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Rochester Rotary                                                                   12/30/2013
Rotary HEADLINE News
Albany 2014: What keeps NY businesses up at night?
President Bob's Journal
Upcoming Speakers
Holiday Hours!
B2B After Hours Event- Geva Theatre Event
2014 Soup/Chili Cook-Off & Baking Contest
Did you miss out on this jacket?
January Birthdays
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Upcoming Committee Meetings

 

   
12/31/13 No Tuesday Luncheon
  
1/6/14 Sunshine Campus Promtions Committee Meeting
12-1:30 p.m.
Board Room
  
1/7/14 Tuesday Breakfast Meeting
7:45-8:45 a.m.
Memorial Art Gallery
  
1/7/14 Tuesday Luncheon
12-1:15 p.m.
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
  
1/8/14 Friendship Committee Meeting
12-1:30 p.m.
Shadow Lake Golf Club
  
1/9/14 Campus Facilities Committee Meeting
8-9:30 a.m.
Board Room
  
1/9/14 Membership Committee Meeting
12-1:30 p.m.
Board Room
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2013-2014 

Club Board 

 

Club President

Robert Attardo

President Elect

Tracy Armstrong

Immediate Past President

John White


Vice Presidents

 Timothy Cook

Beth Cross-Wilhelm

Donna Dedee

Nancy O'Brien

Pete Sarratori
Julie St.Germaine

Patrick Stack
Ellen Wagner

Mark Zawacki


Treasurer
Don Twietmeyer 

Assistant Treasurer 

Mark Armbruster

Sgt.-At-Arms

Mary Lewis-Consler 

Sgt-At-Arms 

Jayne Van Zile

New Member Liaison

Meredith Smith

Historian

Mat Adams

 

Rochester Rotary Staff

 

Tracey Dreisbach

Executive Director

Myrna Padilla

Executive Assistant

Heather Rossi

Event Director

Brandi Koch

Sunshine Campus Partner

Director

Morgan Hamman

Accounting Manager

United Way

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Consider a donation to the Sunshine Campus through the United Way.  Remember to choose Donor Option #1098 for the Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus.



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News of YOUR Club
Happy New Year!
 
   

 

Wishing you and your family Happiness, Health and Joy for 2014!

 Albany 2014:
What keeps NY businesses up at night?

 

Join us Tuesday, January 7th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center for our annual Economic Panel Discussion  moderated by Brian Sampson, Executive Director of Unshackle Upstate.  Brian has put our panel together this year and it includes:

 

 

 

Mike Durant, State Director, National Federation of Independent Business.  

  

  
  
   
 
Brian McMahon, President, New York State Economic Development Corporation.
  
  
  
    
  

Rick Herman, CEO, Rochester Homebuilders Association

President Bob's Journal

  

Bob Williams recently was honored by the students, teachers, administration and alumni of Roberto Clemente School #8.  Mr. Bob, as he is affectionately known by everyone at the school, volunteered countless hours as a mentor to numerous students over the past decade.  He made a significant difference in many lives.  In recognition, the school created an award, and also has named the school library, in Mr. Bob's honor.  I had the pleasure of attending a ceremony at the school on December 20, during which the students sang songs and read poems, which they wrote with words from their hearts about Mr. Bob.  Good job, Mr. Bob!

 

If you too would like to make a difference in the lives of our city youth, please contact the Rotary Office and/or consider joining the Adopt-a-School Committee or the Scholarship Committee.  There are many different programs and opportunities for Rochester Rotarians to mentor students both at the school on St. Paul Blvd. and at the downtown YMCA.  Rotarians also are deeply invested in the lives of our scholarship students, and remain active with them even after they graduate from School #8.    This is a critical area and a very rewarding way to help kids and make our community better.

 

Happy New Year!  See you next year!

Upcoming Speakers

 

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

 

1/7/14 - Tuesday Breakfast at 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. - RSVP to Brandi at 546-7435 x210 or [email protected]

Memorial Art Gallery

 

1/7/14 - Brian Sampson - Unshackle Upstate Panel Discussion

Speakers - Mike Durant, State Director, National Federation of Independent Business, Brian McMahon, President, NYS Economic Development Corporation and Rick Herman, CEO, Rochester Homebuilders Association

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

 

1/21/14 - Dr. Susan Hildenbrand - " The effects of poverty on a child's educational experience."

