Join us Tuesday, August 19th at Locust Hill Country Club where our guest speaker will be John Clark from Monroe County Crime Lab.

After working as a Firearms and Toolmark Examiner for the Monroe County Crime Laboratory for 5 1/2 years John was chosen to lead the Firearms Section of the Crime Laboratory which he did for for nearly 9 years before being promoted to the position of Crime Laboratory Administrator which is traditionally referred to as "Lab Director". John has a Bachelor and Master of Science degree in Forensic Science as well as a Master of Public Administration degree from S.U.N.Y. Brockport. He resides in Irondequoit with his wife Michelle and two sons.  

Don Jeffries was our guest speaker this week enlightening the Club about the value of tourism in our area and how members may be able to help in bringing their meeting or conferences to our region.  He discussed local institutions and even our own Scott Anthony (KUDOS Scott) that have assisted in securing a meeting or convention for the Riverside Convention Center area.  Don was extremely informative about funding, the visitors associations mission and future endeavors of Visit Rochester.

Our Tree House is still generating excitement as we had a parent of a camper offer his carpentry services to assist with the build when B'fer comes to town!  The other wonderful thing that happened to me before lunch I was speaking to a prospective member that has come over the last several weeks and he was saying that he and his wife had guests for dinner and he happened to mention the Sunshine Camp and low and behold one of his guests was very familiar with the camp through personal experience.  Another ray of light that warms your heart to be apart of Rotary!

Our very own John Bartholomew was this week's "Bright Spot" as he was honored by RIT as an outstanding alumnus (my Alma Mater) he graciously offered $100.

Thank you all for all you do.

8/19/14 - John Clark, Monroe County Crime Lab 

Locust Hill Country Club

8/26/14 - No Tuesday Luncheon - Due to Peter D. Formicola Golf Invitational being the day prior.

We had a great first session with Camp Haccamo.  They enjoyed nature, archery and the climbing wall.  They had a great carnival with food, fun and friends.  We are looking forward to next week when they will have their adult week.

Thursday's Campus Facilities Committee meeting was held at the new shop at the Sunshine Campus.  The shop will be in full swing this fall.  The building was made possible by a generous donation from the Gizzi family.

   

Sunshine Escape is an adult weekend for campers 21 and up.  It will be held at the Sunshine Campus October 10th-12th 2014.  We will be doing great fall activities.  We are looking for staff also.  Please visit www.sunshinecampus.org to apply.

Women of Rotary ask Peter Kelderhouse Jr. to build a new podium for the chapel at Sunshine Campus.  Thank you Pete for your beautiful craftsmanship.

Seabreeze is offering us a code all summer to get $5 off ticket cost.  You can buy your tickets online at www.seabreeze.com and enter promo code 801 to receive the discount.

The Membership Committee's mission is to grow and sustain the Rochester Rotary Membership. We accomplish this by identifying and recruiting a diverse group of qualified new members and support their initial involvement in the Club.

Each year our Club has a goal to bring in 35 new and dynamic members. At present we have 339 members of our club. Under the leadership of Mary Lewis Consler the committee engaged in a strategic planning process that will help the committee be even more proactive. The strategic plan has a number of sub committees that are listed below:

Under Represented - we have a number of member categories that could use increases.   A good example is military.

Marketing Collaboration - working with our marketing committee this sub group will assist with additional materials that will help with recruitment.

Corporate Membership - this has been a goal for a long time and we will be working directly with each of the larger corporations in this region on corporate memberships. Each new person must pass our membership criteria.

Small Business - this is a specific effort to attract new members that are business owners.

Internal Communications - this effort will see the Membership Committee reaching directly out to other members of our club for  referrals.

You will hear more about these initiatives over the course of the new-year. The Membership Committee is excited about the formation of the Engagement Committee lead by Steve Hoitt.

To recommend a new member please contact Mary Lewis Consler at 310-7113 or Scott Rasmussen at 273-5932.

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