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Support Flood Relief and Dine at the Same Time
Through a generous donation of the owners of the Kampai Japanese Steak House, our club has available $50
gift certificates to the restaurant. You can purchase one for $40 or two for $70. The Owego Rotary Club
will use all proceeds to aid local flood relief efforts.
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The quantity is limited. So, hurry!
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The Owego Rotary Club is one of 34,000 clubs in more than 200 countries that make up Rotary International.
Our club is made up of business and professional leaders from our local community who contribute their time
and talents in service to the community and the world.
The objectives of Rotary are to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all
vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
 The Rotary International President for 2011-2012 is Kalyan Banerjee
from Vapi, India.
The Rotary International Theme this year is
"Reach Within to Embrace Humanity."
There will be three areas of emphasis in this year of Rotary service: family, continuity, and change.
Our president says that the family and the home are the core of all our work as Rotarians, and our families
extend into our communities and all of humanity. Continuity involves identifying the things we do well
and take them to the next level, building on our successes. Our president tells us that true change begins with
and within each of us.
Kalyan Banerjee delivered his message to Rotarians
at the 2011 International Assembly, which took place in January in San Diego,
California, USA. The International Assembly is an annual training event for incoming RI
district governors. His speech is on YouTube and can be viewed by clicking
here.
To view other Rotary videos on YouTube, go to
www.youtube.com/rotaryinternational.
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Owego Rotary replaces book shelves in the lower level of Coburn Public Library
A District 7170 Simplified Grant provided the funding to purchase the shelves. Owego Rotarians gathered
at the library on January 7th to assemble the shelves and put them into place, ready for books.
Click here to see photos of the club in action.
Club member, Jack Sullivan, has been named District 7170 Rotarian of the Month for December
Jack Sullivan is a very active member of our club. During the aftermath of
the 2011 flood, he spent countless hours
surveying flood stricken homes, offering professional assistance, and coordinating volunteer work teams. In the
past three years, Jack has organized Group Workcamps for Tioga Opportunities and has been the Site Coordinator
for the young volunteers coming to the area to work on projects. Jack has been serving our Rotary District
as the RYLA chairperson. Jack is on our club's Board of Directors and is the
current president nominee, becoming the club's president for the 2013-2014 year. This recognition of
"Service Above Self" is well deserved.
Brian Eldridge was inducted as the 64th member of the club
Brian was sponsored by John Spencer (left). Matt Adler (right) performed the induction.
Brian was previously a member of Corning and Dansville Rotary Clubs and is the present Executive
Director of Tioga United Way
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