Dr. David Granoff, President David Welsch, President Elect Thomas Ingram, Vice President Paul (P.J.) Scott, District 7150 Governor Ray Klinginsmith, Rotary International President (United States) Terry Gorman, Past President Ann Seifried, Treasurer Mark DuFore, Secretary Joette Deane, Area 8 Assistant Governor ROTARY BASICS (information for both members and prospective members): http://www.rotary.org/en/members/newmembers/rotarybasics/pages/ridefault.aspx NEXT MEETING JANUARY 18, 2011 Where: Program: Patz On The River Restaurant Ed Schaperjahn (HELP! Small Business Solutions) TODAY S MEETING DATE: January 11, 2011 Welcome and Call to Order: 12:15 PM First Song: Battle Hymn of the Republic (led by Randy Zeigler) The Pledge: Dave Granoff Invocation: Dave Welsch Second Song: Sing Out a Song of Rot ry (led by Randy Zeigler) Current Club Membership: 43 Visiting Rotarians: None today Honorary Rotarians: None today Guests: Lisette DuFore (guest of Mark DuFore) and Erin Brown (today s speaker) OHS Student Guests: Nikole Bonaconti and Luke Familio January Birthdays: Rick Tesoriero (January 14) January Anniversaries: Corte Spencer (29 th ), Rick Tesoriero (27 th ), Terry Gorman (22 nd ), Selma Sheridan (19 th ), Dave Granoff (7 th ), Jon Spaulding (2 nd ), Dave Barber (1 st ), and Nasar Islam (1 st ) Fines/Happy Dollars: Rick Tesoriero collected a number of fines and happy dollars today. 50-50 Raffle: Terry Gorman won $3 in today s raffle but was unsuccessful in drawing the Ace of Spades and winning our grand jackpot of $85. Meeting Adjourned: 1:00 PM Today s Attendees: Pete Colucci, Bill Crist, Joette Deane, Wagner Dotto, Mark DuFore, Karen Ferguson, Terry Gorman, Dave Granoff, Janelle Hutchinson, Joe Hutchinson, Tom Ingram, Deana Masuicca, Gary Paricio, Bob Pompo, Mack Richardson, Ann Seifried, Selma Sheridan, Jon Spaulding, Rick Tesoriero, Vern Tryon, Dave Welsch, Sue Witmer, and Randy Zeigler 1
Reporting Make-Ups: Please report make-ups for missed meetings by sending an email to the Attendance Committee. Be sure to include the place or activity being used for the make-up, its date, and the date of the missed meeting. Absences from Rotary meetings may be made up by attending meetings of other Rotary clubs anywhere in the world, Rotary International or District functions, or Board of Directors meetings; participating in Rotary service projects; attending Rotary committee meetings; or by meeting online at a Rotary eclub. Induction of New Member: Janelle Hutchinson was inducted as our newest member today. Congratulations, Janelle, and welcome! Rotary Minute: None today Janelle Hutchinson with her sponsor Joe Hutchinson Job Well Done Recognition Award: None today Calendar: March 19 April 9 April 23 Annual Rotary Spelling Bee (Oswego High School Auditorium, beginning at 10:00 AM) Leadership Institute District Assembly (Vernon-Verona Sherrill BOCES) Announcements: Dave Granoff, on behalf of Melanie Trexler, noted that in just half a year our members have come close to meeting our club s estimate of annual contributions for both the Rotary Fund and our Polio Fund. Dave and Melanie are extremely pleased and urge us to keep it up throughout the remainder of the Rotary year. Joette Deane reported that the high-school Interact Club is doing well and participating actively. If you intend to volunteer for any Rotary Youth Exchange/Student activities, you must first obtain and submit a Rotarian Volunteer Application and Background Check Form. If you need this form, please contact President Dave Granoff or Sabine Ingerson. Please try to remember to bring spare change to our weekly luncheon meetings so that you can contribute to our Pennies for Polio campaign by putting it in the collection can that will be sitting on each table. Please keep in mind our club s goal of 100% participation in annual donations to the Rotary Foundation. Please consider contributing to the Rotary Foundation if you haven t yet done so. All contributions are welcome. Members who have programs to sponsor for any of our luncheon meetings are asked to contact Sue Witmer, Dave Welsch, or Dave Granoff. 2
