The Rotary Club of
New York
June 2, 2003
Fellow
Rotarians,
Our next New
York Rotary meeting on June 3rd will be Italy Day with Eugenio
Magnani as the speaker. He is the Director for North America of the Italian
Government Tourist Board (I.G.T.B.) and an Expert on Western European Travel
Markets. You can read more about Eugenio Magnani in the latest Bulletin on the
Internet at http://ussterilizer.com/bulletin_06-03-2003.pdf (click on the link). Don’t miss out on this
event. We will have great food and raffle prices. Don’t forget to make your
reservations!
Mitchel Nichberger has written the Reporter of the Week in the
Bulletin. Mitch became a member of our legendary Rotary Club this year. His
classification is Painting – Decorating and he is President of the Paramount
Painting Company. Thank you Mitch for a great report!
It
is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the passing of Jim
Thompson’s sister Thersa Geoghegan. She had been struggling with cancer for a
while. You can send your condolences to Jim at 7 Portland Place, Staten Island,
NY 10301. Here is the information about the funeral arrangements for Jim’s
sister:
Theresa
Geoghegan
Passed away on 5/25/03
Wake on Tue. and Wed. 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM
Meislohn-Silvie Funeral Home
Forest Avenue
Staten Island, NY (718) 442-9047
Unfortunately,
Bill Curry’s Sister-In-Law also passed away. You can send your condolences to
Bill at 22 Clove Brook Road, Valhalla, NY 10505.
Rotary International
Alt. Representative to the UN Barney Barnet and New York Rotary Director
Giorgio Balestrieri are active again with an announcement in the Bulletin about
the next meeting of the International Service Division of the Rotary Club of
New York on Wednesday, June 18 at the German Permanent Mission to the UN, at
the top floor restaurant on First Avenue (between 48th and 49th Streets), from
08:30 to 09:45 AM. The topic will be "The Atlantic Divide" and guest
speaker will be H.E. John Richardson, who is Head of Delegation of the European
Commission at the United Nations. Registration begins at 08:30 and the meeting
starts at 08:45 AM. Please register before the end of June 17 by sending an
e-mail to the Rotary Club of New York at "ny.rotary@verizon.net" with a copy to Allison
Alessi, International Events Coordinator at "aealessi@aol.com" or send a fax to (212) 633-1954.
You can read the complete announcement on our website at www.nyrotary.org/int_service_div/int_service_div.html.
The Bulletin
announces five new birthdays. Those are for Norman Cohen on June 4th,
Matts Ingemanson on June 7th (that’s me), Horst Schneider and Ann
Creo on June 8th and finally Embee Mahtani on June 11th.
Happy Birthday to all of you, or maybe I should say, all of us!
All New York
Rotary Members are invited to lunch by Gabrielle Colombo at his showroom
Colombo USA, 200 Lexington Ave., Suite 1009 on Monday, June 2nd at
1:00 PM. Gabrielle’s phone number is 212-683-3771. You can read more about
Gabrielle’s invitation in the Bulletin at http://ussterilizer.com/bulletin_06-03-2003.pdf.
Our Rotary
District 7230 Group Study Exchange Team is continuing their successful visit to
Rotary District 9250. Last week, they were in South Africa and Swaziland. Our
good friend District 9250 Governor Doug Thistlewhite and his wife recently
wrote us the following enthusiastic message:
Dear All,
What do you know the GSE team set a new record
at Joan's Arathusa Lodge in the Sabi Sands that is sighting the big five in 10
hours and excellent sightings at that, either at the morning or
evening drive. They will all be returning with Big Five Certificates, which
will really turn the Rotarians green with envy.
This was the
first opportunity Jenny and I had of being able to spend four days with your
team and Peter and getting to know them 'it was a wonderful opportunity, and
they had a great relaxing time, which was needed just relaxing and game
spotting. What a terrific bunch of youngsters who will return with fond memories
of district 9250.
On the Sunday after brunch we spent time
recapping the first two weeks and making some adjustments to the last two
to accommodate what they expressed we had either missed out on or exposed them
to too much of the same, it was a very productive meeting and I think extremely
worth while.
As our team expressed Bermuda as paradise
their feelings of the bush was the same and the great exposure to nature and
the night noises and clear starry skies, which is Africa.
Thank you for letting us have this super team.
I unfortunately will not see them again as we leave for the World Convention in
Brisbane on Thursday
Warmest greetings to all
At the same time, our Team Leader Peter has
outdone himself again. His latest report is very funny to read. He mentions,
for example that our female team members received numerous marriage proposals
in the Kingdom of Swaziland. Fortunately, all proposals were declined and our
team is still intact. You can read Peter’s full report on our GSE website at
www.nyrotary.org/GSE7230/team/gse_may_27_report.htm.
Past GSE
Chairman Edgar Cornell, who is very kind to serve as our Committee Secretary
this year, was so impressed with Peter’s report that he wrote me the following
message:
Dear Matts,
I am elated reading Peter's report. I always told
you and knew from my first meeting with Peter that he is an extraordinary
person. No doubt we made the right choice, I do not believe that there is one
other Rotarian in the district who could have done better. And that is a tall
statement.
As for any of the girls accepting a marriage
proposal, it would be interesting to learn if we, if they stayed in Swaziland,
would have gotten a refund for the return Air ticket. Do you want me to inquire
with RI about this?
Best regards,
Edgar
Edgar, who
is very precise in his sense of humor, never misses a beat. Well Edgar, how
about if we discuss the subject of possible refund at our next GSE Committee
Meeting?
Don't forget
to reserve your table for our next meeting. You can reserve via e-mail to our
office at ny.rotary@verizon.net, or call Andreas or Ana at 212-633-1311. You
can also fax in the RSVP form, which you can download at. http://ussterilizer.com/rsvp_06-03-2003.pdf.
Our fax number is 212-633-1954. At our next meeting, the culinary staff comes
from President Silvio’s restaurant IL COVO DEL EST. Its Chef will come to the
Princeton Club and prepare an unforgettable Italian Meal in the best tradition
of Silvio’s own home province Tuscany.
I recommend
that you visit our New York Rotary website every week at www.NYRotary.org. You can also see a list of future speakers
on our website at www.nyrotary.org/Events/events.html.
I also
recommend that you visit the History of Rotary website every week at www.HistoryOfRotary.org.
It has the best information on the web about the History of Rotary and is
updated every week. Understanding the History of Rotary, helps us understand
Rotary with a fellowship of 1,2 million members around the world in 30,000
different Rotary Clubs. We Rotarians are always welcome as friends in every
Rotary Club, even if they have never met us before. That’s the power of Rotary.
Rotary is a great
International Fellowship!
Internet
Communication Officer
The
Rotary Club of New York
Chairman
Group
Study Exchange
Rotary
District 7230
Ambassador
of History
The
History of Rotary Project
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website at www.NYRotary.org.
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You can find the
following interesting websites at:
1.
New York
Rotary Club at www.NYRotary.org/.
2.
The History of Rotary at
www.rotaryhistory.org/
3.
Rotary District 7230 at www.rotarydistrict7230.org
4.
District 7230 Group
Study Exchange Project at www.nyrotary.org/GSE7230/
5.
Rotary
Youth Leadership Awards at www.rotaryryla.com
6.
Rotary
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7.
Matts
Ingemanson, Helen Reisler and Jim Thompson from the New York Rotary Club were
interviewed on Rotary Radio Tuesday July 9, 2002.
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