Next Meeting
When............ August
25, 2009 at noon
Where.......... The
Franklin Hotel
Program...... Rome Hospital (Topic Pending)
Coming
Events
Aug 22......... Arrival of Youth Exchange
Student
Sep 01.......... Rome Bowl
Sep 08.......... Lauren Getek, Rome Arts
and Community Center
Sep 13.......... Rotary Eastern Fellowship
Dinner in Rochester with RI President John Kenny
Sep 22.......... Rome Memorial Hospital
(Topic Pending)
Sep 25–27.... Annual District Conference at
the Desmond Hotel in Albany
Sep 29.......... Jim Brown, “The Future of
Rome”
Oct 06.......... Denise Smith, Director of
Patient Services at Hospice
Oct 13.......... International Students on
ISD
Oct 24.......... International Student Day,
Dr. Cantor
Dec 04......... Rome Rotary’s 90th
Anniversary Celebration at The Beeches (PDG Mike Occhipinti)
Attendance: Total Membership: 97. Absent or [Excused or Exempt]: Bahr, Bauer, Bird, Burch, Burns, Cantor, Carey,
Carnevale, Cole, Conway, Coon, Corbett, DeSimone, [DiPerna], [Donovan], Evans,
Faldzinski, Fariello, Fusco, Glasso, Gray, Hairston, Henry, Herrmann V,
Kobernuss, Lockwood, Martin, Mattson, [Mercurio], Midlam, Miller, Moore, Neiley
C, Neiley N, O'Hair, Pendergrast, Puma, Ramineni, Ramos, Rapke, Recco, Riley,
Rouillier, Schonewetter De, Schone-wetter Do, Simons J, Simons K, Smith,
Speicher, Taylor, Toukatly, Tuthill K, Vescio, Weber, [Weed], Wolf, [Zaleski].
Guests and Visiting Rotarians:
Guests: Sue Eighmey (Geller). Rotarians: Sandra Jones (New Hartford).
After-Work Meeting 8/13:
Rotarians: Corbett and Trela.
50/50: Mike Geller had the
winning number for the 50/50 and returned the cash. You have to play to win!
Make-ups: Panara (KC Bingo 8/12); Bottini (Main Street 8/17);
Skogland (Rome Char Init 8/11); Matt (District 7150 Conf Comm Mtg 8/11) and
Mattacola (Chamber Mtg 8/18).
Happy Birthday in August to: Jim Donovan (29); Chris Neiley (17); Donna Occhipinti
(18); Maria Ramos (30); Joe Riley (9), and Harry Winberg (21).
Anniversaries of Rome Rotary
Membership in August: Rhonda Bauer (2008); Ron Cantor (2004); Barb Evans
(3002); Dan Faldzinski (2008); Carol Mooney (2007); Al Panara (2004); Tony
Recco (2003); Joe Riley (1966); Jeff
Simons (2007); and Bill Tuthill (1983).
Quote of the Week: "If you don't have a vision for the future, then your
future is threatened to be a repeat of the past." — A. R. Bernard,
Clergyman.
Rotary
Trivia
Rotary First
— The
first Rotary Club meeting was held in Chicago on 23 February 1905. [Rotary
ABC’s, RI 2006, p. 2]
Announcements
and Events
·
Joan Kahler is collecting “backpack” school
supplies for the Rescue Mission. Contact Joan for more information.
·
Juan Carlos Rincon Moreno, our newest RI Youth Exchange
student is arriving in Rome from Venezuela on 22 August. Let’s give him a warm
Rome Rotary welcome. For information on how to assist with this program contact
Chris or Nancy Neiley, nneiley@aol.com, or
827-4303.
Program
Sandy Jones — Herkimer County Public Health
“It Takes a Man to Be a Dad”
Sandy Jones, a New Hartford Rotarian,
spoke to us today about a “Rotary driven, District 7150 Project” addressing the
issue of “absent Dads.” She provided a video presentation and data pertinent to
our area.
According to the
U.S. census, over 25 million children (one in three) live apart from their biological
fathers. Absent fathers affect maternal and child health, child abuse, teen
pregnancy, substance abuse, poverty, education, crime, incarceration, and
childhood obesity. Basically absent dads affect every social issue pertaining
to the family.
This initiative,
“It Takes a Man to Be a Dad,” will raise the awareness of the effect of missing
fathers on the lives of their children. It focuses on one of the core causes in
the disintegration of the family. The family is the building block of any
society. The destruction of family structure and values is indisputably linked
to the instability of the society as a whole. The absence of the father in the
home, or the nonparticipation of a physically present father is a significant
part of that disintegration.
The program is
designed to work with existing programs and is intended “to inspire, fathers,
mothers, and the community to create nurturing environments for children” while
respecting and honoring the unique and necessary contributions of both parents
in the home. It is a “divine right” of every child to have a mother and a
father present.
Rotary is
already involved in the lives of children around the world in many ways. “This
is an additional area where Rotary can make a significant impact in a very
short time.” Opportunities to support this program are available to each club
in the district, and clubs are encouraged to create an increased awareness at
their local level and to support this program financially.
“Thank you”
Sandy for bringing information on this worthwhile project to the Rome Club.
Cindy
Roubian, Editor
PP Dennis
Schonewetter, Technical Editor
