September is Rotary's Basic Education and Literacy Month
More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate.
That’s 17 percent of the world’s adult population.
Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.
We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.
I have seen Rotarians simply show up, roll up their sleeves, and say, “Put me to work”. We all have the treasure of sweat equity within us to give. I am humbled to witness the service, and care and concern our members provide for their community, internationally and for each other. To me this is Purpose and Passion for Service.
What’s in it for ME?
Our Membership in Rotary is based on a commitment we all make when inducted, and that is, “Service Above Self”. I have personally been privileged to induct at least two dozen NEW Members to Rotary since July 1. Each, and every one of them pledged to conduct their lives by using our Rotary Four Way Test, and serve their club in community service and support the good work of our charitable arm, The Rotary Foundation. The impact each Rotarian makes both individually and collectively in the club, and our District 7090 is immeasurable. We are all volunteers, with a heart for service. Each one of us can share a story of two of how we joined a club, and became a Rotarian to “Live Our Life in Rotary”.
Yahoo! On Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16, we are hosting our first IN-PERSON District Conference since 2018!
That's incredible to think about! Please join us as we gather together for fellowship, learning and hands on service projects! Its not too late to register.. simply click here! You will find LOADS of information on everything going on over the weekend. We are also hosting a FREE Rotary Family Fun Day on Sunday at Buffalo River Works! Bring your family and friends!
WE HAVE THE MEATS (and the FUN!)
Who doesn’t like to have fun?
Pictured is Governor Lisa with Club President John Schrock at the Rotary Club of Akron Newstead's recent MEAT RAFFLE.
You can join us for just as much fun at the District Conference Saturday afternoon/evening MEAT RAFFLE event at Niagara County Community College, Saturday, April 15th. 4pm. Bring $1 bills and have some fun. Register here.
PS (No, you don't have to dress up like these Irish party lovers. Wear some Rotary SWAG - available also on the Register here link).
For more information on Meat Raffles and what to expect, click here.
HIP - A ROTARY RELAY MUSIC PROGRAM
Organizer Jim Dawson, co-chair of D7090's Honouring Indigenous Peoples Committee, calls it a Rotary relay - the cost of shipping instruments to a remote community is very high (quoted at $3500 ) so when a large amount of instruments were donated to Pikangikum from the Joe Chithalen Memorial lending Library in Kingston, Rotary got to work. In the first leg Jim Dawson of Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise picked up the instruments, which included a cello, three guitars, two violins, 3 guitar amplifiers and a basket of percussion instruments, and drove them to Port Dover, packed them in shipping boxes and took them to Welland, Ontario.
Help the Rotary Club of Grand Island turn gently used or new cast-off shoes into CASH for projects within our community and the shoes will also get a second life supporting micro-economic business in other countries. It’s a DOUBLE donation and you don’t have to spend ANYTHING.
Here’s how - Bring a bag of shoes, sandals to boots, not just sneakers to the District Annual Conference on April 15th and drop them at the Rotary Showcase booth for shoe collection.
Serving up a Holiday Breakfast for Hess Street School Students and Staff....an annual tradition of over 20 years has returned! On the morning of December 21, Rotary Club of Hamilton AM members, family, Rotaractors and friends filled the Hess Street School gym with pancake cooking teams and an assembly line preparing goodie bags for each student in the school. It started with a heartfelt welcome and greetings from our new Hamilton Mayor, Andrea Horwath and Hamilton AM Rotary Club President Clare Freeman.
In February, the Rotary Club of Buffalo Sunrise members were pleased to have as guest speakers Dr. David Johnson and Mark Talley, both of whom are committed to the ideals of Rotary and proud members of the buffalo community. Rotarian Dave Johnson (BNMC) spoke to the group about his work and ongoing connection with Himalayan Healthcare in Nepal. Mark Talley is newer to the work of service to his community but equally committed to his community. He is the founder and director of Agents for Advocacy. He was inspired to create this charity after his mother, Geraldine C. Talley, was killed in the TOPS Market shooting in Buffalo NY, on May 14th, 2022.
On June 24 and 25, 2023, the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise, working in collaboration with the Cancer Support and Resource Program, will be welcoming any and all dragon boat paddlers who want to fight cancer. This is going to be a great event in Norfolk County and and we want you to help out. Do you want to get involved in a fun event with a terrific aim? Is this a health cause that you can get behind? If you’re interested, you can just be aware of this initiative, you might make a donation to a great cause. or you could even assemble a dragon boat team and challenge for the cause.
The major fundraiser for the Batavia Rotary Club concluded with the grand prize drawing Saturday night, but the real winners are the many local organizations that receive support from Rotary all year long. "This is the major fundraiser that allows our club to make so many contributions to the community, such as $18,000 in college scholarships to area students each year," said President John McGowan. Read more to hear about the winners and many prizes.
Rotary's Newest Member is Fourth Generation in Batavia Club. Gretchen Hawley was inducted into membership of the Batavia Rotary Club this month and continues a long-standing family tree that stretches back to the club's founding. Pictured - Gretchen Hawley is flanked by her father, Ted Hawley, left, and Rotary Club president John McGowan.
