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District Governor

Peter Wells

Governor’s Newsletter

District 7490

Bergen, Hudson & Passaic Counties

New Jersey, USA

February, 2016

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Dear Rotarians, Happy Birthday Rotary! On February 23, the three Pater-son Rotary Clubs celebrated Rotary’s 111th Birthday, it was a wonderful birthday bash which included cupcakes, a few speeches and most importantly great fellowship at the Pat-erson Museum. I hope you enjoyed the day too. If not yet, maybe visit to the Museum to see the Rotary Room on dis-play would be a nice way to commemorate Rotary’s accom-plishments. And speaking of fellowship and celebrations, if you haven’t already, please sign up for our conference to the Baltimore Inner Harbor. The dates are April 28 thru May 1, and the deadline to sign up is March 15th! Included in this newslet-ter is all the information needed to register. We’ll even pro-vide you with a ride; a bus trip is planned. And, to help fill every free moment with fun and excitement, a list of pre-ferred restaurants excursions is available. A few more dates to note include a Golf Outing and Spa Day hosted by our very own district foundation, the Walter D. Head Rotary Foundation, on May 10, 2016, Ballyowen Golf Course. Please see the Golf Outing flyer in this newsletter for event information. And a club favorite, the President’s Ball, on May 18, 2016, will be at the Westmount Country Club. Please see the Save the Date announcement in this newsletter for sign-up information.

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Newsletter Editor

Stephen Stamos is the editor of The Governor’s Newsletter. He can be reached at 201-823-0247 or at [email protected].

In this Issue PETS Training Session to be Held on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at Hanover Marriott Hotel.

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District Conference Brochure (Pp. 3 – 6) 3 Bus Reservation Form for District Conference. 7 ‘Rotary Serving Humanity’ to be the Theme of Rotary Inter-national in 2016 – 2017.

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District 7490’s Gift of Life Foundation Celebrates 88 Suc-cessful Heart Surgeries Over the Past Year.

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Girl Rescued from Fire by PDG Joe Dino’s Cousin and Two Mahwah Police Officers Performs at Gift of Life Dinner.

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Paramus Rotary Club Hosts Annual Pasta Dinner in Sup-port of Gift of Life and Local Charities.

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Wayne Rotary Club Hosts Successful Classic Rock Show to Benefit Local Charities.

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Teaneck Rotary Club to Host TASTE OF TEANECK Res-taurant Event on April 18.

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PDG Joseph Dino Appointed to Multi-District PETS Na-tional Alliance Motivational Speakers Forum.

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Lois Horowitz Seeks Support from Rotary Club’s in District 7490 to Fund Education of Girl in Kenya.

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Bayonne Rotary Donates $500 to Music School. 19 Aleta Frezzell of Englewood Honored with Trailblazers Award.

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Wayne Rotary Club to Host Beefsteak Dinner and Tricky Tray on April 15 in Support of Local Charities.

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Clubs Urged to Apply for Rotary International Presidential Citation – Citation Included {Pp. 20 – 22]

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May 10 Walter D. Head Golf Outing at Ballyowen Golf Course at Crystal Springs Resort in Sussex County.

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Presidents’ Ball on May 18 at the Westmount Country Club. 25 Park Ridge Rotary Club to Host Charity Benefit Between NJ Devil and Toronto Maple Leafs on April 15.

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The Rotary Foundation – An Update – By Past District Gov-ernor Suraj P. Bhatia.

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Membership Corner – by Governor-elect Stephen V. Jarahian.

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Firms that Advertised in this Year’s District Directory. 29

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I hope you are enjoying the opportunities to serve others as we wind thru the busiest part of the Rotary year. And, if you know of something exceptional that maybe needs special recognition please consider proposing for the Arthur Fenniman Service Above Self Award, the Florie Scialla Club Project Award, or maybe a Walter D. Head Award. At the very least, please apply for RI Presidential Citation, which each and every club deserves this recognition. To next year’s Club Presidents already training and plan-ning for next year, please sign up today for the Multi Dis-trict PETS at the Hanover Marriot in Whippany, a two day President Elect Training Seminar. Contact DGE Stephen Jarahian for details. If you haven’t already please remember that each club needs to present a slate of next year’s officers to DGE Ste-phen. Thanks. Enjoy Rotary! Be a Gift to the World, DG Peter Wells

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The Mid Northeast Presidents-elect Training Seminar (PETS) will be held on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at the Hanover Marriot Hotel, located at 1401 New Jersey Route 10 in Whippany, N.J. All presidents-elect of Rotary clubs, that is, those Rotarians who will serve as presidents of their respective clubs in July must attend. Participants in the training session can register online by accessing the PETS website at www.midnortheastpets.org. In addition to training for presidents-elect, courses are also available for past presidents and for club secretaries. Partic-ipants should book rooms at the hotel, and should ask for the special PETS rate. The training session will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, March 18, with breakfast and the meeting’s first plenary session, that is, the session’s first general meeting. Breakout sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m., with lunch begin-ning at 12:00 noon. Rotary International Director Julia D. Phelps will be the luncheon’s keynote speaker. Breakout sessions will resume at 1:45 p.m. ending at 4:50 p.m. that afternoon, followed by a cocktail reception at 5:50 p.m. Past Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith will be the key note speaker at dinner that evening, which will begin at 6:40 p.m. Saturday’s sessions will begin at 7:30 a.m. with Lieut. D. F. Pace of the Philadelphia Police Department, a Rotary Peace Fellow, delivering the morning’s keynote speech. The vari-ous Rotary districts participating in the training session will hold meet at 9:00 a.m., with Past District 7730 in North Carolina delivering the event’s final keynote speech. The program will conclude at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.


