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PROGRAM : MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008 OFFICERS • President Robert Diaz • Vice President Prakash Pisipati • Secretary Willis Carman • Treasurer John Cuccia • Bulletin Editor Stuart Sinclair • Sergeant-At-Arms Mark Lagnese • Historian Bob Callahan DIRECTORS Chairman. Ted Firetog 2007-2008 Robert Chapman 2007-2008 Yesh Purandare 2007-2008 L Constaninopoli 2007-2008 Nancy White Honorary Members Gregory W.Carman, Sr. Pastor, Diane Dunne Inside this issue: Announcements 2 Calendar 2 Meeting: General 3 RI / District News 3 Avenues of Service 4 Paul Harris Fellows 5 Tidbits / RI History 6 Upcoming Programs 79, Issue 29| 78 YEARS OF “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” Jan. 2008 FARMINGDALE ROTARY CLUB P.O. BOX 575 FARMINGDALE, NY MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY 12:10 PM at Terry G’s 354 MAIN STREET FARMINGDALE NY 11735. NO. 5051 DISTRICT 7250 CHARTERED: JUNE, 13, 1928 DATE SPONSER SPEAKER Title/TOPIC 2/13/08 Howard Weitzman Nassau County Controller President Robert Diaz introduced long time Farmingdale Rotarian Bob Nostrand who presented the Club with a beautiful slide show of his travels to Scotland and Greece. Bob is a retired architect and travels with his lovely wife Vida. Scotland has many pretty canals with locks needed to bring ships up to various water levels. The Royal Yacht, Britannia, is very luxurious and beautiful. Mr. Nostrand also singled out the Edinburgh Museum as a site worth seeing. The Rotarians saw slides of a 12th. century church and of an 18th. century castle. Greece is a country of 10 million peo- ple and is about the size of NY State. The largest city is Athens with a popu- lation of 3 million. Greece is located on the Aegean Sea. Most of the country is mountainous and white is the color of most of its buildings. The Rotarians saw slides of the Tomb of the Unknown soldier, the John Cuccia responded for the Club. He thanked Mr. Nostrand for sharing his breathtaking photography with the members. John would like to visit both Scotland and Greece. October and November are good months to visit these two countries. Parthenon, Apollo Island, Crete, and of beautiful olive groves. There is much history of the ancient Greek culture available for those who like archeology. Donkeys are sometimes used to navigate the steep hills. The Rotarians learned that Terry, the chef of Terry G’s, is of Greek origin as his folks are from Athens. . Welcome to new Rotarian Jim Carney. Jim does appraisals of residential houses. We wish him good luck in his Rotary career. The next board meeting is 2/11/08, 6:30 PM. at Pres. Diaz’s office. Feb.29,2008 Spaghetti Dinner March’08 Bowling Fellowship May 1, 2008 Wine & Food event, 5K run June ‘08 Fishing Trip Announcements Calendar Fund Raisers The Club plans another Wine and Food Event this year. Start talking to your favorite restaurants about participating. It will be held May 1, 2008 at the Huntington Hilton. . . . . Page 2 farmingdale Announcements! Calendar Kathy Firetog collected happy bucks. Ted is in the play “Parade.” Yesh was happy for the GSE team. Mike likes Mr. Nostrand’s travel shows. Frank had more than one buck left. Kevin said it is better late than never. Many were happy Giants were in the superbowl. . District will host a GSE team from 4/19/08-5/18/08. The Farmingdale Rotary Club held its weekly luncheon meeting at Terry G’s Restaurant in Farm- ingdale. President Robert Diaz presided. Robert Chapman gave an eloquent invocation. . . Ralph Ekstrand of the Breakfast Club invites us to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Lotus Gar- den. The cost is $35 a person. A Chinese auction will be held. Call (516) 655-9905. The date is 2/10/08. ATTENDANCE John Cuccia calculated attendance at 59%.. Our guest was Margie Sinclair. The Rotary Founda- tion Institute instructional semi- nar is on October 15 in Tarrytown. District Governor’s Homecoming is on Feb.7, 2008 at the U.S. Merchant Ma- rine Academy Mel- ville hall 300 Steamboat Rd. Kings Point, NY 11024. $25 cah bar. RSVP by 2/1/08 Bernie Sandler (516) 773-4000 or John Ryan 535-3420 The new District Governor Sammy Hsiao was installed on June 27. The District Con- ference will be held at Leonard’s of Great Neck on May 16 and May 17 2008. Because it is being held lo- cally, the District Governor expects everyone who is able to attend. District Governor Sammy Hsiao: 7250 website: www.gateway7250.org The time for homecoming is 6:30 PM. Rotary Club Meeting: General Rotary International / Rotary Foundation /District 7250 News Birthdays and Anniversaries: ( 1/1/08-1/31/08) BIRTHDAYS Bob Callahan (1/14) Prakash Pisipati (1/6) ANNIVERSARIES Prakash Pisipati (1/30) Birthdays And Wedding Anniversaries Page 3 79, Issue 29| 78 YEARS