Hudson Valley Gives, a 24-hour online day of giving started by the Community Foundation of Orange & Sullivan Counties is on Wednesday, May 20th, less than FOUR hours away!
Wallkill East Rotary is participating this year to raise funds for our newly established Wallkill East Rotary Adopt-a-Family Fund. This fundprovides assistance to families in our club's service area that have been hit hard by COVID-19. Thus far, the fund has provided gift cards for food, clothing, and gas. The fund has paid hotel expenses for families that have been displaced and has made payments to utility companies so gas & electricity is not turned off on families.
The need is great and we are hoping to raise additional funds on May 20, 2020 so that we can help as many people and families as possible! Please consider visiting our Hudson Valley Gives page- https://www.hvgives.org/organizations/wallkill-east-rotary- and making a donation to the cause. Every single dollar helps our fellow community members!
Wallkill East Rotary recently started The Wallkill East Rotary Adopt-A-Family Fund, which is a community response initiative to support families hit hard by COVID-19. Our club has created a fund where distributions will help families in our Rotary service area (Town of Wallkill & Pine Bush) with critical living needs and expenses.
Initially, we have established communication with the Middletown and Pine Bush school districts to assist in identifying and prioritizing the needs of these local families. As the initiative evolves, we will be sourcing needs through other third party officials or programs. This is meant to be anonymous support and the funds we provide are in the form of gift cards or money orders/checks made out to utility companies, landlords etc. We have already helped 3 families using seed money from our club and a grant from the The Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan.
Our club plans to continue to raise money in various ways for this initiative, including participating in Hudson Valley Gives on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Please visit www.hvgives.org to make a donation to support this initiative. The larger the fund, the more people and families we can help and support in our community!
Wallkill East Rotary Creates COVID-19 Response Fund
Starting March 31st, Wallkill East Rotary will be hosting weekly virtual meetings on Zoom. We will have these meetings at their regular time- Tuesday mornings from 7:30-8:30pm. Please feel free to join us! (Contact us for the password!)
Given the current situation with regard to the Coronavirus and for the health and well-being of our club members, Wallkill East Rotary will be suspending all activities for the next 30 days. This includes our regular Tuesday morning meetings as well as our mixer and board meeting scheduled for next Friday, 3/20.
As of right now, we will plan to resume our weekly meetings on Tuesday, 4/14.
Please be well and we will see you in April!
Wallkill East Rotary Activities Cancelled for 30 Days
The Wallkill East Rotary Club has completed its 13th annual dictionary distribution to third graders. This year the dictionaries were given to third graders in the Pine Bush Central School District, the Harmony Christian School, the Middletown Christian School, and the Chapel Field Christian School.
Wallkill East distributed over 400 dictionaries in our area. The Rotary club has chosen distribution of dictionaries to address one of the six primary focuses of Rotary International, which is Education and Literacy.
In the 13 years that this project has taken place, Wallkill East Rotary has given out over 4,400 dictionaries. In addition, we have provided English/Spanish dictionaries when they are needed. We receive the dictionaries from THE DICTIONARY PROJECT, which is an international project to provide dictionaries to students.
Dr. Bill Bassett, chair of the project for our club, is pictured here with some of the third grade recipients.
Wallkill East Distributes Dictionaries to Local Third Graders
The Wallkill East Rotary club will host its annual 5K TURKEY TROT for the 7th year on November 28, 2019 (Thanksgiving morning) at the Galleria at Crystal Run in the Town of Wallkill. The course is outside and will start and end near the movie theater entrance to the Galleria. (The registration table will be inside this entrance.)
The race starts at 8:30am and participants can walk or run the course. As always, hats and costumes are encouraged and prizes will be given out for best get-ups. (Judging will be just before the start of the race.)
The race has raised nearly $100,000 since it's inception in 2013. This money goes to the Wallkill East Rotary Scholarship fund and other local charities and projects.
Visit www.orangeturkeytrot.com to register online or to print out a registration form! Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
REGISTER TODAY! $20 for an adult, $10 for a child, and $60 for a family of 4. (Postmarked by 11/01/19!)
After 11/01 and on race day- $25 for adults, $15 for a child, and $80 for a family of 4.
