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District Governor

Peter Wells

Governor’s Newsletter

District 7490

Bergen, Hudson & Passaic Counties

New Jersey, USA

January, 2016

Governor’sMessageforJanuary._____________________________

Dear Rotarians, To date, I have visited 47 of our 52 Rotary Clubs, I’ll finish up the last 5 DG Club visits within the next few weeks. It been a lot to make the round. I’m proud to report that we really do have a great District. Hands down, what I heard as our number 1 strength is the fellowship and deep caring relationships we enjoy with our fellow Rotarians. Building on this, I encourage us all to dis-cover new friends in the all of the other clubs in our District. Why not try a make-up this week? Use your directory to find a convenient club; maybe it can be one to help expand your business territory, or it might help you pursue a particular interest. Maybe by just making the round you’ll discover a new opportunity, one thing for sure, I guarantee you’ll make some new friends. Recently I was also able to attend our mid-year Past District Governors meeting. Did you know that of our 58 PDGs, 26 are still in our ranks, 21 of whom are still active in our Dis-trict? Three times in each Rotary year the group convenes, the first meeting, which a year later is the last, is at the end of Rotary year to say good bye to the siting governor and to hear the incoming governor present a strategic plan to reach specific goals for the new Rotary year. Months later the group reconvenes to hear of wheels shifting into motion, and then at mid-year the group meets for its third time to learn of the present state of our district and how the second half of the year will afford each club a chance to reach their goals and to be their very best.

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Newsletter Editor

Stephen Stamos is the editor of The Governor’s Newsletter. He can be reached at 201-823-0247 or at [email protected].

In this Issue District Staff Meeting of January 11.

Minutes of January 11 District Staff Meeting. 3 Governor Peter Urges Clubs to Make Members ‘Feel Special’. 4 New Jersey City University to Host RYLA Gathering in Jer-sey City on June 26 – 29.

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Clubs Honored for Halloween Against Hunger Project. 5 DGE Steve Jarahian on PETS and pre-PETS Sessions. 5 District Conference Highlighted at Staff Meeting. 6 Presidents’ Ball to be May 18 at Westmount Country Club. 6 Walter Head Scholarships and Golf Outing Discussed. 6 Joe Laureni Talks of GOL Medical Mission to Hanoi. 7 Foundation Committee Thanks Bequest Donor and Nov. 10 Committee.

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Scenes from District Staff Meeting. 8

News of District and Clubs DG Peter Wells on One of His Official Club Visits 2 Park Ridge Rotary Club Welcomes DG Peter Wells on His Homecoming Visit to the Club.

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22 Past District Governors Gather for Mid-Year Meeting to Assess the Status of the District

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PDG Emil Geering Talks of the Rotary Foundation at the Paramus Rotary Club’s Meeting.

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Paramus Rotarian Ed Lang Donates to the Paramus Chil-dren’s Health Foundation.

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Governor Peter Meets with Secaucus Rotary Club at its Meeting on January 5.

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Wayne Rotary to Sponsor ‘Rock Night’ on Jan. 30 12 Maywood Rotarian’s Talk on Kenya School Inspires Quest for Donations - 2 Maywood Rotarians in Local Hall of Fame.

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PDG Bonnie Sirower is Appointed Zone 32 Assistant Mem-bership Coordinator.

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Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club Welcomes Visitors from Ireland and from the Grand Cayman Islands.

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The Rotary Foundation - An Update – by PDG Raj Bhatia 15 Englewood Rotary Installs Five New Members 15 Some Advertisers in the District Directory. 16

GOVERNOR’S NEWSLETTER – DISTRICT 7490, January, 2016

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Governor’sMessageJanuary.(Continued from Page 1)

The good news from our PDGs is that they are very pleased with the present state of our District and encouraged by the possibilities for this year and the years that will follow. So, if the Rotarians of our District are enjoying the fellow-ship of our clubs, and the clubs are making commendable strides in Rotary Service to those in need, and our District is enjoying increased participation and a growing momentum, is everything all good? Even for those in great shape, things can always be better. The important part is that we each strive to grow and be better. Toward this effort, I’ll revisit some clubs over the next few months and try to help with a push, a nudge or a tweak. Toward this effort, I’m asking each Rotarian of District 7490 to take your Rotary game up a notch. Toward this effort, please know that the District staff is ready to help each and every Club: each and every Rotarian. Let’s do more! Please ask your AG for help to discover the pos-sibilities of Rotary. Let’s finish this Rotary year by taking full advantage of the full Rotary tool box. Let’s use the power of Rotary to do more for those in need. Let’s be a Gift to the World, Thank you for being a Rotarian Peter Wells

DGPeterWellsonOneofHisOfficialClubVisits.

DG Peter enjoyed the Holidays. Peter tried to visit as many clubs as possible, in one night he stopped in on South Bergen, Secau-cus, Paterson Great Falls.

DGPeterWells’HomecomingVisittoParkRidge.

DG Peter and First Lady Linda enjoyed a warm home coming from his club, the Park Ridge Rotary Club.

PastDistrictGovernorsatRecentMeeting.

