Rotary District 7150's Downtown Utica e-Rotary Club, NYS, USA

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Marlene Brown, *Clinton, NY,* Rotary eClub NY1 Charter President, transferred from the New Hartford RC. A retired teacher & American Mngt. Assoc. professor, TechnoTouch Futurists owner, Executive Director of The Children's Museum in Utica, NY (our earthly headquarters) & D-7150 *2007-08 District Governor and current Club Secretary.*		Earl Lewis, Clinton, NY, *President of the Rotary eClub NY1 of D7150, transferred in from the New Hartford Rotary Club. Earl is a retired professional fire fighter and electrical contractor. Currently he is a full time volunteer at The Children's Museum in Utica, NY where he is Manager of Exhibits and Renovations. He is our eClub's President*
. Marilyn Boyd DeReggi, Boyds, Maryland, *transferred in from the Upper Montgomery Rotary Club in Maryland, and is sponsored by Marlene Brown. Marilyn is a Real estate investor and developer, business executive, educator, arts administrator, producer, composer, director, designer, concert soprano and writer .*		Bradley A. Brown, *Tampa, FL,* is a new Rotarian in our eClub, *sponsored by* Marlene Brown. Brad, recently retired from IBM, is Principal of Gemini Consultants, has extensive experience nationally and globally in sales and marketing, and as a business computer consultant. Brad is eClub President-elect.
. James Schulz, Rhinelander, WI, has transferred in from District 6200. Jim, a Commercial Finance Consultant, is Owner of JR Services Company. Past president of Rotary Club of Rhinelander, Wisconsin and 3 term Ass't Governor of D-6220, Jim was the originator & project coordinator of “Two Russia With Love” humanitarian aid project		Satoshi Hashimoto, M.D., transferred in from the Kyoto Morning Rotary Club upon his retirement. Dr. Hashimoto was Director of the Kizuyabashi Takeda Hospital in Kyoto, Japan. He reports transferring to our eClub means he can remain a Rotarian as a member of our NY Club.
Tom Taylor, *Phoenix, NY,* sponsored by Marlene, transferred in from Baldwinsville RC. An Attorney with Green & Seifter, PLLC, in Syracuse, NY, Tom is Scholar Counsel for D-7150's Foundation Committee. Tom is eClub Counsel & Vice President		*Matt Chmielewski, Utica, NY,* was a new Rotarian to our eClub, sponsored by Earl Lewis. Matt is Co-Owner of Advanced Technical Solutions, a Central NYS computer integration and service solutions provider. Matt maintains the Children's Museum computers and is *our Club's Ass't Internet Officer.*
Dr. Rahma Mustapha, Hudson, NY, sponsored by Rotary Leadership NEA Vice Chair, Dr. Tam Mustapha. A returning Rotarian, Rahma is a Physiatrist (Doctor of Medicine - Private Practice of Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation		Ana Maria Johnsen, Newburgh, NY, sponsored by Rotary Leadership NEA incoming Chair, Knut J. Johnsen Jr. A new Rotarian, Ana is the Technical Support & Technology Coordinator for the West Park Union School District.
