Join us Tuesday, September 10th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center where our guest speaker will be Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director of Geva Theatre.

Mr. Cuddy is in his 19th season as Artistic Director and he is also founding member and Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Rochester Fringe Festival that is in its second year. 

Mayoral Debate:    This week, the Rochester Rotary Club was very pleased and proud to host a debate between incumbent Mayor Tom Richards and City Council President Lovely Warren, the two candidates for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of the City of Rochester.  Both candidates were impressive and outstanding in their opening and closing remarks, and in their responses to the questions given to them by Don Alhart, who moderated the debate.  The candidates agreed to only three debates, and ours was the only one sponsored and held by a single, non-media organization, demonstrating one of the many important roles the Rochester Rotary Club plays in the civic life of our city.  Our club also received state-wide recognition for hosting the debate.

Next Tuesday Luncheon:    I also hope to see you at our next weekly Tuesday luncheon meeting.  The keynote speaker will be Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director at the Geva Theatre Center.  Mark also is a member of the Board of Directors of the Rochester Fringe Festival, which begins on September 19, and will be the subject of his presentation.  The meeting also will include a check presentation of the moneys we raised at the PGA Championship.  Further details of our new Service Fellows recognition, which I mentioned at the inaugural meeting, will be given too.

Shorter Weekly Meetings:    We have streamlined the Tuesday luncheon meetings this year, and I have been ringing the final bell by 1:10, sometimes 1:15 at the latest.  It is our hope and intention that concluding the meetings earlier makes it easier for all members to attend, especially those who must drive to the meetings.  In addition to serving our community, our members are our customers, so please don't hesitate to provide feedback on this and all aspects of your club.   

9/10/13 Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director of the Geva Theater Center

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

9/17/13 Hon. Thomas Reynolds

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

9/24/13 VJ Stanley - Stop the Tsunami in Youth Sports

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

We would like to extend an invite to anyone who may be considering joining a committee. The Sunshine Kids Gala Committee is having our first meeting Tuesday, September 10th after our luncheon meeting at the RRCC at 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Our partnership with the Rochester Automotive Dealers Association and Rochester Rotary has proved to be very successful. This is becoming one of our largest contributors to fundraising for our kids and the camp. If you're not sure sit in on the meeting. It's fun its fast moving and most of all it's for the Kids! The Gala will be on Saturday, February 22, 2014

Committee Chairs: Joe Floreano, Brad McAreavy & Pete Sarratori

We are proud to announce that Rochester Rotary Club has been selected as one of the six finalists for this years ETHIE award.

Finalists include:

• D4, LLC
• Martino Flynn, LLC
• Optimation Technology, Inc.
• Saelig Company, Inc.
• Zaretsky & Associates, Inc.

The Rochester Business Ethics Award or ETHIE is a regional annual award program that recognizes local organizations that exemplify high standards of ethical behavior in their everyday business practices and in response to crises or challenges.

The RBEA is modeled on the national American Business Ethics Award, which was founded in 1994 by the National Society of Financial Service Professionals. The Society of Financial Service Professionals, Rochester, NY Chapter, Inc. established the RBEA in 2003 under the umbrella of the national society. All finalists from the local program are entered into the national program, and we've had three of our recipients recognized in national competition: Midnight Janitorial, Paetec and QED Technologies.

Rochester Rotary and the Business to Business Committee introduce:

Bi-Monthly Thought Leaders Forums

Join us Wednesday, September 18th

Health Care Reform 2014

How will it impact your business?

Presented by Fran Pullano of Pullano & Company and Sharon Stiller of Abrams Fensterman

• Bring your questions and concerns
• See what fellow Rotarians are planning to do
• Learn how to minimize impact on your business

It will be held at the Linden Oaks training room.

Forum will begin at 7:30 am: Light breakfast/Networking

                                        8-9:00 am: Presentation/Q&A

The cost is $10 per person - Space is limited RSVP required to Myrna Padilla in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org

Sept. 18th Thought Leaders Forum Flyer

Join us Saturday, September 21st  at Oktoberfest for an evening of food, fun, and music.  Music will be begin at 5:00 p.m. and dinner will start at 6:00 p.m.  It will be held at the Clubhouse, 8 Bay Point Circle, Rochester, NY 14622.  The evening will be hosted by Wolfgang and Joanne Pfizenmaier and Erich and Bruni Postler.

The cost will be $35 per person and will include dinner and drinks.  Space is limited please RSVP to Myrna Padilla in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.

Membership matters....

Rotary Boot Camp is a quick "training" on all the "ins" and "outs" of Rochester Rotary.  We ask that all new members attend one session -- as well as longtime Rotarians who need a refresher on their Club.

These sessions are both social and informative.  Strap up your boots and save the date, we will save you a seat!

Thursday, September 26th - 4:30pm

Rochester Rotary Board Room (180 Linden Oaks)

Please RSVP your attendance to Myrna Padilla in the Rotary Office

at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.   

The cost per person is $93 and includes your game ticket, bus seat, food and drink. We will provide hamburgers and hots for the grill along with a (limited) beverage selection - We would ask each person bring a dish to pass and any additional drink you may want for tailgating!

 Tickets are available on a first come first serve basis - stadium seats are in section 121 (Level Tunnel End Zone). RSVP with Heather Rossi in the Rotary Office at 585-546-7435 x204 or hrossi@rochesterrotary.org

Rotarians and friends join us for the annual Women of Rotary Road Rally.

The 10th Annual Women of Rotary Road Rally

Sunday, October 6th

More information to come soon.

Hello Rotarians,

I want to invite all of our golfers to join us for the District golf tournament. Once again the tournament is being held at the Lima Country Club on Friday Sept. 13th and the tee start will be at 1 PM. As in the past years each Club that send at last 4 golfers will have a chance to win a Paul Harris Fellow donated from Gov. Ellen Hughes. The golfers can be family members, a potential Rotarian or a "friend" of your Club. It is a great opportunity to have a potential Rotarian spending a number of hours talking to one of your members about Rotary. It is also a wonderful time to talk to all of the other Rotarians from all over our District.

Attached to this message (below) is the registration form for the golf tournament. Please download it and fill it in with the golfers and send it back to me. I'll be looking forward to see many of you there.

Bill Redden
District 7120 Golf Tournament Chair

To download and view the attachment, please click on the link below: