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October 2010 page 1 of 14 Ed: WVuillemot, PDG

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THIS ISSUEPG 1-1 DG PJS MESSAGETHIS MONTHPG 2.1 Catch the PHS feverPAUL HARRIS SOCIETY PG 3.1 A D7150 LossPDG SCOTT CREASERPG 3.2 A Club on the MoveAUBURN ROTARY CLUBPG 3.3 The Polio ChallengeEND POLIO NOWPG 4.1 Tenet of Vocational ServiceORIGIN OF THE 4 WAY TESTPG 4.2 Custon of GivingWHAT PAUL HARRIS SAIDPG 4.3 Pure WaterSAND & GRAVEL FILTERPG 5.1 Books for the WorldTULLY INVOLVES COMMUNITYPG 5.2 Supporting its CommunityTOP’S OPENS WITH A CHECKPG 5.3 Program OpportunityGREAT SPEAKER FOR YOUR CLUBPG 5.4 New f/Rotary FoundationINTERNATIONAL TRAVELROTARY PAKISTAN FLOOD FUNDPG 5.5 Leave a LegacyBE A RF BENEFACTORPG 6.1 Sharing our CultureGSE OUTBOUND TEAM LEADERPG 6.2 Faith with FaithPURE WATERPG 6.3 Books for the WorldPROLITERACY SUPPLIES BOOKSPG 7.1 Polio EradicationD7150 POLIO UPDATEPG 8.1 D7150 ConferenceJOIN THE FUNPG 8.2 International HappeningLAST CALL FOR REGISTRATIONSPG 9 D7150 MembershipSEPTEMBER MBR SUMMARYPG 10 Heads up & D7150 Leaders• NOTICES & CHANGES• PJ’S OCTOBER VISITS• CALENDAR & OOPSPG 11 From Ward’s deskEDITOR’S NOTES &WEB LINKSATTACHMENTS - PGS 12 - 14• D7150 CONFERENCE FORMS• RLI REGISTRATION FORM

ROTARY DISTRICT 7150 VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH OCTOBER 2010

Editor: PDG Ward Vuillemot

DG PJs Message

October is Vocational Service Monthby ... DG PJ Scott, Eastwood RC

Vocational Service, one of Rotary’s Avenues of Service, encourages Rotarians to serve others through their professions and to practice high ethical standards. Rotarians, as business leaders, share skills and expertise through their vocations and in- spire others in the process.

Vocational Service is a significant force in promoting our Rotary ideals of service, integrity, and trustworthiness in the business world. If you recall, Rotary was founded on Vocational Service. Paul Harris, our founder, sought out and met with business profes-sionals in Chicago. The idea was to have business representatives from all different vocations and walks of life. This way, if one of the members had a problem in an area, he could go to that vocational representative for a possible solution or answer.

One of the things separating Rotary from the other service or-ganizations is our Four Way Test. As members of our clubs and rep-resentatives of our vocations, we conduct ourselves daily under the tenets of the Four Way Test. When we are at our clubs, in our schools, our businesses, and even in our private lives, we exemplify the Four Way Test. What could be more important to Rotary than that?

Of all the things we lump under Vocational Service, we must re-member our roots and how important Vocational Service has always been. I think our foremost duty to Vocational Service, as Rotarians, is to conduct ourselves in an honorable manner.

One of our biggest emphases in Vocational Service should be on our youth in our communities. It is our responsibility to ethically represent our businesses and clubs to all the schools we work with.

“To whom much is given, much is expected.” Will you impact the future of Rotary by sharing your unique vocational skills and talents this year to encourage and foster high ethical standards in businesses and professions?

Let us learn from our history and mistakes and place our club’s emphasis back on Vocational Service. What better message or legacy could we possibly want to leave in our communities?

Vocational Service focuses on: Adherence to and promotion of the highest ethical standards in all occupations, including fair treatment of employers, employees, associates, com-petitors, and the public. The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, not just those that are pursued by Rotarians. The contribution of your vocational tal-ents to solving the problems of society and meeting the needs of the community.

Vocational ServiceHow can your club get

involved?CLICK HERE

http://shop.rotary.org/An-Introduction-to-Vocational-Service/dp/B0043N1P4K?housead



Catch the PHS Fever! Join Today!

