Rochester Rotary 1/19/2017

Rotary HEADLINE News

Bishop Kearney - Creating a model that works!

Tuesday Luncheon Highlights

Volunteers Needed for Rotary Books for the World

Community Service Volunteer Opportunity - Ibero-American Action League, Inc.

Celebrating "Rising Up Together" with New Member Class 2016

80th Annual Rochester Rotary Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

Save the Date!

B2B Breakfast Meeting

B2B Trade Show

Tootsie Roll Bright Spot

Are we socially connected?

Upcoming Committee Meetings

1/24/17 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

1/24/17 Adopt-a-School Committee Meeting
3:15-4:15 p.m.
School #8

1/25/17 Marketing Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

1/26/17 Club Board Meeting
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Board Room

1/31/17 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -
Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program
Midvale Country Club

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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News of YOUR Club

Bishop Kearney - Creating a model that works!

Join us Tuesday, January 24th at the Floreano Riverside Convention Center where our guest speaker will be Steve Salluzzo, President of Bishop Kearney High School. Steve was named the 5th President of Bishop Kearney High School in August 2015. He is responsible for overall administration and operation of the school, regularly works with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and provides leadership for the high quality academic programs. Prior to Bishop Kearney, Steve spent 14 years on the administrative side at St. John Fisher College, where his duties included daily oversight of six different administrative areas as well as teaching in the Sport Management program. Steve graduated from Ithaca College and is a life-long Rochesterian.

Steve will discuss how Bishop Kearney High School has embarked on some innovative ways to transform itself in non-traditional ways. Through their new residence program as well as the Work Study program, Bishop Kearney High School has created new and different enrollment and academic models to enhance the learning environment for all students.

TUESDAY LUNCHEON HIGHLIGHTS

Thank you to Heidi Zimmer-Meyer Downtown Rochester, NY President for your presentation "Downtown Development News". Heidi highlighted just a fraction of the projects going on downtown in "everybody's neighborhood" and how rapidly it is changing - she could have talked with us a lot longer listing all of the amazing projects and we sure could have listened!! Great things coming to downtown Rochester.

Upcoming Speakers

1/24/17 Steve Salluzzo, President of Bishop Kearney High School
"Bishop Kearney - Creating a model that works!"
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

1/31/17 Midvale Country Club

2/7/17 Celebrating "Rising Up Together" with the New Member Class 2016 and speaker Roland Williams
Register Here
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

2/14/17 Valentine's Luncheon, we will be joined by the School #8 Chorus
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

Volunteers Needed for
Rotary Books for the World

Volunteers are needed for an initiative called Rotary Books for the World (RBFTW). The objective of this program is to take books (mostly text books) that are no longer needed here in the USA and provide them to needy countries in order to improve literacy in those impoverished states. Books are currently being provided to countries in Southern and Western Africa, India, Pakistan, South and Central America as well as other countries.

We are looking for volunteers to sort and pack books that will be shipped from here to Texas and then on to the needy nations. This activity is scheduled for Thursday, January 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Rochester City School Districts Book Depot. Please contact Myrna Padilla at the Rotary office at myrna@rochesterrotary.org if you would be able to take part in this initiative.

The RCSD Book Depository is at 835 Hudson. At the gate, tell the guard you are helping with the Rotary Books for the World project. Drive through the gate and all the way straight back (passing buildings on the right) to a loading dock with an overhead door. Park near there in the parking area, and walk up a short ramp to a door and ring the bell to gain entrance. The sorting area is not too far from there inside.

Please contact Doug Cook at dougfromtor@rochester.rr.com if you have any questions. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Community Service Volunteer Opportunity -
Ibero-American Action League, Inc.

Join your fellow members on Friday, January 27th for the Ibero-American Action League Inc. book fair. Volunteers will read for about 30 minutes to the kids.

We are in need of volunteers from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Early Childhood Center (777 Clifford Avenue).

Celebrating "Rising Up Together" with
New Member Class 2016

On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at the Riverside Convention Center the New Member Class will be celebrating "Rising up Together" during our luncheon and focusing on celebrating diversity, unity and supporting equality for all persons. Come listen to our luncheon speaker Super Bowl Champion, Roland Williams!! Roland is also a fellow member of Rochester Rotary's 2016 New Member Class.

