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1 President: Joel Gray President-Elect:Tony Recco Vice President: John Collis Past President:Dave Rapke Club Established 1919 Treasurer: Dave Burke Secretary: Karin Tuthill Dist 7150 Gov: Deb Glisson ADG (Area 3): Jana Haldenwang July 8, 2014 Announcements: Next week s program will be presented by Mr. Basil (Buzz) Ariglio President and CEO of Rome Memorial Hospital located at 1500 N. James St. Phone: and web site: Romehospital.org He has been both Senior VP/COO at Rome M. Hosp, and VP/CFO; also Audit Manager at Coopers & Lybrand Consulting. Board of Directors meetings are on the 2nd Monday of each month at5:30pm. Location is St. John s Lutheran Church 502 W. Chestnut St. A change in the Thursday night Rotary meetings These will become once a month meetings and will be held at different restaurant locations on the 3 rd Thursday of each month at 6:00PM. The first of these will begin in September. There will be no meet ing Food Drive collections are on the 2nd Tuesday of every month with Thursday for the Thursday After Work night attendees. No newsletter for the July 23 meeting From your editor: I will be on vacation for a week and will have the next newsletter for the July 30 meeting. International Student Update The young man coming from Chile has found one host family. Two more are needed for 3 ½ month stays each. A thank you from a scholarship winner Ian Heatherington sends warm thanks for the scholarship money presented to him from the Rotary Club of Rome. 50/50 Sandie Latimer s ticket was drawn, she could choose $6.00 or draw a card. She chose to draw a card which didn t win her the pot. Welcome home dinner for returning exchange students Complete information at end of newsletter and sign-up sheet. Will be Aug 6, 5:45PM.

2 From one president to another Presentation of gavel, plaque, and past president pin to past president Dave Rapke. Induction of new member Pres. Joel Gray, Keith Butters (Membership Committee), and Marc Daniels who is being inducted into the Rotary Club of Rome. Rotary Club event: Honor America Day Parade f The event will be held on July 26 with participants to meet at 9:30 on Cedar St. west of the hospital. Harry Winberg has located a convertible to give a break for those who need respite from the 2 mile walk. He has 18 volunteers to carry the flag. He is looking for 2 young people to carry the Rotary banner and a couple of Rotarians to hand out tri-folds. Contact Harry at or cell Guests Loren Goering Superintendent of the Ft. Stanwix Nat l Monument, replacing Debbie Conway Shelley Gray (soon to be member)

3 Birthday Wishes This month we have 7 birthdays Happy Birthday! Victor DiPerna Joe Fusco Fred Normand Rick Quest Bill Tuthill Rocco Versace George Waters Program Today s program was presented by Denise Morganti of the Rome Community Theater. She is shown here with President Joel Gray. The Theater was established in 1953 and is chartered by NY state as a not for profit educational institution dedicated to providing quality theater education and entertainment. Before it became Rome Community Theater, it consisted of two groups. They were: Rome Theater Guild and Rome Civic Theater The two groups had a variety of problems and by combining into one organization gained both a good volunteer base and financial stability.

4 The theater is located at 1500 N. James St. Phone: Website: The theater provides workshops, programs, shows, and presentations, and play writing contests. It is in its 60 th season now. In the summer, a Children s Theater is presented which is entitled. Fostering Children s Arts. Awards are also given to students who participate in theater within their respective schools. The summer program instructs children in costumes, props, set construction, acting, and writing of plays. This is being held on Wednesdays and Sundays and is detailed under community events in this newsletter. Within each year, the following productions are performed: One musical Three straight shows One extra show A great deal of effort was made to present a compendium of productions concerning the Jewish Holocaust. Arnie Galin and his wife arranged exhibits, speakers, and more culminating in the play Kindertransport at the Rome Community Theater. This year s productions will include Annie Warbucks sequel to Annie Star on the door Those crazy ladies in the house on the corner A murder is announced The saloon keeper s daughter The mad adventures of Mr. Toad will be presented August 7, 8, and 9 at 7:00PM and August 10 at 2:30PM New York State Theater group has 3awards given to actors. They are: Meritorius Excellence Outstanding These have been given to members of the acting group many times. Volunteers are always needed at the Rome Community Theater. Some of the areas include costumes, stage moving, set building and design, and ushers. People are encouraged to volunteer in an area of interest. A Rotary Minute The following Rotary History bites are from the book presented to Rotarians attending the 2013 Rotary Institute for Learning. Title of the book is, A century of service by David C. Forward. This will be ongoing. Share System The SHARE system was devised in the early 1990 s to give a part of the funds raised to the Foundation s World Fund. The balance is credited to the District Designated Fund.

