Rochester Rotary 11/12/2015

Rotary HEADLINE News

United Way: 100 years of uniting Rochester

School Supply Drive

Tuesday Luncheon Highlights

Bright Spot Barry Culhane

Thank You

GobbleFest 2015

Vision - Future Luncheon

Calling All Bell Ringers!

Rochester Rotary RPO Holiday Gala Pops Concert

What is the "Tootsie Roll Bright Spot"?

Are we socially connected?

Upcoming Committee Meetings

11/16/15 RRCT Board Meeting
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Board Room

11/17/15 International Service Committee Meeting
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Training Room

11/17/2015 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program
Midvale Country Club

11/18/15 School #8 Scholarship Committee Meeting
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Board Room

11/18/15 Marketing Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

11/19/15 Club Board Meeting
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Board Room

11/20/15 Program Committee Meeting
8:30-10:00 a.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

United Way: 100 years of uniting Rochester

Join us Tuesday, November 17th at Midvale Country Club where our guest speaker will be Fran Weisberg, President & CEO of United Way of Greater Rochester.

Fran was appointed president in May 2015 and previously served as Executive Director of Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency from 2006 to 2013. She also served as President & CEO of Lifespan from 1994-2004.

United Way has been bringing our community together for nearly 100 years to help those most in need. Fran Weisberg will highlight the accomplishments of the United Way over the past century and discuss how the organization is changing to better help our community today.

School Supply Drive

Tuesday, November 17th we will be hosting a school supply drive for School #8. Our luncheon will be held at Midvale Country Club and we will be collecting any donations you would be willing to give for supplies at our adopted school, Roberto Clemente School #8. If you are unable to attend the luncheon you can drop them off at the Rotary Office anytime next week. Needed items are as follows:

Tissues

Glue sticks (lots of requests for this)

Composition notebooks (they are ones you typically see
with black and white covers)

Highlighters

Dry erase markers

Crayons (8 packs)

Colored pencils (8 packs)

Lined paper

TUESDAY LUNCHEON HIGHLIGHTS

What a beautiful luncheon Tuesday to honor our Veterans. Thank you to Past President John White (USMC) and Past President Barry Culhane (US Army) for coordinating Tuesday's luncheon and bringing our guest speaker Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Gary Beikirch to our program.

Most importantly thank you to all the men and women of the armed services that have risked and continue to risk their lives for our country.

One percent of Americans are Veterans and in our club 18% of our members are Veterans. Pictured above are members who were able to attend Tuesday's Veterans Day Luncheon.

Congratulations to our newest Paul Harris Fellow - Gary Beikirch. Gary was honored with a surprise Paul Harris Fellow at our Tuesday luncheon from Past President Barry Culhane and Past President John White. Barry and John worked with fellow Rochester Rotarians to collect enough contributions prior to our luncheon to present Gary with a PHF.

Upcoming Speakers

11/17/15 Fran Weisberg, President & CEO of United Way of Greater Rochester
"United Way: 100 years of uniting 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!

Bright Spot
Barry Culhane
Sponsored by John White

How appropriate that on the occasion of our Veterans Day Program we honor Barry with the Tootsie Roll Bright Spot.

Sgt.Barry Culhane served as a medic in the Army during the Vietnam War and has been giving aid and lending a healing hand to veterans in the Rochester Community ever since.

He is responsible for the outstanding Vietnam Memorial in Highland Park, is currently the driving force behind the construction of the Gold Star Families Memorial at White Haven, is a founding member of One Team, One Fight, Serves on the Finger Lakes Development Council for Veterans Affairs, and annually plans and produces a Veterans Day Breakfast and Military Tribute at RIT that is attended by over 650 Veterans and their families.

Barry has been a Rochester Rotarian since 1993, and lives the ethos of Service Above Self - EVERY DAY!

Thank You!

Thank you to Dan Cavagnaro owner of Golden Boys Painting, Jason Deil one of Dan's co-workers and Dana a Board Manager of Paint Masters Automotive Finishes along with President Pete completed the staining of the Treehouse. It looks beautiful!

Dan is Ellen Wagner's son who offered his services last year when the Treehouse was being constructed to manage the protection of the wood.

Thanks Dan, Jason and Dana for giving back. Contact Dan for all your painting needs

www.goldenboyspainting.com.

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.

Vision - Future Luncheon w/
Rochester Downtown Development Corporation

Rochester Rotary and the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation present the Vision-Future Luncheon Thursday, December 10th at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

VIP RECEPTION (Riverside Court)
11:15-11:45 a.m.
For RDDC & Rochester Rotary Club Members,
featured speakers and event sponsors.

REGISTRATION
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

LUNCHEON PROGRAM (Grand Ballroom)
12:00-1:30 p.m.

	Hon. Maggie Brooks Outgoing Monroe County Executive
	Hon. Lovely Warren Rochester Mayor
	Cheryl Dinolfo Monroe County Executive - Elect

Cost: $30 - Rochester Rotarian
$40 - Guest/Non-Rochester Rotarian
$300 - Table of 8

For more details and to register click on the link below:

Details and Registration

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.

Rochester Rotary
RPO Holiday Gala Pops Concert

The Rochester Rotary - RPO Holiday Gala Pops
Co

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.

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?

District 7120 Vocal Contest

The District 7120 Vocal Contest is January 10, 2016. This program will allow three of our high school juniors or seniors to win a scholarship and/or scholarship money.

It is our hope that every club will use this as an opportunity to interface with their local high school, music department and vocal teachers.

The local club's responsibilities include:

Select a candidate or candidates

Send in the application and fee of $75 for each candidate.

Should your candidate win first prize, the district will finance his/her trip to the district conference where he/she will perform at one of the major events.

I have enclosed a copy of both the guidelines and application

Please participate by contacting your local high school's music/vocal department in early October and November.

The District will grant the following cash scholarships:

First place $1,000, Second Place $500, Third Place $300

These cash prizes may be used at the discretion of the winner.

Roberts Wesleyan College will host the District Competition where the top three (3) vocalists will be selected. The college has also agreed to grant scholarships to the top candidates should they decide to attend Roberts Wesleyan College as a music major.

If you have any questions, you may contact Sandy or Paul.

Paul Cimicata, pscimicata@gmail.com or 585-747-3795

Sandy McLellan, smclellan@rochester.rr.com

or 585 368-0175

Vocal Contest Guidelines
Vocal Contest Application

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Rotary Polio Immunization Trip to India

Howard Tours is announcing their trip to India to participate in the February, 2016 Polio National Immunization Days (NID). Below is specific information about the trip, including a means of registering for the program. The material can also be accessed at: www.HowardTours.net.

Since January 2011, there has been only ONE new confirmed case of polio in India. In 2012, India was removed from the list of polio endemic countries. We are getting remarkably close to eradicating polio globally. Therefore, this might be one of the last opportunities we will have to organize a trip to India to participate in polio NID activities. This trip offers Rotarians an extraordinary opportunity to have an experience of a life time.

Trip India Information

2015 RPO Holiday Gala Pops Sponsors