The Greece Rotary Making a Difference 2017 in Review
February - Ziti Festa Dinner The BEST Raffle Ticket sellers The Great Kitchen Clean-up Crew The Greece Political Machine and GIMMEE A Z & Interact Students Selling Flowers for Polio
April - Stop Hunger Now Meal Packaging Event Over 60,000 Meals Packed!!!!- Over 200 Volunteers WE DID IT OVER 60,000 MEALS PACKED!!!!
May Golf Outing to Benefit The Challenger Little League Over $12,000 raised to benefit The Challenger Little League
June - Chuck s Installation Dinner and RI International Conference in Atlanta Ga. Greece Rotarian of The Year -Al Meilutis Keith Rockcastle introducing Chuck Gannon as the New 2017-18 Club President Brenda & Kim at the Atlanta RI Conference with Don Alhart
July We say Good bye to our Exchange Student Ida & The Dewey/Stone Family Festival with R Community Bikes Giveaway- The Greece Rotary and Rcommunity Bikes give away 25 Bikes to the kids of the Dewey/Stone Neighborhood
August Dan Hedberg Tree Dedication at The Camp Haccamo Railroad Gardens. District Governor Don Milton presents President Chuck Gannon with the 2017-18 Rotary Banner Rotary Making a Difference Dan s Hedberg s Tree in June and October
August Red Wings Rohrbach Concessions Cooking BOCES 2 Picnic Lunch & Fanny our Exchange Student arrives from Sweden
September - Handicapped Picnic Tables Assembled and Delivered to The Greece and Monroe County Parks The Handicapped Tables being assembled with the help of Ray Helfrich -Doan Auto Owner. The tables shown at the Greece Town Hall Greece Rotary Helps the Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf and Senator Joe Robach with Back to School Supplies for the Greece Schools.
October Third Grade Dictionary Book Distribution-over 1400 Given Away to the All the Schools in Greece & Hilton Special Thanks to Senator Joe Robach for his work in securing the funds needed for this great project.
October Odyssey Interact Club Leaf Cleanup for Greece Sr. Citizens - over 40 bags stuffed
October Operation Warm Coat - The Greece Rotary along with the Greece School District & The Greece Fire District Giveaway New coats/hats and gloves Over 500 Greece School kids get new coats, gloves, and hats. President Chuck helps a student with his new coat and they then get to get their picture with the Greece Fire Dept.
November The Greece Rotary supports The Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf by distributing Thanksgiving Food Baskets to Greece Residents. Greece Rotary helps Rebuild a Greece Residents Handicapped Ramp Before After
December BOCES 2 Christmas Party @Ridgemont Country Club. Over 275 Children & their Aides were given a lunch and a visit by Santa along with a bag of presents.
December BOCES 2 Christmas Party @Ridgemont Country Club. The Odyssey Interact Students along with our Exchange Student Fanny give Santa and Ms. Claus their Christmas Wish List. December -Greece Rotarian -Deborah Whitt wins the Greece Small Business of the Year Award
Greece Rotary Community Service Pictures The Greece Rotary gives a Rotary Bookcase to the Unity Dialysis Unit The Greece Rotary gives the Athena Cares Student Program a check for the - Water for South Sudan Project. The Greece Rotary donates funds for the NEW Challenger Little League Field in Webster
Greece Rotary -2016 Red Wings Concessions $$ The Greece Rotary donates to Mission Share Food Pantry & The Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf and Hope Lutheran Church Food Pantry from our 2016 Red Wings Concessions -Commissions and Tips