Options for picking up your bibs, shirts, and packets- * RACE-WEEK: Tuesday, 11/26, 4:30-7pm * RACE DAY: Thursday, 11/28 from 7-8:15am
Canteen Vending Services out of Montgomery, NY donates food items to Wallkill East Rotary for the club to then donate to local food pantries and other organizations. We are very appreciative of their support of our club. We recently presented Joe and Rick and Canteen Vending with a plaque for our appreciation of everything they do for our club.
** DATE EXTENDED TO 11/6 FOR LOWER ENTRY FEE AND GUARANTEED SHIRT AND PERSONALIZED NUMBER! **
Back for it's 6th year, Wallkill East Rotary is hosting their annual Thanksgiving morning Turkey Trot 5K. The course will start and end at the Galleria at Crystal Run in the Town of Wallkill, NY. (Registration table is inside the movie theater entrance to the mall.)
** NEW START TIME: 8:30AM! **
Hats and costumes are encouraged! ** NEW THIS YEAR: Prizes for best costumes! Judging just before the start of the race. **
This September the following nineteen Wallkill East Rotary members, family, and friends received Paul Harris Fellows, or reached new levels of giving with the foundation. To become a Paul Harris Fellow a person gives $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation. People who continue to make contributions to The Rotary Foundation may receive multiple Paul Harris Fellows.
During the 2017-2018 Rotary year, Wallkill East Rotary members gave $13,500 in total contributions after having an amazing year in 2016-2017 of over $10,000 given. These 19 people are in addition to the 10 Paul Harris Fellows given at our January 2018 holiday party.
District Governor Nominee Tony Marmo presented certificates and pins to the following people at a special :
New Paul Harris Fellows Scott Hamel, Wallkill East Rotarian
Amy Minutolo, Wallkill East Rotarian
Kim Miller, Wallkill East Rotarian Brian Baird, Wallkill East Rotarian
Paul Harris Fellows +1 Jim Lawler, Wallkill East Rotarian Bela Gesztesi, Wallkill East Rotarian Mike Swensen, Wallkill East Rotarian
Paul Harris Fellows +2
Peggy Lucido, Wallkill East Rotarian Stephen Plain, Wallkill East Rotarian
Paul Harris Fellow +4 Gregg Kroner, Wallkill East Rotarian
Our annual Mother's Day Rose & Plant Sale is underway. Place your orders today with any Wallkill East Rotarian!
**PRE-ORDERS ONLY**
ROSES * $20 donation per dozen * Color options: red, rainbow, or single color (when available) * Pick-up will be Friday, May 11th at Frank's Custom Shoe Fitting, 329 Route 211E, Middletown, NY.
PLANTS * 4 ½" Pots $36/dozen donation Non Stop Begonia/New Guinea Impatiens/Zonal Geranium * 10" Hanging baskets $15.00 donation each Non Stop Begonia/New Guinea Impatiens/Ivy Geranium * Flats (32 plants/flat) $13 donation Non Stop Begonia/New Guinea Impatiens/Zonal Geranium (same plants, same color in each flat) * Pick-up will be Saturday, May 12th at a TBD time and Middletown location.
All proceeds benefit Wallkill East Rotary and the charities the club supports. Contact any Wallkill East Rotarian to purchase.
Logan grabs a breakfast sandwich with his mom at a local gas station each morning and noticed a man sleeping outside. He asked his mom why he was there and she explained that the man had no place to live. Logan took it upon himself to find out how he could help and Operation Socks was born!
Logan reached out to HONOR to find out what he could do and saw on their website that they serve 3,000 people a year. So what else would an 11-year old do but set out to collect 3,000 pairs of socks for all the people HONOR serves?! Wallkill East read about Logan's mission in the Times Herald Record and decided to reach out and help him reach his goal.
Sock goal met, Logan moved on to his next project. Now he is looking to collect 3,000 new or gently used towels and washcloths for HONOR. If you would like to donate please contact any Wallkill East Rotarian or reach out to Operation Socks HQ directly at https://www.facebook.com/OperationSocksHQ/
Wallkill East Rotarian and Orange County Legislature Rob Sassi recognized Logan last month for all his efforts with Operation Socks HQ.
A few years back, Wallkill East Rotary adopted Tower Drive in the Town of Wallkill. Each year since (and twice a year) we have gathered volunteers from our club to head out and pick-up garbage along the road. Safety vests, "pickers," and garbage bags are all provided by the town.