. Robert Hood, Cazenovia, NY, sponsored by DG Marlene Brown. A new Rotarian, Bob is a retired Real Estate Developer, who built the Kara Hood Center in the rural village of Thibeau, Haiti & continues to aide this impoverished community.		Vincent J. Gilroy, Jr., Utica, NY, is a new Rotarian sponsored by DG Marlene Brown. A CPA, Vin owns his own Accounting Firm, specializing in both personal and corporate financial accounting. The CPA/Auditor for the Children's Museum, our eClub's "earthly headquarters", Vin also volunteers his time as CPA/Auditor for our Rotary eClub NY1.
Gerhard Lange, Bonn, Germany, is a new Rotarian in our eClub, *sponsored by* eClub Member, Dr. Maria von Harpe. A retired professor who taught Communication at the university of Cologne, he is a well known speaker and author on communication topics.		Erling Gustafsson,Lidkoping, Sweden, **is a new Rotarian in our eClub, sponsored by Sven Kjellström. Erling owns agricultering products** companies in Sweden & Denmark with partners in Poland, Ukraine, & China, and is President of the *1,000 member* Nordic meetbreeding association.
Sven Kjellström, Skara,Sweden, is sponsored by Rolf Kedner, Vara, Sweden, from District 2380. Sven is a businessman owning two companies in Skara, Sweden and one in Vejle, Denmark. His firms are predominantly involved in business with Eastern Europe and China. Sven is an eClub board member.		Gunnar *Wahlström, sponsored by Rolf Kedner, Skara , Sweden, D2380. Engaged in field of psychiatric care, he establised and ran* *a private nursing home*, was engaged in financial business & recently several Baltic States charity projects. Gunnar is an eClub board member.
Dr. Maria VonHarpe, Paris, France, has a PhD in political sciences, lives in Paris with her husband and in Bonn where she gives classes at the political institute of the University of Bonn. She is also CEO of Management-Kolleg-Vierwaldstättersee GmbH in Switzerland. Maria is an eClub board member		Dr. Patricia Laino, Utica, NY, transferred into our eClub from the Utica Rotary Club. Pat is Director of the Business Training Institute, located in Utica, NY and is a committee member of MicroBizNY.
Vanessa Hickey, Pacific Palisades, CA, is a new Rotarian sponsored by DG Marlene Brown. A private personal coach, Vanessa is the mother of two and lover of the animals on her Northern California horse ranch		Christina Buschmann, Clinton, NY, sponsored by Marlene Brown, *is a Physical Education Teacher & Director of the Community Fitness Center. Christina transferred in from Galaxy Rotary Club.*
Melanie Caron, Wallkill, NY, *sponsored by Marlene Brown,* is a Project Manager with GE Capital. The mother of two, Melanie transferred in from the Galaxy Rotary Club.		Stacy Butcher, MSW, Clinton, NY, *sponsored by Marlene Brown,* is a licensed Social Worker with Liberty Resources. The mother of two, Stacy transferred in from the Galaxy Rotary Club.
**Mark Crever, Rome, NY, *sponsored by Marlene Brown, is owner of Crever Landscaping/Hardscaping. Mark transferred in from the Galaxy Rotary Club.***		**Joe Riscia, Utica, NY, a member of The Children's Museum, *Rotary eClub's earthly headquarters, transferred in from the Galaxy Rotary Club.***
Joanne Palumbo-Mozloom, New Hartford, NY*, is a Doctor affiliated with Dove Eye & Laser Center. On the board of directors of the museum, Joanne transferred in from Galaxy Rotary Club.*		John Stephenson, Ilion, NY*, is retired from GE. On the board of directors of the museum & a member of the GE Elfun's, John transferred in from Galaxy Rotary Club.*

