ROTOSCOPE DECEMBER 3, 2013
Williamsville Rotary Meeting December 2, 2013
Door: Matt Balling
Pledge: Vern Anderson
Anthem: Ed Stachura
Four Way Test: Richard Wojtowicz
Grace: Joe Fiorella
50/50 Ticket Sales: 52 cards left / Lee Broad was the 50-50 winner of the anticipated $2,216 pot at the 11/25/2013 meeting. (The exact amount needs to be confirmed with the Treasurer.) Lee donated $1,000 for a Paul Harris for his son, and the balance back to the Club. Thank You Lee!!!
Tonight’s pot is $158. Lee Broad (again!) drew the Jack of diamonds! He won $10 and donated it back to the Club.
Visiting Rotarians: None
Guests:
· Laurie and Paul Kullman (Laurie is Doug Littlewood’s sister)
· Marlene Killian (Marlene is our speaker on February 17)
· Scott Martzloff (Superintendent of Schools - Williamsville Central School District).
· Amanda Roehn (Assistant to our speaker, Danny White)
Program:
This week’s speaker is Daniel J. "Danny" White who was named University at Buffalo Director of Athletics by U.B. President Satish K. Tripathi on May 8, 2012. With an aggressive plan for the athletics program, Danny immediately laid the blueprint to capitalize on the unlimited potential of UB Athletics as the largest public institution in the state of New York and the flagship of the SUNY system
Highlights of Danny’s remarks included:
- UB has great potential, but needs coaching
- College football has become a media giant
- UB is largest and most comprehensive university in NY
- UB is a member of 62 AAU institutions
- Overall, UB’s academic programs rank in the Top 100 in the US
- UB has over 220,000 alumni
- UB is located in a big area—WNY—not a small college town
- UB is within 500 miles of the Top 50 markets in the US
- UB football has had a record attendance at home games
Announcements:
New Member Induction: We inducted a new member to our Club. Bruce Lucsok (pronounced Loo-Shock). Joe Fiorella was Bruce’s sponsor. Congratulations to both!!!
New Board Member: With the resignation of David Whipple from the Club, his position on the Club’s Board of Directors was vacant. Gary Skalyo has been appointed to fill this vacant position. Congratulations, Gary!!!
Annual Meeting: The Club’s annual meeting is March 3, 2014. Election to the Club’s Board of Directors is held at this meeting. It’s time to start considering if you would like to be a Board member of your Club and be more active in the Club’s direction. President-Elect Kathy Behan will be seeking members for the Nominating Committee (NC). Please express to KB your interest in either the NC and/or the Board.
Every Rotarian – Every Year (EREY): Wow!!!! Did you know that for $0.27 per day, less than $2.00 per week, and $8.33 per month you can be an active participant and be recognized in Rotary International’s (RI) EREY Program? And you can do this with a simple authorization to RI to charge a credit card account for the recurring period (month / quarter / annual ) amount you designate. This is simple and straightforward.
Your commitment provides grant funds for RI and our District 7090 for projects that are used to fund local and international service projects, scholarships, and vocational training teams.
Would you please seriously consider an annual commitment to the EREY program? There is an aspirational goal of $100 per year per member. Please see the attached EREY form whereby you can make this commitment for a tax-deductible contribution (501.c.3 charity) as a recurring monthly, quarterly or annual donation using a credit card ( www.rotary.org/contribute). You know the good that Rotary and its members accomplish; please seriously consider your participation in EREY. Our Club number is 4756, District #7090, and your individual member number can be found on the mailing label of the Rotarian magazine, an 8-digit number preceded by “#” just above your name. I will have each member’s membership number at the Club meetings for information and ease of reference. Thank You! (See also attached EREY form)
Gateway-Longview “Adopt-an-Angel”: The Club made a commitment of providing 35 Christmas gifts to children at Gateway-Longview. There were still three (3) children’s names left still to pick from at the beginning of the meeting, but members stepped forward and all are now covered. Again, Thank You!
Next Week’s Meeting / Field Trip: Please note that on December 9th the Club meeting will be a field trip to Colvin Cleaners, 2375 Elmwood Avenue (just north of Kenmore/Elmwood intersection – east side of Elmwood Avenue). It is suggested that perhaps Club members could car pool for this off-site event.We will depart from Milo's at 5:45 PM. This event is being arranged by Doug Littlewood, and he needs to know who will commit to attending this trip. Our host, Paul Billoni, is arranging for food and we should consider that advising (RSVP) is an appropriate courtesy. Carpooling is at Milo’s at 5:45pm.
Foundation Board Meeting: Meeting on Tuesday December 10, 2013, 7:45am at Vicky’s office – Damon, Morey, 9276 Main Street – Suite 3B, Clarence, NY. This is just east of Tim Horton’s at the Main / Sheridan / Thompson Road intersection.
Christmas/Holiday Celebration Party: The Club’s Christmas Celebration is scheduled for Monday – December 16, 2013 and will be held at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens Restaurant. This celebration is being spearheaded under the highly capable talents of Diane and Richard Wojtowicz. More information will be forthcoming shortly. Since this is a regularly scheduled Club meeting night, attendance should be nothing short of “awesome.” And as always on these special celebrations/meetings, spouses, boy/girl friend, and significant others are always welcomed. Cost is $40 per person. There may be music and dancing at this Club event (???)
Meeting Schedule Change:
Please be aware that there will be no meeting on 12/23 and 12/30 due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, respectively. The Club’s next meeting date, 12/09/2013, is the field trip to Colvin Cleaners on Elmwood Avenue. Our 1st meeting date of 2014 is January 6th and will be held at Milo's.
Program Schedule: We have openings for speakers. Doug Littlewood can provide you with the current schedule and available openings. We have quite a few openings for a speaker after January and into the New Year. If you have a potential speaker, it is suggested that three (3) open dates, in order of speaker preferred priority, be confirmed with Doug Littlewood or Vern Anderson, who will confirm the specific date, and “lock” that date for your speaker. This will eliminate any conflict with other confirmed speakers. It will also keep the Program Schedule accurate for dates where speaker dates have been reserved. Please keep Doug and Vern updated if changes need to be made. In our social and business lives we may know of individuals who have an interesting background, career, or story. Ask them: “Would you share this with my Rotary Club?”
Annual Celebration: The date is Saturday – March 29, 2014 at the Park Country Club. Event Chairman Tim Henderson will provide continuing updates as he and his Committee plan the Club’s annual and major event. Mark your calendars for this major Club event date.
Future speakers: Discussions are taking place for speaking engagements with the following: Mark Thomas (Western Regional Director – NYS Parks); Maria Lehman (Peace Bridge); and Scott G. Martzloff, Ed.D (Superintendent of Schools - Williamsville Central School District).
Fines: Paul Banas, Fine Master. Due to length of program, no fines were levied.
Happy Dollars: Due to length of program, no happy dollars were collected.
We missed you this evening:
Mary Biddle-Widman, Mike Burns, Shirley Carnall (Leave of Absence), Bob Chur, John Crawford, Vicki D’Angelo, Rashmikumar Desai, Laura Favaro, Tim Henderson, Elizabeth Ingold, Carrie Leed, Norm Mattar, Jim Rumsey, Michael Sirianno, Gary Skalyo, Mark Storch, Bill Thuman