORMD7150 ANNUAL TRF BRUNCHDISTRICT CONF 2012 REGISTRATION FORMMARCELLUS “RUN FOR THE WOODS”WATSON WAGON BUIDING FUNDRAISERLITTLE FALLS 14TH ANNUAL GOLF

Editor: PDG Ward Vuillemot

Governor’s message

August is Membership Development Monthby ... DG Jim Gascon, Marcellus RC.

RI President Kalyan Banergie in this month’s Rotarian maga-zine reminds us that August is membership and development month. Here in District 7150 we have a jump start on member-ship development. In July, I met with your Assistant Gover-nors and asked them to go back to the clubs and make sure each club has identified a Membership Retention Chair. Any-one who has heard me speak recently would know that the se-cret to solving the membership decline in this District, and elsewhere for that matter, is retention, retention, retention.

Please, if your club does not have a Retention Chair, I ask that you appoint one for the coming year. Each club member has a responsibility to ensure that the new members to the club are treated with the respect and admiration that they deserve. After all, we fought so hard to bring them to Rotary, we need to fight just as hard to make sure we keep these precious mem-bers by allowing them to achieve their Rotary dream. Make sure to take extra care and to make an extra effort to get your new members involved in projects. Give them a leadership role. This is a sure way to keep that new member.

In my experience, most new members are lost within the first or second year of joining. This is the critical time in their Rotary development and the time we, as long-term members, must find out what will work for that new member.

I have also asked the AG’s to help the club Presidents schedule both a fall and spring event or program for member-ship recruitment. Please schedule your recruitment meetings now so that the District can help you plan and be prepared for your events.

Finally, I received the numbers from RI for RI Foundation Annual Giving contributions. Our District contributed $65,000 last year with an average per Rotarian of approxi-mately $48 per member. While I am proud of this contribu-tion, I believe the average per Rotarian should be $100. In or-der to achieve this goal, I ask each club to institute a matching program for the first $50 of each member’s contribution to the Annual Fund. The funding for this program can come from your charitable budget/funds. A simple program such as this will literally double this District’s contribution to the RI Annual Foundation Fund. Remember Rotarians - it is not about the money; it is about what the money can do.

Enjoy your summer, and I look forward to seeing you all during my official visits.

What You get out of Rotary depends largely on what , and who, you put into it.



Building Membership

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENTby … Joe McCarthy PDG, Membership Chair [email protected] Last year we asked the question. "How do we Last Year we asked the question. "How do we In-crease Membership" ? This year Rotary is em-phasizing new ways to interact and communi-cate in our communities. We have two Clubs in our District, Marcellus and Oswego who are in a "Pilot Program" for many, many, new ideas. However, MANY Clubs have been success-ful, using the 5 Step "SUGGESTED APPROACH TO RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS", I am ask-ing every Club to try it now! Print it and use it,

unless you have a better approach that is work-ing. July is alway a tough month. Member-ship drops because of inactive members who de-cide not to pay dues. Job changes etc. Now we must get going on this most important chal-lenge. Please be sure that your Membership Chair is active and positive about promoting and publi-cizing your Goal to your Club Members.

If you don't think that your Club can be suc-cessful at recruiting Members, Please take ac-tion! Contact me : [email protected] - 682-5997. or a Team Member : Don Reed - F.M.; Doug Rutan - Skaneateles; Ann Smiley - Bald-winsville. Tony Vennera - Herkimer; Roger Gates - New Hartford; Hank Leo - Oneida. We will be able to help.

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENTDISTRICT 7150

District Chair; Joe McCarthy ... [email protected] Step Approach for Recruiting New Members

1. Look for new prospects! Community and Business Leaders, Owners, Managers, Educators, Neigh-bors who live or work in the community. Consider young, active, successful business people. also active, semi or retired men and women.

2. Invite them to a meeting. ( Club pays for "One Free Lunch" ) Don't ask them to join, until you think that they are a good prospect . Invite them to come to the next meeting and every week.

3. Fill out a New Member Proposal Form. ( Do not ask them to sign ) Give to the club President or Sec-retary for board Approval.

4. Arrange a 30 - 40 minute Rotary Information Meeting. Review Rotary Basics, Obligations, Founda-tion, Dues, etc. If they agree to join, have them sign the Proposal. Club Secretary communicate a Publication to members. After 7 days, send Dues notice. ( In the Dues Notice, include a request for a $50 Donation to the Rotary Foundation.) ( Some clubs add $50 making them a Sustaining Member )

5. Plan a Formal Induction. Invite Spouse or Guest. Present New Member folder. Invite the District Governor and Assistant. Have all Members stand and welcome them.

My hope is that we can get aggressive at Recruiting New Members in your Club as we did in many Clubs last year. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you don't think you can do it.

"Reach within to Embrace Humanity"

Membership Retention

Tips for member retentionby... Arnold R. Grahl Rotary International News - 26 Aug 2010

Traveling together to club pro-jects and creating a variety show as a fundraiser were just a couple of the ideas Rotarians offered during a packed work-shop on member retention at the 2010 RI Convention in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Mike McGovern, 2009-10 Membership Development and Retention Committee chair and past RI vice president, said the workshop he moderated, "Clos-ing the Back Door," generated fantastic audience participation and produced many valuable ideas for retaining members.

"It moved so quickly, and so many people were able to share their comments, that it was like a prototype of how Rotary

functions ought to be," McGov-ern said. "It was one of those workshops where more seats were filled at the end than at the beginning."

