Meeting Minutes - 23 August 2017 | Rotary Club of Palmyra-Macedon

Posted by Kim Clement

President Gary Hopkins and Youth Exchange chair Dianne Sloan welcome Doris, our youth exchange student from Taiwan, to the club.

Missing in Action:
Tom Breen, Eric Chapman, Marie Fessler, Cheryl Ford, Mark Kramer, Deb LeMoyne, Tina and Marty Medina.

Guests:

Bill Drage and David Granoff (Oswego Rotarian)-speakers

Autumn Sloan, Shirley Bassage, Amy Flights, Katie Read, Judene & John Pentergast (Margaret’s daughter and son-in-law).

Thoughts and Prayers:

Birthdays:

Anniversaries: Anne and Dave Morrell – 37 years.

Fines and Happy bucks:

• Prez Gary, BB Kim and Maurina all paid for an end to the fair.

• Anne M paid for being on vacation during the fair.

• Vicky – for not having to walk through mud getting to fair booth.

• Gene – for being here.

• Jim Bush – for Dick K actually uttering a curse word at their weekly breakfast.

• Dianne for new exchange student Doris being here staying with Sloans-their 3^rd student from their 3^rd continent.

• Kim – for getting 2^nd place for her scarecrow of Ralph Kommer.

• Guest John – for his daughter’s safe arrival for exchange in Rwanda.

• Joan paid a silly buck for asking Kim if she knew about the scarecrow and for her daughter’s 60^th birthday.

• TJ – for a new job with CNB and a good fair.

Announcements:

The handicap-accessible tables are being built Sunday Oct. 8 at 10:00am at Clements. We will also be building one more for use at the fair after a suggestion from Vicky and Bill.

Rotary is invited to a Sept. 11 remembrance on Saturday, September 9 at 1:00pm at the Legion. This will also be a work day for a grant the Legion received for beautification of the Post Home from 8-3.

Dianne introduced Doris, from Taiwan (district 3461), who gave the club her Rotary banner and goodies – Pineapple cake which symbolizes Good Fortune.

See E-mail from Gary if interested in the Rotary Cruise on the Canal.

Dianne needs lots of volunteers to cover shifts at the Purple Painted Lady event on Sept.23

Joan needs volunteers for shifts selling tickets at Canaltown days.

Program:

Guests Bill and Dave discussed Canal NY Marketing and Business Alliance (website DiscoverNYS.com). 2017 is the Bicentennial of the canal; construction began in 1817 in Rome, NY. The Alliance created the web site DiscovertheErieCanal.com which has several links, including one to Palmyra. They mentioned that New York is committed to completing the canal trail by 2020.

50-50 won by David Granoff who donated it back to club for Rotary Foundation