Rochester Rotary 10/29/2015

Rotary HEADLINE News

Rotary District 7120 Governor to address Rotary Bill Gormont

Rotary Boot Camp

Rochester Rotary RPO Holiday Gala Pops Concert

Are you a Veteran?

B2B Happy Hour

"The Lion" at Geva Theatre Center

GobbleFest 2015

Calling All Bell Ringers!

What is the "Tootsie Roll Bright Spot"?

Are we socially connected?

Upcoming Committee Meetings

11/2/2015 Adopt-a-School Committee Meeting
7:45-8:45 a.m.
School #8

11/3/15 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

11/10/15 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

11/12/15 Campus Facilities Committee Meeting
8:00-9:30 a.m.
Board Room

11/12/15 Membership Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

2015-2016

Club Board

Club President

Peter Sarratori

President Elect

Donna Dedee

Immediate Past President

Tracy Armstrong

Vice Presidents

Megan Alchowiak

Mark Armbruster

Jeff Bartkoski

Beth Cross-Wilhelm

Peter Glennon

Nancy O'Brien

Meredith Smith

Julie St. Germaine

Mark Zawacki

Treasurer

Don Twietmeyer

Assistant Treasurer

Dusty Faske

Sgt.-At-Arms

Todd Baxter

Sgt-At-Arms

Barb Cutrona

New Member Liaison

Ray Isaac

Historian

Carl Krause

Rochester Rotary Staff

Tracey Dreisbach

Executive Director

Myrna Padilla

Executive Assistant

Heather Rossi

Event Director

Brandi Koch

Sunshine Campus Partner

Director

Pam Reinhardt

Accounting Manager

Sunshine Campus

Tree House

More information can be found on the Sunshine Campus Website or you may call the Rotary Office.

United Way

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Consider a donation to the Sunshine Campus through the United Way. Remember to choose Donor Option #1098 for the Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus.

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www.rochesterrotary.org

News of YOUR Club

Rotary District 7120 Governor
Bill Gormont to address Rotary

Join us Tuesday, November 3rd at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center where our guest speaker will be District Governor Bill Gormont.

Bill joined the Greece Rotary Club in 2004 and has served his club as
secretary, a board member and president. He has supported District 7120 as both an assistant governor and training facilitator. At the Rotary International level, he is a keynote speaker and breakout session presenter at Zone Institutes and Governor-Elect Training Seminars across the country. Bill is a graduate and faculty member of the Rotary Leadership Institute and is a Rotary Foundation Benefactor and multiple Paul Harris Fellow.

Upcoming Speakers

11/3/15 Rotary District 7120 Governor Bill Gormont

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

11/10/15 Veterans Day Program
Guest Speaker - Gary B. Beikirch, Medal of Honor recipient
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

11/17/15 Fran Weisberg, President & CEO of United Way of Greater Rochester
Midvale Country Club

11/24/15 No Tuesday Luncheon - Join us at GobbleFest Monday, November 23rd at the Rotary Office from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Food-Fun-Friendship before the holidays kick off!

Rotary Boot Camp

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, November 5th at 4:30 p.m.

Rochester Rotary Board Room (180 Linden Oaks)

Please RSVP your attendance to Myrna Padilla in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.

Rochester Rotary
RPO Holiday Gala Pops Concert

The Rochester Rotary - RPO Holiday Gala Pops
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ncert remains one of the Rochester Community's premier holiday events. The success of this event is critical to providing continued funding for our Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus - which helps to ensure thousands of young people with disabilities experience the many joys of summer camping through Rotary's Sunshine Campus programs.

As part of your Rotary membership obligation, we are asking you to support this critical fund-raising effort.

You can support this event in one of three ways:

1) Purchase or sell eight (8) tickets at $50.00 each. While you will be paying for your tickets through the invoice provided, you must secure your tickets as follows:

Pick up your tickets at the Eastman Theatre Box Office
Call the Eastman Theatre Box Office at 585-454-2100 and they will mail tickets directly to you.

Note: no matter which method you chose to secure your tickets, you will need your 3-digit member number to secure your tickets.

2) Purchase a Patron Package with preferred seating and program recognition at $300 (includes 2 tickets). Contact Heather at 546-7435 x204, tickets will be sent directly from the Rotary Office.

