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Community Service Opportunities: - Saturday, May 8th, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Spring Highway Cleanup. You saw how much fun a clean-up can be during our Earth Day cleanup. Here's your chance to come back for more!! Click here to sign up.
 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. Click here to sign up. It's a great opportunity to pitch in and help!
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Member Good News and Updates: Good News: Stu Sammis… Stuart Sammis and Stacy Ward reported a successful and productive flower bed project at the Kate Danforth community gardens on May 1, 2021. Stuart reported that six Rotarians and numerous non-Rotarians showed up to work, and there are now 52 beds available at the site—in addition to a wrist watch that someone left behind. Notes and Announcements: - Rotary District 7120 has announced that they are looking for a new Executive Secretary. Email Paula Smith if you are interested.
 Program:
Katherine Strawser and Theresa Bliss presentation concerning the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. Katherine Strawser, the Community Engagement Manager, and Theresa Bliss, the Volunteer Director of the Food Bank, made a slide presentation concerning how the Food Bank helps those in need. They described the volume of food and services delivered by the Food Bank, the organization through which the food is delivered, and the huge numbers of people served. For details of the Food  Bank’s services, click here. The presentation is timely in that the Rotary’s meeting on May 20, 2021 will be held at the Food Bank’s warehouse at 388 Upper Oakwood Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14903 and the activity of the meeting will be packing food packages. Club Service: Invocation: Gerri Wolfe COGS: Tom O'Brien 50/50: Andy Rochester was the winner for the day, but that is as far as he got. The big prize is still there. Here are the main links people are utilizing to schedule a Covid-19 vaccine appointment. Vaccine Appointment Resources* NYS Covid-19 Vaccination Hotline: 1-833-NYS-4-VAX (1-833-697-4829) For NYS residents that are any age 16 and over can contact pharmacies directly: Please check pharmacy websites or call pharmacies for information about vaccine availability and how to make an appointment. *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. |
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