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May 4, 1987

The United States Supreme Court rules that Rotary Clubs may not

exclude women from membership on the basis of gender.

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Today there are nearly 200,000 women who are Rotarians.

(Source: Rotary International)

Rotary Archive

Those born in

May are the

moneymaking

sign of the

Zodiac and

have stability

and true love to

offer to others.

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

Club 4780 of District 7120

May 2013

May 9-11

May 2013

The Rotaract Club at SUNY Geneseo &

The Interact Club at Geneseo Central School

Participate in Relay for Life

O n April 13-14, members of the Rotaract Club Roadrunners at SUNY Geneseo and the

Interact Club Cancer Busters at Geneseo Central School, participated in the 2013 Relay

for Life. The Relay was held in the Wilson Ice Arena at SUNY Geneseo from 7:00 pm

Saturday to 7:00 am Sunday.

The Rotaract Roadrunner team members were: Devin Grau (Captain & Rotaract Club President),

Rachel Bardun, Gurnaina Chawla, Elizabeth Haussner, Emily Hoffmann, Ben Nagasing, Kimmy

Paulin, Nicole Rountree and William Yeung. The team ran a henna tattoo table at the Relay

and made $204; on March 29 they held a bake sale and made $88, all of which was donated to

support the Cancer Society. (Bake sale photos on page 4 ).

The Interact Cancer Busters team members were: Teresa

Davis-Holt (Captain & G.C.S. Counselor)), Morgan & Ryan

Bailey, Daniel & Elliott Cannon, Derek Castillo, Kevin Herlihy,

Kelly Lynch, Darcy Dewar

Lynch, Devin Mix, Haley

Moran, Ryan Peace, Suzanne

Perry, Mikaeli Robinson,

Catalina Rodriguez, Mary

Rutigliano, Felicy Thomas,

Miguel Valencia, Jake

Vattimo, & Mikayla Walton.

These teams were among the

89 teams (1,439 participants)

at the Relay for Life. Over

$90,000 was raised which will

be donated to the American Cancer Society.

(Rotaract Club photos on next page)

May 2013 Page 2

Members of Interact team

Interact Team Captains

Photos by Darcy Dewar Lynch

May 2013 Page 3

Rotaract Club

Roadrunners

at the

Relay

for Life

Devin Grau (Rotaract Club President &

Roadrunner Team Captain) and Liz Haussner

Gurnaina Chawla drawing a henna tattoo

(From Left) Ben Nagasing, Devin Grau, Liz Haussner, Gurnaina

Chawla, Kimmy Paulin, Rachel Bardun, Emily Hoffmann, William

Yeung & Nicole Rountree

A finished design

Photos submitted

by

Devin Grau

May 2013

The Red

Kettle

Campaign

is the

Salvation

Army’s

largest

fundraising

event.

year.

The

Salvation

Army

was founded

in 1865 by

William Booth,

(1829-1912)

a British

minister.

Page 4

(From Left): Ben Nagasing, Emily Hoffmann, Devin Grau,

Nicole Rountree and Rachel Bardun

at the bake sale on Friday, March 29th

(From left) Emily Hoffmann, Nicole Rountree, Rachel

Bardun, Devin Grau, Gurnaina Chawla,

and across, Liz Haussner

bottom row: Gurnaina Chawla, Devin Grau, Liz Haussner, second row:

Emily Hoffmann, Nicole Rountree, top: Rachel Bardun.

Rotaract Club members bonding and

having fun while baking food for the

bake sale.

Photos

submitted

by

Devin Grau

May 2013 Page 5

Annual Quad Cities Dinner and Golf Outing

Monday, May 20, 2013

Dinner-- Valley Oak Event Center, Rte. 20A, Geneseo

Social Hour at 6:00 p.m., Dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Valley Oak’s popular ‘Quality Hearth’ Buffet featuring Roast Top Sirloin, Country

Stuffed Chicken, Stuffed Shells, Oven Roasted Potatoes, Vegetable, Salad, Rolls, Coffee,

and Dessert. (Cost --$30 per person.)

