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10. Pg. 1 The Toolbox: Volume 131 February 2015 Rotary International District 7190 Pg 1

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From The Governors Chai

From the Governor’s Desk

Lighting Up Rotary – this time in Glens Falls!

We are really looking forward to a great month as February brings us many great events!!! On Saturday, Feb 28 we will be showcasing our clubs as Rotarians take to the Glens Falls Civic Center for an Adirondack Flames hockey game. It will a really fun day and we hope Rotarians bring their family and friends to the event! Need you to be inviting your friends, colleagues, and local business owners to attend clubs events! When you have someone that may be interested in becoming a member, make sure their first experience is a fun one… Invite them first to an event! If you’re not hosting a club event in the near future, attend an event at another area Rotary Club. Make a point of alerting your club members that a prospective member will be attending and share your “Rotary moments” – your stories for why you joined, and what keeps you energized. We have such a great organization and feel such a great feeling of accomplishment as we truly make a difference. Share that energy and you’ll find a new member! After you attend an event, follow it up within 2 weeks with another engaging experience – consider hosting a social event and invite prospective members. If you’re a smaller club, reach out to other nearby clubs and either consider a joint event – or ask some fellow Rotarians to help out and attend… Make sure that you have a good showing! Your District leadership team is really excited about the upcoming District Conference – where we’ll be showcasing the rebirth of the Schoharie Valley and lending a hand to help out with a day of service…. Keep watching our District website and our Facebook page as we build energy and excitement for a memorable Conference weekend!

Thank you again for all that you do as members of Rotary. The world is a better place because of YOU!

DG David

DISTRICT EVENTS AT A GLANCE February 1st - Deadline for the District

Logo Contest p2

PETS Training Dates – 2/26, 3/13-14. 4/11 p3

February 28th –Family Fun Hockey Night

Sponsored by the Glens Falls Rotary for 7190p4

March 1st deadline – Disney Silent

Auction Sponsored by Gift of Life p5

May 15th-17th – District Conference (in the

Schoharie Valley) p6

June 6-9 – Rotary Int’l Convention pp 6, 8, 11

CLUB EVENTS AT A GLANCE February 6th – Ziti Dinner Sponsored by

Glenville Rotary p2

February 8th – Chicken & Biscuit Dinner Sponsored by Shenendehowa Rotary p2

February 14th –Valentine’s Day Dinner

Sponsored by Mechanicville Rotary p2

February 25th –Business & Service Expo

Sponsored by the Capital Region Rotary p3

February 27th- March 1st – Saratoga

Home & Lifestyle Show Sponsored by

Saratoga Springs Rotary Club p3

Now – Scholarship Applications sought

Sponsored by Shenendehowa Rotary p5

May 30th–Finger Lakes Winery, Brewery, Distillery Tour Sponsored by Glenville Rotary p5

Photo by Ed Brown

Barb Wyllie ~ Editor Please send submissions to me at: [email protected] Deadline: 20th of the month

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FEBRUARY 1st DEADLINE

District 7190 Logo Contest

With all the changes we have had over the years our District Logo needs to reflect our very special district and what it stands for - there is a challenge to each club to come up with a submission for a new district logo. Remember - we have Lake George, the capital district complex, the Hudson River, the Erie Canal, local Indian tribes, Howe Caverns, Saratoga raceway and so much more. Can you come up with a logo that would make our district distinctive and represents our geographic location?

Submit your idea and if it wins you (or someone of your choice) will receive a Paul Harris. Submit your entry to [email protected] by February 1, 2015.

A winner will be announced at the District Training Assembly to be held on 11 Apr 2015. Good luck. Milan

~ ~ ~ Glenville Rotary Club is sponsoring its 26th annual

Ziti Dinner February 6th

4-7:30pm $7 in advance / $8 at the door

Glenville Senior Center Worden Road Glenville

Come enjoy a delicious Italian ziti and meatball dinner along with great ambiance and plenty of

raffle prizes and a 50-50 drawing. Purchase Advance Tickets by 2/2/2015 at: Burnt

Hills Optical, Charlie Palmer State Farm Insurance, Beth Kissinger CPA, or from any other Glenville

