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Rochester Rotary                                                                   3/14/2014
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Moving Beyond Downtown
School Supply Drive
President Bob's Journal
Upcoming Speakers
77th Rotary Award Recipient Selected
Congratulations!
Home & Garden Show
Business to Business Event
Rotary Fellowship Curling Party
School #8 Volunteer Opportunities
2014 Sunshine Fashion Show
School #8 Career Day
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Upcoming Committee Meetings

 

  
3/17/14 RRCT Board Meeting
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Board Room
  
3/18/14 School #8 Scholarship Committee Meeting
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
  
3/18/14 Tuesday Luncheon
12-1:15 p.m.
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
  
3/20/14 Club Board Meeting
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Board Room
  
3/21/14 Business to Business 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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Moving Beyond Downtown

 

 Join us Tuesday, March 18th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center where our guest speaker will be Dr. Delmonize "Del" Smith, City Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development.

 

Dr. Smith will briefly discuss some of the transformations taking place not only in the downtown area but on the neighborhood level as well.

 

Dr. Smith has extensive management and leadership experience in industries such as healthcare, IT, education, and government. He has served in numerous roles throughout his career, including IT analyst in the U.S. Army, consultant for Fortune 500 companies, business professor, and serial entrepreneur. 

School Supply Drive

Tuesday, March 18th 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"-1�" 3-ring binders - (These could be gently used from an office. )

Crayons (8 pks)

AA and D batteries

Lock and Key Diaries

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

President Bob's Journal

 

Education Program Series:  Our Tuesday luncheon speaker series on the future of city education is off to a great start.  Patty Malgieri, the Chief of Staff of the Rochester City School District, was the keynote speaker this week.  She discussed actions taken by the school district to improve city schools in five areas of priority.  She also fielded many interesting and probing questions from our members.

 

Elections:  Please join me in congratulating Mat Adams, Mark Armbruster, Jeff Bartkoski, Tim Cook, Beth Cross-Wilhelm, Donna Dedee, Jeff Leenhouts, Mary Lewis Consler, Nancy O'Brien, Kathleen Pringle, Julie St. Germaine, Meredith Smith, Patrick Stack, Don Twietmeyer and Mark Zawacki, who were elected to serve on the Board of Directors from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, while Tracy Armstrong is President of the Rochester Rotary Club.  Congratulations also to Peter Sarratori, who was elected to serve as President after Tracy from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.  Thank you for your willingness to serve your fellow Rotarians and our community, and for the excellent leadership you already have provided, and will continue to provide.

 

Sunshine Kids Gala:  This year, the Gala produced by our Club with the Rochester Auto Dealers Association raised more than $100,000 for the Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus and other children's charities.  The success of this partnership has grown steadily over the past five years, and this is the first time we have broken the six-figure level.  Please attend the weekly meeting on Tuesday for the actual check presentation, and to congratulate the Gala committee, the R.A.D.A. and the Rotary office staff on this outstanding achievement.

 

Service Fellows:  The next group of Rochester Rotary Service Fellows will be awarded at the weekly luncheon meeting on April 1.  Rochester Rotarians are very generous with their time, talent and treasure.  For many decades, Rotary International has awarded the Paul Harris Fellow to Rotarians who donate $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation.  Our club is now recognizing the significant contributions of time and talent by Rochester Rotarians in furtherance of our club's missions to enrich the lives of our world neighbors, city youth and people with disabilities.  Please join me in honoring our fellow Rotarians on April 1.

 

Upcoming Speakers

  

3/18/14 - Dr. Del Smith, City Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development

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

77th Rotary Award Recipient Selected -
Thomas S. Richards

 

       

 Mayor Tom Richards

At its February 20th meeting, the Rochester Rotary Club Board accepted the Rotary Award Committee's recommendation for   the 77th Rochester Rotary Award.  This year's recipient is Thomas S. Richards.  Tom was nominated by Stephen Hoitt and Scott Rasmussen.

 

"Tom is the embodiment of "Service Above Self" and this philosophy is at the core of his personal and professional life.  His generosity of time, talent, intelligence and treasure in the Rochester community is exemplary and is reflected in his many senior level positions over a forty year career of work and service in Rochester.

              - University of Rochester President, Joel Seligman

Congratulations!
Congratulations to Peter Sarratori, President Elect 2015-2016, and to our Slate of Officers for 2015-2016 who were unanimously voted in during the annual meeting of the members.
 
 
Home & Garden Show
Volunteers Needed!

 

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.

  
The shifts are: ( we need about 6 people at each shift)
  
Saturday, March 22nd
1:00-4:00 p.m.
4:00-7:00 p.m.
  
Sunday, March 23rd
1:30-5:00 p.m.
  
The Home and Garden Show is held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.  To sign up contact Brandi Koch at 546-7435 x210 or [email protected].
Business to Business Event
Eastman Business Park

 

 

 

Thursday, April 10th from 5-7:00 p.m. -  Business to Business Event: Eastman Business Park is home to manufacturing, tenant and site infrastructure facilities, with several facilities currently for sale and/or lease, along with space for new buildings and development. Kodak currently has 2.5M sq. ft. of existing facility space of virtually all types, and over 300 acres of developable property for commercial or industrial use.

