Join us Tuesday, December 10th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center where we will host a discussion with NYS Minority Leader, Assemblyman Brian Kolb and Majority Leader Assemblyman Joe Morelle, the discussion will be moderated by Don Alhart.  We will talk about many topics, some including governing of political contributions, high taxes and Regional Economic Councils.  

Assemblyman Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb represents the Finger Lakes Region's 131^st Assembly District in the New York State Legislature in Albany.  First elected to the Assembly in February of 2000, Leader Kolb was unanimously selected by his peers in April 2009 to serve as Assembly Minority Leader. 

Assembly Majority Leader Joseph D. Morelle was elected to the Assembly in 1990 after serving six years in the Monroe County Legislature. He has authored nearly 300 laws and served as chair of the Assembly's standing committees on Insurance, Tourism, Small Business and Ethics.

If you are bringing a guest please be sure to register them to the Rotary Office 546-7435 so we can plan accordingly.

Vision Future Luncheon:  The Rochester Rotary Club was pleased once again to join with the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation to co-host the Vision Future luncheon held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center on Tuesday.  The luncheon was a sold-out event attended by 375 Rotarians and business leaders.  County Executive Maggie Brooks and Mayor-Elect Lovely Warren set forth their economic development priorities and communicated their visions for our future.  Mayor Tom Richards also spoke about the issues he believes are important, and he was recognized for his leadership revitalizing investment downtown. 

Breakfast Meeting:  At our monthly breakfast meeting, Immediate Past President John White delivered a presentation entitled Organize or Agonize.  John shared his top 7 time-management tips.  If you did not attend the meeting, I encourage you to ask John for a copy of his materials, and to follow his advice.  In addition, Lisa Norwood and Rich Comins delivered a presentation about ShelterBox and efforts to aid Filipinos made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan.  Our next monthly breakfast meeting will be held on January 7, the first Tuesday of January. 

Philippine's Disaster Relief:  The Rochester Rotary Club is partnering with ShelterBox USA to provide assistance to the people of the Philippines.  Our club's goal is to provide 10 ShelterBoxes by Christmas.  Please click on this link (http://shelterbox.kintera.org/RochesterRotary) to learn more and to contribute.  Each ShelterBox contains a family-sized tent and lifesaving supplies and equipment to aid those rendered homeless by Typhoon Haiyan.  Thank you for your support.

Salvation Army:  Thank you to the more than 50 Rotarians, family and friends, who turned out on Wednesday to ring bells for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign.  This year, there are five fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so the Salvation Army needs our support.  Please donate a dollar or your loose change whenever you pass a red kettle.  You also can join us on December 18 for our next community service project.  Rotarians will assist the Salvation Army at their Christmas Gift Distribution Center located at 100 West Avenue in the city.  Rotarians are needed to fill two shifts from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 12:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  We will assist clients of the Salvation Army as they select toys for their children from Santa's Toy Shop and receive food for Christmas dinner.  To volunteer, please contact Pat Stack at pstack@frontiernet.net or 683-4689.

12/10/13 - A conversation with the Minority and Majority Leaders of NYS Assembly, facilitated by Don Alhart

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

12/17/13 - Annual Holiday Luncheon with musical entertainment from the Rochester Oratorio Society.  Please pre-register guests with the Rotary Office 546-7435.

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

12/24 & 12/31/13 - No Tuesday Luncheon due to the Holidays.

Join us for Happy Hour!

Thursday, December 12th from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Genesee Brew House.

We need your help. The Community Service Team has a fun and important volunteer opportunity coming up:

Salvation Army Christmas Gift Distribution, December 18

• Low-income families come to Salvation Army's Distribution Center before Christmas for presents and food.
• Rotarians are needed to help these clients tour the Toy Shop and choose toys for their children, along with a food bag.
• Two shifts are available: 8:30 a.m. to noon and 12:15 to 5 p.m.

Please consider helping out with either of these opportunities. To sign up, contact Pat Stack at (585)683-4689 or pstack@frontiernet.net.

 13

Days Until RPO Holiday Pops Concert

We are excited this year's guest conductor will be our own Don Alhart!

Join us Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre for the annual RPO Holiday Pops Concert.  

As part of your membership obligation, we ask you to participate in one of the following ways:

1. Purchasing or selling eight (8) tickets at $47.00 each (inc. service fees) OR

2. Purchasing two (2) Patron tickets with preferred seating and program recognition at $150.00 each (this must be done through the Rotary Office) OR

 3. Making a suggested donation of $300.00 to the Rochester Rotary Charitable Trusts, Inc.

You may choose one of three (3) ways to exchange/secure your tickets:

- Online at www.rpo.org (click on "Rochester Rotary RPO Holiday Pops" OR on the calendar date of Thursday, December 19th - follow the directions to "exchange your voucher")

- In person at the RPO Box Office located in the Eastman East Wing at 433 East Main St.

- By phone to the RPO Box Office at (585) 454-2100

RPO Dinner is Sold Out

Roberto Clemente School #8 will honor Mr. Bob Williams for his dedication for his many years of "Service Above Self".

Friday, December 20th

1:00 to 1:45 p.m. (refreshments to follow)

Roberto Clemente School #8

1180 St. Paul St.

RSVP to Gail Warner at 760-4885 or gailbwarner@yahoo.com  

Thank you to all who volunteered with us Wednesday night for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. 

