Read to Succeed, with the support of the Rotary Foundation of Buffalo, is bringing Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to children under age five living in zip code 14215!Your child is eligible:
From birth until he or she is 60 months (five years) old If he or she resides in the 14215 zip code on Buffalo's East side
Country music star and literacy advocate Dolly Parton created the Imagination Library to provide free books to disadvantaged children to foster a love of reading and to improve literacy skills among young children!
Each month all registered children from birth to age five will receive a new, age-appropriate book through the mail that will be theirs to keep! The child will continue to receive a free book every month until their fifth birthday - that's 60 books if a child is registered in the program from birth! This is a great way for children to start creating their own library at home.
Books in the Home Make A Difference!Research shows that children who grow up with books in their home typically reach higher education levels. A love of reading begins at home with an adult sharing story time with a child or group of children or by an older brother or sister reading to younger siblings. For children in the 14215 zip code in Buffalo, this is an opportunity to make reading fun and to make story-telling come alive with a new story each month!
Without early literacy skills, many children will struggle as they begin school. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library will provide new books to children in one of Buffalo's largest neighborhoods allowing children and families to start creating a culture of literacy at home.

Magical Memories on Main Street has begun. We are very grateful to NOCO for sponsoring this wonderful event again this year. James Newman, President of NOCO joined us at the dedication ceremony Saturday, December 3, when Rotary President Ron Caruso presented a check for $12,500 to Brian Dusenberry, President of the Theater District of WNY. Congressman Brian
Higgins and County Executive-Elect Mark Poloncarz extended their congratulations to all who worked so hard to restore these beautiful displays.
Be sure to see the dazzling display of decorated windows from the old A M & A's days. They are located on Main street, north of Chippewa. The displays will be lit and operating from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunchtime browsers and again for the evening crowd from 5 to 10 p.m.
The displays will be available until January 8, 2012
The Buffalo Rotary window is located in the building north of Market Arcade, home of the Rotary Club of Buffalo, located at 617 Main. Thanks to Anne Martin, and Therese Vita for their hard work decorating our window and to Mike Ryan and Richard Ridenour for helping them

On Saturday, December 3, 2011, First Niagara Bank presented the 2011 Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration! This annual holiday event is held at Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza (Main at Chippewa Street) and marks the official opening of the free ice-skating season at Rotary Rink. Festivities began at 5:00 p.m. with free ice-skating. At 6:00 p.m., First Niagara Bank and Buffalo Place officials conducted lighting of the tree and Santa Claus lit a fireworks display over Fountain Plaza.
Immediately following the Tree Lighting, the fun continued with visits with Santa, holiday gifts, horse and wagon rides, clowns and balloon art, face painting and free ice-skating. Buffalo & WNY children enjoyed free ice-skating.

The Buffalo Rotary Youth Exchange "Winter Weekend" is being held Dec. 2-4. All the exchange students within the district come to Buffalo for a weekend of fun that includes tours of downtown and ice skating at Rotary rink.

On Saturday, December 3, 2011, First Niagara Bank will present the 2011 Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration! This annual holiday event is held at Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza (Main at Chippewa Street) and marks the official opening of the free ice-skating season at Rotary Rink. Festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. with free ice-skating. At 6:00 p.m., First Niagara Bank and Buffalo Place officials will countdown the lighting of the tree and Santa Claus will light a fireworks display over Fountain Plaza.
Shortly after, Magical Memories on Main Street will begin. The Buffalo Rotary window, designed by Anne Martin and Therese Vita, is located in the building north of Market Arcade, home of the Rotary Club of Buffalo, located at 617 Main. THANKS TO ANNE MARTIN and THERESE VITA FOR THEIR HARD WORK SETING UP OUR DISPLAY and to MIKE RYAN AND RICHARD RIDENOUR for helping them

Meeting Dec 1 at Templeton Landing Community Grants

The Fall Cycle has two grant requests:

1 The Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc.’s mission is to improve the quality of life for adults, children and infants with communication disorders by delivering cutting edge diagnosis and treatment of hearing and speech impairments and related special education services.
Description of Buffalo Rotary's project: BHSC is raising funds to install an “Inclusive Play” or “Universally Accessible” playground at its main facility in the City of Buffalo that will be incorporated into therapeutic and educational programming for developmentally disabled children.

