Rotary started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on 23 February 1905, so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Over time, Rotary’s reach and vision gradually extended to humanitarian service. Members have a long track record of addressing challenges in their communities and around the world.
“Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves.“ - - Paul Harris, Rotary founder
2-Mar-23 1st Thursday Rotary Committee Meetings at Even Hotel
9-Mar-23 2nd Thursday Rotary #5960 District Governor Dayle Quigley
16-Mar-23 3rd Thursday Rotary Service option: Rochester Public Library, 2nd Flr Meeting Room B Social option: Twigs Restaurant
23-Mar-23 4th Thursday Rotary Our own Lynn Clarey, Tee It Up for the Troops is a nonprofit charity golf event which delivers critical services to help veterans and their families heal and transition from the battlefield to the home front. Started in 2005 with the mission to honor, remember, respect, and support all those who serve(d) in the Armed Forces for this great nation.
30 Mar-235th Thursday Rotation Day – Rochester Mayor Kim Norton
SPECIAL NOTE: MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Rochester Rotary Riser 35th Anniversary Charter Celebration Wednesday 5:30 8:00 PM at Rochester Golf & Country Club Keynote Speaker: Stephanie Urchick, 2024-25 RI President
21-Jun-23 Greater Rochester Rotary is pleased to invite you to the 2023-2024 District Governor Installation of Patricia McCleese in the Floral Hall at Graham Park. 5:30-8:00 PM. Details to follow.
22-Jun-23 Ashokakomar Patel, MD, Installation, President 2023-2024 The Rotary Club of Rochester
“I had three careers: medicine, the Boy Scouts, and the Army”
George Allen—a retired Mayo Clinic rheumatologist who practiced medicine for 40 years, a local Scout leader, a Brigadier General—looks back at a life of science and service.
For more than three decades, the Rotary Clubs of Rochester have given more than $1 million in grants to youth-related, education-oriented, Rochester-based organizations from the net proceeds of the Rotary Holiday Classic.
The application deadline for Community Grants is closed.
Organizations submitting proposals will be informed of the outcome of their request by March 31, 2023. Community Grant recipients will be recognized, and checks will be distributed by mid-April 2023.
Questions related to the Rotary Community Grant consideration process should be directed to romnrotary@gmail.com
Cradle 2 Career Director Julie Ruzek shared the attached handout from Kelsey Duffy with the C2C Ambassadors. Our C2C Ambassador, Marilyn Dehling extends a special thank you to Audrey Betcher and Sue Luebbe for their work and dedication in calling early childhood providers.
Rochester Rotary Riser April Sutor has highlighted the need for additional volunteers for Rochester’s Meals on Wheels to help deliver food throughout the week.
Delivery routes around town take about an hour to an hour and a half from start to finish, with no minimum volunteer requirement, just as much as you can help out.
Meals on Wheels provides hot, nutritious home delivered meals. Each meal meets one third of the daily-recommended nutrients containing: protein, starch, fruits and vegetables, salad and dessert.
Access to healthy meals can be an important part of helping people to remain living independently in their own homes.
Volunteers deliver meals over the noon hour. Meals are prepared under the supervision of a licensed dietitian and special diets are available. Meals on Wheels are available to greater Rochester area residents who are not able to prepare or easily access a healthy meal. Often recipients are frail, convalescing or have disabilities. Through Meals on Wheels recipients are able to improve or maintain health and remain living independently in their own homes.
Meals are delivered seven days a week in Rochester and if you’d like to sign up and become a volunteer you can find more information here.
In last week's District Governor email, Dayle Quigley reminded us of the need for shelter worldwide especially in areas with recent crises: Pakistan flooding, Ukraine war, and earthquake devastation in Turkey and Syria.
In January 2023, The Rotary Foundation Trustees established two temporary funds to assist Pakistan and Ukraine, two areas that are facing extreme need.
How to contribute
You can give online, by check, or by transferring District Designated Funds:
To give by check, make it payable to The Rotary Foundation or to an associate foundation and include a completed contribution form. In the DESIGNATION/PURPOSE section, choose Other and write the fund name (Pakistan Flood Response Fund or Ukraine Response Fund).
Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
ShelterBox is responding after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and northern Syria. Please donate today to help people affected by the earthquakes and other disasters around the world. https://www.shelterboxusa.org/
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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