Still in our District ranks are 26 PDGs, 21 are in our area and still active in Rotary. Add to this our sitting DG, the DGE, DGN, and our new DGND, for an active leadership group of 25 strong. Re-cently 22 of which enjoyed a night of fellowship and discussion.


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MinutesofJanuary11DistrictStaffMeeting.

By Assistant District Secretary Judy Messineo

Attendance. PDG’s Bill Rupp, Kent Aldershof, Dan Shiver, Joe Dino, Raj Bhatia, Emil Geering, Bonnie Sirower, Joe Laureni, DGE Steve Jarahian, DGN Jim Boyer, DG Peter Well. Halloween Against Hunger: PDG Dan Shiver and PDG Bonnie Sirower. Over 354 volunteers and 60,000 meals were provided and next year’s event will be held on October 29th. PDG Dan awarded certificates for gold, bronze and silver to the following: Ragu food, Garden State, Dan’s church pastor, People to People of Secaucus, All State Insur-ance and Rotary Clubs of Bayonne, Secaucus, Paterson, Paramus, Englewood, Hackensack, Mid-Bergen, Fairlawn Sunrise, Bergen Highlands, South Bergen and Garfield. Pre-PETS/Multi PETS: DGE Steve Jarahian. Pre-PETS Feb. 20th in the morning at Biagio’s and PETS to be held at the Marriott in East Hanover on Mar. 18 and Mar. 19th - all incoming presidents, and club officers and AG’s should attend. No charge to the attendee’s. WDH Scholarships: AG Sharon Chambers-Smith. Information can be found on the district website and applications must be submitted by the end of Feb’16. Rotarians, family members of Rotarians and all those with legal residence of Bergen, Passaic and Hudson County may apply. Baltimore Conference: DG Peter Wells and Judy Messineo, As-sist. Secretary. Slide presentation of the Inner Harbor area and great news that there will be several baseball games while we are there for the baseball enthusiast. The committee is working on obtaining a bus for those preferring not to drive and PDG Dominic Jengo and his wife Nancy will supply details at a future date. All clubs will receive a copy of the slide show. President’s Ball: PDG Emil Geering. This year’s event will be held at the Westmount CC in Woodland Park on May 18th at 6:30PM for $125 per person. Please be sure to honor your club president and give a WDH Award for this evening’s ceremonies. WDH Golf Outing: PDG Bill Rupp. Golf outing is set of May 10th at the Ballyowen and arrangements will be made for the non-golfers and dinner only participants – details to follow and PDG Bill assures us it will be less than $500 per per-son! Special Announcements. PDG Bill Rupp – save the date of March 12th for a youth seminar to be held in the morning at Bergen Community College.

SAG Stuart Gold – RLI April 9th in West Orange spring session for all classes to be held at the high school and Oct 29th once again in our district in Montvale. PDG Joe Laureni – GOL celebration on Feb. 11th at the Venetian for $100 – please attend and also take an ad in the journal. PDG Joe will be leaving for a mission to Hanoi on Jan 15th to Jan 25th. If your club is interested in sponsoring a child for $3,000 there are still 2 openings – please contact the committee immediately. John Devol – speakers bureau can be located on the district website and please submit names of special programs and contact infor-mation. Rory Sutherland – beer committee meeting next Wednesday at Ho-Ho-Kus Inn and had $20 grawler for sale. PDG Raj Bhatia – gave awards for the Foundation Celebration to: Sheryl Adamoff, PDG Len Agrusti, Phil Wells, Alia Suqui, BDG Bonnie Sirower, Dolly Kaur, Kathy Frost, DGN Jim Boyer, Lisa Beohm, Sue Amoresano, Steve Stamos, Pat Gallagher, Janet Schar-man and PDG Bonnie Sirower. Arthur Fenniman Award: DGN James Boyer. Rotarians from Maywood will make the presentation at the District Conference. Florie Scialla Community Service Award: PDG Emil Geering. Rotarians from Paramus will make the presentation at the District Conference. Presidential Citation: PDG Bonnie Sirower. Deadline for submission will be on April 1st which includes the vari-ous guidelines. If you prefer to submit to DG Peter directly, please do so by the 3rd week of March. Also, PDG Bonnie wanted to remind all AG’s about the meeting at the Y in Garfield on Outwater Lane on Jan 21st from 5:30PM to 7:30PM. RYLA Chair: Greg Liss. He has been involved with RYLA for a very long time (almost 30 years) and will continue as a mentor for the next 2 years as the new chair takes over permanently. Greg introduced Amani Moe who was also a 1999 RYLA recipient as our newly appointed chair with many changes in store - The conference will be limited to 90 students and would like it evenly divided between men and women and the new location will be in our district at NJ City University in Jersey City, the cost of $475 per student and the session will be after the school year – June 26 to June 29th – follow her on Facebook RYLA 7490. Governor’s Address: DG Peter Wells. DG Peter has 6 more clubs to visit but he is taking a break with his family this week and vacationing in St. Thomas – great job Peter – may you all enjoy some R&R


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GovernorPeterSpeaksofHisVisitstoClubs,CallingonThemtoMakeAllMembersFeel‘Special’.