Member Rotary Makeups, Projects, News...

6-19-09 Birmingham, England - Rotary Int'l Institute dinner included R.I. V.P. Monty Audenart, Canada (4th from Left); PDG Marlene Brown, eClub NY1 President Earl Lewis; Liz Audenart; Ann Colasurdo; R. I. Director/Treasurer Mike Colasurdo		6-20-09 Birmingham, England - Rotary Int'l Institute dinner included PDG Marlene Brown (3rd from left, foreground); R. I. Director Tom Branum Sr.; Linda Branum; R. I. Immediate Past President Wilf Wilkinson (Canada); Joan Wilkinson; R. I. Director John Germ; Mrs. Germ; Rotary eClub NY1 President Earl Lewis (foreground)
4-09 Verona, NY - RLI Trainers & Faculty members, IPDG Marlene Brown, Rotary eClub NY1, (left front) and her classmate IPDG Dave Reynolds (right back) with the Graduating Class session they had just facilitated.		4-09 Rome, NY - IPDG Marlene Brown, Rotary eClub NY1, with the Rome Rotary Club Interact group, after keynoting their Haiti Water Project fundraising dinner
3-09 eClub member Gerhard is interviewd at the broadcasting station "Westdeutscher Rundfunk" (WDR) in Germany		3-09 eClub member Jim does Rotary service by volunteering at the Rhineland, WI non-profit community owned independent public radio station, WXPR.
3-09 Maria does a makeup at the Paris Rotary Club - who are looking at a project of supporting a third Nigerian child - & attended meetings in Cologne, Speyer, Gstaad		3-09 Jim does a makeup at the Eagle River Rotary Club, and is involved in a Mock Mentoring project in Rhinelander, WI
12-08, eClub Rotarians PDG Marlene Brown & Earl Lewis attend the REDI (Rotary Emergency Distaster Initiative) and DRRAG (Disaster Relief Rotary Action Group) Conference in Nassau, Bahamas		Past Rotary International Director John J. Eberhard, DRAGG Chair, (right) with IPDG Brown, appointed a DRAGG Zone Coordinator
12-08 Sven & Gunnar attend a Rotary meeting at Alinsas-Nolhaga *Rotary club. We was warmly welcomed by the Rotary president Kjell Helgesson.*		*The town was founded in 1613 and has a very old city centre.The citys many shops and markets are being carefully restored.*
		6-08 Left: DG Marlene with keynoter President Wilf Wilkinson at D7150's COG. Above: eClub members Earl Lewis (L) and Matt Chmielewski (R) with R.I. President Wilf at D7150's Changing of the Guard
6-08 eClub Rotarian *Dr. Rahma Mustapha,* left, w/DG Marlene & Rotarian Dr. Tam Mustapha, right, at the R.I. Major Donor Dinner		6-08 eClub Rotarian Ana Johnsen, right, w/DG Marlene, R. I. VP Monty (2nd from right), and RLI-NEA Director Knut Johnsen, left, at Major Donor reception
6-08 DG Marlene & Earl at The Rose Bowl with eClub members Robert & Vanessa Hickey, in L. A. at R. I. Convention. View more pix here.		3-08 District Governor Marlene Brown and D7150 eClub NY1 Rotarians Earl Lewis & Brad Brown traveled to Haiti at their own expense to attend their District Assembly, meet with Haitian Rotarians, begin a Matching Grant project in Thibeau, Haiti
eClub Rotarians Brad & Earl earn certificates of attendance at D-7020 Assembly in Jeremie, Haiti. View more on this Water/Literacy Project here		6-08 DG Marlene & fellow eClub Rotarins Earl & Brad w/Haiti Rotarians
Feb. '08 - eClub Rotarians meet in Bonn, Germany. L. to R.: Gerhard Lange, Dr. Maria von Harpe, Natalia Martin & Axel Brodehl. Picture taken by Rotarian Michael von Harpe. Right: **eClub member Prof. Gerhard Lange addressing an audience at ***Höhr-Grenzhausen* Ceramics Museum****

eClub Rotarians meeting in Europe Feb. 2008		11-07 Gunnar and Sven visit the Rotary Club Karlstad-Hybelejen,where they heard a program about Transport on Lake Vänern, the largest lake in Sweden and the third largest in Europe. Karlstad is an old city founded In 1584 by the Swedish king Karl IX. Club banner.
10-07 New member Ana inducted at *Rotary Zone Institute in Mystic, CT. Shown w/D7150 PDG Ed Paparella, RI-eClub liason RIPVP Frank Collins, & eClub President Earl Lewis*		*10-07 Meeting R. I. President Wilf Wilkinsons. L. to R.: eClub member Ana Johnsen, Wilf, Rahma Mustapha & DG Marlene*
*10-07 DG Marlene Brown & RIPVP Frank Collins facilitate a breakout at Zone on eClubs & Web resources*		*10-07 DG Marlene Brown & Rotary Foundation Trustee Carolyn Jones listen to luncheon speaker*
*10-07 Marlene, Earl & other D-7150 Rotarians with RI Past President Rick King & wife Cherie. R: Marlene & Earl*
*9-27-07 The Conference 2007 eClub team arrives at Friar Tuck & greets our GSE Team from India's District 3200*		9-27-07 eClub Member Dr. Eva Brodehl, from Germany, joins the R. I. President's Rep, PDG David Michaux from Myrtle Beach, SC and his wife in getting table decorations ready
9-27-07 eClub member Matt *Chmielewski,* Conference Co-Chair & Governor Marlene checking over technical details		*9-28-07 eClub member Tom Taylor (2nd from the right) overseeing Rotary voting during Business meeting*
*9-29-07 eClub member Eva, D-7150 Rotaract Chair, presents breakout session on Interact and Rotaract Clubs*		*9-29-07 part of the eClub present at the 2007 District Conference L to R: Matt, Marlene, Eva, Earl, Brad*
*9-29-07 eClub member Eva Brodehl surprised with a Paul Harris Fellow by her eClub*		*9-29-07 eClub member Brad Brown surprised with a Paul Harris Fellow by his eClub (presented by RI rep PDG Michaux)*
*9-30-07 Eva & Brad say goodbye to Conference attendees with our 2007-08 mascots, "Blasting Off to the Future"*		*9-30-07 Earl & Marlene say goodbye to Eva at the train station before they head to the Rotary Zone Institute.*