Three panelists – Ron Beaubien, a past RI director and past RI membership com-mittee chair, and Hendreen "Dean" Rohrs and Pete Snider, 2009-10 regional Rotary Inter-national membership coordina-

It Worked for Us - by .... Don Reed, FM Rotary Club - Just wanted to let you know of the success we at the Fayetteville-Manlius Rotary Club have had with the 5-Step recruiting program. Last year we lost 1 member to a relocation and brought in 7 new members, 4 of whom are under 40. It took us awhile to practice the 5-Step and do it by not throwing up on everybody about Rotary and "Service Above Self," to just invite them to lunch, then to come back again on their own dime. Try it, you’ll like it.



tors -- each briefly shared some opening remarks about mem-ber retention. Participants were then asked to turn to a neigh-bor and discuss strategies that had worked in their clubs. Fi-nally, audience members were invited to step up to one of three microphones and share with the entire group.

"We asked them to be brief and to just give their name and club name, no titles," McGov-ern noted. "It worked out well and emphasized that clubs are where it's at. It tied into Rotary making clubs bigger, better, and bolder."

Workshop attendees scram-bled to write down all the ideas for increasing member reten-tion. Download the full list be-low. A sampling includes:• Make Rotary fun.• Travel together to club

meetings and projects – or take a club trip together.

• Form a hiking fellowship to get active outside of weekly meetings.

• Go out to Sunday brunch with a group of members.

• Find out what gets a mem-ber excited about Rotary.

• Do a hands-on project in-stead of the regular meeting once a month.

• Identify a signature project -- one the club is known for throughout the community.

• Create a mentor committee, and offer three-year men-toring to new members.

• Develop a buddy system, pairing up a new member with an existing member.

• Designate someone to round up members who haven't participated in a while and drive them to the club's meetings or events.

• Plan outings to involve new Rotarians and their families.

• Invite families to club meet-ings.

• Promote the practice of younger members introduc-ing other younger members.

• Organize a New Generations club to target younger pro-fessionals.Improving member recruit-

ment and retention is one of the goals outlined in the RI Strategic Plan.

Hamilton Rotary Club

Happy Ending, New Beginningsby ... David Craine, President

The Hamilton Rotary Club ended one year and begin the next with three new members and a new slate of officers at an occasion with the DG, DGE & DGN in attendance on June 30th. Pictures speak the words.

left to right: DGN Dennis Schon-wetter, DGE Jim Gascon, Shane Andrews (new mbr.), DG Paul Scott, Arelius Handerson (new mbr.), Pres David Craine & Rich Nower (new mbr.)

left to right: 2011-12 Chairs - Charlie Naef, RF, Wesley Smith, PR, Barbara Albricht, Club Ad-min, David Craine, Pres., Lorna Wilson, Sec., Joanne Borfitz, Mbr. Chair.

Moravia Website Greeting

A New Year - A New Faceby ... Valerie Collins, Presidenthttp://www.moraviarotary.org/

Every year in the Rotary world, we have a new theme. This

year's theme, "Reach within to embrace humanity", was cho-sen by Rotary Internation-al President, Kalyan Banerjee, to be our focus for the 2011-2012 Rotary year, beginning 1 July 2011.

This theme calls us as Ro-tarians and citizens of our communities, our nation, and our world, to find the strength within ourselves to help us "en-circle the world and embrace humanity". Embracing human-ity may be as simple as planting vegetables to feed a hungry neighbor or as ambitious as drilling a well in Nigeria to pro-vide a village with clean water.

The beauty of Rotary lies in the ability of each member to get involved in making their world a better place. Even the smallest Rotary club can make a large impact locally and globally. With 1.2 million Ro-tarians around the world work-ing together to improve their world, magnificent things can happen!

The 'new face' of Rotary adds an avenue of service called "New Generations Service". Moravia Rotary has embraced this new face of Rotary by the addition of several young pro-fessionals to our club in the last year. Our club has been ener-gized by the enthusiasm and new perspective these members have brought to us.

If you have ever wondered what Rotary is about, please take a few minutes to look over our site. Browse our photo al-b u m s a n d r e a d o u r newsletters. See for yourself how much fun and fellowship we have as we work to live out Rotary's motto of Service Above Self. If you like what you see, drop us a line on the contact form or feel free to attend a meeting as our guest.



Syracuse Sunrise Rotary Club

DUCK RACEAug 6, 2011 - 4 PM

Cedar Bay - Dewitt Canal Park

tickets at day of event, orDan Meyers @ 425.5750

1 for $5.00 or 6 for $20.001st prize $500 & other prizesBenefit: Person to Person,

On Point for Collage

2014-15 District Governor

Step up to the Challengeby ... PJ Scott, PDG, Nom. Chair

District 7150 Rotary Clubs are invited to submit suggestions for nominations. District Gov-ernor 2014-15

Have you successfully served as a Club President? Are you willing to serve beyond the Club level? Would you like to spend a rewarding and chal-lenging year of “Service Above Self” as an officer of Rotary In-ternational? Nominations are being accepted during July and August 2011 to interview for District 7150 Governor for the year 2014-15.

We need to involve our 2014-15 Governor as early as possible in the Rotary year, so they can benefit from being a part of the planning and execu-tion of our District events. If your Club has potential nomi-nees that may be out of town on vacation, please let them know about this opportunity. Inter-views are scheduled for 24 September 2011 at the Bald-winsville Library.

To be eligible for the posi-tion of District Governor, a Ro-tarian must:

Be a member in good stand-ing of a functioning club in the district, have served as presi-dent of a club for a full term, or as president of a charter club from the date of the charter to 30 June, for a period of at least

s ix months , demonstrate knowledge of and the ability to fulfill the duties outlined in the RI Bylaws, section 15.090, have completed seven years of mem-bership at the time of taking office.