In his address to participants in the District Staff Meet-ing on January 11, District Governor Peter Wells, noting that January marks the half-way point of the Rotary year, said that now was an appropriate time to thank people for the work they have done on behalf of Rotary. But, he added, with six months remaining in the current Rotary year, much more “needs to be done.” As he has in the past, Governor Peter urged his listeners to use the various media available to them to dissemi-nate information pertaining to Rotary. These media, he said, include social media such as Facebook, the Monthly Bulletin which is distributed every two weeks and The Governor’s Newsletter which is distributed every month. Addressing club presidents, Governor Peter urged them to review the progress of their respective clubs over the last six months, and to plan ahead for the next six, using the Presidential Citation as “a road map for a successful year.” Assistant governors, he said, would be available to assist them in completing their yearly program. He also spoke of his visits to 46 clubs since the beginning of the year, saying that he hopes to visit the remaining six clubs this or next month. In these visits, Governor Peter said, fellowship was their strong point, while at-tracting and retaining members was more problematical. In an effort to retain the interest and passion of both seasoned and new Rotarians, he urged the clubs to make every member “feel special”. He also announced a training program for assistant gov-ernors, saying that the training would take place on Thursday, January 21. Finally, he spoke of a recent meeting with the College of Governors, comprised of all Past District Governors of in the three counties of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic which comprise District 7490. With 21 of the 23 past governors, present at that meeting, Governor Peter said, they were highly pleased with accomplishments of the last six months.

District Governor Peter Wells speaking at the District Staff Meet-ing on Jan. 11. In his talk, he spoke of the 46 Rotary clubs he has visited and of the six which he expects to visit before the winter is over. The strong point of all the clubs he has visited, he said, is their fellowship which enables them to perform greater service, while their weak points are attracting new members.

___________________________ NJCU in Jersey City to be RYLA Site June 26-29.

Dr. Gregory S. Liss, a member of the Passaic Valley/Little Falls Rotary Club and the coordinator of the District’s Rota-ry Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program, introduced Amani Moshen, who, he said, will assume the leadership of the program while he serves as a mentor of the program for the next two years. Noting that she is an alumna of the program, having partic-ipated in it as a high school student in 1999, Amani an-nounced that the program will undergo changes, with this year’s program taking place at New Jersey City University in Jersey City on June 26 – 29. The program has previously been conducted in the first week of June at Indian Head Camp in Honesdale, Pa.



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ReportsandActivitiesoftheDistrictStaffMeetingofJanuary11.

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NJCU in Jersey City to be RYLA Site June 26-29. (Continued from Page 4, Col. 2)

In scheduling this year’s RYLA program for late June, Amani said, Rotary was responding to the concerns of school districts that students would be away from school for a week, especially during a time when they would ordinarily be preparing for final exams. By the time this spring’s pro-gram begins, she said, final examinations will have been completed and most schools will have closed for summer vacation. Because of the new location for this year’s program, Amani said, a maximum of 90 students, both junior and seniors, will be able to participate in RYLA this spring. She asked that the class be evenly divided between boys and girls, but she added, the program will accept any eligible participant. She is hoping, Amani said, that next year’s program, which would also presumably take place at NJCU, can be expand-ed to include up to 120 participants. The cost of participation, Amani said, will be $435.00 per student, with all applications and forms needed for the pro-gram due by April 1.

Amani Goshen, who will assume the leadership of District 7490’s Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) program this spring, speaking of the relocation of this year’s from Indian Head Camp in Honesdale, Pa. to New Jersey City University in Jersey City. Listening is Dr. Gregory S. Liss, who will mentor the program over the next two years. Greg, a member of the Passaic Val-ley/Little Falls Rotary Club, has been involved with RYLA for the last 30 years.

___________________________ Clubs Honored for Halloween Against Hunger.

At the District Staff Meeting on January 11, Past District Governors Bonnie F. Sirower and Dan Shiver awarded cer-tificates of appreciation to Rotary clubs which participated in the October 24 Halloween Against Hunger food collection drive on October 24 at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City. Among the clubs honored were those of Bayonne, Ber-gen Highlands/Ramsey, Englewood, Fair Lawn Sunrise, Garfield, Hackensack, Jersey City, Mid-Bergen County, Paramus, Paterson, Secaucus and South Bergen. In honoring the participants, Bonnie and Dan noted that more than 350 volunteers participated in the all-day pro-gram, with more than 60,000 meals being distributed to food pantries, homeless shelters and other like organiza-tions.

Past District Governors Bonnie F. Sirower and Dan Shiver at the District Staff Meeting on Jan. 11 with representatives of 15 enti-ties and Rotary clubs that participated in the Halloween Against Hunger food collection drive on Oct. 24.

___________________________ DGE Steve Jarahian on PETS and Pre-PETS.

Governor-elect Stephen V. Jarahian spoke on January 11 of a pre-PETS (Presidents-elect Training Seminar) which will take place on Saturday, February 20, at Biagio’s Ristorante & Banquets, located at 299 Paramus Road in Paramus, and of the two-day PETS training program which will take place on Friday and Saturday, March 18 - 19 at the Courtyard Hanover Marriott, located at 157 New Jersey Route 10 in Whippany, N.J.