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RotaryServingHumanitytobetheThemeofRotaryInternationalfortheYear2016‐2017.

The theme of Rotary International for 2016 – 2017 will be Rotary Serving Humanity. Addressing governors-elect of Rotary districts from all over the world on January 18, Rotary International President-elect John F. Germ explained his theme by saying that Ro-tary is – if nothing else – about service. He began his presentation by quoting a Greek philosopher who “once wrote that great enterprises begin with small opportuni-ties.” But he added, that is not true. “Great enterprises don’t begin with small opportunities” he said; “they begin with great opportunities. It’s just that great opportunities sometimes have a way of looking small.” Noting that his audience was composed of governors-elect who will lead more than 500 districts throughout the world - and his own pending leadership of Rotary Interna-tional – he said: “Every one of us here has been given a great opportunity. And I’m not talking about the oppor-tunity to serve as a district governor, or even the oppor-tunity that I’ve been given, to serve as RI president.” “I’m talking” Mr. Germ said: “about the great opportunity that first set us all on the path to being here today.” “That opportunity didn’t come with the phone call saying, ‘Congratulations on your nomination.’” It came, he said: “in the form of a Rotarian that said, ‘I’d like to invite you to a meeting of my Rotary club’.” Saying that that invita-tion “might have seemed like a small opportunity at the time”, he continued; “for whatever reason” to him and the members of his audience “it also seemed like a good idea: an interesting chance to meet some good people, and to do some good work, and have some fun along the way.” Thus, his belief that no great opportunity begins as a small one. “Looking back on that today” he said: “I think that every one of us recognizes the opportunity to serve through Rotary for what it truly is: not a small opportuni-ty, but a great opportunity that led us all to the great enterprise that is called Rotary.” The only difference between “small” and “great” opportuni-ties, Mr. Germ said: “is what we do with it.” Thus, the gov-ernors-elect in his audience, Mr. Germ said, have “been giv-en an opportunity: an opportunity to motivate, to inspire, and direct our clubs to better, more effective, and more ambitious service.” But, Mr. Germ cautioned, regardless of how they use those opportunities; “the decisions we make won’t end with us.” “The effects of our work” Mr. Germ said: “our decisions, will ripple out all over the world to people we’ll never meet but whose lives we will change forever.”

Photograph by Monika Lozinska/Rotary International

Rotary International President-elect John F. Germ announcing the theme of Rotary International for 2016 - 2017 - “Rotary Serving Humanity” in his address to governors-elect during their training session in San Diego on January 18. In his remarks, he said that all “great” opportunities appear to be “small” when they first be-come apparent.

___________________________ As examples, he cited “the women who, right now, at this moment, are walking down dirt paths with water jars on their heads, on their way to get water from a polluted stream that’s an hour away from their homes.” Next year, he continued; “they won’t have to carry that water any-more, because of the bore wells that Rotary will dig.” T h e d e c i s i o n s g o v e r n o r s - e l e c t w i l l m a k e , M r . G e r m c o n t i n u e d w i l l a l s o a f f e c t “ girls in India, who have to leave school at age of 12 or 13 because their school has no toilet blocks.” In 2017, he said, “those girls won’t have to leave, because of toilet blocks that Ro-tary will build.” Addressing the issue of polio, Mr. Germ spoke of “the chil-dren in Pakistan and Afghanistan, who live every day with the risk of being paralyzed by polio.” Next year, he said, those children, “won’t have to worry about that, be-cause we will have vaccinated all of those children” declar-ing: “and soon, their countries and the whole world will be polio-free!”

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(Continued from Page 4, Col. 2) These goals will be accomplished, Mr. Germ said: “if you, and your club presidents and your Rotarians, recognize that the opportunity to join Rotary was an opportunity of a lifetime. A great opportunity to change the world for the better, forever, through Rotary’s service to humanity.” Declaring that Rotary is “at a crossroads” Mr. Germ said that the year ahead “may one day be known as the great-est year in Rotary’s history: the year that sees the world’s last case of polio.” Noting that “all of South Asia and all of Africa” are now free of polio, Mr. Germ said “We are so close — so much closer than we’ve ever been before” in the campaign to eradicate this disease. The two countries in which polio remains en-demic – Afghanistan and Pakistan – he said: “are giving it everything they have, with all of the help that we can give them, to make this the year that polio finally falls.” Rotary began its campaign to eliminate polio more than 30 years ago, Mr. Germ said, and “we’ve stuck with it, all this time.” Soon, he said: “after $1.4 billion — and more than 2.5 billion immunized children later — we are going to finish it” emphasizing again; “we are going to finish it.” “And, he said “when that moment comes, we need to be ready for what, to be sure, that we are recognized for that success, and leverage that success into more partnerships, greater growth, and even more ambitious service in the decades to come.”

