Rotary International District 7120 - ClubRunner · Terri Nichols. Missing from photo but also participated was Christine Rooney. Past Presidents Day at Canandaigua At a recent Canandaigua

July 2012 Gaven Hurley, District Governor Issue 1

Rotary International - District 7120

Happy new Rotary year!

Almost everything

reminds me of a song,

and, right now it is from

“The Sound of Music”

and I hear “Let’s start at

the very beginning, a very

good place to start….”

This year, 2012-2013, will

be a very interesting year-

--as will the few years to

follow. It seems as

though Rotary

international is making up

for little change over 100

years. Maybe allowing

women in 25 years ago was exhausting, and the best thing

(perhaps) Rotary ever did. (My first year as club president,

in NJ, was 1988-89, the first full year with women…very

interesting.)

In October, I will complete 30 years in Rotary. Pretty good

for a guy who avoided joining Rotary. I am in Rotary

because of two gentlemen who did not give up on me, as

they went the extra step for me. Have you taken “No’ for

the answer, or, decided ahead of time “They’ll say ‘no’ so

why bother?” We need to demonstrate the value of Rotary

to the individual---our customer. They are tuned to WII-

FM, otherwise known as “What’s In It For Me”. When in

doubt, tell your story as to why you stayed in Rotary.

While you are at it, introduce your customer to long-time

club members, Asking them how old they were when they

joined Rotary. Then stand back and watch your customer’s

reaction when he or she hears “In my twenties (or 30s or

40s)”. We did not always have gray hair or no hair!

There is so much to do in July as a Rotary leader. I am

asking my presidents to do that - lead. And lead by

example. Before you ask for participation, do so yourself.

Be Friendly. People want to join with friendly, welcoming

people. In some clubs… well, I won’t go there right now.

I just finished reading a great deal of “stuff’ about

membership, especially retention. Lots of reasons our

members leave. I can tell you, and I will, from my 30 years

of observations: If the spouse and family don’t buy in, i.e.

support you in Rotary, you don’t stay in. We take time and

assets from the family for Rotary. So, Rotarians, when you

have a function, event , or family visitors, pay attention to

them! What will they say when they leave?

You want them to say good things. And, because I like you

and Rotary, I will cease this July ramble.

Your District Governor for 2012-2013, whether-you-like-it-

or-not,

Gaven

PEACE THROUGH SERVICE

District Conference - May 3-5, 2013

Crown Plaza - Lake Placid, NY

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Avon Rotary Change of Officers

“Oh What a Night!”

On Tuesday, June 26th the Avon Rotary Club enjoyed a

Hawaiian Luau Change of Officers celebration. Special

thanks to PDG Norma Madayag-Reilly and her “retired”

Executive Administrative Assistant Gary, DG Gaven &

Kathie Hurley, DGE Ellen & Jim Hughes for attending our

special event. One of our largest gatherings ever with over

100 guests in attendance enjoyed plenty of fellowship and

witnessed several memorable moments.

2011-2012 President Kirk

Vanderbilt (at left) presided

over the meeting, his last

official duty. He certainly

had a great year in his role as

President! We welcomed 4

new members into our club –

Pam and Doug Hayes, Paul

Warren and Rob Lupisella.

We awarded

Rookie of the

Year to Jim Ryan,

Rotarian of the

Year to Julie

Carney (at right).

We presented

Paul Harris

Fellows to Karl

Sawicki and Dan

Jones. Perfect attendance was awarded to eight Rotarians.

Our ‘grand finale’ was our change of officers. President

Kirk presented the 2012-2013 President and Board of

Directors, charging

them to uphold the

mission and ethical

standards of our Avon

Rotary Club. 2012-

2013 President Laurie

Vonglis (at right)

concluded the evening

highlighting this year’s

theme – “Peace

Through Service”.

Hammondsport’s Changeover

Past District Governor Norma was in attendance when

Hammondsport’s Past President, Carmen Waters Kramer,

passed the gavel to 2012-2013 President Bernie Ryan.

At Hammondsport Rotary’s changeover meeting the

following Rotarians were given recognition (pictured above,

left to right): Paul Zaidel 2011 - 2012 Hammondsport

Rotarian of the Year. Paul Harris Fellow presentations to

Past President Carmen Waters Kramer and 2012-2013

President Bernie Ryan. Jim Keena was given the distinction

of being Hammondsport Citizen of the Year; and club

treasurer Terry Bilancio.

Reserve the Date

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Gananda Rotary - Mini Relay for Life

On May 30th , Gananda Rotary Participated in the 1st Annual

Mini Relay for Life Event at the Gananda High School.

