This Tuesday, June 16th we will celebrate the 78th Annual Rotary Award luncheon,  at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center to honor James B. Isaac.

The Rotary Award is the oldest civic award given within the Rochester Community.  

Reservations were needed as this is a sit down luncheon.  

This past Tuesday we were fortunate to have Dr. Eric Bieber, President and CEO of Rochester Regional Health System address our Club. He is an incredibly accomplished Doctor, as is his wife whom he met at Loyola where he obtained his MD.

He brings a wealth of knowledge to our community; most recently form University Hospitals in Cleveland Ohio where he served as both President of Community Hospitals' West Region and President of University Hospitals Accountable Care Organizations.

He talked about the state of the health care system today and the mission RRHS continues to work on that understands both sides but ultimately sets their focus on best care to patients making our community and the nation aware of things that RRHS does exceptionally!

The highlight was hearing from Dr. Bridgette Wiefling a very talented MD in her own right, focusing on the quality control aspect of care. Dr. Wiefling is extremely passionate and energetic about her roll with RRHS and can absolutely speak with experience. I enjoyed the topic very much and a big thank you to Dr. Ethan Welch for connecting us.

Exciting events coming up the next few weeks - I am hoping to see many of you there!

Next week we are excited to honor long time Rotarian and Past President Jim Isaac with our 78^th Rotary Award. I hope you have all reserved your seats!

6/16/2015 78th Rotary Award Luncheon - Reservations were needed as this is a sit down luncheon.

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

6/23/2015 President Tracy's Last Meeting

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

6/30/2015 Tree House Dedication - 5:00-7:00 p.m.

This will take the place of the luncheon.

Sunshine Campus

7/7/2015 President Peter Sarratori's Inaugural Meeting

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

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Our Treehouse Dedication will be held Tuesday, June 30th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Sunshine Campus.

We hope to see you all there to celebrate this amazing addition to our Campus and celebrate President Tracy's end of year.

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Thank you to the Women of Rotary for coming out to the Sunshine Campus and planting flowers! They make our facility look beautiful and welcoming.   

We need volunteers from our Club to host students from Russia, Ukraine and Georgia that will be visiting Rochester from July 20 - 22. The students are part of musical/dance group called Golden Gates, with their visit coordinated by a Rotarian based in the U.S. Their itinerary of activities in our area includes a visit to the Sunshine Campus. Hosts will be asked to open their homes for two nights (Monday and Tuesday) and provide breakfast to the students. If possible, hosts will transport students to a central location in our area in the mornings, but if unable the group coordinator can meet all transportation requirements. There are about 12 students coming to our community, so we need many volunteers.

If you can host, please contact Jeff Bartkoski (jbartkoski@mercyflightcentral.org or cell phone: 585-313-1766) or the Rotary Office by June 26^th with the number of students you are willing to have stay overnight at your home on July 20 and 21. The students will have sleeping bags, thus a bed for each student is not required.

This is a great opportunity to show our hospitality and support for Rotary International.

Thank you. 

 Join us Wednesday, July 22nd at the Sunshine Campus for our annual Camp Carnival and the Sensory Stimulation Building Dedication.

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

Cook Out Dinner - 5:30 p.m.

Sensory Stimulation Building Dedication & Ribbon Cutting - 6:00 p.m.

Parade & Kickoff of Carnival Night - 6:15 p.m. (until dusk)

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

We are excited to also be officially unveiling to our guests that evening our new state of the art Sensory Stimulation Building.  The new building will be a huge benefit to the thousands of campers we host each summer.

To plan accordingly for food we would ask that you please RSVP to Myrna in the Rotary Office at 585-546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.  The cost is $5 per person or $20 for the family!

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We are excited for the Putt Putt tournament at the Sunshine Campus being held Wednesday, July 29th.

Rotarians, family and friends are welcome to join us and cheer on our Campers and their Rotarian teammates through 9 holes of Putt Putt.  The tournament will be followed by a wonderful ice cream social.

The times for volunteers players are 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.  If you are interested in golfing with our campers (9 holes of Putt Putt) or serving ice cream please contact the Rotary Office at 546-7435 or hrossi@rochesterrotary.org.

Planning for this year's Sunshine Camp Golf Invitational has begun if your are interested in joining the committee contact Myrna at the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org and we will add you to our communications list.  The next upcoming meetings are:

Wednesday, June 17th

Wednesday, July 1st

Wednesday, July 15th

Wednesday, July 29th

Wednesday, August 12th

Wednesday, August 19th

Meetings take place in the Rotary Office Board Room (180 Linden Oaks) from 12:00-1:30 p.m. 

With the summer getting underway we always ask Program Staff to look over their program areas and make a wish list.  Here are some of the items:

If you are able to help with any donations please contact Brandi at 533-2080 x103 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org.

We are excited to have been chosen as the charity this year that will benefit from the Red Wings "Launch a Ball" promotion.  Folks who go to a Saturday game can buy a tennis ball before the game and throw them on the field after the game to try to win a prize.

The proceeds from this promotion will go to Sunshine Campus.  In addition to being talked about during the games, the camp will be featured in radio ads on Warm 101.3, 94.1 The Zone and 93.3 Fickle.

To make this succesful, we need you help. 

We need eight volunteers for each Saturday night game this year, May 16th to August 29th.  All you have to do is sell tennis balls before the game, as a volunteer, you'll get to enjoy the game for free.

Plus, there will be fireworks after each game!

The following are dates that volunteers are needed:

June 20th

July 4th

August 1st

August 15

August 29th

To sign up, contact Brandi at the Rotary office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org.

    

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.