Honoring our military and all those who were lost in service to our nation is a special tradition in Berkeley Heights! After a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Annual Memorial Day Parade will return on Monday, May 30th – led by the members of VFW Post #6259. Marchers will gather on Locust Avenue, east of Snyder Avenue near the Rescue Squad Building at 8:45 a.m. The Parade will start at 9:30 a.m. taking its route down Snyder Avenue, west on Springfield, south on Plainfield Avenue ending at Veterans Memorial Park.
This year, the Rotary Club of Berkeley Heights will be assisting with the preparation and serving of hot dogs at the conclusion of the ceremonies. Participating Rotary Club members should be at Memorial Field between 9:00 and 9:30am. You will receive an email shortly inviting you to register for this event.
DG Shelby Rhodes
Rotary District 7475 Governor, Shelby Rhodes will be visiting with our club at the upcoming lunch meeting on Wednesday, May 25 at 12:15p at the Chimney Rock Inn. Shelby will be presenting our club our District Grant and speaking about the Rotary Foundation. Please be there to hear Shelby's message. She is a dynamic speaker with lots of good information.
The Rotary Book Bin
Please remember the Rotary Book Bin is located in the parking lot of the VFW Hall on Locust Avenue. Please spread the word that any book with an ISDN Code can be dropped in the box and recycled. The Club benefits financially for donated books. The more books that are donated the more the Club benefits.
We meet the Second and Fourth Wednesdays each month at 12:15p at the Chimney Rock Inn, 342 Valley Road, Gillette, NJ. Visiting Rotarians and Guests are always welcome. Lunch cost is $22.