Please put time aside to help with this year's Fishing Tournament set for June 3-5. Sign ups for weigh stations will be coming soon and we will need all hands on deck. For more event info, contact Peter Cadieux.
The Fishing Tournament Store is officially open. This year's shirts are red and hats come in navy, gray and hunter green. Shirts and hats are $15 each. You can order by contacting Dana Isabella. Store items will be available at meetings also. Veteran weigh station volunteers are asked to wear shirts they have received in previous years. If you are a new weigh station volunteer please contact Dana Isabella for a shirt for this year's tournament.
Service Committee
The community service is planning a 3rd annual beautification day at Camp Jericho on Saturday May 14th from 9-2 pm. Camp Jericho- 185 Turdo Road (off of Rand Hill Road) in Altona NY.
Projects to include- raking, painting, sweeping, cleaning and general pre-season preparations for our 2022 summer camp season. We are also in need of those that chainsaw- with the storms and flooding this winter and spring camp is in need of a lot of TLC.
Many hands make for light work. Please reach out to Justin Ihne if you can make it that day.
Environmental Commitee
A Centennial Park clean up has been scheduled for Saturday May 21 from 10:00am -1:00pm. Please join us for whatever time you have available. For more information reach out to Michelle Medina.
Rotary Committee Meeting Schedule
Please note: All Committee Meetings will be virtual until further notice.
Rotary Board Meeting - The next Rotary Board meeting will be Monday, May 16th at noon. This meeting is regularly scheduled for the 3rd Monday of every month at noon.
Program Committee - This meeting is regularly scheduled for the 1st Monday of every month at noon. The next meeting is June 6th.
Service Committee - The next Service Committee meeting will be Wednesday, May 4th. This meeting is regularly scheduled for the 1st Wednesday of every month at 11:00am.
Membership Committee - This meeting is regularly scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 11:00am. The next meeting is May 11th.
Safety Committee - Carol Arnold and Theresa Hayden will be giving weekly safety updates & reminders. Suggestions and new members are welcome, please contact Carol or Theresa.
Environmental Committee - This meeting is regularly scheduled for the 1st Thursday of each month at noon. The next meeting is May 5th.
Other Club Updates
Hybrid Meetings Return
Our meetings will continue to be held virtually on Zoom and in-person at the MHAB Life Skills Campus Dining Hall.
Trevor and MHAB staff will serve a buffet lunch for the weekly Rotary meeting. The cost for the buffet (hot meal & soup / salad bar) is $17.00. Dessert and beverage is $6.00.
NOTE: Everyone attending in person must purchase either the buffet or dessert/beverage to help defer the facility cost. You can prepay online via credit card to speed up the check-in process and help with estimating food via the following link rotary.mhabfresh.com You can also pay by cash, check or card upon arrival.
Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund in support of Ukraine can be made by sending a check to the Club (P.O. Box 86), bringing your donation to a weekly meeting or sending through Venmo (@Plattsburgh_Rotary). The Club will match 50 cents on the dollar for our members' donations received by Sunday, April 24th. Donations made online at rotary.org/donate will benefit Ukraine but are not matched by our Club.
District Conference - NOW HYBRID
Let’s Meet Again - Rencontrons-nous à nouveau - Are you counting the days until you can meet again? You have friends in USA or Canada that you have not met in person for over a year and a half – they’re waiting for you too! The Ottawa Conference & Event Centre on Coventry Road in Ottawa is the location where we will be “Reaching Out” and meeting for the Rotary District Conference on May 4-7, 2022. You can also attend the events virtually if you prefer not to gather at this time.
The Club is accepting donations to the Rotary Club's Food Shelf program. Please send any amount you can spare via check or credit card.
Make checks out to: Rotary Club of Plattsburgh and note where you would like your funds to be directed to, then mail to: Forrest Edwards, 47 Dock Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Anne Cutaiar tracks attendance. Please contact her if you do not see yourself on the roster or you were sharing a Zoom connection with someone. You can check your attendance record on Club Runner under the My Attendance tab. If you watch or listen to a previous weekly meeting and want to get a makeup, please notify Anne Cutaiar (anne@lakechamplaintravel.com) via email and include your name, email address, the weekly meeting date you watch and how long you watched/listened.
