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WEEK OF APRIL 16, 2018
 
 

 
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ROCKAWAY ROTARY CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS

            CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
           CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS!
 
 
                    
                                           
                                             THIS WEEK'S WINNER!
                                              April 18 - Howard Brecher
 
DATENAMELocationAMOUNT
January 3Dominick & Jean MastrostefanoWharton, NJ$100
January 10Shelby RhodesChester, NJ$100
January 17Joseph Reardon IVRockaway, NJ$100
January 24Amanda FosterTennessee$100
January 31Jeanette RossiPompton Plains, NJ$100
February 7Steve BartschMontville, NJ$100
February 14Ken NickelRockaway, NJ$100
February 21Ray SarinelliRockaway, NJ$100
February 28Colleen ReardonRockaway, NJ$100
March 7Brett NickelRockaway, NJ$125
March 14Michael RahillWharton, NJ$125
March 21Mark HartmannChester, NJ$125
March 28Eric & Monica FochtWharton, NJ$125
April 4Ruth JamesonDenville, NJ$125
April 11Steve BartschMontville, NJ$125
April 18Howard BrecherKinnelon, NJ$125
April 25  $125
May 2  $150
May 9  $150
May 16  $150
May 23  $150
May 30  $150
June 6  $150
June 13  $150
June 20  $150
June 27  $250
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
$3,350 in Prizes
 
26 Chances to Win! 
 
Winner need not be
present to win.
 
Winners will be notified
by telephone or e-mail.
 
 
SPEAKER UPDATES
 
 
LAST WEEK'S SPEAKER/PROGRAM
 
April 11, 2018
 
Trooper II Slawek Stepian
New Jersey State Police
K-9 "ICE" Patrol/Electronic Storage Detection
 
At our April 11th club meeting, Trooper II Slawek Stepian of the New Jersey State Police, K-9 "ICE" Patrol/Electronic Storage Detection division spoke to our members about the work of his K-9 unit and introduced us to his canine partner, "ICE" who demonstrated his ability to detect electronic storage devices such as hard drives, cell phones, thumb drives, etc..  ICE is the only canine in the state of New Jersey with this Electronic Storage Detection training.  ICE is dual "patrol" trained to be able to be also used for other needs such as finding missing persons, subduing suspects, etc.
 

TROOPER STEPIAN & ICE

 
 
UPCOMING SPEAKER/PROGRAMS
 
April 18, 2018
 
Club Assembly
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP LIBRARY SPRING FESTIVAL
RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 22, 2018
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
 
Contact President Ken to Volunteer
For a Shift at Our Booth
 
ROTARY DISTRICT 7475 TRAINING ASSEMBLY
 
PLEASE CONTACT PE ROD SEIFERT IMMEDIATELY
IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING -
WE WILL REGISTER AS A GROUP! 
 
 
ROTARY DISTRICT 7475
DISTRICT TRAINING ASSEMBLY
 
 
Monday, April 23, 2018
 
Bridgewater Marriott Hotel
700 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ  08807
 
Sign-In: 3:00 PM
First Session: 3:30 PM
Breakouts: 4:00-6:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM
 
 
"All Rotarians are invited to attend and participate, but it is
especially important for Club Officers to get yourselves ready for the coming Rotary year."
 
 
Cost of the event is $65.00 per person. 
 
To register forward check to:
 
Rodney Seifert
15 Ann Street
Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
 
Make checks payable to New Jersey Rotary District Foundation
 
**DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS APRIL 18, 2018**
 
 
 
ROCKAWAY ROTARY ANNOUNCES 2018 SCHOLARSHIPS
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.
  • Frederick and Ruth James Memorial Scholarship
  • Alfred G. Scott Memorial Scholarship
  • John H. Beeman “Service Above Self” Scholarship
  • Rockaway Rotary Vocational Scholarship​
Read more...
2018 ROCKAWAY ROTARY 'RUN TO FIGHT HUNGER"
 
ROTARY WALKS
2018 DISTRICT 50/50 RAFFLE
Tickets for the 2018 District-Wide 50/50 raffle have been distributed to our club and are available from President Ken.  The tickets are $20 each and the drawing will be held on May 24, 2018 at the Madison Rotary AM meeting at the Madison YMCA.  If all available 5000 tickets are sold, first prize will be $30,000.  This year's raffle includes both Districts 7470 and 7510.
 
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.  
 
In a past year's raffle our club sold the winning ticket and we will participate in this raffle again this year.  Please contact President Ken to obtain tickets to sell and/or purchase to assist us in this club fundraising project.
 
ALL SOLD AND UNSOLD TICKETS MUST BE RETURNED TO PRESIDENT KEN BY MAY 16, 2018.
 
2018 DISTRICT GOLF OUTING
 
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 1, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
2018 BANNER EXCHANGE
NEW CLUBRUNNER MOBILE APP
 
Download app to access club information!
 
 
https://youtu.be/PFLu08meAHI
 
CONTRIBUTE 6% TO ROTARY

 
 
 
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 
 
 
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RI PRESIDENT-ELECT ANNOUNCES 2018-19 THEME
Rotary President-Elect Barry Rassin announces his theme:
"BE THE INSPIRATION"
 
 
 
CLICK BELOW TO VIEW PE RASSIN SHARE
THE MEANING & MOTIVATION OF HIS THEME!
 
ROCKAWAY ROTARY CLUB "SERVICE ABOVE SELF"
E-MAKEUPS
 MISSED A MEETING?  MAKE IT UP ONLINE!

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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PROMOTE ROTARY!!
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Meetings of the

 Rockaway Rotary Club

 are held on

 Wednesday at 12:15 PM

 at The Exchange in Rockaway Borough.

160 East Main Street

Rockaway, NJ 07866

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Upcoming Club/District Events
Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI)
West Orange High School
Apr 21, 2018
7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
 
Rockaway Township Library Spring Festival
Rockaway Township Library
Apr 22, 2018
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
District Training Assembly
Bridgewater Marriott
Apr 23, 2018
3:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Club Meeting
The Exchange
Apr 25, 2018 12:15 PM
 
Rotary Walks
Loantaka Park
May 06, 2018
9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
 
A Taste of Rockaway
May 19, 2018
 
Rockaway Rotary 5K Race
Rockaway Assembly of God
Jun 16, 2018 9:00 AM
 
Food Drive
ShopRite of Rockaway
Sep 15, 2018
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Celebrate Rockaway Day
Sep 16, 2018
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
 

 

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