Join your fellow Rotarians at Rotary After Hours via Zoom this Thursday, December 3, 5:30-7:00 p.m! Relax, refresh and get to know one another better while sharing stories of your Thanksgiving traditions and how those traditions compared to this year's celebration. Attendees will begin gathering at 5:30 pm. Feel free to enjoy your favorite food and beverage while socializing. Rotary After Hours is scheduled the first Thursday of the month in lieu of the Club's noon meeting.
We are seeking to install properly vented energy-efficient stoves to replace the open-pit indoor stoves used by indigenous Guatemalan families around Lake Aititlan. This solution offers improved indoor air quality for mothers and their children by reducing smoke inhalation effects, burn hazards, and less wood consumption/use. We anticipate 160+ family members in the communities of San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala, will benefit in addition to local contractors for supporting the building resources and installation and maintenance needs of the stove systems. With the constraints and impact of COVID-19, 75 of the 160 vented stoves have been installed. Through tele-education support and the indefatigable resourcefulness of Dr. and Mrs. Tun, as well as Friends of St. Lucas, there is continued progress toward helping these families breathe easier, sleep better, and build a sense of community faster. Stay tuned for more updates in future newsletters.
Pictured L-R: Dr. Ashok Patel, Mrs. Lillyam Arroyave, RCTC and Dr. R. Tun, Guatemala (Sponsored by Rotary International
This project was funded by Rotary International in partnership with Rotary clubs from D5960 in Minnesota, RCTC educators, and Rotary Club of Lake Aititlan, Guatemala.
Thank you, Rotarians, for answering the call to ring bells this holiday season.
As of December 8, there are five openings for December 12: Two openings at 12:30-2:30 pm and 4:30-6:30 pm and one opening from 6:30-8:30 pm.
Please consider signing-up to ring bells! Bell ringing is a tradition of The Rotary Club of Rochester, and we are committed to ringing bells each Saturday, November 14 - December 19 at HyVee 37th Street. Shifts are 8:30 am - 8:30 pm. Please check your schedule and register hereto serve. Rotarians are always encouraged to enjoy community service with family members, but this year we ask you to especially consider it with COVID-19 guidelines in place.
Scrip cards to Apollo Liquor, Kwik Trip, and Menards are available for purchase to support The Rotary Club of Rochester. You purchase and spend the cards 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.
When shopping on Amazon, please be sure to use smile.amazon.com and designate “Rotary Club of Rochester Foundation” to benefit. Same great shopping for you, and 0.5% contributions to our Club's Foundation for us all!
To support our service projects the Rochester Rotary Risers are in the midst of our 2nd Annual Calendar Raffle. Here's how it works - your odds of winning are pretty darn good:
We sell 1,000 tickets only ($20 each)
365 Winners are drawn - daily winning is $20
Special winnings on New Years Day $500, Tax Day $250, 4th of July $250, Labor Day $250, Christmas Day $500, seven other holidays are $100 winners
Every ticket drawn is thrown back in the hat so you can win multiple times
If your raffle number isn't drawn, you've supported one 1st grader in Rochester attending My Book Day - getting a tour of the library, their own book, a book bag and a library pass. In addition you'll be supporting our international service projects in Guatemala, Nigeria and Honduras
More details are available. If you have any questions contact Debra Christianson at romnrotary@gmail.com
