Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Buffalo Rotary Foundation Installs New Officers and Trustees; Paul J. Marzello Sr. to Serve as President.

The Buffalo Rotary Foundation announces the installation of its new board of trustees for 2009-2010. Paul J. Marzello Sr., president of D.F. Williamson Co. Inc., has been installed as president and will serve a one-year term.  Mr. Marzello has been a member of Rotary Club of Buffalo since 1984.    Richard B. Adams, retired general manager of SFC Adams Inc., has been installed as vice president; Antone F. Alber, Dean, Wehle School of Business, Canisius College, has been installed as secretary; Wayne D. Bacon, retired president of Mills Welding & Specialty Gases, has been installed as assistant secretary; Edwin L. Meyer, president, E.L. Meyer & Associates, has been installed as treasurer; Wayne M. Mertz, president, Goergen Mackwirth Co. Inc, has been installed as assistant treasurer and Robert J. Galdys, president, BCS, is immediate past president.
    Newly-installed trustees include: Donald A. DeMeo, chief financial officer, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Stanley Kaznowski, treasurer, Curtis Screw Company, and Wayne D. Bacon.
Ex-officio officers include: Sandra L. Yeater, executive director, Tonawanda Pediatrics and current president of The Rotary Club of Buffalo, and Charles C. Martorana, partner, Hiscock and Barclays, LLP, president-elect of The Rotary Club of Buffalo.

About Rotary Club of Buffalo
Founded in 1905 in Chicago, Rotary International is a worldwide
organization of business and professional leaders whose mission is to provide service to others, to promote high ethical standards and to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through its fellowship of business, professional and community leaders. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas. The Rotary Club of Buffalo was the 28th club in the world and currently has more than 175 active members serving the local and international communities. For more information about Rotary, contact John McClive at the Buffalo Rotary office at 854-3397 or e-mail jmcclive@buffalorotary.org or visit our website: www.buffalorotary.org.

About Buffalo Rotary Foundation
    The Buffalo Rotary Foundation awards grants to tax exempt organizations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. The Board of Directors has ultimate responsibility and authority regarding grant approvals which are, after being acted upon, sent to the Buffalo Rotary Foundation’s Board of Trustees for their consideration and action.