We’re Inviting You to Join the Charter Members of our District's Paul Harris Society!by ... PDG Marlene Brown, Rotary eClub NY1

The Paul Harris Society (PHS) is composed of Rotar-ian Donors who annually contribute $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation. They will then be awarded membership in the Paul Harris Soci-ety of District 7150, receive special District-wide recognition, a Certificate of PHS mem-bership, and a distinctive gold & blue emblem which can be worn with their Rotary pin. For further information, email PDG Marlene, Dis-

trict PHS Chair, at [email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions Where do I send my $1,000? Answer: The dona-

tion flows through the club as any donation to TRF normally does. Donors are asked to make their checks payable to The Rotary Foundation, with the com-pleted Contribution/Recognition Form RF-123 - on our website, attach the check to the Form and send to RI for processing. A copy of that form also needs to be mailed or faxed (853-4636) to PDG Marlene for our PH Society District records.

If I give $5,000 to TRF's Annual and/or Restricted Giving in one year, can I qualify for an ongoing PHS member for five years? Answer: Yes! but be advised that making a contribution of $1,000 annually to the Annual Programs Fund of The Rotary Foundation, ensures that our District has ample District Desig-nated Funds every year for humanitarian and educa-tional programs. The year in which you make a con-tribution to the Annual Programs Fund -50% of that will becomes available back to the district in three years.

Do my monthly credit card contributions count toward membership in the PHS? Answer: Yes... as long as you have so stipulated your monthly contribu-tions are to go to Annual Giving or Restricted Giving, which could be PolioPlus... for example.

Do contributions to The Permanent Fund count toward membership in the PHS? Answer: No!

Does my $1,000 each fiscal year to TRF's Annual Giving and/or Restricted Giving include my partner if we’re a community-property state? Answer: No! Each donor must give $1,000 to be a member of the PHS.

Do PHS donations also count toward Major Donor Status? Answer: Yes! Donations can be designated for either the Polio Plus program or the Annual Funds and will count towards Paul Harris Fellowship and eventual Major Donor status

District 7150's Paul Harris Society Charter MembersAt the 2007 District Conference, then District Gover-nor Marlene Brown and husband, Earl Lewis (Presi-dent of Rotary eClub NY1 & then District Grants Chair) were formally inducted into the Paul Harris Society.

At the 2007 Rotary Foundation Dinner, Paul Scott joined Earl & Marlene as Paul Harris Society Mem-bers, recognized by former R. I. Vice President Mike McGovern, that night's Keynote Speaker.

Current Members as of 2010:Joining Rotarians PDG Marlene Brown and PDRGC

Earl Lewis (members of Rotary eClub NY1), and DG Paul Scott (Eastwood RC), are PDG Jerry Gortner (Canastota RC) and Robert Walton (Rotary eClub NY1). We invite you to join them!

The Paul Harris Society HistoryIn 1999, District 5340 originated The Paul Harris So-ciety, which is a new level of recognition for those do-nors who chose to give $1,000 or more each fiscal year to The Rotary Foundation.

Annual Giving and Restricted Giving, but not Per-manent Fund contributions, qualify donors for The Paul Harris Society and for Paul Harris Fellowship credit. Members proudly wear their PHS lapel banner and receive special recognition during certain district events.

With the ever-increasing involvement of our clubs in Foundation Programs, the need was apparent to increase our contributions to The Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Foundation through the SHARE Program and World Fund provide major fuel to our participa-tion in Foundation Programs such as Matching Grants, Group Study Exchange, Rotary Volunteers, Village Banks, Ambassadorial Scholarships, Grants For University Teachers, and District Simplified Grants.

Count me in! In demonstration of my commitment to the ideals and programs of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, I commit to be a member of The Paul Harris Society of District 7150. As a member of this Society, I hereby donate an initial gift of $1,000 or more and commit to make a gift of $1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund or Polio Plus Fund each year that I am financially able. [I may also donate an-nually $500. to the Annual Fund and $500. to the Polio Plus fund].

Today, there are over 50 districts across the United States who have adopted The Paul Harris Society with more in the formative stages. Download the Contribution/Recognition Form on our website at: http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/PaulHarrisSociety.htm

Email PDG Marlene, District PHS Chair, at [email protected] for more informa-tion or fax her your form when you've joined, and we'll arrange to get your Certificate and PHS Pin awarded to you!



