Club Information
Welcome to Corning Rotary!

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Thursdays at 12:00 p.m.
DoubleTree
125 Denison Parkway E
Corning, NY 14830
United States of America
We meet the first and third Thursdays of the month [2nd and 4th in Jan '25] at the Corning Radisson/soon to be DoubleTree. More information below. Meetings are hybrid; a zoom link is available.
Click here for more information / tickets / Sponsorship
Click here to volunteer at the Dinner!
Meeting Info and Zoom Link
Meetings - Zoom Info & Ordering Lunch
✳️  We have hybrid meetings. In-person meetings are held first and third Thursdays of each month at the DoubleTree [formerly Radisson].
 
Zoom Meeting: click the link at left to join our lunch meeting when you cannot attend in person. You can also view the meeting recording after the meeting. There will be a link to the video in the following week's COGS eBulletin.
 
Lunch Signups - to sign up for lunch at the DoubleTree, or check to see if you have signed up, or cancel your signup, click on the meeting in the EVENTS column at left. Reminder - reservations close on Monday at 3pm [3 days before the meeting].
Upcoming Lunches
 
πŸ“… February 6, 2025: Radisson lunch. Signup coming soon..
πŸ“… February 20, 2025 Radisson lunch. Signup coming soon..
 
Service Opportunities
Rotarians at Work
  • Save the date: Spelling Bee at Campbell-Savona 3/8/25. Signup is in the works.
The Stories of Corning Rotary
 
Our upcoming Pancake Supper on February 4th from 4:30 - 7pm is gaining momentum. We already have 12 sponsors and the dinner tickets are selling as well!
 
This is a great opportunity to support Corning Rotary's local Youth Programs and have a nice supper [no dishes] at the Corning Painted Post High School CafΓ©. Our volunteers have signed up and will be assisted by 15 students from the Corning Rotary Interact program. They'll be serving and providing carside service!
 
And ... the School District is celebrating St. Baldrick's Foundation event is the same day -- so wear GREEN!
 
Live Music: Punxsutawney Phil and the Repeats. Hope to see you there. Info/tickets.
 
 
Club Service
- Greeter- Gail Hostuttler
- Invocation- Dave Anderson
- COGS- Jen Batzing
- Photographer- Bill Boland [more photos]
- Video- Andy:  πŸŽ₯ 00:00 - Start πŸŽ₯ 00:16 - Club Service, Guests and Birthdays πŸŽ₯ 02:13 - Announcements  πŸŽ₯ 04:28 - Pancake Supper Update πŸŽ₯ 07:59 - Service Above Self - Laura Matson    πŸŽ₯ 09:40 - International Committee Report from Ray πŸŽ₯ 11:38 - Good New Bucks   πŸŽ₯ 13:13 - Program - Food for Life
Club Service: 
Greeter: Gail Hostettler, Cory Walker
Invocation: Wendy Winnett
Photographer: Gil Sweet [more photos]
COGS: Andy Rochester
Video: Andy πŸŽ₯   
Welcome Guests:
  • Svetlana Short, guest of Gil
  • Maren Benjamin, our outgoing exchange student, with Wendy Winnett
  • Amy Ginalski, music teacher at CPPHS, accompanying Evy
  • Evy Sunshine, musician from CPPHS
Announcements:
  • 50:50 is due soon! Les remote purchased his tickets for the drawing [he's on ZOOM]
  • From GRAPEVINE: Rotary New Generations Exchange Program. Grapevine link.   Lots of opportunities!
  • Ray - had a handout listing international program opportunities to help/ or share your own ideas.
  • Paul Harris - Gil Sweet plus 2 member!
  • Unclaimed Funds - KW answers questions ... Is there money for you there? Check here [safe NYS site].
 
Good News:
  • Rick Davis - they're going to have a new neighbor, their daughter & son-in-law.
  • John Brown - latest info on John Brown
  • Gil - good news on his grandkids: 4 great stories!
  • John Brown - grand kids with new licenses ...
  • Gil - had a tremendous time reading at the school with Stacy Ward
  • Wendy Winnett -  ringing the bell and more Rotarians came for the next shift!
  • Ray Defendorf - daughter's work as a Market Street window-dresser; beautiful holiday windows.
  • Svetlana - son and daughter good news
 
Sparkle Saturday, Dec 7th -- afternoon and evening. Quite a bit colder than last year -- and we had light snow, to make it more festive! Our stalwart team assembled our booth and prepared for the cold as the sun was setting. This year we had candy canes and tootsie rolls. Giving out hot drinks is tricky, but we've got a plan for Sparkle '25 β˜•οΈ.  The cold didn't reduce the number of Sparkle revelers. We had lots of visitors.
 
We had the chance to speak with people from our community and talk about Rotary. We were at Sparkle as part of our connection to this community. And - there were lots of questions! Who can join? What activities do you in the community? What is Rotary International? Don't you work on killing the Polio virus?  Can I have another candy cane? [just kidding].
Home Page News
This is the best way to reset your password if you forgot it and how to set your password when you first join the club.
 
For the first step, use https://portal.clubrunner.ca/7812  as the link to our home page. Continue following the steps -- if the ClubRunner system doesn't find your account, please contact Andy Rochester [arochest@gmail.com] right away.
 
Thank you!!
Speakers at Rotary Lunch Meetings
Upcoming Speakers
Stu Sammis
Jan 23, 2025
Oktoberfeast 2025
Past Speakers
Mary Ellen Bunce
Jan 09, 2025
Food for Life
January 2025
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For More Information on Corning Rotary, click HERE
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Ted Goldwyn
    January 16
  • Nora Anne Smith
    January 19
  • Andy Rochester
    January 23
  • Buddy Cutler
    February 5
  • Theresa Rossettie
    February 16
  • Cory Walker
    February 23
Spouse/Partner Birthdays:
  • Bobbie O'Brien
    January 8
  • Diane Legendre
    January 15
  • Jane Fastiggi
    February 6