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9 Treasurer: Dave Burke President: Nancy Neiley Club established 1919 Secretary: Jeannie Packer President- Elect :Steve Mercurio Dist 7150 Gov :Randy Wilson Vice President: Sam Pendergrast Club 4856 zone 29 ADG (Area 3): Dana Jerrard Past President: Don Schlueter Announcements: December 3, 2019 Next week’s program will be pre-empted by the Children’s Christmas Party at Stanwix Men’s Club. Followed by: Dec. 10: Children’s Christmas Party at Stanwix Men’s Club Dec. 17: Emily Albright from Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Dec 24: Christmas Eve –OPEN – no meeting Jan 7: Susan Streeter: CCCC Jan. 14: Dale Rashford: Varflex Jan21: OPEN Jan. 28: Amy O’Shaughnessy on Revere Copper Board of Directors meetings are on the 2nd Monday of each month at 5:30PM. Location: First Presbyterian Church on Court St. The next meeting will be on November 18. The Thursday night Fellowship Rotary dinner meeting Our once a month meetings are held at different restaurants on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:00PM. The Fellowship Dinner will be held at the Rail Canal ,on Martin St. next to Bellamy Harbor Park. on December19. 50/50 Peter Costianes’s ticket was selected. He drew a card but did not win the pot. (Draw the queen of hearts to win the pot or Joker to win half) Remembering our Rotarians Donna Occhipinti is in room 516. Cards & visits: Bethany Gardens, 800 Chestnut St. Rome, NY 13440. On holidays send her some cards. Mary Winberg should be remembered. On holidays, etc., send cards to Mary at: 1700 Lincoln Lane, Rome NY 13440. Shirley Waters, Rm 252 Woodgate Unit/Health Care Pavilion, Masonic Care Community of NY, 2150 Bleecker St., Utica NY 13501. Rotary Readers: Bellamy Elementary School If you are interested in this program, please contact Jeannie Packer at: [email protected] or phone (315) 336-0675 to sign up. This includes reading with an elementary student once a week for a half hour at Bellamy Elementary School. Wreaths Across America-Rome There will be WAA ceremonies at 12:00Noon on December 14 at these cemeteries: St. Peter’s, St. John’s, St. Mary’s, Evergreen, and Westernville in Rome. The goal is to place 1000 wreaths on the graves of veterans. Wreaths can be purchased for $15.00 each by sending a check made out to Wreaths Across America to Joe Maurer who is the president of the Greater Utica-Rome Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, 1215 Madison St. Rome NY 13440. If you want to volunteer to place wreaths, contact Steve Mercurio at: [email protected] Program site is: www.wreathsacrossamerica.org Steve is the chair of our newly formed Veteran’s Services program. Children’s Christmas Party This annual event will be held on December 10 in lieu of our usual meeting. Rome Rotary members are requested to at the Stanwix Men’s Club, Lamphear Rd, by 11:00AM. Party extends to 1:15PM We will be gifting approximately 80 1st and 2nd grade Rome elementary students. Lunch is being provided by the Stanwix Men’s Club and will consist of roast pork, vegetable, coffee, and soda. Members can bring a dessert for everyone to share. McDonalds will be supplying the meals for the children and Interact Club. Schedule is as follows: Story time with, ―The Polar express‖, McDonald’s mealtime and adult mealtime, crafts, songs, and Santa giving the gift bags. Hospital Christmas Party The party for the seniors at the Rome Memorial Hospital will be held on December 11 at 7:00PM on the third floor. The party will be organized by Deborah Grogan. Debbie invites Rome Rotary members to attend. Rotary Community Awareness President Nancy is scheduling on site presence of the Rome Rotary Club at the Espresso’s Coffee Café on Brooks Road in Griffiss Tech Park next to Community Bank. The times are alternating Tuesday hours. One Tuesday interested members(s) will be there from 9:00-11:00AM. The next Tuesday, the hours will be from 2:00-4:00PM. See Nancy. Fund Raisers 1. President Nancy has created an account for can and bottle return for the Rome Rotary Club at Green World on Erie Blvd. If you donated cans, plastic, and bottles, the money goes to our club. 2. In conjunction with RFA Interact Club, we are trying to raise 1,000 pair of shoes to earn $500.00 for each of the participants. Bring your shoes to Pres. Nancy. Club Program Scheduling Pete Costianes invites members to suggest at least one possible program in the coming Rotary year. Please give contact information to him. The member will present the speaker, give him/her the gift, and thank him/her for coming. Reach Pete by phone: (315) 337-1409 or email: [email protected] Peter needs programs. News The Youth Exchange We will not have an exchange