Photograph by Monika Lozinska/Rotary International

At RI’s International Assembly in San Diego last month, Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran is flanked on his left by President-elect John F. Germ and on his right by Abdul Aziz Memmon, chairman of Pakistan’s PolioPlus Committee. In his remarks on January 18, Mr. Germ said that Afghanistan and Paki-stan – the only two nations were polio remains endemic - were “giving it everything they have” in order to defeat this disease.

Contrasting Rotary’s previous disinterest in noting its achievements, Mr. Germ said that “to me” making known Rotary’s achievement in this case “is tremendously im-portant.” Because, he explained, “the more we are known for what we’ve achieved, the more we’ll be able to attract the partners, the funding, and most important of all, the members to achieve even more.” While the leaders of Rotary International are “working hard” to make certain “that Rotary does get that credit” Mr. Germ said that Rotarians from throughout the world must also “get the word out through your clubs and in your communities about what Rotary is and what we do.” Nobody, Mr. Germ declared: “should ever ask: ‘What is Ro-tary?’” Rotary clubs, Mr. Germ said, must be prepared for the op-portunities that await them once polio is conquered so that “when people who want to do good see that Rotary is an organization where they can change the world, every Ro-tary club is ready to give them that opportunity.” In order to engage new members, Mr. Germ said, Rotary clubs must not only attract new members but must “engage them in Rotary service.” Rotary club must, he said, be “clubs that are welcoming and active, that truly follow The Four-Way Test.” “We can’t forget” Mr. Germ said; “that the reason Paul Harris founded Rotary 111 years ago, is still very much the reason people come to Rotary today: to find people who share their values.” That is, he said “People who be-lieve in honesty, diversity, tolerance, friendship, and peace, and who believe that serving humanity is the best that they c a n do with their time on this earth.” Even as Rotary moves forward, Mr. Germ said: “whether we’re reading to schoolchildren or building a blood bank or holding a dental clinic, even as we change and adapt” he declared that “the essence of who we are and what makes a Rotarian doesn’t change.”

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Thus he said, “We’re still based on a classification principle” be-cause “our diversity is our strength.” “We still hang The Four-Way Test on our wall” he continued; “because high ethical standards don’t ever go out of style.” And, he added” “We still believe, as Paul Harris believed, that serving humanity is the bes t , most worthwhile thing any of us can do with our lives.” And that, Mr. Germ said, “is why our theme in 2016 - 17 will be simply Rotary Serving Humanity.” While declaring that “we are doing so much incredible work al-ready” Mr. Germ said that “we could be doing so much more.” In order to do “so much more”, Mr. Germ said: “We need more will-ing hands, more caring hearts, and more bright minds to move our work forward.” Rotary clubs, he said, must be “flexible” in order to attract “younger members and recent retirees and working people.” Rotary must a l so, he sa id “seek out new partnerships, open-ing ourselves more to collaborative relationships with other or-ganizations, to achieve even more.” He s t ressed the need “to prioritize continuity in our leader-ship” saying “if there’s one thing we’ve learned from polio, it’s that if we want to go as far as we can, we all have to be moving in the same direction.” And that direction, he said, must be “serving humanity.” Saying “We’re all in this together” Mr. Germ compared Rotary to a sports team, adding that: “If one of us scores, we all score.” adding; “we take just as much pride in an assist as we do in a goal.” Be-cause” he continued: “in Rotary, we lead just like we serve - to-gether.” “So next year” Mr. Germ said: “we’re not going to call ourselves first or best or any other kind of a class. We’re just going to be a team: Team Rotary. All 1.2 million of us, working together, serv-ing together, striving together, for our shared goal of a better world.” Continuing his sports metaphor, Mr. Germ said of the governors-elect to whom he was speaking, “all of you here this week, you’re differ-ent” adding “you’re special, you’re the best players we’ve got” add-ing “You’re not just regular players. You’re the Rotary All-Stars.” “We need you” he said to the men and women who will become dis-trict governors on July 1 “the best of the best — to lead our Rotari-ans in transforming the lives of people who need our help the most.” Those people in need, Mr. Germ said are “waiting for you. They’re waiting for us” to “to dig the wells, to build the schools, to put an end to polio.” Although “every day that you serve Rotary, you have that oppor-tunity to change lives” Mr. Germ cautioned: “Those opportunities may look small. You might think sometimes it really doesn’t mat-ter.” But he encouraged them: “everything you do matters, especial-ly to the people you help and the people you love, in this genera-tion and the next and the next.”

“One good work at a time.” Mr. Germ said: “One day at a time. That’s all it takes.” That, he added; “what we’re here for in Rotary.” That, he said is; “what we do” concluding: “And next year, it’s go-ing to be your a n d m y responsibility to make sure that we do it well.” Mr. Germ is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Exec-utive Officer of Campbell and Associates Inc., a consulting engineer-ing firm. A member of the Rotary Club of Chattanooga in Tennessee, Mr. Germ became a member of Rotary in 1976. Among the honors he has received was recognition in 2013 as a White House Champion of Change.