Rotarian

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Photo by Ed Brown

Shenendehowa Rotary is sponsoring its 8th annual

CHICKEN & BISCUIT DINNER

Sunday February 8th 4pm to 6pm

Adult dinners are $10 Seniors $8

Children 10 and under are $6 Vischer Ferry Fire Station

360 Riverview Road, Rexford Dinners are provided by Giffy’s Bar-B-Catering and

Power’s Inn & Pub and include homemade chicken, vegetables and gravy over buttermilk biscuits served with mashed potatoes, tossed salad, dessert and beverage. Take out is available. Proceeds will benefit Matt Bissett, a college student and Clifton Park resident who was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in 2014. Matt is a past member of the Southern Saratoga Interact Club.

Tickets may be purchased at Power’s Inn and Pub (406-5561), from any Shenendehowa Rotary member, by contacting [email protected] or by calling Anne Cargile at 877-5530.

Shenendehowa Rotary is celebrating over fifty years as a service organization changing and saving lives in our community, through our professions, and throughout the world. Shenendehowa Rotary meets every Thursday morning at 7:15m for breakfast at Coburg Village near the intersection of Grooms and Vischer Ferry Roads in Clifton Park.

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The Capital Region Rotary Club is hosting its 2nd Annual

Business & Service Expo Wednesday, February 25th

5:00-8:00 pm

Tickets are $5 in advance (through PayPal) or $10 at the door.

Holiday Inn Express - Latham Open to the public

Come visit Rotarian businesses and learn more about Rotary and the organizations we help.

Enjoy networking, appetizers, giveaways & cash bar. Sponsorship Opportunities:

Diamond Sponsor - $ 275 (2)

Logo on all marketing materials

Exposure on LinkedIn & Facebook promotion

Complimentary table in high traffic area

2015 spotlight presentation at CRRC meeting

Up to 3 minutes to speak at Expo over the microphone

Opportunity to provide a giveaway for guests in goodie bag (minimum 100 items)

10 free tickets Platinum Sponsor - $ 225 (5)



Complimentary table in high traffic area

Opp to provide a giveaway in goodie bag (minimum 100 items)

5 free tickets Gold Sponsor - $ 175 (5)



Complimentary table at event For additional information please contact Kara Wilhelm @ [email protected] or 518-

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Presidents-Elect Training This year our Presidents-Elect (PETS) training started with the Rotary Learning Institute which was Phase I of a 4 Phase district program coupled with the multi-district PETS. The remaining portions of the program are outlined below. It is important for presidents-elect to attend these sessions to ensure that they are prepared for their responsibilities as president. Feb 26 2015 Thur 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Phase III Club President Essentials - My Rotary (cont’d)

Mar 13/14 2015 Fri 7:30am – Sat 12:30pm Multi-District PETS, Syracuse, NY

Apr 11 2015 Sat 8:00am - 4:00pm Phase IV District Training Assembly/Grant Seminar

Check the rotary7190.org website to confirm times and locations.

All presidents-elect should come prepared with Laptops or Smart Phones etc. to work on line. One of the desired outcomes of this training is that PE's will, at the Multi-District PETS, input their club goals for the coming year. In conjunction with this training there will be Club secretary/Treasurer training conducted at the Training Assembly. For further information concerning this training contact Larry Jones (District Trainer) or Milan Jackson (DGE).

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Saratoga Springs Rotary Club is sponsoring its annual

Saratoga Home & Lifestyle Show February 27th -March 1st

Hours: Fri. February 27, 5-9 p.m.

Sat. February 28, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sun. March 1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saratoga Springs City Center Admission: $6-adults;$1-kids 5-12, under

5 free. Kids under 17 admitted free on Sunday. This event is Saratoga Springs Rotary Club’s largest

annual fundraiser since 1973, and features 120 regional exhibitors showcasing a wide range of home improvement services, décor and furnishings, energy-saving products, outdoor living and landscaping, family recreation, and lifestyle products and services, as well as great prizes.

