Viewing by month: November 2010
November 29, 2010 Program
The generation of electricity by wind power was the topic at the weekly meeting of the Morris Rotary Club. Owen Grant of NorthWind and Power LLC, an Albany-based generation firm, presented a program on Wind Generation in New York State. He reviewed existing projects on the Tug Hill Plateau near Lowville and along Route 20 near Fenner Ridge, Munnsville, and Sangerfield. Grant said that every project needs a consistent source of wind, community support, and access to transmission lines to move their power onto New York's electrical grid. The State has set a goal of producing 30 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2015.
NorthWind and Power LLC focuses on Community Scale Generation Projects of 8-12 turbines near communities of about 2,000 people. They are currently taking measurements at Otsego County locations in the towns of Maryland and Richfield as well as working with customers in Delaware County.
Newest Morris Rotarian
The Rev. Nancy J. Stanley, pastor of the Morris United Methodist Church is the newest member of the Morris Rotary Club. Rev. Nancy was inducted by President Bill Burdick at the meeting of November 22, 2010.
November 22, 2010 Program
“The Future of Rotary” could have been the title of Morris Rotary’s program on November 22, 2010. Past District Governor Lana Rouff and Marc Miranda told of an experiment being conducted by District 7170. To attract younger community leaders to Rotary, a “Gen-Y Rotary Club” is being formed with the blessing of the district. The future Rotarians from around the Southern Tier have a commitment to Rotary service but cannot spend an hour and a half for each weekly meeting. They will hold occasional face-to-face meetings but most of their activities will be planned via Facebook, the digit social network to which the Gen-Ys have become accustomed. PDG Lana is guiding the group, now approaching the 20 members necessary before applying for their charter. She expects the new club to be chartered soon, possibly as the first such club in the eastern United States. There are already several e-clubs in the western USA.