Debbie and Peter Brown played host at their residence Saturday evening for “A French Bistro Dinner,” part of our annual Rotary Home Cooking series.

The menu was based on recipes from the “Bistro Cooking” cookbook by Patricia Wells. Attending were Murray, Maggie and Jeremy Forth, Roberto Martinez, Pat Bailey, and Julius and Effie Frankel, in addition to the hosts.

The next home-hosted dinner in the series will be in March at the Brewer residence. Anyone interested in attending should contact Terry Brewer, who will be taking reservations on a first come-first served basis. All proceeds from this dinner series go to support club public service efforts.

Here are a few scenes from the evening, with Debbie doing a non-dramatic reading from the cookbook to her rapt audience. Thanks to the Browns for their hosting skills.

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The SRC Club is joining a lineup of other District 7190 clubs to support “CANstruction Hunger Heroes,” a food drive for Food Pantries of the Capital District which serves  pantries in Rensselaer, Albany and Saratoga counties.

If you would like to participate, please be sure to bring canned foods to our February 16 and/or February 23 dinner meetings and/or our February 26 breakfast meeting.

Terry Brewer has volunteered to collect and deliver the donations to the event weigh-in between 8 and 9 a.m. Saturday, February 25, at Grassland Equipment & Irrigation, 892-898 Troy-Schenectady Road (Route 7), Latham.  All donations collected there then will be transported to the central “CANstruction” site later  that day.

Last year, District 7190 collected the second-largest amount of foods among the numerous companies and organizations participating. This year, we’re shooting for No. 1, which would go a long way toward getting the Rotary name in front of the public.

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SRC Club President Debbie Rodriguez this morning joined the long, long line of people representing clubs, schools, sports facilities, day care centers and more who are telling people to stay indoors, stay warm, and don’t worry about any evening activities today. There won’t be any.

We will reconvene for our weekly dinner meeting at 6:15 p.m. next Thursday, February 16, at Quigley’s. And, because it will be the third Thursday of the month, we also will have a 7 a.m. breakfast meeting at the Greenbush YMCA.

Meanwhile, don’t overdue the snow shoveling, watch your footing, and drive safely.

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From SRC Club President Debbie Rodriguez on Wednesday evening:

We are watching the approaching storm that is expected to start early tomorrow morning.

As it looks now, the storm should be over by early to mid-afternoon with three to six inches of snow accumulation expected. So, right now we are planning to proceed with the dinner meeting as planned tomorrow.

However, if the storm should shift and the forecast change so that we need to cancel the meeting we will start emailing and calling early Thursday afternoon. Please plan to check your email and phone before heading out if there is a change in the forecast.

Debbie Brown has been in contact with John at Quigley’s. He is aware.

For all who have to venture out tomorrow morning, be safe.

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“Project Legos,” an ongoing effort created by Jim Leyhane last fall when Debbie and Chuck Rodriguez’s grandson Xavier began undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia and was in need of a bit of cheer, is going strong.

As these photos show, the latest shipment of Legos, underwritten by various Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club members, was met with enthusiasm and smiles in Xavier’s household.

Anyone who would like to contribute to ‘Project Legos” can do so by contacting Jim.

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Have you RSVP’d for this Thursday’s dinner meeting at Quigley’s? Tuesday evening is the deadline to email coordinator Debbie Brown at mdbrown@nycap.rr.com. And, please, be sure to let her know if you’re bringing a guest.

A representative of the East Greenbush Fire Department will be our after-dinner speaker, outlining the department’s many roles in the community.

The dinner menu calls for spiral-sliced ham, salad, chef’s choice of side dishes, bread, dessert and beverages.

Won’t you please join your fellow Rotarians?

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