Scott Kamakaris October 1st PP David Parish October 3rd

Stephen Kelley October 6th

PP Paul Metzger October 2nd

PP Sue Crilly October 30th

Rick Walton

Pres. Mary Kay Yanik

90th Eastern Cities

Fellowship Dinner

Rotary Archive

Monthly Newsletter The Rotary Club of Geneseo, N.Y.

Club 4780 of District 7120

Www.GeneseoRotary.com

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October 2014

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October 2015

“The foundation upon which

Rotary is built is friendship;

on no less firm foundation could

it have stood.”

—Paul Harris, 1935

October 2015

Sunday, October 18th

Page 2 October 2015

SAVE THE DATE:

November 15, 2015

District Foundation Brunch

Belhurst Castle, Geneva

Sponsored by:

The Geneseo

Rotary and

Kiwanis Clubs

Halloween

Parade

Prizes Awarded Refreshments Served

Hilton Apple Festival

October 3-4, 2015

Hilton Community

Center

Live Entertainment, Crafters,

Farmers Market, Auto Show,

Great food

FREE!

Sponsored by Hilton

Rotary Club

October 2015 Page 3

Lorraine Wichtowski, the new Community Health & Wellness Educator at Noyes

Hospital, was our guest speaker on August 31.

Lorraine talked about Brain Health as You Age..You Can Make a Difference! She used

PowerPoint along with handouts for her presentation. Some of the topics covered were

diseases and conditions that affect brain health including….

—Genetic makeup

—Certain medicines, smoking and excessive alcohol

—Health problems like diabetes and heart disease

—Diseases like depression and Alzheimer’s

—Brain injury

—Poor diet, insufficient sleep, lack of physical and social activity

The PowerPoint information is available at

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/brain-health-resource#powerpoint

________________________________

Lorraine Wichtowski has a Bachelor’s degree in Public Communications from Cornell

University and a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Towson University

in Towson, Md.

Pres. Mary Kay Yanik and Lorraine Wichtowski

(Photo by Tim Hayes)

PROGRAM REPORT

Lorraine Wichtowski, Community Health & Wellness Educator, Speaks at Club Meeting

Rotary/Kiwanis

Dinner Held

October 2015 Page 4

T he annual Rotary/Kiwanis Dinner at The Big Tree on September 3rd was

an enjoyable night of fellowship and fun for members of Geneseo's two

service clubs.

A roast beef dinner for just $10 was a bargain and Kiwanis President Gene

Shurline and Rotary President Mary Kay Yanik did a very nice job leading the

festivities. The program featured five various "Bingo" games and Rotarians won a

big share of the prizes, which included gift certificates to David Mann Jewelers

and Wegman's and an overnight stay at Temple Hill Bed and Breakfast. Rotary

prize winners were President Mary Kay, John Lanpher, and Pam Hatton. Sue

Crilly and Tim Hayes won rather unique "joke" prizes.

All proceeds from the 50-50 jackpot, fines, and bingo games were split by the

two clubs.

(Submitted by Art Hatton)

Rotaract Club Report…..

We will be doing our typical service activities, Geneseo CARES (October 17),

Teresa House Walk, Alzheimer's Walk* (October 24), Relay For Life, etc. We

have started a partnership with the Red Cross club on campus that I hope to

continue this year, volunteering at their blood drives.

I also wish to have everyone volunteer at the Rochester Children's Book Fair

this semester.

It's looking to be a great year!

(Submitted by Lauren Eisinger, Rotaract Club President 2015-16)

* Anyone who would like to support the Rotaract team at the Alzheimers Walk can make a

donation at…..http://tinyurl.com/nja22mr

October 2015 Page 5

October 12th —-9:00 am Hamlin Town Hall 1658 Lake Road, Hamlin, NY 14464

The Dash for Destinie 5k Walk/Run was created in honor of a young girl, Destinie Quick, who lost her battle with Cystic Fibrosis in January 2012. Destinie attended and loved Genesee Valley Rotary Camp. GVRC runs for one week each summer at Camp Sam Wood in Pike, New York. This camp allows children with disabilities a safe, outdoor camping experience at no cost.

Register at http://gvrc.org/fundraising/?event_id1=21

—Dash for Destinie 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Genesee Valley Rotary Camp

A gathering to celebrate

the retirement of

PP Carol Carey will be held at The Nines

Livingston Country Club

on October 14 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. The

event is being sponsored by the Livingston

County Chamber of Commerce and

Community Bank, N.A.

Reservations are required.

Call 243-2222

PP Steve Wiener reports his grandson was born on Sept. 11

weighing 7lbs 5 oz and 19 inches long. His name is

Hayden Robert Picciano.

All are doing well.

