Rotary Club of Red Hook, New YorkWeekly Bulletin

SERVICE ABOVE SELFSeptember 12, 2017

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Scenic Hudson Addresses Rotarians (by Theresa Reed)

Red Hook Rotary welcomed CariWilkins-Bates of Scenic Hudson to ourmeeting. Scenic Hudson preserves land andfarms and creates parks that connect peoplewith the inspirational power of the HudsonRiver, while fighting threats to the river andnatural resources that are the foundation of thevalley's prosperity. To date they have createdor enhanced more than 65 parks, preservesand historic sites up and down the HudsonRiver and conserved nearly 40,000 acres. Ofwhich Red Hook has benefitted with thePoets' Walk - 120 acres; two decades offarmland protection including seven workingfarms here in Red Hook totaling over 1,000

acres. They are sponsoring the upcoming Farmland Cycling Tour scheduled on September 16 startingat Poets Walk park with routes of 10, 25 and 45 miles that will enable riders to pedal through thebeautiful rolling countryside of Dutchess and Columbia counties. To learn more about ScenicHudson visit: http://www.scenichudson.org/ (photo by Jonah Triebwasser)

Members we missed this week and look forward to seeing next time: Carl Dowden, Rob Latimer,Karen Mead-Cadorette, Barry Ramage and Gale Wolfe. Attendance: 72%

Our next meetings:

Monday, September 18, 2017, 7:30 a.m. - Board of Directors Meeting - J&J’sTuesday, September 19, 2017, 7:30 a.m. - Murray’s of Tivoli. Club business meeting; Greeter: RobLatimer; Sgt. at Arms: Rev. Fred Cartier

This weekend on RadioRotary: Helping Cancer Patients Through Exercise

Tune in to RadioRotary on Saturday,September 16th at 11:30 a.m. (on WTBQ9 3 . 5 F M a n d 1 1 1 0 A M o rhttp://www.wtbq.com/) and Sunday,September 17th at 6:30 a.m. (on WBPM92.9 FM or http:// www.wbpmfm.com/) and9:30 a.m. (on WGHQ 920AM and 92.5FM,WBNR 1260AM and WLNA 1420 orhttp://www.realcountryhv.com/) when weinterview Red Hook's own ChelseaStreifeneider about helping cancer patientsthrough exercise.

The award-winning RadioRotary can beheard on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. on WTBQ 93.5 FM and 1110AM or http://www.wtbq.com/ andon Sundays at 6:30 a.m. on WBPM 92.9 FM or http://www.wbpmfm.com/ and at 9:30 a.m. onWGHQ 920AM and 92.5FM, WBNR 1260AM and WLNA 1420 or http://www.realcountryhv.com/.Listen to all previous programs at www.radiorotary.org or on your MP3 player via iTunes athttp://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiorotary/id39731680 (photo by Jonah Triebwasser)

YEX Student: We are delighted to welcome our new exchange student, Mercedes fromSpain! If you know of any possible host families, please contact Chris Chale atyexchale@rodenhausenchale.com

Your change can make a change! Bring your filled Rotary coin boxes to anymeeting and donate to Rotary International Foundation's Polio Plus campaign. Ifyou need a coin box, please see Bud Weaver.

Rev. Fred Cartier is collecting books and magazines for Northern DutchessHospital's reading cart. Please bring your magazines and books to Fred at anybreakfast meeting. Labels have been made to affix to the magazines indicating theyhave been donated by the Red Hook Rotary Club.

District Assembly is April 7, 2018

Dear Fellow Rotarian:

You have undoubtedly seen the devastation wrought byHurricane Harvey over the past few days in the GulfCoast of Texas and Louisiana. The sad statisticscontinue to grow with each hour, and there is noquestion that this is an unprecedented natural disaster,among the worst in US history, with levels of damageexpected to be near those caused by Hurricane Katrina.

As Rotarians who always place Service Above Self, you and your club’s members are certainly asking“what can we do to help?” You’ve probably received pleas for support online, in social media, andperhaps even in direct emails, but who can you trust to respond in the way that is most appropriate andfair to all concerned?

The answer is simple: ShelterBox is Rotary’s one and only official disaster relief Project Partner,selected for this rolebecause the leadership of Rotary International knows that our highly trained response teams and supportpersonnel shareyour values as Rotarians, and in many cases ARE Rotarians.

Our ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT), each of whom are Rotarians, are on the ground in Texas, andare in nearly constant communication with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) inassessing the needs and potential solutions. We are in communication with each of the District Governorsin the impacted areas. A large shipment of our ShelterBoxtents are on route to the disaster area, and onepossible solution to the needs of the thousands of displaced families is a “shelter-in-shelter” system thatwe’ve previously used in similar situations, such as the tsunami in Japan.

These tents within an evacuation center offer families a private space to help preserve dignity, securityand aid in therecovery process, particularly where extended stays are likely. Our immediate response to HurricaneHarvey was made possible by the past support of Rotarians such as those in your club. If you’d like toplay a role in our ongoing aid to families in need at this and other disasters (we are currently also activein Syria, Iraq, Cameroon, Niger, Colombia, Somaliland and Nepal), visit our Hurricane Harvey page:www.shelterboxusa.org/harvey, or to immediately donate at www.shelterboxusa.org/donate where youwill find a designated “Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund”. You can also feel free to reach out to me as yourlocal ShelterBox Ambassador if you have questions or need any other assistance.

Thank you for your interest and support!

