Rotary Club of DeWitt
PO Box 131  Dewitt, NY 13214
Established 1954
“Service Above Self”
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 25 Weekly Club
Meeting, 12:10 pm
Program: Craig Milhouse,
Onondaga Lake Project
Monday, April 18, 2011
Volume: LVII , No. 13
P
resident Harold Graves brought the meeting to order. In unison, we sang
America the Beautiful, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and an
invocation by Sergeant-at-Arms, Tom Pendergast.
Visitors and Guests: Rhonda O’Connor and Donna Rohde, both from Visions
for Change.
Announcements:
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We hosted another meal at the Samaritan Center on April 16th. Many
thanks to all those that were able to come and help out.
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MAY 6: PANCAKE DAY SET
UP Shoppingtown
Mall Parking Lot,
7:30 am to? pm.
Volunteers
Welcome!
Helen Kessler reviewed some of the progress being made for Pancake
Day. There are only 19 days left: please continue to sell tickets and try
to make sure that any ads that you may have obtained are paid for.
Mark Matt said that at the present time we have about $26,000 in ads,
less about $3,500 in trade exchanges, bringing our total to about
$22,500. Mark Strodel noted that ticket sales are about $5,000, with
another $5,000 expected at the door. That means we need about
another $8,000 to bring us up to our goal. Vanna Reisman noted that
we still need volunteers to help with the set up on Friday morning. We
will be starting around 8:30 am and go until everything is done.
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MAY 7: PANCAKE DAY
7AM -3 PM
SHOPPINGTOWN
MALL
Jay Wilkins noted that we need volunteers to sell tickets for Pancake
Day outside the TGIF entrance to Shoppingtown, 10-5, on this Friday
and Saturday, April 22nd and 23rd, and next Friday and Saturday, the
29th and 30th. Please contact Jay if you are able to work any of those
hours.
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Our raffle for Pancake Day has been expanded, including not only the
bicycle, but some tickets for DeltaSonic Car Wash. Any Rotarian who
can arrange for a donation for the raffle should contact Jay Wilkins.
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As Pancake Day is our primary source for revenue for our philanthropic
efforts, we expect 100% participation from the membership.
May 2, Weekly Club
Meeting, 12:10 pm.
Pancake Day 2011:
Preparations
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May 9: Pancake Day Recap
12:10 pm The Links at Erie
Village.
Birthday Wishes for April: Jay Wilkins, April 15th.
Program: Donna Rohde and Rhonda O’Connor from Visions for Change
presented a brief description of their program. VFC helps people work their
way out of poverty through a circle program.
May 13-15, 2011
District 7150 Conference:
Hilton Hotel and
Conference Center,
Scranton, PA.
May 16, Weekly Club
Meeting, 12:10 pm,
Program: Doug Marrone,
SU Football Head Coach
May 23, Weekly Club
Meeting, 12:10 pm
May 30, No Meeting,
Memorial Day Holiday
What is a circle?: It is a supportive and reciprocal relationship made up of one
Circle Leader who is living in poverty and two to fived Circle Allies who are
from middle class or wealth.
Before forming their circles of support, circle leaders complete a 15-sesion
training using Getting Ahead in a Just Getting By World, which is based on
Bridges out of Poverty in which they identify their own goals; create a plan for
success; and learn the skills necessary to take on leadership and decisionmaking roles within their own Circle and in the larger community.
Allies also attend Bridges out of Poverty training so that Circle Leaders and
Allies understand the “hidden rules” of economic class and share a common
language to talk about poverty, economic class, race and community
prosperity.
The Circles campaign has produced a number of measurable and tangible
outcomes among the individuals, families and communities who have passed
through the program. The general outcomes include:
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Reduced poverty within the community;
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Increased income and stability among participating famies;
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Reduced crime, abuse and abandonment within the community;
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General improvements in the economic status of the
community;
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Reduction in community tax revenues devoted to social welfare
programs.
Traditional programs deliver services on behalf of the community. Circles
Campaign builds a circle of support around families to help them achieve their
dreams.
If you would like more information about Visions for Change, or would like to
be involved in their program, you can contact them through their website at
www.vfcinc.org or by calling 315.218.0938. They are located at 1201 East
Fayette Street in Syracuse, 13210.
Happy Dollars: Michael Miller, Harold Graves, Ed Glassberg, Dick Robb, Steve
Woiler.
50:50 was won by Gay Pomeroy.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael F. Miller