5 Districts that contribute to the Rotary Foundation have discretion over how some of those funds are spent. So, the districts that give large amounts to the Foundation are allotted more Ambassadorial Scholarships than those that five less. Through District Designated Fund allocations, the district receives credits for a percentage of its donations to the Foundation. More next week Upcoming community events Muster Day Meal Held on July 25 at 4:30PM sponsored by the First Baptist Church, 301 Embargo St. Rome. This annual dinner includes chicken or fish fry with fries, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls and homemade desserts. Cost is Adults $8.00; Children 5-12 yrs. $5.00; Children under 5, free. For more information call or ambaptrome@cnymail.com Summer Music Series at RACC/Pops in the Park This will be held on July 21 at 6:30 PM at the Rome Art and Community Center s Pavillion in the gardens. The Steve Button Quartet will presentl present an evening of pop, Jazz, and light classics. Bring your seating. Food and beverage is available for purchase. No cost for the concert. For more information call or Dining for dogs and cats too! This is a fundraiser for the Rome Humane Society. When you dine out at the restaurant, they will donate 15% of the meal s cost to the Rome Humane Society. For more information call r fundraising@humanesocietyrome.com The following are the other locations for Dining for Dogs and Cats: Applebee s in New Hartford on August 5 from 11:00AM-closing. A voucher is needed to be presented at this establishment in order to reserve the percentage for the Humane Society. These can be obtained at the Society. Delta Lake Inn of Rome on September 9 Coalyard Charlie s of Rome on October 1. Rome Sports Hall of Fame 22 nd Annual Golf Scramble The event will be on July 12 at 12:30PM at the Rome Country Club, Taberg Rd. This fundraiser is sponsored by the Rome Sports Hall of Fame & Museum. The cost is $70.00 per golfer/$ per team and includes greens fees, cart, driving range, beverages on the course, lunch at the turn, and steak dinner with closest to the pin and longest drive contests with prizes. Teams can consist of men, women or co-ed. The shotgun start is at 1:00PM For more information call or sbaradav@aol.com

6 Saranac Wednesday July 16, 23, 30 from 5:30 to 8:30PM at the Savoy restaurant on the patio and is sponsored by the Savoy. Hot music, good food, and cold drinks with a complete cookout buffet. Grillin and Chillin July 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 5:00PM at the Beeches and is sponsored by the Beeches. Cookout buffet and live music on the patio. RCT Summer Youth program July 6 at 2:00PM at the Rome Community Theatre 8911 Turin Rd. Rome, NY. The Rome Community Theater will have a Summer Youth Kickoff celebration hosted by the Rome Blues Brothers. The program is designed for students in grades 7-12 to explore and develop their creativity and talent through theater games, improvisation, skits and other activities in a well structured environment. Play writing projects, light and sound workshops and hands on set design for those who prefer to stay off the stage. Students meet Wednesdays and Sundays from 2:00pm to 4:00PM along with additional projects and workshops starting with the children s summer musical, The mad adventures of Mr. Toad. (August 7) This event is free and open to the public. For more information call or egalin@hotmail.com Other Community Events & Activities Rome Community Theater Annie Warbucks: the continuing story of Annie Show will be presented October 9-12 and Reservations are available 2 weeks before each production Call Auditions begin August 17. Capitol Theatre of Rome The Capitol Summerstage 9 to 5 the musical July at 7:30PM. Sponsored by the First Source Federal Credit Union. Directed by Peter Loftus. Adults $17; Seniors $16; Capitol friends $15; Students and Children $13.

