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Rotary Club of Red Hook, New YorkWeekly Bulletin
SERVICE ABOVE SELFAugust 15, 2017
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We had our club business meeting and the following items were reported from our Board ofDirectors' meeting:
Corporate membership - Dave indicated that this will be covered in the revision of the bylaws. Hiscommittee will meet in the near future and have proposed new bylaws submitted to the Board at ourSeptember meeting.
Public Relations - Jonah thanked Carl Dowden for doing the newsletter and Theresa Reed for doingthe website and Facebook page while he was away in Alaska and Western Canada.
Club Foundation - Bud reported that there is $17,000+ in the club foundation coffers and anadditional $5,000+ in the Coleman Educational Fund.
Service Committee - Rob spoke with Mike Fraser of the Rhinebeck Rotary Club about joining themin their senior citizen home repair project and expanding it to Red Hook.
Rob will also contact the Red Hook Town Tree Committee about assisting with tree planting as itis the goal of RI President Ian Riseley to have every Rotarian in the world plant at least one treeduring the Rotary year. Barry will contact the Village Tree Committee on the same topic.
Bud mentioned that we can get free saplings from New York State.
Club Schedule - the club schedule for the year was reviewed and revised. It will be reprinted in thenewsletter.
Board Meetings - the directors voted to have future board meetings at J&J’s at 7:30 a.m. on the dateswhich will be listed in the club schedule.
New Meeting location - Murray’s of Tivoli - in general, club members seem to be satisfied with ournew location.
Road Signs - the directors voted to spend up to $50.00 for new signs around town indicting our newmeeting location. Bud will follow up on this.
Citizen of the Year - Carl reported that, as of this morning’s meeting, we had one nomination forCOTY. Jonah reported that copies of the nomination form are in Red Hook Town and Village Halls,and is on our website and Facebook page. In addition a press release was sent to the media.
Keeping Track of Volunteer Hours - RI President Ian Riseley and DG Jim Damiani would like usto keep track of all hours that each Rotarian spends on Rotary projects, whether it be on the club ordistrict level. Tim will ask for a volunteer to do this.
Service Projects - Tim is working on the WaterBox filtering system. The Liberty, New York, RotaryClub as a global grant related to clean water supply and we should look into partnering with them.
Theresa Reed suggested a service project with the Historical Society and libraries. Bud will followup with her.
Back Pack Program - directors voted to send a donation of $2,000.00. This program supplies foodfor poor students in the Red Hook Central Schools.
Interact Club - it was suggested that the High School Interact club invite the middle school studentsto an interact event to see what they can look forward to in the high school. Tim will talk with ourInteract advisors Carl Dowden and Linda Greenblatt about discussing this with the Interact club.
Baxter’s Bash - DG, future DG, AG and past DGs have been invited. The directors agreed to invitethe village mayors, village clerks, town supervisor and town clerks to Baxter’s Bash as club guests.Rev. Fred Cartier will be the grill master. Susan Simon has reserved the Rec Park for 4 p.m. onwardon Tuesday, August 29th.
Club Handbook - Tim suggested that we develop a club handbook for new and current members. The Millbrook club just did this. Tim will review what they have to use as a model.
Survey - Tim suggest that we conduct a survey of local organizations to see what service projectsare needed in the community. Rob suggested that we ask the Red Hook Police Department. Davesuggested reaching out on social media. The board will consider this in the future.
Goals - Tim recorded the club goals on the RI website.
******************************************************************************Members we missed this week and look forward to seeing next time: Rev. Fred Cartier, ChristineChale, Susan Ezrati, Emily Fox, Karen Med-Cadorette, Susan Simon and Gale Wolfe. Guest: KyleWhite. Attendance (with make-ups) 67%. 50/50: Theresa Reed. Happy dollars $25.00.
Baxter’s Bash - August 29th 5:30 p.m. Red Hook Rec Park Pavilion - A sign up sheet will be at ournext meeting for attendance and to let us know what you are bringing to share. There is no breakfastmeeting on August 29th!
Citizen of the Year - Get your nominations in today. The nomination form is reproduced elsewherein this newsletter.
