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Whether you're just visiting or you live in Lake Placid and would like to visit with us as a guest, please email rotarylakeplacid@gmail.com and we'll contact you.  Our meetings are held weekly at the Hampton Inn and Suites, 801 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid NY.  Meetings are each Thursday at 7:20am unless a special event or meeting is planned.
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At our first meeting of the new Rotary Year we had the pleasure of inducting Jessica Ballinger as our newest member.  Jessica has enjoyed a long career in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.  She lists on her membership application that she's mission-driven and aspires to help and assist others in continually improving the Lake Placid / North Elba community.   Jessica (L) is shown with John Huttlinger and her Rotary Sponsor, Deb Erenstone. We certainly have some committees and projects she can dig into.  Welcome Jessica!

Thanks to a successful auction—and the generosity of our members and community—the Rotary Club of Lake Placid is proud to pledge $1,440 to Project Dignity, our global initiative with World Vision to combat human trafficking in Vietnam. This amount will be matched by the Gates Foundation, doubling the impact!

A special thank-you to all who donated, contributed items, and bid—and to Kate Thompson for her incredible handmade quilt, which raised $400 on its own!

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Another year has gone by and we're once again at the Lake Placid Horse Show Grounds for our annual "Horse Show Breakfast."   A nice morning to watch the riders prepare for their events and to let our members and guests stay and enjoy the day's events.   Club President Stephanie Pianka presided at her first meeting of her term as RCLP President.   
une 18th was our 32nd Annual Changeover Event. Awards, an auction to fundraise for our International Service Committee, and a nice dinner enjoyed by all. The Changeover Event puts a cap on the Rotary Year and gives us motivation to do more good things in the year to come. Visit our YouTube channel for a short video of our event.   https://youtu.be/UI-0nMZ5fA4
Tupper Lake resident Brian Merriam shared his experiences helping Rotarians in Guatemala distribute Lions-furnished eyeglasses to the poor. Merriam described how he transported thousands of pairs of glasses into Guatemala and worked at temporary eye clinics in remote villages.  He highlighted the significant impact these glasses had on the lives of impoverished Guatemalans, many of whom suffer from severe vision problems and early cataracts due to poor nutrition, trauma, and constant exposure to the sun. Merriam explained that regaining eyesight allowed individuals to become assets to their families again, a crucial factor in a poor country. He expressed how remarkably rewarding it was to witness the excitement and appreciation of people who could see clearly again after years of vision loss. Merriam concluded by thanking the Lions Club for their vital eyeglass collection program, emphasizing its impressive impact on people's lives globally.
 
Lake Placid Central School's Nicole Trainor heads up Rotary's Interact program.  Interact clubs bring together young people to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self.”  This year, 15 seniors received special Interact Stoles to be worn at graduation.  Additionally, the Red Cross provided two scholarships to deserving seniors.  Nicole is shown with Alberth Gamez, an English as a New Language (ENL) student who joined Interact soon after moving to Lake Placid.  He has served on many Interact projects.  The second scholarship went to Anya Kern, highlighting her involvement in Interact activities, planning for college and an essay on how she plans to use skills learned through Interact in the future.  Congratulations and much luck to Alberth and Anya.
Members of Tina's family attended the Senior Awards Recognition Night at the Lake Placid High School on Monday June 16th.  Tina's son Joe Leonard and daughter Daci "Leonard" Shenfield  along with Tina's Granddaughter Maeve Leonard were in attendance.  The Rotary Club of Lake Placid, Tina Leonard's Family gives the $1000 Tina Leonard award annually to a Lake Placid High School Senior. The award keeps Tina’s legacy and spirit alive as it recognizes young persons in our community who are overcoming obstacles and achieving success in the face of adversity.   This year, Tina's Granddaughter  Maeve Leonard proudly announced the 2025 recipient, Anya Kern.
The robots are coming!  Actually, they're here and in the operating theatre at Adirondack Health.  Dr. Michael Hill, Chief of Surgery, took us through surgery's evolution and how robotics provides the surgeon with a tool to give patients a greater chance at a successful outcome from a procedure.  We were shown images of how the DaVinci and ION robots function, giving the surgeon a new level of precision.  Extensive training is given to providers on how to use the machine to mimic human movements in very small areas.  Will AI make its way into the operating room?  Possible but in a way that gives the surgeon a perspective on a surgery that is projected to have many benefits for the patient.  Dr. Hill is shown here with Rotarian Hannah Hanford, former Executive Director of the Adirondack Health Foundation.  Visit Dr. Hill's page at Adirondack Health here https://www.adirondackhealth.org/doctors/michael-hill
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Floods, earthquakes, severe storms happen 24/7/365.  A gift to ShelterBox, a Rotary sponsored program. can provide several different types of urgently needed emergency equipment.    Just use the link on the left side of this page to download the ShelterBox gift form showing many ideas . Your one gift will bring much help and aid to those in need.  Learn about ShelterBox by visiting https://www.shelterbox.org 
 
 
 
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