| Posted by Tom O'Brien on Oct 27, 2022 |
 Next Week (Nov. 3, 2022) : The Club will meet in-person for lunch at the Double Tree hotel (formerly, the Radisson hotel) and also by ZOOM. Next week’s program will be by Matt Towner speaking on “iCode” school. Club Service: Gil Sweet: photos. See them all here Cindy Long: Invocation Tom O'Brien: COGS WELC OME: President Stu Sammis convened the Oct. 27, 2022 meeting at the First Presbyterian Church, 1 E. First Street, Corning, NY 14830. At Stu’s request Ernie Danforth led the Club in “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-Way Test. Stu suggested that it would be nice if members learned the 4-Way Test by heart. There were at least 18 members at the meeting in-person, plus at least 12 members participating by ZOOM. GUESTS AND VISITING ROTARIANS: John Wahlig introduced Marisa Thomas, the general manager of the Hilton Double Tree hotel as his guest. |
ANNOUNCEMENTS: - Sam Sanfratello announced that he was present at the meeting, to the delight of all the members present. The members gave Sam a hearty welcome.
- Rich Fastiggi was reported to be recovering from recent operations, hoping to be back soon.
- Ray Defendorf reported on-line that he was recovering from a nap.
- Stu reported that he is recovering from a weekend shoveling dirt and other things for his several vegetable and flower gardens.
- Wendy Winnett reported that the Polio Foundation has contributed $1.2 billion dol
 lars to re-energize the Foundation’s efforts to extinguish polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Wendy said that the Corning Rotary Foundation has contributed to that effort. Wendy also reported that the Corning Rotary Club has a quantity of “Rotary Cares” cards for contacting sick Rotarians. The Club needs a volunteer to address and send the cards. Wendy is asking for volunteers. - Stu said that October 27, 2022 was the last day to sign up and pay for the November 3, 2022 lunch meeting at the Hilton Double Tree hotel. Andy Rochester said he would help anyone who wants to sign up for the lunch but has trouble with the computer payment process. Stu again thanked those who researched prospects for the Club’s luncheon meetings.
GOOD NEWS BUCKS: - Sam Sanfratello’s good news was that he was released from the hospital.
- Ray Defendorf’s good news was that his daughter has successfully completed her chemo treatment program.
- Gil Sweet reported that, after a two-year hiatus, the Corning Civic Music program is underway again.
- Paul Tick reported that he has begun selling two books that he wrote recently.
- Ross Perry’s good news was that we have great medical care in the Corning area when we need it.
- Tracy Ward said she is thankful that her daughter has not had any driving accidents recently.
PROGRAM Paula Smith introduced Art Cohn to talk about his Seneca Lake Underwater Exploration accomplishments. Art related that he discovered a sunken canal boat in Lake Champlain in 1980, which led him to undertake the creation of an inventory of over 300 shipwrecks in Lake Champlain and Seneca Lake. Art travels to the sites of shipwrecks and has spoken to local communities concerning the history and archeology of the sunken boats. Art demonstrated how in 1868 it was possible to travel by canal boat over lakes, canals and streams from Brooklyn, NY to Corning, NY. A video of the presentation can be found at: full presentation/ just the presentation.
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