In addition to exhibits, the show will feature the following special events and activities:

Wine and craft beer tasting with Saratoga Winery (Friday 5:30-8:30 pm and Saturday 4:00-6:30 pm)

“Saratoga Concepts” art auction featuring 20 Saratoga-themed works from 14 area artists, with auctioneer Martin Seelye (preview Friday evening during wine tasting; auction Saturday at 4:30 pm)

Cooking demos by BocaBistro (Sat. at noon, 1,2pm)

Pet adoption w/H.O.P.E. (Sunday 10am-3:30 p.m.)

Sunday “Kids’ Day” (free admission under age 17) with balloon art and face painting (11am - 2 p.m.)

More information at www.rotaryhomeshow.com

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Glens Falls Rotary is sponsoring

Upstate NY Rotary Hockey Night with the Adirondack Flames

February 28th 7pm Game Time

Glens Falls Civic Center

“Light up Rotary” with a full day of family fun and entertainment in the Southern Adirondacks capped

with an Upstate NY Rotary (District 7190) Hockey night Birthday Celebration!

Game tickets $15 per person Order online at:

https://flames.formstack.com/forms/fundraiser; enter promo code“rotary” or call Josh at the Civic Center,

518-480-3355 Ext 316.

Other Highlights: Upstate NY Rotary Group Free ice skating on

the Civic Center ice from 3-4:30 pm.

Governor’s Reception, Dinner Buffet and District 7190 Birthday Celebration to follow 4:30-6:30 pm downstairs Civic Center in Heritage Hall

Rotary hosts 50/50 Raffle for the Hockey Night. Tickets to be sold at the door.

3 prizes: Money, and 2 ADK Flames Home Jerseys. District 7190 keeps proceeds of 50/50.

National anthem to be performed by one of our own Rotarians!

One lucky club in the District will do the ceremonial puck drop that night.

We will “Light up Rotary” through radio spots and include the Rotary in intermission interviews as well.

During the game, we’ll have announcements and include information about Rotary on the video boards.

We will showcase and seek donations for Shelter Box in the lobby of the Civic Center. Announcements and promotions to help fund Shelter Box during the game.

Discount Tickets for Rotary members on Saturday morning for Snow Skiing and Tubing at West Mountain Ski Center!

Bring the kids and grandkids - visit the World Awareness Children’s Museum, the best interactive children’s museum in NY State and just steps from the Civic Center!

Visit the Glens Falls Railroad Club from the Civic Center, also just steps away. See the largest layouts of all scales of model trains in the Northeast.

Free cross country skiing all day at Coles Woods in Glens Falls.

What do clubs need to do? 1. Buy tickets early! Only $15 per person. A

portion of all ticket sales go to District 7190 End Polio Now.

2. Wear their Rotary gear to enhance Rotary’s exposure

3. Each club should prepare and bring poster boards, displays, brochures, cards etc. to promote membership in their local area. Showcase projects/events/organizations that they support locally. It’s their chance to promote and “Light up Rotary” and possibly attract a few new members.

4. Bring Rotary Banners if they have them! We want to cover the Civic Center Arena!

5. Bring a friend or guest to join the celebration! Bring a prospective member.

It’s a great way to spend an evening and show them what Rotary can be in their lives.

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Gift of Life

Valentine’s Day Silent Auction

AUCTION ITEM: Four complimentary One-Day Park

Hopper passes to Walt Disney World theme parks, Orlando, Florida

(Valid for 2 years from date of issue Tickets CANNOT be resold)

GENEROUSLY DONATED BY: Walt Disney World through the office of

Peter Mason Insurance Agency

VALUE: $536.00

Each bid must be accompanied by a $10.00 donation to the Rotary

District 7190 Gift of Life

Bidding Sheet

This is a ‘one bid per bidding sheet’ silent auction. If you wish to make multiple bids, you must fill out one sheet for each bid and include a $10 donation for EACH bid sheet. Bid amount$_______________________ Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ Phone ____________________________ Date _____________________________

This bid sheet and $10 must be received

by Peter Mason (at 576 Broadway, Menands, NY) by March 2nd, 2015 to be

included in consideration.

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2015 SHENENDEHOWA ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP

Shenendehowa Rotary is accepting applications now for a $500 Scholarship that is awarded annually to a graduating senior in the Shenendehowa School District community. The scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who is judged to display the best combination of dedication to school, community, work and plans for the future.