2. The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, (BOPC), is a 501c3 not-for-profit, independent, community organization that promotes, preserves, restores, enhances and ensures maintenance of Olmsted Parks and Parkways in the greater Buffalo
area to guarantee Olmsted Park experiences for current and future generations.
Description of Buffalo Rotary's project:When the citizens of Western New York and Buffalo exercise, visit, and play in the 1200-acres of pristine, landscaped parkland maintained by the BOPC, people interact with each other, smile and benefit socially and physically. This grant request involves a Buffalo Rotary “Welcome Location” at Delaware Park, which includes:

A three tiered drinking water fountain (child, adult and animal level)

Two plaqued park benchesplanting

Ten strong, healthy trees.

Nov 23 meeting at Templeton Landing

The Made in America Store opened on April 3, 2010. Located just 20 minutes from Buffalo and less than an hour from Niagara
Falls, NY, it is the only general merchandise store in the country that sells 100% American Made Products, down to the packaging. Their mission is to restore U.S. manufacturing jobs by providing American consumers a brick & mortar store and e-commerce site that guarantees that each product sold is entirely American in materials and labor.
Since Opening Day, the Made in America Store has been featured on ABC’s World News Tonight, FOX & Friends, and nationally
syndicated and satellite radio. AP articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and newspapers across the
country. Reporters from Japan and Russia have come to the store, making it an international story. To date, more than 50 tour buses have added the Made in America Store as a destination. And, buses are added every week, some from as far as Missouri!
In addition to requiring that all products sold are 100% American Made, down to the packaging, the Made in America Store insists on top quality at comparable pricing. Their customers know they are helping to feed an American family when they shop at our store. And, each manufacturing job has a positive economic impact of providing four additional jobs for the benefit of the U.S. economy.

You will enjoy this video of Diane Sawyer on ABC News. It is a good endorsement of Mark and his store. Share it with friends http://abcnews.go.com/Business/made-america-store-30k-items-buy-growing/story?id=13943386

There will NOT be a regular meeting and lunch at Templeton Landing this Thursday!
Instead, Vocational Service Committee's Laurie Albertsson has arranged for us to visit, participate and enjoy lunch at one of the dynamic agencies of the Rotary Club of Buffalo. The choices are:
Goodwill Industries Tom Lynch 1119 William Street Buffalo 14206 854-5283
Gateway Longview Jim Sampson 605 Niagara Street Buffalo 14201 883-4531
Food Bank Mike Billoni 91 Holt Street Buffalo 14206 852-1305
Salvation Army Major Tom Applin 960 Main Street Buffalo 14202 888-6201
Boy Scouts of America. Pat Coviello 2860 Genesee Street Buffalo 14225 512-6206

Monument will honor Hispanic American Veterans

Buffalo Rotarian Cas Rodriguez invites all Buffalo Rotarians to join him at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park today, Nov 11, 2011 at 4 p.m. for the Hispanic American Veterans Memorial Ground-breaking ceremony. A reception will follow.
Read more from the Buffalo News at:
Buffalo News article

The November 10 meeting will be held at Templeton Landing beginning at 12:15 p.m. It promises to be a big meeting. Mayor Brown is our speaker and that is a big appeal for guests. In addition, the Foundation will present two checks: Our final check of $23,000 to complete our $500,000 contribution to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fontana Boathouse and a check to the Buffalo Zoo of $19,902 for the Bungee Trampoline Project. Also, Cas Rodriguez will tell us more about the Hispanic-American Veterans Memorial at the Naval & Military Park that will be dedicated on November 11, as reported in the Buffalo News, Saturday Nov 8.

Mayor Byron W. Brown took the Oath of Office as the 58th Mayor of Buffalo, New York on December 31, 2005.
Elected Mayor with over 60 percent of the vote in the November 2005 General Election, Mayor Brown came into office emphasizing greater accountability and efficiency in City Hall, improving the quality of life for all city residents and a commitment to strengthening and expanding the city's economic development activities.
Since taking office, Mayor Brown has followed those three guiding principles by launching a Zero Tolerance Law Enforcement initiative targeting quality of life crimes, along with other criminal activity in the city; implemented the management accountability CitiStat Buffalo program, which monitors city departments' service delivery activities on a weekly basis; and reconfigured the city's economic development activities by creating the Department of Economic Development, Permit and Inspection Services, a change that has provided greater coordination and cooperation in all development activities taking place in the City of Buffalo.

