March 2015 Monthly Newsletter The Rotary Club of Geneseo, N.Y. Club 4780 of District 7120 www.geneseorotary.com Rotary Anniversaries Pres. David Woods PP Linda Gibbs PP Carol Carey March 2nd March 23rd March 30th PP Dick Thomas Dorothy Welch Pres. David Woods R Rotary Archive Rotary Archive March, 1913 The Great Flood otary s first cooperative disaster relief effort to assist the victims in Ohio and Indiana. The Great Flood swept across central and southern Indiana and throughout Ohio becoming the most devastating flood in the history of those states. Homes and entire neighborhoods were destroyed and almost 500 lives were lost in Ohio alone. Rotary Clubs contributed $25,000 to a Rotary Relief Fund for the areas affected by the flood. (Source: Rotary International) District 7120 Training Assembly Spencerport High School April 11th Little which is valuable comes without effort. Paul Harris
March 2015 P a g e 2 District 7120 Oratorical Contest on Ethics Final Event March 21st Monroe Community College 10 o clock Sponsored by Rotary District 7120 and Rochester Area Colleges Keyboard Kamp Update The 2015 Keyboard Kamp will be held July 7 to August 11th. A Few February Fine$ From everyone at a meeting who was celebrating a birthday or anniversary. Café Shilo will serve as a location for individual lessons following the Kamp. The Migrant Center in Leicester is open to the Relay for Life At SUNY Geneseo April 11th 6:00 pm to April 12th 6:00 am The Rotaract Roadrunners will be participating in the event again this year. Nicole Rountree, Rotaract President, is Team Captain and has set a fundraising goal of $1,000. To date, $445 has been raised. Team Fundraising Website info at.. http://main.acsevents.org/site/tr/relayforlife/rflc Y15EA?team_id=1783664&pg=team&fr_id=67196&_g a=1.195829221.853701670.1423173647 idea of holding a Kamp at their location if the numbers of those interested warrant. Source Good Neighbor Committee Meeting Minutes
March 2015 P a g e 3 Vernal Equinox March 20th The Newsletter Masthead photo features hellebores, a.k.a. Winter and Lenten Rose, which bloom in early spring. Quote of the Month Let s Go to Buffalo! Deeds preceded the written word. After service had been rendered in manifold forms, the word Service with all its varied meanings and implications, was written in the Rotary plan. Paul Harris District 7120 Conference Hyatt Regency, May 15-17 Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 8th March 17th Set Your Clocks Ahead One Hour
March 2015 P a g e 4 Hear Ye, Hear Ye... The Rotaract Club of the University of North Carolina, sponsored by the Rotary Club of North Carolina, was the first Rotaract Club to receive its official charter on March 13, 1968. District 7120 University-based Rotaract Clubs are at SUNY Brockport, University of Rochester, Keuka College, Hobart-William Smith Colleges, Elmira College and SUNY Geneseo. According to the January 2014 issue of The Rotarian, worldwide there are 6,130 Rotaract Clubs with 140,990 members as of 30 September 2013. May: Potted Plant & Hanging Basket Sale June: Change of Officers Dinner Upcoming Club Events July: Summer Festival Youth Exchange Weekend March 19-22 For District 7120 Inbound Exchange Students Hosted by Avon Rotary Club Tentative Schedule 3/19 6-7pm Arrive at Village Hall 3/20 Day Field Trip to RIT, Evening Dance at School 3/21 Bowling at Cougar Lanes, Casino Night 3/22 9am Pancake Breakfast at Village Hall Photo from PlayPump International World Water Day March 22, 2015 Rotary International and USAID celebrate working together in an effort to implement water, sanitation and hygiene projects around the world. (Source: R.I.)
