(L-R) Treasurer, Judy Syms; Club President Dave Brown; Retta Schwartzstein
Announcements: President Dave presented Retta Schwartzstein with a Presidential Citation then he announced that Retta has been named a Paul Harris Fellow. Judy Syms pinned Retta with the medal. At that moment, as a surprise, Retta’s children who came from other states appeared.
Long Branch Mayor John Pallone and councilwoman Anita Voogt also presented Retta with an honorary certificate.
Highlights: Tasha Y. Brown formed a new company called Learning Rx. The center is a scientific brain training solution to help clients ages 8 to 80 that are struggling with attention, learning, reading, and remembering. The training focuses on seven cognitive skills - attention, processing speed, working memory, auditory processing, visual processing, logic and reasoning and long-term memory. Skills are also taught for clients with ADHD and Dyslexia. Clients are pretested in order to design a program. Tasha distributed “Brain Training” brochures.
Speaker Bill Donnelly, Past Rotary Governor
Highlights: The Long Branch Club was founded in 1921 and sponsored by the Asbury Park Club. The Club was formed to collaborate with local government, businesses and non-profits for community service. The high school Interact Club and student loan programs were initiated. The Club transformed the Icehouse at Monmouth U. into an art gallery. The Paul Harris Award is given to thank members who contributed to Rotary’s humanitarian and educational programs. Paul Harris, a lawyer and three business associates in Chicago founded Rotary on February 23,1905. President Jimmy Carter and Mother Theresa are notable Paul Harris Fellows.