Golf Outing at Livingston Country Club—

**Registration and Payment Deadline---Friday, May 10th

Contact PP Art Hatton

All Rotarians from Avon, Caledonia, Geneseo, and Mt. Morris Clubs,

along with spouses and prospective members, are invited to

participate in this special day of fellowship and sharing.

Program featuring Don Alhart, Channel 13 WHAM veteran news anchor and Past

District Governor , current District Governor Gaven Hurley, and Club Presidents.

Always a fun afternoon on the links. Team Scramble format

with prizes. Golfers of all abilities welcome.

Tee-times starting at 12:30 p.m.

(Cost-- $20 for greens fee and electric cart.)

Lunch will be available at The Nines prior to tee off.

May 2013 Page 6

Good Neighbor News

PP Dave Parish reports that discussions with

G.C.S. Superintendent Tim Hayes has yielded

at least two candidates for the 2013 Good

Neighbor Citizenship Award.

PP Dave Parish raised the idea of a

Good Neighbor Picnic as part of Geneseo’s

225th anniversary in 2014.

G.V.C.A. has granted $2,250 to

Kamp Keyboard for 2013.

Source: Good Neighbor Committee Meeting

Minutes of March15th

Resignations The following Rotarians have

resigned from the Club:

Sid Symington

Pam Widmer

Mark Your Calendar

August 19th 2013 Peter Formicola

Sunshine Camp Golf Invitational

Sponsored by Rochester Rotary

“Rotarians are very much more

favorably disposed toward action

than they are toward words.”

Paul Harris , 1912

The Newsletter masthead photo features

a spring garden. (Photo by M. Lyon)

May 2013 Page 7

Congratulations

To

Devin Grau

Recipient of the 2013-14 Rotaract Club Scholarship

sponsored by the Geneseo Rotary Club.

Quote of the Month….

“Men spend years schooling themselves for business in order to live more comfortably and satisfac-torily. But our education is lacking when it fails to teach us how to live with other people.” Everett W. Hill, R.I. President

— The Rotarian , May 1939

Angela Ellis Inducted Into Club

On April 15th, Angela Ellis became the newest member of the Geneseo Rotary Club.

Angela is the Director of the Livingston County Planning Department. She was appointed to the position in 2008 following the retirement of Rotary member David Woods. She has been working in the planning profession for over 22 years in both the private and public sectors. She attended Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where she received a BA in Political Science. She then went on to the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she earned a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning. She has been married to her husband, Mark, for over 20 years. They reside in Geneseo with their two young sons, Timothy and Jeffrey. Both boys attend Geneseo Central Schools. Favorite family pastimes include bicycling, golfing, boating and fishing, and spending time

at the Ell-Wiss Family Farm in East Otto, New York.

Page 8 May 2013

May 12th

Memorial Day,

May 27th

“The mother’s

heart is the child’s

schoolroom.”

Henry Ward Beecher

(1813-1887)

~Quote of the Month~

JOKE OF THE MONTH—-

A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in

the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmation dog.

The children started discussing what the dog's duties might be.

"They use him to keep crowds back," said one youngster.

"No," said another, "he's just for good luck."

A third child concluded. "No silly, they use the dogs to find the fire

hydrant!"

Waterloo Rotary Plant Sale

Cottrells Farm Market

Route 96

Waterloo, NY

Saturday May 18 - 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sunday May 19 – 9:00 Am – 5:00 PM

SERVICE

ABOVE SELF

Food

Pantry

Day

May 6th

May 2013 Page 9

The Genesee Valley Rotary Camp Takes Place This Year From August 18th

to the 24th at Boy Scout Camp Sam Wood

G.V.R.C. provides a totally free outdoor, overnight camping experience for

children with disabilities (ages 8-21).

News From Nicaragua

Building Schools to Change Lives By Ashley Sullivan

What does it take to make a difference in a child’s life? If you ask Rob and Jeanine Lupisella,

they will probably tell you that building them a sturdy school will do the trick. This February,

they came back with their two daughters, Elise and Caroline, and their son and his girlfriend to

build a one-room schoolhouse in the Ocotal community of La Flor. They were energized by the success of the Las Minitas school construction project in 2012 and decided to embark on another fundraising and building project in another Ocotal community.

