DISTRICT EVENTS AT A GLANCE

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1 Barb Wyllie ~ Editor Please From send The submissions Governors to Chai me at: Deadline: 20 th of the month From the Governor s Desk DISTRICT EVENTS AT A GLANCE District Conference Serve, Celebrate, Explore I would like to sincerely thank everyone for the overwhelming support during this past year where you chose me to serve as your District Governor! In 2 weeks we will host our District Conference in Schoharie Valley. It s a new type of Conference, one where Service is at the forefront, where it is as we serve as Rotarians. I thank each and every one of you for participating in the conference and supporting our Rotarians, our local communities, and District We look to have a record youth attendance. What a great opportunity for our Rotarians to see the impact their contributions make on our youth whether its our fantastic International Youth Exchange program participants or our local impact with high school students in Interact clubs or our Rotaract members. The moment that I anticipate most is the flag parade where our youth students enter the main Conference stage carrying their home country flags to the cheers of the Rotarians in attendance. I hope you can be part of that moment!!! We need for everyone to attend our conference and embrace these great programs to ensure future participation and success. As always thank you for all that you do as Rotarians to improve our communities both here locally and across the world!! DG David 2Pg. 1 May 4 th - Interclub Dinner pp 1, 4 May 15 th -17 th District Conference (in the Schoharie Valley) pp 3-5, 7-15, 19 June 6-9 Rotary Int l Convention pp CLUB EVENTS AT A GLANCE Now - Canoe Raffle Sponsored by North Creek Rotary pp 2, 5 May 8 th & 9 th - Viva Las Vegas Variety Show Sponsored by Amsterdam Rotary p 2 May 9 th - Apple Blossom Festival Sponsored by Shenendehowa Rotary p 2 May 15 th - Giffy s Chicken BBQ Sponsored by Cohoes Rotary pp 2, 4 May 15 th - Middleburgh Sloughter 5K Sponsored by Middleburgh Rotary pp 3, 8, 9 May 30 th Finger Lakes Winery/Distillery Tour Sponsored by Glenville Rotary p 3 District 7190 Interclub Dinner Dr. Kathy Braico Presentation Monday May 4 th Arrive: 5:30 PM Cash bar Dinner: 6:15 PM $25 per person Holiday Inn Resort Canada St, Lake George, NY For reservations, please contact AG John Crawford at jcraw98@gmail.com Details on page 4 The Toolbox: Volume 134 May 2015 Rotary International District 7190 Pg 1

2 Shenendehowa Rotary presents their 2 nd annual Apple Blossom Festival in conjunction with the Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway and Riverview Orchards Saturday May 9 th 9:00a.m. 4:00p.m. at Riverview Orchards 660 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY FREE Family Event open to ALL Family fun will be featured all day long. Activities include kite flying & decorating, an ice cream eating contest, the Scotia Glenville Traveling Museum, crafts for the kids, Beekeeper s talk on honey bees and cooking with honey, singing, storytelling, antique vehicles, giant bubbles, corn hole tournament, canal clean sweep and lots more. Come and learn about the history of the Scenic Byway and Apple Blossoms. For more information please contact Eric Hamilton or Eric Anderson Additional information on page 5. Amsterdam Rotary Club presents Viva Las Vegas Variety Show Friday & Saturday May 8th & 9th 7pm Amsterdam High School 140 Saratoga Avenue, Amsterdam Ticket prices: Students - $6.00 Advance Sale-$10 /At the door-$12 Stephanie Boice & Bill Nelson will return as codirectors bringing the hottest acts from the strip! For more information call: (518) Cohoes Rotary Club presents Giffy s Chicken Barbecue Friday May 15 th 4:00 6:00 PM Cohoes Community Center Remsen Street Cost is $10 Dinner will include ½ chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll, butter, cookie and beverage. Dine in or take out options are available. Tickets are available at the Cohoes Community Center, from members of the Cohoes Rotary, or by calling Register for the District Conference at Rotary7190.org 2Pg. 2 The Toolbox: Volume 134 May 2015 Rotary International District 7190 Pg 2

3 District Conference 2015 Serve, Celebrate & Explore! Middleburgh, Cobleskill, Sharon Springs Friday May 15 to Sunday May 17, 2015 Friday May 15 th 7pm Information & registration form on page 9. Glenville Rotary presents its 7 th annual Winery & Distillery Tour This year to the renowned Finger Lakes Region $75 per person Over 35 Delicious Tastings to enjoy! 2Pg. 3 Saturday, May 30 th Included in cost is: - Transportation - Coffee/Tea and Baked Goods on route - Over 35 paid Samples of Wines and Spirits - Camaraderie - Additional samplings of many Different Foods - Mid-day Snack Contact Barb Wyllie at bw4rotary@gmail.com or call to reserve your seats. 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 can be found at the end of this newsletter. 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 ask for the Rotary rate of $89. Please print the registration form found on our website: 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 soon! The Toolbox: Volume 134 May 2015 Rotary International District 7190 Pg 3

4 Support Middleburgh Rotary and Race the Governor As part of Fridays Day of Service and Rotary Day in Middleburgh on Friday, May 15 our friends in the Middleburgh Rotary Club are hosting a 5K run! While this Governor is not nearly as quick as his marathon days, I challenge all Rotarians to step up to the starting line and join me in running this 5K run in Middleburgh. The Village of Middleburgh is literally rolling out the red carpet to our Rotarians and District We have embarked on a totally new concept for the District Conference, one that embraces one of the towns/villages within our borders to make a difference and show the citizens and business owners the impact that Rotary and our Rotarians can make on a community. We need everyone to show up in record numbers wear your Rotary Shirts, your Rotary hats, your Rotary jackets. The time is now to be part of our Rotary Day!!! That evening will also feature a 5K run that is hosted by the Middleburgh Rotary Club. As you are walking about the village of Rotary, we would like for you to be part of the 5K run. Whether you run the race, whether you jog or walk, we d like you to participate. Not a runner? Then just stand along the sidelines and cheer If you join us in the race and cross the finish line ahead of the Governor, then I d be honored to raise a glass and toast you at the Conference banquet. Thank you for all that you do for Rotary and our communities!! Northville s New Interact Club The goal of Northville s RYLA Student Catherine Millington was to establish an Interact Club at the school. It is off and running with about 15 members! Advisors Mika Irie, Sara Colaneri, Kathleen Lomaestro and Shannon Fitzgerald have helped set their goals, activities, and budget. Catherine serves as its president. The club plans a number of community service activities. These include paying for senior citizens to attend school performances as well as providing a reception for them at the event. They also plan to work as volunteers at the annual Woodworking and Fine Arts Weekend in July sponsored by the Northville Rotary. Their first fundraiser is renting out spaces in the school parking lot during the Northville Village Garage Sale Weekend the 1 st weekend in May. Special recognition and thanks go to Dr. Leslie Ford, Superintendent and Mariah Kramer, High School Principal, both Northville Rotarians, for encouraging Catherine to apply to RYLA and the support they have given to the new club. The Northville Rotary is proud of both Catherine s achievement and the new Interact Club and will support them as they grow in the future. District 7190 Interclub Dinner For more information see page 1. Speaker Dr. Kathy Braico, retired pediatrician from Queensbury, lead a Rotary Vocational Training Team to Bangladesh in January, supported by a District Grant and contributions from the Granville, Glens Falls, Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake and Lake George Rotary Clubs. During her visit, Dr. Braico taught nurses, midwives and physicians on the latest techniques to assist newborn babies who have breathing problems. The purpose of the trip was to train the trainer so that these techniques will be taught by those Dr. Braico trained to expand the reach of the program and make it sustainable. Dr. Braico s will present a program on her Rotary Vocational Training Team trip. Register for the District Conference at Rotary7190.org 2Pg. 4 The Toolbox: Volume 134 May 2015 Rotary International District 7190 Pg 4

