District 7120 - Guest Speakers

If you know of any programs that other clubs might like to know about please send the information to District 7120 Secretary Bill Redden by clicking here.

My name is Joe Ponzi and I am a Rotarian belonging to the Elmira Club. I have a program about our agency that I would like to present to the Rotary Clubs in the counties of Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben. My program has to do with STAVI (The Southern Tier Association for the Visually Impaired). STAVI is a not for profit organization whose mission is to provide assistance to individuals who are blind or visually impaired through services and employment opportunities. We operate 2 low vision clinics, 1 each located in Chemung and Steuben Counties. I would like the members to know of the services available through our agency and to educate about low vision and the ways in which people can be rehabilitated. Could you please put this on the District 7120 Website and alert the clubs that this program is available?

I wanted to let you know that we have completed development of our Sheen Housing Presentation and would like to share this information with each Rotary Club. I would like to invite each of the Rotary clubs to contact us for speaking engagements, and have copies of our Sheen Story Brochures available here at the office should you need them.

You can reach me at Phone (588) 461-4263 Fax (585) 461-51977 or by E-mailing me at Sheenmjl@rochester.rr.com. You can see more information at our website which is www.SheenHousing.org

Attached is a document regarding the Defense Department Community Outreach initiative program titled "Why We Serve". It's a great opportunity for local community leaders, influencers, and the general public to meet one of our proud service members who has deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Please review the attached information, and should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Also, please share with anyone who may be interested in this worthwhile program. It's a great opportunity for the American people to connect with those who voluntarily wear the uniform of our Armed Services.

Thank you in advance,

Jennifer E. Giglio
Public Affairs Specialist
(o) 703.695.6290
(c) 571.236.2862

The FIRST Programs, FIRST LEGO League for middle schools and FIRST Robotics Competition for high schools, are all supported by volunteers and sponsors in the community, only marginally by the registration fees paid by the Teams. Coaches, mentors, and advisors for the Teams, and judges, referees, and all the others it takes to run the Tournaments are all adults from the community. Every person I've met who has participated has had a great time and volunteered to do it again the next year.

We are constantly trying to expand our base of support so that in addition to the large corporations like Xerox, Bausch and Lomb, and Kodak, we get support from individuals, smaller groups, and organizations, especially for FIRST LEGO League where the costs and time commitments can be smaller than for FIRST Robotics. Our goal in talking to Rotary Clubs is to raise awareness of the programs in the community. If individual Rotary Clubs choose to support us or to take on working with FIRST Programs as a service, that is great. And if it simply means that one person who heard our talk at their Rotary Club meeting responds to our request for corporate or individual support for the Tournament, then we will have succeeded. To lean more please contact Ron Boarden at Ron_Bordon@bausch.com or Jack Mottley at jack.mottley@rochester.edu For further information please click here

If you’re club is looking for an exciting program for now thru early Sept., look no further. Volunteers at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of Early Aviation in Hammondsport are working on the completion of a reproduction of Curtiss’ *America* flying boat originally built in 1914. Your guest speakers will take you thru the entire process: for full details please click here

Malcolm Bugler, a Pittsford Rotarian, is offering a program that would very much assist Rotary with it's service projects. To contact Malcolm about this program please give him a call at (585) 503-7328 or by E-mailing him at malcolmb@tentwentyseventy.com. The program was developed by Advanced Power Leadership International and you can see a flyer about it by clicking here

My name is Preston Pierce and I am a member of the Canandaigua Rotary Club. I also just took over the position of Regional Archivist for the Rochester Regional Library Consortium under a grant from the State Archives. I would be glad to serve as a guest speaker in Ontario, Monroe, Livingston, Wayne, or Wyoming counties (or even others) for any club that would like an introduction to the Documentary Heritage Program of the State Archives. You can contact me at (585)-394-8523 or pep646@frontiernet.net

Buried in the massive detail of the process? Trying to lead an improvement project and nobody’s following? Feeling overwhelmed and under-appreciated? Not sure if you’re the leader or the led? You’re probably lost in “The Organizational Fog”. This program will help you become more successful as you learn how to Cut Through the Organizational Fog and Discover the Magic of Vision.

Bill Gormont has been leading corporate teams out of the organizational fog for over 25 years. Through the experience of transitioning the energy of chaotic situations into successfully focused missions with winning results, Bill learned the art of trust in organizational survival and the leadership value of a positive attitude. He enjoys the privilege of coaching organizations and virtual teams world-wide. Bill helps them see their vision more clearly, develop increased confidence in their abilities, and reach levels of achievement previously thought impossible. As a professional magician/sleight-of-hand artist, Bill uses his “magic” to deliver his “message” in a unique way that your team is sure to remember.

You may learn more about Bill’s programs at www.motivationalvision.com. Bill Gormont, incoming Vice-President of the Greece Rotary Club, may be reached at bill@empiremagic.com or (585) 227-9760

Our school board ambassadors have been chosen for their commitment to public education, wide knowledge of education issues, recognized leadership abilities, and presentation skills.

These school board leaders can provide a front-line view on issues such as:

- Charter Schools - School District Budgets - Raising Achievement
- The Education Leadership Crisis - Voucher Programs - School Safety
- Teachers and Tenure Taylor Law - Vocational Education Standards
- Collective Bargaining

If your organization is interested in having one of our ambassadors as a speaker please contact: Brian M. Butry, Communications Coordinator: (518) 783-3723 or (800) 342-3360.

