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Rochester Rotary                                                                   4/11/2014
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Let's Play Ball!!
President Bob's Journal
Upcoming Speakers
School #8 Career Day
Rotary Work Day...Sunshine Campus Clean Up
2014 Sunshine Fashion Show
77th Rotary Award Recipient Selected
Take me out to the ball game!
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Upcoming Committee Meetings

 

  
4/15/14 School #8 Scholarship Committee Meeting
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
  
4/15/14 Tuesday Luncheon
12-1:15 p.m.
Rochester Riverside Convention Center 
  
4/22/14 Tuesday Luncheon
12-1:15 p.m.
Midvale Country Club
  
4/23/14 Marketing Committee Meeting
12-1:30 p.m.
Board Room
  
4/25/14 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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Let's Play Ball!!
Rochester Red Wings Report featuring
Manager Gene Glynn and GM Dan Mason

  

Join us Tuesday, April 15th at Rochester Riverside Convention Center where out guest speakers will be Dan Mason, 

General Manager of the Red Wings and Gene Glynn, Red Wings Team Manager.

 

Come and enjoy some ball park favorites and if you have any thing you would like to have autographed please bring it with you!

  
President Bob's Journal
   

The keynote address at the Tuesday luncheon meeting this week was very thought-provoking.  David Cay Johnston was the keynote speaker.  He is a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter and author.  He spoke to us about the subject of his new book entitled Divided: The Perils Of Our Growing Inequality.  In his presentation, he provided a number of examples of how our government and its laws and policies favor the rich, and have created inequality which threatens the future of our society and nation.   

 

Last week, the 2nd Annual Construction for Sunshine Kids Reception raised more than $40,000 for the Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus.  Congratulations to Gene Caccamise, Joe Leone, Aaron Hilger and Ken Pink for a wonderful and very successful event.  We greatly appreciate the support of the many Rotarians and non-Rotarians in the construction industry.  We announced at the reception that the John Gizzi family recently made a $100,000 donation to the campus.  Tracey Dreisbach spent many months over the past year developing a relationship with John, introducing him to our Sunshine Campus, and then asking him to support our plans to continually improve our already fantastic facility.  The money raised will fund the construction of a new maintenance barn at the Sunshine Campus, which is necessary, so we may convert the existing maintenance shop into a new Sensory Stim Building for our campers.  Congratulations to everyone involved in these capital fundraising successes!

 

Last night, the B2B Committee held a Business Connections event at the Eastman Business Park.  The event began with a networking reception in the Theater on the Ridge.  Then, two administrators of the Park led us on an hour-long bus tour of the entire facility.  It was wonderful to see and learn so much about the EBP, the development and success of which is the number one priority of our Regional Economic Council. 

Upcoming Speakers

  

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

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

 

4/22/14 - Dr. Bruce Yandle, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Economics at George Mason University - Earth Day 1970, Three Aspiring Presidents, and the U.S. Environmental Saga

Midvale Country Club

 

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

 

5/6/14 - Joe Wiegan as Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt Show

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

 

5/13/14 - Monday - Law Day luncheon & Henry H. Jensen Memorial Award presentation, keynote speaker - Chief Michael Ciminelli

RSVP needed contact Brandi in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

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, jbartkoski@ur.rochester.edu or  (585)275-4276, to reserve a table by April 15th.

Rotary Office Closed
Friday, April 18th
 
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Due to Good Friday the Rotary Office will be closed Friday, April 18th.
  
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2014 Camp Clean
Up Day

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

77th Rotary Award - Sponsorship Information

Take me out to the ball game!
 
Rochester Rotary is heading to the ball field!
    
We are taking our luncheon over to Frontier Field for lunch at the Nest and the Red Wings 1:05 p.m. ball game Tuesday, May 20th.
  
This will replace our Tuesday Luncheon that week.
  
Reservations will be needed for the game as we will take care of pre-pulling a group of tickets for our Rotarians.
  
The cost will be $20 per person and includes a great lunch and your ticket to the game.
  
Please RSVP to Heather in the Rotary Office at hrossi@rochesterrotary.org or 546-7435 x204.
Mark Your Calendar!
 
  
Sunshine Camp
Staff Positions Available
 
  

 

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

 

Have you been to the Sunshine Campus before?  NO?  Contact Brandi at brandi@rochesterrotary.org or call 546-7435 X210 for a tour today! 

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 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!

 

 

April Birthdays
 
  

April 2- JoAnne Ryan

April 4- Rich Gianforti

April 6- Dale Virgil

April 6- Corky Strakosh

April 8- Sandy Parker

April 8- John Thoman

April 9- Megan Alchowiak

April 10- Steven Barry

April 10- Jayne Van Zile

April 10- Jerry Zappia

April 13- Aaron Hilger

April 14- Brad Pearson

April 14- Joe Floreano

April 14- Fred Quirin

April 15- David Hoselton

April 16- Brad McAreavy

April 16- Kim Perry

April 18- Dan Davies

April 19- Tim O'Grady

April 19- Perry Bradley

April 21- Paul Burbank

April 21- Beth Cross-Wilhelm

April 22- Ellen Wagner

April 22- Dan Duprey

April 23- Dan Rundberg

April 25- Pete Bonenfant

April 25- Lauren Frank

April 25- Mark Shortino

April 27- Bill Weber
 

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?

  

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

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