For more information, please refer to the RI Bylaws, section 15.070 on the RI web-site:(http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/bylaws_ri.pdf).

According to RI bylaws (13.020.4), the suggestions (for DG 2014-15) shall be submitted in the form of a resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the club naming the suggested candidate. The club secretary shall certify the resolution. This resolution along with the completed Governor-Nominee Data Form (enclosed in this CREDO) is to be sent to the District Nominating chair by s c a n n i n g a n d e m a i l i n g ([email protected]), or mailing to:

PDG PJ ScottDistrict Nominating Commit-

tee chair3172 Alex Lane, Baldwins-

ville, NY 13027All nomination materials

must be received by 31 August 2011. You may call PDG PJ at (315) 303-4723 if you have questions about the process.

This article along with the Governor-Nominee Data Form has also been sent to your club president (see page 14 for form)

Golf, Fun and Fellowship

Little Falls 14th Annual Canal DaysGolf Tournament

Mohawk Valley CCSaturday, August 13th

$75 per person or $300 per teamsee details on event flyer below

(page 21)

A New Rotary Year

Changes you should knowRotary International News -- 29 June 2011

A new Rotary year is set to be-gin, and with it several pro-grams aimed at supporting and strengthening clubs and dis-tricts. In addition, a fresh slate of leaders will take over at the club, district, and international level.

Kalyan Banerjee, of the Ro-tary Club of Vapi, Gujarat, In-dia, will become Rotary's 101st president, and the third from India, on 1 July. Read a profile of Banerjee from The Rotarian. William B. Boyd, of the Rotary Club of Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand, will take over as Rotary Foundation trustee chair.

John Hewko will become Rotary International’s 12th general secretary on 1 July. He has said his priorities include improving Rotarians’ connec-tions with the Secretariat and increasing awareness about what the Secretariat can offer. Download Hewko's speech from the 2011 RI Convention. Other changes include: • Four pilot programs will be-

gin 1 July, designed to im-prove recruitment and reten-tion, allow for flexibility in club operations and structure,



and give clubs an opportunity to explore new and innova-tive ways to promote member diversity -- all goals of the RI Strategic Plan. For each of three pilot programs – corpo-rate member, associate member, and innovative and flexible Rotary club -- 200 clubs have been selected to participate, and about 125 will take part in a satellite club pilot program. Learn more.

• The Changemaker Award will accompany the Presidential Citation during the 2011-12 Rotary year. The award will encourage Rotarians to focus on change and will recognize clubs that make an extraordi-nary impact through their work in the Avenues of Serv-ice. Learn more.

• The World Community Serv-ice and Rotary Volunteers programs will be phased out as of 30 June, replaced by a new model designed to ex-pand the resources available to clubs for connecting and partnering with one another. The RI Board approved a shift to a resource and sup-port model for RI programs to reinforce the priorities and goals of the RI Strategic Plan.

• Efforts to enhance Rotary’s public image will be under-taken by 49 Rotary public image coordinators (RPICs) working in partnership with their zone’s RI director, re-gional Rotary Foundation coordinator, Rotary coordi-nator, and district governors. RPICs, who are selected by the RI president or Rotary Foundation trustee chair, have professional expertise in public relations, journalism, or communications and will help support the RI Strategic Plan by conveying effective public relations practices to district leaders.

• The Rotar ian magazine launches its digital edition with the July issue. Subscrib-ers can now choose to receive either the print or digital edi-tion, or both. This would be a good time to buy a subscrip-tion for your Interact or Ro-taract club, to inspire them with Rotary’s breadth. Learn more.

• Rotary clubs’ annual per cap-ita dues to Rotary Interna-tional will increase to US$51 in 2011-12. The 2010 Council on Legislation also set dues at $52 for 2012-13 and $53 for 2013-14.

Marcellus Rotary Club

RUN FOR THE WOOD5 MILE RUN, 4K AND 1K FUN RUN

Saturday, August 27thMarcellus Park

see details on event flyer below (pages 18-19)

Fulton Rotary Club

Supports YMCA Day Campby ... Dick Kemmis, PP

President of the Fulton Rotary Club, Rev. David Cramer, left, hands a check to Fulton YMCA Director Elizabeth Fadden. The money, raised by the fund raising efforts of the Fulton Ro-tarians, will be used to support several weekly day camper-ships for children who do not have the resources to pay the fees for the summer day camp programs. About twenty-five per cent of the children who attend the YMCA day camp are in need of scholarship aid. Av-

erage daily attendance for the day camping program is about 80 children.

The Fulton Rotary Club also helps the YMCA with several other children's programs. The "Learn To Swim" program, of-fered during spring vacation, has been funded by the Rotari-ans for over 40 years.

Canastota Rotary Club

Watson Wagon Building Fundraiser Raffle

Canastota Canal TownMuseum project

Grand Prize - $1000 cash2nd - $500, 3rd - $25, 4th - $100

price $10 eachPurchase tickets from:

Jonathan Knight (315) 663-7172 or [email protected] details on event flyer below (page 20)

Marcellus Rotary Club

Check out their Websiteby ... Ward, editor

Marcellus Rotary club has a website up and under construc-tion. Rotarian Kelly Pangman is bringing up to date and look-ing for suggestion. So ... jump on the follow URL with your handy- dandy browser and take a look-see. www.marcellusrotary.com

Rotary District 7150

Annual Foundation Brunch

Nov. 6, 2011 - 1:00 to 3:00 PM$30 each

Embassy SuitesCarrier Circle, Syracuse NY

see details and reg. on page 16



Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club

Sea Scouts Ship 23by ... John Paddock

As the proud BSA Chartered Organization for Skaneateles Area Sea Scouts Ship 23, Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club congratulates the Ship for its successful completion of its boat-building project. The pro-j e c t c u l m i n a t e d i n t h e "Builder's Sea Trials" held July 25th and 26th on Skaneateles Lake despite threatening clouds and a challenging sea state. See picture below (cour-tesy of John Paddock).