A D1750 Loss

PDG Scott Creaser PDG Scott Creaser, 78, of Johnson City, TN and formerly of Whites-boro, NY, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at Appala-chian Christian Village, Johnson City. Scott was born February 27, 1932, in Utica, NY, the son of the late Kenneth G. and Jessie M. Milne Creaser. Scott was a gradu-ate of Whitesboro Central High School in 1950, St. Lawrence Uni-versity in 1954, and Albany Law School of Union University with an LLB Degree in 1960. On October 15, 1960, in Dalton, MA, he mar-ried the former Mary I. Studley. In 1961, Mr. Creaser became a part-ner with his father, in the firm of Creaser & Creaser Attorneys at Law, in Whitesboro. Following his father’s death in 1980, Scott con-tinued his practice until his retire-ment in 2005. For many years Mr. Creaser served as the Village At-torney for the villages of Whites-boro and Yorkville. He was elected Oneida County Legislator, repre-senting the 12th district for 22 years, from 1968-1990. He also served as Ways & Means Commit-tee Chairman. In the early 1990s, he served as Chief Attorney for Oneida County Department of So-cial Services. Mr. Creaser served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1954 to 1984, retiring with the rank of Colonel. He was called to active duty twice, serving in Bad Tolz, Germany from 1954-1956 in the 508th Military Police Battalion as a 1st Lt. and Japan in 1961 with the former 414th Civil Affairs Com-pany of Utica, in which he later served as Commander. He also served as Commander of the 403rd Civil Affairs Company of the Army Reserves in Liverpool, NY. Mr. Creaser was a member of Saint Paul’s Church, Whitesboro and Knights of Columbus, William E. Burke Utica Council # 189. He was a member of the Oneida County Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; American Legion Posts #1113 of Whitestown and #1376 of New Hartford; Whit-estown Vets Club; and the 40 et 8. He was a founding member of the Oriskany-Whitestown Rotary Club,

served as President and then Dis-trict Governor from 1973-1974, was a Paul Harris Fellow and a current member of the Johnson City, TN Rotary Club.

Please consider the Alzheimer's Association Central New York Chapter or the Rotary Interna-tional Foundation. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

A Club on the move

Auburn Rotary Club by ... Ed Helinski, Club President

As the Summer of 2010 winds down, it’s time to reflect how won-derful it was for the Auburn Rotary Club. With the addition of its food trailer, the Auburn Rotarians sold and served food at seven weekly, Wednesday night concerts on Market Street in Auburn. The club was invited to do so by the Auburn Business Improvement District.

In addition to these concerts, our food trailer was integrated into the Bon Ton Roulet, a week long, bicycle tour of the Finger Lakes whereby 625 people from across the country participated in. The Auburn Rotary Club sold and ser-ved lunches for five days. Auburn Rotarians have been part of the Bon Ton Roulet for many years.

Initially we provided just trans-portation for out of town partici-pants to and from Syracuse’s Han-cock Airport, and to their respecti-ve hotels/motels during the Bon Ton Roulet. This year we picked up 40 people from Hancock Airport and brought back 34 at the conclu-sion of the Bon Ton Roulet. All these activities with the Bon Ton Roulet is the largest yearly fun-driaser for the Auburn Rotary club.

Besides the food trailer, Auburn Rotarians were seen at Falcon Park and during Auburn Double-days’ games. Club members sold and served beer during Thursday nights, better known as “Dollar Nights". This is where Hoffmann hotdogs, Coca Cola products, pea-nuts and Budweiser beer is sold for $1.00. The Auburn Rotary Club sold beer at 7 games this summer, and kept the tips from the thirsty fans, plus a few dollars from the sale of Hawaiian Leis.

We’ve included some photos from these events.

Suffice to say, the Auburn Ro-tary Club gives thanks to the Au-burn BID and Auburn Doubledays for allowing us to participate in these events, thus increasing our exposure to the Greater Auburn community, and being able to raise monies to plug back into the community as well.

The Polio Challenge

As of 31 August, Rotarians have raised about $145 million for Ro-tary's US$200 Million Challenge. These contributions will help Ro-tary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in devel-oping countries, where polio con-tinues to infect and paralyze chil-dren, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high.

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A Tenet of Vocational Service

Origin of the 4-Way Testfrom ... Rotary Global History Fel-lowship

1. Is it the Truth?2. Is it Fair to all concerned?3. Will it build Goodwill and Better

Friendships?4. Will it be Beneficial to all con-

cerned?The simple and straightforward Four Way Test was written by Chi-cago Rotarian Herbert J Taylor in 1932.It is not necessarily a cate-chism but rather a purely subjec-tive form of self-analysis. Truth is, of course, relative.

