Join your fellow Rotarians at the February 10 Midday Meeting of The Rotary Club of Rochester. Lunch is available at the door for $25, or you can attend the meeting without eating lunch.
Rebecca Irby is the Founding Partner and President of PEAC Institute. Over the last 10 years, Rebecca has served as an education and technology consultant on diversity and cultural awareness initiatives with the New Jersey Department of Education, Rutgers University, the National Liberty Museum, Nagoya University, and many others. Rebecca also sits on an advisory board incorporating social skills training into the core programs of schools around the United States. She recently completed a cross-cultural communications textbook for the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. Additionally, she created business English communication curricula for some of the world's largest organizations, including the Red Cross, Toyota, and Mitsubishi. When not consulting on education initiatives, she works on social documentaries and charity events. She produced and debuted her first film 'That Day,' the story of a Hiroshima survivor, on August 6, 2013. Her last charity event was on March 2015, when she organized and rode in a 500km bike and run through the areas affected by the tsunami of 2011. Her last assignment was working as Dean of Special Education for BRICK Peshine Academy in Newark, NJ. With PEAC, she has organized, trained, and facilitated youth forums to the NPT PrepCom in 2018, 2019, and 2020 as well as a High-Level forum in conjunction with the New Zealand Foreign Ministry and United Nations. Rebecca has spoken about nuclear abolition and heart-centered leadership at Harvard Law School, the Yale Policy Conference, The PyeongChang Global Peace Forum; the Free Minds Free People Conference; Busan Democracy Forum; and will be at Barger Leadership Institute (BLI) at the University of Michigan in 2021.
“Imagine Rotary” is the 2022-23 presidential theme revealed by RI President-elect Jennifer Jones January 20. The theme's logo was designed by Riki Salam, an Australian artist and graphic designer specializing in contemporary Indigenous art, design, and communications.
Meaning of the design elements. The circle in aboriginal culture for instance, signifies our connections to one another. The dots around it represent people and there are seven because of Rotary's areas of focus. The circle and the dots together become a navigation star – our guiding light. The solid line underneath is what is referred to as a digging stick and it is used when doing hard work. And, since Rotary members are people of action – it represents a tool for getting things done.
On Thursday, February 17, The Rotary Club of Rochester will hold its "Third Thursday" meetings which offer options for members to attend a meeting or gathering that best fits their interests. There are three options available in the Learning, Social, and Virtual categories. Please register for the option you wish to attend. There is no charge for registering for the meeting options unless otherwise noted.
Social - Twigs Tavern & Grille
Join fellow Rotarians for lunch and conversation at Twigs. Click here to register.
Virtual - topic to be announced
Presenter: Audrey Betcher. A link to the Zoom meeting will sent to those who register. Click here to register.
CANCELED - Learning – Bread baking with Rotarian Josef
Josef will teach seven Rotarians how he makes bread from scratch! Attendance is limited to the first seven who register. There will be bread to taste, but feel free to bring a lunch if you wish.
Rotary Peace Fellowships applications are now open. Please consider who might be a good candidate for graduate studies or certificate in peace studies.
Click here and forward the electronic application to potential candidates. Applicants have until May 15 to submit their applications with District 5960 as their endorsing district. The Rotary Peace Fellowship Committee will interview candidates and, if qualified, endorse them for consideration by Rotary Peace Centers and the universities they select to attend. Please note that the candidate needs to open the application to register it with Rotary Peace Centers, and then save it. They can return to work on it any time until May 15.
The application page is self-explanatory, and mentors can follow through by checking the graduate program or the certificate program for the relevant eligibility requirements.
As a member of the Rotary Club of Rochester, there are three "To Do List" items to sign-up for the second and fourth Thursday meeting from now until the end of the year.
1. Sign-up to lead the four-way test
2. Sign-up to give a reflection
3. Sign-up to be a greeter
4. Sign-up for the visitor table / introductions
5. Sign-up to share your story by giving a member spotlight
Did you know that if you buy the majority of your gas at Kwik Trip, you could pre-pay for your gas AND help the club at the same time? A $100 Kwik Trip card immediately creates $5 for the club and any in-store purchases creates another 5% donation.If you would like to purchase Scrip cards, send an email to romnrotary@gmail.com with how many and what denomination you'd like. In additional to Kwik Trip, Scrip cards are also available to Apollo Liquor and Menards. The cards are purchased at face value, but the club receives 5% back from Apollo Liquor and Kwik Trip and 4% back from Menards. The club receives an additional 5% on purchases at Kwik Trip, other than gas, inside the store.
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“Imagine Rotary” is the 2022-23 presidential theme revealed by RI President-elect Jennifer Jones 
On Thursday, February 17, The Rotary Club of Rochester will hold its "Third Thursday" meetings which offer options for members to attend a meeting or gathering that best fits their interests. There are three options available in the Learning, Social, and Virtual categories. Please register for the option you wish to attend. There is no charge for registering for the meeting options unless otherwise noted.
