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"Make Rotary a never ending chapter in your life!"
This Wednesday, September 7th, we will be having the annual District Governor's visit and the opportunity to hear our new DG Margit Rahill's plans for this Rotary year.
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All club members are encouraged to make every effort to be at this very important lunch meeting.There will be NO AM Breakfast meeting this Wednesday, September 7th.
Scott Davan & Darlene Steinhart, Rockaway Township Library
At our August 31st lunch meeting, Scott Davan, Director of the Rockaway Township Free Public Library, and Darlene Steinhart, Head of Youth Services at the library, shared about a number of resources available for the youth of the Rockaway community. Included in these resources are "Take Home STEAM Kits", Tag Readers, Homework Help, and Bullying Resources. For more info, check out their webpage, www.rtlibrary.org.
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
September 7, 2016
Margit Rahill, District Governor
Official Club Visit
Click "Read More" to view information on all of our speakers this Rotary year.
INVITE A PROSPECTIVE MEMBER TO A WEDNESDAY CLUB MEETING OR OUR NEXT MONDAY EVENING MEETING AT THE ROCKAWAY RIVER BARN RESTAURANT ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. INCREASING MEMBERSHIP IS EVERY ROTARIAN'S RESPONSIBILITY AND ENSURES THAT WE CAN CONTINUE OUR 'SERVICE ABOVE SELF' ENDEAVORS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD!
The Gift of Life Annual Meeting will take place on Monday, September 26, 2016 at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of NJ, 60 N Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ 07981 beginning at 6:00 PM cocktails (cash bar) and 7:00 PM dinner and program. The cost is $35 per person. The feature guest speaker will be Ms. Barbara Ciconte, President, Take Heart Association Project, USA. Ms. Ciconte will share her experiences of helping to save children from Kenya who suffer from congenital heart disease; children who would otherwise perish without your support. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how your dollars are helping us to save children around the world…one little heart at a time!
If interested in attending, please contact GOL Chair George Berry by Wednesday, September 21, 2016.
Rockaway Rotary will be participating in the "Celebrate Rockaway" Street Fair on Sunday, September 25, 2016 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM in the center of Rockaway Borough. We will need numerous member volunteers for this event. Details will be provided during upcoming club meetings.
See Past President Denise for information and to sign up to work a shift.
This year's Statewide Vocational Assembly to be held on October 5, 2016 at the Pines Manor in Edison. Our district will be presenting our Vocational Service Award to Denise Current from the Newton Rotary Club. Assembly speakers include Past RI President Rick King and Investors Bank CEO Kevin Cummins. If interested in attending, please download ticket order form below. The district hopes for a good turnout to recognize Denise and honor the Vocational Service of all Rotarians in our state.
The District has created this TV commercial to assist in building club membership. The commercial will run through the next several months on the Optimum Cablevision network and related channels.
Online Make-ups! They are easy to do and very effective in maintaining your attendance requirements for our club.Just click on a link under E-Makeups at the top of our webpage and follow the instructions.Remember to submit a report to George, our Club Secretary.It is easy to do and it doesn't matter which e-club you visit!