District Governor

Suraj P. “Raj” Bhatia

Governor’s Newsletter

District 7490

Bergen, Hudson, Passaic

February, 2010

GREETINGS FROM THE GOVERNOR!

Welcome to the Governor’s monthly Newsletter. February is “World Understanding” month and we look forward to celebrating Rotary’s 105th Anniversary on February 23rd, 2010. This also marks the 25th year of our efforts towards the eradication of Polio. The Chicago club, which was the first club started by the Rotary founder Paul Harris, celebrates by lighting up the Wrigley Building in downtown Chicago with the End Polio Now logo and I encourage every club in the District to use the anniversary of the first Rotary club meeting to share the story of Rotary’s local and global plans for the eradication of Polio with the people in their communities. For the past few weeks, District Rotarians have mobilized their efforts towards helping the people of Haiti. We established the Dis-trict 7490 Haiti Disaster Relief Fund as our District response to the situation. I thank you all for your generous donations to the Fund. AG Ray Falcon is serving as Chair of the District 7490 Haiti Disas-ter Relief Committee, which will administer the Fund. The Com-mittee will identify where and how the funds should be disbursed and ensure that the money is allocated on items of immediate need to the people affected by the earthquake. Our goal is to provide the people of Haiti the items that will benefit them the most and to provide that assistance as soon as possible. Two Fund Sub-Committees have been established: a Disbursement Sub-Committee tasked with reviewing all requests for disbursements from the Fund; and an Action Sub-Committee, tasked with working with the requester of the disbursement to implement any approved dis-bursements. Peter Kikot, from the Ridgewood A.M. Club, recently returned from Haiti after undertaking a relief mission. Rev. Andy Topp and Jeff Wells, also from the Ridgewood A.M Club, were in Les Cayes at the time the Earthquake hit, remained for some time working on relief efforts, and have now returned. They have provided us with signifi-cant intelligence on the conditions in Les Cayes area, which is the focus of our relief efforts. The need for shelter is acute. In addition to the shelter Boxes, another possible solution under consideration is to acquire steel shipping containers, send them to Les Cayes and convert them into housing for persons affected by the earthquake. The Action Sub-Committee is exploring the viability of this option as well as other options. We will give you an update of all the ac-tions taken at the next District Staff meeting. We celebrated Gift of Life program with a presentation at the Dis-trict Staff meeting from the Paramus Sunrise club who collected substantial amount of money for the GOL children, and had a his-torical view from PDG Art Scialla, who started the program in our district in 1985.

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As we look ahead into March we focus our efforts on Literacy, which has been a priority for Rotary International for many years. But oddly enough, the word has meaning far beyond its commonplace definition: being able to read. Here is how we need to interpret our call to action on behalf of “Literacy”. We need to focus and develop projects in each of the three categories such as, functional literacy, character literacy and Basic literacy. Finally, I will leave you with these thoughts. Rotarians are able to make changes that will shape the course not only of the months but of the years and decades that lie ahead. This is our privilege. It is also our duty as Rotarians – as caring members of society who are in the fortunate position of being able to help those living in condi-tions we can barely imagine. I wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day celebration with your family, friends and loved ones. With kind regards

Raj Raj Bhatia District Governor 2009 – 2010

In this Issue

‘Building Communities – Bridging Continents – 2010 Theme 2 Adele Miller Undergoes Training as District Governor 2 Gift of Life Committee Members Honored 2 Local Rotarians Establish Haiti Disaster Relief Fund 3 Share & Care Gives $5,000 for Haiti Relief 4 Park Ridge Rotary Club Donates $5,000 to Haiti Relief Fund 4 Fort Lee Holiday Dinner; Haiti Donation 4 Hackensack Rotary Club’s Essay Contest on Ethics 5 The Suburbanite Cited for Rotary Coverage 6 Upcoming Events 6 Banner Exchange at Wayne AM Rotary Club 6 Japanese Student in Cultural Exchange Visit 6 Rotary of the Palisades Inducts Two New Members 7 Palisades Rotary Helps Center for Food Action 7 Club of Two PDGs Honored for Full Sustaining Membership 7 Club Attendance for August, 2009 8 Lois E. Marshal Column 8 Governor’s Club Visits for February 8

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Building Communities – Bridging Continents’. 