The test was primarily written for his bankrupt Club Aluminum

Company in 1932. Herb actually gave up his job inpack-aged groceries; house to house sales’ (his classifi-cation in #1 club) in order to join 250 other employ-

ees onboard the so-called “sinking ship”.

Rotarian Herb retold the con-cept of the test in his own words:”To win our way out of this situa-tion, I reasoned we must be mor-ally and ethically strong. I knew that in right there was might. I felt that if we could get out our em-ployees to think right they would do right. We needed some sort of ethical yardstick that everybody in the company could memorize and apply to what we thought, said, and did in our relations to others.

So one morning I leaned over on my desk, rested my head in my hands. In a few moments, I reached for a white paper card and wrote down that which had come to me – in twenty-four words.”

When a company advertise-ment was placed before Herb, de-claring his aluminum product as “the greatest cooking ware in the world”, Herb simply stated, “We can’t prove that.” The advert was rewritten simply stating the facts.

Herb’s heads of department belonged to different religions and all found no incompatibility with

their respective faiths. Thus, the test was “for any man to take as arises”.

The most significant and prac-tical example of the test in action concerned an incident involving a Printing contract. One local printer won an order from Herb’s company beating all other tenders. The printer, however, soon real-ized that he had under-estimated his quote by $500. Legally, Club Aluminum could ignore the printer’s appeals and compel him to fulfill his side of the contract. Club Aluminum was deeply in debt and had acted in good faith but Herb asked his board to reconsider and pay the printer the extra $500. Remember the second line of the test, he told his fellow directors, - “is it fair to all concerned?”

Club Aluminum's future grew brighter and brighter and in five years had pulled itself out of the red. Perhaps, the test had real, practical benefits.

Herb’s enthusiasm was de-scribed as “contagious” and mem-bers quickly and with fervor took up the Four Way Test, embraced it and spread the word.

Japanese Rotarians used to have the 24-word test embossed onto umbrellas at Railway station waiting rooms. Very few ever dis-appeared. And countless Rotarians have placed the test in their work-place in order to remind them-selves and others of Rotary values.

Custom of Giving

What Paul Harris saidby ... Paul P. Harris, This Rotarian Age

“Rotary does not function alike in all nations. Climatic differences frequently account for tempera-mental differences. Sunny skies a r e c o n d u c i v e t o l i g h t -heartedness, buoyancy, and im-petuosity; dull skies to thought-fulness, reticence, and reserve. The use of given names is an over-ture of friendship in some coun-tries; the use of family names an overture of friendship in others. Such considerations are not of the essence of Rotary. Friendship is of the essence of Rotary, and cus-

toms best calculated to promote its growth are encouraged.”

The best ‘custom’ that ought to be encouraged amongst all Rotary

friends is the custom of giving. Giving of our time to essential local and interna-tional projects as well as giving to our own Rotary Founda-

tion today and tomorrow.

Pure Water

Sand & Gravel Water Filterby ... Dick Kemmis, Fulton Rotary Club

Joette Deane, left, in the below photo, is showing Fulton Rotary Club president, David Cramer, how a device the size of the aver-age garbage pail, and costing only $75, can supply a family of 6-8 with a system of clean filtered po-table water for the rest of their lives. The can is filled with sand and gravel. Water of questionable

quality is added to the filter at the top. The water is filtered through the sand and gravel and then is collected in a clean container, pure and clean enough for drinking.

Thousands of homes in Hondu-ras and other Central American countries could use this simple solution to avoid illness from wa-ter borne diseases. Worldwide, 5,000 people die each day due to water borne diseases. Rotary In-ternational, through its more than 33,000 Rotary Clubs is committed to stopping this terrible loss of preventable deaths.

For more information on this and other water projects, contact Jo-ette Deane, D7150 pure water Chair at: [email protected] or call: [email protected]




Books for the World

Tully RC Involves CommunityTully Council for the Arts School Liaison Bill Ralbovsky, and Mark Guttendorf, Director of Photogra-phy, present Hal Brown of the Tully Rotary Club with the some of the children’s books that the Coun-

cil collected over the summer. Mr. Brown is the area representative for Rotary’s Books for the World program.

Supporting it’s Community

Tops Opens with a Checkby ... Roberta Williams, Skaneateles RC

The Skaneateles Rotary Club was recently the fortunate recipient of a $500.00 donation from the Tops Corporation. Tops is the successor to P&C as the only grocery store in

Skaneateles. As a new entrant to the business community, Tops ar-ranged to "give" to the community by actually giving to local organiza-tions that "give" in some way. As a local service organization, Rotary was described by the Tops repre-sentative as a "perfect fit" for this purpose.

