December Rotarians of the Month

Sam DiNoto is this month's special Rotarian. Sam was born and raised in Norwich and graduated from Norwich High School. He Played football and wrestled in high school and was captain for the football team. He served 2 years in the US Army '46-'48 in the Aleutian Islands refurbishing trucks and was the brake remodeler. Sam worked for Victory Markets for 32 years, 25 as manager of the Bainbridge Store and also at the Sidney and Unadilla locations. Sam met his wife Caroline in high school where she was head cheerleader and they have been married 50 years and have 6 daughters: Susan, Mary Jean, Donna, Sandy, Caroline and Denise. Denise was an exchange student to Australia. Sam joined Rotary in 1960 and has been a member since then except for a short leave of absence. He was president in 1981-82 and is a Paul Harris Fellow and was a chaperone for the youth exchange program USA trip. Sam is also involved with his church and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. In his spare time (haha) he enjoys hunting, fishing, and gardening. Sam is in charge of the house committee and is the first Rotarian you see whn you come to a meeting and is almost always at work meetings especially those involving cooking. Congrats to Sam for being October's Rotarian of the Month.