Club Meeting 3-25-21

Announcements:

District Training: SEE STORY

Community Service Opportunities:

Saturday, April 17^th, 10:00 AM to noon: River clean-up in conjunction with the Friends of the Chemung Watershed. More information/Register HERE
Saturday, May 8th, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Spring Highway Cleanup (tentative) Details to come!
Thursday, May 20th, 4-6pm, Instead of our regular club meeting, we will hold a Rotary packing night at the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. Details to come!

Member Good News and Updates:

Community Service Volunteers at the Community Garden high tunnel replacement: Bill Boland, Ray Defendorf, Ernie Danforth, Dave Anderson, Stu Sammis and a wonderful non-Rotarian family all pitched in to complete this project. THANK YOU!

Gil Sweet -- The Jewish Food Festival will not be held in person this year but will be celebrated as the “Nosh of the Month.” He will be sending out an email with all the details. Items/order -> here

Mike Platt --Mike and Merle will be moving April 2nd to North Carolina to be with their children.

Stacy Ward announced that her daughter has chosen SUNY Plattsburg for her college.

Paula Smith has received her first COVID vaccine. Finally!

Following up on the Covid conversation at last week's meeting, here are the main links people are utilizing to schedule a Covid-19 vaccine appointment.

Vaccine Appointment Resources*

https://www.vaccines.gov/get-vaccinated/where

https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/

https://vaccinefinder.org/

NYS Covid-19 Vaccination Hotline: 1-833-NYS-4-VAX (1-833-697-4829)

For NYS residents that are 60+, you can contact pharmacies directly:

Please check pharmacy websites or call pharmacies for information about vaccine availability and how to make an appointment.

CVS Health:Vaccine Information and FAQ
Gerould’s Pharmacy:Sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine wait list
Kinney Drugs:COVID-19 vaccination information and scheduling—please do not call the pharmacy.
Quinlan’s Pharmacy: Information and updates—please do not call the pharmacy.
Rite Aid: Information, Updates and FAQ and Scheduling queue
Tops Friendly Markets:COVID-19 Resource Center andScheduling
Walgreens:COVID-19 Vaccine Updates and Appointments
Walmart:COVID-19 Vaccines—not currently available in NY
Wegmans:COVID-19 Vaccines

*There may be other local/community resources available. When you register online you will be directed to the locations nearest you that have appointment openings.

Program:

Jessica Rustici from the Alzheimer’s Association

As part of the Program Committee's Health and Wellness series, this was a return visit from Jessica. The topic was Healthy Living for Brain and Body. Designed for helping in the prevention of Alzheimer's, the basic four areas are physical activity and exercise, nutrition and proper eating habits, staying socially active, and maintaining mental activity and learning. This program is well worth the effort to watch the meeting video! Watch the Zoom video of the meeting or you can see the slide deck here.

Club Service:

COGS: Jan Harvey

Photos: Rick Davis

Invocation: Ernie Danforth

50/50: Stu Sammis was pulled as the winner for the day -- but Stu had left the meeting early! Shame on you, Stu. Your winnings went back in the big pot.