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The logo of Rotary International’s theme for the Year 2016 - 2017 - Rotary Serving Humanity.

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Governor-elect Stephen V. Jarahian with Rotary International President-elect John F. Germ and his wife Judy on January 19 at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego during which gov-ernors-elect were trained for their pending year of service.


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District7490’sGiftofLifeFoundationCelebrates88HeartSurgeriesPerformedin7Countries.

Rotary District 7490’s Gift of Life Foundation celebrated the completion of 88 heart surgeries last year, with 85 of those surgeries being performed in seven nation abroad and three in the United States. Speaking at the Gift of Life’s annual dinner on February 11, Jennifer Padolina, co-chairwoman of the District’s Gift of Life Committee, (of the Paramus Rotary Club) thanked hos-pitals in New Jersey and New York - Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New-ark, St. Joseph Children’s Hospital in Paterson, and Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, all in New Jersey; and Westchester Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. - which have donated use of their facilities for heart surger-ies, and the doctors who donated their time. She spoke also of two medical missions, one led by Raymond R. Hough of the Paramus Rotary Club to El Salvador short-ly after Thanksgiving Day last fall, and the second by Past District Governor Joseph Laureni last month in Vietnam. In the latter mission, Jennifer said, doctors performed sur-geries over a period of five days while people such as herself who participated in the mission prepared supplies for the surgeries. David Whitlock, the Gift of Life Committee’s second co-chairman, (and a member of the Ridgewood Rotary Club) spoke of the 88 surgeries that were performed last year, 24 in Vietnam, 12 in Ukraine, 10 each in El Salvador, Jamaica, Haiti and Uganda and nine in Myanmar. Three other sur-geries were performed in New Jersey and New York on pa-tients from Bolivia, Honduras and the Philippines.

Glenda Campaniola, a member of the Paramus Rotary Club, and co-chairwoman of the Gift of Life Committee, as she received the John D. Hartman Memorial Award, presented to the one person “who has demonstrated outstanding service in the interest of saving children’s lives through the Gift of Life.” Glenda’ expres-sion denotes her surprise at receiving the award.

In brief remarks at the dinner, District Governor Peter Wells urged his audience to support the Gift of Life Founda-tion, and he also urged participants in the Gift of Life pro-gram to share their experiences with Rotarians and the people around them.

Four women who have consistently helped arrange Gift of Life dinners were honored at Thursday’s Gift of Life Celebration Din-ner. From left-to-right are: Nancy Jengo, Ruth Nebiar of the Mid-Bergen Rotary Club; Marion Dino and Sonia Laureni. Nancy, Mar-ion and Sonia are the wives of Past District Governors Dominic L. Jengo, Joseph Dino, Jr. and Joseph Laureni.

District Governor Peter Wells urging his audience to support the work of the Gift of Life Foundation, which last year sponsored heart surgeries for 88 people in 10 nations.


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Jennifer Padolina, co-chairwoman of the Gift of Life Committee, speaking of the GOL medical mission to Hanoi which took place four weeks earlier, in mid-January.

George Kuzma, President of the Ukrainian Gift of Life, Inc., speak-ing on February 11 of nine-year old Sofiya Doroshenko, who ap-pears to his right, who was rescued from a fire nine days earlier by Mahwah Police Lieut. Jeffrey Dino and two other Mahwah of-ficers.

David K, Whitlock, chairman of District 7490’s Gift of Life Founda-tion, giving an overview of the Gift of Life mission over the last year.

First Lady Linda Wells enjoying the fellowship District Governor Nominee-Designate Nikki Mederos and Assistant Governor Aleta Frezzell at the Gift of Life Dinner on February 11.


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PoliceLieutenant,CousinofJoeDino,andGirlSavedfromFire,HighlightedatGiftofLifeDinner.

At Friday’s Gift of Life Celebration Dinner, George Kuzma, President of the Ukrainian Gift of Life, Inc. related the story of a fire rescue that happened only nine days before. The family of, Sofiya Doroshenko had settled in New Jersey “just in time” Mr. Kuzma said, for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and lost everything. The family then relocat-ed to Mahwah, N.J., he said. On Tuesday, February 2, as the girl was doing her home-work, Mr. Kuzma said, a fire broke out in her home, the top floor of a three-story townhouse. After believing that every-one had been evacuated form the building, three Mahwah police officers, led by Lieut. Jeffrey Dino, realized that the girl was still in the building. The three persuaded her to jump into their arms. Lieutenant Dino, a 22-year veteran of the Police Depart-ment and a cousin of Past District Governor Joseph Dino, Jr. attended Friday’s dinner. Sofiya, who plays the piano, performed three selections during the dinner.

Sofiya Doroshenko, who is 9-years old, performing one of three piano selections at Friday’s Gift of Life dinner. She was rescued on Feb. 2 from a fire at her home in Mahwah, jumping into the arms of three police officers.

Photograph by Joshua Jongsma/The Mahwah-Ramsey Daily Voice

Sofiya Doroshenko with three Mahwah police officers who res-cued her from a fire at her home on February 2. From left-to-right are Police Officer Tom Solimano, Lieut. Jeffrey Dino and Sgt. Brendan Mullin.

