[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.
*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.
Elmira, NY - We met at the Food Bank in lieu of our regular Thursday Zoom meeting. First, the Food Bank staff reviewed our duties and we viewed the introduction and safety information videos -- to make sure that we were familiar with the rules and operations.
Then, to the pallets!! Our task was to take store-donated dry goods from regional businesses [like CVS] and check each item's expiration date -- then sort them into bins by type of item. Truly a collaboration time, with some of us repairing packaging, others moving items - sometimes in chains. At the end, we'd completed the pallets they originally brought us .... and more! It was a good time; community service and fellowship. Our thanks to the Food Bank staff for their welcoming & expertise!
Participants: Samantha Ward, Stacy Ward, Wendy Winnett, Dale Wexell, Gil Sweet, Jim Webb, Stu Sammis, Jan Harvey, Andy Rochester, & Karen Rochester
CORNING, NY — The Corning Rotary Club completed the annual highway cleanup between Bridge Street in Corning and the west end of the Patterson Bridge run-up on Saturday, May 15. It was a cool day, but no rain - and we were able to collect 13 bags of refuse from the areas adjacent to the highway! We'll be planning another session in the fall as well as sooner, if there is a sudden uptick in trash in our highway designated area during the summer.
Stalwart volunteers were: Dale Wexell, Paul Tick, & Andy Rochester
[complete] Saturday, May 8th: Paul Tick, Dale Wexell and Andy Rochester completed the 
experiencing two funerals and a wedding in short order.
Program: 
r duties and we viewed the introduction and safety information videos -- to make sure that we were familiar with the rules and operations.
