Rochester Rotary                                                                   11/22/2016
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Upcoming Committee Meetings


11/28/16 Sunshine Campus Promotion Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

11/29/16 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -
Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

12/6/16 No Tuesday Luncheon

12/8/16 Campus Facilities Committee Meeting
8:00-9:30 a.m.
Board Room

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

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

12/13/16 No Tuesday Luncheon

12/14/16 RDDC Luncheon 11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Registration
12:00-1:30 p.m. Program
Floreano Riverside Convention Center  

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

 

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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(585)546-7435, 180 Linden Oaks, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14625

 

News of YOUR Club
Rotary Office Closed
Closed
The Rotary Office will be closed Thursday, Novemb
er 24th and Friday, November 25th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. 
Great things happen EVERY DAY in our public schools, so why don't we hear about them? 

Join us Tuesday, November 29th at the Floreano Riverside Convention Center where our guest speakers will be Patricia Leva, President & CEO of Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York, Inc. and Mark Kokanovich, member of the Brighton CSD Board of Education and current Past-President of the Monroe County School Board Association. 

Patricia and Mark will discuss the often-overlooked impact of public education on our economy, workforce, community service and property values -- and explain why it's important that we become "A Community Together (ACT) for Education." 

Upcoming Speakers

11/29/16 Patricia Leva, Junior Achievement and Mark Kokanovich, Brighton CSD Board of Education, Monroe County School Board Association
"Great things happen EVERY DAY in our public schools, so why don't we hear about them?"
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

12/6/16
No Luncheon due to the Eastern Cities Fellowship Dinner taking place in the evening

12/13/16 No Tuesday Luncheon - Join us Wednesday, December 14th for the Vision Future luncheon with the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation - Reservations must be made
Click to Register
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

12/20/16 Vice Chancellor T. Andrew Brown and Regent Wade S. Norwood
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

12/27/16 No Tuesday Luncheon in observance of the Holidays      
Let's ROC the Day for the Sunshine Campus!
(Click the image above to visit the ROC the Day website)

One week to go before we ROC the
Day
on Giving Tuesday, November 29th with United Way of Greater Rochester for the Sunshine Campus. Check out some neat facts about our Campus below!

1. Sunshine Camp celebrated our 95th birthday this summer!

2. This summer's theme was SUPER HEROES celebrating all of our amazing abilities!

3. Sunshine Campus was started at Durand Eastman Park and relocated in 1973 to our current 157-acre location in Rush, NY.

4. The Sunshine Campus is owned and operated by the Rochester Rotary Club.

5. Over 2,700 campers use our Campus each summer through our seven local partner agencies.

6. The ENTIRE Campus is accessible to any person with a disability from our climbing wall/zip line to the pool, Treehouse, splash pad, archery and much more!  
Scholarship students at The Great Escape Room 
The scholarship students had lots of fun at The Great Escape Room, they worked as a team to solve puzzles and escape the room in under an hour!


Tree Lighting Ceremony at the
DoubleTree by Hilton Rochester 

Join us Tuesday, November 29th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Rochester (1111 Jefferson Road) for the lighting of the Sunshine Campus Tree.

Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and an open bar (beer and wine). Reservations are needed and the cost is $5 per person. Please register through the link below

91st Eastern Cities Fellowship Dinner



This year's Eastern Cities Fellowship Dinner
promises to be a very special evening - as we welcome RI President John Germ as our keynote speaker and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Rotary Foundation.

Our dinner will be held Tuesday, December 6th at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. This dinner draws 400+ Rotarians from New York and Canada.

We are offering an Early Bird price of $45 per person until Friday, November 18th. After the 21st the price will be $50 per person.

Register Here

For anyone interested the Hyatt Regency has extended us a great rate on rooms the night of the dinner, $124+plus tax per room. For reservations click on the link below.

Hyatt Rooms 
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. This year's concert will be held Thursday, December 15th.

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 either:
  • In person at the RPO Patron Service Center (108 East Ave.)
  • Call the RPO Patron Service Center 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 - Limited tickets remain.

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

Pre-Gala Reception, Dinner and Dessert Event 

Make the evening even more special, join us for a Pre-Gala Reception, Dinner and Dessert Event at the Floreano 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 
 
Click here to Register for Pre-Gala Dinner
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 8th from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
 
Shift 1: 5:00-6:30 p.m. ~ Shift 2: 6:30-8:00 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 b[email protected]
or 546-7435 x210 to sign up for a shift by Thursday, December 1st so that we can appropriately organize our teams.
 
We promise to do our best to fulfill your preferred shift request.
Vision - Future Luncheon w/ Rochester Downtown Development Corporation
Rochester Rotary and the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation present the Vision-Future Luncheon Wednesday, December 14th 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. Cheryl Dinolfo                           Hon. Lovely Warren
Monroe County Executive                Rochester Mayor

COST: $30 - Rochester Rotarian
             $45 - Guest/Non-Rochester Rotarian

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

Details and Registration

AmazonSmile

As you shop this Holiday season please consider choosing the Sunshine Campus as your charity through AmazonSmile. 

AmazonSmile is a program through Amazon.com that donates a portion of your total bill back to a chosen charity.

Click the image on the right for a link.  

Basket donations

If you receive a gift basket this holiday season and don't know what to do with the basket after you have enjoyed all of the goodies please consider donating them to the Rochester Rotary for the Sunshine Kids Gala we would love to take them off your hands.
Tootsie Roll Bright Spot  

 

Your donation to the Rotary International Foundation will assist in Rotary Projects around the world. By pledging a $100 you become a Tootsie Roll member and will have the option of recognizing a person that you view lives by Rotary's motto "Service Above Self".

To make a donation look for the donation envelopes at the Tuesday luncheons or contact Pam in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x205 or [email protected]. Rochester Rotary will forward your donation to Rotary International.

Tootsie Roll Donations will receive matching credits towards new Paul Harris Fellow recognition. Contact Hank Ralston at 697-0880 for additional information.

Thank you for supporting Rotary International. You will receive a donation acknowledgement directly from RI for your tax records.
November Birthdays

November 2- Ron Bittner
November 2- Tom Mitchell
November 4- Fran Antonelli
November 5- Don Cameron
November 7- David Flaum
November 8- Peter Glennon
November 9- Donna Dedee
November 9- Stephen Hoitt
November 9- Don Jeffries
November 10- Erich Postler
November 15- Eric Birdsall
November 17- Sal DeBiase
November 19- James Barger 
November 19- Lorraine Henderson
November 19- Rosa LaDelfa
November 19- Carl Krause
November 22- James Sheppard
November 22- Marie Campbell
November 22- Tim Cook
November 24- Dave Hartney
November 25- Jason Valenti
November 25- Jim Murrer
November 27- Toby 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.
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