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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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DG Whitmore visits our Club
DG Whitmore visits our Club
We had the distinct pleasure to welcome District Governor 2024 - 2025 Teresa Whitmore to both our club's Board and general meeting this week.  DG Whitmore engaged with our members as she presented the 2025 Action Plan.  We were happy to learn that many of the Plan's points are already in process or are on our agenda, adjusted to reflect our club's goals and objectives.   Many thanks for stopping by and learning about all the community and international activities that our club is involved with.  We extend our best wishes to you for a successful term as District Governor.  https://rotary7040.com/  Club President Kathleen Thompson received the District banner from DG Whitmore
Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service
Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service
A man who wears many hats, Rick Preston came to us in his capacity as an officer of the ambulance service https://lakeplacidambulance.com/  Rick's presentation provided history of the service and the many staffing and financial challengers that organizations of this type face.  What was once an all volunteer group now includes paid members.  It is a stressful job making recruitment and retention of members difficult.  It can be any given day and we hope it doesn't happen, but it's good to know that the service is there to serve our community and the surrounding area as part of a mutual aid network.  Rick is shown with a stair climbing chair, purchased in part with donated funds from our club, that used to transport patients in special situations  
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The NexTrex Challenge
Sam Baker, a teacher at Lake Placid High School, visited us today with lots of discarded plastic wrapping, scissors and gloves in order to demonstrate and seek support for a program from Trex Corporation to collect such wrappings and recycle them into a community resource such as a bench.  This program is being followed in Saranac Lake so Sam came to see if our club was interested in supporting the project and earning a "reward" for participating.  Details of the Trex company's project with some explanatory charts may be found at https://nextrex.com/view/recyclingchallenge   This is an interesting project which could be considered by our Interact group and there is also interest in placing a collection bin at Town Hall.
Gib Brown - Misconceptions In Science
Gib Brown - Misconceptions In Science
Are you smarter than a 5th grader when it comes to science?  We won't answer that.  But at today's meeting, meteorologist and educator Gib Brown gave an interactive presentation of various common thoughts on science about the world we live in and beyond.   Quite a few questions that had us guessing and revealing a surprise when answered correctly.  Gib's presentation - with some fascinating questions (that are also good for our trivia nights) -  may be found here:  https://bit.ly/3YkAc6G  See how many you can answer.
Kelly Metzgar North Country Gender Alliance
Kelly Metzgar North Country Gender Alliance
We welcomed Kelly Metzgar, Exec. Director of the North Country General Alliance to discuss the very current and sensitive issue of gender identity.   Education and information, presented in a factual way, was presented as being key to dispel myths, improve understanding and create safe environments for individuals who are facing difficulties in the areas of acceptance and dealing with life's challenges in general.  There are daily stories in the media presenting situations that are formidable and at times, tragic.
Kelly related details of her personal struggles and the focused work that she and her organization does in the North Country to help the LGBTQ+ community cope with the pressures and obstacles faced in trying to be productive and positive in daily living.  For more information on the Alliance, visit their website at https://adkncga.org/
Our 2024 - 2025 Changeover Dinner
Our Changeover Dinner was held on a cool early summer evening at the new Cambria Hotel in Lake Placid.  Besides enjoying entertainment provided by a magician and a delicious dinner, the new slate of officers and directors was sworn in for the 2024 - 2025 Rotary Year.   Two very prestigious awards were made.  Cali Brooks, President & CEO of the Adirondack Foundation, received the "Service Above Self" award for the many volunteer community activities she is involved with beyond her day-to-day job.  The winner of our "Eagle Award" for Rotarian of the Year was presented to John Huttlinger, a charter member of our club, who has served for several years as Club Treasurer.  Congratulations to our award winners and to the Board for their dedication to keep our club a viable presence in the North Elba / Lake Placid community.  Please click "read more" for some pictures.
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Our Lake Placid Horse Show Breakfast
Our Lake Placid Horse Show Breakfast
The first two weeks of summer bring the horse shows back to Lake Placid where the equestrians and their horses display their skills and spectators and participants alike enjoy the scenery around the show grounds.  Once again our club held its breakfast meeting at the show where this year Show Communications Director Marty Bauman gave us an insiders look at the show and talked about future plans for this premier event in Lake Placid.  Thanks to Sara Stretton for arranging for Marty to speak with us.
   
Our 2023 Holiday Party
2023 - 2024 Area Governor Martha Pritchard Spear presents a video of her participation in the Rotary District 7040's Annual Conference
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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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President
Kathleen Thompson
President- Elect
Stephanie Pianka
Vice President
Chandler Ralph
Secretary
Charlotte Newbury
Treasurer
Heather Perkins
Director
Harris Semegram
Director
Stephanie Pianka
Membership
Mary Liz Alexander
The Rotary Foundation
Peter Beatty
Sergeant-at-Arms
Joe McAvoy
Dam Duck Race Chair
Gregory McNally
Trivia Night Co-Chair
Mary Liz Alexander