Program Opportunity

GREAT SPEAKER FOR YOUR CLUBDr. David Smith, President of SUNY Upstate Medical University is signed up to be on the Rotary speaking circuit. What a great op-portunity to hear first hand from a wonderful speaker about our one and only community hospital and all of the positive changes that the hospital is going through right now. Dr. Smith would like to speak to the clubs on “Upstate vision/Strategic Plan”. Since the Golisano Children’s Hospital has been completed Upstate has signed on to build a state-of-the-art can-cer center and a new administra-tion building.

If you would like to schedule Dr. Smith to speak at your club please call Jenny Doane at 315-464-7851 or e-mail: [email protected]

NEW from Rotary Foundation

International Travel for Matching Grants NEW! International travel is now an eli-gible expense for Rotarian volun-teers who are qualified to directly implement a Matching Grant pro-ject starting 1 July 2010. Travel should be included in the budget and financing of the Matching Grant application and will have to be booked by the clubs and dis-tricts. Eligible items would include travel insurance, vaccines, lodging, coach class plane fares, visas, food, ancillary expenses, etc. For more specific information on how travel can be included in your matching grant application please see the Matching Grant Travel Eligibility Information Guide

Rotary Pakistan Flooding Recovery Fund NEW!In response to the floods that have devastated Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province since 23 July, The Rotary Foundation has established the Rotary Pakistan Flooding Recovery Fund to collect cash and District Designated Fund contributions. Funds will be col-

lected until 31 December 2010 and will be used as the Foundation’s match for Matching Grant applica-tions that are received for long-term disaster recovery efforts in affected areas. In their application, Matching Grant project partners can pledge DDF and cash contribu-tions and request that they be matched by the Pakistan fund dur-ing the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Rotary years. Districts 3271 and 3272 are currently suspended from partici-pating in the Matching Grant pro-gram with the exception of grant applications for disaster recovery projects. In order to ensure stew-ardship concerns are addressed, one of the two Special Advisors from Pakistan (PRIP Wilf Wilkin-son or PRID Noraseth Pathman-and) will have to authorize all ap-plications prior to their submission to TRF. Applications received by the Foundation for recovery pro-jects in Pakistan will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis and will be approved by the Rotary Pakistan Flooding Recovery Fund. All the current Matching Grant guidelines and criteria will apply to these projects, including restric-tions regarding construction and renovation. For more information, read the Rotary Pakistan Flooding Recovery Information Guide.

Leave a Legacy

Be a RF Benefactor by ... Sherry Menniger, Ben. Chair

Make provisions in your will to bequest $1000, or more, to the Rotary Foundation's endowment permanent fund.

Benefactor Commitment cards are available online at: http://www.rotary.org/en/Contribute/DonorRecognition/IndividualRecognition/Pages/Benefactors.aspx or from Sherry Men-ninger at [email protected] . I would like to promote the Bene-factor program throughout Dis-trict 7150. For more information please call me at 315-633-8031.

http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/pakistan_flooding_recovery_fund_mg_en.pdf

http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/mg_travel_eligibility_information_guide_en.pdf

http://www.rotary.org/en/Contribute/DonorRecognition/IndividualRecognition/Pages/Benefactors.aspx



Sharing our Culture thru GSE

GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE - OUTBOUNDby... Tom Collins, Moravia RC

District 7150 will be sending a Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team to District 1280, Northwest England and the Isle of Man, from mid-September to mid-October 2011. Because we want our team to be selected and in training before our District Conference in May 2011, we must begin building our team now.

First, we need to select a Team Leader. If, you have ever thought, “I’d like to lead a GSE Team, but I’m not comfortable with speaking a foreign language,” then this exchange could be what you’re looking for. Applications for this position will be accepted through November 30, 2010. The Team Leader must be a Rotarian; should possess outstanding interpersonal communications skills; must be able to help the team prepare for speeches at Rotary Clubs; and must have the ability to imbue the Team with a sense of mission. Detailed information and an application for Team Leader are available on the D i s t r i c t 7 1 5 0 w e b s i t e , www.rotarydistrict7150.org.

Individual applications must be routed through the applicant’s home c lub to Henry “Mac” MacDonald (Outbound Team Chair) or Tom Collins (District GSE Chair), addresses in the District Directory.