The Swedish members, Sven, Gunnar, Erling, Tehseen and Marcus, of Rotary eClub NY1 had a dinner meeting at Gunnar’s residence in Skara, August 27. It was nice late summer evening were we sat down and discussed lunch meetings at different Rotary clubs in the past.		We also discussed the coming meetings and activities this autumn in order to better coordinate our efforts. The fall has begun and it’s gradually getting colder in Sweden, but still there are some warmer days once in a while. Best regards – The Swedish eClub members
Above: August 2007, eClub member Axel Brodehl (2nd from R.) with wife, Natalia, part of our Germany eClub members, spend an evening with Governor Marlene & Earl on their visit to Utica after attending a lawyer's training conference in Connecticut, USA		*Marlene & Axel on his visit to our "earthly headquarters" the Children's Museum in Utica NY!*
		**5-07 eClub members *Sven & Erling visit the Uddevalla-Byfjorden RC in D-2360. I was asked to give a short information on our Rotary e-Club and as always everybody was very interested and positive. - Sven*
**4-07 eClub member *Erling Gustafsson with* *Borås East* Rotary Club President Lennart Andersson at in Sweden**		*4-07 Erling's Makup Card: The city is well known in Sweden for textile production business*
3-07 eClub members Tehseen & Marcus attend a meeting of the Rotary club of Trollhättan, Sweden. The city of 54,000 citizens is characterized by waterfalls & locks		11-06 Rotary eClub get-together in Sweden L. to R.: Gunnar, Marcus, Erling, Tesheen, Sven
*11-06 a Rotary eClub get-together at the Bonn Hotel* L. to R.: Gerhard, Maria, & Axel		D7150 Ambassadorial Scholar Ben Zogby (sans jacket) w/ Gov.-elect Marlene Brown, Utica Rotary President Jack Altdoerffer at 8-06 Rotary meeting where Ben shared his experience at American Univ. in Beruit, Lebanon
Oct. 2006, eClub members Sven & Gunnar attend Rotary meetings at two Clubs in Sweden's D2410. Pictured above w/Linköping-St Lars Club Secretary Agneta Dagersten.		*10/30/06 Sven (left) and Gunnar visit the Jönköping Rotary Club,District 2380. Sven pictured here with their Club President and a Club member.*
*Above: Sven & Gunnar attend a meeting at the Rotary Club of* *Jönköping; Right - their Club banner*
*eClub President Earl Lewis supervises Hamilton College volunteer students as they wash windows on the 5 story Children's Museum in Utica, NY*		*eClub Founder and District 7150 Governor-elect Marlene Brown & husband, Earl Lewis, with grandchildren Trevor & Rachel at the Changing of the Guard dinner.*

