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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Details & Duties

Program: Club Assembly
Blessing: Carol Blakeslee-Collin
Program Intro:  Nicole Laurin
 
Virtual Meetings
Wednesdays@Noon!
Here is the Rotary Club of Plattsburgh Zoom Meeting link:
Meeting ID: 216 382 592

Events & Committee News

Rotary “Holiday Cookie” Class

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, December 9th on Zoom from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Co-hosted by the Rotary Club of Plattsburgh and the Sunrise Rotary Club

Sue Leblanc-Durocher of the Sunrise Rotary Club will be offering tips on holiday baking and cookie decorating.

Fun evening for families - include your children and grandchild.

  • Showcase your decorated cookies.
  • Cookie recipe exchange.
  • Wine door prizes, including side wines, donated by Smithfield Liquor.

The Zoom link to join is:
https://bit.ly/RotaryHolidayBakeShow

Meeting ID: 831 2149 1193
Passcode: 874114

Holiday Meal Program

Our Rotary Club will be doing our annual Holiday Meal Program again this year.  For over 15 years, our club has been providing holiday meals to about 30 plus needy families each year.

 
Nicole Lauren and her staff at JCEO will be working with Maria Alexander at the Senior Citizens Council to compile a list of needy families and senior citizens.
 
Rotarians who volunteer will be assigned a family and given contact information, family size, etc.
 
There are two ways to assist in this community service effort:
 
(Option 1)  Purchase a Holiday Meal Card at the Walmart Customer Service desk.  You can load the card with whatever denomination you wish.  The Holiday Meal Card can only be used for purchasing turkey or ham and other meal items.  You can deliver the Holiday Meal Card to your family and they can purchase the food items for their meal.  (NOTE: Do Not Purchase a Walmart Gift Card.  There are no limitations on what can be purchased.)
 
(Option 2)  You can purchase food items for the family and deliver the food.
(Bob Parks has a suggested shopping list if you choose this option).
 
JCEO will be providing the list of needy families to us in early December and assignments will be made at that time.
 
If you are interested in volunteering to adopt one or more families, please contact Bob Parks at (518) 578-8195 or by email at bob.parks2016@gmail.com.

Rotary Holiday Ornaments

The 2021 Rotary Ornaments are ready! This year is Clare and Carl's. If you would like to pickup some to sell, please contact Cornelia Forrence, Jody Maloy, or Maria Alexander (for pickup at the Senior Citizen's Council). They are also being sold to the public at Dannemora Federal Credit Union and UFirst Federal Credit Union. The cost is $20 for in-person pickup, $25 if you would like to it mailed. We also have a limited number of sets for sale that include prior years. Please contact Cornelia or Jody for any additional information.

 

Gifts for Seniors

You can support seniors living at Meadowbrook Healthcare and other local nursing homes by bringing in items on their wish list.  For details of how to support residents at Meadowbrook, contact Sandy Geddes at 518-563-5440 or by email.
 

Other Club Updates

Food Shelf

The Club is accepting donations to the Rotary Club's Food Shelf program. Please send any amount you can spare via check, credit card or Venmo. Read below for more information on how to donate.  

Tech Help

If you are tech savvy, your help is needed!  Please see Keith Tyo or Meghan Weeden to learn how you can help with managing the Rotary Zoom set up.
 

Video recordings of Past Meetings

If you want to watch a video recording of a past meeting, please click this link.
 
Zoom Attendance & Makeups
Anne Cutaiar tracks attendance. Please contact her if you do not see yourself on the roster or you were sharing a Zoom connection with someone. You can check your attendance record on Club Runner under the My Attendance tab.  If you watch or listen to a previous weekly meeting  and want to get a makeup, please notify Anne Cutaiar (anne@lakechamplaintravel.com) via email and include your name, email address, the weekly meeting date you watch and how long you watched/listened.

Rotary Committee Meeting Schedule

Please note: All Committee Meetings will be virtual until further notice. 
 
Rotary Board Meeting - The next Rotary Board meeting will be Monday, December 20th, at noon.  This meeting is regularly scheduled for the 3rd Monday of every month at noon. 

Environmental Committee - The Committee meets the first Thursday of every month at Noon via Zoom.

Program Committee - This meeting is regularly scheduled for the 1st Monday of every month. The next meeting is December 6th.

Service Committee - The next Service Committee meeting will be Wednesday, December 1st at 11:00 a.m. This meeting is regularly scheduled for the 1st Wednesday of every month. 

Membership Committee -  This meeting is regularly scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of every month. The next meeting is December 15th.

Safety Committee - Carol Arnold and Theresa Hayden will be giving weekly safety updates & reminders.  Suggestions and new members are welcome, please contact Carol or Theresa.

New Member Orientation - The final New Member Orientation of the year is Friday, December 10th at 8 am. This is a requirement to move from Red to Blue Badge. Orientation will be held in person at Steve Kende’s  office, 53 Court St. Please e-mail Steve Kende to let him know you are attending. 

Club Information & Resources

Plattsburgh Rotary Meetings Are Virtual Until Further Notice

Due to an increase in confirmed cases of the Delta-variant of COVID-19, the weekly meetings of the Rotary Club of Plattsburgh will be held virtually on ZOOM for the next couple of weeks. Zoom meetings will begin at noon. The Board of Directors will review its decision on a weekly basis whether to continue broadcasting based on the COVID-19 situation locally and statewide. The link is https://zoom.us/j/216382592 or you can click on the meeting date in the Calendar below for more information.  
 
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You Can Help

The Club is accepting donations to the Rotary Club's Food Shelf program. Please send any amount you can spare via check or credit card.  
  • Make checks out toRotary Club of Plattsburgh and note where you would like your funds to be directed to, then mail to:  Forrest Edwards, 47 Dock Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
  • Online donations: You can now set up a recurring monthly donation for this.  http://bit.ly/PlattRotaryFoodShelf
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Venmo

Need to send money to the Club?  You can use Venmo.  The Club name is @Plattsburgh_Rotary
 
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News Bulletin

Please contact Lisa Mesec if there is anything you need posted to the Rotary Bulletin for the week by Thursday night.

Forms and Brochures

  1. Rotary Club Membership Application (Fillable PDF)
  2. Plattsburgh Rotary Club Corporate Membership Application
  3. Corporate Membership Information
  4. Corporate Members Program Brochure