Students currently attending Shenendehowa High School should contact the guidance office for an application and submission deadlines. The application form and deadline for those applicants not attending Shenendehowa HS can be found at www.shenrotary.org.

Shenendehowa Rotary is celebrating over fifty years as a service organization changing and saving lives in our community, through our professions, and throughout the world. Shenendehowa Rotary meets every Thursday morning at 7:15 AM for breakfast at Coburg Village at the intersection of Grooms and Vischer Ferry Roads in Clifton Park.

~ ~ ~ SAVE the DATE!!!

Glenville Rotary presents its 7th annual

Winery, Brewery, & Distillery Tour This year to the renowned

Finger Lakes Region

Saturday, May 30th

Details to follow in the March Toolbox

Contact Barb Wyllie at [email protected] (or call 370-2214) to reserve your seats.

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NISKAYUNA ROTARY presents ‘THANK YOU GIFTS’ to You

Niskayuna Rotary wants to thank the many clubs and individuals who supported our 12-Days of Christmas Raffle, including Albany, Colonie-Guilderland, Delmar, Hudson Falls, Glens Falls, Glenville, Lake George, Malta Sunrise, Middleburgh, Scotia and Twin Bridges among others. Rotarians were generous everywhere. The $1000 raised is dedicated for helping youth. As Thank You gifts, here are a couple of tools / ideas for you to implement:

Free computers and laptops are available for Rotary projects via ComputerRehab.org (or $9 each with Microsoft Windows or $18 with Microsoft Office.)

Consider sponsoring a campership to enable a few more boys to attend Camp Rotary in Averill Park. Contact the Director of Camping Services, Twin Rivers Council, BSA, (518) 869-6436. For photos, visit www.rsrbsa.org. Camp costs $320, but partial camperships are welcome.

The Rotary Club of Ballston Spa drives a pickup truck around during their community-wide garage sale and asks for donations of children’s books. Then they visit the schools where every child gets to select a book of their very own.

Niskayuna has a special thank you for Ballston Spa because Ballston Spa gladly provided over 50 books so we could deliver them to Lincoln School in Schenectady. THANK YOU!!!! “Rotary Connects People who want to Serve.”

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District Conference 2015

Serve, Celebrate & Explore!

Middleburgh, Cobleskill, Sharon Springs

Friday May 15 to Sunday May 17, 2015

Registration is now open! The registration form can be found on the

rotary7190.org website in the “District Conference” section.

The upcoming conference is planned as a

family-friendly event. Spouses are encouraged to attend, participate in activities and enjoy all that the Schoharie Valley has to offer.

Friday is planned as a day of service. We will be coordinating work groups based on interests and abilities, with something for everyone. Lunch is being served courtesy of the generous sponsorship Curtis Lumber. You won’t want to miss the special and festive Friday Night in Middleburgh with open air live music, samples, tastes, eats, sweets and treats, farmer’s market, exhibits, specials, tours and more. This promises to be a very fun night.

More details to come in future editions. For those of us staying overnight, a special

rate has been arranged with the Best Western Inn of Cobleskill. The hotel offers a pool, bowling alley and bar for further fun and fellowship. Overnight accommodations are available by direct reservation with the Best Western Inn of Cobleskill. Be sure to call 234-4321 ask for the “Rotary” rate of $89.

Please print registration form at the end of the Toolbox. There are many options to select from on the registration form, so please read carefully. Remember, because space is limited for Sunday Brunch at the American Hotel and for the cooking sessions on Saturday afternoon, you will want to register early!

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So, What is a “Chicken Plunge?”

Warm-blooded District 7190 Rotarians look on in awe each year as dedicated stalwarts, led by our District Polio Plus Chair Anne Cargile, participate in the January 1st Lake George Polar Plunge.Unquestionably, this is a highly selfless act done to focus attention on Rotary’s campaign to eradicate Polio, and to encourage the greatest possible support for this effort through Rotary’s Polio Plus.