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DGE Steve Jarahian on PETS and Pre-PETS.

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Governor-elect Stephen V. Jarahian speaking on Jan. 11 of the Presidents-elect seminars scheduled for February and March.

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DG Peter and Judy Messineo on Conference. Speaking at the same meeting, District Governor Peter Wells and Judy Messineo spoke of this spring’s District Con-ference, which will take place during the three-day period of Thursday, April 28 through Sunday, May 1 in Baltimore. Governor Peter announced also that the District will charter a bus to and from the conference for the convenience of those Rotarians not wishing to drive.

District Governor Peter Wells with Judy Messineo of the Garfield Rotary Club, speaking at the Jan. 11 District Staff Meeting of the upcoming District Conference, scheduled for April 28 - May 1 in Baltimore.

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PDG Emil Geering Talks of Presidents’ Ball. Past District Governor Emil J. Geering spoke of the annual Presidents’ Ball, which will take place this year on Wednes-day, May 18 at the Westmount Country Club, located at 728 Rifle Camp Road in Woodland Park, N.J. The Ball had orig-inally been scheduled for the following day, on Thursday, May 19. He announced that the committee planning the Ball, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails, is at-tempting to limit the price to $125.00 per person.

Past District Governor Emil J. Geering, chairman of the District 7490 Walter D. Head Foundation, speaking on Jan. 11 of the Foundation at the monthly District Staff Meeting.

___________________________ Walter D. Head Scholarships and Golf Outing.

Sharon Chambers Smith, a member of the Paterson Great Falls Rotary Club, spoke at the January 11 District Staff Meeting on the availability of scholarships offered by the Rotary District 7490 Walter D. Head Foundation. Members of Rotary, she said, and their families are among those peo-ple eligible to apply for the scholarships, she said, with all applications due by February 28. Undergraduate applicants, Sharon explained, must be ei-ther juniors or seniors and be full-time college students. Graduate students majoring in journalism, environmental studies or assisting people with disabilities, she said, are also eligible. Past District Governor William F. Rupp, meanwhile spoke of the golf outing planned on May in support of the Walter Head scholarship program. While the price is uncertain, he said, it will include lunch and dinner. The outing will take place at the Ballyowen Golf Club, located at the Crystal Springs Resort in Sussex County, encouraging the partici-pation of members of all Rotary clubs in the District.

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Walter D. Head Scholarships and Golf Outing. (Continued from Page 6, Col. 2)

Sharon Chambers-Smith of the Paterson Great Falls Rotary Club speaking on Jan. 11 of the availability of scholarship offered by the Rotary District 7490 Walter D. Head Foundation.

Past District Governor William F. Rupp on Jan. 11 as he dis-cussed a fundraising golf outing for the Walter D. Head Founda-tion scheduled for May 10 at Ballyowen in Sussex County.

___________________________ PDG Joe Laureni on Gift of Life Vietnam Mission.

Past District Governor Joseph Laureni, the Executive Direc-tor of the District’s Gift of Life Committee, said that the Committee has obtained sponsorships for 17 of the heart surgeries which were scheduled to begin on the following week. A medical team, he said, will travel to Hanoi in Vi-etnam on January 15, where Joe said they will perform any-where from 20 to 30 surgeries over a two-week period.

Past District Governor Joseph Laureni, Executive Director of the Gift of Life Committee, speaking on Jan. 11 of the Committee’s upcoming medical mission to Hanoi, which began on January 15 and was expecting to perform anywhere from 20 to 30 heart oper-ations over a two-week period.

___________________________ Nov. 10 Committee and Bonnie Sirower Honored.

Past District Governor Bonnie F. Sirower and members of the committee who planned the Nov. 10 Celebration of Rotary Service dinner were thanked for their efforts at the District Staff Meeting on January 11. Bonnie was honored for her membership in the Rotary Foundation’s Bequest Society, in which members pledge to bequeath contributions of at least $10,000 upon their deaths. The committee was thanked for its planning of the dinner in which Rotarians with at least 40-years of service were honored by Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran.

Photographs of Honorees on Page 8, Col. 1)


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Nov. 10 Committee and Bonnie Sirower Honored. (Continued from Page 7, Col. 2)

Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia, chairman of the District’s Rotary Foundation Committee, honoring Past District Governor Bonnie F. Sirower on her membership in the Foundation’s Be-quest Society, in which members pledge to donate at least $10.000 of their estate to the Rotary Foundation.

District Governor Peter Wells (to the far right)) and Past District Governor Emil J. Geering (third from the left) at the District Staff Meeting on Jan. 11 with members of the committee that organized the District’s Celebration of Rotary Service dinner on Nov. 10.

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Scenes from the Jan. 11 District Staff Meeting.

Rotarians from District 7490 gathering on January 11 for the even-ing’s District Staff Meeting. The screen was used to show some of the scenes in Baltimore in preparation for the District Conference of April 28 – May 1.