Sea Scouts Gary Mucci (at the helm) and Greg Huba underway on a gray morning and choppy Skaneateles Lake.

SSS 23's replica 1950's era Chris Craft Racing Pram, con-structed from a James Craft kit provided through the auspices of the Antique & Classic Boat Society - Finger Lakes Chapter, was a focal point of the Skaneateles Sea Scouts Ship 23 display during the Skaneateles Antique & Classic Boat Show on July 29-31st.

ACBS-FLC proposed SSS-23's wooden boat-building pro-ject several years ago through its Youth Development Pro-gram chaired by Arnold Ru-benstein. FLC graciously do-nated the James Craft kit, i.e. the basic materials and instruc-tions, and helped SSS 23 initi-ate the pram construction by the Sea Scouts. Work began during the 2008 Skaneateles Antique & Classic Boat Show show in an intense two-day kickoff under the guidance of ACBS Youth Development Pro-

gram Chair and mentor Cap-tain Jim Shotwell.

The pram project proved to be a significant instructional boat-building experience for the teenage Sea Scouts, guided by SSS 23 Adult Advisor Chris Legg, a retired Navy Com-mander. SSS 23 is appreciative and indebted to many for sup-port. Of special note, John Menapace provided storage space dur ing the winter months and a work area in the spring. John Jablonski, The Sailboat Shop staff, and David Couch provided stain, paint, varnish and expertise. Arnold Rubenstein located the 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP outboard mo-tor and associated fuel tank; Brad Wirth, Wirth Automotive, repaired the outboard and en-sured it runs smoothly for the Sea Scouts.

Thanks to such essential contributions and its own hands-on efforts, Sea Scouts Ship 23 looks forward to oper-ating its racing pram, a unique resource for motor-boating complementing its sailboating and other activities, safely and responsibly on the Lake this summer.

Oswego Rotary Club

Student wowed by RYLAby ... Joette Deane, Interact Adv.

K a l e i g h F i t z s i m m o n s “ wowed!” the Oswego Rotary club with her enthusiasm and gratitude for being sponsored to attend the RYLA seminar at Cazenovia College the first weekend in July. She garnered one of the top prizes from the event : a Sammy Sailfish given to the participant who showed great leadership. Kaleigh told the club that the RYLA partici-pants were challenged mentally and physically. Kaleigh said they were given challenges that tested their ability to rise above divergent strong opinions, find

common ground, and thus a workable solution. Washing-ton D.C. : take note!! Kaleigh will be the Oswego Interact in-coming President. Sara Gosek the previous President was also a RYLA graduate. The Oswego Rotary Club is proud of its RYLA graduates and proud to have such a fantastic program in District 7150. Many thanks to Larry Richardson and Barb Defendorf.

L-R: Karen and Mike Fitzsimmons parents of, Kaleigh Fitzsommons, RYLA participant, Dave Welsch Oswego Club President, Joette Deane, Oswego Club Interact Advi-sor, Assistant Governor area 8

Fulton Sunrise Rotary Club

The New Paul Harris Fellowsand Changing of the Guardby ... Carol Vescio, PP.

Two Fulton Sunrise Rotarians were recently awarded the cov-eted Paul Harris Fellowships. Donna Kestner, left, and Carol Vescio, right, received the Ro-tary Award this year from Dis-trict Governor PJ Scott. Paul Percy Harris (April 19, 1868 - January 27, 1947) was a Chica-



go, Illinois attorney, best know f o r f o u n d i n g R o t a r y International. Harris organ-ized Rotary "in fellowship and friendship" with three clients. By the time of his death at the age of seventy-nine, the club had grown to more than 200,000 members in 75 coun-tries. The club is dedicated to "service above self ". In his honor, individual Rotary clubs choose a Paul Harris Fellow who meets high professional and personal standards set by the founder. The Fulton Sun-rise Rotary Club meets every Friday at 7 AM at Fulton's Riv-erside Inn.

Fulton Sunrise Rotary Club held its annual changing of the guard meeting recently. Presi-dent Ellen Nowyj, 2010-2011, right, turned over the duties of the office to 2011-2012 presi-dent Peggy Donnelly. The Ful-ton Sunrise Rotary meets every Friday at 7 AM at Fulton's Riv-erside Inn.

Rotary Foundation

Year-end Annual Giving and Other Remarksby ... Jerry Gortner, TRF Chair

Final Foundation c o n t r i b u t i o n n u m b e r s f o r 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 s h o w Annual Fund Giving (APF)per Rotarian shown below. In addi-t i o n o u r c l u b s d o n a t e d $51,829.20 to Polio Plus during our 2010-11 year, bringing our

total contributions to the APF and Polio Plus to $117,127.97. Thank you. You are making a difference one dollar at a time!