(Submitted by Kellan Morgan)

For the complete story about the EnLace Project, see the attached link which is also posted on the Club’s website:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f9faa9eb82c97b4d303830a14&id=a271dfdf2a&e=2e07bf02ac

Cinco de Mayo

May 5th

May 2013 Page 10

Saturday, May 11th

Rotary Community Golf Tournament

Lima Country Club

9:00 am—4:00 pm

Cost: $80

Sponsored by Lima and

Honeoye Falls—Mendon Clubs

Tasting Extravaganza & Silent Auction Sponsored by

Bloomfield Rotary.

New date, time and location!!

Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 4:30-7:30 PM at

St. Bridget’s Parish Hall, 15 Church St. in Bloomfield.

Taste local wines, beers, coffees, chocolates and mustards.

Also enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres, a mashed potato bar and dessert while participating in our

silent auction.

Admission is $10 per person

Council on Legislation

Delegates from Rotary’s 532 districts gathered in

downtown Chicago 21-26 April to consider

changes to the policies that govern Rotary International

and its member clubs.

Unofficial Results Available At:

http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/Polic

iesAndProcedures/CouncilOnLegislation/

Pages/colvoting.aspx

May 2013 Page 11

Catalina Rodriguez-Sepulveda, our Inbound Exchange Student from Chile,

participated in the Youth Exchange Weekend held March 21 to 24th. Below is a

story about that event from the Avon Rotary Club April Newsletter.

Rotaract Club Elects

New Officers

The Rotaract Club at SUNY Geneseo has

elected officers for 2013-2014:

President: Devin Grau

Vice President: Gurnaina Chawla

Treasurer: Ben Nagasing

Secretary: Rachel Bardun

Summer Festival Ads

Are Due This Week!

Please follow-up with

any of your assigned

business owners who

have yet to send in

their ads.

May 2013 Page 12

Catalina’s new host family.

Liz Argentieri, Nelle Argentieri & Jeff Argentieri

Saying goodbye to brother, Joshua Welch and sister, Madison Welch, (front) and hello to Nelle Argentieri (back) her new sister.

This is the moment when Debbie Welch, Mom #2 passed Catalina's life and responsibility over to Mom #3, Liz Argentieri.

Catalina Rodriguez Sepulveda

Transitions To New Host Family

on April 14

Photos and captions

submitted by

Jan Montanye-Castillo

May 2013 Page 13

Summer Festival

July 12, 13, 14 — Village Park

KUDOS

PP Kurt Fletcher was a member of the cast in the Livonia Community Players

“ Our Business is Show Business: A Musical Review”, which was directed

by Sandy Szymanski.

The shows featured a collection of over 40 songs performed at

the Lakeville United Church of Christ on April 26th- 28th.

May 2013 Page 14

Rotarians honored as Champions of Change and their guests listen to RI President Sakuji Tanaka during a reception 4 April.

Photo by Monika Lozinska/Rotary International

Twelve U.S. Rotarians were honored at the White House on 5 April as Champions of Change for their efforts to improve communities locally and around the world.

As part of the daylong event, more than 160 Rotarians attended a morning round of briefings by government officials on topics including polio eradication, health, violence prevention, and the environment.

“It is a great honor to see these dedicated Rotary members recognized by the U.S. White House as Champions of Change for their work to improve the lives of people around the world,” said RI President Sakuji Tanaka.

Tanaka said the honorees exemplify how Rotary

brings people together to solve problems that are

too large for one person to tackle.

“Alone, we look at the problems of our commu-

nity and our world and we feel helpless,” he said. “But together, we are powerful. And through Rotary, we have

the power to change our communities and communities throughout the world -- now and into the future. We

have the ability to build the world we dream of: one that is healthier, happier, and with hope for better things to

come.”

The 2013 Champion of Change honorees are: Tom Barnes, Bob Dietrick, John Germ, Peggy Halderman,

Nancy Hughes, Walter Hughes, Jr., Ann Hussey, Jeremiah Lowney, Jr., Douglas McNeil, Harriet

Schloer, Bonnie Sirower and Neli Vazquez-Rowland.

Read more about the honorees at:

http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/130405_news_champions.aspx

(Source: Rotary International News, April 2013)

Rotarians Honored

at White House

Ceremony in April