The Rotary Club of
Irondequoit, NY
 
Chartered 1967
Rondequoter

September 22, 2021

Meeting Notes
President Lynn started off the meeting with a reminder for Rotary Foundation Bullet:  Endowment Fund.
 
Eastridge High Homecoming tabling event will be handled by Lynn Wozniak, BJ Cunningham, Kim Miranda, & Dave Shaheen.  Information on student focused Rotary projects like our Student Scholarships & Exchange Programs will be handed out.
 
Pasta Dinner:  See Bob Scheidt's latest email update on the Pasta Dinner.  New Sponsorship levels have been established.  The "traditional" $100 sponsor is as follows:   Event Sponsor:  The traditional recognition that comes from an individual, company or organization that purchases 10 or more tickets.   This sponsor receives recognition as an “Event Sponsor” on all forms of social media we use.  If they submit payment by October 29th, they are also recognized as an “Event Sponsor” on the single sheet duplex “sponsor thank you” sheet that we will print and give 1 per vehicle.  To get more revenue we invented another sponsorship level this year:  Friends of Rotary Sponsor:  $250 and above.   Sponsor gets 25 tickets (or 1 ticket for every $10 of giving) and recognition as a “Friend of Rotary” on all forms of social media we use.  If they submit payment by October 29th, they are also recognized as a “Friend of Rotary” on the single sheet duplex “sponsor thank you” sheet that we will print and give 1 per vehicle.  Bob has already secured Summit Federal Credit Union as a "Friend of Rotary" Sponsor.   
 
Dictionary Program:   all schools are reporting large increase in number of students.  Books will be ordered soon.  
 
Rodeo Food Truck:  Next week's meeting will be held at the Rochester Public Market.  Meet there starting at 5pm.  Bring chairs.  Spouses/family welcome!  enjoy food trucks, live music, and camaraderie!
 
Membership:   New member inductions will be held during the October 6th meeting for: Jessica Franco, Deborah Renna-Hynes, Patrina Freeman & Jeffrey Freeman
 
Greece Rotary is running a Crutches 4 Africa program.  See Dave Shaheen if you have any mobility devices to donate: walkers, crutches, baby joggers/strollers, leg braces, wheelchairs, etc.
Program Notes
Bill Gormont & Bruce Amey are facilitators for the District Strategic Planning committee.  They conduct workshops with clubs to create long term strategic plans.  These plans are like the address you input into a GPS.  Without the right input, you will get to the wrong destination.  They help clubs identify the tasks that will help them accomplish their most important goals.  Their steps: 1) Perform a strategic analysis "SWOT" - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats.  2) Develop the Future VISION 3) Detail the strategic ACTIONS.  4) Execute the strategy. 5) Monitor and adjust the Strategy.  
 
Change in club culture/strategy/direction can be like a "grieving process".  Some members may move to the future faster than others so we need to keep monitoring members as the process takes place as to their connection and interest in the strategic changes. Without a strategic plan, clubs  "get in a rut", don't address real community needs, get complacent members, get short-term focused, etc.  Doing strategic planning: Provides clear focus on critical objectives, improves decision-making, achieves goals with less time and money, renews club energy, etc.
 
The process starts with a Club Health Check survey to assess members understanding of current situation.  At least 75% of members need to complete the survey to make it actionable.  Once survey is complete, we analyze the results and then have a 4-5 hour workshop to create the Strategic Plan.
 
After the presentation, the club agreed to go forward with the Strategic Planning project but to wait until after the Pasta Dinner so we do not lose focus on this important fundraiser.
Contributions/Fines
Many contributions for tonight's informative program on Strategic Planning, Foundation/Polio & upcoming New member inductions.  BJ Cunningham had a nice 'gig" at Sonnenberg Gardens.  Barb Kozlowski and Marian Decker celebrated birthdays. Dave Shaheen happy that Irondequoit Rec Center will open on October 4th.  Lynn Wozniak thanked Kenn Van Dieren for some cabinetry work.  Kim Miranda reports a successful fundraiser at Heroes Brewing company.
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Guy Kittelsen
September 4
 
Kenn Van Dieren
September 12
 
Kimberly Miranda
September 16
 
Dave Long
September 25
 
Aaron Johnson
October 1
 
Thomas Kosanke
October 25
 
Norbert Rappl
October 30
 
Anniversaries
Kenn Van Dieren
Deborah Van Dieren
October 18
 
Thomas Kosanke
Marcia
October 21
 
B.J. Cunningham
Jim Cunningham
October 22
 
Join Date
Bob Scheidt
September 30, 1998
23 years
 
Dominick Fantauzzo
October 1, 1967
54 years
 
Kenn Van Dieren
October 1, 2001
20 years
 
B.J. Cunningham
October 30, 1996
25 years
 
Speakers
Oct 06, 2021 6:15 PM
New Member Induction

Induction of new members:  Jessica Franco, Deborah Renna-Hynes, Patrina Freeman, & Jeffrey Freeman

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Upcoming Events
Food Truck Rodeo
Rochester Public Market
Sep 29, 2021 6:00 PM
 
Annual Pasta Dinner
Bishop Kearney High School - North Entrance
Nov 07, 2021
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
 
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