Holiday Auction 2024https://go.rotary7120gives.org/c207bf/Campaign/Details The auction goes live on 11/17 and ends 11/28. There are great holiday gifts for the entire family. Bid now and throughout this week to help programs throughout our community! The money raised from this auction helps us to do good work to help the community.
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Our SponsorsOur sponsors make it possible for Rush-Henrietta Rotary Club to support those in our area. |
Car Wash For Camp HACCAMOThe Rush Henrietta Rotary is holding their annual car wash for Camp Haccamo. All the money raised will help support the camp in Rush. A $10 donation for a car wash will also get you entered into the raffle for prizes. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 AT 10 AM – 1 PM 3890 W Henrietta Rd., Rochester, New York |
Car Wash For Camp Haccamo!The Rush Henrietta Rotary is holding their annual car wash for Camp Haccamo. All the money raised will help support the camp in Rush. A $10 donation for a car wash will also get you entered into the raffle for prizes. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 AT 10 AM – 1 PM 3890 W Henrietta Rd., Suite 2, Rochester, New York
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Plunging for the Special OlympicsSeveral Rush Henrietta Rotarians participated in and supported the Rochester Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics this year. This is Holly Evans' account of the event.
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Why I Joined the Rotary: M. NeumaierAs we look to expand our club membership and our impact on our community, it's important we remember and try to understand what draws people in to the Rotary and our club. This month we learn about why Maureen Neumaier was drawn to our club.
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Donate Something Priceless: HealthRush Henrietta Rotarian, Janet Wright, speaks about her experience as a living kidney donor for her younger cousin. Learn about this generous Rotarian's experience and the opportunities that you have to become a donor. |
2023 Sponsorship Drive Kick offJeff Masters provides us an update on the upcoming Sponsorship Drive 2023 Kickoff and how you can make this year's Sponsorship Drive successful. This is our big push to get new sponsors and help support the club. Don't forget to do your part! |
Mid-Year Financial Update 2022-23Rush Henrietta Rotary Treasurer, Pam Saxon, provides an update on the financial condition of the club. This mid-year financial update provides us with valuable information into the financial health of the club and the impact that our fundraisers will have on the projects that we are able to support in the future.
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Principal's Book of the Month and the Dictionary ProjectRay provided an update and a brief history on the Principal's Book of the Month and the Dictionary Project that Rotarians participated in during December. These projects have helped make a difference in the lives of students in our community over the years and continue to show the impact that the Rush-Henrietta Rotary makes.
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About the Peruvian ProjectBob Owens provided us with a brief summary of the Peruvian Project, Inc. This fantastic organization is one of the many non-profits that the Rush-Henrietta Rotary actively supports. Bob Owens and Jeff Masters currently serve on the Board of Directors. The Peruvian Project, Inc. supports and strengthens local organizations of the jungle area of Peru, with funds and materials that encourage, facilitate, and enable impoverished children to attend school. Peruvian Project, Inc. works with two local organizations in two different cities of Peru. The organizations that PP, Inc. works with receive funding to pay for tutors, workshops, health programs, and school supplies. The organization also funds internet, phone service, transportation and anything else that will facilitate the learning experience of the children.
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Roc-City Uncorked AuctionThe Rush Henrietta Rotary is participating in the Roc-City Uncorked (RCUC) auction that will be held virtually February 1-5, 2023. We are still looking for items for the auction, help with marketing and promotion of the auction to family and friends, and hope that you will bid on the fabulous auction items in February. Contact Cathy Frank for more information on how to help. |
District Conference PoemSAVE THE DATE! A poem about the upcoming district conference on May 6, 2023 at Veterans Park, Bloomfield.
The Rotary District 7120 2023 Conference will be like no other! Just 1 day with multiple venues for your enjoyment. Fun Family entertainment is available for all.
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Industry GiftsRay Warrick provided a list of holiday needs of the Industry Residential Center. Our Rotary club has supported Industry for many years. Could you help provide any of these items? If you can, bring them to the Rotary Christmas Party or contact Ray for pickup. *The format of this list was changed to fit for the Hub, a separate listing with sample images will be sent out via email.
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History of Project ChristmasCharley Lookup and other members of RHAFT and the Interfaith League ( under FISH) provided a detailed history of the Project Christmas program, now known as the Holiday Gift Program that was started by the three organizations in 1974 to help deliver food to those in need in our area and has continued to grow and evolve for the last 48 years.
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Literacy Rochester Update at 9/13 MeetingPeg Warrick spoke at the September 13, 2022 meeting about her work at Literacy Rochester. They have many ongoing programs that help increase the language skills and digital literacy of people in our area. Thanks to the help of volunteers and groups like Rush-Henrietta Rotary they are able to teach new students and make a huge positive impact on our community. |
Camp Haccamo UpdateCathy Frank provided us with a brief update on Camp Haccamo that was able to be held this summer from July 25th-August 5th. This program has been able to be successfully continue for decades thanks to the support of the Rotary Clubs of Monroe County.
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Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu Pandemic
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic. |
Rotary at the Start of the United Nations
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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History of Women in RotaryWomen are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary. “My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle
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First Club in Philippines Opens Door to Rotary in Asia
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country. |
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.