There were 261 participants and 34 Teams at the

event. Money Raised was $14,079. The event was

organized by the Gananda Student Congress. The Gananda

Rotary Team placed 2nd in overall donations and Rotarian

PE Jess Nichols placed 1st in individual donations

collected.

Pictured left to right are: (Standing) Dawn Reeners, Nicole

Delos Santos, Jim Conklin, Jess Nichols, Bridget Meredith,

Sandy Pagano, Carm Pagano, Kevin Rooney and (kneeling)

Terri Nichols. Missing from photo but also participated was

Christine Rooney.

Past Presidents Day at Canandaigua

At a recent Canandaigua Rotary meeting, past presidents

were remembered and honored for their service to the Club.

The Club’s current President, Jeff Anthony a local

haberdashery, was also honored for his concluding year with

a special gift of 50 donated recycled ties, tied end-to-end

and wrapped around him in a wreath. The Past Presidents’

Day is held to raise funds from Rotary members for local

projects. A lot of fun stories were told for a small donation.

Pictured is Rick Hawks (left) congratulating Jeff Anthony.

Shutterbugs Find a Picture-Perfect Way

to Develop Skills and Friendships

You don’t have to be skilled with a camera to enjoy

Rotary’s newest fellowship, the International Fellowship of

Rotarian Photographers.

The Fellowship, which was recognized by the RI Board of

Directors in January, counts amateur and professional

photographers among its members, as well as those who

have an appreciation for photography. “Our group is open to

anyone at any skill level, from point-and-shoot beginners to

longtime professionals,” says Layne Marshal, a member of

the Rotary Club of Campbell River Daybreak, British

Columbia, Canada, who chairs the fellowship. “We have 65

members on our membership list in Canada, the United

States, Europe, Australia, and India, but that list is probably

incomplete.”

Check their website ( http://www.photofellowship.org/ )

often for contact information.

Photo by Jack Kellogg

Rotary Inducts Stephanie Hessler

At its June 21st meeting the Canandaigua Rotary Club

inducted a new member - Stephanie Hessler from Geneva,

NY. Stephanie and her husband Steve have two boys and are

very active with youth baseball and little league. Stephanie

works for Finger Lakes Visiting Nurse Service, and was

sponsored by Rhoda Childs.

Pictured above is, left to right, Rhoda Childs, Stephanie

Hessler, and John Spare.

Photo by Jack Kellogg

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Waterloo Rotary Names Two

Paul Harris Fellows

Michele Zwick and Bill Sigrist are Waterloo Rotary’s

newest Paul Harris Fellows. They were honored at the

club’s annual Change Over Dinner.

Michele Zwick, assistant Vice President and manager of

Generations’ Bank in Waterloo, is the club’s treasurer. “You

can always count on Michele to step up and do what is

needed with dignity and grace, and with a wonderful

engaging smile that inspires others to work with her,” said

Rotary President Jane Shaffer in making the presentation.

In addition to her work as treasurer, Zwick has participated

in Rotary projects throughout the year, including Empire

Farm Days, Cork & Fork, Adopt a Highway, Fly In

Breakfast, Pumpkin Express, Rural Urban Dinner, Easter

Egg Hunt, the Annual Plant Sale and the Carp Derby and

other projects.

Bill Sigrist, who served as President during Rotary’s 100th

anniversary, has stepped up to lead the club again next year,

during Ellen Hughes’ term as District Governor.

Waterloo Rotary

Past President Bill

Sigrist receives his

second Paul Harris

Fellow pin from

District Governor

Nominee Ellen

Hughes and District

Governor Norma

Madayag-Reilly.

Sigrist is the club’s

eighth multiple Paul

Harris Fellow.

Waterloo Rotary (continued):

Past President of the Waterloo Library and Historical

Society, Sigrist created and led the club’s 100 for the 100th

campaign, during which members donated 100 specific

items each month to help community organizations, This

year, he worked on the Muscleman water station, Empire

Farm days Celebrate Commemorate, Pumpkin Express,

CAP food harvest, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, Rural

Urban Dinner, Literacy, Christmas in July and other

projects.

Waterloo Rotarians Give to

The Rotary Foundation as Benefactors

and Bequest Society Members

Three Waterloo Rotarians joined the Rotary Foundation

Bequest Society. Jeff Cassim is a Level 1 member,

donating $10,000 to the Foundation, and Chris and Jane

Shaffer are Level 2 members, donating $25,000 to the

Foundation.

Jeff Cassim is the co-owner of Cassim Farms and is the

operator of Carolina Eastern agricultural chemicals. He

joined Rotary in 2002 and currently serves as the club’s

Foundation Director. Jeff served as club president in 1988-

89, and is a Paul Harris Fellow.