3) If you are unable to attend this event, make a suggested holiday donation of $300 to the Rochester Rotary Charitable Trusts, Inc.

Let's make this our most successful year ever. Thanks for your support!

Make the evening even more special. Join Us for a Pre-Gala Reception, Dinner and Dessert Event at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Just $55 per person in addition to your ticket purchase.

* Valet parking
* Cocktail reception
* Four-course meal
* Shuttle to Eastman Theatre and return trip

For more information, contact the Rochester Rotary Office at 585-546-7435 x204 or visit www.rochesterrotary.org.

Are you a Veteran?

We will be honoring Rochester Rotarians who have been in service to our country at our Annual Veterans Day luncheon which will be held on November 10th at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

If you are a Veteran of the armed service, please let us know so we may honor you in our presentation.

We would like to receive the following information from you for our presentation this year. The information is listed below:

- Branch of Service

- Dates of Service
- Picture of you in uniform

Please return the information by email to Myrna at the Rotary Office at myrna@rochesterrotary.org.

We hope you will join us at our special luncheon on November 10th.

Thank You!

Thank you to the students from Jamesville-Dewitt High School for coming out to camp and helping with our fall clean-up. These students come in the fall and spring every year to help with the closing and opening of camp. They are hard workers and we are lucky to have them come and volunteer at the Sunshine Campus!

Scholars enjoying an afternoon
at Long Acre Farm

A few of the scholars and their coaches enjoyed an afternoon at the Long Acre Farm Corn Maze this past weekend.

Another Great B2B Connections Tour
Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the B2B Optimax Tour. What a great evening learning about a local company. Thank you to B2B Committee Member Carrie Falzone for setting this up.

B2B Happy Hour
Hattie's at the Strathallan

Join us for Happy Hour!

Wednesday, November 11th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Hattie's at the Strathallan.

"The Lion" at Geva Theatre Center,
hosted by Kelly Smith

Join us Thursday - November 12th at Geva Theatre Center for "The Lion" written and performed by Benjamin Scheuer Directed by Sean Daniels.

Rotary event tickets for the date include the show, one drink ticket and dessert. The cost is $40 per person.

GobbleFest

Join us Monday, November 23rd

as we kick start the holiday season! What better way to kick off the season than with food, fun and friendship. We will provide drinks and hors d'oeuvres and you won't want to miss the specialty desserts "Sweets Extravaganza" provided by the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

We are asking attendees to bring a bottle of wine ($15 minimum). The bottles will be used to help raise funds during a raffle at the Sunshine Kids Gala.

It will start at 4:30 p.m. at the Rotary Office. We will provide food and drink so we just ask if you can RSVP for us to plan accordingly to Brandi at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org.

Calling All Bell Ringers!

We are excited to continue our tradition this year of assisting in the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. The Rochester Rotary Club has agreed to provide bell ringers for outdoor kettle entrances at Eastview Mall on Thursday, December 10th from 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Our volunteers will serve a 2-hour shift at a kettle.

Shifts:

#1 - 4:45-6:45 p.m.

#2 - 6:45-8:45 p.m.

We would like to form teams of four to six per kettle per shift to allow for inside mall "warming breaks" as needed. Family members and friends are welcome to join us. This is a wonderful way to share in the spirit of the holiday season with your fellow Rotarians, family and friends!

Please email or call Brandi Koch at brandi@rochesterrotary.org or 546-7435 x210 to sign up for a shift by Thursday, December 3rd so that we can appropriately organize our teams.

We promise to do our best to fulfill your preferred shift request.

The Friendship Committee needs your help!

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 contact Myrna at 546-7435 x201 to convey the information.

Thank You

Memorials

Many thanks to all for the memorial contributions made. Your generosity helps support capital projects and items that continue to make the Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus one of the premier camping facilities for people with disabilities in our community.

