Events

VENUE CHANGE!! Our social this evening is moving to Tavern on the Commons 130 E Seneca Street. Unfortunately, the Canopy Hotel is having issues that closed their kitchen and bar today. Spread the word!

At the FriendsGiving Event:
We’ll enjoy time together, share friendship and gratitude, and celebrate the meaningful impact of our club’s service.

Thank you for helping make this season brighter for others — and for embodying the Rotary spirit of community and care. Baskets filled with donations will be delivered to families by the end of next week after our celebration.

What to Donate:
Think of high-quality, joy-giving foods and household items that families will truly appreciate—especially non-perishables, diabetic-friendly options, and little luxuries that lift spirits.

Some ideas include:

•     Wegmans bakery items, Pepperidge Farm cookies, or Nutella
•     Family-size peanut butter and jelly, quality bread
•     Marinara sauce, pasta, parmesan or alfredo sauce
•     Brownie or cookie mixes, pumpkin pie ingredients
•     Cornbread mix, Bisquick, breakfast cereals
•     Quality canned soup, stuffing mix, jarred gravy
•     Trail mix, protein bars, sugar-free treats
•     Pop Tarts, single-serve mac & cheese, ramen cups
•     Gloves, socks, new hand towels, tablecloth, candle
•     Gift cards (Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Aldi, Tops, Wegmans, Target)
•     Puzzles or books

If you can’t join us for the FriendsGiving gathering on November 19 at the Canopy Hotel 5-7PM, there are still wonderful ways to take part in supporting the families we’re helping this year.

How to Contribute:

• Bring donated items, cash, or a check to our Rotary lunch meeting on November 12.

• Or send a check (no cash) by mail to:
  Rotary Club of Ithaca
  P.O. Box 306
  Ithaca, NY 14851

New members and anyone who wants a referesher are invited to New Member Orientation on December 10th from 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM (before the weekly Rotary lunch meeting). We will be gathering in the standard meeting room at the Hilton Garden Inn downtown Ithaca. Please register by December 3rd.

Sorting and pricing used items at ReUse at Triphammer Mall.

Sorting and pricingn at ReUse

Steve TenEyck serves as the Dean for the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (MTD). Before becoming Dean, Steve was the Associate Dean for MTD, Chair and Associate Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts, and taught lighting design in the BFA in Theatre Production and Design program at Ithaca College.

Before moving fully into administration, Steve maintained an active freelance design career, including design work in theatre, opera, performance art, dance, architecture and live event has been seen both nationally and internationally.  Companies include: The Dallas Theatre Center, The Gulfshore Playhouse, The Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Syracuse Stage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, TACT-NYC, Big Art Group NYC, Tacoma Opera, Syracuse Opera, The Minnesota Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Anchorage Opera, Mill City Summer Opera, Madison Opera, The Kitchen Theatre Company, The Merry-go-Round Playhouse, Tri-Cities Opera, Pacific Performance Project, Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Ensemble Theatre, Theatre Artist Group and the Vermont Stage Company. Steve also designs large scale events for institutions such Princeton, Cornell, Texas A&M, Ithaca College, Amherst College, Binghamton University, SUNY Oswego, University of Tennessee with companies such as BSI Productions, CP Production Services, Affinity Events Group and The Herson Group Ltd. 

Steve received his B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara with an emphasis in theatrical design and his M.F.A. from the University of Washington School of Drama in stage design. He is a member of United Scenic Artists local 829, the union for theatrical designers. 

Sorting and pricing at Re-Use

Sorting and pricing at ReUse

Michael I. Kotlikoff is the fifteenth president of Cornell University and professor of molecular physiology.

Prior to his appointment, President Kotlikoff was Cornell’s longest-serving provost, holding that office from August 2015 to June 2024.

He is a veterinarian and biomedical researcher whose laboratory’s work in cell signaling and heart repair was continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 35 years. He was the founding chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and chair of the Mammalian Genomics Life Science Initiative, and served as the Austin O. Hooey Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine from 2007 to 2015.

Sorting and pricing at Re-Use

Please join us for sorting at ReUse.

Please join us for the ReUse Tuesday Morning Sorting Party.

Please join us at the ReUse center on N Triphammer road for sorting. 

Please join us for ReUse Tuesday Morning Sorting Party.

Dr. Marvin Pritts, Professor of Horticulture, Cornell University,

Please join us at the ReUse center for sorting party. 

The barbeque will take place from 11 a.m. until sold out. $10 for chicken only, or $12 for a full meal including chicken, salt potatoes, baked beans, and a cookie.  All proceeds will go to support our Community Grants program. 

Please join us for the ReUse Tuesday Morning Sorting Party.

The highway cleanup will take place at 9:00 am on Saturday, April 18, in conjunction with Earth day that will follow the next week.  We will meet at the Tops Market parking lot of Triphammer Road, break up into teams and head out to clean our section of the highway, from the Triphammer to the Stewart Park Exits.  All equipment for the cleanup will be provided.  More info will be forthcoming as we get closer to the date of the event.

Dr. Monger is a Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell

Ithaca Rotary Club Spring Picnic:  All club members, exchange students and families, nearby Rotary clubs and their exchange students are invited.

We ask Rotary Club members to bring a dish-to-share that will feed 6-10 people. Our guests (exchange students and families) need only bring themselves. If your last name starts with the letters A-L, please bring a main dish (omnivore, vegetarian, or vegan); M-S, a side dish or a salad; T-Z, a dessert. The club will provide paper plates, napkins, cups, silverware, and non-alcoholic drinks. 

We need a few people to help set-up and clean up. Please sign up on the volunteer lists.

We hope you will come and enjoy springtime at Stewart Park.

Mary Berens and Jean McPheeters