Jane and Chris

Shaffer are

Waterloo

Rotary’s Level

Two Rotary

Foundation

Bequest Society

Members. They

donated $25,000

to the Rotary

Foundation.

Cont’d on page 5

Pictured above - L-R: District Governor Elect Ellen Hughes of Waterloo, District Governor Norma Madayag-Reilly of Newark. Waterloo Rotary’s

Newest Paul Harris Fellow Michele Zwick, Waterloo Rotary President

Jane Shaffer.

Jeff Cassim is

honored as a

Rotary Foundation

Bequest Society

member by District

Governor Norma

Madayag-Reilly.

Jeff donated

$10,000 to The

Rotary Foundation.

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Waterloo Rotary - Benefactors (cont’d):

Jane Shaffer is co-owner of Sessler Enterprises. She joined

Rotary in 1996 and served as club president in 1999-2000

and 2011-2012. She is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.

Chris Shaffer joined Rotary in 2000 and received a Paul

Harris Fellowship in 2011. He is the training and safety

officer for Sessler Enterprises.

At right is Doris Wolf and

Chris Shaffer - Waterloo

Rotary’s newest Benefactor

Society members, agreeing

to make a bequest of at

least $1,000 to the Rotary

Foundation in their wills.

Bath Rotary - Continued:

Several awards were part of the evening’s ceremony.

Attendance awards were presented to the following: Over

100% Attendance: June Bates, Carol Berry, Tom Daulton,

Al Johnson, Robin Lattimer, Randy Lehman, Dick

McCandless, Joanne Sheehan, Michael Slovak, Dave

Stewart, Becky Stranges, John Stranges, Elaine Tears, Bill

White, and Neal Wrinkle; 90% Attendance: Bernie Burns;

71% - 78%: Joel Brazie, Ernie Peltz, and Don Snyder; 60%

Attendance: Jane Russell.

Elaine Tears was recognized as receiving the top attendance

points which was based on her attendance at the club’s

weekly luncheon meetings and participation in other club

activities and projects.

Recognition was also given to the following who strive to

achieve the ideal of humanitarian service and high ethical

standards under the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self”:

Bath Rookie of the Year: Elaine Tears; Bath Rotarian of

the Year: John Stranges; Bath Citizen of the Year: Emy

Lou Snyder, owner of the Betty-Kay Bake Shop, who has

not only assisted the Bath Rotary Club by providing

generous donations of baked goods for its coffee break

fundraiser for the past three years but also by donating

baked goods to several other organizations.

Special recognition was given to Tom Daulton who has been

a member of the Bath Rotary Club for forty years; he was

presented a Rotary spinning, weather station clock. The

club members extended best wishes to Tom and his wife,

Peg, as they leave the Bath area to live near family in the

state of Wisconsin; they will continue to spend the winter in

Florida.

Pictured above - Award Winners (left to right): Tom

Daulton, recognized for 40 years as a member of the Bath

Rotary Club; Emy Lou Snyder, Bath Rotary Citizen of the

Year; Elaine Tears, Bath Rotary Rookie of the Year; John

Stranges, Bath Rotarian of the Year. (continued on page 6)

Bath Rotary Installs New Officers and

Honors Members

The Bath Rotary Club held its annual Changeover Dinner on

June 25th to install new officers and honor several club

members. Becky Stranges was installed as the 2012-2013

Bath Rotary Club President. Special guests at the

changeover dinner was District Governor J. Gaven Hurley,

and his wife Kathleen.

Pictured above, left to right - DG J. Gaven Hurley, Past

President Robin Lattimer ( 2011-2012) and current president

for 2012-2013 Becky Stranges.

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Bath Rotary (continued):

One of the highlights of the evening was the bestowing of

Paul Harris Fellow Awards by Robin Lattimer, Bath

Rotary Club President 2011 – 2012. John Stranges and

Elaine Tears were recognized as first-time award recipients.

Rotarians can become multiple Paul Harris Fellows. This

year Carol Berry, June Bates, Randy Lehman, Dick

McCandless, Michael Slovak, and Bill White were

recognized for a second time, and Neal Wrinkle for a fourth

time.

Above - Paul Harris Fellow Awards (left to right): Michael

Slovak, June Bates, Dick McCandless, Elaine Tears, John

Stranges, Carol Berry, Bill White, Ernie Peltz, and Neal

Wrinkle.

Happenings at Hornell Rotary

At right - Jim

Locker (left)

president for 2011-

2012 receives a

“Past President”

recognition form

Mark Davidson

who will be serving

as president for

2012-2013.

