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Marilyn Lyon Jan. 7th

PP Chris Rider Jan. 11th

Stephanie Fadale Jan. 15th

Randy Gilbert Jan. 17

Dan Strom Jan. 19th

PP Kurt Fletcher January 28th

PP Dick Gallivan January 29th *************

Wedding AnniversariesWedding AnniversariesWedding Anniversaries

PP Art Hatton Jan. 14th

Darcy Lynch Jan. 17th

PP Dick & Sally Gallivan Jan. 31st

Upcoming Programs

January 2nd—no meeting

January 9th—Business meeting

January 16th—Christopher Taylor (CASA)

January 23rd—Patricia Morehouse (Organ Transplants)

January 30th—Amy Pollard (Noyes Hospital)

PP Dave Parish welcomes suggestions for the February-March programs.

B y the 1920’s, Rotary knew it

could be successful in large

cities, but could it be successful

in smaller cities and even

small towns.

We know the answer because

Rotary is everywhere. It is not

the size of the city but rather, it

is the size of the heart of club

members that determines the

success of a Rotary Club.

Source: R.G.H.F.

Rotary Archive

January 2011

Www.GeneseoRotary.com

Rotary District 7120 Conference

May 18-20, 2012

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Rochester

(More information on page 11)

January 2012

Monthly Newsletter The Rotary Club of Geneseo, N.Y.

Club 4780 of District 7120 www.GeneseoRotary.com

January 2012 Page 2

Musings From the Club President

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to each and every one of you!

As we move into our new year of 2012, I realize that my year as president is half complete.

I thank Tim Brinduse for accelerating his track to becoming President of our club for 2012-

2013. I wish Tim well in his pre-PETS ,PETS (president-elect training) and post-PETS train-ing. Tim, you will get a great over-view of Rotary.

I also want to congratulate Charlie Tyo on his call to become the Rector at Christ Church in

Corning, NY (unfortunately for us, leading to his resignation as our President-elect). I par-ticularly want to thank Charlie for his diligent work for our club as vice-president and then as

President-elect before his call to Corning. Charlie, thank you especially for your work in

revising our Club By-laws and Constitution.

I also want to applaud Bruce Godsave and Darcy Dewar Lynch for the work they are gearing

up for Membership. They have stepped up as we raise the profile of our Membership Commit-

tee and activities.

I do not want to slight thanks to all other members who provide service to our club and ser-vice to the others who we assist. So – thanks to you all in all that you do.

Of note in the new year: The Club’s Board of Directors will be discussing a change in our

regular club meetings. We will be discussing the idea of holding one of our meetings every month in the evening so that we can accommodate current and future Club Members who

cannot make it consistently to our traditional lunch meetings. These meetings will include the

dinners we traditionally have done 4-6 times a year and will also include some pre-dinner

time social hours. Many District Clubs have adopted this practice to grow their clubs by expanding the availability of their clubs to prospective new members.

Let us give thanks in the New Year for the opportunities that Rotary offers us to provide

service to others. Let us all renew our resolution for “Service above Self” in the New Year.

Happy New Year!

Page 3 January 2012

IN MEMORIAM

Paul Percy Harris

April 19, 1868 - January 27, 1947

The 4-Way Test

“Of all the things we think, say or do;

1. Is it the Truth?

2. Is it Fair to all concerned

3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?”

.Herbert J. Taylor wrote this short document for his Club Aluminum

Company in 1932. It was adopted by Rotary in January 1943.

Mr. Taylor was President of the Rotary Club of Chicago, 1939-1940;

and Rotary International, 1954-1955. (Source: The Rotarian, August 2009)

The Newsletter masthead photo features what winter should look like!

Monday,

January 16th

Herbert Taylor with

4-Way Test .

Photo courtesy of Rotary Images

Relay for Life The 2012 Relay for Life will be held on

April 14th-15th in Kuhl Gym at SUNY Geneseo.

The Rotaract Club “Roadrunners” will be

one of the teams participating.

SERVICE

ABOVE SELF

The next meeting of the

Board of Directors

will take place

on January 4th.

