October and November Club Updates

October and November were great months for the Roundabout Club.  On October 13th we welcomed the Rotary District 7090 Governor Marlee Diehl to our Club to discuss our Vision for the future.  On the 19th we prepared the Rotary Pavilion for our volunteer project on the 21st at the Safe Trick or Treat at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village followed by an afterparty at New York Beer Project.

November continued the fall theme with a trip to Becker Farms Brewery for some cider and dinner.  Later in the month we volunteered at the Veteran One-Stop sorting donations and suits for interviews.

Our next Service Project will be Saturday December 10th as we wrap presents for Little Match Girl Foundation followed by a brunch social in Downtown Buffalo at EXPO Market both on the 600 Block of Main Street.

In January we will again take to the ice at Rotary Rink, more info soon.  Check our Calendar tab and follow us on facebook for updates.

 

 

 

Roundabout Rotary a Quick Glance

On October 13th the Roundabout Rotary hosts the District 7090 District Governor.  In preparing for her meeting we put together a little album of some of our Service Projects, Drives and a couple of our many Socials (happy hours) from our July 2015 forming to present.

BNHV Scottish Fest Aug 2016

Friends of the Night People Sept 2016

Old Homes Day with Area 11 – July 2016

Buffalo Zoo Volunteer June 2016

Roundabout Cleanup May 2016

Selfie!

Rotary Leadership Training

Cinco de Mayo Happy Hour

Educate-a-Bull April 2016

VA Hospital March 2016

Women of the World Drive Jan/Feb 2016

Rotary Rink Jan 2016

District Governor Visit Jan 2016

Little Match Stick Girl Dec 2015

October Safe Halloween

September Alzheimer’s Walk

2015 Installation Dinner

August Refugee Home Set Up

July Roundabout Cleanup

Fall Updates

The Roundabout Rotary Club concluded a busy summer with a number of great events and is moving full speed ahead into fall.

In August our Club joined in the World Masters Highland Game serving beer all of Friday Night.  We were joined by Members of other Area Clubs including Amherst South, with Members from the Amherst and Williamsville Clubs also working the event that weekend.

Our September Social is Friday 9/23 at Noon at the NEW Anchor Bar on Maple at Sweet Home.  Please join us, bring a friend as we have a casual lunch.

Our September Service project will be Friday 9/30 from 4:45 – 7:15 at the Friends of the Night People in Buffalo, we will also be doing a mini clothing drive.  If you have any used clothes/shoes/suits/coats etc. that you no longer wear – they are in high demand there.  Please bring anything you can donate along with you.

October 13th we will host the Rotary District 7090 Governor, Marlee Diehl at 5PM at Pizza Plant on Transit Road where we will discuss our plans for the year and learn more about the District updates.

On Friday October 21st we will return to the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village for their annual safe Halloween Trick or Treat where we will pass out candy at the Rotary Pavilion.  This event will again be joint with other Area Clubs including Amherst who is hosting Saturday.

Club Updates June

May was another busy month for the Roundabout Rotary Buffalo Niagara Club.  We hosted our Second Annual “Roundabout Cleanup” our Club’s namesake and a project that is a continuation of the former Cheektowaga Rotary Club.  The Roundabout (or Rotary or Traffic Circle) we cleaned us at Kensington and Harlem at the Cheektowaga Amherst border a project that was adopted through the New York State DOT years back and we are happy to continue.

Earlier in the month we held our Cinco (+1) de Mayo Club Social at a new Downtown Buffalo hotspot Deep South Taco and were excited to host Members, friends, guests and the Assistant District Governor Julie Pankow for an evening of fun.

Our incoming Club President Keaton DePriest and incoming Club Secretary (& PE) Michael Tyrpak attended the District 7090 Club Leadership Training in Niagara Falls and are excited to work with our Members on to make the 2016-17 Rotary year a great success!

Also in May we hosted our first Roundabout Rotary Power Lunch downtown another great new place, Expo Market.  We hope this “Power Lunch” can be a great resource for Rotarians and friends to get together quarterly or so to share ideas that will help Rotary and our Community throughout the Buffalo Niagara Region.

In early June we will be sending Club Leadership and Members to the Area 11 Meeting and Area bimonthly “Mix & Mingle” this one hosted by the Rotary Club of Williamsville.  It is a great event to get together the Rotary Clubs of Amherst, Amherst South, Lancaster-Depew, Williamsivlle and the Roundabout Rotary Buffalo Niagara.

