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Today's meeting features two of our Youth Services programs, RYLA and High School Learning Center. President Pauline Emery, opened the meeting and we celebrated our August birthdays. Lots of news and upcoming events. Two great presentations from RYLA students on their experience at the RYLA event.
Thank you for your Club Service:
Corning Rotarians worked at the Southern Tier Food Bank on Monday July 27th, repacking food. We had a great turn out and did a lot of repacking !!!
Thank you to Ray, Dale, Yumo, Mayu, Jen, & Wendy !
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Several Corning Rotary members and Interact students joined the Friends of the Chemung River Watershed for a cleanup on Saturday 7-25-26. It was a perfect day; although it started cool, the work warmed everyone up.
Corning Rotary Yumiko Akiba shared that several of the Corning Rotary Interact students came, as well as Rotarians (Pauline Emery, Mayu, Yumiko) to assist the FCR members. Among the riverside gatherings: “trash, 3 tires, tent, broken furniture, and many more items. Everybody worked really hard.”
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Our new Corning Rotary President, Pauline Emery, opened the first meeting of our new year on July 9th. It's been a busy time! Lots of news and upcoming events. And - special recognition for members that place Service Above Self. And — our newest member is introduced to the club!
Thank you for your Club Service:
Corning Rotarians worked with Ready, Set, Grow! on Saturday 6-27-26 to distribute a mountain of mulch [there was much mulch!!]. Because of the great turnout, the job took only an hour. The kids that were waiting to play were on the playground just as soon as it was finished 😀.
Thank you to one of our newest Rotarians, Darro Snyder II with other members of our Corning Rotary Club: Stacy, Pauline and our Rotarian Head Garner, Stu 🪴
Five new members were inducted into the Corning club at the change-over picnic! Thank you to Stacy and Wendy and their Membership Team!
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Our Annual Changeover Picnic comes each year at the end of June – and is the “changing of the gavel” for Corning Rotary; our previous President [Jen Batzing] retires and we introduce our new President [Pauline Emery]. Our meeting also featured one of our Corning Rotary Scholarship winners, two Paul Harris recognitions, and the induction of 5 new members to our Club, and more! Thank you to Boomers Burrito Bar for a delightful buffet meal!
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March is a busy time! Lots of news and upcoming events.
Thank you for your Club Service:
Guests / Visiting Rotarians: Ted welcomed Colin Hughes [Endless Music Festival]; soon to be new member from the YMCA - Jessica Smith.
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Our Annual Changeover Picnic comes each year at the end of June – and is the “changing of the gavel” for Corning Rotary; our previous President [Jen Batzing] retires and we introduce our new President [Pauline Emery]. Our meeting also featured one of our Corning Rotary Scholarship winners, two Paul Harris recognitions, and the induction of 5 new members to our Club, and more! Thank you to Boomers Burrito Bar for a delightful buffet meal!
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Several Corning Rotary members and Interact students joined the Friends of the Chemung River Watershed for a cleanup on Saturday 7-25-26. It was a perfect day; although it started cool, the work warmed everyone up.
Corning Rotary Yumiko Akiba shared that several of the Corning Rotary Interact students came, as well as Rotarians (Pauline Emery, Mayu, Yumiko) to assist the FCR members. Among the riverside gatherings: “trash, 3 tires, tent, broken furniture, and many more items. Everybody worked really hard.”
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Corning, NY 14830
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