January is Rotary

Awareness Month

District 7120 Oratorical

Contest on Ethics

March 24, 2012

12 noon—4:00 pm, Cooper Hall

S.U.N.Y. Brockport

PDG Jeff Krans, Chair

jkrans@rochester.rr.com or 315-536-7180

Sponsored by Rotary District 7120 and Rochester Area Colleges

Food

Pantry

Day

January 9

January 2012 Page 4

December 50/50 Drawing

Winner$

12/5—PP Chris Rider

12/19—PP John Lanpher

The jackpot is now $84.00

The deadline for the February

Newsletter is January 27th

January 2012 Page 5

Source: http://www.rotaryfloat.org/

2012 Pasadena Tournament of Roses

Rotary Float Entry

The Rotary Rose Parade

Float Committee’s 34th consecutive entry in the

123rdTournament of Roses Parade will proudly celebrate the work of Rotarians world-

wide. The theme of the parade this year is “Just

Imagine” and the theme of the float is “Inching Toward

the End of Polio.”

The float is not a project of Rotary International, and no Rotary International funds

are used. Our ability to enter a float is dependent solely on the generosity of Rotarians.

Traditionally, the Rotary International President

attends the festivities, and this year we will be honored

to have President Kalyan

Banerjee join us.

The parade will be held on

Monday, January 2nd.

Save the Date…..

Boy Scout Blue & Gold

Banquet

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Geneseo Central School Cafeteria

Register Early and Save!

Rotary

International

Convention

May 6-9, 2012

PROGRAM REPORT

State Senator Speaks at Club Meeting

State Senator Patrick M.

Gallivan, ( R) 59th District, was

our program speaker on Decem-

ber 19th. He was introduced by

his father, PP Dick Gallivan.

Senator Gallivan spoke

about a variety of topics including Medicare reform,

hydrofracking, education funding, term limits, capping

income taxes, property taxes, trimming the State

budget, redistricting, tax cut legislation and creating

private sector jobs.

He also mentioned the State’s desire to reduce

the number of State authorities, e.g. merging the

Thruway Authority and the Department of Transporta-

tion.

Senator Gallivan concluded his presentation by

answering questions from Club members.

———————————

Senator Patrick Gallivan is the former Sheriff of Erie County. Prior to being elected Sheriff, he served 15 years in the NYS Police. He is a graduate of both the prestigious FBI National Executive Institute and the FBI National Academy, and is a past member of the New York State Executive Committee on Counter-Terrorism. In addition, he previously served as a Member of the New York State Board of Parole. Senator Gallivan holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from SUNY Albany and is a graduate of Canisius College. He has received numerous awards and honors for his long and distinguished service to the community and has served numerous professional, charitable, civic and fraternal organizations. (Source: http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/pat-gallivan/bio)

January 2012 Page 6

(from left) PP Dick Gallivan,

Senator Gallivan, Sally Gallivan

January 2012

The Red

Kettle

Campaign

is the

Salvation

Army’s

largest

fundraising

event.

The

Salvation

Army

was founded

in 1865 by

William Booth,

(1829-1912)

a British

minister.

Page 7

Rotary e-Club

To make-up a club meeting on the internet, visit the following

website:

http://www.rotaryeclubny1. com/home-pg.html

Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign

Thanks to the following

Rotarians who braved the cold

weather to raise money this year:

PP Kurt Fletcher, Stephanie

Fadale, Tim Brinduse,

Mo Dalton, PP Art Hatton,

Mary Kay Yanik, John Brill, Randy Gilbert,

PP Chris Rider, Bruce Godsave, Dorothy Welch,

PP Sue Crilly, Gretchen Micheaux, PP Bonnie

Swanson, Sid Symington, Darcy Dewar Lynch,

PP John Lanpher, Jan Montanye-Castillo,

PP Carol Carey, Kelly Palmer, Bill Derby,

PP Dick Gallivan, PP Dave Parish, and

Delores Johnson.

(Source: PP Dave Parish)

Duck Out

Remember to put $2.00 in the duck if you leave a meeting early.

Rotary Archive

January, 1911

The first issue of

The National Rotarian

(later The Rotarian)

is published.