Hornell Rotary Paul Harris Fellows - L-R Duane Heineman,

Nate Oakes, Frank Rizzuto, Mark Davidson, Karen Smith,

David Kilgore, Pat Gaffney, Bob Gaffney, Nancy Bartell,

Patti Soper-Oakes, Bab Panter

At right: Jill Henby,

mother of Hornell

Rotary Scholarship

award winner Julia

Henby, pictured with

Pres. Jim Locker,

David Kilgore,Bob

Gaffney and Frank

Rizzuto.

At left: George

Hammond

community service

award presented by

PDG Bob Gaffney

to Dan D’Alice

(center, pictured

with parents Randy

& Connie D’Apice

and HHS guidance

counselor Don

Geneseo Rotary President Receives PHF

PDG Mark Wyse, at right, presents a Paul Harris

recognition to Howard Stewart, Geneseo’s president for

2011-2012. The presentation was made at the club’s June

25th changeover dinner.

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Paul Harris Awards

at Canandaigua Rotary

At the June 21st meeting of the Canandaigua Rotary

Club two members were the recipients of the coveted

Paul Harris Fellow awards. Ken Poole, pictured below

accepting his Paul Harris Award, was honored with the

Paul Harris Plus 1 for his leadership on the Charitable

Request Committee for a number of years. As a child

he was a Boy Scout and later became a lifeguard. Ken

enjoys playing in the band, tennis, and skiing.

Also honored was Jack Moran (above left) receiving

his Paul Harris Plus 7 pin from club President Jack

Moran, for his long list of accomplishments including

the huge Canandaigua Pier Festival that happens every

August. This year’s Pier Festival is scheduled for

August 11th.

Corning Rotary Awards Four

Community Service Scholarships

The Rotary Club of Corning selected four

recipients to receive $1000 scholarships toward

further educational opportunities. The four

students were chosen based on scholarship and

their significant contribution to community

service during their high school or college

careers. The winners were (pictured above, left to

right): Jackie Turner, who attended Corning

Community College, Nicole O’Connell and

Marissa Saunders who attended Corning West

High School and Carissa Speciale who attended

Corning East High School.

The student selections were based on community

service that they have volunteered to their school,

church, or community organization and

scholarship. The students detailed their

contributions. They also answered questions

about what "Service Above Self" meant to them,

the value of community service and what their

goals and aspirations were. Letters of support

from two of the supervisors of the community

service organizations they were involved in were

also required for consideration for the

scholarships.

Geraldine Wolfe, a member of the Corning

Rotary Club scholarship committee noted” It is

with great pride that the Rotary Club can

recognize potential leaders who are learning the

values of community service and academic

excellence.”

Photo by Jack Kellogg

Photo by Jack Kellogg

Photo by R. S. Perry

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September 18, 2012 - District 7120 Golf Tournament

- 1:00 PM - Lima Country Club.

July 2012

July 16th - Clyde Rotary 31st Annual Golf

Tournament; Wayne Hills Country Club, Gannett

Road, Lyons, NY. Registration at 11:30 AM. Contact:

Ellen Bellizzi @ 315-923-7487 .

July 18th - Sunshine Camp Carnival; 5:30 PM to

9:00 PM;

July 30th - Honeoye Lake Rotary 28th Annual Golf

Tournament; 9:00 AM Registration; Island Oaks

Course-Lima Country Club.

July 30th - Camp Star Golf Tournament - 4 person

scramble, Bath Country Club; Sign in at 11:00 Shotgun

at 12:00. Contact: [email protected]

August 2012

August 6th - Spencerport Annual Invitational Golf

Tournament - 10:00 AM. Salmon Creek Country

Club.

August 11th – Avon Rotary Corn Festival 10 am – 11

pm.

August 13th - Pittsford’s Golf Scramble - 10:00 AM,

Victor Hills Golf Club.

August 16th - Jack Mann Memorial Golf

Tournament - 10:30 AM, Triple Creek Golf Course ,

Nunda, NY.

September 2012

September 10th - Wayland Rotary Club’s Golf

Tournament - 12:00 PM; Woodlynn Hill Golf Course.

For more information on the above events please visit the

District’s website and clink on “Calendar” or contact the

club that is having the event.

If you would like your event listed please post it on the

District’s Calendar or send the information to the newsletter

editor - Howard Selleck at [email protected]

Red Wing Rotary Night

Saturday, August 18, 2012 @

7:05 PM

Rochester Red Wings vs. Scranton Wilkes/Barre

Yankees

Post Game Fireworks

This should be an outstanding opportunity for all District

7120 Rotarians to come out and see some great baseball at a

very reasonable price. $1.00 from each ticket will go to the

District Literacy Committee's mission to be a source of

ideas and inspiration, as well as a resource for materials

designed to help clubs address literacy needs in their

communities. You are also encouraged to bring a new or

gently used children's book which will be distributed to a

local school in need within Rotary District 7120.

