As the first project of the Club, we participated in Rotary's Million Mask Challenge. On January 14, 2021 the The Rossi Family Foundation of Connecticut made available nearly 300,00 surgical, KN95 and children's masks to our District 7230. Our Club alongwith the sister Clubs in Westchester and the Bronx, gathered at the White Plains High School to collect our allotment of nearly 8,000 masks.A few days later, our Club Officers, President Syed Alirahi, Secretary Shazia Alirahi and others donated these masks along with hand sanitizers to the Elmsford Fire Department, Elmsford Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, Elmsford EMS First Responders, and Mount Vernon Madina School.
The Rotary Club of Fairview-Mt. Vernon appreciates and salutes all of our first responder heroes. We thank you for your hard work and sacrifice during these challenging times.
Earlier, representatives of 27 Clubs in Westchester and the Bronx gathered at the White Plains High School as the 26-foot truck truck rolled in to be welcomed by District Governor Mary Shackleton, Westchester County Executive, George Latimer, White Plains Mayor Tom Roach, White Plains Schools superintendent Joseph Ricca. Immediate Past District Governor, Mahbub Ahmad, and Assistant Governors, Gladys Muller (Area 1), John Ehrlich (area 2), Libby Hollahan (Area 4), Bina Ahmad (Area 5) and Sandy Wolstein (Area 6) supervised the distribution. In total, 115,000 surgical masks and 27,000 children's masks were allocated to the 27 Clubs in the White Plains stop. Club President Syed Alirahi, Secretary Shazia and Public Image Chair Amber were at hand to collect the Club's allocation of masks.
This is a story of service and leadership. It’s a story of how our District and Zone responded to a crisis, rallied its resources, put boots-on-the-ground to bring disparate and far-flung communities together to spread goodwill. Most importantly, it’s a story about working together and using our collective professional backgrounds through the Rotary network to make a difference.