Rotary Club of Buffalo

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."