A memorable evening celebrating leadership, service, and friendship.
We thanked Brandon Barnhart for his outstanding year as President. Brandon reviewed all the year accomplishments and thanked all who pitched in especially those who filled in leading meetings so he could coach at McQuaid.
We welcomed Steve Schwock as our 2026–27 President who spoke about his goals for the year to make our membership as strong as ever. Steve introduced his leadership team for the coming year.
The night also featured a special surprise as Terri Bastuk and Peter Mendick surprised John Mendick with the club’s Paul Harris Fellowship Award. John is annually one of the leading salespersons for our Pasta Dinner and Reverse Drawdown tickets - our largest fundraisers. He also rocks a great hairnet at the Pasta Dinners. Apparently salesmanship is natural for John who, according to Peter, sold very expensive suits to members of the Rochester mafia when he was still a youngster working at Timely Clothes.
Then, Kenn Van Dieren presented Paul Harris + pins to Tom Kosanke, Jim Kozlowski, Dan Dwyer, Ray Holla, Dick Butler and Lynn Wozniak. Congratulations, John and all PH+ awardees, and thanks to all who help make our club strong!
Another year in the books and looking forward to a tremendous year under President Steve's leadership.
Another great night of social gathering and community service. Along with enjoying a delicious steak roast, we packed 200 school packs for Irondequoit's Back To School Bash that we are donating….and we even played some bocce ball!!
We are incredibly proud to support the Irondequoit Food Cupboard’s Holiday Food Basket Program—now for nearly three decades. This year, Rotarians helped provide 100 bags of food, including ingredients for a holiday meal and staple items to carry families through the school break. And to top it off, we were honored to donate a $500 gift card to Palmer’s.
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