Contact: Isadore DeMarco, Amherst President for more information at (716) 929-5150 or idemarco@echa.org
Rotary Club of Batavia presents
13TH ANNUAL CORVETTE OR $40K CASH RAFFLE
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015
Location: Oktober Brew Fest at Batavia Downs
Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm
Raffle Ticket: $50 for 1/$100 for 3 (winner need not be present)
Oktober Brew Fest: $20 presale/$25 at the door, includes beer/wine tasting, ($10 for non-drinkers), food, commemorative glass to first 500, live entertainment & $10 free play at Batavia Downs
EVERYONE OF US IS CONFRONTED WITH ADVERSITY, CHALLENGE AND CHANGE. WE FACE IT IN OUR FAMILIES, OUR HEALTH, WITH CHILDREN AND OUR FINANCES. ALL OF US GET OUR SHARE OF THE TOUGH STUFF. IN HIS KEYNOTE ADDRESS, JOE TEACHES HOW ANYONE, ANYWHERE CAN OVERCOME LIMITATIONS AND LIVE THEIR DREAMS.
WHY YOU SHOULD ENCOURAGE YOUR MEMBERS TO ATTEND OUR DISTRICT CONFERENCE
As I visit clubs, I explain that I might have dropped out of Rotary if I hadn’t gone to Multi-District PETS about six months after joining Rotary. Up to that point, my awareness of Rotary was limited to the activities of my small club. Once I attended Multi-District PETS, I discovered the bigger world of Rotary beyond my club. That’s when I really became a Rotarian. I believe many people who join Rotary don’t really discover what Rotary is all about until they attend a large Rotary event beyond their own club.
I would like you to encourage any newer members of your club to attend our District Conference at the Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, NY, October 23-25, 2015. I know they will have a great experience. They will make new friends and enjoy the fellowship of Rotarians from across our District. They will also learn about the rich cornucopia of projects, programs and activities that comprise the world of Rotary, across our District and around the world.
At 4:00 pm on Friday, October 23, just prior to the opening reception for the conference, we will have a free program called “Welcome to the World of Rotary.” This has been designed for the new Rotarian as well as anyone else who wants to learn what Rotary is all about. This session will provide an inspiring orientation to Rotary. It will be at the same location at the opening reception (The Yodeler Lodge) so attendees can go right from the program to the reception in the same building.
If you can persuade your newer members to attend our District Conference and the “Welcome to the World of Rotary” program, I can almost guarantee that they will come back to your club full of enthusiasm for Rotary and more committed than ever to be an active contributor to your club.
Under the leadership of DG Kevin Crosby, DGE Marlee Diehl, and IPDG Jack Amico, a new committee has been formed in the District. This new group is the Club Support Team. Its members have been charged with helping clubs become more successful and to improve the club’s ability to retain and recruit more members in the process.
The Club Support Team includes A.J. Block, Jeff Noble, Bob Morrow, and “Doc” Hamels. The committee is co-chaired by PDGs Ralph Montesanto and John Heise. Each member has had experience in assisting groups with organizational challenges, whether it be scouts, churches, businesses, or Rotary clubs.
The team has developed a tool box of ideas for clubs and club leadership. If your club is interested, please contact one of the team members or the chairs.
Outcomes of Using Diverse Approaches to Educate Rotarians As seen in 2018
This month instead of telling you, club leaders and members, how District will roll out the District Vision; we are seeking suggestions from you about how you wish to see this rolled out. You are very savvy and we want your ideas about the best way to deliver programs to clubs. We have District trainers ready to develop the material in person. There are many webinars on-line. Which delivery method excites you? Will you work with others in your region to organize local seminars?
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The Rotary Club of Welland honoured long-time Rotarian Joe Eigner and his wife Helen at a meeting on September 1, 2015. Joe and Helen are moving west to Edmonton to be closer to their son and daughter.
Joe was granted a honourary Membership a year ago for distinguishing himself through meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. Joe is a native of Welland, graduated from Welland High & Vocational School and Queen’s University in 1955 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He also graduated from SUNY at Buffalo in 1967 with an MBA.
On August 8th, members of the Rotary of Club of the BNMC worked on two adjoining Habitat Buffalo building sites. These members launched the club’s commitment to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity, promising to provide volunteers for construction sites on the second Saturday of each month.
The Rotary Club of Ancaster raised $4000 recently at its Polio Eradication & Scotch Tasting Dinner. With matching grants/monies from the Canadian Government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a total of $20,000 will go to the fight.
The Hamilton Golf and Country Club was a superb host. Roger Donald of the LCBO educated on the history and peculiarities of fine single malt scotch and Dr. Bob Scott, Rotarian from Cobourg, put a real human face on the fight to Eradicate Polio. Scott outlined why the mountains of Pakistan are such a problem (last place on earth facing the native polio virus). He told us of his personal connection with some of the immunization workers killed last year and how he has ended up doing polio vaccinations with armed guards alongside.
Westfield/Mayville Rotary Club recently inducted into membership Tracy Bennett. He was welcomed and installed by Harry Barton, Membership chair.
Bennett, having worked for SUNY Fredonia for 30 years, 15 as vice president of Administration, retired in November 2010. Following two years at Jamestown Community College, he attended SUNY Albany where he earned his CPA in 1982, a profession he still practices.