District Governor Peter Wells and Judy Messineo, the District Conference Travel Coordinator, (seen at the far right in this pic-ture) showing a slide presentation at the District Staff Meeting on January 11 of the sites of Baltimore which Rotarians will see dur-ing the 59th annual District Conference, scheduled for April 28 – May 1. The scene on the screen is of the cover of the brochure for the District Conference.


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PDGEmilGeeringTalksofRotaryFoundationatParamusRotaryClub’sJan.7Meeting.

Former Paramus Rotary Club President and former Rotary District Governor Emil Geering was on hand today to also review information about the Rotary International Founda-tion. When $US1000 is contributed to The Rotary Foundation, a request can be made for an individual to be recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow; that person can be a Rotarian or a member of the community who is not a Rotarian. When a person is recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow, they are presented with a Certificate signed by the Rotary Inter-national President and the Chairman of the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, and a lapel pin and medallion. The con-tribution to The Rotary Foundation can be made in one sum or by cumulative giving over a number of years. Individuals can make a personal contribution or the contribution can be from a club, a company or business. There are Multiple Paul Harris Fellow levels. Recognition is extended at subsequent $1,000 levels. Recognition consists of a pin with stones corresponding to the recipient’s recogni-tion amount:

$2,000 to 2,999.99 - one sapphire $3,000 to 3,999.99 - two sapphires

$4,000 to 4,999.99 - three sapphires $5,000 to 5,999.99 - four sapphires $6,000 to 6,999.99 - five sapphires

$7,000 to 7,999.99 - one ruby $8,000 to 8,999.99 - two rubies

$9,000 to 9,999.99 - three rubies Important to note is that the Rotary International Founda-tion has a 4 star charity rating as it has among the lowest administrative costs of any charity with only 2% of the funds raised used for administrative expenses. The Mission Statement of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to support the efforts of Rotary Internation-al in the fulfillment of the Object of Rotary, Rotary's mis-sion, and the achievement of world understanding and peace through local, national, and international humanitar-ian, educational, and cultural programs. In other words, The Rotary Foundation is the charitable funding vehicle for much of the work of Rotary. There are 6 Rotary International Foundation areas of focus:

It is important for Every Rotarian Every Year to support The Rotary Foundation with a contribution. Rotarians around the world give generously to their Foundation to accomplish a wide range of programs. These gifts ensure that the dream of a better life becomes a reality for hun-dreds of thousands of deserving people throughout the world each year. Here is all the information you need if YOU are interested in exploring the many ways to give to the Rotary Interna-tional Foundation


Former Paramus Rotary Club President and former Rotary District Governor Emil Geering speaking of the Rotary Foundation at the Paramus Rotary Club’s meeting on January 7.


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PDGEmilGeeringTalksofRotaryFoundationatParamusRotaryClub’sJan.7Meeting.


RECURRING GIVING (ROTARY DIRECT) - Make a recurring gift. You choose how much and how often you want to give — it's a simple and secure way to make a big impact. Online contributions can be made monthly, quarter-ly, or annually. If you prefer, you may return the completed Rotary Direct enrollment form or enroll by phone at +1-866-976-8279. To update your existing recurring giving, contact [email protected] or call +1-866-976-8279. For security rea-sons, changes to your credit card information should be made by phone. SECURITIES - Your gift of marketable securities to The Rotary Foundation provides tax benefits and helps make an impact in lives both at home and around the world. PLANNED GIVING - The Foundation offers several ways to structure your charitable gift that may provide tax and other financial benefits, including estate gifts, charitable gift annuities, and trusts. DONOR ADVISED FUNDS - The Rotary Foundation do-nor advised fund is a convenient way to simplify charitable giving and take advantage of U.S. tax savings. A Donor Ad-vised Fund account is similar to a charitable checking ac-count. You make contributions and recommend grants to the Foundation and other preferred charities at your con-venience. An account may be established by individuals or Rotary-affiliated groups. PERSONAL PROPERTY - The Rotary Foundation accepts gifts of tangible property, such as jewelry or artwork, with the approval of the Gift Acceptance Committee. At this time, gifts of automobiles, boats, airplanes, and motorcycles are not accepted by the Foundation. REAL ESTATE - The Rotary Foundation accepts gifts of real estate with a minimum appraised value of $25,000 (un-developed property) and $100,000. When a donor makes an outright gift of real estate that is approved by the Gift Ac-ceptance Committee, the Foundation takes immediate pos-session of and title to the property. The donor is entitled to a U.S. charitable tax deduction based upon the fair market value of the property when donated as determined by a qualified appraisal and may receive tax benefits in other countries as determined on a case by case basis. The net proceeds from the sale of the real estate support the Foun-dation. EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT - Double the impact of your gift by asking your employer to match your contribu-tion to The Rotary Foundation. More than 15,000 companies match gifts to the Foundation, including many international corporations. Find out if your employer does at www.rotary.org/matchinggifts.

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Former Paramus Rotary Club President and former Rotary District Governor Emil Geering was on hand at the Paramus Rotary Club’s meeting on Jan. 7 to recognize the efforts of 2 Paramus Rotarians, Doris Spano and Elaine Rovetto. Both Doris (who was present) and Elaine (who was not present) received a Paul Harris Fellow.