student this year since two host families are needed. Sam Pendergrast will remain the YEO. Sam has found an outgoing and an incoming exchange student for the next year, 2020-21. Our outgoing exchange student will be Olivia Griggs. Sam has found potential hosts. Veteran’s Outreach Center Thanksgiving needs: 1-2 family size turkeys, 3-5 family size turkeys, and 6 or more family size turkeys. Also, stuffing, cranberry sauce, corn, dinner rolls, gravy (turkey or chicken) jar or mix, pies, olives, and potatoes. Needed by 11/18 Christmas needs: 1-2 family size Ham (canned) , 3-5 family Ham (3-5 lb), 6 or more family size Ham (1/2 or whole ). Also: stuffing, cranberry sauce, corn, dinner rolls, gravy (brown) jar or mix, pies, olives, and potatoes. Needed by 12/11 Contact is John Zygmunt at: [email protected] or 315 723=0877. Birthdays This month we have one. Laura Mead Bruce Melnick Kris Dombeck Carla Till Guests David Schlueter Dana Derrick John Zygmunt Rotary Minute The following Rotary History bites are from a booklet published by Clifford L. Dochterman who was Rotary International President from 1992-3 called, ―The ABC’s of Rotary. Council on Legislation In the early days, any change in the RI bylaws or constitution was proposed and voted on at the annual convention. As attendance at conventions increased and open discussion became more difficult, the Council on Legislation was created in 1934 as an advisory group to debate and analyze proposals before they were voted on by the convention. Finally at the 1970 Atlanta convention, it was decided that the Council on Legislation would actually become the legislative or parliamentary body of Rotary. The Council is composed of one delegate from each Rotary district as well as several ex officio members. It was agreed that the Council would meet every three years at a site and time other than the RI Convention. The Council has the responsibility of considering and acting upon all enactments, which are proposed changes in the RI By-laws and Constitution and the Standard Rotary Club Constitution, and resolutions, which are recommendations. to the RI Board for policy program, and procedural changes. Proposals may be submitted by any Rotary club or district of the RI Board. The Council’s actions are subject to review by all the Rotary clubs of the world before they become final. If a Council action is opposed by 10 percent of the voting strength of the clubs, such legislation is suspended and submitted to all the clubs for a final vote. The Council on Legislation provides the membership of Rotary a democratic process for legislative change in the operations of Rotary International. Program Today’s program was presented by Tamalin Martin from the Rome Art & Community Center Historical Notes Before being purchased by the city of Rome, (1966) the RACC was the Carpenter home. It is an example of English Tudor architecture. Arthur F. Carpenter was one of Rome’s most successful industrialists who owned Rome Metallic Bedsted Co. The house was built in 1923 directed by Arthur’s wife. The relief fireplaces, ceilings, and carvings over the oak stairs are ornamented with symbols hat represent English crests and coats of rms. The favorite symbol of the Carpenters was the greyhound. When the house was complete in 1923, the Carpenters hired the famous art collector, Joseph Duveen to furnish the interior. The final furnishings (Some still remain) were coordinated to avoid a feeling of newness. Fine paintings included a hall painting from the Canaletto School which is still in the hall. Volunteers Tamalin is looking for skilled people in the following areas: Gardening, landscaping, painting, woodworking, cleaning, moving furniture, office work, organizations, and general upkeep. For RACC’s events: taking tickets, ushering, concession. For seasonal events: decoration, set-up, and tear down. Events The Halloween House and Holiday House(32 years) are annual events for the RACCD. Also scheduled are concerts, wine, beer, and chocolate tastings, Art displays and sales, art classes, theatrical performances, recitals, athletics, the Owl and silver moon, and now: Open Mic Nights start 12/9/19 from 6:00-9:00PM which are free events. These are scheduled for the second Monday of the month in the following: Jan. 13, Feb., 10, March 9, April 13, May 11, and June 8. Also partnering with Lions club for a reading program. Sponsorship Grace A. Foundation membership: looking for $1,000.00 membership pledges with the option of monthly payments of $83.34. Other membership levels: Adults: $50.00 per year; Students (13-18): $25.00 per year; Households: $100.00 per year; Seniors (65+): $35.00 year. Other donations are welcome. Contact Location: 308 W. Bloomfield St.