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A volunteer service club located in Rensselaer County, NY, that is part of Rotary International, the 1.23 million-member international organization of men and women serving their community and their world.

2 meetings this Thursday; pick your spot(s)

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screen shot 2019-01-14 at 1.17.52 pmIt’s that time again, the one week in the month when we have the choice of whether to attend a Rotary dinner meeting, breakfast meeting, or both.

• At the 6:15 p.m. dinner meeting at Quigley’s, visiting Rotarian Kirk Pogge will speak about the Colonie-Guilderland club’s upcoming “Amazing Race of Recovery” event to be held at Crossgates Mall.  (Click here for details of the event.) The menu will feature Quigley’s popular ziti and meatballs, plus antipasto salad, chef’s choice of sides, bread, dessert, and beverages. The deadline for emailing your reservation to Debbie Brown (mdbrown@nycap.rr.com) is this Tuesday evening.

• At the 7 a.m. Third Thursday breakfast meeting at the Greenbush YMCA, fellow Rotarian Shannon Romanowski will be sharing her experience as executive director of the local Y and how her work interfaces with community organizations and families. The deadline for emailing your reservation to Terry Brewer (tlbrewer12piseco@gmail.com) is this Wednesday noon.

We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events this week.

 

Have you picked up your raffle tickets?

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You can buy them for yourself, sell them to others, hand them out as gifts, etc . Any way you do it, there’s a good chance you can win a Cafe Capriccio Wine Dinner for 12, a handmade custom quilt, or tickets to a Capital Rep production for just the purchase of a $20 raffle ticket, an excellent return on investment. The drawing is just 10 days away!

January SRC Raffle

 

Meeting Clipboard: 1/10/18

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SRC ClipboardHeld at Quigley’s Restaurant
573 Columbia Turnpike
East Greenbush, NY 12061

Members Attending (18): Andy Leyhane, Murray Forth, Phil Kellerman, Pat Bailey, Terry Brewer, Geoff Brewer, Debbie Brown, Peter Brown, Bill Dowd, Dick Drumm, Ray Hannan, Jim Leyhane, Kevin Leyhane, Carol Orvis, Becky Raymond, Roberto Martinez, Charlie Foote, Dean Calamaras.

Guests: None.

Tonight’s meeting was a Club Assembly, with Terry Brewer presenting the results of the recent member survey he conducted.

Terry noted that 25 people responded, which is more than 50% of our total membership list and a solid number to statistically present a cross-section of opinions.

He presented responses grouped into categories:

• Membership background and interests

• Membership and meetings

 Membership projects and participation

• Club leadership and new members

• General comments on increasing membership, participation and engagement

The presentation was followed by a general discussion.

We have two weeks remaining to sell Wine Dinner for 12 raffle tickets. The drawing for winners of the dinner, the handmade quilt, and CapRep theater tickets will be held January 24. … Phil Kellerman reported that the holiday period sales of coffees raised $80 for the Capital Region Nordic Alliance. … January meetings: 17th– 7 a.m. Third Thursday breakfast meeting at the Greenbush YMCA, with Y Executive Director  Shannon Romanowski speaking on “My Life With the Y.” 17th — 6:15 p.m. dinner meeting at Quigley’s with Kirk Pogge of the Colonie-Guilderland Rotary Club speaking on his club’s upcoming  “Amazing Race” event at Crossgates Mall.  (Click here to see the event flyer.) 24th — Drawing for the Cafe Capriccio Wine Dinner raffle and other prizes at our 6:15 p.m. dinner meeting at Quigley’s.

 

 

No dinner meeting this week

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As everyone undoubtedly knows — since it has been listed on the club calendar every day since last July 1 —  there is no dinner meeting scheduled for this Thursday, January 3, 2019.  But, it never hurts to remind people.

We will resume our weekly dinner meetings at 6:15 p.m. next Thursday, January 10, when we will have a Club Assembly with Terry Brewer presenting the results of the recent member survey for your consideration and discussion.

Meanwhile, please be sure that all checks you write carry the 2019 date, turn in your Clynk recyclable cans and bottles, and have a Happy New Year!

Time to renew your Clynk effort for 2019

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Did you participate in SRC’s Clynk/Hannaford recycling program in 2018? If so, then you helped recycle more than 4,000 returnable bottles and cans and helped raise several hundred dollars to help support our community service efforts. (See accompanying chart above for the environmental impact of that effort.)

However, of you haven’t been joining in, it is not too late. In fact, it’s never too late. All you have to do is:

  1. Get a supply of the approved Clynk recycling bags and bar code stickers.
  2. Then, just put your recyclables into the bags — no need to sort them — and take them to a Hannaford super market.
  3. There, you simply scan the stickers with the hand-held scanner gun and drop them into the drop window.

That’s it. Within 48 hours, your Rotary club will be credited with the donation. You made money for SRC and helped the environment in one easy move.

You can pick up the bags and stickers at any SRC weekly dinner meeting. Too much of an effort? Then just contact Bill Dowd via email (BillDowd4Troy@gmail.com) and he’ll be sure to get you a supply ASAP.

 

 

 

More chances for success in expanded raffle

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Here’s the official flyer for our next wine dinner raffle — this one with additional prizes, so please begin sharing it on social media, on office bulletin boards … any way you can think of. The prize drawings will be made at our January 24 dinner meeting.

If you haven’t picked up raffle tickets to sell or purchase and would like to participate in this new major fundraiser, please contact SRC President Andy Leyhane as soon as possible.

January SRC Raffle

 

Merry Christmas to all

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Terrace Xmas

OK, your neighborhood and mine don’t look exactly like this, but it’s a magical time of year, so suspend your disbelief for a while and enjoy the atmosphere.

The board of the Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club extends best wishes for all Rotarians, family, friends and neighbors for this special season, one in which we can reflect on what we have done this year to make our community and our world better places for all.

Thank you for your efforts, your financial contributions, your energy and your ideas that make Rotary work. And, in this time of reflection, we also join together to look ahead to what more we can accomplish in the new year for the good of all.