Past District Governor Joseph Dino, Jr., with his cousin, Lieut. Jeffrey Dino of the Mahwah Police Department at Friday’s Gift of Life dinner. Nine days earlier, on Feb. 2, Lieutenant Dino and two Mahwah police officers coaxed a nine-year old girl to jump from a burning three-story townhouse into their arms. Police Officer Tom Solimano and Sgt. Brendan Mullin, also participated in the rescue.


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ParamusRotaryClubHostsPastaDinnertoBenefitGiftoflifeandParamusCharities.

Proceeds from the Paramus Rotary Club’s pasta dinner on January 29 will support the Paramus Rotary Club’s ability to provide Scholarships for Paramus Students, Life saving heart surgery thanks to the Gift of Life Program and help to Paramus Families in Need of Assistance.

Thank you to the Paramus Rotary Club kitchen crew!!, shown in the photographs above and below.

Thank you to the Paramus Ro-tary Club Registration Table Crew!! Yes that is a smile on Barry Fowler’s face – history was made on January 29!!

Thank you to the great students from the Paramus High School Interact and React Clubs and the PHS Honors Society!! (Shown in the photographs below.)

And of course THANK YOU to all those businesses and organizations that supported this

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Great to see the support of our PHS Principal, Assistant Super-

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Great food and chance to be a 50/50

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WayneRotaryClubHostsSuccessfulClassicRockShowtoRaiseMoneyforLocalCharities.

Yes, Cindy Saypol pulled it off. Working tirelessly, she put on a Wayne Rotary show to end all shows. The band sensed how happy the crowd was, and played extra numbers. The event went on, well after the scheduled 9:30 end time. Look in the lower right hand corner of this photo, and you will see our District Governor, Peter Wells, who was there supporting us. He looks happy, too.

Every table was taken, every seat occupied, and the Club made thousands of dollars for its charities. Initially, we did have problems keeping up with the food, but then, all of a sudden, there was more food…pizza and meatballs from a nearby restaurant. We saw dance steps that didn’t exist back in the sixties. Just look at that guy in the grey shirt in the photo at the top of the next column. And, our Club got plenty of good publicity, in the local press: published three weeks in a row by Wayne Today, and a nice big spread in the Life and Leisure newspaper, plus on their website. And, our sincere thanks to David Philp, and his entire band. These are caring volunteers who raise money for charities, while giving much enjoyment to countless Classic Rock fans. So, please mark your calendar. The next Classic Rock Night will be Saturday, January 28, 2017. I’ve already sent in my request to sing.

In the photographs above and below, guests attend the Wayne Rotary Club’s Classic Rock show on January 30 - in order to raise money for a variety of local charities.


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TeaneckRotary’sTASTEOFTEANECKAttractsTopRestaurants,GreatPrizes&AmazingTalent.

“TASTE OF TEANECK 2016,” the Teaneck Rotary Club’s biggest annual fundraising event of the year, comes to the ballroom at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe Hotel (100 Frank W. Burr Blvd) on Monday, April 18th, 6pm-9pm. Tickets are $45 online and $50 per person at the door. This 5th Annual TASTE event will present some of the ar-ea’s top restaurants, feature wonderful top prizes through “tricky tray” raffles, and showcase amazing local talent in-cluding Reggie Pittman, Loren Daniels and their trio. This year the TASTE will have the incomparable Valerie Johnson Beavers as hostess. Ms. Beavers is a Teaneck Educator and also a vocal virtuoso who may grace the audi-ence with her own song stylings. The TASTE of Teaneck is Teaneck Rotary’s biggest fund-raising event of the year. Last year, it drew over 300 people and raised over $17,000 for ongoing Rotary programs. “We have a large following, and people have started to look forward to it,” says Joel Goldin, chair of the TASTE. “There is already an amazing variety of restaurants on board, rang-ing from fine dining to delis and bakeries.” Liz Santos, co-chair of the TASTE has already committed the following restaurants and facilities: Vitale’s, Mortgage Apple Cakes, Riviera Maya Mexican Cuisine, Heritage Pointe of Teaneck, Five Star Residences of Teaneck, Glenpointe Marriott, Sal Y Pimienta, Coffeecol, and Maggiano’s. These outstanding establishments have always supported Rotary and they provide a delicious sampling of their foods. “We have room for 25 restaurants to participate, so we’ll be adding a handful of other restaurants over the next few months,” said Goldin. “The event has really taken on a life of its own. We’re expecting a full house.” The Rotary Club will be raising money for both local and global causes. Locally, money will go towards Helping Hands Food Pantry, local shelter to help feed and/or clothe the homeless, the Teaneck Ambulance Corp, youth projects, and various school projects. These school programs include sending promising high school students to leadership development camp, giving college scholarships, taking students to the United Nations, and donating dictionaries for third graders in the district.