On Sunday, March 25, 2017, members of the Circleville Middle School Interact Club and Wallkill East Rotary Club participated in the Pets Alive Bowl A Thon, which raised also $5,000 for the agency. The Interact club is very active with helping this agency and Wallkill East has always supported the club's efforts. In addition to participating in the Bowl A Thon, the Interact and Rotary clubs also collected supplies for Pets Alive.
Wallkill East Participates in Pets Alive Bowl A Thon
Wallkill East Rotary is once again planning its 5K Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 24, 2016. This year's race will start at 8am with registration opening at 6:45am. The course will start and finish near the movie theater entrance to The Galleria at Crystal Run. Over 350 people participated last year and the club anticipates this number growing in 2016.
REGISTER TODAY! $25 for an adult, $15 for a child, and $70 for a family of 4. (Postmarked by 11/05/16!)
After 11/05 or on race day- $30 for adults, $20 for a child, and $90 for a family of 4.
Applications can be found in the "Download Files" section of our website (on the left hand side of the home page) or by emailing LittleLo181@yahoo.com.
GOLDEN TURKEY SPONSORS Alan Turken Allstate Insurance Blustein, Shapiro, Rich & Barone
Fellenzer Engineering, LLP Hill-N-Dale Abstracters Inc.
Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union
Keller Williams Realty Merrill Lynch
Nugent & Haeussler, PC Primerica Financial Services Rowley Development Corp.
Solar Joel - Direct Energy Solar The Times Herald Record Todd Lyons Paving
SILVER STUFFING SPONSORS
Crystal Run Village Inc.
Dream Vacations
Frank's Custom Shoe Fitting
Hardees Middletown
Judelson, Giordano, & Siegel
Marlu Costumes Neighborhood RX Pharmacy
Owen McKane Pucci Financial of Raymond James
Scotchtown Chiropractic & Physical Therapy
SEP Financial Services Walden Savings Bank
Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
Turkey Trots are traditionally held on the morning of Thanksgiving and were started as a way to burn off calories before overindulging in a Thanksgiving feast. Race participants have been known to dress in turkey costumes and this race is no different- costumes are encouraged!
Wallkill East is a member of Rotary Region 5, which includes our neighboring clubs of Liberty, Livingston Manor, Middletown, Minisink, Monticello, Port Jervis and Shawangunk Ridge. Regularly throughout the Rotary year we all gather together to celebrate all the great things our clubs are doing and have some fun together.
At our Region 5 gathering last night, Wallkill East presented the Liberty Rotary Club with a $1,000 check for their Haiti Clean Water Project. This phenomenal project provides water filtration systems for Haitian families. The Liberty club's goal is to distribute 1,000 of these systems to 1,000 families. We are honored to help them reach their goal!
Pictured are Wallkill East Club President Sal (left) presenting the check to Liberty Club President Gary.
Wallkill East Rotary and the Pine Bush Interact Clubs stepped up big time in order for S.T.E.P (Schools To End Poverty) to reach their goal of $82,000 before June 30, 2016.
District Governor Nick Constantino made a bold promise at last years district conference to the co-founders of S.T.E.P Eddie Frank and Howard Goldin that he would promote their goal and do everything in his power to help them reach it.
In turn Wallkill East as Nick's home club promised to do everything they could to raise funds towards that goal. From that promise the Kids & Cookies concept was born.
A second coin drop at Sam's Club in Middletown and a fantastic Fund Raising effort at our annual Turkey Trot allowed Wallkill East to present S.T.E.P. a check for $5,000 at Nick's district conference putting S.T.E.P. over their goal. It was both timely and appropriate that Nick's home club put S.T.E.P. over the top at Nick's district conference.
That check combined with the first check of $2,500 brings the total contribution from Wallkill East to $7,500. Almost 10% of the total Goal!
Wallkill East Donation Pushes S.T.E.P Goal Over the Top
Wallkill East Rotary assisted at The Classic 10K Road Race Weekend's event this past weekend. Rotarians worked water stop #1, which serves both the 5K and 10K races.
