Rochester Rotary                                                                   8/25/2016
Rotary HEADLINE News
ROC Airport at a Glance
Sunshine Camp Golf Invitational
Sporting Clays Event at Rochester Brooks Gun Club
Foodlink - Festival of Food Volunteers Needed
Hurd Orchards Thanksgiving Tasting
B2B Tour at Progressive Machine & Design
Rotary Friendship Exchanges Provide Opportunities to Make New Friends in Every Corner of the World
Hosts needed for Governor Elect Hospitality Program Jan. 2017
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Upcoming Committee Meetings


8/30/16 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program
Floreano Riverside Convention Center 

8/31/16 Eastern Cities Fellowship Dinner Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

9/6/16 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -
Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

9/8/16 Campus Facilities Committee Meeting
8:00-9:30 a.m.
Board Room

9/8/16 Membership Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room              

2016-2017   

Club Board 

 

Club President

Donna Dedee 

President Elect

Mark Armbruster 

Immediate Past President

Peter Sarratori  


Vice Presidents

Megan Alchowiak

Jeff Bartkoski  

Barb Cutrona 

Peter Glennon 

Ronald Pawelczak 

Meredith Smith

Julie St. Germaine

Pat Stack  

Mark Zawacki

 

Treasurer

Don Twietmeyer 

Assistant Treasurer 

Dusty Faske 

Sgt.-At-Arms

Maggie Brooks  

Sgt-At-Arms 

Jeff Halik 

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
ROC Airport at a Glance

Join us Tuesday, August 30th at the Floreano Riverside Convention Center where our guest speaker will be Mike Giardino, Monroe County Director of Aviation and Rochester Rotarian. 

Mike, aspired to be a pilot at a young age watching his dad take flying lessons at ROC. In September 2011, Mike retired as Commander from the United States Navy following a decorated twenty-six year military career which included assignments on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Air Component Command, deployments to Afghanistan, 2,540 mishap-free flight hours and ultimately Executive Officer of Naval Air Station Key West, Florida.

As Director of Aviation at ROC he is responsible for managing a $36 million dollar public commercial aviation facility which approximately 2.4 million passengers travel through annually. 

Mike will provide an overview of ROC to include: facts, figures, passenger data, the ROC experience - amenities and conveniences that make air travel from ROC a seamless experience curbside to cabin and highlight the ROC Airport proposal for the Upstate Airport Economic Development & Revitalization Initiative.
Sunshine Camp Golf Invitational 
What a beautiful day it was on Monday for the annual Sunshine Camp Golf Invitational. Thank you to all of our sponsors and golfers that helped make the event a great success.
 
  
Hole Sponsors 
ABR Wholesalers
Aycan Medical Systems LLC
Cardwell Construction Co., Inc.
Commercial Pipe & Supply Corp.
Cook Communications
Don Barone
Heritage Christian Services
Jacobstein Food Service
Joseph A Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center
Kroner Gamble & Company CPA, P.C.
LaBella Associates 		Laborers' Local #435
LeChase
PC Results
Rochester Building Trades
RP Fedder
Tambe Electric
Upstate Facility Solutions
USA Payroll
Vitberg LLC
Waste Management
Westfall Associates
Whitney & Company 

Pin Flag Sponsors 
B&H Piping Systems
Bartholomew Health Care
CMIav
Daniel & Ann Marie Kuntz
Davie Kaplan Wealth Care Advisors
Entre Computer Services
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Kasperski Owen & Dinan CPAs
LaBella Associates 		Laborers Local 435/LECET
Midvale Country Club
RL Kistler Service Inc
Rochester Lead Works
SWBR Architects
Tullamore Consulting
Upstate Facility Solutions
Wolcott Contracting & Consulting 

Silent Auction Donors 
Aja Noodle
Al Williams
Beth Cross-Wilhelm
Black and Blue
Breathe Yoga
Buffalo Bills
CB Craft Brewers
Century Liquor and Wines
Cheesecake Factory
CMIav
Desmond Hotel
Don Barone
Floreano Riverside        Convention Center
Gideon Putnam Resort
Holy Childhood 		Hungry's Grill
John White
Keith & Felicia Elder
Lake Beverage
Leo's Bakery and Deli
Lisa's Liquor Barn
Lobster Trap
Lynn Sullivan
MacKenzie Childs
Marketview Liquor
Menchie's
Nedloh Brewing
New York Wine and      Culinary Center
Palmers Food Services
Peter Sarratori
Peter Kelderhouse 		Pole Position
Pub 235
Rabbit Room
Ray Isaac
RBTL
Rich Marr & Midvale    Country Club
RIT
Seneca Park Zoo
Sky Zone Rochester
Stokoe Farms
Tony D's
Visionary Eye                 Associates
Walmart
Wegmans 

Thank you again to all the supporters of this event.
 
Upcoming Speakers

8/30/16 Mike Giardino, Monroe County Director of Aviation and Rochester Rotarian
"ROC Airport at a Glance"
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

9/6/16 NFL Tailgate Party and football season discussion with Scott Pitoniak, Leo Roth and Thad Brown
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

9/13/16 Mayor Lovely Warren
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

9/20/16 Vinnie Esposito, Regional Director of the Empire State Development Finger Lakes Regional Office
"Update on the Finger Lakes REDC and Finger Lakes Forward Initiatives"
Floreano Riverside Convention Center  
Sporting Clays Event at
Rochester Brooks Gun Club


To register contact Myrna in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.
Foodlink - Festival of Food
Volunteers Needed 

We are looking for volunteers to help out at this year's Foodlink Festival of Food on Monday, September 19th at the Rochester Public Market. Volunteers will help out with admission, providing water, ice and supplies to vendors, trash pickup, site tear-down and a lot of fun and food.

