See our new public website at northportrotary.org
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Many thanks for those who participated in
Northport Rotary
Duck Race
Sunday, Sept. 8th
Congrats to our winners:
Heat 1
1st - Michael Rinaldi
2nd - Don Hood
3rd - Sophia Stamos
Heat 2
1st - Glennon Construction
2nd - Britta Fischer
3rd - Village Physical Therapy
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Many thanks to all who participated in
Wine on the Harbor
Thurs. Aug 8th
It was a great success thanks to you!
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Many thanks to all who participated in our Texas Hold'em Tournament, Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the American Legion Hall in Northport.
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Many thanks to all who donated, collected and loaded shoes for the Anita & Bill Thomas Rotary Soles4Souls Shoe Drive.
On March 30th we loaded 10,500 pairs of shoes on the truck from 62 locations (see below). Another great tribute to Anita and Bill!
Box Locations
Asharoken Village Hall, Northport Library, East Northport Library, Commack Public Library, Gold’s Gym, Signature Properties (East Northport), Coach Realty (Northport), Shindokan Budo, Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk, VNS Thrift Shop, First National Bank of Long Island, Flagstaff Bank, Bottle Bargains, Techniques Salon, Babylon Rotary/Garvey Properties, Craft Shoes, Dan and Tsedey Finnegan, Westy’s Self Storage, Paumanack Villages, Judy’s Porch, Liz's Porch, Great Neck Rotary, Freeport-Merrick Rotary Rocky Point Rotary, Westhampton Rotary, Sundance, Village Physical Therapy, Seasons at Elwood, Susan Janas, Dr. Diane Palamar, 5th Avenue School, Ocean Avenue School, Norwood School, Northport Middle School, East Northport Middle School, Northport HS Interact Club, Pulaski School, Harborfields HS, Old Fields Middle School, Washington Drive School, Lahey School, Trinity Episcopal Church, Christ Lutheran Church, St. Philip Neri, 1st Presbyterian - Northport, St. Paul’s UMC, Evangelical Covenant Church, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Centerport United Methodist, Congregational Church of Huntington, Abiding Presence Church, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Borg and Borg Insurance, Owen Capesi, National Grid.
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Many thanks to all who supported our Wine on the Harbor event!
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Many Thanks to all who participated in the
2023 Northport Rotary Duck Race
August 20, 2023, 12pm
at the Harbor at Main St
Northport
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New Online Volunteer Registration & Schedules
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED SAT. 9/2/23 AT THE WOODBINE DOCKS
MANY POSITIONS ARE OPEN
NOT SURE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ?
COME DOWN AND WE WILL FIND A PLACE FOR YOU !
THERE IS A JOB FOR EVERYONE!
SIGN-Up Online for
DATES, LOCATIONS, TASKS & TIMES!
It's as easy as ONE-TWO-THREE...
- Go to our website https://theoysterreefproject.org/contact-us/
- At the top right of the Contact Us page click our Volunteer link.
- Click on REGISTRATION to REGISTER & PICK YOUR SCHEDULE!
We'll see YOU on the docks!
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Many thanks to all who donated, collected and delivered shoes this year. About 12,000 pairs in total!
Box Locations
Asharoken Village Hall, Northport Library, East Northport Library, Harborfields Library, Commack Public Library, Gold’s Gym, Signature Properties (Huntington), Coach Realty (Northport and East Northport), Eastern Athletic Club (Dix Hills), Shindokan Budo, Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk, SCO Family of Services, First National Bank of Long Island, Roslyn Savings Bank, Bottle Bargains, Techniques Salon, Babylon Rotary/Garvey Properties, Craft Shoes, Dan and Tsedey Finnegan, Dana Sydney, Westy’s Self Storage, Forever Fit, Mari’s Hallmark, Self-Service Laundromat, Paumanack Villages, Judy’s Porch, Bob’s office, Dorothy’s Porch, Great Neck Rotary, Freeport-Merrick Rotary, Brooklyn Bridge Rotary, Rocky Point Rotary, Power of One Gym, Sundance, Village Physical Therapy, Colonial Travel, Reimels Allstate Agency, Seasons at Elwood, Susan Janas, Investor’s Bank, Dr. Diane Palamar, Underwriters Laboratories, 5th Avenue School, Ocean Avenue School, Northport Middle School, East Northport Middle School, Northport HS Interact Club, Pulaski School, Harborfields HS, Old Fields Middle School, Washington Drive School, Lahey School, Girl Scouts, Youth Directions/Alternatives, Trinity Episcopal Church, Christ Lutheran Church, St. Philip Neri, Union United Methodist, 1st Presbyterian - Northport, St. Paul’s UMC, Evangelical Covenant Church, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Centerport United Methodist, Congregational Church of Huntington, Abiding Presence Church, Centerpoint Church, Temple Beth El, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Presbyterian Church of Sweet Hollow, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs.
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Thanks for your participation in our:
Texas Hold'em Tournament
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Northport American Legion Hall, 7 Woodside Ave.
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Thanks for your contributions to our 4th Annual Book Drive during November

