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Rochester Rotary
Rochester Rotary episodes
- 10/1/24 - Full Meeting w/ Congressional Forum (Joe Morelle & Gregg Sadwick)Congressman Joe Morelle and his challenger, Gregg Sadwick, participate in a Rochester Rotary forum moderated by hall of fame broadcaster, Don Alhart.56 min
- 9/24/24 - Full Meeting w/ Special Guest Judge John Ninfo II (Deep Roots of Democracy) Feat. District Governor Dave DemersRochester Rotary's full Tuesday luncheon from 9/24/24 included an appearance by District 7120 Dave Demers (Spencerport Rotary) and a presentation by Judge John Ninfo II titled "The Deep Roots of Democracy"59 min
- 9/10/24 - Full Meeting w/ Guest Speakers Mark Ippalito & Todd Youngman (Comedy @ The Carlson)Rochester Rotary's first meeting at its new home for Tuesday lunches, Comedy at The Carlson featuring guest speakers Mark Ippalito, Operations Manager of The Carlson, and Todd Youngman, stand-up comedian.53 min
- 8/27/24 - Tom Riggio (Building A Brand)Tom has been a major equity shareholder, founding member, and/or senior leader with Vitamin Water, Bark Thins, Pirate's Booty, Momeez Choice, and several other businesses, most of which have gone on to be acquired by major food & beverage brands. Tom shares a few of those stories, including seeing Vitamin Water go from the start-up phase to the negotiation table with Coca Cola as well as finding a manufacturer with a unique idea for a chocolate snack that would lead to a sale to Hershey. Tom will share his insights on how businesses scale, the trials and tribulations involved in growing, and how they ultimately put themselves in a position to be acquired.22 min
- 8/13/24 - Buffalo Bills Panel (Scott Pitoniak, Thad Brown, & Tim Cook)Award winning journalist Scott Pitoniak leads a panel of WROC-TV Sports Director Thad Brown and Rochester Rotary Prognosticator Tim Cook on the 2024 Buffalo Bills outlook.32 min
- 8/6/24 - Kitty Van Bortel (Van Bortel Subaru, Chevy, & Ford)Kitty Van Bortel, President, Van Bortel Auto Group.
As a trusted automotive dealership owner for nearly four decades, Kitty Van Bortel stays true to the values that drive her dealerships, keeping kindness, integrity, and the highest standards of service at every interaction with her automotive brand. Kitty’s strong commitment to her customers and employees is evident in the widespread success of her Subaru, Ford, and Chevrolet dealerships.28 min - 7/30/34 - Alex Wilkes (CooperVision)Alex Wilkes is the President of CVI Americas. Alex started with the company on June 14th, 2022, and is based out of the Victor, NY office. After seven years in management consulting at Deloitte and Accenture, Alex joined Luxottica in 2010 as Head of Strategy for LensCrafters. After leading the vision care team with responsibility for the Doctor network, contact lens sales and strategy, and eye care innovation, Alex took on Pearle Vision in 2016 as Senior Vice President and General Manager with responsibility for all aspects of Pearle Vision brand operations, marketing, and strategy. He’s passionate about leading change through innovation, culture shaping and curiosity while always keeping both the customers and patients front of mind.22 min
- 7/23/24 - Genevieve Norris-Brown (Seabreeze)The 6th generation owner of Seabreeze Amusement Park addresses Rochester Rotary, covering the history of the park, the rarity of being a 6th generation family business, and the difficulties/advantages of operating a seasonal business.29 min
- 7/16/24 - Giovanni LiDestri (LiDestri Foods)Giovanni LiDestri, chairman of LiDestri Food & Drink, tells us about how he went from being a bottle washer at Ragu, to building one of the highest yielding sauce factories in the world.31 min
- 7/9/24 - President Pauly's First MeetingPresident Pauly kicks off the 2024-2025 Rotary year on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at Oak Hill Country Club30 min
About Rochester Rotary
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Rochester Rotary is a diverse service organization for business and civic leaders looking to make a difference in our community.
Since our inception more than 100 years ago, our club has…
Since our inception more than 100 years ago, our club has…
boasted a “who’s who” of the Flower City – leaders from every sector of the community: business and industry, education, human service, government, and more.
Today, our members’ volunteer spirit, generosity and commitment to community service remain vibrant. Through Rotary, Rochester’s leaders strive to achieve our mission of enriching the lives of Rochester’s youth, people with disabilities and of our world neighbors.
In addition to community service, we meet weekly for luncheons featuring expert speakers on the important topics of the day and we hold networking and fun social events.
Rochester Rotary and our more than 350 members are part of Rotary International, which is composed of more than 35,000 clubs with more than 1.2 million members worldwide.
Today, our members’ volunteer spirit, generosity and commitment to community service remain vibrant. Through Rotary, Rochester’s leaders strive to achieve our mission of enriching the lives of Rochester’s youth, people with disabilities and of our world neighbors.
In addition to community service, we meet weekly for luncheons featuring expert speakers on the important topics of the day and we hold networking and fun social events.
Rochester Rotary and our more than 350 members are part of Rotary International, which is composed of more than 35,000 clubs with more than 1.2 million members worldwide.