GREECE ROTARY CLUB Greece Rotary Club, P.O. Box 16106 Rochester, New York 14616 Established January 26, 1959 Area 9-Zone 29 - District 7120 Club #4783 79 Members and Growing Weekly Meetings Ridgemont Country Club 3717 West Ridge Road Wednesdays 12:15-1:30PM, except the second Wednesday of each month when the meeting time is 5-7 PM CLUB OFFICERS President President-Elect Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Immediate Past President Chuck Gannon Kim Campbell-Peters Andy Gray Gregg Sadwick Del Smith Keith Rockcastle AVENUES OF SERVICE and COMMITTEE CHAIRS Club Service Community Service International Service Vocational Service RYLA Scholarships Oratorical Contest Rita Garretson Rita Garretson Kim Massielo Melissa Jordan Melissa Jordan Melissa Jordan Melissa Jordan Vocal Contest Melissa Jordan Youth Exchange Club Counselor Larry Evarts Interact Tracy Wooden Literacy Tracy Wooden Deborah Whitt
Greece Rotary Club Fundraisers 100% of the proceeds go to support the local Greece Community and Rotary International Ziti Dinner This is our largest fundraiser and every member is expected to work at this event. Chuck Krause, Chuck Gannon -Co-Chair s Golf Tournament Our second largest fundraiser supports the Challenger Little League and the Greece Rotary Foundation. Sign up to play or work the tournament, Gene Noga Chair Red Wings Concessions Minor fundraiser for both Greece Rotary and Interact Clubs - Part of proceeds support Honor Flight Rochester. Sign up to work concession stands with other Rotarians. Our club earns a percentage of the sales and all the tips, Coupon Book Sales Judie VanBramer will have several types of books available for sale to club members beginning in September. Major Service Projects Greece Rotary Lodge Recently completed the refurbishment of this Monroe County Park Lodge that Greece Rotary built and donated many years ago, Ralph Annucci, Chair Mercy Flight Helipad at Unity Hospital In honor of our 50 th year, dedicated Spring 2012, Larry Wills, Chair Handicapped accessible playground at Greece Canal Park Ongoing Service Projects Dictionary Project Help distribute dictionaries to all 3 rd graders in Greece and Hilton School District over several weeks in September, Deborah Whitt, Chair BOCES II Summer Picnic Help prepare/serve food for the event held at one of the Greece Schools during summer school, Judie VanBramer, Coordinator Monroe County Leaf cleanup for Greece Sr. Citizens by our Interact Club ay Odyssey H.S. BOCES II Holiday Luncheon Assist with serving the food and entertaining the children in lieu of one of our December luncheon meetings, Judie VanBramer, Chair Monthly Food Collections on behalf of Greece food closets, Judie VanBramer, Coordinator Thanksgiving Baskets, Judie VanBramer, Coordinator Willow Center for Domestic Violence -Adopt a Family for Christmas
The Five Avenues of Service Community Service Rita Garretson, Chair Ongoing Projects/Programs Quarterly Food Collections on behalf of the Greece Ecumenical Council, as well as support for several families at Thanksgiving, Judie VanBramer, Coordinator Toy Collection for the Pirate Holiday Toy Fund, Andy Conlon, Coordinator Dictionaries to all third graders in the Greece & Hilton Schools, Deborah Whitt, Coordinator BOCES Holiday Party and Summer Picnic for special needs children, Judie VanBramer, Coordinator Support of Camp Haccamo for children with special needs, Chuck Krause, Club Representative Literacy Program under the direction of Deborah Whitt and Tracy Wooden Current Projects: Collecting magazines to distribute to various locations. (Please bring them to our meeting for collection.) Past Projects: o Support for Home School Study Packets at the Greece Library o Supplying books to community locations for the creation of small lending libraries o Creation of Treasure Boxes, placed in classrooms to help needy students with school supplies. International Service Kim Massielo, Chair past projects include: Nigerian water project Turkey hearing aid project Turkey hand surgery correcting webbed fingers Sponsored training for dentists from Turkey Indian library for the blind Support of Athena Middle School s efforts to benefit Water For South Sudan, House for Heart in Nepal, and mosquito netting for Village Care of South Sudan Foreign exchange student THE GREECE ROTARY- MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE GREECE COMMUNITY