1) ----------------E-Club $166.672) --------Skaneateles SR 159.093) ------------------Sherrill 141.674) --------------Canastota 141.065) ---------------Sauquoit 129.636) ---------Oriskany Falls 126.567) --------------Eastwood 108.338) ---Fayetteville-Manlius 97.659) -------------Chittenange 89.8110) ----------------Hamilton 87.5011) ----------Solvay-Geddes 87.5012) ------------------Oswego 83.5313) -------Greater Utica SR 87.2414) -----------------Moravia 80.7515) -------Syracuse Sunrise 80.6516) -------------Skaneateles 80.1617) -------------------Fulton 75.0018) ---------------------Tully 71.5219) -------------------DeWitt 70.7820) ----------Fulton Sunrise 66.6721) -----------New Hartford 63.4122) ---------Oswego Sunrise 58.7023) -----------Baldwinsville 49.8524) ---------------Marcellus 40.2825) --------------------Rome 29.2726) ------Kuyahoora Valley 26.0927) ---N.Utica-Whitestown 21.4328) ----------------------Cato 19.4429) -----Clay-Cicero-N. Syr. 16.6730) ------------------Auburn 15.0031) ---------------Little Falls 14.8132) ----------------------Utica 11.9333) --------------------Oneida 11.1134) -----------------Dolgeville 9.0935) -------------------Syracuse 1.61

Congratulations Canastota on being our EREY (Every Ro-tarian Every Year) club for 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w i t h a v e r a g e o f $141.06 per Rotarian and “EVERY” club member person-ally contributing dollars to the Annual Program Fund (APF) for a total of $3,808.51 for the APF.

The weekend of July 29-30 three of your Foundation committee, Ward Vuillemot, Major Donor chair, PJ Scott, District Simplified Grant chair

and myself attended a Zone Leadership Assembly in Syra-cuse for our four UpState New York Districts. The assembly was led by our Rotary Interna-tional Director, Betsy Demaray and included presenters/facilitators from Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. We were updated on our eradicate Polio campaign, which will conclude when polio is eradicated. The good news is the outbreak in the Congo dur-ing 2010 of 441 cases had their last reported case January 22, 2011 and Tajikistan that had an outbreak of 457 cases in 2010 has had no new reported cases in over one year (July 4, 2010 last reported case).

We were updated on the Fu-ture Vision program for our Foundation that will be effec-tive in our District July 1, 2013. This will be an exciting time and you Foundation Commit-tee is getting prepared to im-plement.

Rotary Leadership Instibute

The RLI Philosophy isby ... PJ Scott, PDG, RLI Faculty

“Having leadership skills does not a lone assure good Ro-tary leadership. An effective Ro-t a r y l e a d e r m u s t A L S O h a v e R o t a r y knowledge, perspective about where Rotary has been, where it is now going and a vision of what Rotary can be.”

The Rotary Leadership In-stitute (RLI) is a series of fast-paced, interactive, one-day courses offered to improve a Rotarian's leadership skills and increase their base of knowl-edge in Rotary.

Courses are fun, topical, in-teractive, and geared toward active business and profes-sional persons who want to be



more effectual leaders in their vocation and club and become more knowledgeable Rotari-ans.

Rotary Clubs are encour-aged to select and sponsor at least two candidates for RLI annually. RLI students will return to their club with en-thusiasm, new contacts, fresh ideas, an increased under-standing of their potential as Rotarians, and valuable skills impacting their potential lead-ership in their club or district.

RLI of Northeast America includes the northeastern part of the USA and Bermuda. Lo-cations and Dates for upcom-ing RLI events are conven-iently planned throughout this area on various dates through-out the 2011-2012 Rotary year and are encouraged to attend RLI events at any of these lo-cations. The Calendar of Courses, Registration and Payment Methods can be found at http://www.rlinea.com/Calendar.htm (also see page 17 below)

Sending Rotarians to these courses is an investment in the future of your club. The re-sponses of Rotarians in our district who have completed the Institute’s study have been nothing but positive. The benefits to our clubs and dis-trict have been many.

There are space limitations for the Institute, so please reg-ister early.

Paul Harris said

1946 on World Peace"The Rotary way works! But Rotary has no patent on it, for it is but the Golden Rule in ac-tion. Any person, any nation, can apply it by displacing negative hatred and fear with goodwill based upon under-standing. Peace among nations is not impossible of attain-ment; they can find peace if they will."

Oswego Rotary Club

Change of Venueby ... Mark DuFore, SecretaryThe Oswego Rotary club has changed their meeting location effective September 6th (tenta-tive). The new location will be ;

The American Foundry246 West Seneca StreetOswego NY 13126The address is a little confusing

because they are actually located on Route 104 West. Just enter the parking lot for The Fajita Grill and the Foundry is right behind it.

Oswego Rotary Club

Support Student & OnPointby ... Joette Deane, Past Pres.

Picture left to right: Messan Agbos-soumonge, Togo, friend of James, Jo-ette Deane, representative to On-Point and Rotary Assistant Governor Area 8, James Kiki, Dave Welsch, Oswego Rotary Club President.

James Kiki from Sudan (one of the Lost Boys) brought the ex-citement and celebration of the new South Sudan to the Oswego Rotary club. However, it was his true story, told in the most sincere manner that ab-solutely touched the hearts of the Oswego Rotarians. James is sponsored by the Oswego Rotary club to help in his at-tendance at SUNY Oswego. The Oswego club was referred to James through the ONPoint program run by Ginny Dona-

hue. The program assists col-lege students with basic neces-sities to make their academic year successful. Oswego Ro-tarians went over and above with items and funds collected for James-without meeting him first. Upon meeting James, Oswego Rotarians have taken him into our hearts and welcomed him into our Rotary family.