We are in need of 10 volunteers, we ask that you please arrive at the Public Market by 4:30 p.m. The event goes from 6:00-9:00 p.m. and we should be done by 9:30 p.m.

Sign up today by contacting Myrna in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.
Hurd Orchards Thanksgiving Tasting


We hope you will join us Friday, November 4th at Hurd Orchards for a Thanksgiving Tasting event you will never forget.
 
As the lanterns and candles are lighted and the pot bellied stove in our market glows with warmth our holiday tables are made festive with bouquets and still life and are richly laden with our delicious foods. Our cathedral-like barn, beams warmed with the patina of age, glows with seasonal color. Filled with character and twinkle and feeling, our Tastings are a moment to share the depth of what our farm means. Our tastings have been featured in many articles over the years, most notably in Victoria Magazine in November of 1994 and Better Homes and Garden magazine in November 2004.
 
The cost is $70 per person and reservations are needed by September 30th. Space is limited so sign up today and don't miss this delicious event with your fellow Rotarians!

Register Here
B2B Tour at Progressive Machine & Design

Join us Wednesday, October 12th at 4:30 p.m. to tour Progressive Machine & Design facility in Victor, NY just off the I-490 and Rt96.

This 140,000 Sq. Ft. Climate Controlled Manufacturing and Assembly Facility spreads across three buildings enabling PMD to design and create not just robotic machines but solutions for their clients manufacturing needs. They create manufacturing systems from robotics to custom conveyor systems. With over 150 employees in the Rochester area and growing, PMD is a world leader in effective automation technology.

Reserve your space today by contacting Myrna in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org.
Rotary Friendship Exchanges Provide Opportunities to Make New Friends in Every Corner of the World 
Exchange participants take turns hosting and visiting one another, forging friendships that last a lifetime. All exchanges are funded by the participants, and hosts are not expected to assume a significant financial burden. Visitors pay their own way, but are rewarded with warm hospitality and an international travel experience unlike any other. On a Rotary Friendship Exchange, you are never just a tourist.
 
Here in our District, several opportunities are coming up to host and/or visit Rotary districts in the USA and several countries:
 
Initially hosts are needed for a group of Rotarians from Oregon District 5110 that will be in our district from September 22 to October 5. There will be three sessions of four to five days each. For this opportunity, replies must be in by August 20, and hosts will be assigned to our Oregon guests during the September 2nd RFE Committee meeting.
 
In the next couple of months we will be offering opportunities for a Rotary Friendship Exchange visit to Scotland from April 30 - May 14, 2017 and early next year we will offer a visit to Finland from August 8 - 20, 2017. In the next year RFE teams will be coming to our Finger Lakes District from Australia, Finland and Scotland, as well as Oregon.
 
Please contact Doug Cook at 671-4675 or dougfromtor@rochester.rr.com for more information or if you are willing to host any of our Oregon guests. Host volunteers have highest priority for future RFE trips, those exchanges that are scheduled in the next year as well as additional RFEs being planned for 2018 and 2019.
Hosts needed for Governor Elect
Hospitality Program Jan. 2017 

Each year in January, District Governors-Elect from all over the world converge on San Diego for the International Assembly. To provide an opportunity for these DGEs to experience life in Upstate New York prior to their training, for the past 45 years, District 7120 and Brighton Rotary Club have invited and home-hosted over 469 DGEs and their spouses from 43 countries.

You can be a part of this program by volunteering to be a host and be instrumental in the continued success of the program. The commitment would be for a four-day period during the second week of January 2017. Expectations of hosts are primarily accommodation and meals and being a tour guide in your own hometown. More specific expectations are in the District website.
 
Hosting a DGE and spouse for four days in January will create long lasting friendships with Rotarians around the world, and also provide a great fellowship opportunity with our fellow Rotarians in our District.
 
To volunteer, or if you have questions, please contact Doug Cook at 671-4675 or e-mail at dougfromtor@rochester.rr.com.   

"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.     

August Birthdays

August 1- George Dorr
August 2- Carl Gerard
August 4- Audrey Velepec
August 6- Tim List
August 6- Gregory Kausch
August 7- Doug Escher
August 8- Susan Holliday
August 11- Chip Lacure
August 15- Paul Whitbeck
August 17- Bob Enright
August 17- Joe Hartman
August 18- Tim Mason
August 18- Andy Powers
August 19- Barbara Cutrona
August 20- Rachel August
August 21- Bob Duffy
August 22- Paul Burgett
August 24- Nelson Leenhouts
August 24- Ronald Pawelczak
August 25- Craig Brown
August 26- Bob Smith
August 26- John Lawless
August 28- Dave Ferris
August 29- Hu Velepec
August 30- Meredith Smith

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?

Rotary 7120 Literacy Workshop
September 17, 2016

Clifton Springs Hospital
Registration at 8:30 a.m.
Guest Speaker: Kathryn Yarlett
Topic: Preparing our Children for Kindergarten Readiness, What we can do as individuals and as Communities

For more information click below for the Literacy Workshop Flyer.

Literacy Workshop Flyer

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