Robert Buckpitt Janice Albert Cathy Barry Warren B. Bastian Christin Bentley Todd Black Charles Bliss H. Perry Bradley Randall Brockman Dave Brooke Marie Campbell Bert Cowan Paul J. DeCarolis Dejoy, Knauf & Blood LLP Robert J. Enright Frank P. Langley Co., Inc.	Grove Place Association James B. Isaac Peter W. Kelderhouse Sr. M/E Engineering J. Robert Maney Monroe Piping & Sheet Metal, Inc. Richard W. McGrath, CPA, PC V.H. Rockwell Bette L. Rowe Harris H. Rusitzky Peter J. Sarratori Morris Shapiro Hubert H. Velepec Robert White
Lucy Ann Buscemi Paul J. DeCarolis	Fred Twietmeyer Marie Campbell

What is the "Tootsie Roll Bright Spot"?

Tootsie Roll Bright Spot - The Basics:

Rotary's Challenge - EREY - Every Rotarian, Every Year - to donate $100 to the Annual Giving Fund of the Rotary Foundation.

Rochester Rotary Makes it Fun

Pledge to give $100 - before June 30, 2016
You become a member of the Rochester Rotary "Tootsie Roll Family"
You get to name at "Tootsie Roll Bright Spot" - a fellow Rotarian, friend, co-worker - anyone -
That person is recognized at a Tuesday Rotary meeting with a gift of Tootsie Rolls - and public acknowledgement
YOU get a "Tootsie Roll Sticker" for your name badge to show your commitment to give $100 to the Rotary Foundation.
When you have completed that gift - you receive a Sustaining Member sticker for your badge from Rotary International

You can name a Tootsie Roll Bright Spot for every $100 you pledge.

To make a pledge or for more information contact Rotarian Hank Ralston at 697-0880 or hank@ralstonagency.com.

Rochester Rotary/Sunshine Campus Apparel

We are excited to give our members the opportunity to purchase some apparel with either our Sunshine Campus logo or Rochester Rotary logo embroidered on them.

Please see the attached order form for more details. Contact Heather in the office with any questions, the form can be emailed to hrossi@rochesterrotary.org.

Apparel Order Form

November Birthdays

November 2- Tom Mitchell

November 2- Ron Bittner

November 4- Fran Antonelli

November 5- Don Cameron

November 7- David Flaum

November 8- Peter Glennon

November 9- Donna Dedee

November 9- Don Jeffries

November 9- Stephen Hoitt

November 12- Al Swett

November 15- Kat Murphy

November 17- Sal DeBiase

November 19- Rosa LaDelfa

November 19- Carl Krause

November 22- Tim Cook

November 24- Dave Hartney

November 25- Jim Murrer

November 27- Tobias Biedenkopf

November 28- Barbara Pierce

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.

Please contact the Rotary Office if your birthday is not listed so that we may update your information.

What is going on in the District?

Seeking Global Scholarship Applicants

Rotary District 7120 with support from The Rotary Foundation offers the opportunity for a college graduate to apply for a $30,000 scholarship to be utilized for one or two years graduate study abroad. Study must be related to any one of six Areas of Focus for Rotary Foundation Global Grants. Studies must commence during the 2016-2017 academic year.

Visit Rotary International's web site www.Rotary.org for details regarding the six areas of focus. Interested scholars should then contact the District 7120 Global Grant Scholarship committee chair, Kenneth T. Steadman, at kts5@verizon.net to indicate they will be sending him an application. Use the District 7120 Global Scholar Application Form which can be downloaded from the Foundation page of Rotary District 7120's website: www.rotary7120.org.

Applications and associated documents are to be sent to Kenneth T. Steadman by February 1st, 2016. Interviews will be held March 6, 2016 in Geneva, NY for the accepted applications.

We wish to encourage college graduates in the Rotary 7120 area that are not Rotarians or lineal relatives of Rotarians to apply for this valuable opportunity.

Rotarians, please stimulate your friends to apply, contact local college and university placement offices, and announce this opportunity within your clubs.

Rotarians interested in serving on the selection committee should contact Ken Steadman or Jeff Krans (email jkrans228@gmail.com).

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Annual Foundation Brunch Sunday, November 15th at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua

This a wonderful event that celebrates the districts accomplishments in support of the Rotary Foundation. For more information please see attached flyer.

District 7120 Foundation Brunch

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Grapevine - Newsletter of District 7120

October 2015 Issue

2015 RPO Holiday Gala Pops Sponsors