Events

Fellow Rotarian Barbara "Bobby" Gordon will update us on Potsdam Library's adult literacy program and how we might help spread awareness

Smith will address how community birth is similar/different than other types of health care, who is eligible for community care, is it safe, and is it affordable. There will also be time for questions.

The Rotary Club of Potsdam will hold its annual Rubber Ducky Pluck during the Potsdam Summer Festival on Saturday, July 16, at 2:30 p.m. at Ives Park in Potsdam.

The majority of the proceeds send children with disabilities to summer camp at Dodge Pond as well as benefiting other Rotary community projects.

Tickets are available from any Potsdam Rotarian for $5 per ticket. You can buy tickets online at potsdamrotary.org. Just click on "Donate" and under "(Optional) use this donation for," select "Duck Pluck Ticket Donation." You can also order tickets via email at ducky@potsdamrotary.org. Ticket holders need not be present to win.

The top prize is $500 cash, donated by Dr. and Mrs. G. Michael Maresca; second prize is $150 cash from Plumley Real Estate; third prize is a $100 Potsdam Gift Certificate, donated by Pinto, Mucenski, Hooper and Van House CPAs; fourth prize is $100 cash from Accountability; fifth prize is a $50 Potsdam Gift Certificate from North Country Savings Bank; sixth prize is two tickets to a Clarkson University men’s hockey exhibition game; seventh prize is two tickets to a Clarkson University men’s hockey exhibition game; eighth prize is a $25 gift certificate to Harris Medical; ninth prize is a $10 gift certificate to Yum Yum’s Chilly Delight; tenth prize is a $10 gift certificate to Yum Yum’s Chilly Delight; and eleventh prize is a gift basket provided by Midwife Sunday.

The Rotary Club of Potsdam will host our annual four-club dinner to celebrate our Dodge Pond camp and children on Tuesday, October 25.  Hear firsthand about how this camp affects our communities. Through this camp, our clubs provide children with disabilities a chance to experience summer camp.

Date: Tuesday, October 25
Time: Cash bar 5:30 p.m.; Dinner 6:15 p.m.
Place: The Lobster House, 95 S. Main St, Norwood, NY
Cost: $35/person
RSVP by October 18: dodgepond@potsdamrotary.org
Payment: At door or pay ahead at potsdamrotary.org > Donate
Speaker: New Dodge Pond Facilities Manager Dale Barker

A selection of eight entrees will be available to order at the dinner: prime rib, beef brisket, chicken pesto, chicken parmesan, haddock (broiled or fried), maritime platter (broiled shrimp scampi, fish filet, fried clams, and fried shrimp), vegetarian ravioli, or pasta primavera.

As the dinner costs only covers food, there will also be a Silent Auction and 50/50. We ask that attendees and/or their clubs, please consider bringing a gift basket or items for the Silent Auction.

New Dodge Pond Facility Manager Dale Barker and The Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence Chief Strategic Officer (and Canton Rotarian) Timothy Welpe will be there to fill you in on Dodge Pond.

Please join us for an evening of learning about the Dodge Pond Camp Week that your club sponsors.

RSVP by October 18 to dodgepond@potsdamrotary.org.

Review of the Strategic Plan the Committee put together after the results of the survey

Our club will be staffing the Potsdam Area Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign on Saturday, Dec. 18, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Potsdam Price Chopper. We envision Rotarians working in pairs (or trios) to make it more fun and promote fellowship.

The shifts are two hours each: 10-12, 12-2, 2-4, and 4-6.

Potsdam Rotarians can sign up here.

The money collected by the kettle drive in Potsdam stays in the Potsdam area (95% after expenses) and is used to help families in need throughout the year. This falls under our Rotary focus of "saving mothers and children." The Potsdam Campaign is coordinated annually by Kate Mikel of Norwood, the Associate Director of Clarkson's Student Success Center. You might remember that in 2019 we awarded Kate our Service Above Self Award.