Birthdays

Don Livingston 11/3

PP Matt Gaynor— 11/12

Jan Montanye-Castillo—11/13

PP Steve Wiener — 11/14

Michael Kolberg 11/14

Wedding Anniversary

PP Matt Gaynor— 11/6

November 2011

Upcoming Programs

November 6-Business Meeting

November 13-Veterans Program with

David Terry, Asst. Veterans Adminis-

trator

November 20- GPD Chief Eric

Osganian

November 27– Declan Dwyer -

McNulty, Ameri-Corp and Vista R-

Kids

November is

Rotary Foundation Month

The mission of the Rotary

Foundation is to enable

Rotarians to advance world

understanding, goodwill, and

peace through the improve-

ment of health, the support of

education and the alleviation

of poverty.

(Source: Rotary International)

Monthly Newsletter The Rotary Club of Geneseo, N.Y.

Club 4780 of District 7120

www.GeneseoRotary.com

November 2017

World Interact Week

World Interact Week will be

celebrated during the first week

of November to commemorate

the founding of the first Interact

Club in 1962.

November 2017 Page 2

PP David Parrish was honored on October 1st for

bequeathing to the Rotary Foundation.

(Photo & info submitted by PP Tim Hayes)

Dictionaries Distributed to Third Graders

“Tuesday, October 17 was our club's 14th year funding The Dictionary Project. In total, we have distrib-

uted approximately 1,850 dictionaries to third graders in our community. The goal of this program is to

assist all third grade students to complete the school year as good writers, active readers and creative think-

ers by providing the students with their own personal dictionaries. The dictionaries are a gift to each student

to use at school and at home for years to come. Our club includes a personalized sticker in the front cover

along with the four way test and place to write their name. This year, 120 dictionaries were distributed to

third graders at Geneseo and York Elementary as well as Genesee Country Christian School. We continue

to fund this program because we believe that in this era of iPads and Google Classroom, the best education

still comes from reading books and increasing our vocabulary. Reading makes a community and a country

great. It is the most important skill of all. It is the starting point for all the economic and social opportuni-

ties this world has to offer. Words are how we connect with the world. A strong vocabulary is important

for gaining knowledge because this is the only way people have of sharing their ideas and thoughts through

communication." (Submitted by PP Sue Crilly) Photos on next page.

Thanks to PP Sue for making the arrangements for the distribution and Pres. Steve for making copies of

the bookplates which were pasted into the books by Geneseo Middle School students. Thanks also to

everyone who assisted at the schools.

November 2017 Page 3

Photos taken by Sue Hurd, Geneseo Central School. Submitted by PP Sue Crilly.

Geneseo Rotary/Kiwanis Clubs

Halloween Parade Was Held on October 31st

Thanks to everyone who organized it and helped out that evening.

Page 4 November 2017

Lorraine Witchtowski, Community Health Educator at

Noyes Hospital, was our program speaker on October 23.

(Photo submitted by Angela Ellis)

Keyboard Kamp News

There are 16 children signed on with a SUNY college

student for lessons. 2 have not begun because of

sports or challenges in family scheduling.

I will be using up the balance of the Livingston Arts

Grant this month in getting a gift certificate from

Buzzo's in order to purchase instruction books as

needed between now and when the next possible

grant is received in Spring 2018.

Thank you Rotary for your support of Keyboard

Kamp. You are greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Geoff Clough

721-6732

Page 5 November 2017

Veterans’ Luncheon

November 13th at the Big Tree

(invitation on page 10)

Thanks to PP Dick Gallivan, PP Tim Hayes,

Angela Ellis, PP Mary Kay Yanik, PP David

Parish, Ann Dawson and everyone else who

worked on this event

Club’s Facebook Page Update

202 people like

200 people follow

November 2017 Page 6

Stacey Robertson, Provost and

Vice President for Academic

Affairs at SUNY Geneseo, was our

program speaker on October 16th.

(Submitted by PP Tim Hayes)

Conor Cusack, Director of

Development from

Children Awaiting Parents,

was our program speaker on

October 30th.

(Submitted by PP Tim

Hayes

Salvation

Army Bell

Ringing

Holiday Dinner

Food Basket

Distribution

Holiday Sing

Hear ye, Hear ye!

Upcoming Club Events

November 2017 Page 7

http://mailchi.mp/44bba4cd2921/enlace-project-newsletter-april-2807985?e=2e07bf02ac

A link to the Newsletter is available at…...

Rotaract Club News

The club will be volunteering at the food

pantry again mid November to help set

up with food deliveries. We'll also be tak-

ing a family to buy a meal for as well!

Kathleen (the lady I've been in touch

with for the food drive) asked if we

could help her on October 30 with

stuffing and labeling envelopes as well,

which we are planning to do.

(Submitted by Kayla Truong, Rotaract

President)

November 2017 Page 8

Amy Pollard, President & CEO, presented on the Nicholas H. Noyes

Memorial Hospital at our October 1st meeting

Paul Kreher introduced her.

(Photo & info by PP Tim Hayes)

Genesee Valley Hunt Races, October 14th

Thanks to everyone who volunteered at this

fundraiser for our Club.

Kayla Truong submitted the photo at right which

features four of the six Rotaract Club members

who volunteered that day. They are (l to r) Anna

Spence, Kayla Truong, Jordan Maddy and Mustafa

Aminalhaq. Not pictured are Chris Lepore and

John Lepore.

A story in the Livingston County News is available

at….

http://www.thelcn.com/lcn01/watch-horses-hounds-and-hoopla-as-

genesee-valley-hunt-draws-thousands-to-geneseo-20171018

Noyes Hospital President & CEO Speaks

at Club Meeting

Page 9 November 2017

Veterans Day

November 11th

Remembrance Day (Canada)

Pantry Day

Nov. 6h

Food cupboards are in need of

additional food for Thanksgiving.

“ R otary is men

and women giv-

ing of them-

selves to make

this world a better

place. ”

Carlo Ravizza.

R. I. President 1999

Kudos to Dorothy Welch

Dorothy Welch won two blue ribbons at the

Genesee County Village & Museum Agricultural

Fair and Fall Festival held on September 30 to

October 1.

The blue ribbons were presented for her apple

pie and tole painting.

Page 10 November 2017