Wallkill East Assists at The Classic 10K Road Race Weekend
On Saturday May 28, 2016, the Pine Bush HS Interact Club dedicated a Peace Pole at the Town of Crawford Park. The Peace Pole is in a great spot and highly visible as you enter the park. A very big thank you to Angelo Ferrante and his colleague Matthew DeMaio who did the hard work of digging the hole on a very hot and humid day! Hopefully this is just the beginning of placing Peace Poles around our communities. There are currently about 30 Peace Poles in the Hudson Valley.
On April 5, Wallkill East Rotary presented the YMCA of Middletown with a $500 check for their Strong Kids Campaign. This campaign raises funds for financial assistance for camps, swimming lessons, and many other youth programs that the YMCA offers. Wallkill East is proud to be a continued supporter of the Strong Kids Campaign.
Wallkill East Present YMCA with Strong Kids Donation
Wallkill East will be selling roses and plants for Mother's Day again this year. Rose pick-up will be on May 6th and the plant sale will be on May 7th starting at 9am. Pre-orders are welcomed and encouraged. Please see the flyer for all the details and contact any Wallkill East Rotarian to place your order.
Wallkill East Rotary sponsored a new Interact Club this year at Circleville Middle School. The group has organized a pet drive and are in the process of collecting items needed by Pets Alive. They are also planning a spring clean-up at Pets Alive in April. Click on the link below for more information about what the club is doing:
The Circleville Middle School Interact Club has really jumped in and gotten involved this year and Wallkill East couldn't be prouder. Keep it up CVMS Interact!
On November 17, 2015, Wallkill East Rotary presented four new Paul Harris recognitions. Rotarian Sal Lucido, Anne Glenn-Fellenzer (Rotarian spouse), Chris Boyle (Rotarian daughter), and Maureen Plain (Rotarian spouse) are new Paul Harris Fellows in our Wallkill East family.
A person becomes a Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) when they donate $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation. Rotarians can become PHF themselves and they can also donate in someone else's name. When you give to the Rotary Foundation, you support Rotary's work around the world through projects that change lives around the world.
Wallkill East Rotary is once again planning its 5K Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 26, 2015. Despite the winter storm the night before last year's event, the 5K event was a great success. "You cannot control Mother Nature, but we still had a great event despite the winter weather. Our Rotary members enjoy seeing people and their families show up to participate in the event together and we appreciate their support," said race organizer Lauren Rowley. The Town of Wallkill based Rotary club raised approximately $8,000 last year that went to support the club's scholarship fund as well as other local organizations including the YMCA of Middletown's Save the Last Lap pool campaign, HONOR Flight, and the Boys & Girls Club. This year's race will start at 8am with registration opening at 6:45am. The course will start and finish near the movie theater entrance to The Galleria at Crystal Run.
REGISTER TODAY! $20 for an adult, $10 for a child, and $50 for a family of 4. (Postmarked by 11/07/15!)
After 11/07 or on race day- $25 for adults, $15 for a child, and $60 for a family of 4.
Applications can be found in the "Download Files" section of our website (on the left hand side of the home page) or by emailing LittleLo181@yahoo.com.
Turkey Trots are traditionally held on the morning of Thanksgiving and were started as a way to burn off calories before overindulging in a Thanksgiving feast. Race participants have been known to dress in turkey costumes and this race is no different- costumes are encouraged!
Wallkill East Rotary meets every Tuesday at 7:30am at The Holiday Inn at on Crystal Run Road in the Town of Wallkill. Rotary International, the world’s first service organization, is made up of over 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Its members form a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world. Strong fellowship among Rotarians and meaningful community and international service projects characterize Rotary worldwide. The Wallkill East Rotary Club was chartered in 1989.
Wallkill East Hosts Thanksgiving Morning Turkey Trot
Wallkill East Rotary and the Pine Bush High School Interact Club raised $2,500 to donate to the S.T.E.P program. (Schools To End Poverty) District Governor Nick Constantino put a challenge out to all the clubs in our district to raise $82,000 for S.T.E.P during his governor year. This money will go to adding on to an existing school in Vietnam, the Rose School, which will help to serve over 500 more children.
With the help of our club, the Pine Bush High School Interact Club did a coin drop at Sam's Club in Middletown. Over $850 was raised at this coin drop. Wallkill East matched this amount (and then some!) and our members also contributed to get us to our total $2,500 contribution.
