We’re putting together our January meeting programs so you can mark your calendars and get back in the swing of participating as often as your busy schedules allow. Here are a few of the things we already have lined up:

• January 5 — President Debbie Rodriguez will conduct a session that will allow our various committees to have individual in-person discussions, then report back to the full group on what they’re doing. PLUS, we will hold a vote on the proposed changes to the Club Bylaws, postponed from its original December date.

• January 12 — Charlie Foote has arranged for James Arrington of the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center to speak about the many and varied services the center offers to veterans of all branches of our military.

• January 19 — This is one of those double-duty days. At 7 a.m., our monthly breakfast meeting at the Greenbush Area YMCA will feature Executive Director  Jim Butterworth speaking on his work with CASDA — the Capital District School Development Association. Then, after the 6:15 dinner meeting, we’ll have a hands-on, how-to presentation by our webmaster Bill Dowd on how you can better utilize our website, Facebook page, and Twitter account. Please plan to bring your cellphones, iPads, laptops, etc., so you can follow along.

Be assured we’ll keep you updated as more programs are added. We hope to have strong turnout for all of these events to make the Rotary experience richer for everyone.

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Just a few hours until our annual gathering begins, once again being hosted at the Forth residence in East Greenbush. Hoist a glass, and offer a toast to all things Rotary.

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If you like interactive dinner theater, save Saturday, February 18, for a special Rotary fundraising social night out.

Enjoy an evening of fun and laughter while you try to solve the crime during an interactive comedy called “A Wee Bit O’Murder,” involving leprechauns and stolen gold.

The event, sponsored by the Schenectady East Rotary Club, will be held at The Hibernian Hall, 1746 State Street in Schenectady, just north of the Blue Ribbon Diner. The deadline for reservations is February 10.

The pre-show dinner menu:

Garden salad
Sliced sirloin with mushroom-cabernet demiglace
Parmesan roasted baby potatoes
Sautèed green beans
Dessert

Reservations are $40 per person, $75 per couple. Cash bar. To reserve seats call Sue Mackey at 368-8520 or email her at mackeys97@gmail.com

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We hope so, but if you haven’t yet emailed your RSVP to host Murray Forth you’re quickly running out of time.

The deadline for responding to him at mmforth51@gmail.com is Monday (December 19) for the Thursday dinner party, being put together in part by club member Jim Mendrysa’s Talk of the Town catering service.

To flesh out Jim’s prime rib menu with all the fixin’s, members whose surnames begin with A through K are asked to bring a dessert serving six; those with surnames beginning L through Z are asked to bring a similarly-sized appetizer. Beverages will be provided.

And, of course, we’re looking to see how imaginative everyone is this year in creating themed baskets for the always-popular silent auction.

The weather forecast for Thursday calls for rain, but with temperatures in the mid-40s, no snow. We’ll take it!

Meanwhile, stay warm, finish up those baskets, and get ready for another fun evening of food, fellowship and frivolity.

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This is a screen grab of the illustrated events calendar posted on our club’s Facebook page. You can link to it directly from the website (on the “Club Calendar” page) or bookmark it for a quick connection.

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