*eClub President Earl Lewis accepts the 2006 Presidential Citation Award*		7-06 Maria with Marlene at Children's Museum Rotary exhibit
*Maria's husband, Mike, presents Marlene with his Paris Rotary Club banner, while Pat looks on at reception at Marlene's*		>*7-06 Earl, Maria, Marlene, Mike having a delightful lunch at Kitty's on the Canal (site of NYS's famous Erie Canal)*
*Maria, Marlene, Earl, & Mike at the bottom of the oak staircase after touring the Children's Museum, eClub's "earthly hdqrtrs"*		*Gunnar & Sven at Rotary International's 2006 Convention*
		*6-06 Left & Above: Sven & Gunnar attending the Convention's Nobel Dinner*
*6-06: Meeting Rotary friends from around the world at R. I. Convention - and learning about the Kids First Vietnam program*		6-06 eClub member Pat Laino, center, awarded Mohawk Valley Business Women's Network Woman of the Year by their President. Part of the proceeds were donated to The Children's Museum. Marlene Brown accepts the donation
**Gunnar *Wahlström* and the Varberg-Gatakarr Rotary Club Secretary**		**Sven Sven Kjellstrom and the Varberg-Gatakarr Rotary Club President Ekstrom**
6-06 e-Club members Maria & Gerhard having lunch in Bonn discussing the rotarian values and the wonderful way of communicating via long distance and nevertheless feeling so close to the club. We had a toast on our rotaryeclubny1.		5-06 e-Club Founder Brown, District Governor 2007-08, presiding as Chair over District 7150's 89th Annual Rotary Foundation Dinner Celebration - all our eClub members were listed as Sustaining Members in the event's Program Book
**Picture of the city of Kujundziluk, *Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,* was provided by eClub member Maria Von Harpe, on her visit to their Club**		*eClub member Eva Brodehl & Don Nelson, President of the Rotary Club Westwood Village in L.A.*
*Club banner of Varberg-Getakarr Rotary Klubb, visited 5-06 by eClub NY1 Rotarians Gunnar & Sven*		**Bornheim Rotary Club banner, *obtained on a visit to the Club by eClub member Axel Broehehl***
*Uddevalla Rotary Club banner, obtained on a visit to the Club by eClub members Gunnar A. Wahlström & Sven Kjellström*		3-06 eClub member Bobby Soriano receiving the Service Above Self Award from Rotary International.

3-06 e-Club Founder Brown and R. I. Director Dave Linett going over Rotary Leadership Institute website updates at the 2006 Multi-District Empire State PETS		9-05 e-Club member Marlene attends Zone Conference in Boston, MA, USA. Pictured here with P.R.I.D. Don Osburn from Maryland and R.I.P.E. Bill Boyd from New Zealand.
***eClub NY1's* Earl Lewis works on shelves he built for the museum's Rotary Resource Reading Room**		***eClub NY1's* Patty Williams supervises her company's delivery through 4th fl window of an airplane donated to the museum**
*eClub NY1's* *Matt Chmielewski, in the Children's Museum Weather Room, where he networked all the computers*		*4-05 eClub NY1's Marlene Brown presenting Leadership session at the RLI Home Division courses for Spring of 2005*
*****4-05* eClub NY1's** Marlene Brown, faculty member of the Rotary Leadership Institute, presenting Foundation session**		9-05 e-Club member Maria reports she went to the meeting of the Rotary Club Paris Alliance where t"he president Raymond Largeaud was so kind to give me a 'attestation de presence' in the form of their flag which she emailed to as an e-flag. This club has a Partner Club of Köln-Bonn-Millennium. Download eClub brochure
*eClub banner, designed by Alberto (click on the banner to view a larger picture of our neat banner)*		*Banners from Clubs our Germany member, Axel, attended as an eClub member*
		*Banners from Clubs our Philippines members, Ammie & Alberto, attended as eClub members*
1970's: Marlene's Rotarian father, Bob Burrows, pictured on the right the year he was President of D7150's Oriskany-Whitestown Rotary Club (next to Bob is PDG Scott Creaser)		6-05 Earl & Marlene w/Rotary International President Elect Bill Boyd from New Zealand
YE Chairs Bill Stevens & Scott Wisner presented USA/Canada Youth Exchange Network Outstanding Rotary District Youth Exchange Program North America 2004 by R.I.P. Stenhammer		6-05 Eva Brodehl with D1660 Governor MarcelSaron (right) and President Raymond Lareaud (President Rotary Club ParisAlliance
6-05 Eva with Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar R.I. President '05-06'and French Rotaractor Alban Cianferani (Rotaract Club Paris Bercy)		6-05 Eva Brodehl with Glenn Estess (President 04-05)
11-04 Earl, R.I. P. Estess & Marlene		11-03 Marlene, R.I.P.P. Rattakul, & Earl
Marlene & grandchildren enjoying Rotary		Marlene as President of New Hartford Rotary Club