OF “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” Jan. 2008 Director: Len Constantino- poli* Classification and Member- ship: Survey the club’s classifi- cation and work toward in- creasing membership Yasuo Usui, Bill Carman Jr., Bill Carman Diane DiLorenzo Len Constan- tinopoli Ben Giminaro Sunshine and Fellowship: Schedule and oversee fellow- ship activities. Inform the club of special events in members lives. Sending cards and gifts.Nancy White, Ted & Kathy Firetog i Rotary Information: Update club on new happenings in Rotary International. Give a short summary of the Rotary Magazine to club each month. , Committee Members: All Farmingdale Rotary Members. Pat Stickle, Bob Callahan, Ya- suo Usui Rotary Foundation: Keep club informed of Foundation and any changes and grant op- portunities.. Mike Muchmore * John Allen Bob Callahan Gift of Life: Be a participant in the joy of helping save the life of a child. Ruth Betz Diane DiLorenzo Sal Nicosiai Director: Yesh Purandare* Student Exchange and Group Study Exchange (G.S.E.) Committee:: Par- ticipate in the selection and supervision of our incoming and outbound team members. Help obtain housing and trans- portation for visiting inbound team members and students. Kevin Bagnasco Bill Carman (son) ,Mike Muchmore, . CLUB SERVICE *denotes chairperson INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE | VOCATIONAL SERVICE Board of any persons who may require our assistance and inform the Club of any pro- jects and activities the Club should undertake to improve life in the community. Mary Ann Mangels, John Allen, Ann Falco, Paul GattJ Public Relations: Work with local newspapers and the com- munity getting the word of Rotary activities. Pat Stickle, Director: Nancy White Scholarships / Interact: Selection of schlorship winners. Make sure they are eligible to receive the second half of their award. Inform Board of student projects we may be able to get involved in. Kevin Bagnasco Ben Giminaro Ted Firetog, John Cuccia, Ser- gio Aguirre Social and Welfare: Inform President of RI Wilfrid J. Wilkinson Dist Governor Sammy Hsiao Dist. Treasurer Bernard J. Sandler Page 4 farmingdale ROTARY INTERNATIONAL & DISTRICT 7250 OFFICERS THE FOUR AVENUES OF SERVICE Stu Sinclair, Ruth Betz Charles O. Schmidt * Charter Pres. Halsey B. Knapp * PP 31-PVPRI Weldon E. Howitt * PP 1936 Charles M. Schmidt * PP 52-PDG 57 W. Ellery Follett * PP 1937 Willis B. Carman, Sr. * PP 1954 Arthur F. White * PP 1956 David Allee * PP 1958 Fred Hackett PP 1965 Robert Stockbridge * PP 1963 Albert Meyerstein * not a PP Willie F. Oxendine * PP 1987 John O.Wagner, Jr. * PP 1957 Benjamin Giminaro PP 1976 Robert M.Callahan PP 1962 Anthony M. Tonachio PP 1978 Howard T.Hogan* Willis B.Carman, Jr. PP 1974 William P.Metzendorf PP 83-DG 00-1 Gilbert C.Pabst * PP 1984 Ann E.Metzendort Dorothy Oxendine Rudolph Jahn Sebastian Albrecht PP 1955 Frank Bondietti PP 1985 Edwin J.Lucie PP 1975 Cynthia Pabst* Alfred LiCausi Paul A.Erlanson * PP 1970 George Truppne Charles W. Fed- erlin PP 1992 William B.Haydu Kevin Bagnasco PP 1994 Robert J.Chapman PP 1993 Gregory W.Carman, Sr. PP 1997 Wayne M.Muchmore PP 2003 James R.Corgee Salvatore J.Nicosia PP 1973 John Allen PP 1996 Edoardo Licci PP 1998 Joseph Trudden Nancy White PP 1999 Stuart Sinclair PP 2004 Leonard Constantinopoli PP 2000 Hilda Carman Margaret Sinclair Gigi Simonitti Yasuo Usui pequa PP 1995 Eric Chimon PP 2001 Joseph Meares PP 1995 Lou LaRocco Marialyce Denauski Jane Muchmore Ruth Betz PP2005 Frank Moore pequa Ted Firetog PP2006 Kathy Firetog Mary Ann Mangels PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS Paul Harris Fellows from Farmingdale Rotary Club Page 5 79, Issue 29| 78 YEARS OF “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” Jan. 2008 * Deceased Mildred DeMarco James McKenna* Alex R. Matera PP 1969 Bill Fanning PP1990 T Farmingdale Rotary Club P.O. Box 575 Farmingdale, NY 11735 www.farmingdalerotary.org email: robertdiaz@edwardjones.com Pl. send Comments/Suggestions/ News Clips to the editor: stusinclair@yahoo.com 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all con- cerned? 3. Will it build GOOD- WILL and BETTER FRIEND- SHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Service Above Self Farmingdale Rotary Club We are on the web www.farmingdalerotary.org About football: “Baseball is what we were, football is what we have become.” ___Mary McGrory “The Rose Bowl is the only bowl I’ve ever seen that I didn’t have to clean.” ——-Erma Bombeck “I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense.” ——H.L. Mencken “On Thanksgiving Day all over America, families sit down to dinner at the same moment—halftime.” ——unknown From: “The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said” Byrne, Simon & Schuster THE FOUR WAY TEST In the things we say and do:
