Next Meeting
When............ March
30, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.
Where........... The
Franklin Hotel
Program....... American
Red Cross, Rachael Taylor, Jeff Parker
Upcoming Events:
April 6 meeting – Honorable
Dan Wilson, Rome City Court Judge
Attendance: Total Membership: 99. Please note that the newsletter now lists those present, not those
absent from meetings: PRESENT: Bahr, Bird, Baker, Bottini, Butters, Cole, Costianes, Dailey, DeMatteo,
Evans, Foreman, Fusco, Gray, Haritatos, Herrmann, V., Herrmann, Lockwood,
Mattacola, Midlam, Normand, Occhipinti, Packer, Panara, Pendergrast, Rapke,
Recco, Roubian, Skogland, Till, Toukatly, Townsend, Tracy, Trela, Tuthill, B.,
Waters, Waters, Winberg.
Guests: Nancy Opperman, Karen Wells
Visiting Rotarian: D.G. Fred Cholet, Bruce Fraser
After
work meeting 3/18/10: Bird, Graves, Herrmann WR,
Midlam, Neiley C, Neiley N, Ramos, Townsend, Tuthill K, Tuthill W. Guests:
Rotary Exchange Student,"Juanki" (Graves),
Make-ups: All Make Ups submitted were recorded in
the attendance records.
Quote of
the Week: “True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.”
Edna Buchanan
Rotary Stuff
In 1985, there were 350,000 polio cases
in 125 countries. Today there are
only four endemic countries, the lowest in history. Much in thanks to the efforts of Rotarians worldwide.
Announcements
and Events
Rotary will have a booth at the Chamber
of Commerce Home Show and Past President/Co-Secretary Adamo is circulating a
sign up sheet. Please see Debbie
to volunteer so we can raise awareness, get members and sell Duck Tickets. Please
contact Debbie at 335-2593.
The
Rome Chamber Silent Auction is March 26, 2010 at Beeches – please try to attend
as it it raises money for Honor America Days.
There is a Rotary Leadership
Institute on April 10 at VVS, interested Rotarians should contact President
Bob.
Jeanne Packer made an
announcement about Rotary Readers and the status of buying books for each
child.
Board Meetings will be Third Monday of the Month at Savoy Restaurant at
5:15 p.m.
Program – Polio Eradication, Mike Occhipinti
This was a very special program centered around polio eradication. D.G. Cholet announced that R.I. has
raised 114 Million Dollars towards the Gates Foundation challenge of 200
Million Dollars. Our club has
given over $6,000. Bill Tuthill
and President Bob Herrmann then presented Bellamy Principal Nancy Opperman with
a Paul Harris Fellow for coordinating the Pennies for Polio campaign in the
Rome elementary schools. Thank you
for all your work Nancy! Then,
Bill Tuthill was given a Paul Harris pin with four sapphires for his
contributions to the Rotary Foundation.
Then Bruce Fraser from Rome Savings Bank and also a prior Polio victim,
announced that Rome Rotary met the $3,000 polio match with Rome Savings Bank
and presented the club with a check for the Bank’s match. Thank you Rome Savings Bank! Then Mike
Occhipinti introduced Tim Ramos who is a Rome Firefighter and their union
President – he presented the Club with two checks of $500 from the Fire
Department and the Benevolent Association towards our Polio efforts. Thank you so much to the Fire Department
and their members. It was a
meeting filled with generosity.
Thanks to all. Service
Above Self.