Pictured L to R: Wallkill East Rotary President Carl Bonitz, S.T.E.P Chairman and Co-Founder Howard Goldin, Wallkill East Rotarian Sal Lucido, and and S.T.E.P 1st Vice President and Co-Founder Eddie Frank. Sal was instrumental in organizing the coin drop with our Interact students and making this fundraising effort happen!
You might just think it’s like any other Tuesday throughout the year, but it’s not. Since it’s the first Tuesday in August that means its “National Night Out Against Crime”
A tradition & celebration that started 32 years ago, to bring communities & their local police departments closer together.
The celebration started in the Town of Wallkill 14 years ago, and has gotten bigger and better every year. This year the Rotarians of Wallkill East joined the celebration with over 20 percent of the clubs members volunteering their time and energy!
We helped:
Cook the food
Stuffed the buns (stop laughing)
Serve the food
Clean the tables
Chaperoned the bounce houses
Explained “what is Rotary all about”
Wallkill East Rotary was part of a team of 21 volunteers that served close to 3,000 hotdogs and hamburgers, from 6 to 9:30PM.
This was our first community service project of the 2015-2016, and a very successful start to our club year.
August 2, 2016 – Mark your calendars, “National Night Out Against Crime” 2016!
Come and help support the Wallkill East Rotary Scholarship Fund as well as the
Pine Bush High School Interact Club, Pine Bush Relay for Life and Pine Bush Youth Football!
Thanks to everyone who came out for our second 5K Turkey Trot. Despite the weather we had a great time and appreciate all the participants and volunteers who helped make the event such a success!
For a second year, the Wallkill East Rotary club will host its Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving morning. The course will start and end at the Galleria at Crystal Run in the Town of Wallkill, NY. Registration opens at 6:45am and the race begins at 8am. EVERYONE registered by November 7th will receive a long-sleeve event shirt and a personalized race bib. All race participants will receive a fun, turkey-themed giveaway.
RUNNERS AND WALKERS ARE WELCOME!!
REGISTER TODAY!
$20 for an adult, $10 for a child, and $50 for a family of 4. (Postmarked by 11/07/14!)
After 11/07 or on race day- $25 for adults, $15 for a child, and $60 for a family of 4.
Applications can be found in the "Download Files" section of our website (on the left hand side of the home page) or by emailing LittleLo181@yahoo.com.
REGISTER ONLINE at www.OrangeTurkeyTrot.com.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
Wallkill East Turkey Trot Back for Its Second Year
Our District has begun a concerted effort to grow our understanding of our global neighbors through Friendship Exchanges (“FE’s”).
The simplest way to describe a “Friendship Exchange” would be to say “short-term youth exchanges – for adults”. There are four types of FE’s:
The Rotary Peace Fellowship is the premier educational program of The Rotary Foundation and supports Rotary’s mission to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace. It is intended for individuals who have chosen a career related to international relations, peace, and conflict resolution; who have work experience in these areas; and who have a commitment to community or international humanitarian service and working for peace. Applicants should consider these objectives carefully before applying. Two types of fellowships are offered: a master’s degree program and professional development certificate program.
See attachment in the download section of this website.
Applications for Rotary Peace Fellowship now being Accepted
Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported....
We are proud to announce that KVI Uniforms has generously committed to being the Event Sponsor for Wallkill East Rotary's 1st Annual Turkey Trot 5K. We are thrilled to have KVI on board and thank them for their continued support of our Rotary Club. Other sponsors to date include: Event Sponsor: KVI Uniforms
Golden Turkey Alan Turken Allstate Insurance Agency Blustein, Shapiro, Rich & Barone, LLP
Johnstons Toyota & Scion
Nugent & Haeussler, P.C.
Orange Regional Medical Center
Pachter Orthodontics
Rowley Development Corp.
Silver Stuffing Sponsors
Crystal Run Village, Inc.
Dewitt Funeral Home
Frank's Custom Shoe Fitting
Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, CPA
Mainframe Custom Framing
The Ruby Group
Town of Wallkill PBA
Urmston, Forshee, Plain & Amelio, CPA
Wisner Corners Plaza
Rotary International launched their new website on August 26,2013 along with the new Rotary logo. With a fresh new look and a visual design based user experience, Rotary entered the new era of web design with this launch.