Pure Water

Faith had Faithby ... Joette Deane, Oswego [email protected]

Following a presentation on water and sanitation to the Fulton Sun-rise Club, by Joette Deane, District 7150 Water Chairperson something unusual happened.

Faith Rodgers asked about the H o n d u r a s p r o j e c t … . a n d then…...promptly wrote out a check for a $75 to fund a filter and hy-giene teaching for a family of six! That wasn’t the end of the story.

The next week at the club Dis-trict Governor Paul Scott in his speech talked about the impor-

tance of water and sanitation as a Rotary International top emphasis.

Joette Deane then thanked Faith for ”having faith” and said Faith had inspired Deane to match her $75 donation. P r o m p t l y P e g Donnelly Presi -dent elect of the club wrote out her own check for $75! As a result, three families will have safe water and hygiene teach-ing.

Both Fulton Sunrise members have challenged others to take up the challenge. Thank you ladies for your inspiration and generosity!

Books for the World

ProLiteracy Booksby ... Ward Vuillemot, Skaneateles RC

This monday, I had the pleasure of taking prossession of 9 pallet loads (13,000 lbs) of new children’s early l e a r n e r books, which a r e t o b e shipped to J o h a n n e s-b u r g , S A through the BFTW pro -ject. These m a t e r i a l s have be donated by ProLiteracy of Syracuse, and brings us to a total of 28 pallet loads that they have given since spring.

The transportation of these books to our seaport in Texas is being funded through generous donations from our D7150 clubs. Several clubs have already contrib-uted to the shipment-fund at $100 per pallet. If your club would like to sponsor one or more of these pallets, please send you contribu-tion to: CNY Books for the World c/o Ward Vuillemot 8 Teasel Lane Skaneateles NY 13152

For additional information of this grass roots international liter-acy project, and ways you and/or your club can participate, visit our website at: www.CNYBooksfortheWorld.org

A Tenet of Vocational ServiceDECLARATION OF ROTARIANS IN BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONSAs a Rotarian engaged in a business or profession, I am ex-pected to:1) consider my vocation to be another opportunity to serve;2) be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the ethical codes of my vocation, to the laws of my country, and to the moral stan-dards of my community;3) do all in my power to dignify my vocation and to promote the highest ethical standards in my chosen vocation;4) be fair to my employer, em-ployees, associates, competitors, customers, the public, and all those with whom I have a busi-ness or professional relation-ship;5) recognize the honor and re-spect due to all occupations which are useful to society;6) offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community;7) adhere to honesty in my ad-vertising and in all representa-tions to the public concerning my business or profession;8) neither seek from nor grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally ac-corded others in a business or professional relationship.

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Polio Eradication

District 7150Polio Update Challenge - October 1st. 2010by .... Mike Occhipinti PDG, Rome RC

As of September 27th. our Polio District totals are $105,668.38. I will have the full report in my next newsletter.So far Rotary International world-wide has raised $140 million dollars towards toward our $200 million dollar

challenge from the Gates Foundation. Rotary needs to raise $60 million more dollars with-in the next 21 months (June 30th. 2012) to reach our goal.

2010 2009Total Cases 23 Sept. YTD 23 Sept. YTDGlobally 663 1020 Less 357 cases

In endemic countries 110 770 Less 660 cases

In non-endemic countries 553 250 Plus 303 cases

Totals 1326 cases 2040 cases Less 714 cases

Country YTD 2010 YTD 2009 Total variance 2009Pakistan 52 57 89 Less 37 cases

India 36 312 741 Less 705 cases

Nigeria 7 379 388 Less 381 cases

Afghanistan 15 22 38 Less 7 cases

Tajikistan 458 0 0 Plus 458 new cases (2010)

Total 568 1338

One of the things that concern me is our approach to the people in our communities to help us in our efforts to raise funds for the eradication of Polio.

In our October issue of the Rotarian there are two full page ads shown in the magazine, one with Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan and the second one with Dr. Jane Goodell both stating that “We Are This Close to Ending Polio” showing the thumb and forefinger between the words (This Close). The third picture shows a young child letting go of his crutches and stating that making donations today will ensure a polio-free world for tomorrow.

As you can see by the above figures, the number of cases in polio has gone down quite a bit; for the exception in the country of Tajikistan. This was a country that was once certified polio free; however people who have not received the vaccine and were traveling in their country with the polio virus; began to spread the virus to those in that country who were waiting to receive the vaccine, many of them were children.

