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Upcoming Committee Meetings



5/9/17 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -
Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

5/10/17 Friendship Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Shadow Lake Golf Club

5/11/17 No Campus Facilities Committee Meeting

5/11/17 Membership Committee Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Board Room

5/15/17 School No. 8 Scholarship Committee Meeting
8:00-9:30 a.m.
Board Room

5/16/17 No International Service Committee Meeting

5/16/17 Tuesday Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Registration, Networking & Lunch
12:30 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

 

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News of YOUR Club
2017 Henry H. Jensen Memorial Award Presentation & Law Day Luncheon to honor RPD 

WHEN: Tuesday, May 9th at the Floreano Riverside Convention Center

WHAT: We will be honoring the Rochester Police Department and recognizing the 17th Annual Henry H. Jensen Memorial Award Recipient Officer Roy Adams. 

Our keynote speaker is Deputy Chief Wayne Harris discussing "Building Trust by Strengthening the Relationships Between the RPD and Rochester Neighborhoods".

We ask that you please register for this luncheon to Myrna at myrna@rochesterrotary.org.
A Note From President Donna 

This week at Rochester Rotary, we certainly had an elevation of our collective consciousness! Former Trader Joe's CEO Doug Rauch delivered a primer on conscious capitalism, thanks to a unique opportunity for our Rotary Club to dovetail on the day-long summit on conscious capitalism hosted in Rochester by Rotarian Andrew Brady. Thanks, Andrew, for making a valuable connection between Rotary and this respected leader in the conscious capitalism movement. He also gave us insights on hunger in our country-and right here in Rochester-telling us, "It's not the hunger that mankind faced for millennial. It's instead a full stomach, and what we need to do is get people a healthy meal." We are fortunate in our community to have so many organizations like Foodlink and others tackling this important issue. Doug really brought the message home from his global perspective.

Well, no doubt, Doug is working to do the right thing....and next week at Rochester Rotary you can also pay tribute to someone who does the right thing every day in the way they live their life and carry out their work. We will celebrate one of the Rochester Police Department's finest unsung heroes, as we host our annual Law Day Luncheon. We love this legacy, honoring one officer selected by his peers to be honored for his service to the community.

We do this, all because former Deputy Chief Henry H. Jensen had two main loves, Rochester Rotary Club and the Rochester Police Department. A recipient of the Club's Rotary Award, the oldest civic award in Rochester, he was an Honorary Member of Rochester Rotary from 1947 until his passing. For 17 years now, we have bestowed the Chief Henry H. Jensen Memorial Award to a deserving member of the RPD, thanks to a bequest to Rochester Rotary Charitable Trusts by Chief Jensen.

This is also a chance for Rochester Rotary to thank all of those in law enforcement who work so hard to make our community a safe place, each of them engaged in activity that elevates the quality of life we enjoy here.

Join us as keynote speaker Deputy Chief Wayne Harris discusses "Building Trust by Strengthening the Relationships Between the RPD and Rochester Neighborhoods," certainly a timely and relevant topic for Rotarians to consider.

Don't forget to make your luncheon reservation by calling the Rotary Office or emailing Myrna at myrna@rochesterrotary.org.

Thanks,

Yours in Rotary Service,

Donna
TUESDAY LUNCHEON HIGHLIGHTS
Congratulations to President Elect-Elect Pat Stack for being recognized with a Paul Harris Fellow. Pat was unable to join the reception a couple of weeks ago so we celebrated him this past Tuesday at our luncheon.

Welcome to one of our newest members - Brian Muench. Brian is Owner/Operator of Triple M Packaging.



Upcoming Speakers
 5/9/17 17th Annual Law Day Luncheon In Honor of RPD & Henry H. Jensen Memorial Award presentation to RPD Officer Roy Adams
RSVP to Myrna in the Rotary Office at myrna@rochesterrotary.org or 546-7435 x201 
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

5/16/17
Ginny Clark, VP of Community Affairs at Constellation Brands
"Constellation 70 years later"
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

5/23/17
B2B Trade Show Presented by KeyBank
Floreano Riverside Convention Center

5/30/17 No Tuesday Luncheon
due to the 80th Rotary Award celebration in honor of David Flaum taking place on Wednesday, May 31st           
Thank You! 
HUGE thank you to all of the AWESOME Rotarians and friends that came out this past weekend to help with our annual Rotary Sunshine Camp Clean Up Day!

B2B Breakfast Meeting
"Protecting Your Data & Keeping the Bad Guys Out" 

Join us Wednesday, May 10th at 7:30 a.m. in the Rotary Office Training Room for a breakfast meeting hosted by the B2B Committee.
Guest speaker will be Rochester Rotarian Cheryl Nelan, President of CMIT Solutions of Monroe. Cheryl will discuss Protecting Your Data and Keeping the Bad Guys Out. 

Your entire business is on your computer. All the data about your clients, your vendors, your employees. You know your business would be lost without it. But, what is the risk that anyone would try to steal it? It's never happened before, so should you be worried about it?  Truth is, it is happening every day to small businesses just like yours.  Thieves have learned that your data is valuable and it is usually not as well protected as the big guys. So, what can you do about it?  How do you protect yourself and all your clients and employees from their data getting into the wrong people's hands?

Attendees will learn what other businesses are doing today to secure their data and protect their clients. The session will get past the hype and give real world examples as well as simple advice to help business owners take the right steps towards improving security and protecting against fraud. It will help owners understand the risks but also give them some ideas for how to manage it within their budgets.

