WOW what a true sense of welcome I felt for my first meeting! It was a thrill for me to share you with my family and friends and vice versa, I know. Now I too promise to have all of you sit down when appropriate (It's harder than it looks!).

I must say that I was complemented by what a warm, social and dedicated group all of you are from friends that were aware of Rotary but had not been to one of our meetings. I made this observation with a great sense of pride. The goal of my first meeting was to "ignite" interest and spirit in keeping with Gary C.K. Huang's theme "Light Up Rotary" (Ironic how that evening my lights went out for several hours!).

I do believe with the announcement of our new Tree House for the Sunshine Campus and Don's extraordinary heartfelt presentation about our Campus's history and his personal experience with our campers was the icing on the cake! The meeting with its 170 in attendance was over the top! Thank you CMI for the audio visual support. We gave each attendee a beautiful wooden ornament made in collaboration with Holy Childhood in honor of our Tree House. Thank you Donna Dedee for your work and coordination of this.

Additionally we gave those in attendance an organizational chart and encouraged individuals to reach out to their board if indeed they had specific questions (visit www.rochesterrotary.org for more information on this).

Mr. Floreano's presence meant the world to me as we celebrated lunch in my home away from home, The Riverside Convention Center. As well as Don Jefferies and VisitRochester staff!

Lee Kirk gave us a whimsical rundown of all the great works that the fellowship committee has come up with for the next several months (Yeah Lee and team!). Jeff Bartkoski, CEO of Mercy Flight Operations,   is looking for host home's for a few visiting students ( July 29-Aug. 1), if you're able to help please contact him at (585) 396-0584 or jbartkoski@mercyflightcentral.org.

The B2B committee has an upcoming event on July 17th at Seabreeze that sounds just wonderful with a welcome from a member of the Norris family, CEO Mr. Rob Norris which is a real treat! 

7/15/14 - CDR Joseph P. Higgins, Deputy Commander for U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

7/22/14 - No Tuesday luncheon - Join us Wednesday, July 23rd at camp for our annual Camp Carnival.

Sunshine Campus

7/29/14 - Robert McCrory, Director of Laboratory for Laser Energetics  - Reservations are needed contact Meghan at intern@rochesterrotary.org $12 for Rotarian members and $16 for guests.

This is an offsite meeting/lunch at the Laser Lab  

Rotarians will enjoy a picnic in the Grove overlooking the Irondequoit Bay and Lake Ontario.  Dinner will include Chicken, Hots, Hamburgers, Chips, Salads, Ice Cream, Soda and Beer at 5 p.m.

Dinner will be followed by a talk from the Park CEO Rob Norris and a behind the scene tour of the park.

Tours will end at 7 pm by the stage where Seabreeze's own Cirque en Vol will have a special performance.  All attendees will receive wristbands so they can stay after the event to enjoy th park.

Reserve your space today by contacting Meghan Rebholz in the Rotary Office at 585-546-7435 or intern@rochesterrotary.org.

Dinner and tours are for Rotarians and adult guests only - children are not allowed for the B2B portion. 

Family members who would like to meet up with Rotarians after the tour can pre-purchase event discount tickets FOR THIS DATE online for $10 per person. 

You can buy your tickets online at www.seabreeze.com -- Go to Seabreeze.com under the Group Events and Special Tickets Page LOOK for the Rotarian Family Ticket. Enter Promo Code 5961. 

 This week at the Sunshine Campus we welcomed camp partner group,  the American Diabetes Association.  They will be here for 2 weeks.   

This week was their oldest group of campers. It was a great week, they made memories that will last a lifetime.   

We look forward to welcoming the youngest kids next week!  The photo above is a belly flop completion at our pool.   

Join us Wednesday, July 23rd at the Sunshine Campus for our annual Camp Carnival!

Rotarians, Family and Friends are ALL WELCOME to join us at camp.

                                 Cook Out Dinner - 5:30 p.m.                   

              Parade & Kickoff of Carnival Night - 6:00 p.m.

This annual night of fun is exciting for Rotarians to bring your family and friends - we will have bounce houses, face painting, music, dunk tank, carnival games and prizes and train rides!

The cost is $5 per person or $20 for the entire family! To plan accordingly for food we would ask that you please RSVP to Meghan Rebholz in the Rotary Office at Intern@rochesterrotary.org or 546-7435.

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

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