A surge of economic development activity has followed Mayor Brown's election, including over $4.5 billion in planned, ongoing or completed development projects occurring throughout the City since 2006. Mayor Brown will update us on this activity.

Rotary meeting Nov 3

We welcome back, Bob McCarthy, Political columnist for the Buffalo News.
He will give us his analysis of the coming election, particularly the race for Count Executive.
Over the years we have looked forward to hearing Bob each year for his insights into the local political scene
The public is invited, cost is $20

Rotary meeting Oct 27

This meeting will be held at Templeton landing beginning at 12:15 p.m.

Judge Barbara Howe is completing her twenty-fourth year as a New York State
judge:first in Buffalo City Court; then,from 1992 through 2003,in State Supreme
Court; and since 2004 as New York State Surrogate Judge for Erie County.

Judge Howe has a bachelor's degree, with highest honors and Phi Beta Kappa,
from the University of Connecticut at Storrs.She earned her master's and Ph.D.
degrees in sociology from Cornell University, and the J.D. degree from the State
University of New York at Buffalo.She joined the faculty at SUNY/Buffalo in 1974
and became a tenured sociology faculty member there in 1981.Judge Howe
maintains appointments at SUNY/Buffalo as adjunct associate professor of sociology
and adjunct clinical professor of law.

Judge Howe is the author of numerous published articles and decisions,is a
frequent speaker at legal education programs,and has received numerous citations
and awards for professional leadership and community service.

The meeting of the Rotary Club of Buffalo on Thursday October 20 will salute the National Trust for Historic Preservation who are holding their conference in Buffalo, October 19-22

The meeting will be held in the Statler Towers. Lunch will be served promptly at 12 Noon. The public is invited. Cost for Lunch is $20. Please call the Rotary office at 854-3397 by October 14 for reservations. There will be two speakers:

At 12:30 p.m. Erie County Executive, Chris Collins, will discuss "The Role of Govenment in Preservation."

At 1:00 p.m. Valecia Crisafulli, Senior Director for Partnerships, Preservation Division, at the National Trust for Historic Preservation will tell us "Why They Selected Buffalo" for their meeting which will draw about 2000 people.

Following is a brief summary of her talk:
"A vibrant city rich in culture and filled with historical gems, Buffalo, NY was an obvious place to host the 2011 National Preservation Conference. The National Trust believes that Buffalo is the perfect city for preservation leaders to build connections and discuss hot topics ranging from saving historic places to community revitalization."

Visit their website for more information: http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/training/npc/ . "From our Blog" has many articles showing why this event means so much to Buffalo. Scroll further down the page to the photo of Shea's Buffalo and click to see and hear some postive comments about Buffalo in Rotarian John Paget's video "Why This Place Matters."

Oct 6 Buffalo Niagara Enterprise

Tomorrrow's Rotary meeting will be held at Templeton Landing beginning at 12:15 p.m.
This will be a very significant meeting for people interested in the future of Buffalo-Niagara. Invite friends and prospects.

The Buffalo Niagara Enterprise (BNE) is a nonprofit, private business development and regional marketing organization dedicated to the proposition that, as a place where life works, the Buffalo Niagara region is the ideal place for businesses to locate, grow, and start up.

Speaker Thomas A. Kucharski has served as President and CEO of Buffalo Niagara Enterprise (BNE) since 2000. Under his leadership, BNE has grown from a start-up initiative to an innovative regional economic development organization that has secured more than 250 successful project wins representing $3.8 billion in investment in the region and over 35,000 jobs created and/or retained.

Our other speaker, Research Manager Christopher Finn, holds a Masters in Urban Planning from the University at Buffalo and is an expert at economic impact modeling, ImPlan software, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, and regional comparative analysis

Come to hear District 7090 Governor, John Heise, update us on District programs and direction of our dynamic District with a preview of events during the District Conference, October 38 through 30, at the Niagara Falls NY Convention Center. He willl meet with President Ron Caruso and your Board of Directors before. Following is some information about DG John:

A three time Paul Harris Fellow, John joined the Holley Rotary Club in 1982.
The Holley Rotary Club is located in the eastern end of District 7090, in New York State. John served as Club President in 1988-89 and again in 2003-04.

