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February 26, 2003

 
FEBRUARY IS WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH

The Rotary Office will be closed from 2-27 through 3-7!

MAKEUPS! 
 Our attendance is up!! Congratulations Rotarians! But, if you miss a meeting remember to get a make up! . Not only does making up a meeting help our attendance, but it is great fellowship. If you are going on vacation or just out of town for a few days and you are going to miss our regular meeting, give Marsha a call at the office where she will b happy to look up the information on the nearest Rotary Club where you will be . Or you can check out the Rotary International Web site.

WEEKLY WORDS OF WISDOM:
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap.  If you want happiness for a day, go fishing.  If you want happiness for a month,
             get married.  If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune.  If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.

BIRTHDAY FUND/JCC SCHOLARSHIPS

The Birthday Fund provides funding to our Scholarships at JCC. If you are having a birthday, or have had one recently, do not forget to donate to the Birthday Fund. With your donations, we were able to award six scholarships to Jefferson Community College this year. Do you know that as a Rotarian, if you have children or grandchildren attending JCC, they will be considered for one of the scholarships if they meet the criteria?

The Office now has applications for our scholarships to JCC. The scholarship criteria calls for preference for the award to be given to someone related to a Rotarian. If any of our members has a family member attending JCC in the fall and would like an application, please contact Marshal. There are six scholarships. Applications must be filled out and returned to the Financial Aid office at JCC  by March 31, 2003!

Thanks to Paula Roukous for her recent donation.

 

Card Game and 50/50

We are looking for the 9 of Clubs. The pot is at $268.00. Paula Roukous drew the 7 of Clubs and donated it. The blue card game raffle may only be played by our club members. Tickets are 3 for $2.00 or $1.00 each. The Red 50/50 Raffle game may be played by all.

This Week

Dr. Frank Florence

Ever wonder how the geology of Jefferson county affects our everyday lives? Wonder no more! Dr. Frank Florence, Assistant Professor of Geology at Jefferson Community College will show us how our interactions with our geologic environment need to be considered as we think about our future.

Cheri Revai

Cheri is the author of "Haunted Northern New York". She will be discussing her book and local sightings.

Rotary Web Page:  The web site is now updated. I invite you to visit - you will find the Committee Rosters on the site along with the members. We will also have forms available for the various committee's needs. 

Polio Eradication: Have you made your pledge to the Polio Eradication Campaign?  50% of our club has pledged $22,547 through 2/19//03. The Sunrise club has pledged a total of $8,565. We've reached a grand total of $31,712-- THANK YOU!!! to all who have pledged. Please mail your pledge form and payment to Marsha, or better yet, bring it with you to the next meeting. Thank you  for protecting our children.

NOTICE TO COMMITTEE CHAIRS: If your committee is having a meeting that is on a day other than at our normal meeting day and you give the office the list of attendees, then they will receive attendance credit for a make-up. 

LUNCH TICKETS: Please remember to turn in your signed lunch ticket at our Wednesday meetings. This is how you receive credit for attendance. If you forget to turn in the ticket, you can call the office or mail the ticket to the offices so you can receive attendance credit. 

President Elect Jonathan Majiyagbe announced his Rotary International Theme for the year 2003-2004 at the District Governor's Training in Anaheim, California. If you would like to learn more, visit the Rotary International Web Site.

WEB SITE/ROSTER NOTICE: We are working on updating the Roster We have had several new members and several who have left Rotary. If we have any members who have a change in their information, please call the office or email Marsha. If you don't take the time to let her know, we can't have the roster up to date. 

SOMETHING SPECIAL: A North Country Children's Clinic Open House and Reception will be haled on Thursday, Feb. 27th from 4-6 p.m on the second floor of Empsall Plaza. Meet the primary care team, see what they do and where they do it.

NEW MEMBER PROPOSALS: The following 3 people have been proposed for membership into our club. They have been through committees and the Board. Dr. Ken Yates, Executive Director of the NYS Living Museum, has been proposed by Ken Piarulli for the classification of Zoo Conservancy. Robert Sharlow, President of Redwood National Bank, has been proposed by George Woodruff for the classification of Banking, and Dr. Joseph Olson, President of Jefferson Community College, has been proposed by John Deans for the classification of Education. If no written objection is received within ten days they will be eligible for membership in our club. 

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI HALL OF ACHIEVEMENT:  Watertown City School District is seeking nominations for its Hall of Achievement for the fall 2003 induction ceremony. If anyone is interested in nominating someone, please contact Marsha at 782-3381 for the criteria. Final submissions must be received by April 25, 2003. If a nomination was submitted in 2001, the nominator only needs to submit a letter to the committee renominating the individual. The district has kept all 2001 nomination materials on file.

NOTICE:  The Board of Directors has available the club criteria for donations. If you would like a copy, please contact the Rotary Office.

 

COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICES

Feb. 26th - Kate and Steve
March 5th - Gil and Lance
March 12th - Kate and Wanda
March 19th - Michelle and Steve
March 26th - Chris and Wanda 

 

ROD AND RIFLE EXPO!!!

A report is forthcoming!