EDITED: Our Club Social for June has been rescheduled we will be attending the Williamsville Rotary’s Strawberry Festival the evening of Wednesday June 15th at Island Park.  We encourage friends and anyone interested in learning more about what Rotary does for the Buffalo Niagara Community to attend.

To keep up to date follow us on facebook or visit our Club Website RoundaboutRotary.org

April Pet Adoption Event

Another exciting Service Project in the books.  For April the Roundabout Rotary Buffalo Niagara Club co-hosted a pet adoption event with Educate-A-Bull a pit bull rescue organization at Golden Tails pet store in Lancaster.

Our next Club event will be the May Club Social, a Happy Hour at 6PM on Friday May 6th at Deep South Taco on Ellicott Street in Downtown Buffalo to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!

Follow us on Facebook for more up to date information.

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April Updates

The year started with a terrific drive for a women’s shelter in Buffalo’s East Side in January and February. In March we hosted our Club Social on March 20th at our Members Mike & Sarah’s house as a pancake celebration in honor of NY Maple Week. Our March Service Project was at the Buffalo VA Medical Center on Bailey Ave. where we assisted a local Amvets group in their monthly bingo, pizza and ice cream night. In April the Roundabout Rotary Club will work with dog rescue Educate-A-Bull at their adoption drive on Saturday April 23rd 10AM – 2PM at Golden Tails Supply 6511 Transit Road, Bownmansville, NY 14026 Our next Club Social will be Friday May 6th around 7PM and on into the evening at Deep South Taco on Ellicott St in Buffalo as a celebration of Cinco de Mayo!   For our other Club Events and a Full Calendar check out the Calendar Tab. To keep up to date on the latest Roundabout Rotary projects subscribe to our Newsletter.

First Quarter Club Updates

The Buffalo-Niagara Roundabout Rotary Club has started the year off in an exciting way.

Our January Club Social was at Rotary Rink in Downtown Buffalo so our newer Members could see the impact other Rotary Clubs have on our community.

In January and February the Club Collected items for donation to Women of the World a domestic violence shelter in the East Side.  This collection ended with a drop off at Santora’s on Transit Road on February 29th.

In March we will host our Club Social on Sunday March 20th at 12:30 where we will meet to go to Maple Moon Farms for a pancake breakfast and celebration of NY Maple Week.

Our March Service Project will be Monday the 21st at 6PM at the Buffalo VA Medical Center on Bailey Ave. where we will assist a local Amvets group in their monthly bingo, pizza and ice cream night.

In April our Club will assist the Rotary Club of Buffalo in their annual Beer and Wines of the World Fundraiser.

For our other Club Events and a Full Calendar check out the Calendar Tab.

January Social

Join us this Saturday around 2/2:30PM at Rotary Rink in beautiful Downtown Buffalo.  After skating we will be heading over to Big Ditch Brewery for some food and drinks around 3:30/4PM.

Rotary Rink is located at Fountain Plaza (in front of the Key Tower) on Main Street between W Chippewa and W Huron St’s.  Big Ditch Brewery is on E Huron and Ellicott St only three blocks east of the Rink down Huron.

Rotary Rink was built in 1991 as a partnership between Buffalo Place (Downtown’s “Village” since 1982), the City of Buffalo and The Rotary Club of Buffalo.  With the Rotary Club donated half a million dollars to the project.

Skating at the rink is Free as Rotary wanted it to be accessible to all, and skate rentals are available for $2 for Children, $3 for adults.

On street parking near Huron would be ideal to go to both the Rink and the Brewery. (Buffalo Place Parking Map)  Both are close to the Metro Rail with a station in front of the rink (Fountain Plaza) if you are coming from the northtowns or City and would like to park and ride.

Below are walking directions from Rotary Rink to Big Ditch it is 0.3 miles (5 min)

2016 Begins!~

To start 2016 the Members were visited by the Rotary District 7090 District Governor Dr. Kevin Crosby.

We were able to discuss the vision for the District and the goals of the Club.  Our Club is very grateful to DG Kevin for his continued support of our unique “Roundabout” concept allowing us to serve the Buffalo Niagara Region.

On January 30th the Club will visit Rotary Rink in Downtown Buffalo for our January Social.  Check our Club calendar for more information.

December Service Project

Little Match Stick Girl Dec 2015

In December the Roundabout Rotary Club Buffalo Niagara joined Little Match Stick Girl Foundation wrapping Christmas presents for students in the Buffalo area and beyond.

Following our wrapping party we had our monthly Club Social at Pano’s in Elmwood Village joined by the District 7090 Assistant Governor.