Welcome to another issue of our biweekly bulletin! Find out who our upcoming speakers are, what we covered during the last weekly meeting, and our up coming events and fundraisers!
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Invocation: Florine White...Flag Salute: Past President Al Scala...Song: Vince Iannaccone (God Bless America)...
See below for Events!
Sandy Bosque leaves today 8/31 for the Ukraine & will report back to us at the end of September.
Dues are due! They are due July 1 - Look out for your invoice from Dan Sterba - . There are several options for payment but the first payment is due August 1st. There is a blue link to pay through Club Runner. If any issues arise contact Dan or Erika.
Rosie Grant announced - Berkeley College Career Day - Saturday 10/21 & Saturday 10/28.
Our next Rotary lunch meeting will be September 14th. Please be there at 12:15. $25 a person unless you've paid your dues, Then you get the first ten free.
Paterson President Bonnie Miele, and Benji Wimberly
Assemblyman Benjie E. Wimberly (D)
TODAY'S SPEAKER
This Meeting's Speaker: Assemblyman Benji Wimberly
• Benji Wimberly: Graduate of Eastside H.S., Virginia State University B.A. (Sociology), William Paterson College (Teacher Certification)...
• Joint Recreation Coordinator with Paterson Public Schools...Assemblyman (D) from 2012 to present...Deputy Speaker - 2016 - 2021
• Serves on the following Committees: Budget Vice Chairman...Housing, Transportation & Independent Authorities...
• Benji's office is located at: 301 Main Street (Suite 360) Paterson.
Open to all! Come out and meet the Paterson Rotarian's at our "See you in September" Meet and Greet. Bring a friend and come out for a great night of networking and service!
Wednesday - September 20th 2023
6 to 9
Uncorked Lounge - 650 Union Blvd, Totowa, NJ
$25 covers food - cash bar - Please pay on this site.
**Please bring a non perishable item for Great Falls Food Pantry**
For questions - Email RotaryClubofPaterson@gmail.com or reachout to:
Paterson Rotary Club in New Jersey will be selling CharityMania football tickets to help different projects they support including their Gloves and Hats program , Toys for the Holidays , Prom Gowns for High School Students and food year round with the Food Boost program and special meals for the Holidays
You can purchase a $25 worth of music downloads and get a free ticket that has three random football teams on it per week, for the 18 weeks of the football season. You have the chance to win between $25 - $400 a week depending on how your team scores. You can go online with your ticket number each week to see if you won. Tickets must be purchased by 9/6/2023 to enter the game. Our club will make $15 from the sale of each ticket and we appreciate your support!
**IF YOU PURCHASE 5 TICKETS ONLINE, YOU GET ONE FOR FREE**
Lana Stokes (Paterson Task Force)...Dave Marson (N.Y. Life)...Steve (The Cricket Store) Market Street, Paterson...
Speaker/Visitor:
Includes our guest speaker: Benji Wimberly & his Chief of Staff: Yvette Roland...
Happy Dollars: $ Raffle: Vince Iannaccone: $10.00 donated back to our club...
Total people in attendance - 18 total
The Paterson Rotary Foundation
Make a difference with the Paterson Rotary Foundation, Inc
The Rotary is the world's first service club. The Paterson Rotary is Paterson's oldest service organization and we are the 70th club to be chartered worldwide. We are an organization of business and professional leaders. We provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and build goodwill and peace in the world. We are a recognized as a tax-exempt non-profit organization the EIN# is 22-3551397.
We are thinking for all of our members, family and friends who are suffering an illness or other adversities especially Tony Pecci and Gloria Counsellor. We are reminded to think about our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. In Loving Memory: Former Paterson Mayor Lawrence Kramer...
ROTARIAN CODE OF CONDUCT
As a Rotarian, I will:
1. Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life
2. Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect
3. Use my professional skills through Rotary to: mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world
4. Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians.
5. Help maintain a harassment-free environment in Rotary meetings, events, and activities, report any suspected harassment, and help ensure non-retaliation to those individuals that report harassment
(Updated from Rotary International January 2019 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 119).
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