Skaneateles Rotary Club

Serving their Communityby ... Ward Vuillemot, PDG

Picture by Peter Adams

Over a dozen Skaneateles Ro-tarians, friends and family gathered together to spread 14 yards of mulch on the Peter Vargason trail, that starts at the Community Center. Many willing hands, wheelbarrow, forks and rakes, and coffee, and a few miles of the now fa-mous wheelbarrow relay, to get it done. Rotarians working together to make a better community. (click on picture to see more fun pics)

Keep this in mind

AND

Rotary is FUN

Rotary is SERVICE



Clubs Amount Clubs AmountAdirondack Foothills $5,285.00 North Utica-Whitestown $500.00Auburn $1,000.00 Oneida $3,600.00Aurora $425.00 Oneida Shores $100.00Baldwinsville $3,765.00 Oriskany Falls $1,477.00Camden $2,415.17 Oswego $9,055.25Camillus $2,169.37 Oswego Sunrise $37.00Canastota $930.31 Rome $14,669.56Cato $2,325.00 Rotary E-Club D 7150 $14,770.00Cazenovia $4,000.00 Sauquoit $3,023.00Chittenango $4,200.00 Sherrill $375.00Clay-Cicero-N. Syracuse $200.01 Skaneateles $6,530.00Dewitt $6,334.00 Skaneateles Sunrise $553.43Dolgeville $595.55 Solvay Geddes $900.00Eastwood $5,368.00 Syracuse $4,475.00Fayetteville Manlius $3,700.00 Syracuse Inner City $1,000.00Fulton $2,300.00 Syracuse Sunrise $1,500.00Fulton Sunrise $1,800.00 Tully $3,650.00Greater Utica Sunrise $3,030.00 Utica $5,489.82Hamilton $2,335.71 Waterville $3,000.00Herkimer $1,660.00 West Winfield $1,350.00Kuyahoora Valley Newport $500.00Little Falls $1,069.00 DDF 2007-2008 $4,000.00Liverpool $1,225.00 DDF 2008-2009 $0.00Marcellus $7,814.67 DDF 2009-2010 $0.00

Moravia $2,649.43 DDF 2010-2011 $5,000.00New Hartford $1,730.00 DDF 2011-2012

Rotary District 7150 $540.00Contributions ffromm 01-Dec. 2007 to 28 July 2011 $154,921.18

Total cases Yr to Date 2011 Yr to Date 2010 Total in 2010Globally 286 576 1349in endemic countries 96 73 232non endemic countries 190 503 1117Total cases Yr to Date 2011 Yr to Date 2010 Total in 2010Pakistan 60 31 144India 1 24 42Nigeria 24 6 21Afghanistan 11 12 25Tajikistan None 438 457Chad 89 14 26DR Congo 71 2 100

Polio Eradication

Polio D7150 Update - July 28, 2011by ... Michael Occhipinti PDG 1985-1986, Rome RC, D7150 Polio Eradication Char,

I would like to thank the clubs for reaching and surpassing our goal of $50,000 for our 2010-2011 year. We now need to raise $45,078.82 to meet our challenging goal of $200,000.00. We can’t let our guard down as we need to complete our 2011-20012 goal of $50,000 which will end on June 30th 2012. Let’s make this a banner year where we can complete and eradicate polio forever. Rotary International so far has reported $177 million dollars as of July 28, 2011 towards the $200 million dollar challenge given us by the Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation.

Polio this week—Friday July 29th 20111. On Friday one year will have passed since the last case in Kenya, making the end of polio outbreak in the

Horn of Africa which lasted from 2008 to 2009 and paralysed 101 children.2. Outbreaks following importation account for 503 cases to date this year, whereas endemic countries report

73 cases.3. Over 75% of global cases this year are as a result of the outbreak in Tajikistan following importation of

virus of Indian orign, foreshadowing the impact of not stopping polio in the endemic areas.



NOTE: All clubs are re-minded to send a copy of their Semi Annual Report (SAR) in to the District Secretary as soon as possi-ble so that the District Da-tabase may be updated to reflect the new Rotary Year.

S e n d t o : D e n n i s Schonewetter, Rotary Dist 7150 Secretary, 4846 Old Oneida Rd., Verona, NY 13478

Watch us Grow

D7150 Membership -- 2011-12by ... Dennis Schonewetter, D7150 Secretary & DGN



Meeting the Challenge

Dist 7150 Cyber worldby ... Ward Vuillemot, PDG, 2010-11 Credo Editor

Keeping up to date in the fast moving Rotary world can be a challenge. However taking advantage of the information on the numerous websites available to us can make the easier. Below are listed number of useful site. In addition to our excel-lent District 7150 website maintained by PDG Marlene Brown, many of our clubs have their own sites, which give us in extra depth and visibility into local Rotary happenings and news. If your club has one that is not listed, and you would like to share it, please sent the URL along to Editor Ward at wardt-v37@mac to be added.

To find other Rotary website or list yours, go to the RI Rotary website finder below, or click on http://www logo above.http://www.rotary.org:80/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Fellowship/FindRotaryWebSites/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Join CNY Rotary web http://www.joincnyrotary.com/ Rotary District 7150 http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/Rotary District 7150 Youth Exchange, Inc. http://www.rotarydistrict7150youthexchange.org/CNY Books for the World http://cnybooksfortheworld.org/Rotary International http://www.rotary.org/Rotary Leadership Institute http://www.rlinea.com/Auburn RC http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001373555873DeWitt RC http://www.dewittrotary.org/Eastwood RC http://www.eastwoodrotary.org/Marcellus RC http://www.marcellusrotary.com/ Moravia RC http://www.moraviarotary.org/ Oneida Shores RC http://oneidashoresrotary.com/LC/presvision.htm/Oswego RC www.oswegorotary.org/New Hartford RC http://www.newhartfordrotaryclub.org/Rome RC www.RomeRotaryNY.orgTully RC http://www.tullyrotaryclub.org/Rotary e-Club NY one http://www.rotaryeclubny1.com/Skaneateles & Skaneateles Sunrise RCs http://skaneatelesrotary.org/Syracuse RC www.SyracuseRotary.com/Utica RC http://www.uticarotary.org/

