Rochester Rotary                                                                   3/24/2016
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"Outside Insights, Collective Essays on Capitalism, Conscience and Community"
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We need you! Upcoming community volunteer opportunity
Save the Date!
Sunshine Campus Clean Up
"Beefur's Sunshine Treehouse" books are here!
What is the "Tootsie Roll Bright Spot"?
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Upcoming Committee Meetings

 
3/28/16 Sunshine Campus Promotion Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

3/28/16 RRCT Board Meeting
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Board Room

3/29/16 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

4/4/16 Adopt-a-School Committee Meeting
7:45-8:45 a.m.
School #8

4/5/16 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

4/6/16 Sunshine Camp Golf Invitational 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.
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News of YOUR Club
"Outside Insights, Collective Essays on Capitalism, Conscience and Community"

Join us Tuesday, March 29th at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center where our guest speaker will be Pat Burke, freelance business columnist for the Democrat & Chronicle. 
 
Pat will talk about his soon to be published book "Outside Insights, Collective Essays on Capitalism, Conscience and Community" with special attention to a discussion, the meaning and state of our Rochester community. He will also read an excerpt and brief story of what Joe Wilson did during a tumultuous time in the 1960's and the need for us to do the same today.     

TUESDAY LUNCHEON HIGHLIGHTS 
Thank you to Joseph Munno, Founder and President of the University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men for a terrific presentation at our luncheon this week. We would also like to thank Joseph's guest Beverly Gushue for joining us.  







Thank you to Glenn Balch, Scottsville Rotary Club and Salva Dut, Water for South Sudan for join us and Rotarians Peter Landers and Jeff Bartkoski at our luncheon this week.
 
Upcoming Speakers

3/29/16 Pat Burke, freelance business columnist for the Democrat & Chronicle
"Outside Insights, Essays on Capitalism, Conscience and Community"
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Rotary Office Closed
Friday, March 25th 

The Rotary Office will be closed Friday, MarchClosed 25th in observance of Good Friday. 
We need you!
Upcoming community volunteer opportunity 

Join your fellow members on Thursday, March 31st from 3:00-7:00 p.m. for the Ronald McDonald House of Charities were we will be volunteering at the Household sale Drop-Off Days at Rochester Tech Park. The Household sale is RMHC's largest fundraising initiative of the year, held in May and October. Drop-Off Days are critical to the success of the sale.

We are in need of 20 volunteers to help unload donations from vehicles as they pull through the drop-off lane.

It is fun and face paced! To sign up please contact Bob Attardo at rattardo1@gmail.com.
Save the Date!

Sunshine Campus Clean Up
We need your help to get the Sunshine Campus up and running for the 2016 Season.
 
Bring your friends and family for a fun filled day Saturday, April 16th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Food and beverages will be provided.
 
Please email Brandi at brandi@rochesterrotary.org to register so we have a head count for food and jobs prepared appropriately.  

Projects Include:
 
- Cut tree tops and bring in to splitter (2-3 people needed)
- Lawn cleanup (20-50 people needed)
- Deer fencing put away/spring clean chicken coop (3 people needed)
- Power wash Splash Pad (2 people needed)
- Mulch trees (5-6 people needed)
- Clean cabins (4-6 people needed)
- Clean up pool deck (sweep, rake & weeds burned off with rose bud torch) (4 people needed)
- Clean paddle boats and put upside down on bank (2 people needed)
- Clean Whispering Pines (windows and sills, screens, floors & bathrooms) (4 people needed)
- Cut, split & rack wood (6 people needed)
- Train gardens (45 people needed)
 
We are also in need of team leaders for these different projects, if you are interested please let us know.
Rochester Rotary International
Service Committee
For the last two years the Rochester Rotary International Service Committee (ISC) has been working to identify and fund projects that significantly improve the lives of less fortunate people around the globe. We have decided to concentrate on three of Rotary International's six areas of focus, namely: Providing clean water, Supporting education, and Fighting disease. The committee also emphasizes projects where we can partner with existing efforts and with other area Rotary clubs.
 
