Join us Tuesday, April 8th at Locust Hill Country Club where our guest speaker will be David Cay Johnston, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, an IRE Medal and the George Polk Award.

David Cay Johnston was one of the first to identify how government policy increases inequality.  A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, he is a best-selling author and teaches at Syracuse University College of Law.  He has lived in Brighton for 21 years.

Service Fellows:  Congratulations to our newest Rochester Rotary Service Fellows!  Our club created this award this year to recognize the significant contributions of time and talent volunteered by our members in furtherance of our club's activities.  When Rochester Rotarians accumulate 50 hours of volunteer service, they will become a Service Fellow.  Our members truly live up to the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self."  None sought this recognition, but each deserves it.  Congratulations to:

·      Don Alhart, who worked passionately for many months to make the Eastern Cities Fellowship Dinner a fantastic tribute to the women pioneers in Rotary, and an event Rochester Rotary was proud to host.  Don also has been delivering wonderful presentations about the Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus in support of the community phase of our capital fundraising campaign.

·       Pat Coakley, who served as Co-Chair of our School #8 Scholarship Program.  Pat has devoted many hours organizing events and mentoring our scholarship students.

·       Mary Lewis Consler, who has provided outstanding leadership to our Membership Committee, recruiting more new members to our club each year than most Rotary clubs have in total membership.  Mary also has been taking donors on guided tours of the Sunshine Campus. 

·      Tim Cook, who volunteers his marketing talents in support of many club activities.  He was instrumental in the redesign of the Sunshine Campus logo, and the creation of our new tagline "Where Kids Have No Barriers To Fun."  Tim also has developed a marketing strategy to support the community phase of the capital campaign. 

·       Beth Cross-Wilhelm, who volunteers in support of all of our activities at Roberto Clemente School #8. 

·       Kathleen Pringle, who poured her heart and soul into the silent auction at the RADA Sunshine Kids Gala.  Kathleen coordinated the silent auction, and personally secured a perfect assortment of auction items covering the spectrum of price points and appealing to all our guests. 
 

 

Education Program Series:  Rotarians who attended the luncheon meetings the past two weeks will attest that we were treated to two outstanding presentations about successful efforts, which improved city education in Los Angeles and Buffalo, including plans to replicate one of those programs in Rochester beginning this Fall.  This week, Dr. Yvonne Minor Ragan spoke to us about how the worst performing Buffalo City School was transformed into one of the most improved public schools in New York State.  They faced many of the same challenges faced by the Rochester City School District, and overcame them by working within the union contract, training teachers, emphasizing a culture of respect for both teachers and students, cleaning up the neighborhood around the school, and involving parents. 

Last week, our keynote speakers shared with us their experiences forming and administering charter schools in Los Angeles, and their plans for PUC Achieve Charter School, which will open in Rochester this Fall.  We also met Adriana Abich, who will be the Principal of this new school.  They will begin with one hundred fifth graders, and add a grade each of the next three years, as those students progress through middle school.  Eventually, PUC Schools intends to add an elementary school and a high school, so students can attend PUC Achieve from kindergarten through graduation from high school.  It is our hope that the recent series of programs on city education will lead to some fresh ideas, which will make a difference and lead to significant improvement in the Rochester City Schools, including our adopted school.

4/8/14 - David Cay Johnson, Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize,

an IRE Medal and the George Polk Award

Locust Hill Country Club

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

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

4/29/14 - Kevin Flynn, Partner, Martino Flynn, LCC -

"Where will I ever find someone who lets me do what I let me do... and still call it business?"

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

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.  

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 and 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.

Projects will range from raking, power washing, painting, mulching and much more.

To sign up please call or email Brandi at the Rotary Office 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org. 

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!

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.

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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