YEX Student: We are looking forward to welcoming our new exchange studentMercedes from Spain! If you know of any possible host families, please contact ChrisChale at [email protected]
Our meeting next week - Tuesday, August 22d, 7:30 a.m., Murray’s Tivoli. Speaker: Our own RobLatimer talks about his trip to Belize; Greeter: Theresa Reed; Sgt. At Arms: Bud Weaver. Thegreeter and Sgt at Arms should arrive early to setup and stay afterward to put things away.
Who will be Red Hook's Citizen of the Year?
Rotary Club of Red Hook is seeking nominations from the localcommunity for their Citizen of the Year. For the past 16 yearsRotary has honored a local resident for their contributions to ourcommunity. A candidate will have contributed unselfishly to thebetterment of our community, emulating Rotary’s motto “Serviceabove Self”.
Selection of the honoree will be made by Red Hook Rotary.Nomination forms are available at Red Hook Town Hall, RedHook Village Hall and Tivoli Village Hall. The form can bedownloaded from Red Hook Rotary’s website or Facebook page.
The deadline for returning a nomination form is August 29, 2017. Return forms to Red Hook Rotary,PO Box 88, Red Hook, New York 12571-0088 or by email [email protected]. The nominationform is on the next page of this newsletter!
Your change can make a change! Bring your filled Rotary coin boxes to anymeeting and donate to Rotary International Foundation's Polio Plus campaign. Ifyou need a coin box, please see Bud Weaver.
Rev. Fred Cartier is collecting books and magazines for Northern DutchessHospital's reading cart. Please bring your magazines and books to Fred at anybreakfast meeting. Labels have been made to affix to the magazines indicatingthey have been donated by the Red Hook Rotary Club.
The Red Hook RotaryFoundation Citizen of the Year
Nomination Form “Service Above Self”Nominations deadline is August 29, 2017
Name of Nominee: _____________________________________________________
Nominee’s Address: ____________________________________________________
Nominee’s Phone number: _____________________________ Nominee’s Email
address: _____________________________ In keeping w ith Rotary’s motto “Service
Above Self”, how has the nominee contributed to our community? (Use back of this
paper or additional pages if needed)
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Why do you think the nominee should be honored as Citizen of the Year?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your name: ________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________
Phone number: ___________________________ Email:________________________
Return this form by mail to: The Red Hook Rotary Foundation, PO Box 88, Red Hook, NY
12571-0088 Email to [email protected] Return in person to Red Hook Village Hall or Town
Hall
Congratulations to Red Hook Rotarian andPast-President David Wright, his wife Patty, andthe entire Wright family, on the marriage of hisdaughter Amanda to T.J. Sager on August 11th.Our club secretary, Hon. Jonah Triebwasser,officiated.
This weekend on RadioRotary: Hiking in the Great Outdoors
Tune in to RadioRotary on Saturday, August 19th at 11:30a.m. (on WTBQ 93.5 FM and 1110AM orhttp://www.wtbq.com/) and Sunday, August 20th at 6:30a.m. (on WBPM 92.9 FM or http:// www.wbpmfm.com/)and 9:30 a.m. (on WGHQ 920AM and 92.5FM, WBNR1 2 6 0 A M a n d W L N A 1 4 2 0 o rhttp://www.realcountryhv.com/) when we talk with KyleElizabeth Irwin about hiking in the great outdoors
The award-winning RadioRotary can be heard onSaturdays at 11:30 a.m. on WTBQ 93.5 FM and 1110AMor http://www.wtbq.com/ and on Sundays at 6:30 a.m. onWBPM 92.9 FM or http://www.wbpmfm.com/ and at 9:30a.m. on WGHQ 920AM and 92.5FM, WBNR 1260AM andWLNA 1420 or http://www.realcountryhv.com/ . Listen toall previous programs at www.radiorotary.org or on yourM P 3 p l a y e r v i a i T u n e s a thttp://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiorotary/id39731680
During his journeys across Alaska and WesternCanada, our secretary, Hon. Jonah Triebwasserstopped by Rotary Hall in Calgary's Heritage Park.
Next weekend on RadioRotary: The Rotary International Convention from Atlanta Georgia
Tune in to RadioRotary on Saturday, August26th at 11:30 a.m. (on WTBQ 93.5 FM and1110AM or http://www.wtbq.com/) andSunday, August 27th at 6:30 a.m. (on WBPM92.9 FM or http:// www.wbpmfm.com/) and9:30 a.m. (on WGHQ 920AM and 92.5FM,WBNR 1260AM and WLNA 1420 orhttp://www.realcountryhv.com/) whenRadioRotary brings its exclusive coverage ofthe Rotary International Convention in Atlanta,Georgia. In addition to interviews with stafffrom the Center for Disease Control aboutprotecting America from sickness, and afeature on bringing fresh water to African
villages, our special guest is Rotary International Immediate Past-President John Germ (shown inthe photo with RadioRotary Producer Kathy Kruger and co-host Jonah Triebwasser.)
