October 1, 2014 - Meeting Minutes

Guests:
Steve Stewart, Anne Stewart, DG Scott MacDenell, Vivian Ryan, Tim King and Jonas.

Missing in Action:
Gene Bassage, Wayne Brophy, Eric Chapman, Marie Cramer, Bill Dean, Cheryl Ford, Gary Haigh, Bob Ike, Debbie LeMoyne, Jim Murray, Peter Park, Arnie Pechler, Dave Pray, Bob Sloan, Cindy Surline, Eric VanZeilen.

Please keep the following in your thoughts and prayers:
Pat’s nephew passed away last Saturday.
Mila left for home on Monday.

Birthdays, Anniversaries:
Tom Brighton’s birthday is tomorrow.

Notes and Updates for the Club:

- The district’s Eastern Cities Fellowship Dinner will be October 27 at the Riverside Convention Center in Rochester.  The keynote speaker is Rotary Foundation Chair John Kenny.  Tickets are $45 per person until Friday, October 10, $50 per person after the 10th.  To register for the event, you may click here.

- The district is seeking volunteers to act as hosts for the Milt Matthews Governor-Elect Hospitality program, which is January 9-17.  Last year, 18 Governors-Elect from 14 countries participated.  If you are interested in hosting a Governor-Elect, more information is available at the district website.

- Rotary Leadership Institute has sessions available at the Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua Saturday, November 1 st.  Registration deadline is October 27.  Information and registration is available at the RLI website rlinea.org.

Our District Governor was on hand to day to assist in the induction of our two members.
Pictured, l-r: New members Anne and Steve Stewart with DG Scott MacDonell and his wife, Vivan.

Congratulations to Andy Wahl, winner of this week’s 50/05 drawing.

District Governor Visits

   We were honored today to have District Governor Scott MacDonnell join us for lunch on his official club visit.  Scott is a former history teacher, and past president of the Clifton Springs Rotary club.  The purpose of his visit was to update our club on the latest happenings in the world of Rotary.

   Scott told us about Rotary’s efforts to rebrand itself.  Not long ago, Rotary International engaged a marketing firm to gauge the public’s perception of what Rotary is.  The firm conducted a survey in the United States and found that 5% had heard of Rotary, but had no idea what Rotary does.  Rotary’s work is important and far-reaching, but we need to work on getting the word out about it.  That’s part of what this year’s Rotary theme is about.  “Light Up Rotary,” say the pins and banners.  Make the community aware of what Rotary is doing, locally and globally.

   Scott also talked about the district’s grants program.  Each year, the district is able to award grants to its member clubs from the money invested through the Rotary Foundation on its behalf.  For the coming year, more than $40,000 is expected to be available for district grants.  These grants provide an excellent opportunity for clubs to complete projects in their communities, and clubs can do even more when they band together on a grant project.

DG Scott presented President Bob with a placard showing Rotary's new simplified logo.