Wallkill East Rotary is planning a 5K Turkey Trot for Thursday, November 28, 2013. The Thanksgiving morning race will start at 8am with registration opening at 7am. The race course will begin and end at the Galleria at Crystal Run...
On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 the Wallkill East Rotary Club held their Annual Installation Dinner where they installed their new President and Board of Directors for the 2013-14 Rotary year. Held at...
My plan for a theme for the March District Governor’s letter was to be literacy. Rotary International has designated March as Literacy month. Throughout my official visits to the Clubs of District 7210, I talked to each Club about literacy...
A request was recently sent to all of our club members to update your information on our club's Club Runner website. (www.wallkilleastrotary.org) If you would please take a moment to double check your profile and make any changes (even add a photo!) that would be fantastic! If you are unsure about how to logon to our club's website please contact Lauren.
January is Rotary Awareness month. The goal for this month is for each Club to take a few steps to promote Rotary in their own community. Too many times...
January is Rotary Awareness Month. Talk to people in your circles about Rotary, wear your pin every day, and bring a potential member to a meeting. Let's spread the word about what a great organization Rotary is!
Today I am writing my November letter to you as we all recover from the effects of Sandy. Rotarians all over the Hudson Valley have been impacted by the storm on October 29th. I received a message from two Rotary Clubs, out of our area, asking if they could help. One Club was from Southern Louisiana (District 6200), and the second Club was from Georgia. District 7210 directly helped the communities of Grand Isle and Golden Meadow in Louisiana immediately following Katrina. Those Rotarians were already worrying about us.....
Our District, with the support of the Finance Committee and the Reserve Fund Committee, has created a scholarship program for new Rotarians to attend the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) and participate in the Level 1 Curriculum. "New Rotarian" is defined as anyone who has been in Rotary for less than 5 years. The New Rotarian is encouraged to attend the RLI Program....
October is a Vocational Service month in Rotary. Through the Avenue of Vocational Service, Rotarians contribute their professional expertise and skills to address societal problems and needs, promote high ethical standards in the workplace, support career planning and other vocational activities and represent the dignity and value of their profession.
Many clubs in our District are active in the Vocational Avenue of Service. Several do Career Days in the local schools. Several clubs regularly send their members to speak about their professions. Some Clubs have become active in Junior Achievement that teaches children about the skills needed to be successful in business and life....
By Susan Hanf and Jason Lamb
Rotary International News
Ever wonder why the Rotary year begins 1 July? The international convention initially played a key role in determining the start date of our fiscal and administrative year...
A new school year is upon us and my thoughts naturally turn to the young people going off to school. That is probably why September is “New Generations” month. New Generations is our fifth and newest avenue of service. One could make the argument that this is Rotary’s most important avenue of service because this avenue not only deals with the future of Rotary but really the future of the whole world...
I have enjoyed my official visits to clubs in the month of July. All of the visits are different because each club is unique, but one topic is constantly brought up in each visit....
Dear Rotarians: My year as your Governor is rapidly coming to a close. Savi and I are grateful for your love and honored to serve our beloved District 7210. It has been an incredible journey and we enjoyed every minute and every aspect of it. From you we have received more than we could give.
We are all unique in our passion for service. We look for every opportunity to serve no matter what the need. And we do it with love for each other and for those we serve...
The most recent report I received from The Rotary Foundation shows statistics for the district and club contributions to the Annual Fund. As of February 29, 2012 we contributed $20.47 per capita. We can and we will do better. Sadly, 27 clubs contributed zero dollars and 18 clubs are below the average for the district. So far, there is only one club that satisfies the requirement of being an EREY club - all members contribute at least $25 and per capita contribution exceeds $100...
By Dan Nixon
Rotary International News -- 27 February 2012
The World Health Organization has officially removed India from the list of polio-endemic countries. Ghulam Nabi Azad, India's minister of Health and Family Welfare, made the announcement at the Polio Summit 2012 in New Delhi on 25 February. Azad said that he had been informed of WHO’s action by its director-general, Dr. Margaret Chan.
February is world understanding month. Both Savi and I recall how we felt at the RI Assembly in San Diego last year and I am sure DGE Bill and Sue Bassett must have felt the same this year. More than 530 District Governors and RI leaders from all over the world come together for a week for one purpose only: "How can Rotary bring peace on our planet?"
