Club Meeting 5-27-21

Posted by O'Brien Tom on May 27, 2021

[Zoom Meeting Recording]

Community Service Opportunities:

[complete] Saturday, May 8th: Paul Tick, Dale Wexell and Andy Rochester completed the Spring Highway Cleanup. A collection success -- 13 orange bags of refuse removed.
[complete] Thursday, May 20th, 4-6pm: in lieu of the regular Thursday lunch meeting, the Rotary Club held a Rotary food-packing event at the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
[new/signup] June 23rd, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: here's a chance to help the Science and Discovery Center assemble the STEM kits from the components that our club donated to them. Here's the signup. Hope to see you there!!
The Corning Rotary Club arranged for simplified grants to the Science and Discovery Center and Meals on Wheels. Stacy Ward will coordinate the awards.
Stuart Sammis reported that the Rotary Club participated in the dedication to Jodi Kohli of the Food Pantry and the green house at the CPP High School

Member News and Updates:

Jan Harvey reported that there will not be a Change-Over-Dinner this year; but there will be a Change-Over-Picnic outside, at McKinney Park on Saturday, June 19, 2021, from noon to 2:00 p.m. Corning Catering will cater the picnic.
Rich Fastiggi reported that a combination of two unfortunate events and one happy event resulted in his family experiencing two funerals and a wedding in short order.
Dick Perry also reported that a niece of his passed away this year.

Program:

Holly Richards (the Community Management Manager at Care First) gave a general overview of Care First and the programs which it provides to the community. Holly explained that Care First provides hospice care with an emphasis on quality of living. The organization’s services include help and support for the families of seriously ill patients. Click here for details of Holly’s presentation.

Club Service:

Invocation: Dave Anderson
Cogs: Tom O’Brien
Photos: Richard Perry ALL PHOTOS here

50/50: Dick Puccio was the winner of the $5 prize for the day; but he missed the big prize. Better luck next time.

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 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.

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

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