To subscribe to the digital edition, visit the following

website:

http://www.rotary.org/EN/MEDIAANDNEWS/THEROTARIAN/Digi

tal/Pages/ridefault.aspx

January 2012 Page 8

Geneseo Rotary Holiday Dinner, December 12, 2011

Bruce Godsave

PP Margaret McCaughey PP’s Art Hatton, Chris Rider, Dean Johnston

PP Dennis Dawson

Bob Widmer, John Brill, Pam Widmer

PP Chris Rider, Mary Kay

Yanik

Sherry Ruliffson

Photo By

Mary Kay Yanik

Mo & Linda Dalton

January 2012 Page 9

Rotary District 7120

Singer of the Year Competition

January 8, 2012

Roberts Wesleyan College, Cultural Arts Bldg.

1:30 p.m. to Completion

~Prizes~

$1,000 First Place

$500 Second Place

$300 Third Place

Geneseo Central School students

Ethan Fletcher and Katie Nesbitt

are being sponsored by our Club.

Competition Co-Chairs:

Paul Cimicata & Paul Stewart

2012 Rotarian Photo Contest is Open

Do you have a great shot

from a fundraiser, interna-tional project, the R. I. Convention, or a local club

event?

The Rotarian 's 2012 photo contest is now underway. Enter up to three photos that illustrate the spirit of Rotary. The best photos will appear in the June 2012

issue of the magazine.

Read the interview with

award-winning photogra-

pher Art Wolfe in the June

2011 issue for advice on

taking great images.

(Source: Rotary International

News, December 2011)

Holiday Food Basket Delivery

Thanks to the everyone who

delivered holiday food baskets

on December 17th.

( P hotos on page 15 )

January 2012 Page 10

Save The Dates:

July 13, 14, 15, 2012

Geneseo Rotary Summer Festival Festival Co-Chairpersons:

PP Steve Wiener & Jan Montanye Castillo

—Quote of the Month

“May you not fall into the popular

error of thinking that happiness

is to be found in outdoing your

neighbors”. Paul Harris

The Latino Rotary Club of Rochester

Black Tie Gala Fundraiser

January 21st

Rochester Club Ballroom

120 East Avenue

Dinner: 6:00 pm Tickets: $60/ea. or $100/couple

Guest Speaker: Dr. Bolgan Vargus, Rochester City School District

Chair: Bill Redden

Rotary International Assembly

January 15-21, 2012

San Diego, California

Charlie Tyo has accepted a new

position as Pastor of the Christ

Church in Corning and has

resigned as Club President-Elect.

Tim Brinduse has agreed to

accept his position.

Save The Date!

Geneseo Rotary Club

Pasta Dinner

February 28th

Geneseo Central School

(more info. in next Newsletter)

January 2012 Page 11

Thank You Letters Received During the Month of December

From third-graders at Geneseo and York Central Schools for the dictionaries they received.

From Genesee Valley Rotary Camp Counselors for our Club’s support of their recent fundraiser.

Rotary District 7120 Conference,

May 18-20, 2012

Hyatt Regency Hotel, 120 East Avenue,

Rochester

Hotel Registration Website:

https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=

welcome_ei_new&eventID=3381363

Conference Information Website:

http://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=7afe8807-0fd3-4e6a-a754-192c2b5cdd70

In Memoriam

Former Club member, Helen V. Foster, passed away on November 23, 2011 at age 86.

She was a Special Education faculty member at SUNY Geneseo for 34 years prior to her retire-

ment in 1993.

(Sources: Rochester D&C, SUNY Geneseo)

Genesee Valley Rotary Camp

Fundraiser Update

The fundraiser, held on

December 2nd at The Vital

Spot in Geneseo, raised $900.

PP Dick Gallivan and

Tim Brinduse each won

two prizes at the event.

Mission Accomplished

By Samantha Durfee We are proud to announce that we’ve surpassed our original goal of $6,600 to build a school in Las Minitas, Nicaragua by more $4,000! The children of Las Minitas in El Sauce have never had a school of

their own. They had to walk between 45 minutes to an hour and a half to attend school in another community. With no transportation in the area, that means 5-year-olds walk up to 2 miles, sometimes alone, to get to school. In these communities, there is one teacher per school, who often teaches 40 to 45 students.

