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Upcoming Committee Meetings
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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
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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
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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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www.rochesterrotary.org
(585)546-7435, 180 Linden Oaks, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14625
News of YOUR Club
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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.
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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!
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Upcoming Speakers
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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
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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.
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Celebrating "Rising Up Together" with New Member Class 2016
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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.
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80th Annual Rochester Rotary Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
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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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B2B Breakfast Meeting
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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.
Register Here
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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
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The Friendship Committee needs your help
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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
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Year-End Giving Statement
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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].
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Basket donations
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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.
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Tootsie Roll Bright Spot
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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.
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What is going on in the District?
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January Birthdays
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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
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January 21- Nancy O'Brien
January 22- Bob StookeyJanuary 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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2016 RPO Holiday Gala Pops Sponsors
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