Our first and ongoing project was to help fund the University of Rochester "Engineers Without Borders" water purifying project in the Dominican Republic. Partnering with the Rochester Latino Rotary Club and obtaining District grants provided the project with $8000, while using only $2000 of Rochester Rotary budgeted funds.
 
A somewhat different effort, organized by District 7120 and Honeoye Falls Mendon Rotary, was sorting surplus school books for shipping around the world to a long list of countries including South Africa, Guyana, Pakistan, Swaziland, Panama and Cameroon. Rochester Rotary non-committee members were a big part of this effort.
 
Over the last two years, the Rochester Rotary ISC has made significant contributions to seven additional initiatives, and the complete list is shown here with associated partners:
 
Projects
Dominic Republic Water Project
Rotary Books for the World
Malawi Scholarships

House with a Heart (Nepal)
Helping Haiti Rebuild Thru            Education
Malawi Irrigation Project
Bolivia Children's Health

Water For South Sudan
Water Purification Device Project

Partners
UREWB, Roc Latino Rotary
Dist. 7120, Hon Fls/Mend Rotary
Dist. 7120,Fairport Rotary, Canandaigua Rotary
Corning  Rotary
Intervol

Seneca Falls Rotary
AAVia Foundation, Roc Latino      Rotary
Penfield Rotary
Untapped Shores International     Inc. 

Our Rotary International President declared this year's theme "Be a Gift to the World", and through your support our Club is living that charge.


 

Save the Date! 



 
Join us for a fellowship Kentucky Derby Day Party on
Saturday, May 7th at Midvale Country Club.
The Sunshine Camp is looking for Nurses! 
We have a great opportunity for Nursing staff this summer. It is a very rewarding and fun two weeks!

Contact brandi@rochesterrotary.org or apply online at www.sunshinecampus.org.

"Beefur's Sunshine Treehouse"
books are here! 
Don't miss out on your copy! Contact Myrna in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org to order your copy of "Beefur's Sunshine Treehouse" the cost is $10 per book.

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 a "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.     

March Birthdays

March 1- Lisa Norwood
March 1- Jim Galloway
March 2- Gene Caccamise
March 4- John Daniels
March 4- T-Bone Lattimore
March 11- Joe Pennise
March 11- Joe Rixner
March 11- Norberto Nobrega
March 13- Paul Harrison
March 14- Kevin Mulvehill
March 16- Sean Patton
March 17- Jennifer Hawryschuk
March 18- Dave Brooke
March 19- Nancy Lopez
March 20- Mark Armbruster
March 21- Hank Ralston
March 22- Bob Maney
March 22- Tim O'Neil
March 23- Bob Witmer
March 23- Bob Moore
March 23- Tracy Armstrong
March 25- Jeff Babcock
March 25- Bob Jones
March 25- Lee Kirk
March 26- Tom Ioele
March 28- Scott Perkins
March 29- Jim Isaac
March 29- Pat Stack
March 31- Gerry DiMarco
March 31- Sharon Stiller

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?
The Penn Yan Rotary Club is pleased to host the 2016 District Training Assembly, scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Penn Yan Academy Penn Yan, NY 14527. The school is completely handicapped accessible and there will be ample parking available, but we still want to encourage you to ride share.

We sincerely hope that all clubs in the district will send a minimum of six attendees.

Note: The fee includes breakfast which will begin at 7:30 am and lunch at the conclusion of the final plenary.

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast
8:30 a.m. First Plenary Session
11:30 a.m. Final Plenary Session begins

The Penn Yan Rotary Club is excited to sponsor this event that helps each of us renew friendships and get the District together for fellowship, learning and support of DGE Tom Rogers. See you in Penn Yan on April 23rd.

Rochester Rotarians interested in attending please contact Myrna Padilla in the Rochester Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.
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