Club Executives and Directors
President
Todd Bowen
Vice President
Steve Crew
Secretary
Bill Halvey
Treasurer
Jim Sedore
Sergeant-at-Arms
Sue Bennett
President Elect
Todd Bowen
Director 2022-2024
Lynn Doremus
Director 2023-2025
Anne Sileno
Director 2022-2024
Stan Straub
Director 2023-2025
Dick Thurston
Immediate Past President
Bela Alves
Public Relations
Todd Bowen
Rotary Foundation Chair
Steve Crew
Membership Chair
Todd Bowen
Diversity Equity Inclusion Representative
Dick Thurston
Community Service Chair
Darby Fabrizio
Rotary Day of Service Chair
Todd Bowen
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Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

Is it beneficial to all concerned?

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Recent Club Activities 

November Students of the Month
The Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls recognized the November Students of the Month. Moriah Downes from Roy C. Ketcham High School, Messiah Corbert from Wappingers Junior High School, Arnayis Franklin from Evans Elementary School and Jacob Hartford from Sheafe Road Elementary. We also recognized Cassandra Chorba from Roy C. Ketcham High School as October student of the month. Each student received a certificate of recognition and a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble from the Rotary Club, a gift certificate from Longobardi's and a certificate from Town of Wappinger and Village of Wappingers Falls. Congratulations to all!
Dictionaries
Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls donates dictionaries to Wappingers Central School District Students.
On Monday, November 6th, Wappingers Falls Rotarians Bela, Stan, Gerry, Leah and Bill handed out 300 dictionaries to 3rd grade students in Evans, Myers and Sheafe Road Elementary Schools.
Foundation Celebration
The Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls received two awards at the c this past Thursday! One for being a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club and one for being a ShelterBox Hero! We also recieved an Every Rotarian Every Year banner and we received the End Polio Now Certificate of Appreciation. A big thank you to our Rotary Club members for making this happen!
Guet Speaker
Big thank you to Kristen Campbell, Director of Grinnell Library for being our guest speaker today! The Grinnell Library is growing and you should check it out! https://grinnell-library.org
Interact Week 2023
The Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls recognized World Interact Week. World Interact Week is celebrated every year during the week of November 5th to commemorate the founding of the first Interact club in 1962. On behalf of all the Wappingers Falls Rotarians, President Todd Bowen(Ketcham Alumni 2019) and Past President Bela Alves gave a certificate of appreciation to Roy C. Ketcham High School Interact Club Advisor Mr. Remick, Interact President Hilary and Interact President Moriah for their dedication and service to Interact and their community. We would also like to thank all of the RCK Interact members! Simrat, Ketcham Alumni 2022 and Past Interact President came back to visit the interact club and talked to them about how Interact has helped her in college and life in general.
Comedy Show
Our first comedy show was a huge success!! Big thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who attended last night!! Big shout out to Grand Slam Comedy for the laughter! We also hosted a 50/50 raffle and we were able to raise $300 for the victims involved in the gas explosion in the Village.
 
Guest Speaker
Thank you to Sarah Lee from Dutchess County IDA for guest speaking at today’s Rotary meeting!
 
Rotary International
Rotary clubs in Brazil stand ‘Together Against Polio’

Rotary members in Brazil launch an informational campaign to promote polio vaccination

Rotary projects around the globe November 2023

Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in the United States, Jamaica, Portugal, Belgium, and Sri Lanka.

The culinary paradise of Singapore

Rotary editor Wen Huang paid an extended visit to the culinary paradise of Singapore, the host of the 2024 Rotary International Convention

Hope in grief

With suicides rising in the U.S., Rotary members who’ve lost loved ones are determined to prevent more deaths. Their first step — talking.

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