This Friday, Valentine’s Day, is the deadline for making your reservation for the “SRC 60th Anniversary Dinner” at the earlybird discount price.

If dinner coordinator Bill Dowd receives your reservation (via email to SRCrotary@gmail.com) by then, you pay just $45 per adult, $10 per child age 12 and under. After that, prices are $50 and $15 until the final RSVP deadline on Thursday, February 20.

This special dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Comfort Inn on Miller Road. It will feature a lavish buffet spread, a performance by a professional magician, a wine/beer/soft drink open bar, and a cash bar, plus some special guests.

We hope you and your guests will make the effort to join us for what promises to be a fun celebration of our club’s 60 years of serving the community and the world.

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Now it can be revealed! We have a pair of magicians lined up to make our SRC 60th Anniversary Dinner a very special evening for all.

For adults and kids alike, our featured guest will be professional magician Doug Eash and his “It’s Magic!” show. Over a decades-long career he has performed for audiences large and small and for everyone from kindergartners to retirement community residents.

Also for adults and kids alike, our old friend Jim Mendrysa of Talk of the Town Catering will be wielding his culinary magic to provide a lavish buffet spread, plus a wine-and-soft drink open  bar and a cash cocktail bar. Most of us are familiar with the cuisine this Culinary Institute of America-trained chef provides as one of the region’s most experienced caterers.

If you haven’t yet made your reservations, remember there are only 10 days left to cash in on early bird pricing: $45 for adults, $10 for kids 12 and under. Just email event coordinator Bill Dowd (BillDowd4Troy@gmail.com). After Valentine’s Day, the prices go to $50 and $15. (Send checks, made payable to SRC Rotary, to the club at Box 71, East Greenbush NY 12061.)

Please remember that we always welcome guests, so if you’re bringing one or more be sure to send Bill their names, too, so they can be included in the headcount needed to arrange sufficient food and seating . We hope to see you at the Comfort Inn on Miller Road just off I-90 Exit 10 at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5.

Meanwhile, here is a first look at the menu:

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Before Dinner

• Assorted cheeses garnished with a bountiful amount of fresh seasonal fruits

• Crisp sliced vegetables with herbed dips and gourmet crackers

First Course

• Mediterranean mixed green salad with house vinaigrette

• Baskets of fresh-baked breads with butter

3-Entree Main Event

• Medallions of Atlantic salmon,  served with a citrus vin blanc sauce

• Tenderloin of pork, herb crusted and slow roasted, served with rich pork demi glace

• Chicken Breast Marsala, dredged in seasoned flour, sauteed in Marsala wine sauce with  sliced mushrooms

Accompanied by a Chef’s Medley of steamed seasonal vegetables in a light herbed butter , plus crispy Yukon Gold potatoes accented with rosemary and garlic

Coffee & Dessert

• Chocolate mousse cups garnished with wild berries
• Our own signature blend of brewed coffee, plus decaf, teas

• A special anniversary cake

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On the evening of March 24, 1960, the fledgling 23-member East Greenbush Rotary Club that had been formed earlier that month held a Charter Night dinner at the Crooked Lake Hotel.

On the evening of March 5, 2020, what now is the Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club will hold a 60th Anniversary Party at the Comfort Inn & Suites’ Berkshire Room to celebrate that founding.

We hope you are planning to join your fellow Rotarians by making your reservations via email to BillDowd4Troy@gmail.com as soon as possible. RSVPs already have been coming in.

To make the evening even more special, we are trying to connect with past presidents who no longer are active with the club to invite them to join in the festivities since they are a special part of our history.

If you are in contact with any former SRC members, please feel free to invite them to join us by emailing their RSVP.

Reservations are just $45 per person through February 14, and $55 after that date. The final deadline for reservations is Thursday, February 20. Reservations will cover a wine-and-soft drinks open bar (plus cocktail cash bar), a lavish buffet spread, live entertainment, and a few surprises.

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Back in early November, we sent you a “save the date” letter (see copy below) announcing plans to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of our club. The gala dinner will be held on Thursday, March 5, at the Comfort Inn & Suites just off I-90 Exit 10.

Now we need to know if you’re planning to attend.

The venue has been reserved, the caterer lined up, the menu selected, and a special surprise entertainment hired. All we need to know is how many people plan to attend. The price per person for a lavish buffet and one-hour open bar is just $45, not a bad rate for a night out with friends, family, and colleagues. And remember, we always welcome guests at our social events.

Please let us know by responding via email ASAP if you plan to attend, and how many will be in your party. (There’s a no-refund policy because once we give the caterer the headcount we’re locked in to that payment). You can submit your payment to Treasurer Murray Forth at any time over the next six weeks, but we need to solidify the headcount quickly so your reply is needed now.

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ORIGINAL SAVE-THE-DATE LETTER

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