EdLangGivestoParamusChildren’sFoundation.

As part of his annual contribution to various charities Paramus Ro-tary Club President 2014-5015 Ed Lang presented a check for $400 to fellow Rotarian and President of the Paramus Children Health Foundation Inc. This foundation is a registered 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) created to conduct fundraising in order to provide funding to children who are residents of Paramus who are students who have not yet gradu-ated from High School and who have extraordinary medical expens-es which result in economic hardship for the family.


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DistrictGovernorPeterWellsMeetswiththeSecaucusRotaryClubJan.5.

At our first meeting of the year on Jan. 5, we had the honor of having District Governor Peter Wells speak about Rotary, covering everything from the history of Rotary, which was especially informative to new members; District news, Gift of Life, Village Elders and other programs, different causes other clubs are involved in, ways to grow our club and keep members enthusiastic, and more until, like the Academy Award speeches that go on-and-on, we had to start playing music to get him to stop - just kidding Peter. It was wonderful to have you at our club, where you are always welcome, and we look forward to the exciting things you will do for Rotary, both at the District level and interna-tionally. We also thank you for the support you have given our club and wish you and your family a healthy and Happy New Year, and a successful year for Rotary.

Secaucus Rotary Club President Robert Merlo with District Gov-ernor Peter Wells during the Governor’s Official Visit to the club on January 5.

District Governor Peter Wells presenting a Rotary International theme banner to Secaucus Rotary Club President Robert Merlo during Governor Peter’s visit to the club on January 5. Seated to Robert’s left is Edith Postel, the club’s secretary.

District Governor Peter Wells with members of the Secaucus Ro-tary Club during his visit to the club on Jan. 5.


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WayneRotarySponsorsClassicRockNightJan.30;ReadersCanSingtheirSong.

Just imagine it. There you are up on stage, singing your favor-ite classic rock song. There’s a full band behind you. Back-up singers are moving to the music. There is a big crowd in the audience, swaying back and forth. Some actually, want to touch you, as you sing. Lots of your friends and relatives, too, who can’t believe that’s you on the stage. “I can’t get no Satisfac-tion,” you belt out, moving to the music…just like the Rolling Stones…but, it’s actually you! And, at the same time, you are helping Wayne Rotary raise money for the many local charities and organizations it sup-ports. How much would you pay for that? How about $50? And, that includes a formal rehearsal with the band, to be sure you sound professional. Also included in this $50 donation is a dinner, and a ticket to the show. It’s all going to happen, right in Wayne, leading up to a gala Classic Rock Night, Saturday, January 30, from 6 to 9:30pm, at Packanack Lake Clubhouse, 52 Lake Drive West, in Wayne. What’s on the menu for dinner? Pasta with marinara sauce, sausage and peppers, chicken francese, vegetables, potatoes, and non-alcoholic drinks (water/soda)…all provided by the Lakeside Restaurant and bar. To participate, and sing, readers can choose (and pay $50) for their favorite song. Then, they participate in a rehearsal with the band. These are songs popular in the 1967-1986 era. Some examples include: - Make Me Smile (Chicago) - Superstition (Stevie Wonder) - Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder) - Sing a Son (Earth Wind & Fire) - My Old School (Steely Dan) - Beginnings (Chicago) - Peg (Steely Dan) - Honky Cat (Elton John) - You've Made Me So Very Happy (Blood, Sweat & Tears) This event is sponsored by Wayne Rotary…and part of the pro-ceeds go to local Wayne charities. Readers not wanting to sing, can attend the Classic Rock Night event by paying $35 each for single tickets in advance…or $40 per ticket purchased at the door. Kids, 12 and under, get into this event for free, and if they want the full course dinner, the cost is $15. Sponsorships are also available for this event. Each sponsor that commits $300 or more will receive a song performed by the YouChoose Band. It will reflect the nature of the business. Readers and potential sponsors can choose their song to sing in front of the band, or buy tickets, by going into the Internet, at http://www.youchoosemusic.fm/1587/classic-rock-night-ii.

Questions? Answers will be provided by Dave Philp 917-204-1929 (call or text). Or, you can also get all the information from Wayne Rotarian Cindy Saypol, at [email protected]. Her cell number is 973-981-0456. Some of the local charities supported by Wayne Rotary include: The Foundation for the Handicapped, the Gift of Life Program, Wayne First Aid Squad, Wayne Community Policing, Passaic County Historical Society, Kids be Safe, Wayne School System, Clergy Fellowship, local Scouting, local Wayne nursing homes, and the Boys and Girls Club.

A poster announcing the Classic Rock Night II charity event scheduled for Saturday, January 30 at the Packanack Lake Club-house, located at 52 Lake Drive West in Wayne.


