Canandaigua Rotary - Newsletter - Archive (Aug 13, 2009)

Today's program: Granger Homestead

Next week: Introducing the new Canandaigua Teachers -- Nancy Ruscio. NOTE THAT WE WILL MEET AT GRANGER, NOT STEAMBOAT LANDING

Pledge: President Jack

Invocation: Mike Shipley

Song Leader: Gus Sainsbury (acapella!)

Visitors: Marty Muehe's family, friends and office staff; Don Rayes (prospective member), Karen Yeo & Tyler James; Melissa Delforte.

Visiting Rotarians: Lou Heissman, Fairport.

Exchange Students:

Alyssa Holbrook is leaving soon for Mexico. Giulia (from Italy) is very sad to be at the end of her month-long stay in Canandaigua.

Announcements:

Card is circulating for Jeff Young's father-in-law.

Welcome home dinner reception last night for 18 returning exchange students was terrific, thanks to Ken Poole for arranging.

Eastern Cities dinner, Sept.13. Early bird rate of $42 due August 12.

Credit card applications available; our club gets $25 each. Card has a rewards program.

Pier Festival: Donna Miller still needs sign-ups -- there are 50 members who have not yet responded. Posters are available today. Committee will hold its last meeting 8/11 at 7:30 am, Roseland Bowl. Thanks to all who have arranged sponsorships. Joe Delforte is looking for helpers to braid garlic to sell. Mark Sheppard and Mary Green reported ticket sales of 590. 110 still need to be sold.

District Golf Tournament 9/11 at Lima. Doug Lowden will share info when he knows more.

Art Sale at the First Congregational Church. Aug. 21-29, 11am - 7 pm. Advance tickets from Tom Sheavly for $5.

Janet Tenreiro: Free concerts at the Shell: Finger Lakes Chorale on Sat. 8/15 (7 pm) and 8/16 (3 pm). Free parking too. "From MoTown to Surf City." 6 Rotarians are singers in the Chorale.

Phil Esce: Check our website for a wonderful essay by Jason Crane, a previous exchange student, who is now a Rotary member in Albany. He attributes it all to a haircut by Joe Delforte. Go to http://www.canandaiguarotary.org/WhyRotary.cfm

Fines:

Jim Mroczek was fined $28 for his 2-week tour of Central Europe. Charlie Goodwin was not present to atone for a recent newspaper article. Jennifer Morris used a Pit Pass to compensate for a week in California visiting family, enjoying Lake Tahoe.

A Pit Pass will be for sale next week!

Happy Dollars:

Rod Smith for the wedding of his youngest son, at the Belhurst. Guests came from 7 countries. Bob Metzger for his granddaughter who is very eager to start school. Ann Simpson for grandchild #28. Tom Mees for his waterskiing grandkids in N.H. Don MacLean for his too! And he offered to pay the Steamboat chef $5 if we could have a different soup next week. President Jack for chairing a national committee that gave away over $170,000 in scholarships.

Special Presentation:

Marty Muehe received a Paul Harris award for him many community and club contributions. Following the presentation President Jack announced there will be a special Foundation dinner on Nov. 12 to honor all Paul Harris Fellows.

Program notes:

Bill Patrowicz spoke about his commitment to WarriorWorks, an organization that he founded to help wounded warriors get back into the world of work. He and his family have lived here in Canandaigua for the past 10 years. He is a former Army officer, twice wounded. WarriorWorks is planning a special event on Sept. 11 to honor our disabled veterans. There will be a benefit concert at Crosswinds Church featuring singer Sara Groves. They could use about 50 volunteers. Most of the wounded warrriors are young men age 18-25 with high school educations, from rural areas. Bill works with corporations to find job placements for these veterans, starting with 5 - 10 hours a week. It is key to have mentors for these workers. His organization hopes to have 300 placed by year's end.

Contact Bill at 585-208-8304 or bill@warriorworks.org. See www.warriorworks.org

50/50 results:

Dick Murphy tried unsuccessfully for the joker, hoping for $481. Instead Rick Hawks got $27 to go towards a Pier Fest ticket.

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