**Brian M. Butry**
*Communications Coordinator*

New York State School Boards Association
24 Century Hill Drive, Suite 200
Latham, NY 12110-2125
*Phone:* (518) 783-3723
*Fax:* (518) 783-3542
*E-mail:brian.butry@nyssba.org <mailto:brian.butry@nyssba.org>*

Jim Hall, a new Rotarian from the Seneca Falls Club, has a program concerning the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that is an emerging technology with a wide variety of applications. It has a great potential to assist businesses in a wide range of functions. This presentation provides an introductory definition of GIS and explores existing and potential applications of this technology in our lives today.

You can contactJim Hall by E-mailing him atjhall@newfields.com or calling him at 315-521-5365

If you would like to know more about the District Rotaract Clubs or if you are interested in forming a new Rotaract Club please contact Mark Wyse at mwyse@rochester.rr.com. His program will be:

The Rochester AM is highly recommending this program as it was presented to them earlier.

B. J. Mann is offering a presentation on the Power of Mediation and all the ways it can be used in personal and business settings (workplace, parent & tenn relationships, eldercare, divorce and prenups) and mpre importantly attendees will gain skills... Tips that really work when we have those difficult conversations. It is a fast pace interactive presentation.

BJ Mann brings 30 years of business, mentoring, coaching and community leadership to her practice of mediation. A retired executive from Global Crossing/Frontier, she managed many departments including human resouces and customer service. She is now an advanced practitioner family mediator. BJ is the founder and first President of the Rochester Women's Network. She may be reached at (585) 256-2223 or at bjmann1@frontiernet.net

Rich DeAsis, a member of the Dansville Club and an Assistant Governor for Area 4, would be willing to do a program on District 7120's Water Project for Choluteca, Honduras.

Dansville RC has agreed to take the lead position on behalf of the District to apply for a Matching Grants Program from TRF. My presentation is about 20 minutes long and can be facilitated with Power Point or just a verbal presentation. Program will include basic water facts in Honduras and why we NEED TO ALL get involved.

To contact Rich please E-mail him at DEASISinc@aol.com or give him a call at (585) 750-4231.

Richard E. Comins, from the Webster club, is our District representative for the Shelter Box program. He is willing to present a program about the Shelter Box for any club. Please contact him via mail at 1057 Klem Rd. Webster, NY 14580 or by calling at (585) 872-9485 or by E-mailing him at recomins@frontiernet.net or Chuck Mertz at (716) 864-1967 or by E-mailing him at cmertz@enviro-care.net.

My name is Diane Beaudet and I am a Health Service Coordinator for Life Line
Screening Radiology, the nation's leading mobile health screening organization.
Our mission is to detect potential health problems in asymptomatic individuals
who are at risk for such life threatening diseases as stroke, abdominal aortic
aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease, and osteoporosis. My role, as a Health
Service coordinator, is to be a community resource and educate the public on the
risk factors and warning signs for the diseases on which our screenings are
based. I accomplish this through community outreach programs such as our free
educational workshop program. I am also a proud member of the Rochester area
Stroke Task Force - a division of the American Heart Association.

I have spoken with Rotary, Kiwanis, and Senior groups all across the Western NY
area, and I would be delighted to speak with those Rotarians that I have not yet
reached!

Click here to see what the program is about

Diane Beaudet
Health Service Coordinator - Rochester, NY
Life Line Screening Radiology
1.800.897.9177 x 1666
Diane.beaudet@llsa.com<mailto:Diane.beaudet@llsa.com>
www.lifelinescreening.com <http://www.lifelinescreening.com>

Tim King (who is the President Elect of the Ontario-Walworth Club) has a twenty minute slide program and presentation the Hydro Electric Generating Facilities in the City of Rochester. This is a ‘History of the development along the Genesee River in Rochester’ type of presentation. Tim has worked for Rochester Gas and Electric for 37 years and is presently the Training Manager of the Fossil/Hydro Generation Group. This is a very condensed version of a two day class that was given to new employees who will work in the Hydro plants. RG&E and its forefathers have been producing electricity from water power since the mid 1800’s. Since renewable energy resources seem to be a topic of questioning by the public, this presentation gives a lot of answers. To contact Tim please give him a call at

Tom Mees, from the Canandaigua club, has a 20 minutes slide show about his 6 month trip around this country. If you would like to contact Tom about presenting this program for you club, please call him at (585) 396-2271 or E-mail him at tmees1@rochester.rr.com.

Tom Mees has a video program that will take about 20 minutes talking about the changes and help that Sonnenberg Garden in Canandaigua still needs. If you would like to set up this program please contact Tom at (585) 396-2271 or by E-mailing him at tmees1@rochester.rr.com.

The New York State School Boards Association has launched a grassroots public education campaign to let New Yorkers know the good things the state’s schools are doing and increase the awareness of the role of the local school boards in public education.

Thirty school board members from around the state are carrying monthly messages to the public through the newly designed School Board Ambassador Program.

- Presentation skills - Commitment to public education - Knowledge of education issues

- Charter Schools - The Education Leadership Crisis - Voucher Programs - School Safety

- Teacher and Tenure Taylor Law - Vocational Education Standards - School District Budgets

New York State School Boards Association
24 Century Hill Drive, Suite 200
Latham, NY 12110-2125
Phone: (518) 783-3723
Fax: (518) 783-3542
E-mail: brian.butry@nyssba.org

Linda Gustin of the Finger Lakes Health Agency has a program concerning the uninsured and under insured residents in all of our communities. If you are interested please contact Linda at lauragustin@flhsa.org or call (585) 461-3520 ext 112.