Many thanks to all for the memorial contributions made. Your generosity helps support capital projects and items that continue to make the Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus one of the premier camping facilities for people with disabilities in our community.

  Sunday, January 26, 2014

1:00 to 3:00 pm

Kings Bend Park (Located in Pittsford on Jefferson Road Between Clover Road and Main Street)

 Two Ways to Enjoy:

1. Come as a SPECTATOR.

2. Enter your favorite soup, chili, bakery or whatever item as a CONTESTANT.

Please register yourself and your prize-winning specialty (soup/chili/bakery or whatever items) with Brandi Koch at the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org.

Cost:

Spectator:        $15 (includes tastings and beverages)

Contestants:     No Admission charge

How it will work:

• You must bring with you a list of ingredients (to show in case of allergies).
• Please transport your soup and bring the necessary seving equipment (ladle, crockpot or warmer, pot, etc.).
• Tasting cups and spoons will be provided.
• All Spectators will be given 5 tickets to be used for voting.
• Prizes will be awarded to our Contestants with most votes.

Soup/Chili/Bake-off Flyer

Did you miss the golf tournament?  Don't worry we still have these great Callaway jackets available.  You can get either the Rochester Rotary logo or Sunshine Camp logo embroidered on the jacket; sizes are limited.  Contact Brandi at 545-7435 x210 or Brandi@rochesterrotary.org to order.

Prices:

Men's Vest - $40                       Men's Full Zip - $50

Men's 1/2 Zip - $45                  Women's Full Zip - $40

It's that time of year - the 2014 Entertainment Books are now available.  

For just $25.00 you save thousands of dollars on everything from movies to food, groceries to vacations.

To purchase a book stop the Rotary Office or contact Sally Stookey at 385-3498 or sstookey@frontiernet.net.

To all Rotarians:

Polio National Immunization Trip

We are in the final planning process to organize a trip of about 35 people to travel to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, India in February 2014 to participate in the polio eradication program.  You are receiving this correspondence because, as Governor, we are inviting you to let the Rotarians in your District know that an announcement for such a trip is coming up in the next few weeks.  Even if you are not planning on joining us in February, please share it with anyone in your District who may be interested.

Currently, we do NOT have the final dates of the program, the cost of the trip, and we are not accepting membership.  However, we wanted to give you advance notice that we expect to have all of the details in the next few weeks.  Now is the time to prepare for the possible trip for anyone who may be interested in such a trip.

Permit me to itemize a few key points: 

1. We expect this trip will be held the second half of February 2014.  The trip, including travel days, will be approximately 10-12 days.  Currently, we are not sure if the polio immunization exercises will be February 16 - 18 or February 23 - 25.  The Indian Department of Health is expected to make this decision shortly.  Last year, the final February dates were decided by the government in late November and we announced the trip in mid-December.

2. This year's trip will be unique as we expect to include participation in a Polio Summit.  This Summit is being planned by Senior Indian Rotary leaders and the Indian government to recognize and celebrate three years without a case of polio in India.  This accomplishment will allow the World Health Organization to designate India as a polio free nation.  We expect that this will be an extraordinary event to attend.

3.  We have been organizing these trips since 1998, and have taken almost 900 Rotarians, family and friends on these trips.  This program will be the 20th such trip we have organized; the sixth in India.

4. Last year, we announced this trip at 5:00 p.m. on a Thursday, and the trip was sold out, with a waiting list by 12:00 p.m. on the following Monday.  We expect that this trip will sell out just as fast.

5. If some is interested in joining this trip, this is what they should do to prepare for this trip:

a. Make sure they have a passport that is valid until AT LEAST August 31, 2014.  They SHOULD NOT attempt to secure an Indian visa.  They will need instructions and a letter of invitation.  We will facilitate that process when they are confirmed on the trip.

b. Make sure their travel vaccinations are up to date.

c. We will send out another e-mail when this trip is ready for membership.  We will also post it on our web site (www.howardtours.net).  We will post an announcement on our Facebook page  (http://www.facebook.com/howardtours).  If they like Howard Tours, they will receive a notice as soon as the trip is announced.

d. After the announcement is made, we will confirm people on the group first come, first served based on when we receive their completed application that will be a part of the announcement.

Please rest assured, we will announce this program as soon as we have received the firm dates from the Indian Government and we have secured all reservations for the trip so that you have confidence in the cost of travel and the program.  We look foward to having members from your District join us.

Best regards,

Bradford R. Howard

Rotary District 5170

Governor, 2002-2003

November District Newsletter

Click for the District newsletter: Grapevine Newletter

The Arbor

Below is a link to the premier issue of "THE ARBOR". It contains information about the Foundation and highlights of the Foundation Brunch. 

The Arbor

   

December 1- John Wise December 2- Lila Ford December 5- Ethan Welch December 7- Duncan Moore December 8- Bob Buckpitt December 8- Jenn Sommers December 10- Gidget Hopf December 12- Tracey Dreisbach December 13- Sandy Frankel

December 14- Pat Coakley December 17- John Griffin December 18- Lori Parker December 21- Rick Krempin December 26- Ken Pink December 28- Nicole Calcagni December 30- John Heveron December 31- Stuart Small

Birthday gift contributions made will benefit the students at our adopted school, School #8, Roberto Clemente School #8 scholarship students and community service projects with in our community. You may mail your gift to the Rotary Office or bring it with you to a Tuesday meeting.

Please contact the Rotary Office if your birthday is not listed so that we may update your information.

   2013 RPO Sponsors