5 2015 District Conference As I write this update, we are approaching the deadline for registration. We have Sold Out the full conference option which included Sunday Brunch at the American Hotel. We have also filled all available stations in our two cooking breakouts on Saturday afternoon. However, many of you have said you will be participating one or more days but have not yet registered. Don t delay we need final head counts for all activities! Our biggest update is that a representative of Rotary International will be traveling with his wife all the way from India to attend our unique conference in the Schoharie Valley. Please turn out to make these international ambassadors feel welcome! We also are honored to have Jenny Braswell of Mercy Ships as our keynote speaker. Mercy Ships offers free, first-rate care to Africa s poor, which would otherwise be impossible to obtain. Friday s activities include work on a variety of recovery projects in connection with Schoharie Area Long Term recovery (SALT) and the Sunshine Fairgrounds. Thanks to the efforts of Doug Ford of Curtis Lumber (Ballston Spa) and Bruce McConnellee (Scotia) we have worked out a number of projects that can make a substantial difference to this community. We need your help to get them completed. There are many assistant jobs of a non-strenuous nature, so please don t be shy in registering. Lunch and a t-shirt will be provided to all workers. Middleburgh Rotary in connection with Middleburgh Business Association is rolling out the red carpet, not only with their Fabulous Friday evening celebration, but also the Sloughter 5k. We have about 12 registrations for our House of Friendship display which will feature visuals on many of the good projects we do as Rotarians. All of our clubs do good work which deserves to be celebrated. Others may feel inspired to do more when they see the variety of projects undertaken. We 2Pg. 5 hope to see more of our clubs reserve table space and spread the good news! SUNY Cobleskill is our base for all activities on Saturday. Remaining available breakout sessions include: Dairy Production, Equine Therapy, Horticulture Tour, Nature Walk and Bird Watch, The Value of Water, and Agricultural Machinery. Our Governor s reception will feature a cocktail hour sponsored by Glenville Rotary followed by Thanksgiving dinner, featuring some of the hors d oeuvres and desserts worked on by our Rotarian students. By Kate Toombs North Creek Rotary Club Annual Canoe Raffle Features Hornbeck New Trick 12 This year TheHornbeck New Trick 12 is the prize that will go to one lucky winner as the North Creek Rotary Club Annual Canoe Raffle gets underway. Tickets are now available through the North Creek Rotary Club and its individual members. Tickets cost only $5.00 each and a purchaser can increase the chances of winning by purchasing 5 tickets for just $ The Hornbeck New Trick 12 has a retail value in excess of $1,500.00, making this raffle an incredible opportunity to acquire this fantastic Made in the Adirondacks craft while supporting the recognized community work undertaken by the North Creek Rotary Club. Enhanced speed and performance are the benefits of the Hornbeck New Trick 12. Made of a tough Matrix blend of Kevlar and Carbon Fiber, the New Trick weighs just 18 lbs. This 12 ft. craft from Hornbeck has a 25 beam, making for a more linear hull shape for added sleekness, enhanced tracking ability, increased speed and maneuverability. The drawing will take place during the White Water Derby weekend at the Riverside Railway Station in Riparius. The North Creek Rotary Club is always open to welcoming new members to its ranks for the purposes of continuing its services to the community. Inquiries about membership can be forwarded to Club Secretary, Bill Quinlivan at: wrq1212@gmail.com. The Toolbox: Volume 134 May 2015 Rotary International District 7190 Pg 5

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16 Rotary International 2015 Convention Celebrate together in São Paulo, Brazil during the 2015 Rotary International Convention. Register now!!!!! The website is 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. São Paulo is the main gateway for foreign tourists into the country and according to some organizations like Trip Advisor; it has surpassed Rio as a destination. Why? 90 city parks and theme parks - Ibirapuera Park Largest zoo in Latin America 9 soccer stadiums 53 shopping malls as well as shops and street fairs 3 taxis per thousand people (compared to 1.5 in New York City) Specialized museums (many are free) such as the soccer museum Attached is our Zones April São Paulo Newsletter. Online registration is available on the convention website at As noted on the attached newsletter, there is a personal information sharing option on the RI Convention Registration form. If this box is checked, the registrant's information will not show up on our registration reports. If you have registered for the convention, please also join us for Friday Night Lights with your fellow Rotarians from Zones 28 and 29, Please feel free to contact me or our Zone 28 Promotion Chairs Carlos and Sandy Frum, carlos@frum.com and Zone 29 Promotion Chairs Patty Meehan and Tom Mong, meehanmong@verizon.net. Chris Etienne São Paulo Convention Promotion Committee 860 EvergreenCourt / Petoskey,MI / (231) Cell 2Pg. 16 The Toolbox: Volume 134 May 2015 Rotary International District 7190 Pg 16

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19 109 Acorn Drive Glenville, NY Getting Ready for the Middleburgh Sloughter Canoe and Kayak Race on the Schoharie Creek - Saturday April 25 th Pictured from left: Cobleskill President Elect Said Yassin, DG David Hennel, RYLA Graduate Brian Hennel, PDG Jim Spencer (Middleburgh Rotary) 2Pg. 19 The Toolbox: Volume 134 May 2015 Rotary International District 7190 Pg 19