Join us Tuesday, March 11th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center where our guest speaker will be Patty Malgieri, Chief of Staff, Rochester City School District. Patty is the first speaker in our Future of City Education Series.

Patty Malgieri has a 30+ year history of observing and analyzing the educational environment in Rochester, in her positions as President of the Center for Governmental Research, Deputy Mayor of the City of Rochester, President of Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection and Chief of Staff of the Rochester City School District.  She will reflect on the forces that have impacted the District over the last 10 years and on the exciting initiatives being led by Superintendent Bolgen Vargas to increase the percentage of city students who graduate on time, ready for college and career.  

The Future of City Education:  Next week, we kick off our Tuesday luncheon speaker series focusing on different ways to improve city education.  Our keynote speakers, beginning with Patty Malgieri, will share their experiences and perspectives on a topic of huge importance to our club and community.  Bring a #2 pencil.  I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

Return to Normandy:  Captain Chris Pohlhemus and Dawn Schaible from the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo were the keynote speakers this week.  In a few months, they will participate in events honoring veterans and commemorating the 70^th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.  The museum owns the lead plane of the second wave that carried paratroopers of the 82^nd Airborne Division into St. Mere-Eglise, France.  They will fly "Whiskey 7" from Geneseo to Normandy, where the Liberty Jump Team will parachute into France.  To learn more, visit their website www.RTN2014.org or contact Dawn at 243-2100.  You also are invited to line the runway as they depart from Geneseo on May 15^th.

Culture: The New Frontier of Competitive Advantage:   At our monthly breakfast meeting, Andrew Brady delivered an excellent presentation on the company cultures of the most successful and profitable business corporations in America.  Thank you to Andrew and the Rotarians in attendance for the wonderful discussion which followed Andrew's presentation.  One of the books that Andrew discussed was Firms of Endearment: How World Class Companies Profit From Passion and Purpose.  Its author, Raj Sisodia, will be in Rochester at Geva Theatre on the morning of May 8, 2014.  If you are interested in attending, please use the following link for ticket information: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/reimagining-business-in-the-age-of-conscious-capitalism-tickets-10315853997?aff=eorg.

3/11/14 - The Future of City Education Series, Part 1 -

Patty Malgieri - Chief of Staff, Rochester City School District

Rochester City School District: Recent Forces of Change and our Action Plan to Improve Results

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

3/18/14 - City of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

3/25/14 - The Future of City Education Series, Part 2 -

Jacqueline Duvivier, Director of Business Development PUC Achieve Charter Schools National

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

4/1/14 - The Future of City Education Series, Part 3 -

Dr. Yvonne Minor Ragan, President of Buffalo Promise Neighborhood

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Tuesday, March 18^th we will be hosting a school supply drive for School #8. Our luncheon will be held at Rochester Riverside Convention Center and we will be collecting any donations you would be willing to give for supplies at our adopted school, Roberto Clemente School #8. Needed items are as follows:  

Colored Pencils

Construction Paper

Copier Paper (8.5 x11)

Erasers

Glue Sticks

Highlighters

Kleenex

Lined paper

Markers

Notebooks/Pads

Pencils #2

Pens

Pencil Erasers

Kid Scissors

1"-1½" 3-ring binders - (These could be gently used from an office. )

Crayons (8 pks)

AA and D batteries (for the music teacher)

Lock and Key Diaries (for our school counselor)

Post it notes (3x3 reg style - many requests, but some alternating (for a dispenser) style)

Loose Leaf Paper

Dry Erase Markers

Red and Blue Folders

Colored pencils

Handwriting Paper - (remember this stuff? It has a top and bottom line, and a dotted line in the middle. It is to help little kids work on their penmanship. It is in high demand from the Primary teachers.)

The Sunshine Campus Promotions Committee  is looking for volunteers for the annual Home and Garden Show to sell raffle tickets to benefit the Sunshine Camp.  The dates are March 22nd & 23rd.

When: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014

Where: Locust Hill Country Club, 2000 Jefferson Road, Pittsford,NY 14534

Fashions: Stein Mart

Cost: $47.00, includes lunch and fashion show.

Silent auction items will also be available.

Proceeds: To benefit Rotary Sunshine Campus, Rush, NY. 

For Reservations: Contact Patricia Mitchell at 872-4160 or Anne Kelderhouse at 342-6031 by April 21, 2014 for reservation and menu selection.

Hosted by the Women of Rotary.

2014 WOR Fashion Show Flyer

On Friday, June 13th, Rotary will sponsor a Career Day for 6^th-8^th grade students at the Roberto Clemente School. The event will enable the students to learn about potential careers in fields represented by our local businesses and organizations.

Last year 14 firms joined us; please consider participating in this great opportunity to showcase your occupation and interact with the students. Set-up is at 8:30 am and the students will be with us from 9:00-11:30am. Continental breakfast will be provided for presenters. If you are able to participate please contact Jeff Bartkoski, jbartkoski@ur.rochester.edu or  (585)275-4276, to reserve a table by April 15th.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Euchre Tournament this past Sunday, everyone had lots of fun.

Special thank you to Jim Isaac and Greg Kausch for coordinating this annual Fellowship event.

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.

 Mark your calendars!

The District 7120 Training Assembly is Saturday, April 5th at Geneseo Central School from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.  Please see the attached flyer for details and your opportunity to place an advertisement in the program booklet.

District 7120 Assembly

• Rotary Fellowship
• Peace Fellowship
• Friendship Exchange
• Paul Harris
• Ethan Allen
• Moose
• Polio Plus

Conference Registration Form

Room Reservation Form

2013 RPO Sponsors