By Dan Nixon and Wayne Hearn, Rotary International News
Rotary club members worldwide are cautiously celebrating a major milestone in the global effort to eradicate polio. India, until recently an epicenter of the wild poliovirus, has gone one year without recording a new case of the crippling, sometimes fatal, disease.
While the world hopes for peace, Rotary International - a humanitarian service organization dedicated to world peace and understanding - works to make it a reality by training the next generation of peace leaders. Starting in January, the Rotary Clubs of the Mid-Hudson Region will be recruiting for Rotary Peace Fellowship, a program that gives up to 100 fellows the opportunity to obtain professional development certificates or master's degrees in Peace and Conflict Resolution.
Just a reminder: next week's meeting (12/27) will be a round table meeting. We will have our first business meeting of the new year on 1/3/2012. Please plan on attending!
In a statement over the weekend, District Governor Tansukh Dorawala was saddened to announce that PDG Chester (Chet) Sawyer passed away on Friday evening.
More than 1,000 Rotarians, UN officials, Rotary youth program participants, and guests celebrated the special relationship between Rotary and the United Nations on 5 November.
By Megan Ferringer and Arnold R. Grahl, Rotary International News
Rotarians have teamed up with nongovernmental organizations in Belgium to bring clean drinking water and improved sanitation to thousands of families in the poorest districts of Toamasina, Madagascar.
Article written by Ryan Hyland, Rotary International News
Ron D. Burton, a member of the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, USA, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2013-14. Burton will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates.
Brainstorming and planning for our Wiffle for Kids event officially kicked off today at our first 2011 committee meeting. This year's event will be held Saturday, September 17th at the Town of Wallkill Little League fields and we are hoping for an even bigger and better event than last year. We will run a competitive tournament, the Corporate Challenge, as well as the FREE Family Fun Fest! And as always, our concenssion stand run by Master Chef Turken will be open all day long. If you have any ideas for potential sponsors, prizes for the Corporate Challenge, fun family activities or just questions about the event in general please feel free to contact Carl or Lauren. (Or join us for our next committee meeting in July. TBD date.) We are always looking for fun, fresh ideas!
Article written by: Dan Nixon, Rotary International News
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has made significant progress since the launch of its new strategic plan and the bivalent oral polio vaccine last year. In India and Nigeria, the sources of all recent wild poliovirus importations into previously polio-free countries, the disease declined by 95 percent between 2009 and 2010.
Last month, Wallkill East Rotary inducted a new member to the club, Nikki Regina. Nikki has been considering joining Rotary for quite some time and we are happy her schedule now allows it!
The Wallkill East Rotary Club is once again collecting school supplies for the Pine Bush School District's Backpacks for All Children project. Supplies will be collected from now until August 19, 2014.
While all school supply items are welcome, there are specific requests for the following:
Backpacks
Marble notebooks
Pocket folders
Box of 24 crayons
Glue sticks
Pencils
3 ring binders
Rulers
Loose leaf paper
Blue or black pens
If you would like to make a donation please contact any Wallkill East Rotarian.
Wallkill East Collecting Supplies for Backpacks for All Children Project
March is Literacy month, which reminds me of my childhood years in India where we had so many people, young and old who did not know how to read or write. We did not have adequate schools and many parents did not emphasize the value of education to their children.
During a trip to Niger on a Rotary Foundation grant, Ernie and Sally Montagne of Arizona, USA, saw firsthand how the Foundation's humanitarian efforts are helping to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.
07/19/14:
"My goal is to be a candle. A candle not only provides light, it can light many new candles - and even some torches." ~Unknown
07/01/14:
"Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty." ~ Louis D. Brandeis, American lawyer and associate justice on the Supreme Court from 1916-1939
06/10/14:
"My wife is so analytical with raising kids, and I am not. My feeling is if they turn out good, then that means I was a good daddy and put a lot of effort into it. If they turn out bad, it means they took after her side of the family." ~ Jeff Foxworthy, stand-up comedian
On Tuesday, November 9, 2010, PDG Dr. Jim Yarmus inducted Lynka Jones into the Wallkill East Rotary Club. She attended our Wiffle for Kids event this year and her employer, Shoprite, was a Pinch Hitter sponsor of the event. We are thrilled to have such a great addition to our club.
11/11/14:
"While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms." ~Randy Neigebauer, U.S. Congressman
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