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    Water Wheel   

March 19, 2003

We share with the family, friends and co-workers of the victims of the BlackHawk tragedy the pain they are enduring. May we never forget..
Staff Sgt. Brian Pavlich
Sgt. John L Eichenlaub, Jr.
Sgt. Joshua M. Harapko
Pfc. Shawn A. Mayerscik
Pfc. Stryder O. Stoutenburg
Pfc. Andrew D. Stevens
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kenneth L. Miller
Spc. Lucas V. Tripp
Spc. Barry M. Stephens
Capt. Christopher E. Britton

and may we pray for the full recovery of 
Spc. Dmitri Petrov and Spc. Edwin A. Mejia

These soldiers are true heroes. May we keep them in our prayers.

"The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace."
Numbers 6:24:6

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 be 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:
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.  The shadow is what we think of it -- the tree is the real thing.
                                           -- Abraham Lincoln

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!

There is a correction in the scholarship application! The application reads that the candidate must be a resident of Watertown - it should read that the candidate must be a resident of Jefferson County.

 

Card Game and 50/50

We are looking for the 9 of Clubs. On March 5th, Bill Hartman drew the Ace of Diamonds and donated his winnings to the Birthday Fund. On March 12th Mark Pacilio drew the Six of Hearts and donated it to the Birthday Fund. The pot is at $329 but may be more at this writing.  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

Constance Barone
Constance is director of the Sackets Harbor Battlefield Historic Site an will be discussing this famous battlefield and the new events and projects for the upcoming season.

General F. L. Hagenbeck
General Hagenbeck is the 10th Mountain Division Commander, and will be updating us on Fort Drum and its future.

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 $23,752 through 3/12/03. The Sunrise club has pledged a total of $10,180. We've reached a grand total of $33,932-- 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. 

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY: Rotary District 7040's District Assembly will be held at the Best Western Parkway Inn and Conference Center, 151 Vincent Massey Dr., Cornwall, Ontario, on April 5th. Anyone interesting in attending should contact Marsha as soon as possible. Registration is from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. The Assembly begins at 9:30 a.m. All committee chairs and new members should consider attending. The club pays for the cost of any members attending. Refreshments and lunch are included. Call Marsha at 782-3381 to register.

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

Rotary Foundation Committee: March 19th at 11:30 a.m. The following members are on this committee: Pete Salmon (Co-Ch), Charlie Nevin (Co-Ch), Don Klug, Alan Vail, George Woodruff, Jerry Walsh, Alex Korwek, Ben Coe, Gene Renzi.

Rose Day Committee:  Barb Park (Co-Ch), Laurie Nortz (Co-Ch), Chris Wells, Jeff Barnard, Linda Barniak, Kerry Roberge, Len Meinhold, Warren Johnson, Gordie Phillips, Bob Caswell, Jim Horton, Al McEvoy. 

50/50 COMMITTEE:
March 19th - Michelle and Steve
March 26th - Chris and Wanda 

FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE TABLE ASSIGNMENTS:
March 19 - Paul Trimper and Carolyn Fitzpatrick
March 26 - Jim Picunas and Carolyn Fitzpatrick
April 2 - Cheryl Matson and Paul Trimper
April 9 - Selene Rowland and Carolyn Fitzpatrick
April 16 - Cheryl Matson and Jim Picunas
April 23 - Melanie Upson and Selene Rowland
April 30 - Jim Picunas and Cheryl Matson

 

OTHER NEWS YOU CAN USE

International Youth Exchange: The committee is looking for drivers to drive our exchange student to Ogdensburg on March 29th. They will have to be there by 7:00 a.m. and also be picked up on March 31 at 6:00 p.m. If you can help, please call Jane Gendron or Lance Evans. The Youth Exchange Committee is also looking for host families for our incoming student in the Fall.

New Member Proposal:  The following two people have been proposed for membership to our club. Philip Scibelli, proposed by Mike Plummer, for the classification of Investment Services. Deb Perry, proposed by Lin Fields, for the classification of Mortgage Broker. If no written objections are received within ten days they will be eligible for membership in our club. 

Welcome to our Newest Members: Welcome to Robert Sharlow, Ken Yates and Joe Olson, our newest Rotarians. 

Donations:  Many thanks to Jim Kanik for his Red 50/50 pot winnings, donated to the Birthday Fund.