Rotary Club of Buffalo

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The Rotary Club of Buffalo is made up of committed neighbors, community and business leaders dedicated to making Western New York a better place to live since 1911. Since 1989 the club has awarded grants of $2 million to local community organizations.

Can't wait to celebrate President Nick Alberalla this week!
06/15/2026

Can't wait to celebrate President Nick Alberalla this week!

The Rotary Club of Buffalo connected with the younger generation this week, hosting students and teachers from Lorraine ...
06/12/2026

The Rotary Club of Buffalo connected with the younger generation this week, hosting students and teachers from Lorraine Academy and hearing from a Rotary Youth Exchange student.
Lorraine Academy and Buffalo Rotary have a 35 year partnership in mentoring which has been very rewarding on both sides of the partnership.
We also heard from Alix Hougardy, an exchange student from Awans, Belgium. Alix was enthusiastic to share the incredible experiences she has had while attending City Honors, participating in Sports like skiing and track and attending both Bills and Sabres games.
Buffalo Rotary is proud to contribute $2500 to the Rotary Youth Exchange Program!

Rotary Club of Buffalo Members - it's time to sign up for Volunteer Night at Cradle Beach!
06/11/2026

Rotary Club of Buffalo Members - it's time to sign up for Volunteer Night at Cradle Beach!

The Rotary Club of Buffalo is proud to present The Buffalo Urban League with a grant of $10,000. The cash will be use...
06/09/2026

The Rotary Club of Buffalo is proud to present The Buffalo Urban League with a grant of $10,000. The cash will be used for equipment for the elderly.

The mission of the Buffalo Urban League is to help African Americans and others in underserved communities achieve their highest true social parity, economic self-reliance, power and civil rights.

The League promotes economic empowerment through education and job training, housing and community development, workforce development, entrepreneurship, health and quality of life.

The Rotary Club of Buffalo is looking forward to this week's luncheon where we'll hear from a Youth Exchange student Ali...
06/09/2026

The Rotary Club of Buffalo is looking forward to this week's luncheon where we'll hear from a Youth Exchange student Alix Hougardy from Belgium. This 'Lunch with a Purpose' will also host Lorraine Elementary Mentees and their Mentors.
Hope to see you Thursday!

The Rotary Club of Buffalo is proud to welcome Rocco N. Diina into our ranks!Diina oversees residential mortgage and sal...
06/07/2026

The Rotary Club of Buffalo is proud to welcome Rocco N. Diina into our ranks!

Diina oversees residential mortgage and sales strategies for Northwest Bank, managing a team of mortgage loan officers throughout the Western New York market.
His long history of banking roles includes positions at Five Star Bank, M&T Bank, and First Niagara Bank.

Rocco Diina is the son of the late Buffalo Police Commissioner Rocco J. Diina. He and his wife Sarah are the proud parents of three.

Welcome aboard Rocco!

This week Buffalo Rotarians presented Girls on the Run with a grant of $10,000. Girls on the Run offers programs designe...
06/06/2026

This week Buffalo Rotarians presented Girls on the Run with a grant of $10,000.

Girls on the Run offers programs designed to inspire girls of all abilities to recognize and embrace their inner strength and make meaningful connections with others.

Trained coaches use physical activity and dynamic discussions to build social, emotional and physical skills while encouraging healthy habits for life.

Image:
Katie Joyce, Girls on the Run and Rotary Club of Buffalo, Amanda Blum

Nativity Miguel Catholic Middle School is one of the organizations selected to receive funds from the Rotary Club of Buf...
06/05/2026

Nativity Miguel Catholic Middle School is one of the organizations selected to receive funds from the Rotary Club of Buffalo. Nativity Miguel is a middle school (grades 5-8) serving girls and boys of all faiths. They make a 12 year commitment to the students seeing them through high school and college. They draw on four pillars- courage, compassion, community and contemplation.

There are 50 Nativity Miguel schools, a model, which was started in the '70s by the Jesuits, was started to erase barriers of access to private education and faith-based education.
The school will use their $10,000 grant for science and technology tools

Keith Schottman / Christopher Pitek & Michael Baetzhold
Nativity Miguel

Buffalo Rotarians were pleased to officially deliver grants to several worthy community programs during this week’s Thur...
06/05/2026

Buffalo Rotarians were pleased to officially deliver grants to several worthy community programs during this week’s Thursday luncheon. A total of $35,500 is earmarked for these worthy organizations:

The Buffalo Urban League
Girls on the Run
Nativity Miguel Middle School
St. Vincent de Paul Society

And we are giving a warm Rotary welcome to our newest member, Jennifer Gibson. Jennifer is the Regional President and Executive Director of Retail Banking for Northwest Bank. She oversees the franchise for New York, Erie, PA, Ohio and Indiana. She is also past president of Jamestown Rotary and a two times Paul Harris honoree.

We are casting the Buffalo Rotary Spotlight today on new member Nick Bond, CEO of Buffalo’s Red Cross.Nick Bond was name...
06/02/2026

We are casting the Buffalo Rotary Spotlight today on new member Nick Bond, CEO of Buffalo’s Red Cross.

Nick Bond was named to the Red Cross top spot in November 2021 after a long history of serving the YMCA in various locations around WNY from Niagara Falls to the Southtowns.

A native of Lockport, Bond began his tenure with the YMCA in 2005 as Program Director for the Delaware Family Branch, where he managed school-aged childcare, youth and adult sports, and summer day camp programs. Just two years later, he was promoted to Senior Program Director for Family, Teen, Sports and Camp for the Southtowns Family YMCA, assuming responsibility for operations of six department areas including supervision of staff, participant recruitment and budget controls.

Nick is a family man – married to Maria Bond – and the father of two children. They make their home in East Aurora.

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Buffalo, NY
14210

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