Madison Rotary had over 30 people attend the Polio Plus Gala held on October 20, 2018 at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. Over $70,000 was raised to support the eradication of Polio in the world. These funds will be matched 2 to 1 by a contribution from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Barry Rassin, RI President, was the keynote speaker. He announced that so far only 20 new cases of Polio have been reported worldwide. An additional highlight of the event was the recognition of the 2018 Vocational Service award winners and Liz Parker of the Madison Club was one of three recipients in the state. Jeannie Tsukamoto was all recognized as becoming a member of the Rotary bequest society name Rotary as a beneficiary in her estate plan.
Michael Marchese a Madison Rotarian and Real Estate broker in Morristown, New Jersey, knows how to adapt and survive, literally. He’s changed careers – from cook to residential agent to commercial broker – and, as a kid, escaped Communists in Vietnam he says likely would have killed him. Oh yeah, and when he fled his home country in 1975, the first Operation Babylift plane he should have been on crashed, killing all 78 aboard. This article was written by Tony Wilbert appeared September 28, 2018 in CoStar News. Click Read More for full Story
Plan now to attend Eat Drink and Share. This event will be held on November 12, 2018 at the Pines Manor in Edison, NJ. The purpose of the event is to raise funds to support The Rotary Foundation. Ray Freaney from the Madison Club is the Chair of the event. We anticipate there will be several hundred Rotarians and guest in attendance. Contact Jeannie Tsukamoto if you would like to attend. The cost of attending will be subsidized by since a few members of the club have contributed to The Rotary Foundation so tables will be available for Madison Rotrians and guests - there are eights slots left at $10.00 per person - first come first served.
Welcome Daniel Umana as the newest member of Madison Rotary. Daniel is the branch manager for Fulton Bank in Madison, NJ. Daniel is transferring his Rotary membership form the Ramsey Rotary Club in Bergen County. Daniel's has interest in community service projects, marketing and public relations and membership development. Hermann Fickenscher has agreed to be a mentor for Daniel as he acclimates to Madison Rotary.
The 50/50 Club raffle is off and running. This is the single largest fund raising event of the year and is the source of the majority of funds used in our charitable distribution and scholarship program. If you have any questions or need information contact raffle Co-Chair Jen Pinto at jenniferlynnpinto@gmail.com or Tayfun Selen at selentayfun@gmail.com. If interested in purchasing a 50/50 raffle ticket ($20,000 first prize) contact any Madison Rotarian or Barry Kroll at barrykroll@aol.com.
Monthly Rotary Observances - Rotary has an annual calendar and each month has been designated to recognize and celebrate a specific Rotary program or service. Click on Read More to view the annual calendar.
The Rotary Club of Madison has an enthusiastic and engaged network of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to serve humanity in our local and global communities. We have 88 members and are inviting like-minded individuals to join our successful and vibrant club. President Michel Belt encourages you to come learn about Rotary by attending any one of our three weekly meetings as our guest. You have your choice of two weekly meetings: Thursdays, 7:47 am breakfast at the YMCA, 12:15 pm lunch at the Madison Hotel. To learn more, join or visit a Rotary meeting - contact Barry Kroll, at barrykroll@aol.com or 973-476-2772.
It’s that time again! Time for the annual Gift of Life Super Bowl raffle! Each year at this time, our district’s Gift of Life committee sells raffle tickets to raise funds for this great project by selling chances on a trip to the Super Bowl. This year, the Super Bowl will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA on February 3, 2019. The tickets are $20 each and the Super Bowl package is worth $10,000! Drawing will be held on January 11, 2019. All sold tickets stubs and checks should be returned to Jim Allison
Do you shop on Amazon? The Rotary Global Rewards program has made an arrangement that Amazon will contribute 6% of total purchases to Rotary International for those individuals who logon to Amazon through the Rotary portal. Additionally there are hundreds of additional discounts on things like car rentals, hotel accommodations, major stores, etc - Click Read More for details
Rotary District 7475, Madison Rotary Foundation and numerous other Rotary Clubs have a goal of packaging 250,000 meals on Saturday, March 9, 2019 form 9 am to 4 pm. Hunger is a very real problem for many people in our community and we are dedicated to making a difference by distributing all of the meals locally. 130,000 meals were packaged in 2017, 160,000 were packaged in 2018 and we are excited about achieving the goal of 250,000 in 2019. Ellsworth Havens, program chair, said "we are grateful to have such a supportive community and sponsors to make a program like this happen". We are in the process of securing donations from individuals, sponsors and corporations for this year's program. The cost per meal is approximately 25 cents. A contribution of $10.00 equals 40 meals; $100.00 equals 400 meals, $1,000 equals 4,000 meals. It will take 800 onsite volunteer on March 9th to make this happen. Volunteer registration start January 15, 2019. Click the DONATE or VOLUNTEER button on the left to Donate or Volunteer.
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