MAKE THE CONNECTIONCNY Rotary Books for the World

Schools Libraries Rotary Clubs Children of the worldhttp://cnyBooksfortheWorld.org


JIM GASCON, DGMarcellus RC 673-7361

[email protected]

Lou Steppello, DGE Utica RC 724-4097 [email protected]

Dennis Schonewetter, DGN & Secretary

Sherrill RC 280-0648 [email protected]

Susan Reisman, Treas, DeWitt RC 692-4169 [email protected]

Larry Celebrese, PDG, DT Utica RC 736-8404 [email protected]

Jerry Gortner, PDG, TRF Canastota RC 697-7424 [email protected]

Assistant Governors

Tony Piana - Area 1Chuck Tomaselli. - Area 2Roger Skinner - Area 3Jana Haldenwang - Area 4Jerry O’Donnell - Area 5

Dick Silverman - Area 6Deborah Glisson - Area 7Joette Deane - Area 8Henry MacDonald - Area 9

http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/


Plugged into Rotary happenings

D7150 Calendar of Events

Sept 15th - GSE Team departure for Great Britain

Oct 22nd - RLI Loudonville - Siena Col-lage

Nov 12th - RLI Canandaigua - The Inn on the Lake

Nov 6th - District Foundation Brunch, Amb Scholar, John Zogby speaker, Embassy Suites, Syracuse 1:00 pm

April 27-29, 2012 - District Conference, Vernon Downs Casino , Vernon NY

May 6 - 9, 2012 - RI Convention, Bang-kok Thailand

Heads Up & Oops

Notices & Venue ChangesHEADS UP #1 - Note Jerry Gortner email address to the right. The yahoo does not use his yahoo account any more.

Heads up #2 - Oswego club now meeting at The American Foundry, 246 W. Senecat St.SARs - Secretaries, send cop-ies of July SARs to D7150 Sec., Dennis

ATTENDANCE number due in

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Useful Rotary Contacts

RI / TRF ContactsRI Switch Brd. - 866.976.8279CDA Supv. - Françoise Garcia, [email protected] RF Chair - Jerry [email protected] Contact Ctr. - 847.976.8279RF Zone Coor. - John [email protected]

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Rotary International District 7150 8 Teasel Lane Skaneateles, NY 13152

From Ward’s desk

Editor’s notes

The Credo is your newsletter and your input, articles and event notices are needed to make it a useful and viable District 7150 communications link with our members.

Please submit your project summaries notices along with associated pictures, in elec-tronic format if possible, to the editor by the 1st of each month to meet the publishing date of the 10th of each month.

Back issues of the Credo may be found on the D7150 website at: http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/Credo.html

Editor’s contact information Ward Vuillemot, PDG 8 Teasel Lane Skaneateles NY 13152 Phone: H - 315.685.8133 C - 315.247.4449 [email protected]

WEBSITES:

ROTARY INTERNA-TIONALhttp://www.rotary.org/

RI DISTRICT 7150www.rotarydistrict7150.org

ROTARY LEADERSHIP INST.www.rlinea.com

YOUTH EXCHANGEwww.RotaryDistrict7150YouthExchange.org


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http://www.rotarydistrict7150youthexchange.org/http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/Credo.html


ROTARY INTERNATIONAL GOVERNOR-NOMINEE DATA FORM

Governor candidates submit this form to the district nominating committee. The district governor certifies the nominating committee’s selection and submits this form to RI. This form also registers the governor-nominee for the International Assembly. After this form has been submitted, please notify RI of any changes in your contact information.

Governor Year: ____________ District: _______ Zone: _____ Date Form Completed:___________

Title (Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr., Rev., etc.): _________________ Suffix (i.e., Jr., Sr., III) _______________

Family Name: ________________________________________________________________________

First Name: ____________________________________ Middle Name: __________________________

Name by which commonly known in Rotary: ________________________________________________ (“Rotary name,” as it would appear on your badge)

Gender: Male Female Marital Status: Single Married Widowed Divorced

City, country, and year of birth: __________________________________________________________

Member, Rotary Club of ________________________________________________________________ (Please give full official name of club, including country)

Rotary International membership ID number: ________________________________________________

Year you first joined Rotary: __________ Current classification: _______________________________

Current (or former) firm and position: _______________________________________________________

If retired, year of retirement, firm and position:_______________________________________________

Per RI Bylaws 15.070.4, a qualified Rotarian must have served a full term as club president, or as charter president from the date of charter to 30 June (6-month minimum), at the time of nomination.

Rotary club(s) Years as member Rotary year served as president

__________________________________________ _____Years _________- _________

__________________________________________ _____Years _________- _________

Telephone (Include country/city or area codes) Fax (Include country/city or area codes)

Residence: _________________________________ ________________________________

Business: _________________________________ ________________________________ Preferred E-mail Address: Residence Business____________________________________ Providing your e-mail address automatically subscribes you to RI e-mail. All RI registration and housing confirmations are sent by e-mail. If you wish to discontinue receiving group RI e-mail, you can unsubscribe at www.Rotary.org. If you unsubscribe, RI’s required communications to you, as a district leader, will be sent via the slower methods of facsimile or mail.

Preferred Mailing Address*: (check one) Residence Business Other - indicate below (* If this address is a post office box, please provide an alternate address for courier delivery.)