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Holiday Hours!
    
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Please note the following days the Rochester Rotary Office will be closed during the Holidays:

 

December 31 & January 1
  
December 30 office will close at 4:00 p.m.
B2B After Hours Event - Geva Theatre Center

 

   

 

Wednesday, January 15th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. - Business After Hours: As one of the country's leading not-for-profit, professional theatres, Geva Theatre Center is Rochester's flagship theatre company and the most attended regional theatre in New York State.  Founded in 1972, Geva serves up to 160,000 patrons annually, including more than 16,000 students.  Geva's productions are created and rehearsed in and for Rochester.  Geva draws upon the talents of the country's top actors, directors, designers and writers who are shaping the American theatre landscape.

 

Come tour the backstage of the theatre where you will get a chance to glimpse behind the scenes of New York's most attended regional theatre.  Visit the set of Last Gas and see where actors rehearse the productions that appear on the stages.  Meet a few of the talented artisans who work tirelessly offstage to make things happen onstage.  Hors d'oeuvres will be provided.  Geva Theatre Center is located at 75 Woodbury Blvd., Rochester, NY 14607.

 

RSVP to Myrna Padilla at the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or [email protected].

 

2014 Soup/Chili Cook-Off & Baking Contest or Whatever Fellowship Event

 

 

  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 [email protected].

 

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.

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Did you miss out on this jacket? 

 

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 [email protected] to order.

 

Prices:

 

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

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

 


 

  

 

What's going on in the District?

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

 

 Partner with Your Membership Committee for This Year's "PLUS ONE" Campaign!

 

 

Rochester Rotarians are the best source of qualified new members--bringing their business colleagues and friends into the club each year. This past year we saw more than 35 new members join Rochester Rotary!

 

We need your help to achieve our goal for this year. Do you have a business associate or a friend who might benefit from Rochester Rotary through excellent speakers on a variety of topics at the Tuesday Noon Lunch Meeting, business networking meeting with other business leaders or service opportunities such as those at School # 8 and the Sunshine Campus?

 

Your Membership Committee is undertaking a special campaign for new members-PLUS ONE! We are asking each member to identify and engage one new member! Bring your potential new member to a luncheon or to an upcoming event. Membership Co-Chairs Mary Lewis Consler and Scott Rasmussen are happy to assist you, as are all Membership Committee members.

 

The proposal process is easy:

  • Simply complete a short Membership Proposal Card, which can be found on the Rochester Rotary website under "Club Committees," and submit the card to the Rotary office.
  • A Membership Committee member will meet with your candidate to discuss Rochester Rotary and to learn more about the candidate.
  • The Membership Committee member will share information with the committee and make a recommendation for Board approval.

 

Currently Rochester Rotary is looking for new members in these areas:

  • Advertising & Public Relations
  • Architecture & Engineering
  • Business Owners      
  • Clergy, Religious              
  • Commercial Sales            
  • Computers, Data Processing
  • Corporate Executives      
  • Entertainment & Sports      
  • Hotel/Travel                  
  • Human Resources            
  • Military                
  • Technology                    
  • Transportation              
  • Utilities  

"PLUS ONE"! That's the Membership Committee's and Rochester Rotary's mission this year! With one new member referral you can make a real difference!

January Birthdays
 
   

January 2- Andre Godfrey

January 2- Deborah Hughes

January 3- Fabricio Morales

January 6- Paul DeCarolis

January 7- Jennifer Johnson

January 9- Bud Rusitzky

January 10- Jeff Leenhouts

January 11- Fran Ostrom

January 12- Chris Gamble

January 16- Woody Deutsch

January 19- Joe Naples

January 18- Karla Damico Wilsey

January 21- Nancy O'Brien

January 22- Bob Stookey

January 24- Gregory Miller

January 24- Ray Ottman

January 24- Tim Bauman

January 25- Mary Worboys Turner

January 26- Doug Phillips

January 26- John Velekkakan

January 30- Kevin Woods

 

 

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.

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