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Neil Sinclair heads Warwick Rotary Club

| 30 Jun 2013 | 08:38
    Rotary Assistant Governor Stan Martin, right, installs Warwick Rotary President Neil Sinclair and his officers and directors. Shown, left to right, are Edward Lynch, Katie Hansen, Neil Sinclair, John Buckley, Lisette Cuba, Wayne Patterson, Susan Ronga, Mary McClurg, Suzie Miller, Leo R. Kaytes, Frank Truatt and Stan Martin.
    Rotary Assistant Governor Stan Martin, right, installs Warwick Rotary President Neil Sinclair and his officers and directors. Shown, left to right, are Edward Lynch, Katie Hansen, Neil Sinclair, John Buckley, Lisette Cuba, Wayne Patterson, Susan Ronga, Mary McClurg, Suzie Miller, Leo R. Kaytes, Frank Truatt and Stan Martin.
    Warwick Rotarians display their prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship medallions, named for the founder of Rotary International. From left to right, front row, John Bollenbach, Cal Hargis and Edwin Wiley; middle row, Jane Wiley, Stella Kosar, Sally Wiley, Marie Bollenbach, Stan Martin, Lisette Cuba, John Buckley, Eric Heffler, Joe Baltes, and Rich Savino; back row, Leo R. Kaytes, Doug Stage, Ray Bryant, Brenda Harburger, Frank Truatt, John McGloin, Greg Klein, Wayne Patterson, Roger Gibboni and Neil Sinclair.
    Warwick Rotarians display their prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship medallions, named for the founder of Rotary International. From left to right, front row, John Bollenbach, Cal Hargis and Edwin Wiley; middle row, Jane Wiley, Stella Kosar, Sally Wiley, Marie Bollenbach, Stan Martin, Lisette Cuba, John Buckley, Eric Heffler, Joe Baltes, and Rich Savino; back row, Leo R. Kaytes, Doug Stage, Ray Bryant, Brenda Harburger, Frank Truatt, John McGloin, Greg Klein, Wayne Patterson, Roger Gibboni and Neil Sinclair.
    Incoming Warwick Rotary President Neil Sinclair receives a ìService Above Self Awardî from outgoing president John Buckley.
    Incoming Warwick Rotary President Neil Sinclair receives a ìService Above Self Awardî from outgoing president John Buckley.

WARWICK — Neil Sinclair, an international electronics executive, has taken over the helm of the Warwick Valley Rotary Club for 2013-14. He will serve as president of the 60-member local chapter of Rotary International.

Leo R. Kaytes, president of Leo Kaytes Ford, will serve as Rotary president-elect. Ed Lynch, a financial advisor and Warwick manager for Edward Jones Investments, was elected as vice president and Lisette Cuba, Warwick branch manager for Sussex Bank, will continue as treasurer.

Other officers for 2013-14 include Katie Hansen, recording secretary; Wayne Patterson, corresponding secretary; Mary McClurg, assistant treasurer, and John Buckley, past president.

Elected to the board of directors are Stan Martin and Susan Ronga, community service; Frank Truatt, public relations; Virginia Loomis, club service; Souzie Miller, international service; Deborah Giuliani, vocational service; Leo Kaytes Sr., membership service.

Martin, the assistant district governor, performed the oath of office during the 37th annual Warwick Rotary installation dinner held at the Warwick Valley Winery.

Martin praised the Warwick club officers and members for being honored as one of six clubs in the 64-club, eight-county district to earn the prestigious “Presidential Citation with Distinction” from Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka.

‘Service above self’
Buckley, the outgoing president, and Dr. Edwin Wiley, Warwick’s Rotary Foundation chair, spoke of the many accomplishment of Warwick Rotarians this past year, including the club’s being in the top five in the district in most gift-giving categories, “epitomizing Rotary’s motto of ‘Service Above Self.’”

Buckley presented tokens of his appreciation to his officers, board members land service project chairs. Warwick Paul Harris Fellows, named for the founder of Rotary, were recognized for their contributions to the humanitarian and educational programs of The Rotary Foundation.

Local projects
Rotary International is a worldwide service organization of business and professional men and women. There are over 33,000 Rotary Clubs with a membership of 1.2-million in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.

Local Rotarians sponsor the Warwick Valley High School Interact Club, which has more than 100 members. Jeanine Fogler is the Interact advisor.

Warwick Rotarians help sponsor dozens of local projects and organizations through donations and volunteering of time. They also assist in far-reaching projects, including disaster relief, pure water and sanitation projects, Rotaplast for cleft-palate operations and Polio Plus for eradicating polio worldwide.

The Warwick Rotary Club meets every Wednesday noon at The Landmark Inn. Persons interested in membership are invited to attend.