Rochester Rotary                                                                   1/27/2017
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Upcoming Committee Meetings


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

2/1/17 Sunshine Kids Gala Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

2/2/17 Community Service Teams Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

2/3/17 Membership Engagement Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

2/7/17 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. -
Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:15 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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News of YOUR Club
Designing our future together:
the 100 day projects 

Join us Tuesday, January 31st at Midvale Country Club where our guest speaker will be Fatimat Reid, Chief of Staff RCSD. Fatimat will be discussing what has been happening in the RCSD since the arrival of the Superintendent. 

Fatimat was a pre-med student at SUNY Oneonta and after taking some political science courses she applied to SUNY Buffalo Law School and was accepted. She has worked for Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP, Davidson Fink, LLP, and the City of Rochester.
TUESDAY LUNCHEON HIGHLIGHTS

Thank you to this week's luncheon speaker Bishop Kearney President Steve Salluzzo. Steve talked about "Bishop Kearney - Creating a model that works!" he talked to the innovative ways BK has transformed in non-traditional ways and how they have changed their enrollment and academic models to enhance the learning environment. Thanks Steve!   
Upcoming Speakers

1/31/17
Fatimat Reid, Chief of Staff RCSD
"Designing our future together: the 100 day projects"
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 with the School No. 8 Chorus
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

2/21/17
Paul Guglielmo, On-Air Host/Producer at iHeartMedia (The Wease Show on 95.1 The Brew) and founder of Guglielmo Sauce
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

2/28/17
No Tuesday Luncheon
Instead join us for Happy Hour at Monroe's Restaurant Bar from 5:00-7:00 p.m. (3001 Monroe Ave.)

3/7/17
St. Patrick's Theme Luncheon
Midvale Country Club

3/14/17
B2B 2017 Trade Show (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

3/21/17
Spring into Reading w/School No. 8 students
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

3/28/17
Kris Sirchio, CEO of North American Breweries
Floreano Riverside Convention Center       
Exhibit Night at
Roberto Clemente School No. 8 

On Thursday, February 2nd from 4:00-6:00 p.m. School No. 8 is holding their first ever Exhibition Night. All grades, K-8 will be displaying and showing off all the projects they have worked on in the first semester. School No. 8 would love to have Rotarians attend to support the children.

Celebrating "Rising Up Together" with
New Member Class 2016

On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at the River
side 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.

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
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Sunshine Kids Gala Information
B2B Breakfast Meeting 

Join us Wednesday, March 8th at 7:45 a.m.
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n 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.

Register Here
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 [email protected] or 546-7435 x204.

B2B Trade Show
Community Service Teams
Volunteer Opportunities 

The Friendship Committee needs your help
Do you know of any Rotarians who may be ill?

One of the functions of the Friendship Committee is to reach out to Rotarians who are confined to their home, the hospital, a rehab unit or nursing home due to a sustained illness. We have found that they really appreciate hearing from fellow Rotarians, whether with a card, a call or a visit. But we need your help. We can only make contact with those Rotarians who have been brought to our attention. So, if you hear about someone who should be contacted, please don't assume we know. You could be the only one who knows.
 
Please contact Myrna at 546-7435 x201 or [email protected] to convey the information.

Thank You

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 [email protected].
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. 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.
What is going on in the District?

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.
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