Service Fund
Seeks to Raise $20,000 for Utica Rotary Projects
This could be you! Utica Rotarian Carol
Jubenville enjoys the Adirondack vista during her
stay at the Mirror Lake Inn near Lake Placid..
Carol and hubby Bob were the big winners in last year's
Service Fund prize drawing.
Our Service Fund kickoff
was this past Friday, October 19.. We have set a goal is
$20,000, to be raised from member donations (no duck
derbies for us). The Service Fund supports all of our
clubs service programs, from the annual Special Needs
Christmas party (12/7/07), to Youth Exchange, to our
Columbus School adoption, to Youth Services, to our many
award programs, to our College Mentor program, to our
Urban Concerns projects.....the list is extensive!
As always, we need the
support of all members to make this happen. The
recommended minimum gift is $170.00, but we recognize
that it is not possible for all to give at this level.
Jim Turnbull and Kevin Marken, fund drive
chairs, have once again contracted with the Mirror Lake
Inn to provide a weekend getaway as the top prize in our
end of drive drawing. All those members who give $170 or
more will be eligible for the prize drawing. .Those
giving at the $200 and above level will also receive a
commemorative lapel pin.
It is now easier than ever
to send in your pledge. We will have pledge cards
on all tables at Twin Ponds each Friday through the end
of the campaign (1/15/08). If you have a card from
last Friday, please send it in, or (better yet) bring it
to this Friday's meeting. You can hand it to Kevin
Marken, Carol Gilberti or Jim Turnbull.
You can also e-mail it to Jim at jbtiv@juno.com Snail
mail is always accepted at PO Box 323, Washington Mills,
NY 13479. Our club website,
www.uticarotary.org
has a link for service fund donations via credit card or
your Pay Pal account.
Last Friday we welcomed the
Group Study Exchange team from District 3200, India.
The GSE program is a great example of your Service Fund
dollars being put to best use.
If you have returned your
pledge, thank you for your support of our club's
programs. If not, please consider contributing some fuel
to Utica Rotary's service engine!!
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A Reminder...
Don't forget
to pack your trash bags, new sponges,
paper towels, bathroom/kitchen cleaner, toilet bowl
brushes, dish soap, shower curtains, light bulbs for our
October Friday meeting collection to benefit Myanmar
Refugees..
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Outstanding
YE Prospect Pool
Following a very successful
recruitment kick off info event on September 19, that
has attracted some 30 students from 5 local schools and
an unusual number of interested parents, the local
Rotary Youth Exchange consortium has received 20
applications for the outbound class 2008-09. This is the
most successful outcome since we founded our local MV
JYE Consortium in 2003. Interviews conducted by Rotary
volunteers will wrap up this week. Youth Exchange is a
year long volunteer commitment, and we appreciate the
long hours spent by Shawki Elgarhi and committee
to make our program one of the best in the world.
