This weekly E-Bulletin has been sent to you as a member or friend of the Rotary Club of the Rockaways. This E-Bulletin can be viewed in an easier to read format by opening it in your browser by clicking "Click Here" at the top of the page.
Janine Furtado, our Global Scholar, was the guest speaker at our club meeting on January 16, 2019. She is back in the US between semesters and spoke to our members about her background, including her previous work around the world, and her experiences during her first semester of graduate studies. Janine is pursuing an Interdisciplinary Masters in Development Studies at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. Janine is being sponsored by our club and funding for this scholarship is provided by District 7475 and The Rotary Foundation. The award is in the amount of US$ 30,000.00.
Tickets for the 2019 District-Wide 50/50 raffle have been distributed to our club and are available from Bob Galenkamp. The tickets are $20 each and the drawing will be held on May 13, 2019 at 8:00 PM at the Embassy Suites in Berkeley Heights NJ. Maximum of 7500 tickets are available for sale. This year, with 87 clubs in District 7475, the district hopes to sell 7500 tickets at $20 per ticket. With over 2000 Rotarians in District 7475, that is only 4 tickets per Rotarian. There will be 91 prizes. If all tickets are sold, first prize will be $45,000 before taxes. There will be 30 second prizes @ $500 and 60 third prizes @ $250.
As required by law,50% of the proceeds will go to the winners, and the remaining 50%, (minus a small percentage to cover expenses)will go to the Rotary Clubs or other organizations that sell the tickets.ROCKAWAY ROTARY WILL RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY $10 FOR EACH TICKET WE SELL!!!
In a past year's raffle our club sold the winning ticket and we will participate in this raffle again this year. Please contact Bob to obtain tickets to sell and/or purchase to assist us in this club fundraising project.
Each year, the Rotary Club of the Rockaways offers four scholarships to qualified high school seniors from Rockaway Borough or Rockaway Township. Click "Read more..." below for the requirements and qualifications for each scholarship and download the scholarship application forms.
At our January 9th club meeting, past winner Marissa Johnson presented the Rockaway Rotary Club "Eagle Award" to Bob Galenkamp for his work in promoting our annual Calendar Raffle!
....The winner of the 2018-19 Gift of Life Super Bowl Raffle is Lenny D'Andrea of Randolph, on a ticket sold by a member of the West Orange Rotary Club. The winner's name will be posted on the District Website at NJRotary.org. This was the second highest gross sales (over $42,000) in the twenty or so year history of this raffle, and the seventh highest net profit (over $32,000). Thank you all so very much for your ongoing support of our program and this, our biggest fundraiser.
The Constitution and By-Laws of the Rotary Club of the Rockaways have been revised and approved by the membership on December 5, 2018. Members can view these documents on the Members Only (log-in required) section of the Site Pages on our website.
Our District 7475, which resulted from the merger of Districts 7510 and 7470, has a website at www.njrotary.org. It can be accessed from the Rotary Links on our website's menu. Check it out for information and stories about district projects and events.
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
Online Make-ups! They are easy to do and very effective in maintaining your attendance requirements for our club.Just click on a link under E-Makeups at the top of our webpage and follow the instructions.Remember to submit a report to Cheri, our Club Secretary.It is easy to do and it doesn't matter which e-club you visit!
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