Due to the Holiday there will be no Spoke newsletter next week.  We will resume January 2nd.

We wish you and your families a safe and healthy Holiday.  We are looking foward to a great 2015.

12/23 & 12/30/2014 - No Tuesday Luncheons in observance of the Holidays.

1/6/2015 - 2015 Rochester Rotary Economic Outlook Luncheon

Business: Bob Duffy, RBA and FL Regional Economic Development Council

Tourism: Don Jefferies, VisitRochester

Attracting and Bringing New Business to Rochester:  Matt Hurlbutt, GRE

Rochester's Overall Economy:  Joe Stefko, CGR

Reservations must be made through Brandi in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org.

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

1/13/2015 Breakfast Meeting

Rotarian Cheryl Nelan

Please rsvp to Brandi in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org

Rotary Office Training Room at 8:00 a.m.

1/13/2015

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

1/20/2015 Dr. A. Gidget Hopf, President and CEO at Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired - Goodwill Ind.

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

1/27/2015 David Mammano, "Cost of Education" Next Step Education Group

Locust Hill Country Club

Please note the following days the Rochester Rotary Office will be closed during the Holidays:

December 24, 25, & 26

January 1

Producer Sponsors

Corporate Sponsors

Bartholomew Health Care Group

Cobblestone Capital Advisors, LLC

Rochester Hearing and Speech Center

Tipping Point Media

Silver Sponsors

Doan Dodge Chrysler Jeep

Heritage Christian Services Foundation

PC Results

Ralston Agency

Songbird Legal Research

Mary Worboys Turner and Scott Turner

VisitRochester

Thank you to Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP for the Holiday donation made to the Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus Treehouse project in honor of  their clients.

We would also like to thank Entre Computer Services, Excellerated Performance, LLC and Pullano and Company for donations made in honor of their clients as well.

Happy Holidays!

Don't miss RIT Hockey night with Rochester Rotary on Friday, January 9th at the new Gene Polisseni Center. Doors open to Club Seating/Club Lounge at 5:30pm for a buffet dinner and cash bar with the game starting at 7:05pm.

Buffet dinner options to include:

• Certified Angus Beef Burgers
• Turkey Burgers
• Veggie Burgers
• Signature FRITes
• Beer battered onion rings
• Tortellini pasta salad with artichokes, sundried tomatoes, and pesto
• Smoked gouda potato salad with carmelized onions
• Assorted cheeses and accompaniments
• Cookies and brownies with whole fruit

The cost is $26.00 per person, family and friends are welcome to attend but must be registered below. If you have any questions please contact Brandi at the Rotary Office 546-7435 x210.

Register Here

Please join us on Thursday, January 15th for dinner and a show at Shadow Lake Golf Club. We will enjoy cocktails, dinner and a show from the one and only comedian and magician Sky Sands!

5:30 pm Cocktails (cash bar)
6:00 pm Dinner (Chicken French or Penne Primavera)
7:00 pm Show

The cost is $47.50 per person, reservations for tables of 8 are available. Please register through the link below for yourself and guests. If you have any questions about the event please contact the Rotary Office.

Register Here

Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 24th at the Rochester Curling Club!

Rochester Rotary will be hosting a Curling Party at the Club from 3:30-5:30 p.m.  The cost is $25.00 per person and includes: instruction, equipment, curling and dinner (cash bar available).

RSVP to Brandi in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rocheterrotary.org.

It's that time of year - the 2015 Entertainment Books are now available.

For just $25.00 you save thousands of dollars on everything from the movies to food, groceries to vacations.

To purchase a book stop by the Rotary Office or contact Sally Stookey at 385-3498 or sstookey@frontiernet.net.

SAVE THE DATE

When: Sunday, February 15th

1:00-4:00 p.m.

Where: Kings Bend Park

Let you imagination and your crazy cooking skills take you (and us) on a wonderful culinary journey.

TWO WAYS TO ENJOY:

1. Come as a SPECTATOR (and a judge)

2. Enter your favorite SAVORY or SWEET Culinary Masterpiece

Please REGISTER YOURSELF and YOUR PRIZE WINNING SPECIALTY with Brandi in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org before Friday, February 6th.

COST:

SPECTATOR: $15 (includes tastings and beverages)

CONTESTANTS: No Admission Charge

SAVE THE DATE

When: Sunday, March 1st

Where: Rotary Offices

Pricing and sign up details to follow soon!

If you would like a yearend giving statement from Rochester Rotary please contact the Office to request one. Pam Reinhardt can be reached in the accounting office at 546-7435 x205 or accounting@rochesterrotary.org.

Do you know of any Rotarians who may be  ill? 

One of the functions of the Friendship Committee is to visit Rotarians who are confined to their home, the hospital, a rehab unit or nursing home due to a sustained illness.  We have found that they really appreciate a visit.  But we need your help.  We can only make contact with those Rotarians who have been brought to our attention.  So, if you hear about someone who should be seen, please don't assume we know.

Please call Myrna at 546-7435 x201 to convey the information.

School #8 SWPBS (School Wide Positive Behavior Systems) is looking  for volunteers to assist with our monthly celebrations.  

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 Scott Rasmussen at 273-5932.

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.