ROTOSCOPE 2014

50/50 Ticket Sales: $286.00  collected by Paul Banas  and Lee Broad (again) drew the Queen of hearts $10.00 and donated it back to the Foundation

Visiting Rotarians:

Guests: Tom Vacanti guest of Kathy Behan –potential member   

PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS:

Great car show yesterday.

Need speakers for future meetings

Reminder: the next event is the Golf event 9/22/2014. We have posters to put up in businesses.

Rotary days-Bison’s Ball Park 8-23-2014.

Rotary Governor visit is August 18, 2014. There will be a 5 PM Board  meeting with the Governor.

 Please, let’s have 100% attendance of our membership for the Governor’s visit.

SPEAKER:

Ronald Talboys, President of Habitat for Humanity-Buffalo. Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1985. By the end of 2012, they will have built 235 houses in the Buffalo area. Over 90 cents of every dollar contributed is used to build houses. At Habitat, we believe everyone deserves a safe, secure home. Any family that cannot obtain a conventional mortgage, but can afford low-cost housing and is willing to complete 500 hours of “sweat equity” is eligible. These new homeowners pay no interest on their mortgage, which is held by Habitat/Buffalo, and the money is used to build even more houses.

Habitat worldwide has completed/restored more than 500,000 houses. They are the 6^th largest homebuilder in the U.S. and the largest not-for-profit homebuilder. There are more than 1,500 affiliates in the U.S.

There are 40 families on the waiting list. Houses are approximately $40,000 to $70,000. Failure rate is less than 2%. 1/3’s are new homes and 2/3’s are rehabs.

Announcements: 

.Joe Fiorella spoke about the Golf outing –portion of the proceeds to benefit the WNY Chapter of; American Diabetes Association. Event to be held September 22, 2014 at the Glen Oak Golf Course, 711 Smith Road in East Amherst. Joe spoke about the various levels of sponsorship.  Registration at 11:00 – noon, tee time at 1:00 pm-$100 per person includes green fees and cart; lunch, steak & chicken dinner at the banquet.

Rickey Lincoln spoke about the Car Show on August 10^th   The show was a great success. Many new cars registered and we received many positive comments. Richard thanked all fellow Rotarians that helped with the show before and during the event. Special thanks to (my wife) Diane and Ed Stachura and the volunteers from the YES program and the Youth Foundation that handled the food and the basket raffle. The show is getting bigger and better do to all our members taking part in this event. Mark Brice, a licensed FAA pilot from Buffalo Aerial Pictures created a video of the show. Richard again thanked all fellow Rotarians that participated in the car show event. Presidents Kathy and Katie did a great job in judging and picking out the car that received the Rotary President’s Trophy.

REMEMBER: if you are unable to attend, District 7090 has over 65 clubs where make-ups can be completed; you may use Board meeting and Community Service volunteering as make-ups and the eClub is accessible at www.rotaryeclub7090.org. Rotary Club of SOWNY.

Future speakers:

08/18/14:  DISTRICT GOVERNOR ‘S VISIT-Jack Amico

2014 Calendar Marks:

 September 22^nd– the Club’s 3^rdAnnual Golf Outing.

 October 25-26 – The Buffalo Bash Event – (District Conference) (See District 7090 web page--http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal/home.aspx?did=7090--for details on all District events.)

Fines:  Mike Burns, Fine Master

Roger Gross – Tour of Forest lawn-oldest son will receive a Paul Harris award 8/18

And celebrated his 63^rd wedding anniversary

Lee Broad – not at the car show

General fine for anyone not at the car show

Norman Mattar-late

Tony Cangialosi-late

Vicky D’Angelo – not at the car show in Alaska

Joe Fiorella – car show

Mike Prinzbach – car show

Gary Skalyo – car show

We missed you this evening: 

Bill Thuman. Bob Chur, Catherine Dulmus, Jim Rumsey,  Mary Biddle-Widman, Michael Sirianno,   Bruce Lucsok, Ed Rath, Kevin Flint, Larry Read, Ron Prazmark, Ronald Axelrod, Stephen Dyson