Come early and share in the District 7120 Picnic before the

game. If you don't want to do that just come to the game and

help support the Red Wings and help our cause.

Gates and picnic begins at 6:00pm. (Picnic will go on rain

or shine)

To order your tickets please click on (or paste) the following

link: http://www.clubrunner.ca/Data/7120/HTML/166265/

order_form_12.pdf

This year we are also offering Clubs or Individual Rotarians

the opportunity to help our some less fortunate children and

families from all over the region the chance to attend a

Rochester Red Wings game. For $115 you or your club can

provide a block of twenty (20) tickets to a Rochester Red

Wings game through the 2012 Big Hitters Club Program.

This is a great way to help Rotary reach out to the less

fortunate in the community and spread the great name of

Rotary.

This year we are also offering Clubs or Individual Rotarians

the opportunity to help our some less fortunate children and

families from all over the region the chance to attend a

Rochester Red Wings game. For $115 you or your club can

provide a block of twenty (20) tickets to a Rochester Red

Wings game through the 2012 Big Hitters Club Program.

This is a great way to help Rotary reach out to the less

fortunate in the community and spread the great name of

Rotary.

To become a member of the Big Hitters Club please follow

the following link: http://www.clubrunner.ca/Data/7120//

HTML/166264//big_hitter_ef.pdf

Upcoming DISTRICT Events http://www.rotary7120.org/DistrictActivities.cfm

Upcoming CLUB Events http://www.rotary7120.org/DistrictActivities.cfm

“District 7120 Attendance Report - May 2012” Page 9

Club Div. 7/1/11 05/31/12 Net Percent

Attendance Club Div. 7/1/11 05/31/12 Net

Percent

Attendance

Avon E 49 46 -3 70 Livonia F 0

Bath F 32 31 -1 98.5 Lyons G 17

Belmont G 20 19 -1 100 Mount Morris G 8 9 1 60

Bloomfield F 26 25 -1 88 Naples F 45 41 -4 74.5

Brighton F 34 35 1 68.78 Newark E 99 97 -2 70.82

Brockport G 0 Nunda G 15 17 2 97

Caledonia-Mumford G 10 Ontario-Walworth F 33 30 -3 60

Canandaigua D 0 142 65 Palmyra-Macedon F 40 41 1 87

Canisteo G 22 Penfield F 34 32 -2 68

Chemung Sunrise F 31 32 1 Penfield-Webster F 0 18 67

Clifton Springs F 47 48 1 90 Penn Yan F 44 40 -4 67.5

Clyde G 0 Perry E 70 67 -3 100

Corning D 128 122 -6 52 Pittsford E 54 62 8 64.8

Dansville F 33 33 0 89.42 Prattsburgh G 18 18 0 57.78

Dundee G 0 Red Creek G 15 15 0 70.66

East Rochester F 0 20 58 Red Jacket F 27 25 -2 88

Elmira E 72 73 1 46.2 Rochester B 332 325 -7 51

Elmira Heights F 33 34 1 84 Rochester A. M. G 15

Fairport F 50 56 6 73.2 Rochester Deaf G 0 18 60

Friendship G 11 Rochester Latino F 16 28 12 54

Gananda G 0 14 95 Rochester NW F 16 9 -7 63

Gates-Chili G 13 16 3 82 Rush-Henrietta F 38 40 2 74.6

Geneseo F 50 Scottsville G 19 22 3 60

Geneva E 0 79 81 Seneca Falls E 55 54 -1 52

Gorham G 13 14 1 51.8 Sodus G 17

Greece E 88 Spencerport G 23 22 -1 100

Hammondsport G 17 17 0 85 Victor-Farmington G 0

Hilton G 20 17 -3 70.59 Waterloo G 22

Honeoye F 23 25 2 45 Watkins-Montour E 0 58 77

Honeoye Falls-Mendon F 40 35 -5 80.71 Wayland G 19 20 1 66

Hornell F 0 30 51 Webster G 20 20 0 85

Horseheads G 23 24 1 67 Wellsville G 21 21 0 73

Irondequoit F 37 35 -2 77 Williamson G 15

Lima G 0 Wolcott G 22 21 -1 52

Marc Kreuser , Assistant Secretary Newark, NY 14534

Tel: (315) 331-3662

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor: Howard Selleck, Box 148, Prattsburgh, NY 14873 - Tel. 607-522-3229

E-mail - [email protected]