Join us Tuesday, April 1st at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center where our guest speaker will be Dr. Yvonne Minor Ragan, President of Buffalo Promise Neighborhood.  This will be the third and final luncheon of our education series.

Dr. Ragan will cover the history of the long term partnership with the genesis of Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, the history of M&T Bank's partnership with the Buffalo Public Schools, Westminster Community Charter School, which is the foundation of Buffalo Promise Neighborhood (BPN), and the main initiatives of BPN.

Dr. Yvonne Minor-Ragan, BPN President, Officer of Westminster Foundation, is a highly respected academic and community leader. As Principal from 1994 to 2011, she led the transformation of Buffalo's lowest-performing K-8 school and its later conversion in 2004 into the Westminster Community Charter School. In addition to pioneering many of the academic and family/community supports now championed by Promise Neighborhoods, Dr. Ragan and Westminster have become a strong center of stability in a very troubled neighborhood. 

Thank you to the Rochester Auto Dealers Association (RADA) for another great year and partnership.

This year's Sunshine Kids Gala was a great success on Tuesday, March 18th Brad McAreavy (President of RADA) presented President Bob with a $70,000 check to the Sunshine Campus.  What a great way to celebrate our 5th year in partnership.

Thank you to everyone who supported this year's Gala event.

4/1/14 - Breakfast Meeting

"High Impact Presentations" by Bill Self, President of The Leadership Factor and a member of the National Speakers Association. 

Women of Rotary, presented by their President Dee Cook.

Memorial Art Gallery

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

Dr. Yvonne Minor Ragan, President of Buffalo Promise Neighborhood

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

4/8/14 - Don Jeffries, President & CEO of Visit Rochester

Locust Hill Country Club

4/15/14 - Dan Mason and Gene Glynn, Rochester Red Wings

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Thank you to all of our volunteers who came out this weekend and sold raffle tickets at the Home & Garden Show.

We raised $1835!  All proceeds raised from the raffle will go directly to the Sunshine Campus.

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! 

 Wednesday, April 9th - 4:30 p.m.

 Rochester Rotary Board Room (180 Linden Oaks)

RSVP your attendance to Myrna Padilla in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.  

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 that will leave at 5:45 p.m. 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 myrna@rochesterrotary.org.

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 brandi@rochesterrotary.org - RSVP by Wednesday, April 9th

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.

Spring is here!  We need your help to get the Sunshine Campus up and running for the 2014 Season.

Bring your friends and family for a fun filled day Saturday, April 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Food and beverages will be provided.

Please email Brandi at brandi@rochesterrotary.org to register so we have a head count for food.

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

Rotary Sunshine Gala Video 2014

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

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

This year's luncheon will be held Thursday, June 19th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

 Rochester Rotarians are the best source of qualified new members--bringing their business colleagues and friends into the club each yea  r. 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!

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.

You Moose Come to Burlington!"

District 7120 District Conference

May 2-4, 2014

Sheraton Burlington, VT Hotel & Conference Center

The District Conference Committee has been very busy planning an exciting, fun filled conference for District 7120 Rotarians! Plan now to arrive a day or two early and stay later in the beautiful Burlington VT region. It has so much to offer! The conference packets are being assembled and club visits are being booked!

To book your club visit, please email John & Paula Kenny at gramakenny@yahoo.com or Barbara Harper @ b28j02@tds.net.

Golfers, plan to arrive Thursday evening for a memorable golf outing Friday morning on one of the beautiful Vermont courses!

Many exciting Saturday afternoon excursions are being planned:

• Taste of VT Tour featuring a stop at Cold Hollow Cider Mill for lunch, Cabot Cheese Annex featuring cheese, chocolates, wine, coffee, pewter with a stop at the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory for a tour and dessert
• Lake Champlain Cruise and luncheon on the Spirit of Ethan Allan III
• Take a Guided Bike Tour of the region
• Hop aboard the narrated Trolley Tour and see the local sites
• Take the free shuttle bus from the hotel to the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center and to Church Street Marketplace for shopping and dining;

The Saturday Breakout Sessions will highlight Programs featuring:

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

Conference Registration Form

Room Reservation Form

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