Most sincerely,J. Louis TurpinShelterBox Ambassador & Board MemberMember of the Rotary Club of Rhinebeck, NYDistrict Governor 2016•]17Rotary District 7210

Club speaker schedule - any changes should be given to Jonah

Date Speaker host Greeter Sgt. at Arms

9/19/2017 Business Meeting Rob Latimer Fred Cartier

9/26/2017 Rob Latimer Tim Lynch Christine Chale

10/3/2017 Tim Lynch Rebecca Kent Carl Dodwen

10/10/2017 Business Meeting Linda Greenblatt Susan Ezrati

10/17/2017 Volunteer Needed Emily Fox Linda Greenblatt

10/24/2017 Barry Ramage Linda Greenblatt Emily Fox

10/31/2017 No breakfast Evening meeting TBA

11/7/2017 Theresa Reed Susan Ezrati Rebecca Kent

11/14/2017 Bud Weaver Carl Dowden Rob Latimer

11/21/2017 Business Meeting Christine Chale Tim Lynch

11/28/2017 Susan Simon Fred Cartier Volunteer Needed

12/5/2017 Jonah Triebwasser Dave Wright Barry Ramage

12/12/2017 Micahel Shafer Gale Wolfe Theresa Reed

12/19/2017 Business Meeting Bud Weaver Michael Shafer

12/26/2017 Gale Wolfe Jonah Triebwasser Susan Simon

1/2/2018 Dave Wright Susan Simon Bud Weaver

1/9/2018 Fred Cartier Michael Shafer Gale Wolfe

1/16/2018 Business Meeting Theresa Reed Dave Wright

1/23/2018 Christine Chale Barry Ramage Fred Cartier

1/30/2018 No breakfast Evening meeting TBA

2/6/2018 Carl Dowden Volunteer Needed Christine Chale

2/13/2018 Business Meeting Rob Latimer Carl Dodwen

2/20/2018 Susan Ezrati Tim Lynch Susan Ezrati

2/27/2018 Emily Fox Rebecca Kent Linda Greenblatt

3/6/2018 Linda Greenblatt Emily Fox Rob Latimer

3/13/2018 Business Meeting Linda Greenblatt Emily Fox

3/20/2018 Rebecca Kent Susan Ezrati Rebecca Kent

3/27/2018 Rob Latimer Carl Dowden Tim Lynch

4/3/2018 Tim Lynch Christine Chale Volunteer Needed

4/10/2018 Business meeting Fred Cartier Barry Ramage

4/17/2018 Susan Simon Dave Wright Theresa Reed

4/24/2018 Barry Ramage Gale Wolfe Michael Shafer

5/1/2018 Theresa Reed Bud Weaver Susan Simon

5/8/2018 Micahel Shafer Jonah Triebwasser Bud Weaver

5/15/2018 Jonah Triebwasser Susan Simon Gale Wolfe

5/22/2018 Business Meeting Michael Shafer Dave Wright

5/29/2018 No breakfast Evening meeting TBA

6/5/2018 Bud Weaver Theresa Reed Fred Cartier

6/12/2018 Gale Wolfe Barry Ramage Christine Chale

6/19/2018 Dave Wright Volunteer Needed Carl Dodwen

6/26/2018 Officers Installation Rob Latimer Susan Ezrati

Red Hook Rotary Club 2017 18 Calendar of Events Club Meetings: Tues. 7:30 a.m., Murray’s in Tivoli

Club Business Meetings, Tuesday following Board Meetings 5th Tuesday Social Event “Pizza” Night, location TBD, no morning meeting

Board Meetings: Mondays (as noted) at 7:30 a.m., J&Js

September

9/16 9/18

Hardscrabble Day (Rotary/Interact table)Club Board Meeting

October

10/9

10/24

Club Board Meeting

RH Foundation Citizen of the Year DinnerDistrict 7210 Interact Day

Make a Difference Day

November

11/6

11/20

Rotary Leadership Institute

Club Board MeetingClub Nominating Committee

December

12/6 12/18

(1st Tues) Annual Meeting

Club Board Meeting

January

1/15

Club Board Meeting

Scholarship application out; deadline end of March before school break

February

2/12

2/23

Club Board Meeting

Club 63rd AnniversaryRYLA Applications out

March

3/12

Club Board Meeting

PETS Grant Project Status Report

Scholarship Aps Due; Review and select by mid April

April

4/9 4/22 24

4/30

RYLA interviews; District Ap due May 1

Club Board MeetingDist. 7210 Conference/Ass’y (Celebration/ Awards 2017 18

Assembly (Training/Org 2018/19)Global Youth Service Day (Interact)

Red Hook Hosts Youth Exchange YEX Weekend Pres. Citation Form DueDistrict Grant Applications Due

May

5/4 6

5/12 5/21

5/30 5/31?

YEX Red Hook Weekend

Apple Blossom Festival (Sat before Mother’s Day)Club Board Meeting

Annual Strategic Plan UpdateDevelop Prelim. Budget for next FY

EREY 2015/16 Commitments due to Club Chair (Online by June 30) District Grant Final Reports due MayHS School. Awards Night

June

6/18

6/24?

6/26 6/28 7/2

Club Board Meeting

Budget Approval for 2018 2019 Club and Foundation Budgets Rotary International Convention, Toronto Ontario

Installation of 2018/19 OfficersRYLA

Rev. 9 12 17

Newsletter Staff:

Fred Cartier, Carl Dowden, Theresa Reed and Jonah Triebwasser