 

We will have networking and hors d'oeuvres from 5-5:30 p.m., then will be boarding a shuttle and Mike Alt, director of the Business Park, will give us a tour of the more than 300 acres and 2.5 million square feet of facility space that make up the Eastman Business Park.

 

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

Rotary Fellowship Curling Party

 

 

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, April 12th at the Rochester Curling Club.

 

Location: 71 Deep Rock Rd., Rochester, NY 14624

 

Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m.

 

Cost: $25.00 per person

Price includes: Instructions, Equipment, Curling and Dinner ( Cash bar will be available)

 

To sign up please contact Brandi Koch in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or [email protected] - RSVP by Wednesday, March 26th

 

School #8 Volunteer Opportunities

 

NEW SCHOOL 8 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

 

SCHOOL 8 NOW HAS AN AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM AND A FULL DAY SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM.

 

School 8 is looking for volunteer tutors for both programs. [This is in addition to the Reading Commandos and Math Magician program]. School 8 is looking for Rotarians and other

interested tutors.

 

Grade Levels: K-8

 

Subjects: Math, ELA (English Language Arts), Reading, and Leadership Skills

 

When: Tuesday and Thursday and every other Wednesday from 2:30 to 4:30, Summer School - Everyday 8:30 to 12:30 (below see schedule attached)

 

Volunteers can come as much as they want or what meets with their availability, with short advance notice to be provided.

 

Please contract Anne Riley at [email protected] to sign up. 

   

Please provide grade level interest, focus area interest, approximate time availability and frequency of ability to participate.

 

School #8 Tutoring Schedule 

2014 Sunshine Fashion Show
It's Derby Day!

 

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

 

School #8 Career Day

  

On Friday, June 13th, Rotary will sponsor a Career Day for 6th-8th 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, [email protected] or  (585)275-4276, to reserve a table by April 15th.

Sunshine Kids Gala

 

As we are looking foward to spring take a look back at Sunshine Camp 2013.

Rotary Sunshine Gala Video 2014
Rotary Sunshine Gala Video 2014
Mark Your Calendar!
 
  
Euchre Tournament

  

Sunday, March 2nd 46 Rotarians and friends gathered at the Rochester Rotary Offices training room for the annual Euchre tournament/party. The participants included Rotarians from the Rochester, Webster and Penfield clubs and among the invited guests, there were accountants, heating contractors, a painting contractor, a school teacher, a judge, financial advisors, an electrician, and a potpourri of other very interesting folks of varying occupations, eager to enjoy a few hours of fun while in pursuit of the prize money and of course as importantly, bragging rights. When the bell rang and the cards were dealt, the playing field was leveled and it was every man/person for themselves. When the 8 games were played out and the refreshments fairly well depleted, 6 players were in the winner's circle. 

 

The prize money was awarded as follows;

The low score, with a score so low that it would not be" fair to all concerned" to print and the consolation prize of $10 was charitably given to  Rich Comins president of Webster Rotary. Fifth place and $25 went to Janet Wagner of the Webster Seniors Thursday euchre group. There was a two way tie for third and fourth place with a score of 79 shared by Jim Isaac and Jim Berringer who split $135 in prize money. 

Second place winner Anne Swantz came In with a very good score of 81 for a $125 purse.      And the champ for the afternoon was, Don Tilkins with a high score of 83 and the grand prize of $175.   Of extra special note, after Don was handed his winnings, without any prompting or hesitation, he pulled out a $50 bill from the prize money and gave it to Master of Ceremonies Greg Kausch for the Rotary Sunshine Camp. Very, very special thanks go out to Don for his generosity!    

As the clich� goes "And a good time was had by all"  

We'd love to have you join us next time.

Respectfully submitted;

Jim Isaac

 

Sunshine Camp
 
  

 

We are looking for summer  Program staff, Counselors, Nurses & Facility staff.  Visit www.sunshinecampus.org for more information. 

 

Have you been to the Sunshine Campus before?  NO?  Contact Brandi at [email protected] or call 546-7435 X210 for a tour today! 

March Birthdays

 

   

March 1- Lisa Norwood

March 1- Jim Galloway

March 2- Gene Caccamise

March 4- John Daniels

March 4- T-Bone Lattimore

March 11- Joe Pennise

March 11- Joe Rixner

March 13- Paul Harrison

March 14- Kevin Mulvehill

March 17- Jennifer Hawryschuk

March 18- Dave Brooke

March 19- Nancy Lopez

March 20- Mark Armbruster 

March 21- Hank Ralston

March 22- Tim O'Neil

March 22- Bob Maney

March 23- Bob Witmer

March 23- Bob Moore

March 23- Tracy Armstrong

March 25- Bob Jones

March 25- Lee Kirk

March 28- Scott Perkins

March 29- Jim Isaac

March 29- Pat Stack

March 31- Gerry DiMarco

March 31- Sharon Stiller

 

 

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.

What is going on in the district?

 

  CAMP HACCAMO's 2nd ANNUAL Auto/Truck Meet

  

Supported by the 16 Monroe County Rotary Clubs

Rotary Members are allowed to enter and will be judged!

 

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2014- 8 A.M

 

Show Location: Damacus Shriners

979 Bay Rd., Webster, NY

 

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