The proviosnal school that exists now, and soon to be site of the new school. Thank you to everyone who has supported this project and the commu-

nity’s efforts to provide education for their children. Next week, we start construction of the one -room school. It will be made of bricks and cement. The construction will be overseen by ma-sons from El Sauce and we'll have help from several volunteers includ-ing the Lupisella family from Honeoye Falls, N.Y., and ENLACE Project Board member Kris Dreessen, who is also from Honeoye Falls. We would like to thank everyone who has worked so hard these last

two months to raise the funds to build the first ever school in Las Minitas, SUNY Geneseo students held a barbecue and an a capella concert, students in the Honeoye Falls and the Avon school districts held Nickels for Nicaragua campaigns, and we received direct dona-tions from the Geneseo Rotary, Avon Rotary, Chittenango Rotary, and Avon Lions Club to help us meet our goal . Friends and family too have been very generous with their donations to help bring education to this area.

We are also excited to announce that the mayor’s office of El Sauce is partnering with us and donating $2,700 in funds to build a roof! Thanks again to everyone for your continued support. Check the blog for updates and pictures:

http://blogs.bootsnall.com/friends-project/

January 2012 Page 12

E-Mail from Kellan Morgan to Marilyn Lyon 11/30/2011 El Sauce School Update

January 2012 Page 13

Keyboard Kamp Update

Geoff Clough reports that, in addition

to himself, four SUNY Geneseo student

volunteers are presently engaged in

instructing five Kampers.

The Geneseo Rotary Club recently made a

donation to support this ongoing program.

There is no word yet on grants from the

Genesee Valley Council on the Arts for 2012.

(Source: Good Neighbor Committee

meeting minutes November 18, 2011)

Interact Club

Service Projects

Members of the Interact Club at Geneseo Central

School are collecting used shoes for the Republic of

Haiti.

They also participated in the Salvation Army

Red Kettle Campaign.

(From Left: ) Ryan Peace &

Derek Castillo-Montanye,

President of Interact Club at

Geneseo Central School.

(Photo by Jan Montanye Castillo)

Perry Rotary Club

Last Night Celebration December 31st

Perry Elementary & High Schools

5:00 pm—Midnight

Www.lastnightperry.com

Update: 2012-13 Geneseo Rotary/Rotaract Club Annual Scholarships

All of the students who may qualify for these scholarships at SUNY Geneseo were notified by

e-mail in the fall semester. A follow-up e-mail will be sent when they return to campus in

mid-January. The deadline for submission of applications is February 1, 2012.

Geneseo Rotary Club Annual Scholarship

A $500 scholarship to an outstanding undergraduate at the College who is a graduate of Geneseo or York High School. Recipient must have completed 60 hours of college credit with a solid academic record (minimum GPA of 3.0) and demonstrated involvement in community/college volunteer service activities.

Geneseo Rotaract Club Annual Scholarship

Two $750 scholarship to an outstanding Rotaract student. Recipients must have completed 60 hours of college credit with a solid academic record (minimum GPA of 3.0) and regularly attended Rotaract Club meetings and participated in Rotaract Club service projects.

January 2012 Page 14

From the ABC’s of

Rotary…..

The first regular luncheon

meeting was held in

Oakland, California in 1909.

A prospective member, Joyce Horner,

attended our meeting on December

19th. She is Executive Director at

Literacy Volunteers.

A Few Fine$…

From everyone who had a birthday or

anniversary in December.

From everyone who was not wearing their

Rotary pin at a meeting.

Rotary Club Locator app

You can now search for a Rotary Club with R. I.’s free mobile app. In the Apple app Store and Android market, it’s called the Rotary Club Locator from R. I.

January 2012 Page 15

Holiday Food Basket Delivery, December 17, 2011

Photos by

Jan Montanye Castillo

PP Art Hatton, Pam Widmer

Pres. Howard Stewart, Margie Wallin

John Brill

Sally & PP Dick Gallivan

Delores Johnson, Tim Hayes

John & Mary Kay Yanik

Kelly Palmer, PP Paul Metzger

Jim Symington, Sid Symington

PP Margaret

McCaughey,

Amy Malcolm