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

Register Here

Rochester Rotary B2B Trade Show
Presented by KeyBank 

This year's B2B Trade Show is being held Tuesday, May 23rd from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Floreano Riverside Convention Center.

We are expecting a larger than normal crowd we ask that you please register yourself and any guests so we can plan lunch accordingly. Below is a list of all the companies participating in the Trade Show.

Register Here
AIOPx Management Consulting
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center
Armbruster Capital Management
JVZ Strategies
Bartholomew Health Care Group
KeyBank and Insurance
Capstone Information Technologies
LaBella Associates
CMIT Solutions
Lead Peak Performance
DeCarolis Truck Rental
Leadergrow
Empire Realty Group
M&T Bank
Entre Computer Services
Pullano & Company
Excellerated Performance, LLC
Ronald McDonald House of Charities of Rochester
GEICO
Seabreeze Amusement Park
GENESEE Commercial Real Estate
Sherman Furniture Rental
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
The Glennon Law Firm, P.C.
Greater Rochester International Airport
The XLR8 Team
Holy Childhood
Tipping Point Communications
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery @ Ascension Garden
Toshiba Business Solutions
Image360 Rochester
United Way of Greater Rochester
Isaac Heating and Air Conditioning
WXXI & The Little Theatre

80th Rotary Award
Recipient David Flaum


David Flaum Selected to Receive the 80th Rochester
Rotary Award


Flaum to accept the award on behalf of his wife Ilene and his family
 
  Join us to celebrate Wednesday, May 31st
George Eastman Museum


5:00 p.m. - Registration
5:30 p.m. - Program & Award Presentation, Dryden Theatre
6:00-8:00 p.m. - Reception Celebration
(heavy hors d'oeuvres & cash bar)

Register Here
Sponsorship Information
Launch a Ball w/the Red Wings
& get a free game ticket 
We are excited to have been chosen again
thi
s year as the charity that will benefit from the Red Wings "Launch a Ball" promotion.

The proceeds from this promotion will go to the Sunshine Campus. In addition to being talked about during the games, the camp will be featured in radio ads on Warm 101.3, 94.1 The Zone and 93.3 Fickle.

To make this successful, we need your help.

All you have to do is sell tennis  balls before the game, as a volunteer, you'll get to enjoy the game for free. Plus, there will be fireworks after each game!  

The following are dates that volunteers are needed:

June 24th
July 22nd
August 26th
September 2nd

To sign up click on the link below if you have any questions you can contact Brandi at the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x210 or brandi@rochesterrotary.org.

Register Here
Volunteers Needed
Roberto Clemente School No. 8 
Parent-teacher conferences are one of the best ways that a school, a student, and a student's family can come together to evaluate the student's progress, set future goals for the student to attain, and build better communications and relationships with the student's family.

This year, the traditional parent-teacher conference will change at Roberto Clemente School 8: each student will attend and lead his/her own conference twice during the school year. Students will take ownership of their learning, reflect upon their progress, explain areas of strength and weakness, and perhaps most importantly, set goals for both academic and personal development.

In this student led conference, the student puts in a tremendous amount of individual preparation. Unfortunately, not all parents are able to attend their child's conference and listen to how he/ she is doing, and how they plan to do better. That's where Rochester Rotary comes in: School 8 faculty and administration feel that this is such an important endeavor, that when a parent is unable to attend, they are asking a Rotarian to sit in on the conference. Our job is primarily to listen, ask relevant questions, and help the student set practical goals for academic and character improvement.

Conferences will be held on the following dates:

May 22nd - 8th Grade
May 23rd - 7th Grade
May 24th - 6th Grade
May 25th - 5th Grade
May 26th - 4th Grade
May 30th - 3rd Grade
May 31st - 2nd Grade
June 1st - 1st Grade
June 2nd - Kindergarten

There will be two sessions each day: morning 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and afternoons 12:30-3:00 p.m. Can you be available for any day for any amount of time to listen? Is so, please contact Myrna in the Rotary Office at 546-7435 x 201 or myrna@rochesterrotary.org to schedule your time.
Community Service Teams
Volunteer Opportunities 
 
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.
May Birthdays
      
May 7- Marlene Bessette
May 7- Robert Baxter
May 8- Sally Stookey
May 15- Don Alhart
May 18- Linda Bradley
May 18- Julie St. Germaine
May 18- Bob Whipple
May 19- Dawn Borgeest
May 19- Brad Champlin
May 19- Connie Mitchell
May 20- Joe Wilson
May 21- Tom DiPasquale
May 21- Steve Rebholz
May 22- Joan Feinbloom
May 22- Bill Taber
May 22- Dan Dey
May 26- Ann Hallick
May 28- Muditha Halliyadde
May 28- Doug Cook
May 31- Bruce Bates

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?

We are desperately seeking Rochester Rotarians to host one of five couples of the visiting Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) delegation from Australia District 9780 from May 24th to June 7th. During this time period, hosts provide participants with the opportunity to experience our culture by staying in our homes, visiting our clubs and showcasing many of the treasures of our community. This is a great opportunity addressing  the Fourth Object of Rotary: "The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service."
 
Please contact Carl Grovanz, Rotary District 7120 RFE Chair, ASAP at  CGrovanz@rochester.rr.com to volunteer to host. (Host volunteers have highest priority for future RFE trips. There's one coming up in August to Finland and Estonia...!)

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One of our camp partners Camp Haccamo is having their 5th annual Car, Truck, Cycle Show on Saturday, May 20th for more information click on the link below.

Car Show Flyer
2016 RPO Holiday Gala Pops Sponsors