Wappingers Falls Rotarian Claudio Gilberti recently celebrated 35 years in business at Longobardi's Pizzeria and Restaurant..jpg)
The Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls announced their February Students of the Month at their February 16th luncheon. In recognition of their achievements, the following students were honored: Jada Rencher, Ketcham High School; Leah Biegun, Wappingers Falls Junior High School; Riley Wilson, St. Mary’s School; Alexandra Marin, Sheafe Road Elementary School. In addition to a plaque from Rotary, each student received a letter of recognition from Mayor Matt Alexander, and gift cards from Barnes & Noble and Longobardi’s Restaurant.
The Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls recognizes student excellence throughout the school year. These awards are funded through our annual golf tournament. Rotary thanks our main sponsor DCH Toyota, and all our sponsors for their support.
Pictured in photo, L to R: Nick Johnson, Rotary Vice-President; Leah Biegun; Riley Wilson; Jada Rencher; Alexandra Marin; Wendy McNamara, Rotarian; Lee Burns, Rotarian (Toyota).
Our speaker on January 5th was Frankie Halvey, son of our club's president. Frankie is a 5th Grade student at St Thomas Choir School in New York City. It is one of only three boarding church related choir schools in the world. Many consider the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys to be the leading ensemble in the Anglican choral tradition in the United States. Frankie shared a little about the school, told about the typical day of a chorister and answered questions from the club. It was a real Rotary Moment because Frankie learned about the school when St Thomas had a recruitment concert at Zion Episcopal Church that the Rotary Club provided dinner for!
Pictured in photo, L to R: Club President and proud father Bill & Guest Speaker Frankie Halvey
The Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls recognizes student excellence throughout the school year. These awards are funded through our annual golf tournament. Rotary thanks our main sponsor DCH Toyota, and all our sponsors for their support.
Pictured in photo, L to R top: Megan Rabl, Wappingers Junior High; Wendy McNamara, Rotarian; Rotary President Bill Halvey. L to R bottom: Michael Garzione, Evans; Kayla Seegler, St. Mary’s; Joseph Leung, Roy C. Ketcham.
Pictured in photo, L to R: Town Supervisor Lori Jiava, Rotarian Steven Crew, Village Clerk John Karge.
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The Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls had a busy week. In their continuing efforts to support education in the community, they held their monthly “Student of the Month” luncheon on Thursday, October 15,. Honored this month were Emily Bender (Ketcham HS), Nicholas Simonetty (Wappingers Jr. High), and Gabriella Barger (St. Mary’s School), pictured l to r, along with Rotarians Wendy McNamara and Thom Piliouras. The students were honored along with their families and the teachers who nominated them.
The following day, October 16, was the birthday of Noah Webster, whose name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States. The club distributed over 300 dictionaries to the third grade students at Evans, Myers Corners, Sheafe Road and St. Mary's Schools. Pictured distributing the dictionaries at St. Mary's School are (seated, l to r) Rosario Rivera, Bob Sugg and Christine Krumm, who are residents of Elant at Wappingers. The Elderact Club at Elant continue to give service to the community; they placed name stickers on the dictionaries and contributed towards their purchase. Also pictured (standing, rear, l to r) are Rotarians Bill Halvey, Deborah Magdalene, Stanley Straub and Thom Piliouras, as well as some of the 3rd grade students from St. Mary’s School.