Thanks to all participants who made the
Northport Duck Race
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Many thanks to all who contributed to the:
2022 Anita & Bill Thomas Rotary Soles4Souls Shoe Drive
March 1 - April 2, 2022
We collected about 11,000 pairs of shoes this year, about the same as last year, and double those for 2020 in our COVID year. Another fitting tribute to Anita and Bill, sadly lost to COVID in 2020. The Thomas Family was represented at the truck loading by Anita and Bill's grandsons Brian (and wife) and Bobby.

Anita and Bill led the way with an initial collection of 500 pairs of shoes at Gold’s Gym in East Northport to over 20,000 pairs in recent years. As Anita said: “What is most inspiring in this is the outpouring of community spirit, particularly from the children.”
See below the list of the 63 contributing locations.
Many thanks to Westy’s Self Storage on Jericho Turnpike in East Northport for their support during the drive again this year.
Soles4Souls was established by a group of shoe industry executives in response to global disasters. Their mission is to alleviate poverty through shoes and clothing. Soles4Souls distributes new shoes provided by their sponsors to people in immediate need, e.g., disaster victims and those in desperate need, in the U.S. and around the world. All of the shoes collected in drives are provided to micro-entrepreneurs through micro finance for them to refurbish and resell at small markups. Not only do people in great need get shoes but the sellers establish a sustainable source of income to feed their families and dig their way out of poverty.
Box Locations
Northport Village Hall, Asharoken Village Hall, Northport Library, East Northport Library, Elwood Library, Commack Public Library, East Northport Fire Department, Gold’s Gym, Signature Properties, Coach Realty (Northport and East Northport), Eastern Athletic Club (Dix Hills), Shindokan Budo, Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk, First National Bank of Long Island, Roslyn Savings Bank, Bottle Bargains, Techniques Salon, Babylon Rotary/Garvey Properties, Craft Shoes, Dan and Tsedey Finnegan, Westy’s Self Storage, Hallmark, Self-Service Laundromat, Judy’s Porch, Park Avenue Tennis, Bob’s office, Dorothy’s Porch, Great Neck Rotary, Freeport-Merrick Rotary, Rocky Point Rotary, Bellport Rotary, National Grid Power Plant, Power of One Gym, Sundance, Village Physical Therapy, Colonial Travel, Seasons at Elwood, Dr. Diane Palamar, Underwriters Laboratories, Pete Engelmann, Ocean Avenue School, Northport Middle School, East Northport Middle School, Pulaski School, Harborfields HS, Girl Scouts, St. Anthony’s HS, Trinity Episcopal Church, Christ Lutheran Church, St. Philip Neri, 1st Presbyterian - Northport, St. Paul’s UMC, Evangelical Covenant Church, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Centerport United Methodist, Congregational Church of Huntington, Abiding Presence Church, Temple Beth El, Temple Beth David, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection.






