My Fellow Rotarians and friends:
On behalf of your club's Board of Directors, and on behalf of MJ, I wish you and yours the happiest of New Year's celebrations and all good things in the new year.
As your President, I thank you for your support through the past year as our club has ventured into unfamiliar territory on several occasions:
- Through our involvement with Lonnie's organization (General Needs) we took the lead in an enormous Homeless Veterans Project at the VA, and have continued our activities benefitting these veterans.
- We received $9,000 in grants from the district ($4k) and from Wells Fargo Advisors($5k), dedicated to the continuation of our veterans-focused efforts.
- Through our RYLA experience, we launched 2 new Interact clubs at Huntington and Walt Whitman High Schools.
- We launched an application process for beneficiary organizations to apply for and support their financial requests. 18 are included in our budget.
- We introduced an evening meeting alternative for those unable to attend our lunch meetings.
- We initiated a Corporate membership category, attracting the likes of Huntington Hospital/Dolan Center and General Needs LLC.
- We enjoyed unfailing support from many in the business community: Aboff's Paints, Kleet Lumber, The Engeman Theater, Book Revue, Piccolo Restaurant, Mill Pond, PSEG-LI, Wells Fargo Advisors, TD Bank
- With Bill Bohn's help, we have reinvigorated our club's Facebook presence, and purchased floor signs for the 4 Way Test and a backdrop with a more modern feel.
- We attracted 8 new members in 2015 and have 4 more in various stages of that process.
Regarding those last 2 points: 3 of our new members researched us and other clubs on Facebook...and chose our club due to your active involvement in the community. So, congratulations to us all.
Stay tuned for an exciting 2016 as we continue to move forward, with your support!
Happy New Year to you and yours.
Yours in the spirit of Rotary,
- Greg
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