John has also been active at the District level, serving as Youth Exchange Chair, Director of Youth Services, and Service Director. He has also served two terms as an Assistant Governor and was an area Foundation representative.

A retired administrator, John was an elementary teacher, elementary school principal, secondary principal, and a Director of Instruction. An active community member, John is in his eighth year as President of the local school board and has also served three terms as a village trustee. He served on the Boards of the Lakeside Hospital Foundation and the Holley Community Free Library. John was a member of the ARC of Orleans County, which serves developmentally disabled citizens, and was honored with the ARC’s Best Friend Award for his fundraising efforts on its behalf.

John has been married to his wife, Sandy, for 41 years. They have two children. Their daughter, Samantha, is a social worker in the local school district. Their son, Kevin, is the Coordinator of Academic Integrity for Virginia Commonwealth University. John and Sandy are also the proud grandparents of a three year old grandson, Alexander, who was born on John’s birthday.

Plan now to come early on October 27 to meet the Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from Brazil . It will be your only opportunity to meet them at Templeton Landing by 11:30 a.m. We will start the meeting early to hear from them but you will not be able to talk with them after the meeting because they have to leave exactly at 1:30 (or before) so Al Stocker can get them to the Lockport Interact Club by 2:15


Here is the team:
Team Leader is Alex Knapp Bakof, Businessman and University Professor
Alessandra Luther who is a Geography Teacher
Claudio Correa Filho who is a Public Employee-Federal Judiciary
Gustavao Hansel who is a Graphic Designer and Businessman
Larissa Ferreira Varias Marafiga who is a Lawyer & Professor of Law

The speaker for tomorrow's noontime meeting at Templeton Landing is Ted Black.
As president of the Buffalo Sabres, Ted oversees all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the franchise, with specific focus on making the Buffalo Sabres the premier destination for NHL players and the Sabres’ current and future employees. In addition, Ted will provide strategic and creative leadership in areas including corporate partnerships, advertising, NHL relations, team marketing, Sabres’ television broadcasts, fan relations and ticket sales.

Over the last decade, Ted has compiled a track record of success and experience that few sports executives can match. Ted is an accomplished leader who contributed to and presided over unprecedented growth with both the Pittsburgh Penguins and FSN Pittsburgh. He enjoys close relationships with top executives, corporate sponsors, professional sports teams, television networks and at the National Hockey League.

In late 2010, Terry Pegula enlisted Ted to undertake the task of assembling and leading the group of professionals to advise Mr. Pegula on the acquisition of the Buffalo Sabres. Ted’s responsibilities included guiding the transaction negotiations, due diligence and NHL approval process.

Buffalo Sabres President Ted Black to Speak at Buffalo Rotary
Public is invited to meet and greet on September 22
The public is invited to meet and ask questions of Ted Black, President
of the Buffalo Sabres, on September 22 from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. at Templeton Landing (2 Templeton Terrace, Buffalo). Black oversees all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the franchise and believes listening to fans is the foundation of any successful business. He will present his “Outlook for the Buffalo Sabres” as the guest speaker of Rotary Club of Buffalo’s weekly luncheon series.

“I look forward to speaking at Buffalo Rotary and invite the fans to join in the conversation as we work to bring the Stanley Cup to Buffalo,” said Black. “No city deserves it more, no city will cherish it more and no city will celebrate it more.”

Over the last decade, Black has compiled a track record of success and experience that few sports executives can match. He is an accomplished leader who was enlisted in late 2010 to guide the transaction negotiations, due diligence and NHL approval process for Terry Pegula’s purchase of the Buffalo Sabres. Previously, Black contributed to and presided over unprecedented growth with both the Pittsburgh Penguins and FSN Pittsburgh.
He served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of FSN Pittsburgh, a regional sports television network that produced and telecast more than 220 live pro events and 1,500 hours of programming per year. Prior to his tenure at FSN, Black was a member of Mario Lemieux’s senior management team. He served as Vice President
of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1999 to 2008.

The event is $20 and includes a buffet lunch. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Rotary Club of Buffalo at 716-854-3397. Funds raised at the weekly luncheon series help support The Buffalo Rotary Foundation. Attendees are encouraged to become a member of Rotary Club of Buffalo.

