Join the Danes Rotaract Club this Friday afternoon (July 28th) at 5:30 PM for a “Summer Social” gathering at the Wolff’s Biergarten in Albany. As part of this social/happy hour, the club will also be raising funds to help provide needed “Back To School Supplies” for students here in the Capital Region (in collaboration with the SRC Rotary […]
This week’s Summer Social Event hosted by Deb Rodriguez, features a picnic before the game and seats to watch the ValleyCats play this Thursday. The picnic pavilion opens at 5:30 and will feature a menu of BBQ Chicken, Pulled Pork, Hot Dogs, Pasta Salad, Potato Salad, Chips, and soda or water. The game starts shortly after the picnic at 6:30. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time.
Looking ahead the next Summer Casual Event scheduled for August 3, 2023 hosted by the Drumm’s will be dinner on their farm. Please RSVP with Mary Drumm if you haven’t yet and are planning on attending so they can get an accurate count for food planning. Mary may be contacted at (518)339-7459, and please notify her by noon this Thursday July 27, 2023.
Looking forward to seeing everyone again this week.
Last night the Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club held their 3rd Summer Casual event hosted by Jim Leyhane and Roberto Martinez. The evening featured a dinner of Filet Mignon, baked potato, cowboy beans, garlic bread, and several tasty appetizers brought by members and guests. It was a great night for fellowship between members, guests, family and friends.
Next week’s Summer Casual event is a night at the Valleycats ballgame hosted by Deb Rodriguez. The game starts at 6:30 with the Picnic Pavilion opening at 5:30. Tickets are required ahead of time.
Looking ahead at the Summer casual event schedule, A Night at the MacHayden theater, hosted by Peter and Debbie Brown is scheduled for August 17, 2023. If you are interested in attending this evening and you have not notified Peter and Debbie please do so ASAP, so they can arrange tickets and schedule a dinner reservation before the play.
On Friday, July 14, 2023 the Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club met at S&S Brewery in Nassau for food, fun, fellowship and a few beers. The evening hosted by Phil Kellerman and Pat Bailey featured a food truck from Burger21, S&S’s own grille, and live music.
This week’s Summer Casual Event features steaks by the pool hosted by Jim and Roberto at Jim’s house in East Greenbush. The evening starts at 6:00pm but feel free to arrive at 5:30. The menu features fillet, baked potatoes, Cowboy beans, and garlic bread. Dessert will be Klondike bars. The cost is $20 per person or $25 per family with funds raised going towards our community efforts. Feel free to bring an appetizer. Looking forward to seeing everyone again this Thursday.
As we prepare for this week’s Summer Casual Event at S&S Brewery this Friday at 6:00pm, RSVP’s are required for net week’s Summer Casual Event at Jim Leyhane’s. If you have not notified Jim or Roberto that you plan to attend, please do so before Friday at noon so that they may have an accurate count for the butcher. The menu for the evening includes fillet mignon, baked potatoes, cowboy beans, and garlic bread. Dessert will be Klondike bars. The cost of the event is $20 per person or $25 for a family, donations will be accepted. Funds raised will support community efforts.
Join us for a fun evening this Friday, July 14th at 6 pm for friendship, craft beers, food and music at S and S Farm Brewery at 174 Middle Road in Nassau. Music scheduled for the night is Gone Grey and food trucks will be there representing Burger 21 and S&S Hayfield Grill. For more information contact Phil Kellerman at philkellerman77@gmail.com. It is beautiful setting and we had a great time last year.
On Thursday July 6, 2023 we celebrated our first summer casual event hosted by the Browns. In addition to the night serving as a kickoff to our summer casual event season, it featured a Presidential Changeover as Peter Brown takes over the reigns from Kevin Leyhane and is now serving as the President of the Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club. In addition to fine food, family, friends and fellowship there was also a tour of the Browns’ spectacular gardens.
Our next summer casual event is scheduled for next Friday, July 14th 2023, at 6:00pm located at S&S Brewery in Nassau. Please note that this event is on a Friday due to Brewery being closed on Thursday.
Our first Summer Casual Event is this Thursday at 6:00 hosted by the Brown’s at their residence. This night will also mark our Presidential Changeover. As we have done in the past we ask that a small donation ($20 per person, $25 for a family) be made to the club. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night.
Members in Attendance (9): Dick Drumm, Jim Leyhane, Roberto Martinez, Pat Bailey, Phil Kellerman, Debbie Rodriguez, Charlie Foote, Peter Brown and Debbie Brown.
By Zoom (0):
Guests (1): Dr. Jim Morley.
President-Elect Peter Brown called the meeting to order.
MEETING NOTES
Gift Of Life 25th Annual Golf Tournament: Thursday September 14, 2023. The brochure and the link to register is on the website.
Movies in the park: There are still volunteer spaces available for The Rise of Boots: The Last Wish. There can be more than two people per event for any of the other movies. Please contact Pat Bailey if you are able to participate.
Membership: Last week’s speaker expressed an interest. Phil Kellerman will follow-up with her.
Board Meeting: The next Board meeting will be held on July 5th at 6:30 pm at Peter Brown’s home.
Presidential Changeover: Will be held on July 6th at Peter and Debbie Brown’s home. The pool is open! If you have not already done so, please let Peter or Debbie know that you will attend. If you are attending, please bring an appetizer.
Summer Events: If you have not already done so, please call or e-mail the hosts listed on the calander page of the website and let them know that you will be attending their event. Jim and Roberto are asking for $20 for one person or $25 for two or more people for the pool party at Jim Leyhane’s home on July 20th and please bring an appetizer. Please let Phil Kellerman know if you will be attending the S&S Brewery event on Friday, July 14 at 6pm. Also, wish Phil a happy birthday on July 7th.
The Rising Costs of Health Care
Dr. John Morley
Roberto Martinez introduced Dr. John Morley who he had met while working at the NYS Department of Health. Dr. Morley then worked at several hospitals in New York City before he became Chief Medical Director for the Department of Corrections. He has now come back to the Department of Health. He is an anesthesiologist and has worked in intensive care units.
Per Dr. Morley, “things are always changing” and that applies to health care. One hundred years ago, 90% of physicians had no college education and most babies were born at home. Today, US expenditures on health care are two and a half times the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developemnt’s average. More than $10,000 is spent per person per year, far exceeding the costs of other countries such as Norway and Switzerland. In addition to public funding, the US spends a large amount of private funds on health care.
Dr. Morley is not so sure that capitalism works in the health care system. People make choices for their health care, but many times someone else pays for some or all of it. The younger generation with health care is paying for much of the older generation’s health care costs. New technology costs more. For example, the machine for cancer treatments using proton beam radiation therapy using electrons costs between two and five million dollars, whereas the new technology using protons costs 125 to 150 million dollars. This requires investors to purchase the machine. These investors are looking for profits thus driving the usage of the new technology which had not been proven to be better than the existing technology.
One third of the cost of medical care goes to treatments that do not add any value for the patient. For example, per Medicaid data, stents for hearts are over utilized. Stents are needed during a heart attack or to reduce the need for medication. They do not prevent heart attacks. Much pre-op testing is not needed. To find out what you can do about unnecessary medical services, go to http://www.choosingwisely.org and then have a conversation with your medical provider.
Please join us this week at Moscatiello’s on Thursday at 6:00pm to hear Dr. John Morley speak about “The Rising Costs of Health Care”. As usual if you can’t join us in person you can attend remotely to hear the presentation using the Zoom link on the calendar page.
Menu options for this week include Antipasto Salad, Portobello Ravioli, or Spaghetti with Meatballs or Sausage.