We need to get the people in our communities involved in our efforts to eradicate polio. Clubs cannot do it alone. We need their help.

The following are some of the things we can do as a club working with the community.Have a Bowling for Polio Day in your community. Rome Rotary will be having one this coming January. This is an easy way to raise funds.Have a Mothers March for Polio. Be sure to select a strong leader to get it organized.Have Spaghetti or Ziti dinner or a pancake breakfast in your community.Tully Rotary & Interact members visited homes in their community in advance of Halloween to explain their program to raise funds for Polio Eracication and left little treat bags to place donations. Their bags were picked up on Hallenween nigth instead of candy treats. They raised $1,000.00 that evening.Have a polio awareness meeting and invite the public to attend and find out why we are so concerned about eradicating polio.Host a Polio Eradiaction dinner dance with proceeds going to Polio eradication.

Share any other and creative ideas with PDG Mike so that he may share the ideas with other. Mike’s email address is: [email protected]



Getting a Head Start

Rotary Leadership Inst.Coming to convenient locations nearby

Get a head start on Rotary and on the Verona RLI schedules for the spring of 2011. Take a session in Loudonville Oct 23rd, or Canandai-gua, Nov 6th this fall and your next session at Verona. Session contents are identical at all RLI sites. For more information and registration visit the RLI website at:

http://www.rlinea.com/or Registration form below ... page 14

Rotary Fellowship

DISTRICT CONFERENCE MAY 13 - 15, 2011by ... Stan Rubenstein, Conference co-chair

Conference Registrations and Hotel Registrations are coming in daily. I will attempt to clarify a couple of questions that I have been asked.

Costs - The first group of forms used the registration and hotel costs as one cost such as a double for $545.00. This is incorrect. There is a registration fee of $50.00 to be sent in with your District registration. This fee is per Rotarian except where a married couple are both Ro-tarians. In that case their is only one $50.00 charge. The costs for rooms are as follows: single - $370.00; Double - $495.00; Triple - $635.00 and Quad - $770.00 Registration forms - are attached to the newsletter, and can be down-loaded for the District website’s, conference page. (pages 12 & 13)Vegetarian Dinner, Saturday ni - ? If you do not eat meat or chicken you may have Portabella Ravioli stuffed with portabella mushrooms in various sauces.Parking in the hotel garage attached to the hotel is free but if you park in the garage across the street there is a charge.The hotel has 175 large and very nice rooms. It would be great if we could sell it out. . We hope that all club Presidents and their guests will attend as well as all PDG's and their guests.

Hilton Scranton & Conference Center Electric City Building, Scranton Let's all go to Scranton and the Hilton Hotel and Conference Center May 13 -

15, 2011. It is the Rotarian thing to do.

An International Happening

Rotary-UN DayThe annual Rotary-UN Day will be held on Saturday, 6 Nov, 2010, at United Nations headquarters in New York City. Under the theme "Rotary and the UN: Building Communities, Bridging Continents," the daylong meeting will bring together key leaders from the United Nations, Rotary International, and other organizations to discuss humanitarian issues and opportunities for collaboration. Organized by the RI representatives to the UN, this year’s event will fea-ture presentations from senior UN staff and Rotary leaders as well as panel discussions on health, water, literacy, and youth. High school-age students, including Interactors and Rotary Youth Ex-change participants, can attend a special youth program in the morning and join the adult program in the afternoon.Rotary-UN Day 2009 attracted more than 1,600 attendees from 46 coun-tries. Because of reduced meeting space this year, early registration is en-couraged. Advanced registration required, no later that Oct 10th. Adult and Student registration forms at:

http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/un_day10_reg_form_adult_en.pdf

http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/un_day10_reg_form_student_en.pdf

Building MembershipRECRUIT NEW MEMBERSby ... Joe McCarthy, PDG, MembershipRECRUIT NEW MEMBERSI read copies of the District Newslet-ter from my year as District Gover-nor - 1994 - 95 and at the end of September, total District Member-ship was exactly the same as it was on June 30. Our annual Goal was 1900. Most Clubs called in, or Faxed their results (no e-mail back then). Every month the Membership Score was published and with monthly in-creases we ended the year with 1899 Members, a gain of 88.

This year 2010/11 the Member-ship Goals submitted by Clubs added up to a gain of 95 and year end Total of 1460. We are deter-mined to reach that Goal by year end. Some clubs have not been re-porting. To succeed, we need to know how we are doing every month.

