Compatriot Norm Wheeler was presented with three awards recognizing his many years of service to his community. Chapter President , Compatriot Blaine Elkie presented Norm with the Emergency Medical Services Award, the Fire Safety Commendation Award & the Boy Scout Volunteer Award Certificate & Medal. Congratulations Norm!
The Finglerlakes Chapter held its Annual Spaghetti Supper on October 4th at the Ithaca Eagles Club. This event is an important fundraiser for the Chapter and we thank the Eagles Club or their support. The ESSAR Board of Managers will meet at the Viking Lodge in Maple Springs, NY on November 15th. This will be the first meeting in the far western part of the State in over 10 years.
On September 20th, the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revoluton held its quarterly meeting at the Ramada Inn in Ithaca. A local historical society provided an actual Revolutionary War British soldier's red coat for display. At this meeting, Chapter Registrar Compatriot Wayne Thurston was awarded the Liberty Medal for the preparation & review of the applications of 10 new members.
Compatriots Blaine Elkie & Bill Sebring represented the Revolutionary War period at the "Salute the Troops" event held at Sampson State Park. The participants dressed in period clothing & uniforms to represent the various military events of our American history.
Congratulations to new member, Compatriot Thomas David. Welcome !!!! Compatriot David's ancestor is Josiah Woodbury of Beverly, Ma.
The Chapter has received an invitation to the 89th Annual Conference of the Children of the American Revolution, scheduled for March 7 & 8 at Poughkeepsie, NY. Anyone interested in attending or wanting more information should contact Blaine Elkie at 315-549-7001. Ron Schmitt reported that 100% of the Chapter members have paid their dues. The Chapter will elect new Officers at the March meeting, so all members are requested to attend.
THANKS TO SOME SPECIAL FRIENDS........... The following is an excerpt from a letter from Chapter Secretary Allan Buddle to the Eagles Club, thanking them for their support: "The Chapter has a very modest budget with income made up primarily of a small annual membership fee that also supports the State & National Sons of the American Revolution organizations. Therefore we are very greatful to the Eagles Club of Ithaca for supporting us with the spaghetti suppers over the past three years. The proceeds from those suppers constitute a major source of income for our organization." "We sinerely appreciate your support & look forward to it's continuation."
HEAR HEAR........
The Chapter's Third Annual Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner will be held at the Eagles (161 Cecil Malone Drive, next to Wegman's) on Friday, October 5 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Tickets are $6 for adults, $3.50 for children and will be available at the door. This event is open to the public, with the proceeds funding the Chapter. You may purchase tickets ahead of the event or make a donation by contacting the Chapter's Treasurer, Ron Schmitt at 302 E. Upland Road, Ithaca NY 14850. 
The annual Genealogy Workshop is scheduled for May 5, 2007 from 1 to 4 PM at the Ovid Historical Society building on Main Street in Seneca County. Two upcoming events were announced by Compatriot Rick Nelson: The Syracuse Chapter SAR 103rd Heritage Luncheon, to be held on February 27, 2007 at noon at the Drumlins Country Club with speaker Paul Malo, Architectural Historian. The NYS Society CAR 88th Annual State Conference, to be held March 9th & 10th, 2007 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Chapter Treasurer, Compatriot Ron Schmitt announced a 100% payment of dues by the members of the Finger Lakes Chapter.
Ballots for the election of Chapter Officers for 2007 will be forthcoming this May. The Chapter welcomed new member Richard Hemmings, with the registrar reporting one additional application for membership has been forwarded to State for review.
The annual spaghetti dinner raised over $450 for the Chapter. Appreciation was extended to Rick Nelson for co-ordination with the Eagles Club & Ron Schmitt for selling the most tickets. All members are requested to ensure that their dues payment is received by the Chapter Treasurer before 31 December 2006. FINGERLAKES SAR REVOLUTIONARY RUN 2006 The Fingerlakes and the Newtown Battle Chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution will be hosting a special guided summer tour of some of the more important historical sites of the Southern Battles of the Revolution. Anyone with an interest in that aspect of our Revolutionary War effort is invited to attend. While the majority of the group will be SAR members, and their spouses, you do not have to be a member of the SAR to attend. We will leave Ithaca, NY on 22 June , pick up a few members along the way, and proceed to VA for a tour of James Madison’s home, and then on to Charlotte, VA and dinner at historic Mitchies Tavern. The following day we will proceed, via portions of the Blue Ridge Parkway , to Charlotte, NC and the Charlotte Historical Museum and the Hezekiah Alexander home. On day three we head for an extended stay in Charleston, SC. We will arrive mid-day and have time for Boone Plantation , Ft Moultrie, and later after a rest at our motel, dinner at Carrie Hillards, and an evening of free time. We will be in Charleston a total of 4 days. During that time we will visit Patriots Point, the USS Yorktown, Charles Towne Landing and have ample time for optional visits to Ft, Sumpter (for our Civil War buffs,) the old Slave Market, the underground museum , the Magnolia House, and other historic Charleston sights. On leaving Charleston, while en route to Greenville, SC we will stop in Camden SC for a visit to the Battle of Camden site. On arriving in Greeneville we will have time for a visit to the Bob Jones University Museum of Religious Art, purportedly the most complete such museum in the western hemisphere. The following day we head for the Battle of Cowpens and the Battle of Kings Mountain and then on to Boone, NC, the home of Daniel Boone before his “OverMountain” adventures. At Boone we will attend the outdoor Pagent “The Horn in the West” presented by Appalachian State University. On day eight, June 29, we will see the famous Holy Trinity Parish frescoes and then continue on to Greensboro, NC and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. From there we go on to Staunton VA and a special end of trip dinner. The next morning we head back to NY for a late afternoon arrival. For more information contact: J. Dunn, President, Fingerlakes Chapter, SAR, 315 Elmwood Ave, Ithaca, NY, 14850, or George Hauck, State Chaplain, Empire State SAR, 370 W. Church Street, Elmira, NY 14901. All members are requested to ensure that their dues payment is received by the Chapter Treasurer before 31 December 2005. The Chapter will then share a $500 award from the State Society with any other Chapter that also achieves 100% dues payment by that date. The Binghamton SAR Chapter, along with the Binghamton DAR will be hosting a special presentation on the Clinton-Sullivan Campaign on February 18, 2006. Bob Haff, Binghamton SAR Chapter President, will provide us with further details as they become available. The slate of programs for the Fingerlakes Chapter for next year is shaping up as follows:
The possibility of having major speakers scheduled for other than Ramada luncheon meetings is being explored. More on this to come. |