Media interviews can be arranged prior to or after the event. To arrange an interview or for questions about this release, please contact Marian Hetherly at 716-308-9649 or hetherlym@gmail.com.
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More About Rotary
The mission of Rotary Club of Buffalo is to provide fellowship and networking opportunities for business, professional and community leaders, to provide service to the community, and to promote high ethical standards and to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace. In 2010, Rotary Club of Buffalo officially marked 100 years of service to Buffalo, with 150 current active members serving the local and international communities. In addition to distributing many one-time grants, Rotary Club of Buffalo has contributed to such significant projects
as the founding of the Boy’s and Girl’s Club (1926); establishing Sunshine Day at Cradle Beach (1945); Rotary Lane next to Mirror Lake (now Hoyt Lake) in Delaware Park; Rotary Rink in Fountain Plaza; Rotary Park next to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse (for which Buffalo Rotary was a large contributor) and installing
the 100-foot-high Rotary Flagpole with 30’ x 60’ flag at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park in downtown Buffalo. Rotary Club of Buffalo is part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization founded in1905 in Chicago. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 33,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary Club of Buffalo was the 28th club in the world. For more information about Rotary Club of Buffalo, visit www.buffalorotary.org.

Media and public invited to hear Mohamed A. Mohamed,
Buffalo’s former Prime Minister of Somalia

What: Area media members and the public are invited to a presentation including Q&A before the Rotary Club of Buffalo by former Somalia Prime Minister Mohamed A. Mohamed. Mohamed is recently back in Buffalo working again at the New York State Department of Transportation after a whirlwind seven-month reign as the Prime Minister of an African country that has been struck by the worst drought in 60 years, killing tens of thousands in just the last few months and forcing an exodus by millions to find food and relief. He was appointed Prime Minister of Somalia in October 2010 and resigned in June 2011. Event tickets for the public include lunch and are $20.

Who: Mohamed A. Mohamed was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, and holds both Somali and American citizenship. He was educated in the United States, completing his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University at Buffalo. From 1985-1988, Mohamed acted as First Secretary in the Somali embassy in Washington and worked with various human rights organizations. He also worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia before the collapse of the federal government in 1991 and the ensuing civil war. In Buffalo, Mohamed has served as an at-large commissioner for the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, a case manager for the city’s lead abatement program, a minority business coordinator for the Erie County Division of Equal Employment Opportunity,
and a teacher of leadership skills and conflict resolution at Erie Community College.

Where: Templeton Landing, located at 2 Templeton Terrace, Buffalo, NY 14202

When: August 25, 12:15-1:30 p.m.

Background: The mission of Rotary Club of Buffalo is to provide fellowship and networking opportunities for business, professional and community leaders, to provide service to the community, and to promote high ethical standards and to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace. In 2010-11, the Rotary Club of Buffalo officially marked 100 years of service to Buffalo, with 150 current active members serving the local and international communities. In addition to distributing many one-time grants, Rotary Club of Buffalo has contributed to such significant projects as the founding of the Boy’s and Girl’s Club (1926); establishing Sunshine Day at Cradle Beach (1945); Rotary Lane next to Mirror Lake (now Hoyt Lake) in Delaware Park; Rotary Rink in Fountain Plaza; Rotary Park next to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse (for which Buffalo Rotary was a large contributor) and installing the 100-foot-high Rotary Flagpole with 30’ x 60’ flag at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park in downtown Buffalo. Rotary Club of Buffalo is part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization founded in 1905 in Chicago. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 33,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary Club of Buffalo was the 28th club in the world. For more information about Rotary Club of Buffalo,
visit www.buffalorotary.org.

Buffalo, NY – The Buffalo Rotary Foundation announces the installation of its new board of trustees for 2011-2012. Edwin L. Meyer, president, E.L. Meyer Associates, has been installed as president and will serve a one-year term. Mr. Meyer has been a member of Rotary Club of Buffalo since 2000. He is a resident of the City of Buffalo. Dr. Antone F. Alber, dean of the Wehle School of Business at Canisius College, has been installed as vice president; Charles Telford, partner, Damon & Morey, LLP, has been installed as secretary; Charles C. Martorana, partner, Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, has been installed as assistant secretary; Sandra Yeater, executive director, Tonawanda Pediatrics, has been installed as treasurer; Wayne M. Mertz, president, Goergen Mackwirth Co. Inc., has been installed as assistant treasurer, and Richard B. Adams, retired general manager of SFC Adams, has been installed as immediate past president.
Newly-installed trustees include Robert D. Eck, area manager, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp., and Therese M. Vita, financial advisor, Merrill Lynch, who join current trustee Wayne D. Bacon, president, Management Strategies of WNY, Inc.
Ex-officio officers include Ronald H. Caruso, president, R.H. Caruso & Co. and current president of Rotary Club of Buffalo, and Michael J. Grimaldi, partner, Lumsden & McCormick and president-elect of Rotary Club of Buffalo.