August 9th, 2004 - L. to R.: Cyber Club Secretary/Treasurer Earl Lewis, Children's Museum Volunteer; Barbara Terzinski, Youth Empowerment; 7150 04-05 DG Jim Austin, Tully Rotary; 7150 PDG Andrea Ives, Baldwinsville Rotary; e-Club President Marlene Brown, Children's Museum Executive Director; Congressman Sherry Boehlert, Chairman of House Science Committee; Former Astronaut Mike McCulley, CEO United Space Alliance (keynote speaker); Michael Zarnoch, Author/Columnist; e-Club Member Matt Chmielewski, Co-Owner, Advanced Technical Solutions; e-Club Member Patty Williams, Co-Owner, Rig-All Crane/Forklift, Rigging. (missing from photo: Ivan Vichinsky, Owner/Exec Chef, Seneca Inn; Robin Bridson, trainer with New Horizons Computer Centers. We became 1 of 20 eClub's authorized by Rotary International, and the 48th Club in D-7150.

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February 9, 2005 The Rotary International Board decided to rename the Cyber Club Pilot Project to the Rotary International E-Club Pilot Project. We will officially be referred to as e-clubs and our club's proper name is now Rotary E-Club NY1 of District 7150.

January 23, 2002 The World's first cyber Rotary club is chartered. Almost a century after Paul Harris founded the first Rotary club, a group of Rotarians from Colorado, USA, made history by forming a club that RI's founder could never have imagined. On 4 January, RI officially chartered its first-ever Internet-based Rotary club in the world, Rotary e-Club One of District 5450.

In June 2002, the 2001-02 RI Board of Directors, authorized by the 2001 Council on Legislation, agreed to implement a cyber Rotary clubs pilot project whereby up to 75 new clubs worldwide may operate online for a four-year trial. The clubs may either have membership residing or working within a Rotary zone or be open to any qualified members, regardless of geography.

In November 2002, the Board selected clubs for the pilot. District 7150's submission for a Rotary e-Club was 1 of 18 worldwide to be accepted. An RI director appointed by the president will liaise with and provide orientation for the cyber clubs. Rotary leaders hope the program will create different types of Rotary clubs to better meet the needs of Rotary in the 21st century, attract more young professionals, and increase membership. Marlene B. Brown, Past President of the Rotary Club of New Hartford, NY, appointed by the District Governor as the District 7150 Cyber Club Committee Chairperson, is heading up the new Club.

June 2003: Rotary cyber clubs are just like traditional Rotary clubs in many respects. However, rather than having a set meeting time and place, the club meets once a month at The Children's Museum in Utica, NY, and on the Internet, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Members log on to the Web site and review topics under discussion and join forums. The club's members will be expected to participate in at least 20 online meetings, asking questions, and sharing views and suggestions with other members. Attendance will be measured by a minimum average of 10 hours of hands-on community service per quarter in place of 'seat time' in a club, meaning the members determine the activity, time and place. eClub NY1 has chosen the Children's Museum in Utica, NY as its project, working on a Rotary Resource Reading Room and a Mission Control Center to help children and young people to improve their science and technology skills.

The original idea,a bold high-tech step for Rotary International, came out of the desire to reach out to those who, for a variety of legitimate reasons, cannot regularly attend meetings of a Rotary club that meets weekly at a physical location. Membership is open to individuals who cannot meet traditional attendance requirements due to travel or business restrictions or reside farther then 25 miles away from a traditional Rotary club, or whose personal mobility is limited.

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