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MaywoodSchoolProjectInspiresQuestforDonartionsandTwoRotariansareHonoredbyTown. _____________________________

TimEustaceStoryInspiresQuestionforDonations. This is a story of how a well done gem of oratory can open doors to great happenings, perhaps not as wondrous as the golden words of Cicero or Socrates, which were able to move mountains and survived through the centuries -- we have a story here that confirms that a well delivered talk, factually correct and eloquently presented, can, in today’s society, produce some startling and wonderfully beneficial results. To start at the beginning: Someone who was impressed by a verbal presentation by member Tim Eustace’s polished delivery at one of his many Rotary talks before Rotary clubs and elsewhere, recommended him as a speaker to the sold out convention at Rotary Day at the United Nations last month. Tim was asked to join a panel discussing Rotary accomplishments and chose to describe Maywood Rotary’s remarkable “Kenya Pro-ject” to the assemblage. Lois Horowitz, an assistant governor assigned to the Hackensack Rotary and an ardent Rotarian for years, was among those who had attended UN Day in NYC. She was intrigued by Tim’s message and brought her feelings to those attending the December 27 Hackensack-Maywood joint meeting at Rudy’s Restaurant. She described what occurred as a result. She was intrigued by Tim’s description of one of the project’s major “miracles”: to take young girl students out of bondage. The life style before Rotarians dropped out of the skies onto their “campus” was to drop out of school at about 13 years of age, get married, and let the world go by as they turned into working homemakers. Rarely did a boy go onto high school. Girls never. High school meant boarding out and few families could afford that. The cost for a year at an away high school for four years was $2,400. The dollar bills began to dance in Lois Horowitz’s head as she real-ized the impact of making secondary education available to the chil-dren. She noted that there were people who cared and could afford it. One of the earliest of the Rotary groups that traveled each year to spend a week at the tourist motel a mile from the school sponsored a student and through the years as many as 14 (boys and girls) have been granted scholarships and several have progressed to college educa-tions. One girl has already graduated and is teaching at one of the schools she attended. Lois made up her mind fast. She is also a governor’s assistant for a small club of eight members. After speaking to four members of that club, three donated $50 each for a girls-only project. Lois intends to contact all 52 clubs in the district and ask for $100 each. If clubs respond, at least two girls can receive scholarships. The money will be funneled through the Maywood club because of our contacts in Kenya. She turned the $150 over to our club president Carole Feeney. Make checks to Maywood Rotary, PO Box 933, Maywood, NJ 07607 And indicate, lower left of check: “for Kenya Girl Scholarships”.

_____________________________ LenRubinandHallBloomInductedintoHallofFame.

Two amazing Maywood Rotarians were honored on January 17, be-coming members of the new Maywood, New Jersey Hall of Fame, for their achievements and contributions over a lifetime. Both of these men, who are long time Rotarians, have given Service Above Self. Len Rubin at 99, and his late wife, Lil, founded the Our Town News-paper. Len continues to publish the Maywood Rotary's “The Log” newsletter. Hal Bloom served as Principal of Hackensack High School, was a Maywood Councilman, and has also serviced as the Maywood Club’s President and Member of the Board of Directors.

Hall Bloom, a Past President of the Maywood Rotary Club as well as a former member of the City Council of Maywood.

Len Rubin. Who continues to publish the Maywood Rotary's “The Log” newsletter.


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PDGBonnieSirowerAppointedasaZone32MembershipAssistantCoordinator.

Past District Governor Bonnie Sirower (District Governor in 2012-13) was recently named by the Zone 32 RI Member-ship Coordinator to become one of the Rotary International Zone 32 Membership Assistant Coordinators. Beginning in July of 2016, and continuing until June 30 of 2019, Sirower will assist Districts 7410, 7430, 7450 and 7390, all in Penn-sylvania, in attracting new members and engaging those who are already Rotarians. Sirower will attend training for this new role at RI headquarters in Evanston next month. Sirower first joined the Paterson Rotary Club in 1989 and served as its President in 1996-97. She served as our Dis-trict Governor in 2012-13, and worked with our current DG Peter Wells, in implementing a multi-district project to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy. A multiple Paul Harris fel-low and member of the RI Foundation Bequest Society, Si-rower was honored in 2009 with the RI Service Above Self Award. In April of 2013, she was honored at the White House as a Rotary White House Champion of Change. For the past three years, Sirower has co-chaired our District's Halloween Against Hunger food packaging project with PDG Dan Shiver, attracting more than 300 people each time to help feed the hungry in our area. She also serves as Mar-keting Coordinator for Rotary Leadership Institute North-east America. Sirower said of her new role, “I am looking forward to in-volving the leadership of RI in Pennsylvania in our most important task - membership - by finding new ways to keep our members as loyal and active Rotarians and to bring in new people who share our goals of making the world a bet-ter place.”

The then District Governor Bonnie F. Sirower speaking at a White House conference of Champions of Change on April 5, 2013, at which she was one of the honorees. Bonnie was flanked on her left by Nancy Sanford Hughes and on her right by Thomas Barnes, both of who were also honored.

BergenHighlands/RamseyRotaryClubWelcomesVisitorsfromIrelandandGrandCayman.