On a global level, the money will go towards completing the Sierra Leone project in Africa; providing bio-sand water filters for families in Haiti; and the Dominican Repub-lic/Haiti Burn Care Network Project. “Haiti is still rebuilding after many political and natural disasters” said Tamarha Ellerbe, Rotary Club President. “The water problem is ongoing. However, through educa-tion, Haitian families can learn how to maintain their water and provide sustainability in their homes and schools. One unit bio-sand filter, for example, can help 15 families with clean drinking water for a minimal cost.” One hundred percent of the money raised from TASTE of Teaneck and the club’s other fundraisers goes directly to these and other causes. Any administrative costs come from internal fundraising and membership dues. Taste of Teaneck sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information on Teaneck Rotary and our mis-sions, contact Tamarha Ellerbe at 201-837-8600. For more information on the Taste of Teaneck, to buy tick-ets, or to participate, please visit: www.tasteofteaneck.com.

Teaneck Rotary President Tamarha Ellerbe with TASTE chair Joel Goldin.


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PDGJosephDinoAppointedtoMulti‐DistrictPETSAllianceNationalMotivationalSpeakersForum.

Our own Past District Governor Joe Dino has been honored nationally and was appointed to the Multi-District PETS Alliance Register for Motivational Speakers. Many Past Rotary Presidents and Directors are on this se-lect list and are utilized by Multi-District PETS all over the United States for motivation and training of incoming Pres-idents. Only two from the state of New Jersey and Joe is one of them. Thus far in 2016 Joe is scheduled to speak at the Mid-Atlantic, Heartland and Mid-Northeast Multi-District PETS. In addition, Joe has been called to speak at two District Conferences: one at West Point for District 7230 and one in Cape May for District 7640. In the past Joe has also spoken at District Conferences in California, Kansas, Bermuda, and Mexico. In his role as Public Relations and Marking Director for Zone 32 in 2009-2010 and as Zone 32 Rotary Coordinator in 2006-2008 Joe has honed his speaking and presentation abilities to a fine edge. PDG Joe continues to speak throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania at many clubs on his favorite topics, Membership and Foundation. He also continues in his role as a special assistant Rotary representative at the United Nations where in 2014 and 2015 he has specialized and presented panel discussions on women’s health issues.

Past District Governor Joseph Dino, Jr., who was appointed to the Multi-District PETS Alliance Register for Motivational Speakers.

FairLawnRotarianSeeksSupportfromClubstoFinanceEducationofaGirlinKenya.By Lois Horowitz of the Fair Lawn Rotary Club

In November I attended the United Nations/Rotary Day with “Rotary’s Global Women In Action” as the theme this year. Honorable Timothy Eustace from the Maywood Club and our Assemblyman had an outstanding program on "Lit-eracy and Education”. It was a full house and Tim told us of the limited education of young girls going from elementary to high school and never college because of the family’s lim-ited funds, and that boys came first in Kenya. If there were two or more boys in the family the girl had no chance for an education. With limited education there were no job opportunities and only motherhood and marriage in their future. I asked Eu-stace the cost of a high school education. He said $2,400.00 would pay for four years, this included living at a boarding school, food, sleeping accommodations, all books and classes. I raised my hand and said I would pledge to get that money. A woman from Canada came up to me and said she would like to do that too. We had our picture taken with Eustace and the plan was started. Since there are 52 clubs in our District I am asking each club to donate $100.00. We set up a private bank account for this project with the Maywood Rotary and Bill Leaver is the treasurer of the Club and has opened the account. The Maywood Rotary Club was chosen because they already have built a school, housing and hospital in Kenya and have the contacts. We don’t have to start from scratch. We will accept a girl in Kenya with excellent grades in elementary school who wants to go to high school, with the possibility of going on to college with the additional $2800.00. With the total cost of a high school and college education costing $5,200, our District could finance the education of one girl, if each club contributed $100.00 toward that goal. We would review her grades each month of the school year to make sure the grades are kept up. A picture of the girl will be sent to us and posted in The District Governor’s Newsletter. At the time the girl is chosen she will know Ro-tary District 7490 NJ USA is giving her this opportunity of an education, for a career of her choosing. She will know also that she must keep up her grades and that we will get a report. I have spoken at 12 Rotary clubs and 11 have donated, along with three individuals for a total contributions thus far of $1,400.00. All donations will be sent to Maywood Rotary Club P.O. Box 933, Maywood, NJ 07607 with “Kenya girl scholarship” on the check memo.


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BayonneRotaryDonates$500toMusicProgramandHearsfromMaristStudentoftheMonth.

The Rev. Gary A. Grindeland, Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Bayonne, spoke this month of integrating the services provided by social service groups, with groups working together rather duplicating the services they al-ready provide. At a meeting of the Bayonne Rotary Club on February 9, Mr. Grindeland spoke of partnering with other groups in order to aid those in need. He then introduced Kim Norton, who teaches piano, voice and the violin at the Hand-in-Hand Music School of Bayonne, a joint ministry between Grace Lutheran and an Episcopal church, Trinity Parish at Bergen Point, both of which are in Bayonne. Ms. Norton, said that rather than compete with music pro-grams offered by public schools, Hand-in-Hand tries to com-plement those programs. In addition to teaching piano, voice and violin, Ms. Norton said, the school offers programs in guitar and drums. Begun in 2010 with 10 students, Ms. Norton said that Hand-in-Hand now has approximately 80 students. The school’s teacher in guitar, Ms. Norton said, is hoping to create a band, reasoning that marching in a public setting - a parade, for example - would instill a sense of self-confidence in the school’s students. The school maintains a scholarship program, Ms. Norton said, to aid those wishing to participate in its programs but whose families may not be able to afford the tuition costs. To that end, the Bayonne Rotary Club donated $500.00 to the scholarship fund at this meeting.