Today s Program: Sue Witmer introduced Erin Brown, Process Quality Manager at the SUNOCO Ethanol Plant in Fulton, New York. After briefly discussing the Fulton Ethanol Plant Improvement Project currently underway at the plant, Erin shared some interesting information with us, including the following: (1) SUNOCO has a long history of involvement in the production of alternative transportation fuels, (2) the Fulton plant is the only ethanol plant owned by SUNOCO, (3) the corn used at the plant in the production of ethanol is supplied entirely by local farmers, (4) all of the ethanol being produced at the plant (since October) is being used locally, (5) the plant is actually considered just as much a grain company as an ethanol company, and (6) in the near future it s likely that the federal government will require the increased use of ethanol in gasoline used for automobiles (from 10% ethanol to 15%). Thanks for a most informative (and frank) discussion of these facts and issues, Erin! Today s Speaker Erin Brown MEALS ON WHEELS AND FRONT DESK/BANNERS St. Luke s Meals on Wheels DATE Front Desk and Banners Dufore/DeMass January 18 Spaulding/Spencer Sunrise Club January 25 Spencer/Trexler DeMass/FitzGibbons February 1 Trexler/Tesoriero FitzGibbons/Ferguson February 8 Tesoriero/Tryon Ferguson/Gorman February 15 Tryon/Vidal Sunrise Club February 22 Vidal/Welsch Hayes/Ingerson March 1 Welsch/Wise Ingerson/Islam March 8 Wise/Witmer Islam/Paricio March 15 Witmer/Zeigler Paricio/Seale March 22 Zeigler/Richardson Sunrise Club March 29 Richardson/Colucci 3
2010 LUNCHEON PROGRAMS Date Sponsoring Rotarian Program Jan 18 Sue Witmer Ed Schaperjahn (HELP! Small Business Solutions) Jan 25 Sue Witmer John Darling (RACES) Feb 1 Sue Witmer Dan Kamin (Stress Management) Feb 8 Sue Witmer George DeMass (Richardson Bates House, Oswego Historical Society) Feb 15 Sue Witmer Lee Livermore (Upstate NY Poison Center) Oswego Rotary Board of Directors Dir-11: Sabine Ingerson Dir-12: Joette Deane Dir-13: William Crist Dir-11: Vernon Tryon Dir-12: Shawn Seale Dir-13: Diane Dillon Dir-11: Randy Zeigler Dir-12: Melanie Trexler Dir-13: Deana Masuicca Oswego Rotary Foundation Board of Directors Dir: Joette Deane Dir: David Granoff Dir: Melanie Trexler Dir: David Welsch Dir: Terry Gorman Paul Harris Fellows (Active Members) + Benefactor * Multiple PHF Edward Caraccioli Paul Heins Ann Seifried Richard Tesoriero* David Welsch William Crist Joseph Hutchinson Selma Sheridan Melanie Trexler * Robert Wood * Joette Deane * W. Mack Richardson Corte Spencer * Vernon Tryon * Randy Zeigler Mark DuFore* Rotary Foundation Sustaining Members William Crist Sherwood Dunham Thomas Ingram Selma Sheridan Robert Wood Diane Dillon David Granoff Shawn Seale Melanie Trexler Randy Zeigler Mark DuFore Sabine Ingerson Ann Seifried Vernon Tryon Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member: An individual who personally contributes $100 or more each year to the Annual Programs Fund. Contributions are cumulative throughout the Rotary year and donors receive a Sustaining Member badge sticker from the club. Contributions count toward Paul Harris Fellow. Our club will donate an additional $50 for each individual who personally contributes $50 or more each year to the Annual Programs Fund. 4
Honorary Members of the Rotary Club Wilson Ayrault* Joseph Crisafulli Valerie Hutchinson Fran Miller* Monica Shah Jerry Belden* J. Sherwood Dunham Dennis Jerome James O Connor Neelesh Shah Maurice O. Boyd* Ralph Faust* George Joyce Elbert Z. Ponder* Barbara Shineman Edward Caraccioli Chris Gagas Charles Kirby* Ruth Sayer Augustine Silveira Ram Chaudhari Ralph Geiger Frank Klinger Willard Schum James Soluri* Fred Crisafulli Carl Grulich* Walter Lazarek* Fred C. Scoville* Carl Walrath Harrison Wilde *Deceased 5