PP Carol Carey’s last day at the branch

is Friday October 16 where cake,

punch, coffee will be served.

Genesee Valley Hunt Races

Saturday, October 10th,Nations Road

10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Contact PP Sue Crilly to

sign up. This event

benefits Geneseo Rotary

and the Golisano

Children’s Hospital at

Strong.

October 2015 Page 6

Dictionary Project

PP Sue Crilly reports that

dictionaries will be distributed

later this fall to third graders

at Geneseo & York Central

Schools as well as at the

Genesee Country Christian

School.

The dictionary has over 150

pages of supplemental

information in the back that

students will make use of.

Did You Know???

More than half of Rotarians worldwide receive a

regional magazine instead of The Rotarian.

These publications are produced independently by

Rotarians, distributed in more than 130 countries, and

published in 24 languages. They have a combined

circulation of 872,000. Each magazine has a regional

point of view but also includes articles and photo-

graphs of international interest from The Rotarian

(Source...Rotary International

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

December

Club Events

Pantry Day

October 5, 2015

The Geneseo-

Groveland

Food Pantry

needs

more volunteers.

Contact Betsy Matthews

at 243-1141

Salvation

Army Bell

Ringing

Holiday

Dinner

Food Basket

Distribution

October 2015 Page 7

ChristmaSing

Fine$

Fines were collected from everyone at a meeting who was celebrating a

birthday or anniversary.

October 2015 Page 8

Columbus Day

is

Monday,

October 12th

No Club meeting .

UPCOMING EVENT: Nov. 9th

Veterans

Luncheon Program

Excerpts from the August 21st

Good Neighbor Committee Meeting

—Jeff Clough and Tim Cornell have visited the

Tree House complex and highly recommend it

as a future outing.

—Geoff Clough attended the SUNY Geneseo

Volunteer Fair on September 9th

—The PennySaver has submitted a proof of the

Good Neighbor stationery for approval.

—A thank you letter has been sent by Tom

Taylor to Kim Sanford for the Horse Riding

Event at Leg Up Stables

—Bonnie Swanson reports that the Rotary Good

Neighbor account is low and may impact the

December bowling event.

SAVE THE DATE

November 14, 2015

Avon Rotary Auction at the

Avon Primary School

9:00 am to 1:00 pm

October 2015 Page 9

R.I. Media Center

Find fact sheets, press releases, and multimedia

resources for

telling Rotary's story in our Media Center.

https://www.rotary.org/en/news-features/media-

center

Representing Geneseo Rotary at the District Golf Tournament at Lima Country

Club Sept. 4th were, l to r, Matt Gaynor, John Yanik, John Lanpher,

and Art Hatton.

It was a warm sunny day and a good time for all Rotarians.

(Photo and caption submitted by PP Art Hatton)

Geneseo Rotary ‘s Team at the District Golf Tournament

October 2015 Page 10

7th Annual Haunted Hayride and Haunted House Hosted by the Gananda Rotary

Fridays & Saturdays – October 9, 10, 16, 17 & 23, 2015 Spookie Evening Fun 7:00 to 10:30pm and Family

Friendly Saturday afternoons only 3:00 to 5:00. (Last wagon leaves 30 minutes before closing)

Affordable Family Fun, 1485 Walworth Penfield Rd. (Rt. 441) Walworth, NY 14568.

Mick and me riding our pal Tantor through the jungles of Thailand

Dear The Geneseo Rotary,

Greetings from Thailand! As August

comes to a close I thought it was about

time to write my monthly report! Due to

my blog giving a pretty in depth look

into what has happened so far I will try

to keep this semi brief and let the real

reading take place back at the home-

stead. Overall I have really enjoyed my

first 3 weeks abroad and honestly the

only thing I've really missed is the way

that Rotary in run in the states and

throughout Europe. Thailand has been

extremely culturally different from

Geneseo and the rest of upstate New

York. And of course, this is a good

thing. Exactly what I was looking for.

Now there are certainly things I don't

understand and agree with but that

stands true in the United States as

well. Every country has there positives

and there negatives and it is my job to

explore both with an open mind. My

host family is full of very nice people, one of which is my younger sister Nonnie who leaves for Vancouver tomorrow morning for a

year as a Rotary exchange student as well. My older brother Mick has truly taken me under his wing and has been translating, teach-

ing me about the Thai culture and language, and overall just being the brother that I've never had. Another great part about being

here has been the ability to experience other cultures besides Thai. My best friend here is a girl named Gisela (pronounced Hesela)

who is from Mexico and also through RYE. She attends the same school as I and it's has been great to talk and spend time with an-

other person who is going through a similar experience. And I've even begun learning my fourth language with her help! Another fun

experience so far that has yet to make a blog appearance is my Inbound Orientation. This was August 21-23 in the ocean side city of