Chester R. Banks, President of the Bayonne Rotary Club, present-ing a check for $500.00 to the Rev. Gary A. Grindeland, Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, toward the Hand in Hand Music School, a joint project with an Episcopal church: Trinity Parish at Bergen Point, both of which are in Bayonne. With Rev. Grindeland is Kim Norton, who teaches piano, voice and violin at the school.

AletaFrezzellHonoredwithTraiblazersAward. Aleta Frezeel, an Asssitant Governor and Immediate Past President of the Englewood Rotary Club was presented with the Trailblazers Award at Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker’s eighth annual African-American History Breakfast Program. She is the first African American female President of the Englewood Rotary Club. Aleta also received resolutions from both houses of the New Jersey State Legislature, and certificates of commendation from the Bergen County Executive Director and from the Bergen County Board of Freeholders.

Assistant Governor Aleta Frezzell with District Governor Peter Wells after receiving a proclamation from the Mayor of Eng-lewood, Resolutions from both the State Senate and Assembly, and Certificates of Commendation from both the Bergen County Executive and the Bergen County Freeholders.

Pictured also is Nikki Mederos, District Governor Nominee Desig-nate, Steve Jarahian, District Governor Elect, Jim Boyer, District Governor Nominee.


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WayneRotaryClubBeefsteakDinnerandTrickyTrayonApril15toBenefitLocalCharities.

The Wayne Rotary’s Salute to Baseball Beefsteak Dinner and Tricky Tray will take place on Friday, April 15, at the Bloomingdale Fire Hall, located at 97 Hamburg Turnpike, Bloomingdale, NJ, starting at 6:00 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear a jersey or cap of their favorite team. Or participants can just dress in-formally. Entertainment will be provided by Magician David Corsaro. At $55 per person, the event will offer an all-you-can-eat beefsteak dinner, along with beer and soda. Proceeds will benefit the Wayne Rotary Club’s local charities. Checks can be made out to the “Wayne Ro-tary Foundation” and mailed to the Rotary Founda-tion, Inc., P.O. Box 2022, Wayne, NJ 07470. Be sure to list your name, address, and phone num-ber. For information, call Carol at 973-835-6243 or Susan at 973-956-3685. Let’s help PDG Lenny get an extra base hit.

Past District Governor Lenny Agrusti is doing his part to publicize Wayne Rotary’s Salute to Baseball Beefsteak Dinner and Tricky Tray, which will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15, at the Bloomingdale Fire Hall, located at 97 Hamburg Turnpike, Bloom-ingdale, NJ.

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WalterD.HeadGolfOutingatBallyowenGolfatCourseCrystalSpringsResortonMay10.

The Rotary District 7490 Walter D. Head Foundation is planning a golf outing for Tuesday, May 10, at the Ballyowen Golf Course at the Crystal Springs Resort in Sussex County. Questions can be directed to William F. Rupp at 201-852-1062 or at [email protected].

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WalterD.HeadPresidents’Ball‐Wednesday,May18atWestmountCountryClub. The Rotary District 7490 Walter D. Head Foundation will host this year’s Presidents’ Ball at the Westmount Country Club, locat-ed at 728 Rifle Camp Road in Woodland Park, N.J. The Ball, which honors the presidents of all Rotary clubs in the three counties of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties, will begin with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and with dinner beginning approximately one hour later, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the event will cost $125.00 per person, with checks being made payable to the Walter D. Head Foundation, and mailed to Emil J.. Geering, 1 Nydam Lane, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.

A reminder of the Walter D. Head Presidents’ Ball, which will take place on Wednesday, May 18 at the Westmount Country Club.


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TheRotaryFoundation:AnUpdate.

By Raj Bhatia, Foundation Committee, Chair

When Arch Klumph was President of Rotary in 1916-17, he suggested in a speech at the 1917 Atlanta con-vention that Rotary should start an endowment fund for the purpose of doing good in the world. It was only a brief reference, but the idea caught on with the Ro-tarians. The Rotary Club of Kansas City, Mo., made the first donation of $26.50 to the new fund, which was officially named The Rotary Foundation in 1928. Rotarians have been justifiably proud and supportive of the Foundation for many years, evidenced by their generous contribution of $123-million to the Annual fund in 2014-15. What is important is to tell the TRF story to the whole world…raising public awareness of TRF’s achievements and the “100 – year record of do-ing good in the world.” This includes the story of the 350,000 children who will not be stricken with polio this year or the next. Unveiling the TRF goal for the 1916-17 year the in-coming Trustee Chair said at the International As-sembly “the goal had been set at $150 million for the Annual Fund, with a target of $300 million in total giving for the year.” Total giving includes contribu-tions to the Endowment Fund, Rotary Peace Centers and PolioPlus, in addition to the Annual Fund. CNBC television network recently confirmed the suc-cess of The Rotary Foundation by naming it one of the “top 10 charities changing the world in 2015.” February 23, 2016 was the 111th Anniversary of Rota-ry and the clubs were asked to remember this day by doing something special to celebrate the occasion. On behalf of the District Governor Peter Wells and me, I would encourage our Rotarians to contribute to the Annual Fund, recognize the club members who have done something special with a Paul Harris Fel-low, or contribute to the Endowment Fund by becom-ing a Major donor or joining the Bequest Society. With Warm Regards Raj Bhatia

Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia, Chairman of District 7490’s Rotary Foundation Committee, speaking at the July 13 District Staff Meeting.


