Join us Tuesday, March 3rd at Locust Hill Country Club where our guest speaker will be Bob Duffy, President and CEO of the Rochester Business Alliance.  Tuesday's meeting will start at noon to accomadate the annual meeting of the membership. 

Rochester native Bob Duffy began as Rochester Business Alliance President and CEO January 1, 2015.  Prior to working for RBA, Duffy served as New York Lieutenant Governor in Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration from January 2011 to December 2014.  Duffy previously served as Rochester Mayor from January 2006 to January 2011 and as Rochester Police Chief from March 1998 to April 2005, when he resigned his post to run for mayor.  He joined the Rochester Police Department in November 1976.

In addition to Bob's presentation we will have an exciting announcement about the new Treehouse at the Sunshine Campus.

We are anticipating this to be a larger that normal luncheon, please RSVP to Brandi in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org.

Once again a big THANK YOU to all that contributed to the Sunshine Kids Gala this past Saturday, especially our committee ..... What an amazing evening - we look forward to hearing the final report!

Congratulations to fellow Rotarian Don Milton for winning the Building Bridges Award and fellow Rotarian Chuck Wolcott for receiving the, newly named, Joseph A. Floreano Sunshine Award. We are so fortunate to have Chuck as a member of our Club.  He has gone above and beyond on many project s that happen out at the Campus and his passion, drive, kindness, time and capital translate into this man with a heart of gold. Thank you for bringing smiles to us all through your generosity Chuck. 

3/3/2015 Breakfast Meeting

Allison D. O'Malley, Executive Director, RESOLVE

"Children of Domestic Violence: Terror, Courage, Resiliency & You"

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

3/3/2015 Bob Duffy, President and CEO of the Rochester Business Alliance

"Rochester and the Finger Lakes: The Time is Now"

Don't miss out we will also have be giving a special Tree House announcement - RSVP to Brandi in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org.

Locust Hill Country Club

3/10/2015 Edward Doherty, retired from Rochester Area Community Foundation where he served as VP for Community Programs

"Understanding the Concentration of Poverty in Greater Rochester"

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

3/17/2015 Spring Into Reading w/School #8

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

3/24/2015 B2B Trade Show

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

We hope you will join us Tuesday, March 3rd at 8:00 a.m. the Rotary Offices for our monthly breakfast meeting.  We will welcome guest speaker Allison O'Malley, Executive Director of RESOLVE.

More than 1 billion children around the world bear witness to domestic violence and live in homes where adult caregivers fail to provide a safe, nurturing environment. UNICEF calls the impact of children living with domestic violence "the most pervasive human rights violation in the world'. The consequences to children witnessing domestic violence are far reaching, lasting into adulthood and subsequent generations, but there is reason for hope. As spouses, parents, managers and community leaders, find out how childhood domestic violence may be impacting you and people you care about and what you can do to help.

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

Join us Friday, March 6th from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a behind the scences tour of Precise Tool & Manufacturing Inc.

The company was founded in 1974, and started off as a quick turn around small parts manufacturer. Over the next few years the business grew and expanded. Precise Tool and Manufacturing Inc. diversified its capabilities and earned its reputation by building special machinery and prototype equipment for several local industries. Throughout this time the company built up its CNC machine tool base to support the efforts of its design and build department. Seeing the potential growth in CNC parts manufacturing Precise focused its efforts in this area and moved to its current location at 9 Coldwater Crescent, starting with 7,500 square feet of space. At this location Precise put on multiple building expansions and new equipment purchases to support its core competency of precision CNC machining.

Reserve your space today by contacting Myrna in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.

Participants will be required to sign a waiver form prior to entering the manufacturing floor in addition to wearing safety glasses which will be provided.

For those who are interested, join us for lunch at Rohrbach Brewing Company on 3859 Buffalo Road immediately following the tour. 

David Ferris, President of the Rochester Rotary Charitable Trusts, gave a report on the fund-raising and financial condition of the Charitable Trusts.  The Charitable Trusts is the tax-free and charitably deductible arm of the Rochester Rotary and is the owner of the assets, including the Sunshine Campus and the quasi endowment.  Several years ago, we embarked on "Keep the Sun Shining" to build our investments to replace the loss of annual income from the ending of our participation in the LPGA tournament.  This campaign raised over $730,000 from members, $574,000 from bequests, $527,000 of cash gifts for specific building projects and labor and materials valued at approximately $450,000.  The investment currently stands in excess of $5.9 million.  The Investment Committee has done an excellent job of stewarding investments.

Based on the nature of the projects and needs of the Sunshine Campus, it was determined going forward not to have a typical capital campaign, but rather to focus on a longer term, ongoing strategy.  This is called the "Forever Sun Shining" strategy.  This includes planned giving, headed by Peter Noto, major gifts/corporate gifts, capital projects, camperships, public relations and marketing and the camp family. 

It's that time of year - It's almost spring!

The Sunshine Campus Promotions Committee is looking for volunteers for the annual Home and Garden Show to sell raffle tickets and do hourly drawings to benefit the Sunshine Camp.  The dates are March 21st & 22nd.

The shifts are:

Saturday, March 21st

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

1:00-4:00 p.m.

4:00-7:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 22nd

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

1:00-4:00 p.m.

The Home and Garden Show is held at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.  To sign up contact Brandi in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org.

Join us Tuesday, March 24th from 12:00-1:30 p.m for our B2B Trade Show at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

This is a great opportunity to showcase your business to your fellow Rotarians and guests.

Booth Size: 10x10 w/8' table

Booth Cost: $100 (includes two lunches)

LIMITED BOOTHS AVAILABLE - only six booths still available

Reserve your space now with Heather at 585-546-7435 x204 or hrossi@rochesterrotary.org.

Every guest that a Rotarian registers in advance will enter the Rotarian into a drawing for four free Rotary lunches! 

The Rochester Rotary Club, in cooperation with Exploring division of the Seneca Waterways Council, BSA, has planned a unique opportunity for area youth from ages 14 to 21, focusing on the many aspects of business, finance and entrepreneurship.  Students will meet once a month at the Rochester Rotary offices and hear from exciting and dynamic business or finance leaders, who will share their personal story, and have a hands-on activity related to their field.  You may be called upon by the Business & Finance Explorer Post advisors Jeff Halik and Mark Kluge to be a guest speaker in your field of expertise.  If you'd like more information on how you can get involved, please contact Jeff at jhalik@bonadio.com or Mark at mark@bluemarkadvisors.com. 

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.

   

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.

District 7120 Webinar Series

District 7120 has created this series of webinars so that every club can learn at a pace and time convenient to you and your members.  The webinars will also be recorded and available for viewing for at least 6 months.  You just won't be able to ask questions.

One thing I would like to mention is that while this is the Rotary District 7120 Webinar Series and is targeted specifically to Rotary Clubs, the webinars will be open to everyone.  So if you have a Rotarian prospect and think she or he might benefit from the information, please invite them to participate.  I am hopeful that we can also use the webinars as a recruiting tool.  These webinars will be free for everyone.

For a list of the currently scheduled webinars and registration links click below:

District 7120 Facebook Page - Event Calendar