Prachuap Khiri Khan. Our hotel was on this gorgeous beach that was practically empty besides us. This was about a 5-6 hour luxury

van ride with several other exchange students. And the whole weekend was definitely an experience I'll remember forever. There are

20 exchange students in district 3330 which covers my city to the south of Thailand. Everyone seemed to be great people and the

only rule broken was the curfew. Where we just talked and got to know each other a lot better, which is exactly why we're here. To

make great friends that we'll keep for a lifetime. I would like to give another thanks to all of you for making one of my many dreams

come true and I will continue to represent the light that Rotary sheds on the world. I will try a little harder everyday to make each and

everyone of you proud that you're a Rotarian. Be a gift to the world.

Much love,

Thomas May

Mick and me riding on our pal Tantor through the jungles of Thailand

(Photo from Thomas May’s blog at www.travelingtom.us)

Report From Geneseo RotaryOutbound Exchange Student —

October 2015 Page 11

Glenn Colton Concert at

the Genesee Valley

Rotary Camp

August 17th

“The kids (and staff) really enjoy Glenn Colton. He always has a fun and active performance for us that everyone gets excited about”. —Brian Bartalo, G.V.R.C. Director

Photos

submitted

by Brian

October 2015 Page 12

PRESIDENT-ELECT

TRAINING

WILL BE HELD ON

OCTOBER 17th

AT

MOUNT MORRIS

HIGH SCHOOL

World Polio Day,

October 24th

M arks the anniversary

of the birth of

Jonas Salk,

developer of the first safe and

effective polio vaccine. For more

information, visit: worldpolio-

day.com

New S.U.N.Y. Geneseo President, Dr. Denise Battles,

Was Our Guest Speaker on August 24th

Dr. Denise Battles and Pres. Mary Kay Yanik

October 2015 Page 13

“On 24 October we mark World Polio Day. It is time to

reflect on the progress we’ve made and to strengthen our determi-

nation for the work ahead”. —Dong Kurn Lee,

Foundation Trustee Chair. October 2013, The Rotarian

For a certain generation of Americans, polio is a very scary word. Serious outbreaks of the disease began

appearing in the U.S. in the late 1800s. President Franklin Roosevelt contracted polio in 1921. Over the

next several decades, tens of thousands of Americans a year were debilitated by the poliomyelitis virus. In

1952, polio killed some 3,000 people n the U.S. and paralyzed many more. Then came Dr. Jonas Salk’s

vaccine. Schoolchildren across the country were inoculated, saving untold Americans from contracting the

disease.

Today, because of aggressive public health efforts, polio has been nearly wiped out globally. We look at the

history of polio and the ongoing battle to finally eradicate it worldwide…….

Go to The Diane Rehm Show, August 6th to read the rest of this story.

The History Of Polio In The U.S. And Efforts To Eradicate The Disease Globally

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

Sometimes when we are

generous in small, barely

detectable ways it can

change someone’s life

forever. —Margaret Cho

October 2015 Page 14

October Is...

Economic & Community Development

Month

Nearly 1.4 billion employed people live on less than $1.25 a

day. Our members promote economic and community devel-opment and reduce poverty in

underserved communities through training, well-paying jobs, and access to financial management institutions.

Projects range from providing people with equipment to vocational training. Our

members work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and

community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished

communities.

Joke of the Month Q..Why weren’t butterflies allowed into the dance? A.. Because it was a moth ball.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH

ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE

By Arnold Grahl

When Gabriela Vessani was 12 years old, her mother took her to

stay with friends in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, for the sum-

mer.

“I loved it, so when I heard about Rotary Youth Exchange, I

knew that was something I wanted to do,” says Vessani, who is

an Interactor from São Paulo.

This year, Vessani participated in the program. Hosted by the

Rotary Club of Waterdown, Ontario, Canada, she stayed with

four families, one of which included adopted children from dif-

ferent parts of the world.

“They had seven children, and it was crazy for me. But I loved

it,” she says. “It was such a unique experience getting to know all

of my host brothers and sisters, and learning about so many cul-

tures.”

Changing lives

Vessani and 104 other Rotary Youth Exchange students visited

Rotary World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, in July as part

of a 31-day Discover America cross-country bus trip that was a

finale to the exchange experience.

“This is the best program Rotary can be involved with, because

Rotary is all about changing lives,” says Vessani.

Rotary Youth Exchange has been providing intercultural ex-

change opportunities for secondary school students ages 15-19

since the 1920s. Students become cultural ambassadors for up to

a full academic year, and the host families can help build peace

and international understanding, serving one of Rotary’s six areas

of focus. ….

(Complete story at Rotary News 1 September 2015