The award-winning RadioRotary can be heard on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. on WTBQ 93.5 FM and1110AM or http://www.wtbq.com/ and on Sundays at 6:30 a.m. on WBPM 92.9 FM orhttp://www.wbpmfm.com/ and at 9:30 a.m. on WGHQ 920AM and 92.5FM, WBNR 1260AM andWLNA 1420 or http://www.realcountryhv.com/ . Listen to all previous programs atw w w . r a d i o r o t a r y . o r g o r o n y o u r M P 3 p l a y e r v i a i T u n e s a thttp://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiorotary/id39731680
Club schedule: The speaker host, sergeant at arms and greeter list follows below. Anyone who has to make achange needs to obtain a substitute and inform Jonah Triebwasser at (845)702-6242 or by email [email protected]
Date Speaker host Greeter Sgt. at Arms
8/22/2017 Rob Latimer Theresa Reed Bud Weaver8/29/2017 No breakfast Evening meeting TBA9/5/2017 Fred Cartier Barry Ramage Gale Wolfe9/12/2017 Rebecca Kent Bud Weaver Dave Wright9/19/2017 Business Meeting Rob Latimer Fred Cartier9/26/2017 Rob Latimer Tim Lynch Christine Chale10/3/2017 Tim Lynch Rebecca Kent Carl Dodwen10/10/2017 Business Meeting Linda Greenblatt Susan Ezrati10/17/2017 Volunteer Needed Emily Fox Linda Greenblatt10/24/2017 Barry Ramage Linda Greenblatt Emily Fox10/31/2017 No breakfast Evening meeting TBA11/7/2017 Theresa Reed Susan Ezrati Rebecca Kent11/14/2017 Bud Weaver Carl Dowden Rob Latimer11/21/2017 Business Meeting Christine Chale Tim Lynch11/28/2017 Susan Simon Fred Cartier Volunteer Needed12/5/2017 Jonah Triebwasser Dave Wright Barry Ramage12/12/2017 Michael Shafer Gale Wolfe Theresa Reed12/19/2017 Business Meeting Bud Weaver Michael Shafer12/26/2017 Gale Wolfe Jonah Triebwasser Susan Simon1/2/2018 Dave Wright Susan Simon Bud Weaver1/9/2018 Fred Cartier Michael Shafer Gale Wolfe1/16/2018 Business Meeting Theresa Reed Dave Wright1/23/2018 Christine Chale Barry Ramage Fred Cartier1/30/2018 No breakfast Evening meeting TBA2/6/2018 Carl Dowden Volunteer Needed Christine Chale2/13/2018 Business Meeting Rob Latimer Carl Dodwen2/20/2018 Susan Ezrati Tim Lynch Susan Ezrati2/27/2018 Emily Fox Rebecca Kent Linda Greenblatt3/6/2018 Linda Greenblatt Emily Fox Rob Latimer3/13/2018 Business Meeting Linda Greenblatt Emily Fox3/20/2018 Rebecca Kent Susan Ezrati Rebecca Kent3/27/2018 Rob Latimer Carl Dowden Tim Lynch4/3/2018 Tim Lynch Christine Chale Volunteer Needed4/10/2018 Business meeting Fred Cartier Barry Ramage4/17/2018 Susan Simon Dave Wright Theresa Reed4/24/2018 Barry Ramage Gale Wolfe Michael Shafer5/1/2018 Theresa Reed Bud Weaver Susan Simon5/8/2018 Micahel Shafer Jonah Triebwasser Bud Weaver5/15/2018 Jonah Triebwasser Susan Simon Gale Wolfe5/22/2018 Business Meeting Michael Shafer Dave Wright5/29/2018 No breakfast Evening meeting TBA6/5/2018 Bud Weaver Theresa Reed Fred Cartier6/12/2018 Gale Wolfe Barry Ramage Christine Chale6/19/2018 Dave Wright Volunteer Needed Carl Dodwen