Rotary Youth Exchange – Program Details
- Spend an academic year in a foreign country
- Experience life with student families
- Go to a local school
- Share the language, culture and peer activities
- Meet students from other countries on exchanges
- Be supported by a global Rotary network of adult advisors
- Low cost: all administration by Rotary volunteers
- Requirements: age 15-18, solid academic performance, adaptability, curiosity
- Graduate with your class; enhance college applications
- Host an exchange student in your home for part of the year
- Discover yourself – builds maturity and independence
- Make life-long friends
- Be paired with a foreign student
- Spend 3-4 weeks in each family home
- Learn language and culture
- Learn about yourself away from home
- Make life-long friends
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Gold's Gym, Northport High School Interact, Northport Middle School, Asharoken Village Hall, First National Bank of Long Island (Rte. 25A and Main St), Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Centerport United Methodist, St. Paul's Lutheran, Christ Lutheran Church, Norwood Avenue School, Ocean Avenue School, East Northport Middle School, Bellerose Elementary School, Dickenson Avenue School, Harborfields High School, Suigetsu Dojo, Roslyn Savings Bank (East Northport), Kathy's Jewelry Repair, Northsport, Northport and East Northport Libraries, Northport Village Hall, Northport Fire Department, East Northport Fire Dept., Greater Long Island Running Club, Northport Running Club, Signature Properties, Coach Realty, Eastern Athletic Club, Visiting Nurse Service, Ty Lilli Dry Cleaners, Energy Fitness Gym, Bottle Bargains, Techniques Salon, Copenhagen Bakery, East Northport Rotary, American Properties, Temple Beth David, Congregational Church of Huntington, St. Philip Neri, William Brosnan School, Pulaski Schoo (Boy Scout Troop 52)l, Love of Learning Montessori Schools, Trinity Regional, St. Anthony’s, LaMantia Gallery, Forever Fit, Garvey Properties (Babylon), Underwriters Laboratories, Complete Business Services, Westy’s Storage (Jericho), Health Source Chiropractic, Harbor View Salon, Kings Park High School Interact, Union Methodist Church, Evangelical Covenant Church, Lahey Elementary, Wally Shivers – Hibernians, Prudential (Melville), Peoples Bank Huntington, Power-of-One Gym, Self Service Laundromat (Laurel), Harborfields Middle School, Chris Reimels Allstate, Centereach Boy Scout Troop 3072, Rockville Center School, Washington St. School.
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Gold's Gym, Northport High School Interact, Northport Middle School, Asharoken Village Hall, First National Bank of Long Island (Rte. 25A and Main St), Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Centerport United Methodist, St. Paul's Lutheran, Christ Lutheran Church, Norwood Avenue School, Ocean Avenue School, East Northport Middle School, Bellerose Elementary School, Dickenson Avenue School, Harborfields High School, Suigetsu Dojo, Roslyn Savings Bank (East Northport), Kathy's Jewelry Repair, Northsport, Northport and East Northport Libraries, Northport Village Hall, Northport Fire Department, East Northport Fire Dept., Greater Long Island Running Club, Northport Running Club, Signature Properties, Coach Realty, Eastern Athletic Club, Visiting Nurse Service, Ty Lilli Dry Cleaners, Energy Fitness Gym, Bottle Bargains, Techniques Salon, Copenhagen Bakery, East Northport Rotary, American Properties, Temple Beth David, Congregational Church of Huntington, St. Philip Neri, William Brosnan School, Pulaski Schoo (Boy Scout Troop 52)l, Love of Learning Montessori Schools, Trinity Regional, St. Anthony’s, LaMantia Gallery, Forever Fit, Garvey Properties (Babylon), Underwriters Laboratories, Complete Business Services, Westy’s Storage (Jericho), Health Source Chiropractic, Harbor View Salon, Kings Park High School Interact, Union Methodist Church, Evangelical Covenant Church, Lahey Elementary, Wally Shivers – Hibernians, Prudential (Melville), Peoples Bank Huntington, Power-of-One Gym, Self Service Laundromat (Laurel), Harborfields Middle School, Chris Reimels Allstate, Centereach Boy Scout Troop 3072, Rockville Center School, Washington St. School.