We will be requesting "change for change" donations for the Sunshine Campus Reach for the Stars program that provides an adventure education program at no cost to 330 at-risk students from the Rochester City School District. Roland is a supporter of projects like this and events that benefit underprivileged children in Rochester. We would humbly ask for your attendance and contributions towards this wonderful cause.

Our lunch menu will include Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and a make your own Garbage Plate bar! We hope you can attend and help us celebrate "Rising up Together".

The luncheon program will begin at 12:15pm to accommodate for the extended program. Also, we are anticipating a larger than normal crowd for this luncheon - please RSVP yourself and any guests so we can plan accordingly.

Register Here

80th Annual
Rochester Rotary Award
Nominations Now Being Accepted

Rochester Rotary is now accepting nominations for the oldest, most prestigious civic award in Rochester - Rotary Award.

The Rochester Rotary Award recognizes community members who personify Rotary International's "Service Above Self" motto. Award recipients must demonstrate exceptional community spirit, touch the lives of many citizens, serve as a positive role model, and share wisdom and knowledge to empower others. Neither nominees nor nominators need to be Rotarians.

This year marks the 80th year that Rochester Rotary will bestow the award. Past recipients include B. Thomas Golisano, Frank Gannett, Al Sigl, Gilbert J.C. McCurdy, Joseph Wilson, Marion Folsom, Ritter Shumway, Constance Mitchell, Wilbour Eddy Saunders, Burton August, Don Alhart, Dr. Walter Cooper, R. Carlos Carballada, Joan and Harold Feinbloom, Matthew Augustine, Dr. Ralph Pennino, James B. Isaac and Karen and Andy Gallina.

Award criteria and an online nomination form are available on the Rochester Rotary website (click on the link below to submit your nomination). Nominations are due no later than Friday, Feb. 10th. The winner will be announced in March.

Rotary Award

Save the Date!

Sunshine Kids Gala Information

B2B Breakfast Meeting

Join us Wednesday, March 8th at 7:45 a.m.
in the Rotary Office Training Room for a breakfast meeting hosted by the B2B Committee. Guest speaker Ami Kassar, a Vistage member, is the founder and chief executive officer of Multifunding LLC, a Philadelphia-based consulting firm that specializes in helping business owners across the United States develop creative and cost-saving alternatives for their business debt needs and structure.

Kassar has been involved in business finance for two decades. He has advised the White House, The Treasury Department and The Federal Reserve Bank on the state of the financing markets. He writes a weekly column for inc.com and is frequently quoted in the national press on various small business issues.

Kassar will discuss how business strategy and financing strategy are intertwined. Often CEO's get stuck because they don't understand where their business is in a life cycle, what is inhibiting growth, and the best possible financing strategies at the right time.

Space is limited so we ask that you please register by clicking on the link below. The cost is $10 per person.

B2B 2017 Trade Show

This year's Trade Show is being held Tuesday, March 14th

from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Floreano Riverside Convention Center. To reserve your booth click on the link below. Contact Heather Rossi with questions at hrossi@rochesterrotary.org or 546-7435 x204.

B2B Trade Show

Year-End Giving Statement

If you would like a year-end giving statement from Rochester Rotary, please contact Pam Reinhardt in the accounting office, she can be reached at 546-7435 x205 or accounting@rochesterrotary.org.

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 accounting@rochesterrotary.org. Rochester Rotary will forward your donation to Rotary International. If you have any questions or would like additional information please contact Hank Ralston at 697-0880.

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

January Birthdays

January 2- Andre Godfrey

January 3- Fabricio Morales

January 3- Paul Hurley

January 6- Paul DeCarolis

January 7- Jennifer Johnson

January 9- Bud Rusitzky

January 10- Jeff Leenhouts

January 11- Fran Ostrom

January 12- Chris Gamble

January 16- Woody Deutsch

January 19- Mark Kluge

January 19- Joe Naples

January 21- Deborah Hughes

January 21- Nancy O'Brien

January 22- Bob Stookey

January 23- Warren Bastian

January 24- Ray Ottman

January 24- Tim Bauman

January 24- Greg Miller

January 24- Jim Brown

January 25- Mary Worboys Turner

January 26- Doug Phillips

January 26- John Velekkakan

January 29- Paul Walters

January 30- Kevin Woods

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.

2016 RPO Holiday Gala Pops Sponsors