As the club began to prepare for the District Governor’s visit in September 2015, it gave them the opportunity to ‘take stock’ and realize all of the wonderful accomplishments achieved over the past Rotary year.
The Friday August 28, 2015 meeting of the Rotary Club of Brantford featured a presentation by president Rita-Marie Hadley to District 7090 Governor Kevin Crosby of the club's contribution to The Rotary Foundation's Polio Plus campaign.
The club's $5000 donation, to be leveraged by the government of Canada’s 2:1 match plus a 2:1 match by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation makes $25,000!
A member of the Albion Rotary Club will become District Governor next July 1, leading a district of about 70 clubs in Western New York and Southern Ontario.
Marlee Diehl was to take over as district governor in 2017, but the next district governor stepped down from consideration. The current district governor, Kevin Crosby, said input from the district’s leadership was unanimous in having Diehl assume the reins a year ahead of when she had planned.
“She is very dependable and she’s a tremendous asset for the district,” Crosby said after a recent visit with Albion Rotarians.
Each year, The Rotary Club of Stoney Creek prepares and sells thousands of servings of sweet peach ice cream crepes and savory perogies at the Winona Peach Festival.
In May of this year a group from the Rotary Club of Ancaster AM travelled for the fourth consecutive year to the Dominican Republic to distribute Wheel Chairs, stoves and medicine. Participating this year were Kathryn Smith and her son Sandy Trenholm, Paul Robinson and his daughter Regan, Murray Green, and Collette Patten.
During the six day trip, the team visited senior homes, hospitals, orphanages, and individual homes, in Santo Domingo, Hondo Valle, and Cotui.
District Governor Kevin Crosby addressed the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise this week with a clear message, “Rotary is what Rotary does”, as a call to action for clubs large and small throughout District 7090.
Kevin hails from Buffalo, New York, central in the horseshoe shaped international District that runs from Delhi at the western frontier, around Lake Erie to Jamestown New York, and as far east as Rochester.
At the August 31 meeting of the Rotary Club of Jamestown, Rotarian Mark Baldwin, formerly a longtime educator at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, spoke about Roger Tory Peterson and how various locations throughout Jamestown laid the foundation for Peterson's life's work as the most prominent American nature educator of the 20th Century. Baldwin spoke about several locations throughout Jamestown that were important to Peterson's life, including Peterson's boyhood home on Bowen Street; the reservoir at the top of Swede Hill; the 100 Acre Lot on Curtis Street Extension; and Lakeview Cemetery.
Pictured are, from left, Ardy Baldwin; her husband and Rotarian Mark Baldwin; Joni Blackman, Rotarian and executive director of the Fenton History Center; and Gary Padak, the vice president of the Rotary Club of Jamestown.
On August 14, 2015, the Rotary Club of Hamilton AM welcomed over 400 participants to its 30th Annual BBQ Auction Fundraiser at the Ancaster Fairgrounds, in Ancaster, Ontario. Excited guests perused over 250 Silent and Live Auction items, including art, sports tickets, vacations and even a vespa scooter. There was fabulous food provided by La Piazza Allegra, a fun photo booth, slushpuppytinis and raffles for wine and bling.
Thursday September 3 was an exciting meeting at the Rotary Club of St. Catharines. Not only was the club inspired by DG Kevin Crosby's vision presentation, they also had were joined by Foundation chair Karen Oakes, PDG who assisted in the recognition of 20 Paul Harris Fellows!
Each year, club members contribute to the "EREY" (Every Rotarian Every Year), which is a contribution to the Rotary Foundation. The tradition of "EREY" in the club was initiated by Past President, Betty Lou Souter in the year 2004, along with PDG, Art Wing, both members of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines.
Rotary Club of Buffalo’s first evening Social Event held at Templeton Landing at 5:00 PM went very well. It was so enjoyable to have time to socialize with fellow members and guests. We had six exchange students sharing the evening: Benedikt Honeder from Austria, Mikkel Toft from Denmark, Alban Savary De Beauregard from France, Amanda Marquez from Brazil, a former exchange student Ana Ono, and Elijah Desire who was leaving for Spain.
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On August 8th, members of the Rotary of Club of the BNMC worked on two adjoining Habitat Buffalo building sites. These members launched the club’s commitment to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity, promising to provide volunteers for construction sites on the second Saturday of each month.
Westfield/Mayville Rotary Club recently inducted into membership Tracy Bennett. He was welcomed and installed by Harry Barton, Membership chair. 
A member of the Albion Rotary Club will become District Governor next July 1, leading a district of about 70 clubs in Western New York and Southern Ontario.
In May of this year a group from the Rotary Club of Ancaster AM travelled for the fourth consecutive year to the Dominican Republic to distribute Wheel Chairs, stoves and medicine. Participating this year were Kathryn Smith and her son Sandy Trenholm, Paul Robinson and his daughter Regan, Murray Green, and Collette Patten.
At the August 31 meeting of the Rotary Club of Jamestown, Rotarian Mark Baldwin, formerly a longtime educator at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, spoke about Roger Tory Peterson and how various locations throughout Jamestown laid the foundation for Peterson's life's work as the most prominent American nature educator of the 20th Century. Baldwin spoke about several locations throughout Jamestown that were important to Peterson's life, including Peterson's boyhood home on Bowen Street; the reservoir at the top of Swede Hill; the 100 Acre Lot on Curtis Street Extension; and Lakeview Cemetery. 