(Line 1) _______________________________________________________________________

(Line 2) _______________________________________________________________________

(Line 3) _______________________________________________________________________

(Line 4) _______________________________________________________________________


Rotary District 7150 Annual Foundation Brunch

November 6, 2011 — 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Embassy Suites Hotel Carrier Circle (NYS Thruway Exit #35), Syracuse, New York

Guest speakers:

Ben Zogby (Son & D7150 Ambassadorial Scholar) and

John Zogby (Father & renowned pollster and political pundit)

Also our District PHF’s, Benefactors, Major Donors, and others will be honored

RSVP to Jenny Doane [email protected]

315-464-7851 315-638-1539

$30 per person until October 21st $35 per person after October 21st

No cancellations or refunds after October 30th (Make checks payable to “Rotary District 7150”)

For those people wishing to use their credit cards, please use the form below

Method of payment: VISA MasterCard Discover Amex

Credit Card #: ______________________________ Exp. Date: _____ / _____

Name on Card: _____________________________ Signature: ___________________________________

Please mail your check or the credit card form above to: Dennis Schonewetter 4846 Old Oneida Road Verona, NY 13478 [email protected] 315-280-0648


Rotary District 7150 Conference April 27-29, 2012

Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel, Vernon, NY

Conference Registration Form Registrant’s Name:___________________________________ Nickname ____________________ Registrant’s Address:______________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________________State: __________Zip: _________ H-Phone: (____)_____________ B-Phone: (____)______________ FAX: (____)_______________ Email address: ________________________________________________

Registrant’s Status: -Rotarian -Non-Rotarian -YE Student -GSE -RI Scholar RF Status: -PHF -Major Donor - Bequest - PH Society -Benefactor -Sustaining Member Club:___________________________________________ District: ________________ Club office as of April, 2012: -Pres -Past-Pres -Pres-Elect -Vice Pres -Sec -Treasurer -TRF-Chair -YE Officer District office as of April, 2012: -PDG -DG -DGN -DGE -DGND -AG -Sec -Treasurer -________________________________ First District Conference?: -Yes -No

Guest/Partner: _________________________________________ Nickname _______________________________ RF Status: -PHF -Major Donor -Bequest -PH Society -Benefactor -Sustaining Member Rotarian: -Yes -No If Yes: Club:_______________________________________ District: ________________ Club office as of April, 2012: -Pres -Past-Pres -Pres-Elect -Vice Pres -Sec -Treasurer -TRF-Chair -YE Officer District office as of April, 2012: -PDG -DG -DGN -DGE -DGND -AG -Sec -Treasurer -______________________________ First District Conference?: -Yes -No

Children Attending: (Name(s)/Age): __________________________________________________________________

Registration Fee: $50.00 per registration until January 31, 2012 or $75.00 thereafter One registration fee per Rotarian or per married Rotary couple Make Check Payable to: MARCELLUS ROTARY DISTRICT CONERENCE 2012 Mail to: Helen Shaffer 3420 West Seneca Turnpike Syracuse, NY 13215 Phone: H-(315) 673-2215 Email: [email protected]

Method of Payment: -Check -VISA -MasterCard -Discover (Do not send cash) Credit Card # :________________________________ Exp. Date: ____ / ____ Name on card: ________________________________Signature: ___________________________________

Note: Credit cards will be debited for conference registration fee upon receipt NOTE: This registration is for the Conference materials & set up only. The hotel, meals & events forms will be forwarded when available.

Rev. 0826


Registration Form

The Rotary Leadership Institute of Northeastern America, Inc.

COURSE SELECTION: Part I ___ Part II ___ Part III___ Grad ___ Fac* ___ Other ___

DATE: ______________ LOCATION: ___________________________________________

Note: Part II, Part III, and Graduate candidates must have attended prior level courses-no exceptions.

Payment MUST be received 10 days prior to course date. Late payments and on site registration will incur a late payment fee of $10.

Registration Fees: $95 per person / $65 per person (low cost sites) *Faculty (by invitation only): $45 Other: (see site for special event fees)

Registration fees are non-refundable Visit our Website for course information or to register online at: http://www.rlinea.com/

Name: _____________________________________Badge Name: ____________________

District: _____________ Rotary Club of: __________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________

City: __________________________________State: ___________ Zip: ________________

Tele: (H) ______________________________ (B) _________________________________

Fax: ___________________________ E-mail _____________________________________

Number of years in Rotary __________

Dates attended previous courses: Part I __________ Part II __________ Part III _________

Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Return this registration form to: Donna Rinaldi, RLI-NEA Registration Administrator, 14 Riverdale Ave, Dover, NH 03820. Phone: 603-742-3144 Fax: 603-617-3635 E-mail: [email protected] Please specify your payment method:

______My check (made out to The Rotary Leadership Institute) in the amount of $ ________ is enclosed (with the form being mailed to the RLI-NEA Registration Administrator, Donna). OR

____ I am going to mail, FAX or email the complete form to Registration Administrator, Donna, and then go online to http://www.rlinea.com to pay via the website’s secure PayPal shopping cart.

http://www.rlinea.com/ to pay via the website’s secure PayPal shopping cart,


Proceeds are to be used to assist in the construction of a building to house this 1899 Watson Wagon made in Canastota, NY

Grand Prize- $1,000 Cash

2nd Prize- $500 Cash 3rd Prize- $250 Cash 4th Prize- $100 Cash

Price- $10 each

Purchase 10 tickets and your name (or in memory of) will be put on the recognition plaque to be placed on the new building

Winners will be announced and contacted on October 15th 2011

The Canastota Rotary Club and The Canastota Canal Town Museum

To purchase a raffle ticket contact:

Jonathan Knight at (315) 663-7172 or [email protected]


ROTARY DISTRICT 7150 NEW OFFICERS BEGIN THEIR YEAR OF SERVICEJULY 2011

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