WRY & GINGER
November 30, 2016
The weekly bulletin of the Rotary Club of Rye, New York, Inc.
P.O. Box 404, Rye NY 10580-0404
Meetings held at The Whitby Castle on Fridays 12 Noon
and at Ruby’s in Rye (2nd Thursday at 8 AM)
NEXT MEETING : FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 2016 AT 12 NOON
There will be a Round Table discussion led by White Plains Rotarian David Schribman.
Rye Rotary Board Meeting
November 28th at (4:30 - 6:45pm) at Webster Bank (Pam's office) on Purchase St in Rye.
Attendance: President Jason L. Mehler, President Elect Bob Manheimer, VP Angela Sculti, Immediate Past President Pam Dwyer, District Governor Lora Hugelmeyer, Raul Bello, Kathy Carley Spanier, Julie Kattan
- We had enough board members for a quorum. This was our third board meeting this term.
- A nominating committee was proposed and approved by the board. The nominating committee consists of President Jason L. Mehler, District Governor Lora Hugelmeyer, Julie Kattan and Immediate Past President Pam Dwyer.
A proposed slate of board members, officers and directors were discussed for the 2017/18 year. President Elect Bob Manheimer will submit the approved slate of Officers, Directors and Trustees to the club members for approval in December.
- Bob Manheimer discussed consolidating director positions and responsibilities for next term.
- A process for proposing and approving grants was discussed.
- Recruiting new member and engaging existing members was discussed.
- Julie Kattan discussed updating the current club's By Laws. Thank you Julie!
Thanks to Jane Fox and Rita Tino for co-chairing the Pie and Cooking Fundraiser. Thanks to everyone that purchased pies and participated in the successful fundraiser.
Rotary cocktail hour/social - Wednesday, December 14th (6:00 - 7:30pm) at the Whitby Castle in Rye $25 per person. Guests and spouses are welcomed. Thanks to VP Angela Sculti for coordinating the event.
We will be scheduling monthly board meetings. All members are welcome to attend.
Next meeting is scheduled for Friday, December 2nd (12:00 Noon) at the Whitby Castle. The guest speaker will be David Schribman. Please register online if you will be coming to the luncheon meeting.
Thank you to all club members that participated and attended today's Rye Rotary Club board meeting.
JOIN OUR "2017 CRAZY LEGS COMMITTEE"
CONTACT PAM DWYER OR ANGELA FOR DETAILS ….THIS FUN EVENT RAISES NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RYE HIGH STUDENTS.
ROTARY LAPEL PINS AND DECALS ARE IN! PLEASE SEE MELANIE C. TO GET YOURS. DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED!!
ALSO WE HAVE ROTARY MUGS FOR SALE. ONLY $6.00! CONTACT JASON.
JASON REMINDED US TO PLEASE SIGN UP FOR LUNCHES ONLINE AS WE NEED HEAD COUNTS.
- Also, Jason and Julie K have developed a Facebook page and pointed out this is a great way for both social and networking efforts.
- PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND CO-WORKERS to any of our meetings.
- WE NEED ROTARY PHOTOS AND STORIES MAILED TO JASON.
Respectfully submitted,
Melanie R. Ciraco