Posted by Risa Michienzi

OUTDOOR MEETINGS

The Olean Rotary Club met at the outdoor farmers market in June because we could not meet at our normal meeting place.  On June 30 we had speaker Jim Mahar, a professor of finance at Saint Bonaventure, and businessman in Olean.  He organized a club at Saint Bonaventure called BonasReponds which helped out after hurricane Katrina and Sandy.  They are presently working to build entrance ramps for the handicapped.  He is also working with another organization to make microloan available in Haiti and to plant fruit trees in Haiti after a landslide from Hurricane Dorian.  It was a very interesting presentation.