The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club recently wel-comed two international guests at their weekly luncheon. As part of an exchange program between Rotary Internation-al’s 34,000-plus clubs, members visit clubs around the world to share the message of Rotary and its charitable efforts in many different countries. Want to make a difference in people’s lives? The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club is an energetic and enthu-siastic group of citizens working hands-on to improve our local communities and the world. Interested parties are in-vited to join the Club at one of its weekly luncheon meet-ings, held on Mondays at 12:15pm at Houlihan’s in Ramsey. For more information about Club activities and member-ship, please call Bob Baron, the club’s Membership Chair, at 201-934-1222, email him at [email protected] or visit the club’s website at www.bergenhighlandsrotary.org. The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club has been sup-porting educational and charitable needs in Allendale, Mahwah, Ramsey, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River since 1952. The Club provides college scholarships for local students and funding for local causes such as the Center for Food Action, Table to Table, the DACCKS Group, the Em-manuel Cancer Foundation, MEVO, and Habitat for Hu-manity.

Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotarians were delighted to welcome two international visitors at a recent luncheon. L to r, Rotarian Eileen Brophy from County Galway, Ireland; BH/R Rotary presi-dent Kevin O’Rourke (Ramsey); and Rotarian Bob Donohue of Grand Cayman Island (formerly of Upper Saddle River).


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TheRotaryFoundation:AnUpdate.

By Raj Bhatia, Foundation Committee, Chair

Rotary’s Foundation is turning 100. In Cleveland, Ohio the home of Arch C. Klumph, who is considered the founder of the Rotary Foundation, Rotarians are planning to celebrate the Foundation’s centennial in 2016-17. Beginning this year’s convention in Seoul, Rotary kicks off a year of activi-ties that highlight the Foundation’s amazing record of ser-vice. In addition District Rotarians are tracking a small statue of Klumph on Facebook as it travels from club to club on its way to the 2017 convention in Atlanta. Our District Foundation Committee has been very active. We received over fifteen applications for the District Grants from our clubs. After careful review by the committee twelve grants were approved and forwarded to RI for preliminary review before they were added to the system for the District Officers authorizations. It was indeed tremendous effort by the Committee in that the number of grants offered far ex-ceeded the 30% increase from the previous year district grants completed. The target given to the District Rotary Foundation Chairs by the current RI Director Julia Phelps. The dinner in honor of the District Rotarians who had over for-ty years of Service to humanity was indeed a success. Over three hundred and thirty Rotarians and guests attended to hear the RI President Ravi Ravindran, who was the keynote speaker. At the January 11, 2016 District Staff meeting, the thirteen members of the Reception Committee were recognized for their efforts in making the dinner a real elegant affair. With over 29 of the 52 clubs contributing to the annual fund there is an increase in the club participation and the amount of dollars contributed. The income from the celebra-tion dinner journal and the ticket sales netted 6000 dollars which is being forwarded to the Annual Fund of Rotary Foundation. The District also adhered to RI request to contribute their DDF to the Polio eradication effort. The amount of money collected is to be matched at the rate of 2 for 1 to a maximum of 35 million dollars by the Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation. Districts donating twenty percent of their DDF are to be recognized at the International Convention in Seoul, Korea. The total contri-butions made by all the Districts, including ours, resulted in total of forty million dollars for the Polio eradication effort. As we continue our efforts in raising funds for the Rotary Foundation, our focus remains on asking the Rotarians in our district to join the Bequest and the Paul Harris Society in addition to their contributing to the Annual fund. Best Wishes Raj Bhatia DRFCC (2015-18)

Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia, chairman of Rotary District 7490’s Rotary Foundation Committee, speaking at the District Staff Meeting on January 11. In his remarks, he spoke of the No-vember 10 Celebration of Rotary Service dinner on November 10 and of the Rotary Foundation’s Bequest Society, in which mem-bers bequeath at least $10,000 of their estate to the Foundation.

EnglewoodRotaryInstalls5MembersonDec.1.

The Englewood Rotary Club installed five new members during District Governor Peter Wells' official visit to the club on Decem-ber 1: From left-to-right are newly-inducted Rotarian Paul Farrell; Eileen O'Driscoll, the Club’s President; new Rotarians Claudia Baldera; Arlene Norman; Jo Ellen Knie; Jewel Spiegel and District Governor Peter Wells.


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SomeoftheFirmsAdvertisinginthe2015‐2016District7490Directory.

The advertisements of the five firms or individuals shown here are in Rotary District 7490’s 2015 - 2016 District Directory. Copies of all advertisements placed in the District Directory will appear in suc-ceeding issues of The Governor’s Newsletter.

The General Manager of Season’s is Jay Leone, the President of the Paramus Rotary Club.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare System is a strong and wonderful sup-porter of District 7490.



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SomeoftheFirmsAdvertisinginthe2015‐2016District7490Directory.


PRID Ray and Betty Wells are the proud parents of DG Peter. PRID Ray is a Past RI Director and current member of the Para-mus Rotary Club with 52 years of perfect attendance!

Rotarian Bob Markarian is a member of the Bergenfield/Dumont Rotary Club and a frequent visitor to the Park Ridge Rotary Club.

PDG Emil Geering is a member of the Paramus Rotary Club and an active member of this year’s District Staff.

Rotarian Bob Kilroy is the contact for this advertiser. Bob is a member of the Secaucus Rotary Club. Herb Goldman of the Jer-sey City Rotary Club is the owner of Jewel Electric.

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