About Rotary Club of Buffalo
The mission of Rotary Club of Buffalo is to provide fellowship and networking opportunities for business, professional and community leaders, to provide service to the community, and to promote high ethical standards and to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace. In 2010-11, the Rotary Club of Buffalo officially marked 100 years of service to Buffalo, with 150 current active members serving the local and international communities. In addition to distributing many one-time grants, Rotary Club of Buffalo has contributed to such significant projects as the founding of the Boy’s and Girl’s Club (1926); establishing Sunshine Day at Cradle Beach (1945); Rotary Lane next to Mirror Lake (now Hoyt Lake) in Delaware Park; Rotary Rink in Fountain Plaza; Rotary Park next to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse (for which Buffalo Rotary was a large contributor) and installing the 100-foot-high Rotary Flagpole with 30’ x 60’ flag in the Naval and Military Park in downtown Buffalo. Rotary Club of Buffalo is part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization founded in 1905 in Chicago. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 33,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary Club of Buffalo was the 28th club in the world. For more information about Rotary Club of Buffalo, visit 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 Club Board of Directors has ultimate responsibility and authority regarding grant approvals that, after being acted upon, are sent to the Buffalo Rotary Foundation’s Board of Trustees for their consideration and action.

Rotary Club of Buffalo Installs New President and Board of Directors.

Buffalo, NY – As Rotary Club of Buffalo winds down its 100th year of service to Buffalo, the not-for-profit organization that fosters the ideal of “Service Above Self” has announced the installation of its new president and board of directors, effective July 1, 2011. Ronald H. Caruso has been installed as Rotary Club of Buffalo’s 101st president and will serve a one-year term. Mr. Caruso is the president of R.H. Caruso & Co., Inc. and has been a member of Rotary Club of Buffalo since 2004. He has served on the board of directors since 2008.
David E. Knauss, president, Lehigh Construction Group, Inc., has been installed as vice president; Joseph P. Brennan, commercial loan officer for M&T Bank, has been installed as treasurer; Charles Telford, partner, Damon & Morey, LLP, has been installed as secretary and Michael J. Grimaldi, partner, Lumsden & McCormick, has been installed as president-elect.
Directors include Bryce Bixby, architect, Foit-Albert Associates; Megan Burns-Moran, executive director, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce; Brian Casey, financial services professional, New York Life Insurance Company; Joyce DeLong, owner, Insty-Prints of Cheektowaga; Anthony N. Diina, president, Metrodata Service, Inc.; Robert D. Eck, area manager, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.; James E. McNicholas, retired Buffalo Board of Education & U.S. Army; Carolyn M. Murray, associate broker, Ellicott Development Company, and Charles C. Martorana, partner, Hiscock & Barclay, LLP and past president of Rotary Club of Buffalo.
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About Rotary Club of Buffalo
The mission of Rotary Club of Buffalo is to provide fellowship and networking opportunities for business, professional and community leaders, to provide service to the community, and to promote high ethical standards and to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace. In 2010-11, the Rotary Club of Buffalo officially marked 100 years of service to Buffalo, with 150 current active members serving the local and international communities. In addition to distributing many one-time grants, Rotary Club of Buffalo has contributed to such significant projects as the founding of the Boy’s and Girl’s Club (1926); establishing Sunshine Day at Cradle Beach (1945); Rotary Lane next to Mirror Lake (now Hoyt Lake) in Delaware Park; Rotary Rink in Fountain Plaza; Rotary Park next to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse (for which Buffalo Rotary was a large contributor) and installing the 100-foot-high Rotary Flagpole with 30’ x 60’ flag in the Naval and Military Park in downtown Buffalo. Rotary Club of Buffalo is part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization founded in 1905 in Chicago. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 33,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary Club of Buffalo was the 28th club in the world. For more information about Rotary Club of Buffalo, visit www.buffalorotary.org.