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James LaMantia was sworn in for his second term as President. Outgoing President John Ross was presented with a gold gavel appreciation for his year of service. See Observer story below.
A team from Rotary District 7255 (Suffolk, Nassau, Brooklyn, Queens) visited Haiti April 4-13, 2014 to conduct medical/dental clinics and work on other community projects in Anse-a-Galets and Nan Sema on the large islland of La Gonave. The team was led by Past District Governor George Solomon (his 25th trip) and included Northport Rotary Past President Andy Giffin. An account of the trip below, titled "La Gonave Remembered," tells the story.
Ann Stevens, pianist, teacher and active Northport Rotarian, was honored by the Young Leaders of Huntington at their awards dinner at Crestwood Manor on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. See details below:
Northport Rotary's 7th Annual Winter Soiree was held at the Northport Yacht Club March 15, 2014. Broadway and Engemann Theater star, Rob Gallagher, provided the entertainment, accompanied by Rotarian Ann Stevens, with a variety of Irish and show tunes. Northport's Music Man, Robert Krueger, was honored for his many contributions to music education and performance in Northport schools and the community. Proceeds, a record $15,000, go to the Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk.
Northport Rotary's winter fund raising event to benefit Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk at the Northport Yacht Club on Saturday, March 15, 2014 is sold out. The event will feature Broadway star, Rob Gallagher. Gallagher recently completed leading roles in the John W. Engeman Theater and Broadway productions of "South Pacific" and will be accompanyed by Rotarian Ann Stevens. Guests will be treated to a lavish buffet of international hors d'oeuvres and Irish delicacies, along with gourmet desserts compliments of Copenhagen Bakery.
Northport and East Northport Rotary kick off their 5th Annual Soles4Souls shoe drive March 1st, running through March 31st. 30 drop locations will be announced soon. The goal is to collect 20,000 pairs of shoes. 12,000 were collected in 2013. See details in the February 6, 2014 Observer article below. New and wearable used shoes of all types and for all ages are sought. Begin collecting now.
James LaMantia accompanied a French surgical team and nurses from New York and Los Angeles to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to observe life-saving heart surgeries on poor Haitian children. He observed the screening process, surgical procedures in the operating room, and worked with kids pre-operation and post-operation. The local Gift of Life Board of Directors are held a gala fundraiser to Flowerfield in St. James, Thursday, November 21, 2014. See details in The Observer article in the November 14, 2013 issue below.
Northport Rotary displayed flags in the Village May 24 to July 19 in tribute to our veterans and in honor of Petty Officer Third Class Nate Bruckenthal who died in Iraq in 2004. SeeThe Times of Northport and East Northport article below.
10,000 Shoes!!! Thanks to Anita and Bill Thomas for a non-stop effort to get the word out (Anita) and gather the shoes (Bill). And, thanks to all of you for your efforts to find all those shoes and keep the drop-off points full. By April 4th they filled a storage unit and were loaded onto a semi-trailer for transport to Soles for Souls Tennessee distribution center. Although not meeting the 20,000 goal, this effort tripled last year's collection.
Rotarian Jean Snyder was honored with the Rotary founder's Paul Harris Fellow award at Rotary District 7260's Women in Rotary 25th Anniversary Year Celebration on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip, New York. Past District Governor Arnold Quaranta announced the award saying: " Jean Snyder has the distinction of being one of the first women inducted nationwide into Rotary, the second in Northport Rotary, in 1988. She became the club's first woman president in 1993-94. Jean has long been chair of one of Northport's major fund raising events, the June golf outing, adding her own considerable golfing skills. She continues to be very active in support of all club activities."
Pictured below from left to right are Past District Governor Arnie Quaranta, current District Governor Cornelia Gevinski, Jean Snyder and Carolyn Jones, keynote speaker and the first woman appointed as Trustee of Rotary international's Rotary Foundation.

Service Above Self
Northport, NY 11768
United States of America
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Northport, on the scenic northern coast of Long Island, New York. Northport Rotary is an energetic, community-minded and fun-loving organization of people dedicated to "Service above Self."
Our 35 members welcome the opportunity to build lifelong friendships and experience the personal fulfillment of providing volunteer services to others - to our returning veterans, local community services, international projects and youth. Rotary promotes high ethical standards in business and strives to build good will among people and world peace.
Carolyn Kelly President

Rotary’s response to the U.S.’s plan to withdraw from the WHO, USAID funding

Rotary leaders from both countries reflect on the challenges and opportunities of peacebuilding across borders

Former Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Tananarive Due, a pioneer in Black horror fiction, resurrects history of her forgotten uncle

An election monitoring mission in Nigeria presents a pathway for peacebuilding

After historic storms, Rotary clubs look to Florida’s hard-earned wisdom about disaster recovery efforts
Service Above Self
Northport, NY 11768
United States of America