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MembershipCorner–29February,2016.

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By Governor-elect Stephen V. Jarahian

92 What is 92? A membership development plan is a document that outlines your club’s objectives and strategies for retention and recruitment. This document will serve as a guide while you work toward your member-ship goals and will also allow you to track your club’s progress. It is important to create a plan and actively engage your club members in its implementation to ensure your club’s strength and vitality. Clubs around the world approach membership in very different ways. Recognizing and acting on the unique needs, customs, and changes in your community will enhance your ability to bring in new members and inspire existing ones. You are encouraged to review your region-al membership plan as you set your club’s membership goals and develop your action plan. You can find your region’s membership plan at www.rotary.org/membershipplans or get it from your district governor or district membership chair. Strong membership enables your club to do good in your local com-munity and around the world. A strong membership also raises the public’s awareness of Rotary and increases support for The Rotary Foundation and its programs. Building membership is a top priority throughout Rotary, from the RI Board and Rotary coordinators to district leaders (discussed in chapter 6). Focusing on membership is most important, however, for club leaders, because they have the greatest power to improve it. Club assessment is crucial to keeping your current members engaged and active while also ensuring your club is attractive to prospective members. Taking an objective look at your club regularly can reveal both its strengths and the areas that need improvement. Be sure to involve your members, who are a valuable resource in the continual effort to keep your club fresh and vibrant. You may even wish to ask a trusted person outside of your club, such as an assistant governor or district membership chair, to facilitate your club assessment. Here are a few ways to get feedback from members:

Face-to-face interviews; Written or electronic surveys; Informal discussions, with small and large groups, held in a lo-cation other than your usual meeting place; Focus groups with members, prospective members, or non- Ro-tarians in your community.

Be open to making changes to your club based on the feedback and involvement of your members. Club evaluation is most effective if you and members of your club begin to make changes soon after you gather feedback. Once you ask for members’ opinions, they will be eager to see what changes will be made based on their recommenda-tions. If none are made, your members are not likely to be motivated to participate in club evaluation in the future.

Here are a few questions to consider as you evaluate your club. IS YOUR CLUB DIVERSE? The most effective clubs reflect the demographics of the communities they serve. Increasing the number of women, younger professionals, and members of various ethnic groups should be every club’s goal. Rotary clubs that bring together diverse perspectives address the needs of their communities more creatively. Diverse clubs also have greater credibility in their communities, a wider range of skills, in-creased volunteer resources, expanded leadership prospects, and en-hanced fundraising potential. The following are examples of ques-tions that you may wish to focus on as you assess your club’s diversi-ty using the membership diversity assessment in Membership As-sessment Tools (formerly known as Club Assessment Tools). This resource is available as a downloadable pdf on www.rotary.org or for purchase on shop.rotary.org.

What is the gender balance of your club? How many of your club’s members are under the age of 40? Is the ethnic makeup of your community represented in your club? Do your club’s leaders reflect the diversity that one would expect based on its members? Are different perspectives welcomed?

IS YOUR CLUB’S MEMBERSHIP BALANCED ACROSS ALL CLASSIFICATIONS? Understanding the professional breakdown of your membership can lead you to strategies for creating a balanced membership base that reflects the professions in your community. The Rotary Code of Poli-cies requires clubs to include members from a wide variety of profes-sions by classifying each member by his or her current or former business, profession, or type of community service. Use the classifi-cation survey in Membership Assessment Tools to identify profes-sions and skills that are present in your community but missing from your club. Does your club have any members who work in software engineering or Web development? What about public relations or fund develop-ment? Using your members’ professional expertise benefits your club and its activities. Don’t forget about entrepreneurs, owners of home-based businesses, and community service leaders. Get to know your members’ unique skill sets and involve them in your club’s commit-tees and projects. Members who have a role to play in the club are more engaged and more likely to stay in it. More to come next month! Plan your next Meet ‘n Greet! I will help you in any way I can! D.G.E. Stephen V. Jarahian, [email protected], (201) 390-1561

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SomeoftheFirmsAdvertisinginthe2015‐2016District7490Directory.

The advertisements of the six firms or individuals shown here were placed in Rotary District 7490’s District Directory for the year 2015 - 2016. These ads helped finance the publication and dis-tribution of the Directory Rotarians within the Dis-trict. Reproductions of all advertisements that were placed in the District Directory have appeared in previous issues of The Governor’s Newsletter, and will appear in succeeding issues.

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