7 Also at the Capitol Film: Captain America on July 23 at 7:00PM Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving.) General Seating is $1.00 Capitol Summerstage Spamalot July 31-August 2 at 7:30PM Book and lyrics by Eric Idle with a new score by Idle and John DuPrez. Play is set in England in 932 A.D. telling the tale of King Arthur and his knights Cost: Adults $17.00; Seniors $16.00; Friend of the Capitol $$15.00; Students & Children $13.00 District 7150 & RI News Rotary International themes: June is the Rotary Fellowship month. The following are articles and excerpts from various 2014 Credos Rotary Websites Official Website, Rotary7150.org. Rotary International Website, Rotary.org. Rotary Leadership Institute, Youth Exchange calendar: The Rotary International Conventions Future locations for Rotary International Conventions: São Paulo, Brazil on 7 10 June, 2015 Seoul, Korea on May 29-June 1, 2016 Atlanta Georgia USA on June 10-14, 2017 Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 24-27, 2018 D7150 Calendar of Events list of dates from Credo July RYLA Conference Cazenovia College The 2015 District Conference will be held at the Welch-Allyn Conference Center near Skaneateles on April Visit from new Dist. Governor to Rome Rotary Club (June 2014 Credo) The Gouernor s uisit is July 29, 2014 Some Helpful Hints for preparation of the District Governor s Visit: Do not plan another program on the DG s visit date

8 Encourage full attendance, as this visit is intended to set the tone and focus for the year. Encourage members to bring a guest or guests since it is an opportunity to share Rotary beyond the club with them. Schedule some meet and greet prior to the meeting. Your area assistant governor will introduce the Governor. This is an excellent opportunity to have the District Governor present Paul Harris Fellow Awards. Be prepared to exchange theme banners with the District Governor. From July 2014 Rotarian (excerpts) Meet the new President (Gary Huang /wife Corinna Yao) Gary Huang states that he finds many traditional Chinese values reflected in Rotary, these including service and responsibility as well as respect for family and others. He feels Confucius was the world s first Rotarian in spirit because his ideas are very much Rotary ideas. He said, It is better to light a single candle than to sit and curse the darkness. The Rotary way is to light a candle. Together we can light up the world. I hope that many of you will host a Rotary Day to show your community what Rotary is and what we do. I hope that you will involve your Rotaract and Interact clubs in your service to bring the new generation of the Rotary family closer to Rotary membership. He feels that finishing the eradication of polio is the most important thing to do. From Ward s Desk: Editor s notes (Ward Vuillemot) It s been a hoot. I have had the privilege of editing the CREDO for the past four years, and it s been a fun and rewarding challenge. However it is time to pass on the scribe to another Rotary volunteer. June is my last issue and Dana Jarrard, of the Utica Club, will be the CREDO editor commencing with the next (July) issue. Soooo, please send future CREDO inputs directly to Dana at djerrard@vicks.biz 2014 Ryla Conference July 11-13, 2014 The seminar, normally to be held in July at Cazenovia College, includes skilled presenters to offer keys to refining skills in and knowledge of leadership, decisionmaking, time management, ethics, goal-setting, responsibility, self-assurance, communication skills, service and teamwork. Rotary clubs throughout the district selects the teens. The clubs choose the teens based on leadership potential and a willingness to serve others. Teens fill out the RYLA applications, which are reviewed by the Rotary club. Once the club approves a teen for RYLA, the club endorses the application and pays the tuition for the teen to attend the RYLA seminar. The application is available at this site. For more information on RYLA, contact Larry Richardson at fishlure@verizon.net From the June 2014 Rotarian Magazine Connect with Rotarians away from home Download the free rotary Club Locator app for ios, Android, and Blackberry which allows smartphone users to search for clubs by location or keyword. Each listing