March 2015 P a g e 5 2015 PETS Conference March 13-14, 2015 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Syracuse Thanks to everyone who has volunteered for the Cub Scout Blue and Gold spaghetti lunch on February 28th at the School Exchange Student News From Jan Montanye-Castillo Catalina Rodriguez Sepulveda from Chile, our first exchange student, visited my home for a few weeks at the end of January/beginning of February. She stayed here but visited many friends and all three of her host families. (photos on next page). She also enjoyed spending a few hours at Geneseo School, thanks to Tim Hayes. Catalina visited Letchworth Park and took a very cold walk across the border into Canada with some friends! Cata, Mary Rutigliano, last year's outbound student to Canary Islands, and Pedro Mendes, our inbound student from Brazil, visited Rotarians and enjoyed delicious sushi at The Big Tree Inn at our January social meeting. Thomas May, who will be the club's exchange student to Thailand, braved the snowy weather to attend a regular Rotary meeting in January along with his mother. Pantry Day, March 2nd Service Above Self
March 2015 P a g e 6 Catalina Rodriguez Sepulveda with her third host parents Jeff and Liz Argentieri. Catalina and Jan Montanye- Castillo Catalina stopped in at a Rotary Board meeting to say thank you and farewell. Left to Right Ryan Peace, Catalina and Derek Castillo Montanye Photos & captions submitted by Jan Montanye-Castillo
March 2015 P a g e 7 Meet Thomas May, 2015-16 Outbound Exchange Student Traveling to Thailand Hello Rotarians, my name is Thomas May. I am currently in the 10th grade at Geneseo High School and am looking forward to this long and exciting journey with Rotary International. Some of my hobbies include playing all different types of sports, reading, and the continuous process of learning about Thailand and its culture. I am currently learning two languages besides English which include French and Thai. My future plans include hopefully studying at Cornell University to gain my Doctorate in Zoology. I would like to thank both the Geneseo Rotary Club as well as District 7120 for this wonderful opportunity to learn about and experience a new culture in the amazing country of Thailand. Monday, April 20th will be the 90th anniversary of the Geneseo Rotary Club receiving its Charter. SAVE THE DATES The Genesee Valley Rotary Camp will be held on August 16th to 22nd at Camp Sam Wood SAVE THE DATE.May 26th Quad Cities Golf and Dinner
March 2015 P a g e 8 Rochester Northwest Rotary Club Fundraiser to Improve the Reading Levels of Children in our Area of the City Our Annual Dinner and Dance is taking on a new flavor this year - Books and Blues! Following dinner there will be words by Dr. Jeff Kaczorowski of the Children s Agenda, a short presentation to honor the life and works of Dr. Walter Cooper, and the evening will conclude with dancing to the music of The Maria Gillard Band (think swing and bluegrass!) March 7th at the Daisy Flour Mill, 1880 Blossom Road, Rochester Dinner is at 7 o clock pm Tickets are $50 per person and can be obtained from Judy Bennett at 585-546-3903 or email at ROCNWRotary@aol.com ROTARY FINANCIAL UPDATE The 2013-14 fiscal year was a very good one for Rotary, putting us in a strong position to continue Doing Good in the World. Contributions to the Annual Fund set a new record of $116.6 million. Donors also gave a record $23.7 million to the Endowment Fund. During calendar year 2014, with the tremendous support of Rotarians and friends of Rotary, we received the $70 million 2-to-1 match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation by meeting our obligation to commit $35 million from the PolioPlus Fund toward the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Rotary s new grant model finished its first year of global support for projects in our six areas of focus, with district and global grant awards totaling $70.8 million. Rotary s consolidated financial activities include those of Rotary International (RI), The Rotary Foundation (TRF), and their wholly owned subsidiaries. (Source...Rotary News, February 2015)
March 2015 P a g e 9. March is Rotary Literacy Month What is Rotary Literacy Month? Rotary Literacy Month highlights literacy and education issues around the world. Celebrated in March each year, Rotary Literacy Month is an excellent opportunity for Rotary clubs to raise awareness about literacy, launch new literacy initiatives and projects, and recognize literacy accomplishments from the past year. Rotarians everywhere are encouraged to participate in Rotary Literacy Month by engaging in service or activities that specifically address literacy and education issues either in their communities or abroad.. (Source: Rotary International)
March 2015 P a g e 10 Morgan Bailey Receives Good Neighbor Citizenship Award Morgan Bailey receiving her Good Neighbor Citizenship Award on January 26 from PP David Parish Photos submitted by Tim Hayes Morgan taking a question from President David about Livingston County Youth Court. The Award Read The Good Neighbor Committee of Geneseo Rotary Presents the 2014 Good Neighbor Citizenship Award to Morgan Bailey in recognition of her exceptional service to our community. Signed by David W. Parish
March 2015 P a g e 11 You have a Great Event. Now let s get more people there!" Tuesday, March 17 Two-thirty to Three-thirty pm Register at: http://bit.ly/7120a-event Setting goals for your event People want to join Rotary to have a positive impact on their community. Your Rotary club can help them do so if they know about you. It costs very little to have an effective Public Image effort in your club, and the potential returns are enormous. In this Webinar, you will learn: The different types of events you might run Promotion of your event (including a promotional timeline and activities for success) Set up an effective online registration process to increase attendance Post-event activities you can t forget. ***These are important Event marketing is a powerful way to generate additional exposure for your clubs event. This presentation will help you to grasp the Best Practices needed to utilize and maximize attendance at your event using the growing trend of Online Event Marketing. This does NOT replace your current marketing activities, it supplements them and makes the entire event more successful. Please note: this session will not be addressing best practices around event planning topics like venue selection, planning event entertainment or dining options, running fundraising activities like live or silent auctions, etc. It is focused on helping the your promote your event and streamline the registration process. This is part of the Rotary District 7120 Webinar Series and is targeted specifically to Rotary Clubs. But the webinar is open to everyone. So please SHARE this learning opportunity with as many Rotarians, potential Rotarians, or friends as you can. Register at: http://bit.ly/7120a-event (Source.. District 7120 Facebook Page) Other District Webinars can be found at.https://www.facebook.com/rotarydistrict7120?ref=stream
March 2015 P a g e 12 Do Not Fret.. Spring Is Just Around the Corner (see next page)
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