Please review the 5 step Membership Development Outline in the August Credo. Try hard to get results, and Re-port your Membership results to District Secretary Dennis, by the first of every month.

See monthly D7150 attendance summary below. ... page 11

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NOTE: All clubs are reminded to send a copy of their Semi Annual Report (SAR) in to the District Secretary as soon as possible so that the District Database may be updated to reflect the new Ro-tary Year. Send to: Dennis Schonewetter, Rotary Dist 7150 Secretary, 4846 Old Oneida Rd., Verona, NY 13478

D7150 Membership -- 2010-11


PAUL “PJ” SCOTT, DG Eastwood RC 303-5610 [email protected]

Jim Gascon, DGE Marcellus RC 673-4451

[email protected]

Lou Steppello, DGN Utica RC 724-4097 [email protected]

Dennis Schonewetter, Sec. Sherrill RC 280-0648 [email protected]

John Howard, Treas, Utica RC 797-6600 [email protected]

Larry Celebrese, PDG, DT Utica RC 736-8404 [email protected]

Jerry Gortner, PDG, TRF Canastota RC 697-7424 [email protected]

Assistant GovernorsTony Piana - Area 1Lou Steppelo. - Area 2Roger Skinner - Area 3Dennis Schonewetter - Area 4Jerry O’Donnell - Area 5

Richard Silverman - Area 6Deborah Glisson - Area 7Joette Deane - Area 8Tom Collins - Area 9

http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/


Plugged into Rotary happenings

D7150 Calendar of Events

Nov 7 - Rotary Foundation Brunch Double Tree at Carrier Circle

Oct 5 - Literacy Committee Kirby’s, Fayetteville, 6:30 PM

Oct 13 - Rotary Foundation Comm. Gortner’s Office @ 6:00 PM

Oct 23, Rotary Leadership Inst. Loudonville (Albany), NY

Nov 06, Rotary Leadership Inst. Canandaigua, NY

Nov 06, Rotary UN day UN, Nw York City Web link - click here

May 13-15, 2011 - District Confer-ence - Hilton Hotel/Conf Cntr, Scranton, PA

May 21-25, 2011 - RI Convention - New Orleans, LA

Heads Up Notices & Venue Changes

PJ’s eMail has been changed to: [email protected]

Moravia Meeting Locations Roundup, Moravia NY

SARs - Secretaries, send copies of July SARs to D7150 Sec., Den-nis

ATTENDANCE number due in to D7150 Sec., Dennis by end of each month.

View issues of The Rotarian from the early 1900s to recent years - CLICK HERE

DG PJ’s Visitation Schedule for OctoberOct 4, 2010 Mon DeWitt 12:10 PMOct 5, 2010 Tue Oswego 12:00 PMOct 5, 2010 Tue Marcellus 7:00 AMOct 6, 2010 Wed Aurora 6:00 PMOct 12, 2010 Tue Eastwood 12:10 PMOct 13, 2010 Wed Liverpool 12:00 PMOct 14, 2010 Thu Waterville 6:30 PM

Oct 28, 2010 Thu Hamilton 12:10 PM

Oops

CorrectionsSeptember issue carried a list-ing of D7150 Youth clubs. Missing was the Manlius Pebble Hill School Early-Act club formed in 2009 by the DeWitt Rotary Club.

RI CONVENTIONRegister by December 15 and Save

http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/Events/Convention/Pages/ridefault.aspx?housead

http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/Events/Convention/Pages/ridefault.aspx?housead

Rotary International District 7150 8 Teasel Lane Skaneateles, NY 13152

From Ward’s desk

Editor’s notes

The Credo is your newsletter and your input, articles and event notices are needed to make it a useful and viable District 7150 communications link with our members.

Please submit your project summaries notices along with associated pictures, in elec-tronic format if possible, to the editor by the 1st of each month to meet the publishing date of the 10th of each month.

Back issues of the Credo may be found on the D7150 website at: http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/Credo.html

Editor’s contact information Ward Vuillemot, PDG 8 Teasel Lane Skaneateles NY 13152 Phone: (315) 685-8133 [email protected]

WEBSITES:

ROTARY INTERNA-TIONALhttp://www.rotary.org/

RI DISTRICT 7150www.rotarydistrict7150.org

ROTARY LEADERSHIP INST.www.rlinea.com

YOUTH EXCHANGEwww.RotaryDistrict7150YouthExchange.org


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