9 displays meeting times and places and officer details. particular club by adding it to your list of favorites. You can even bookmark a Call ahead before attending a meeting at another club. Times and locations change; clubs break for holidays or special events. No one wants to waste vacation time searching for a meeting. Extend your Rotary travel network beyond make-up meetings by participating in a Rotary Friendship Exchange which helps individuals and families find home stays with Rotarians abroad. Visitor exchanges typically last three days to a week, and team visits can last up to a month. A Friendship Exchange is a great way to learn about another culture, immerse yourself in a new environment and develop connections for future service trips. It s also a guaranteed ticket to the memorable travel experience that comes with exploring a new place with local friends. Rotary Club of Rome contact information: Rome Rotary, PO Box 655, Rome, NY Rotary Website: Newsletter Address: RomeRotaryNewsletter@gmail.com For any questions (if you need an immediate response): Secretary@romerotaryny.org Find us on Facebook: Submit your participation points here: Submit Rotary Participation Report From your editor Jeannie L Packer

10 Rotary International District 7150 Youth Exchange, Inc. Central New York State Counties of Cayuga, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego Randy Cooke D7150 Y.E. Outbound Chair 8 July 2014 To Our Outbounds and Parents: The Youth Exchange Committee of District 7150 cordially invites you to attend a dinner given in honor of all Exchange Students who represented our District overseas this past year. This dinner is set for 6:00pm, on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at The Rusty Rail on Route 5 in Canastota, New York. All students who were abroad during the period of July 2013 through July 2014 are required, as a stipulation of their participation in the program, to attend this annual event to briefly relate their impressions as well as afford outbounds for this next year the benefit of their experiences. All students who have recently returned from abroad will be the guests of the Youth Exchange Committee at the dinner. The cost for all other family members and friends will be $18.00 per person with advance registration, or $23.00 per person at the door. We would really appreciate your check with your reservation form. A cash bar will be available commencing at 5:30pm. Dinner will be served promptly at 6:00pm. Dinner attendees and Outbound Students are urged to arrive by 5:45pm, so that the dinner and talks will commence on time. The four-minute speech by each of the returning students should cover the highlights of his/her exchange experiences. It is important that you send in your reservations promptly so that we may plan accurately for the restaurant; please mail your reservation form in time to reach Stuart Wood by Thursday, July 31, If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to call me. The District Committee hopes that this will be a memorable evening for all present as we share in the experiences of our returned Exchange Students who have represented this District and the United States abroad this past year. We will also be holding a picnic and swim party on Sunday, August 4 th. We hope this will be an opportunity for you to re-acquaint with your classmates and the YE committee. More details on this picnic will be provided later, please reserve the time on your calendar. We look forward to receiving your prompt reservations, and to seeking you on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, by 5:45pm, at The Rusty Rail, in Canastota. Warmest Rotary Regards, Randy Cooke Randy Cooke, Youth Exchange Outbound Chairperson Rotary International District 7150 Youth Exchange, Inc.

11 2014 Welcome Home Dinner Wednesday, August 6, 2014 The Rusty Rail Rte 5, Canastota, NY Please make total reservations for us to attend the Welcome Home Dinner. Returning Exchange Student $0 Name: Outbound Exchange Student $0 Name: Additional Family Members Names of those attending: Rotarians Name: Guests Name: $18 (advance)/$23 (at the door) $18 (advance)/$23 (at the door) $20 (advance)/$25 (at the door) PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Rotary D7150 Youth Exchange PLEASE MAIL THIS RESERVATION SLIP AND ADVANCE CHECK TO ARRIVE BEFORE JULY 31, 2014 TO: Stuart Wood District 7150 Youth Exchange Committee Treasurer PO Box 649 Moravia, NY 13118