On the night that is, on average, the coldest of the year, 15 Rotarians from 3 clubs joined the YWCA Coldest Night of the Year Walk to raise money for the Transitions Supportive Housing Program in Jamestown. The Rotary Club of Jamestown, the Rotary Club of Greater Jamestown AM, and the Rotary Club of Falconer joined together as Team Rotary to raise over $2,500 from over 50 sponsors. The group was joined by 8 students from the SUNY JCC International Club, which is sponsored by the noon Rotary, and they were also joined by Joah Molholm, Rotary exchange student from Denmark.
Simply a wonderful evening of celebrating the good work of the Westfield-Mayville Rotary Club, listening to the upbeat presentation of District Governor Lisa Bishop and the induction of two new Rotarians: Katie Reilly and Mackenzi Bruce!!!
On February 15, 2023 the Proudly BiNational Rotary Club of Lewiston, NY & Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON held it's annual Valentines Day Party. Why? Because it is FUN!!! The Club celebrated love of FAMILY that day, the FAMILY OF ROTARY! You can't pick your relatives but you CAN pick your Family. Come visit - we'd love to see members of our Rotary Family that we haven't met before!
Kristen Chilcott, Cathy Rybczynski, and Elizabeth Weber attended a dinner sponsored by and held at the American Legion Post 527 in Hamburg, NY on March 21, 2023. The Rotary Club of Hamburg Sunrise recognized American Legion member and veteran Paul Hauser for his exemplary service above self with the Post by presenting him with a certificate and gift card.
Members of the Rotary Club of Lockport are aiding efforts to clean up and maintain some of the parks and pathways surrounding the Erie Canal in Lockport. Part of this work includes helping the city erect a picnic pavilion on Market Street near the Adam Street lift bridge. Installation of a new 20’ x 40’ open air pavilion adjacent to the Adam Street comfort station will create an attractive new community amenity for local residents and visitors alike.
The Rotary Club of Brantford – Sunrise is pleased to announce their 3rd Annual Online Auction, running from April 19 to 29, 2023. To donate, sponsor or bid go to charityauction.bid/brantfordsunriserotary.
The Rotary Club of Lincoln is launching a new website https://rclenvironment.ca/ and a new Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/RCLEnvironmentWN/. These launches were designed and facilitated by the club's newly formed Environmental Committee so that it can continue to inform and educate in an effort to address the causes and reduce the effects of climate change and environmental degradation.
Without the right tools, becoming a good writer, active reader and critical thinker can be difficult. But more than 300 third-graders in six area schools are getting some help in developing comprehension and communication skills that will serve them the rest of their lives by receiving their own personal dictionaries through a program of the Rotary Club of Olean.
The Rotary Club of Lancaster-Depew welcomes another new member. The Reverend Darcy Tillman, a second-generation Rotarian, transfers to us from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge, VA where she is a past-president of that club. Darcy has had Rotary in her blood for decades. She was a Rotary Youth Exchange student, who traveled to Japan and she has experience in central Africa. Despite the ice storm there was a nice attendance to welcome her to the club. Darcy's installation was officiated by DGE Scott Marcin.
Fonthill Rotary’s Family FarmFest 2023 Early Bird Ticket Sales Now Open!
Last summer’s hugely successful Family Funfest is being rebranded as Farmfest and moving to a new venue for 2023. The Rotary Club of Fonthill is partnering with White Meadows Farms and EL Crossley Secondary School to host Family FarmFest at White Meadows Farms on June 17th in Pelham.
"The goal is to restore hope — to help the world heal from destructive conflicts and, in turn, to help us achieve lasting change for ourselves." R. Gordon R. McInally Rotary International President 2023-2024
Preserving Paul Harris mementos from trip to Central, South AmericaRotary members past and present hold Paul Harris in high regard for his role as the founder of Rotary and his vision for fostering friendship and international
The speakers at the 2023 Rotary Convention in Melbourne are transforming health care, advancing the cause of peace, and working to protect our environment.
Leveraging expertise: Peace CorpsThe collaborations between Rotary members and Peace Corps Volunteers that occur around the world make the partnership between the organizations vibrant and dynamic.The Peace Corps, an independent U.S.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee led Liberian women in a nonviolent movement that helped end their country’s civil war. Now, she’s working to help other girls and women realize their own power. Hear her speak at the 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne.
Yahoo! On Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16, we are hosting our first IN-PERSON District Conference since 2018! 
Who doesn’t like to have fun? 
Organizer Jim Dawson, co-chair of D7090's Honouring Indigenous Peoples Committee, calls it a Rotary relay - the cost of shipping instruments to a remote community is very high (quoted at $3500 ) so when a large amount of instruments were donated to Pikangikum from the Joe Chithalen Memorial lending Library in Kingston, Rotary got to work. In the first leg Jim Dawson of Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise picked up the instruments, which included a cello, three guitars, two violins, 3 guitar amplifiers and a basket of percussion instruments, and drove them to Port Dover, packed them in shipping boxes and took them to Welland, Ontario.
