Join us Tuesday, January 13th at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center where our guest speaker will be James Senall, President of High Tech Rochester (HTR) and is also the Managing Director of the Rochester Angel Network.

HTR is leading a new regional council priority project aimed at increasing the numbers and success rates of local startup companies, through better coordination of local resources, and through the creation of a new downtown innovation center, which was recently announced by the Governor.

1/13/2015 Breakfast Meeting

Cheryl Nelan, President of CMIT Solutions of Monroe -

"Business Security - Avoiding the Deadliest Data Mistakes"

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 James Senall, President of High Tech Rochester -  "Business Cooperative Accelerator"

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.

Gidget will be speaking about the Excel Center, a unique high school for adults who have dropped out of high school. This initiative has the potential to break the cycle of poverty and be a real changer for Rochester.

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

1/27/2015 David Mammano, Founder/CEO of Next Step Education Group -

"Making Sense of Paying for College"

Locust Hill Country Club

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!

Thursday, January 22nd at 4:30 p.m.

 Rochester Rotary Board Room (180 Linden Oaks)

Please RSVP your attendance to Myrna Padilla in the Rotary Office

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, dinner and Special this year two bar drinks included with price.

Register Here

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, 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.

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.