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Volume 94, Number 24 • December 10, 2007

  In this issue (click on line for article):
 
 More Photos from the Party

   Register for the LA Convention Now, and Save

  Spread the Word About the $100 Million Challenge

Officers 

President Ralph Imundo

Treasurer Carol Gilberti

Secretary Dana Jerrard

Sgt at Arms Jo Ann Golden

 
Board of Directors 

One Year

Mary Lou Caskey
Dave Jones 
Chuck Kershner
Bob Myers

Angela VanDerhoof

Two Years

John Burdick
Jo Ann Golden 

Jeff Jones
Norma Montagnino Gemza
Jim Turnbull

Three Years
Virginia Barney
Amy Klempay

Catherine McEnroe

JoElyn Wakefield Wright
Ken Williams

 

Utica Rotary Sports

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Rotary Club of Utica
P.O. Box 323
Washington Mills, NY 13479
Tel: (315) 272-2468

Quote of the Week:

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."

John Burdick

 Club News

We Had Our Cake....

Special Needs Party Serves 400+

For the 37th consecutive year Utica Rotary has rolled out the red carpet, struck up the band and served a holiday feast for those with special needs. More than 400 attended last Friday's event, and chair Amy Mielnicki was all smiles as the party was in full swing.

Around 20% of our Service Fund budget is spent each year for those with special needs (including party expenses not donated in-kind). Your contributions filled the Alumni College Center at MVCC with smiling holiday revelers.

Many thanks to Amy and her committee for months of planning and work that brought it all together.

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Hold On To Your Poems

The traditional first Thursday in February date for Utica Rotary's Poet Laureate Contest will be changed to Thursday, February 21 for this year's incantation incarnation. Please save the date for this unparalleled combination of Rotary entertainment and fellowship.

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The Verdict From Burdick - Don't Procrastinate

by John "Boots" Burdick

Our motor coach to Gore Mountain is filling up fast; don't be caught with your boots unbuckled.  On January 10 John Burdick will lead a merry band of Rotarians from several area clubs on a day of great skiing, fabulous food, and fantastic fellowship.

The price for bus with refreshments, lift ticket, and dinner will be:

$90.00 per adult
80.00 seniors 65-69
50.00 70years old or season pass holder

Contact John today for your reservation. 

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Collection Reminder: Winter Clothing

Each Friday through the end of January, Utica Rotary's Urban Concerns Committee will be collecting winter clothes for local children.. Any cold weather item in good condition will be accepted. Please check your closets, attics and storage boxes for items, and bring them to Twin Ponds this Friday.

Friday Committee Volunteers:

Reception - Bill Cole, Amy Mielnicki

Chaplain - Mike Schafer

Good Cheer - Fellowship Teams

Visitors - John Wolff

Sergeant at Arms - JoAnn Golden

Upcoming Programs 

December 14 - Club Assembly

December 21 - Scrooge - The Players Theater - Linda Yost Dalton

December 28 - NO MEETING

January 4, 2008 - Pathfinder Village Bell Choir

January 11, 2008 - Afghanistan Veteran Col. Joe Bolton

January 18, 2008 - Robert Loomis - The Loomis Gang

January 25 - To Be Announced

February 1 - A Brief History of Utica Rotary Through the Pages of Club Newsletter, Part II - Dana Jerrard

February 8 - Pathfinder Village Bell Choir

February 15 - We Meet at the Refurbished Stanley Theater

February 21 (Thursday) - 14th Annual Utica Rotary Poet Laureate Contest

Mark Your Calendar

December 17 - Board of Directors Meeting - noon - Fort Schuyler Club - see President Ralph Imundo

January 10, 2008 - Annual Rotary Ski Trip to Gore Mountain - see John Burdick

February 21, 2008 - 14th Annual Poet Laureate Contest Sponsored by the memory of the Gold Fellowship Team - Fort Schuyler Club - see PP Dana Jerrard

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