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Deanne Quinn Miller was five years old when her father―William “Billy” Quinn―was murdered in the first minutes of the Attica Prison Riot, the only corrections officer to die at the hands of inmates. But how did he die? Who were the killers? Those questions haunted Dee and wreaked havoc on her psyche for thirty years. Finally, when she joined the Forgotten Victims of Attica, she began to find answe...

In addition to creating a public health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed challenges and inequities across our society that must be addressed. As America begins the process of recovering, we can’t just rebuild what was—we must, in President Biden’s words, build back better.

Todd Baxter is a 30-year veteran of law enforcement, with 22 years of service to the Rochester Police Department and four years experience as Chief of Police in the Greece Police Department. Sheriff Baxter joined the local force following three years of active duty with the U.S. Army as a Military Police Officer.

Great-grandson of NFL pioneer, Leo Lyons, John Steffenhagen recently discovered journal notes of Leo's, chronicling pro football and the NFL, and his involvement from 1911 to 1925, covering racism and historical football events firsthand like never before. And a collection of “antiques” from Leo 40 years ago.

Past District Governor, Don Alhart unveils some of the tentative plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our Rotary Sunshine Camp on Tuesday, July 20th at noon at Locust Hill Country Club and via Zoom. Share the history of this unique facility for campers with different abilities-as we look ahead to some of the events being planned for the centennial celebration of the camp-Where kids have no...

President Scott Rasmussen's First Meeting is a chance for us to welcome in the new Rotary year and hear the new President's goals for 2021-2022.

the Rotary year runs from July 1st to July 1st, and so that is our final meeting of the year, and thus, the final meeting with President Peter Glennon. We'll hear his final remarks, and hear for the first time from next year's President, Scott Rasmussen.

Pete Pfitzinger shares challenges and learning I. USA, USA, USA - Growing up in Pittsford in the 1970s - Cornell 1975-1982 - New Balance and Boston - Making the U.S. Olympic team as an underdog - 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games - Making another U.S. Olympic team as one of the favorites II. New Zealand - Living at the far end of the world - Career transitions-testing athletes, writing books and spor...

The STAMP Mega-Site is a 1,250-acre high tech Mega-Site in Genesee County seeing significant interest from technology companies in the renewable energy products manufacturing and semiconductor sectors. These firms are looking to locate new facilities somewhere in North America. Join Matt and Steve Hyde as they discuss the site development history of the STAMP Mega-Site, market need and the signifi...

Mubarak Bashir is the Regional Director at the Greyston Center for Open Hiring. He is introducing Greyston's innovative Open Hiring® model to the Rochester community, to assist local businesses in creating more inclusive workforces and job opportunities for individuals who face barriers to employment. Prior to joining Greyston, Mubarak spent over 11 years at the Urban League of Rochester where he...

New York State Senator Jeremy Cooney, 56th NY Senate District, and New York State Assemblymember Jennifer Lunsford, NY Assembly District 135, share with us what is it like to be freshman members of the New York State Legislature.

Lanie Bittner is currently the president of the Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS® (GRAR) board of directors, and a director on both the NYS Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS® boards. Mark Siwiec has over 30 years of experience selling real estate, Mark and his team have managed to accumulate over three-quarters of a billion dollars in total career sales. Th...

Gina was just 14 years old when she lost her father. Today, more than 40 years later Gina still struggles with the circumstances surrounding her father's death as well the emotional turmoil caused by losing him at such a young age. "Sammy G" The Untold Story of My Father is a "Love Story" from Gina to her father as Gina shares her personal collection of photos, letters and memories of her father....

Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, most Western countries ordered lockdowns to reduce the spread of the virus, which took very different forms in different places but heavily curtailed individual freedoms everywhere. However, in making the decision to implement such policies, governments didn't pay much attention to their costs and focused on their alleged benefits. I argue that most restrictions d...

What is the Police Accountability Board? What can it do? What are its goals? Why should we support its work? These are the questions Executive Director Conor Dwyer Reynolds will help answer as he describes how the PAB can hold government accountable and keep all Rochesterians safe.

*Paul Guglielmo, Owner of Craft Cannery and Guglielmo Sauce and a Rochester Rotarian *Stefani LiDestri, Co-CEO of LiDestri Foods *Joe Perdicho, Director of Operations, Special Touch Bakery

The 2021 baseball season will mark Dan's 32nd season with the Rochester Red Wings and his 27th as the club's General Manager. The Webster native is a 1985 graduate of McQuaid Jesuit High School and a 1989 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Dan resides in Rochester with his wife Sheila and their two children, Cam and Anna.

Dr. Burt-Nanna has more than two decades of higher education leadership experience, having served in college and university system roles as faculty, department chair, dean, system department coordinator, and most recently as vice president and senior academic and student affairs officer.

(HER)OICS-Women's Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic is a collection of writings from diverse women from all over the country-varied perspectives as they worked through the pandemic and dealt with unique issues. The speakers are two women with local roots whose stories are included in this anthology...one of them a current intensive care nurse at Strong Memorial Hospital. This meeti...

Their talk examines how federal and local policies like redlining and racially restrictive covenants (as demonstrated by this summer's Yale Law report) segregated Rochester, built wealth for its white citizens and disenfranchised people of color. It explores how local civil rights leaders like Judge Reuben Davis, Howard Coles, Dr. Alice Young and many others fought back. Finally, it connects these...

He is the author, co-author, and editor of several books, including Friendship & Happiness and the Connection Between Them; Lessons Learned from Popular Culture; The Sociology of Sports: An Introduction and Beyond Sustainability: A Thriving Environment. He is a member of the American Conference for Irish Studies, the Irish American Cultural Association, and the Colonel Patrick O'Rorke Memorial Soc...

"Serving the University and Rochester community as Chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology is a great privilege and honor. Oncology is a field of work I chose driven by the loss of my grandfather from cancer as a young man, and then later in medical school, as I came to understand the scientific challenges cancer medicine presented and the deep satisfaction of caring for and helping peopl...

Howard Stephen Berg's research into techniques for harnessing the power of the mind enabled him to pioneer his methods for reading over 25,000 words per minute (once considered quite impossible), writing over 100 words per minute, and for advanced problem solving strategies. The Guinness Book of World Records published Berg's claim as the world's fastest reader in their 1990 issue, the only year t...

Valarie joined Rotary in 2005 in order to fuel her passion for making an impact that matters. Valarie was District Governor of RI district 7070 covering the Greater Toronto Area in 2013/14. Now residing in Thornbury, her home club is the Rotary Club of Collingwood South Georgian Bay, RI district 7010. Valarie has continued to serve Rotary in a number of international roles. She is an International...

Dr. Bennett is the founder and Director of the Center for Community Health & Prevention and Co-Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Dr. Bennett chaired the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices from 2015-2018. She has directed numerous studies and community interventions funded by the NIH, CDC, NYSDOH, and national and regi...