Photo Albums
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The 7120 Rotary District Conference was held in Oswego, with over 200 in attendance for the 2 1/2 days.
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Mike Schiller passed his gavel over to Marty Potter, the Club President for 2022-23.
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2023 Earth Day was celebrated by giving her a break and picking up around some of the Canandaigua Lake watershed.
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Dick McGavern received his Paul Harris Plus 2 pin. Pictured with Dick is Club President Marty Potter.
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Our Club received a plaque for the support we lent the Honor Flights of Rochester.
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On a picture perfect Saturday the Canandaigua Rotary Club put together a team of highway crew volunteers to walk the trenches of Routes 5 & 20. They may have been seen by their cute hats, reflective gear, colorful orange garbage bags, and their sharp poking sticks.
Pictured left to right are Amani Gullo, Greg Gullo, Phil Esce, Bill Namestnik, Beverly Cartwright, Kim Tenreiro, Kathi Nevin, Rick Hawks, George Herren, and Ray Mincer:
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2022 Halloween was celebrated at the downtown Canandaigua Commons Park.
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Mike Wilcox PH+8, Greg Gullo PH+2 and Mary Green PH+8 receive new Paul Harris Awards.
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Our Club had a display at the May 6, 2023 District Conference showing many of our activities this past year.
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Just 1 of over a hundred Christmas Trees at the Granger Homestead Festival of Lights. The exhibit is on normally from early November to early December. Patrons can vote on each exhibit and also bid on each exhibit.
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Doug Merrill was inducted into the Club. Doug retired from RIT biomedical sciences following 40 years of instruction. He is also a Director for the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association Board. Doug has been married to Rochester Judge Debra Martin for forty years. They have two grown children, and four plus grandchildren.
Pictured are Club President Mike Schiller, Doug Merrill, Sponsor Ellen Polimeni, Mark Sheppard, and Donna Cator:
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Several Paul Harris Awards were given to members and non-members, and a Major Donor Awarded.
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All NY state Rotarians can get specially designated license plates by applying for them with a special fee.
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Rotary's Pine Wood Derby produces a check for the Finger Lakes Scouting Program.
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Canandaigua Rotary donates to the Glacier Lakes District Scouts. Pictured are Gareth Evans, Club President Marty Potter and District Governor Ralph Brandt.
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Awards for Rookie-of-the-Year, Rotarian-of-the-Year, Member Paul Harris Awards, Non-Member Paul Harris Awards, Student-of-the-Year, and Bowl-a-Thon Sponsors
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The weekly draw from a deck of cards could be a winner of the "50/ 50' if one draws the Joker. In Aug 2022 Gloria Dancause drew that elusive Joker.
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Nov 2022 PH Awards: Clark Kurtz was awarded his PH +3, & Jack Kellogg was awarded his PH +2 pin. Also pictured is Club President Marty Potter.
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A fun "race" held in Kershaw Park turned out to be more fun than a race.
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Rotarians from the Canandaigua and Red Jacket Clubs collected items for the K-6th grade BOCES program along with cardboard boxes at the Canandaigua National Bank local offices. Items were collected during the month of February and ranged from easy prep foods to clothing to personal items.
1st picture: Red Jacket Club are President Brad Williams, Don Collins, and Mae Schweikhard.
2nd picture: Some of the Canandaigua Rotary Club’s members and several tables of items collected and ready for boxing up.
3rd picture: President Mike Schiller and BOCES Chris Bennett.
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Canandaigua Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs met at Star Cider on the first Friday of June to socialize and get acquainted.
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Preston Pierce received his PH +2, Ellen Polimeni her PH +5, and Kim Tenreiro PH +8.
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Tracey Dello Striho and Sean Buck are Inducted in April.
Tracey works for the Partnership for Ontario County.
Sean is from a multi-generations of Canandaigua families and glad to be back.
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Canandaigua Churches in Action (CCIA) received a donation to help continue their food pantry and back-pack programs. Pictured are Pastor Lippincott and Club President Mike Schiller.
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Many hands helped in order taking, serving, & cooking up hamburgers, cheeseburgers and hot dogs.
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The 2023 brought in a lot of past presidents, a lot of money, and a lot of non-food items for Salvation Army distribution, and a lot of awards.
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Club donated money back to the CA Music Department to help with the expenses of getting the Chorus ready for the RPO Concert in December.
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The Club raised money from the Bumpers and Banjos held at the Sonnenberg Gardens.
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Five (5!) new members were inducted into our Club this month.
Michael Mills was sponsored by Jodi Kaufman;
Susan Martenson was sponsored by Doug Merrill;
Kathleen Draper was sponsored by Judi gorenflo;
Tom LaCrosse was sponsored by Curt Bailey; and
Sam Viggiani was sponsored by Chris Hubler.
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Dave Lucchesi received his first Paul Harris Award in his first year! Pictured with Dave is Club President Marty Potter.
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Orders were taken for firewood that were picked up from Chainsaws for Charity site. Manual labor for a good cause.
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Club members gathered in Greg Gullo's garage to assemble seedlings with mulch and bag for 1st grade students.
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Kim is our lunch planner, dietitian, chef, table setter, table cleaner, dishwasher, always with a smile, and ‘what can I get for you’ person. Pictured with her is Club President Marty Potter.
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The 0.5 Race for the Rest of Us was held on the same day as the Jackpot Drawing.
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2022 pictured Bell Ringers were the Schiller family, Beverly Cartwright, Tricia Carey, Lynn Holcomb, and Judy Ratcliffe. Not pictured here is a long list.
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A number of Rotarians walked the trenches of NY Rt 5 & 20 to rid them of rubble. They actually had fun.
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Ellen Polimeni receivers her PH +7 Pin.
Pictured are Ellen Polimeni with Club President Nancy Stelnyk.
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Andrea Jones was inducted in August. Pictured are Club President Nancy Stelnyk, Janet Tenreiro, Andrea Jones, and her sponsor Clark Kurtz.
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The Canandaigua Rotary Club received a citation from Rotary International for meeting at least 13 of its goals. The goals included but not limited to donate money to RI Foundation, projects that were completed, volunteer hours etc. 2022-23 Club President Marty Potter said that the citation really goes to the members since many helped. Significantly, the citation was signed by Jennifer Jones, the 1st female RI President.
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Recently, the Canandaigua Rotary Club honored Joe Delforte with a Benefactor Plaque and pin. He earned the honor because he voluntarily pledged to leave a gift to Rotary upon his passing.
Pictured are Tom Rogers, Past District Governor and Past Club President with Joe Delforte also Past Club President.
A link to the Benefactor Commitment Form is: https://www.canandaiguarotary.org/documents/en-us/5b465d6b-e29d-44a6-aac6-fa8e1cec1dcd/1
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Club President 2021-2022 Mike Schiller was honored with a plaque. Also honored was Club President 2020-2021 Lynn Holcomb.
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Gareth Evans received his Paul Harris pin from Club President Marty Potter.
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Rotarians distributed pumpkins to kids for decoration, but the damp rainy weather hampered some.
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Rotarians, friends of Rotarians, and family helped out bagging seedlings with wet mulch.
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