Help the Rotary Club of Grand Island turn gently used or new cast-off shoes into CASH for projects within our community and the shoes will also get a second life supporting micro-economic business in other countries. It’s a DOUBLE donation and you don’t have to spend ANYTHING. 
Serving up a Holiday Breakfast for Hess Street School Students and Staff....an annual tradition of over 20 years has returned! On the morning of December 21, Rotary Club of Hamilton AM members, family, Rotaractors and friends filled the Hess Street School gym with pancake cooking teams and an assembly line preparing goodie bags for each student in the school. It started with a heartfelt welcome and greetings from our new Hamilton Mayor, Andrea Horwath and Hamilton AM Rotary Club President Clare Freeman.
In February, the Rotary Club of Buffalo Sunrise members were pleased to have as guest speakers Dr. David Johnson and Mark Talley, both of whom are committed to the ideals of Rotary and proud members of the buffalo community. Rotarian Dave Johnson (BNMC) spoke to the group about his work and ongoing connection with Himalayan Healthcare in Nepal. 
Mark Talley is newer to the work of service to his community but equally committed to his community. He is the founder and director of Agents for Advocacy. He was inspired to create this charity after his mother, Geraldine C. Talley, was killed in the TOPS Market shooting in Buffalo NY, on May 14th, 2022. 
On June 24 and 25, 2023, the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise, working in collaboration with the Cancer Support and Resource Program, will be welcoming any and all dragon boat paddlers who want to fight cancer. This is going to be a great event in Norfolk County and and we want you to help out. Do you want to get involved in a fun event with a terrific aim? Is this a health cause that you can get behind? If you’re interested, you can just be aware of this initiative, you might make a donation to a great cause. or you could even assemble a dragon boat team and challenge for the cause.
Rotary's Newest Member is Fourth Generation in Batavia Club. Gretchen Hawley was inducted into membership of the Batavia Rotary Club this month and continues a long-standing family tree that stretches back to the club's founding. Pictured - Gretchen Hawley is flanked by her father, Ted Hawley, left, and Rotary Club president John McGowan. 
On the night that is, on average, the coldest of the year, 15 Rotarians from 3 clubs joined the YWCA Coldest Night of the Year Walk to raise money for the Transitions Supportive Housing Program in Jamestown. The Rotary Club of Jamestown, the Rotary Club of Greater Jamestown AM, and the Rotary Club of Falconer joined together as Team Rotary to raise over $2,500 from over 50 sponsors. The group was joined by 8 students from the SUNY JCC International Club, which is sponsored by the noon Rotary, and they were also joined by Joah Molholm, Rotary exchange student from Denmark. 
Simply a wonderful evening of celebrating the good work of the Westfield-Mayville Rotary Club, listening to the upbeat presentation of District Governor
Lisa Bishop and the induction of two new Rotarians: Katie Reilly and Mackenzi Bruce!!!
On February 15, 2023 the Proudly BiNational Rotary Club of Lewiston, NY & Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON held it's annual Valentines Day Party. Why? Because it is FUN!!! The Club celebrated love of FAMILY that day, the FAMILY OF ROTARY! You can't pick your relatives but you CAN pick your Family. Come visit - we'd love to see members of our Rotary Family that we haven't met before! 
Kristen Chilcott, Cathy Rybczynski, and Elizabeth Weber attended a dinner sponsored by and held at the American Legion Post 527 in Hamburg, NY on March 21, 2023. The Rotary Club of Hamburg Sunrise recognized American Legion member and veteran Paul Hauser for his exemplary service above self with the Post by presenting him with a certificate and gift card. 
Members of the Rotary Club of Lockport are aiding efforts to clean up and maintain some of the parks and pathways surrounding the Erie Canal in Lockport. Part of this work includes helping the city erect a picnic pavilion on Market Street near the Adam Street lift bridge. Installation of a new 20’ x 40’ open air pavilion adjacent to the Adam Street comfort station will create an attractive new community amenity for local residents and visitors alike. 
The Rotary Club of Brantford – Sunrise is pleased to announce their 3rd Annual Online Auction, running from April 19 to 29, 2023. To donate, sponsor or bid go to 
The Rotary Club of Lincoln is launching a new website 
Without the right tools, becoming a good writer, active reader and critical thinker can be difficult. But more than 300 third-graders in six area schools are getting some help in developing comprehension and communication skills that will serve them the rest of their lives by receiving their own personal dictionaries through a program of the Rotary Club of Olean.
The Rotary Club of Lancaster-Depew welcomes another new member. The Reverend Darcy Tillman, a second-generation Rotarian, transfers to us from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge, VA where she is a past-president of that club. Darcy has had Rotary in her blood for decades. She was a Rotary Youth Exchange student, who traveled to Japan and she has experience in central Africa. Despite the ice storm there was a nice attendance to welcome her to the club. Darcy's installation was officiated by DGE Scott Marcin. 
Fonthill Rotary’s Family FarmFest 2023 Early Bird Ticket Sales Now Open! 
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