Club President Ray Callanan and the Burnt Hills Ballston Lake (BHBL) Rotary Club put a slight twist on this year’s club annual Polio Plus fund raising effort. In the past, BHBL Rotary usually sent a representative, generally the President (last year Mike Brewster and his son in law Rotarian Jon Costolo) to the annual Polar Plunge. This year it was impossible for President Ray to participate. So, being the dedicated Rotarian he is, Ray came up with something different. Since he joined our club several years ago, President Ray has made it very clear – he hates chicken!!!! He doesn’t allow any in his home, he never eats it at meetings, and he never skips a chance to debase the innocent fowl. Members of the club have come to accept that Ray’s distaste or rather hatred of chicken is one of those quirks people might have… both he and the rest of us continually brought it up and kidded about it, and it became a common joke he and the rest of us shared.

And, now for the rest of the story…Realizing he could not participate in the Polar Plunge, yet still wanting to do something selfless to encourage club members to support Polio Plus, President Ray agreed to sacrifice himself on the alter of Polio Plus by agreeing to eat chicken at our January 5 meeting. Club members could not believe what they heard. This was clearly a seminal event the club could not take lightly. The build up for the event lasted for a couple of months. Our resident artistic genius, Gini Whetten, made signs encouraging the eating of chicken to fight polio, and subsequently decorated the meeting with creative chicken ornamentation. In preparation for the dinner, our musical leader, Bob Youmans, created the song “Ray Callanan’s Chicken Song,” sung to the tune of “Harrigan.” Our food coordinator, Laura Lee Linder, planned for, and prepared tasty appetizers, and, with our caterer Marcella's, a dinner menu with chicken elements

throughout. And, our chief woodworker Ken Crotty, built the “Chicken Plague” that Anne is pictured presenting to President Ray.

January 5th dawned cold, with a chance of snow. Would attendance at the “chicken meeting” be limited? No way! After the pledge and invocation, Bob led us in the Chicken Song, which was immediately following by a costumed turkey (Linda LeTendre) busting into the room stating that she was feed up with the abuse her species was subjected to during the holidays, so she personally delivered a chicken dinner to President Ray, who ceremoniously

Anne presents “Chicken Plaque” to Ray

took the “first Peck.” Following Happy Dollars, which were dedicated to Polio Plus, our “turkey” provided us numerous, hilarious political renditions of “why the chicken crossed the road.” Then, as “the chicken dance music” broke out a chicken costumed Gini Whetten came into the room, got everyone to their feet and we had a couple of minutes of laughable chicken dancing. Anne Cargile then provided us an interesting and moving presentation on the progress of polio eradication and her personal experiences administering the vaccine in Nigeria. The evening concluded by Anne presenting a mounted rubber chicken to President Ray in memoriam for his eating chicken to help eradicate Polio. A good time was had by all and, most importantly, club members donated 133% of the club’s goal for BHBL Rotary’s donation to Polio Plus this year.

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Ballston Spa Rotary Extends Gratitude

We in Ballston Spa Rotary would like to thank our President, Pete Champagne, for being one of the many hardy participants in the recent Polio Plunge into Lake George. It takes a special constitution to endure that frigid water and Pete did a fine job representing our Club at this event. Our Club will be sponsoring another seminar this year. Our topic is "Ballston Spa: This is who we are". Our goal will be to provide an overview of current local issues, outline the resources and opportunities available, and introduce folks to the Community leaders while providing a relaxed forum to discuss their concerns. We're hoping it appeals not only to our local population but to others from around the area to learn more about OUR community. More details will follow. Ray

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Rotary International 2015 Convention

Celebrate together in São Paulo, Brazil

during the 2015 Rotary International Convention. Register now!!!!!

The website is www.riconvention.org. Come join DG Dave and many of us from our district for a week in Brazil. Best of all you'll make a number of new friends and learn a lot more about Rotary. And maybe even bring back some ideas for projects and fund raisers.

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EDITOR’S NOTE:

If you know Rotarians who are not receiving this newsletter have them contact their club’s secretary to have their email address added to ClubRunner.

In order to ensure your article is included in the next Toolbox published, please: Send it to [email protected] by the 20th of the month (prior to publication) as a WORD DOCUMENT. (You may also send it as a poster on the chance there is room to include it.) Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.

Also, DG David requests that Rotarians please print copies of each month’s Toolbox

and place one on each table at their meetings.

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