Dear Members:

I hope you all have had a great summer.

Our last summer social will be this Thursday, the 27th hosted by Murray and Maggie Forth at their house.  Please let Murray know if you will be attending.

At our get together, Roberto and Jim will speak about an alternative meeting place. They have been working hard to locate a suitable meeting place. 

Saturday the 29th the East Greenbush School District is hosting a Summer Fun Day at Genet Elementary School from 11-3.  They have reserved a table for us. I intend on participating but I would like to have some help so please let me know if you can spare an hour or two to help out.  Also, if you have Rotary items we can distribute, please let me know.

Carole, Laurie and I have been preparing for our garage sale at Laurie’s house on Friday, September 25and Saturday, the 26th.  Please consider items you wish to donate. More information to be shared at the social at Murray’s.

Sincerely,

Phil Kellerman, President 

The latest Summer Casual Pizza and Trivia Fundraiser was at Pat Bailey’s
hosted by Phil and Pat. The event raised $220 for the Club. It was a nice
evening outside event in Pats gardens. We learned some very interesting
trivia about East Greenbush. Also shared some Woodstock history. The club
will need to find new venue since Moscatiellos is closing as restaurant. Our
club has been meeting there since September 2021 or 5 years. We thanked the
owners for all their hospitality.

The next event will be a family fundraiser at the Forths. Proceeds will go to
club activities. The date of the event will be August 27 th at 6pm. Please let
Murray and Maggie know if you will be attending by close of business Monday
August 24 th so they can notify the caterers. Price will be $30 per person/ $35
for family. The Forths will let us know if people need to bring anything.
Our Club is joining the Summer Fun Day! Hosted by the East Greenbush
Central School District on Saturday August 29 th at the Genet Elementary
School, 29 Englewood Avenue, East Greenbush, NY 12061. This is a new
event designed to keep our families connected to our schools over the
summer vacation. We would like for your organization to join us as a table
vendor or community partner for a day filled with music, food, and family
friendly activities. We are looking for volunteers. It is from 11-3pm with a
rain day scheduled the following day if needed.

Please note that we will be holding a garage sale to benefit the Flutter Express
which transports patients to medical appointments in NYC and Boston. The
sale will be held at Laurie’s house and is scheduled for 9-3 on Friday,
September 25 and from 9-2 on Saturday, September 26. We will need
volunteers and of course donations of items for sale. More details to follow.

Pat Bailey and yours truly will be hosting a pizza party and fun trivia contest this Thursday, August 13th at Pat’s home at 6 pm. This is a fund-raiser for the club. $25 per individual and $30 for a family.

Please note that we will be holding a garage sale to benefit the Flutter Express which transports patients to medical appointments in NYC and Boston. The sale will be held at Laurie’s house and is scheduled for 9-3 on Friday, September 25 and from 9-2 on Saturday, September 26. We will need volunteers and of course donations of items for sale. More details to follow.

Charlie would like to inform you that every Wednesday during August the Gent band gives a concert in the village of Kinderhook Square. It is open to all. It’s outdoors starting at seven and ending at 8:30. If someone wishes to go, they should bring their own chair. Charlie said that he went and it was a very enjoyable evening. 

Sincerely,

Phil Kellerman, President

The SRC Rotary Club Summer Pizza Party, hosted by Pat and Phil is this Thursday August 13, 2026 at 6:00 pm at Pat’s house. The menu will include pizza, salad, and dessert. The cost of the event is $25 with proceeds going to the club. If you plan on attending and have not notified Pat or Phil please do so. Looking forward to seeing everyone this Thursday

SRC Rotary had a summer event at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham on July 30th at 2pm. Kevin’s daughter Emma, in the musical Newsies. This was her second MacHayden musical in 2 years. Congratulations to Emma! The event was fun and well attended. Most of the group ended up at La Bellas in Valatie for supper.  Thanks to Carrie and Kevin Leyhane for setting up the event. Thanks to Pat for setting up the dinner. 

The next summer event for Rotary will be a Pizza Fundraiser hosted by Pat Bailey and Phil Kellerman. The day will be August the 13^th at Pat Bailey’s at 6pm.  Please let Pat or Phil know if you will be going.

This Thursday, July 30, 2026 the SRC Rotary Club will be traveling to Mac-Hadyn Theater in Chatham to see a 2:00 pm showing of “Newsies”. Ticket purchases have been made in advance. Doors open at 1:30pm, Kevin will be at the theater at 1:00 with tickets. Please dress warm as the theater is cold. The play runs 2.5 hours including intermission, and there is a discussion of some members gathering for dinner after the show.

SRC Rotary met at the S&S Brewery in Nassau on July 17, 2026. Thanks for Phil Kellerman and Pat Bailey for setting up this annual summer event. The weather was great, the company was outstanding and the band was enjoyable. Glad we got there early because the place quickly filled up! Lots of sing along songs with the crowd joining in. Some of us thought the chilled summer gazpacho was a real hit. 

The next summer event for Rotary is Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham on July 30^th at 2p.  Kevin’s daughter Emma will be performing in the musical Newsies. Tickets have been purchased by Kevin for those saying they would be attending.  If you are one of those, please reimburse Kevin the $58.50 per ticket. 

Dean and Doris are sponsoring a foursome for the GOL tournament on September 24^th, in Mechanicville. If interested, please contact the Calamaras. EGB School district is hosting a Community Event on August 28^th and our club has been registered with more information to come.

The first Summer Casual was a Fillet Cookout sponsored by Jim and Roberto at Jim’s home on 8 Elmwood Drive on July 9, 2026 with over 30 folks attending. Dinner included fillet mignon, backed potatoes, Cowboy Beans, Klondike Bars and bread. Guests brought appetizers or desserts. Pool and Hot Tub were open at this family event. The dessert hit was the American Flag Cake. Thanks to everyone for all the teamwork and effort.  It was very fun event and the Club raised over $750.

Included in the guests were Troop 41 Scoutmaster, Dan Wagner, and Assistant Scoutmaster, Jim Meltz. They spoke on the significant growth the Boy Scout Troop has made in the past yea, and thanked us for our past and present support.

The Global in Kenya is coming to completion and Peter thanked those who have been involved. EGB School district is hosting a Community Event on August 28^th with more information to come.

Dean would like to announce the GOL golf tournament fundraiser on Thursday September 24 in Mechanicsville. Dean and Doris are offering to sponsor a foursome of SRC club members if they register with Dean by July 31.

Other business included the remaining summer schedule which is on our website.

On Friday September 17th Pat and Phil will be hosting a Friday “Happy Hour” at the S and S Brewery at 174 Middle Road in Nassau. We will be there about 5 pm to get some tables but feel free to come by 6 pm.  

On Thursday, July 30th at 2:00pm the Club will be seeing “Newsies” at Mac-Haydn theater in Chatham. The cost of tickets at $58.50. Here is a list of people who have RSVP’d and number of tickets, if you are not on the list, please reach out to Kevin.

Kevin L. 2

James L. 1

Roberto M. 1

Charlie F. 2

Murray F. 3

Peter B. 2

Pat B. 1

Mary Alice 1

Notes 6/25/26

The SRC Rotary year in celebration was held at Debbie and Peter Browns home on June 25, 2026.  Thanks to them for hosting and cooking hamburgers and bratwurst and desert!  With the Browns intended move, this may be the last party on this property. The event was well attended and included family members and friends as well. Phil welcomed everyone and began the program by thanking Team Rotary for all the accomplishments this past year.  He went through a list of accomplishments and while doing so, recognized members and family for their efforts. He gave out patriotic memorabilia including caps and flags. Phil will continue as President for another year. Phil was instrumental in raising funds for both Global and Local initiatives that continue with our goals of doing good in the world. Our 501c4 status was re-established. Even though we lost some members for the coming year, the Club recognized their past contributionsand would welcome them back. 

The first Summer Casual will be a Fillet Cookout sponsored by Jim and Roberto at Jim’s home on 8 Elmwood Drive on July 9, 2026, at 6pm. Dinner will include fillet mignon, backed potatoes, Cowboy Beans, Klondike Bars and bread. Pool and Hot Tub will be open. The price of the event will be $35/person or $40/family.  Guests are requested to bring an appetizer or dessert. Please contact Roberto or Jim if you are planning on attending as we also need a head count. They will need to know the final count by July 5^th so the fillets can be ordered from the butcher. Regrets also help so we don’t need to keep reaching out.

If You are interested in attending the summer casual event on July 30, 2026 at Mac-Haydn Theater at 2:00 pm to see “Newsies” please email Kevin at KRL1873@aol.com. Tickets are $58.50.

Dear Members:

Our last official meeting of our year will be Thursday 25 at 6 pm at the home of Peter and Deb Brown.

Other summer activities are as scheduled:

Thursday, July 9.  Barbecue dinner at Jim Lehayne’s house.  6 pm

Friday, July 17. S and S Brewery.  6 pm

Thursday July 23.  Grants cottage tour. 1 pm. Please let me know if you will be attending.

Thursday July 30th.  Play at the Mac-Hayden.  2 pm.

Thursday, August 6.  Pizza Party at Pat Bailey’s.

Thursday August 27. Party at Murray’s.

Sincerely,

Phil Kellerman, President