The theme of Rotary International for 2010 – 2011 will be “Building Communities – Bridging Continents” President-elect Ray Klinginsmith announced last week. Speaking at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego on January 19, Mr. Klinginsmith said in part: “I hope you agree that these four words [Building Communities - Bridg-ing Continents] aptly reflect who we are and what we do as Rotarians.” He continued: We are a unique and a premier organization, certainly one of the best in the world. We build the spirit and resources of our local communities in an important way, which was beautifully summarized by the governor of my district last year, Elizabeth Usovicz: ‘When a positive spirit comes alive in our clubs, we inspire our com-munities. And when our communities are inspired by our service and presence, we inspire new members.” Mr. Klinginsmith said also that while members of other service organizations “may not concede the point” that Rota-ry “is the best in the world at building communities” few could doubt that it “is the best in the world at linking people of goodwill around the globe and then gaining their coopera-tion and support to make the world a much better place to live and work.” Mr. Klinginsmith spoke also of Rotary initiatives such as the Youth Exchange in which high school students from around the world attend school for a year in foreign lands and of the Group Study Exchange, in which young profes-sional people visit foreign nations, learning how people in comparable professions work and experiencing the culture of the place by living with Rotary families. During the International Assembly, district governors-elect, including Adele E. Miller of the Jersey City Rotary Club, are undergoing training in preparation for the duties they will undertake beginning on July 1.

The theme of Rotary International for 2010 – 2011 will be “Build-ing Communities - Bridging Continents” as symbolized by this logo which was released at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego last week.

Adele Undergoes Training as District Governor. 

Adele E. Miller participated in Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego last month, during which she underwent training in preparation for her assumption of the duties [beginning on July 1] of Governor of Rotary District 7490. From left-to-right in this photograph are William A. Miller, Adele, Ray Klinginsmith, the President-elect of Rotary International; and his wife, Judie.

Gift of Life Committee Members Honored.  

February is Gift of Life Month, with the Gift of Life Celebration dinner scheduled for Friday, February 12. Members of the Gift of Life Committee were honored by Governor Raj for their efforts in arranging for host families for children needing heart surgeries. From left-to-right in this photograph are Paul Platek, the Commit-tee Chair; and committee members Mukesh Malkan, President of the Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club; Mel Fabrikant of the Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club; and Governor Raj.

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District Rotarians Establish a Haiti Disaster Relief Fund. 

Rotary District 7490 has a unique opportunity to assist the relief efforts in Haiti. The District has a long-standing in-volvement in Haiti, with strong relationships with various organizations and sponsorship of ongoing projects in Haiti. According to District 7490’s District Governor, Suraj Bhatia, several Rotarians from District 7490 were working on a Ro-tary project near the city of Les Cayes, Haiti, when the earthquake hit. Les Cayes, the third largest city in Haiti is about 100 miles from Port-au-Prince. Mr. Bhatia com-mented: “These Rotarians were able to provide us with real-time information on what was happening in the area. In addition, some of our local Haitian partners, such as the Rotary Club of Les Cayes and Hospital Immaculate Concep-tion (the local hospital in Les Cayes) have provided us with ongoing information.” Indications are that large numbers of people from Port-au-Prince are coming into Les Cayes, putting tremendous pres-sure on the community. Medical supplies are in very short supply as is shelter for the refugees. In response, District 7490 has set up the District 7490 Haiti Disaster Relief Fund. The primary purpose of the Fund is to provide money to purchase medical supplies and shelter (including shelter boxes) for Les Cayes, as well as to address other specific Haitian relief needs as they arise. District Governor Bhatia added: “We at Rotary know we can make a difference. Rotary is unique in its ability to inter-face, Rotarian to Rotarian, in locations all over the world. With its network of over 1.2 million Rotarians in 33,000 Rotary Clubs worldwide, Rotary can have an immediate and direct impact on local conditions. Through the presence of our members in Les Cayes, and our relationships with local organizations, we are confident that Rotary District 7490 can support relief efforts I that area effectively in a real and tangible way.” Since District 7490 has no office or administrative costs, 100% of the money donated to the Fund will go directly to-ward Haiti disaster relief. Rotarian volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the Ro-tary motto” Service Above Self.” If you wish to support the District’s efforts, please make your check out to “Walter D. Head Foundation, which is District 7490 charitable organization. Write “Haiti Relief Fund” on the memo line of the check and mail it to Haiti Relief Fund, Attn.: Assistant Governor Ray Falcon, C/O Fal-con & Singer, P.C., 221 West Avenue, Montvale, New Jersey 07465-1729. For more information on Rotary District 7490 and Rotary International, please visit the District website: http://www.rotarydistrict7490.org.

Scenes in Les Cayes after the Earthquake. 

A house in Les Cayes which was damaged in the January 12 earthquake. No one in this building was injured during the earth-quake. Les Cayes is located approximately 122 miles southeast of the capital city, Port-au-Prince, which was heavily damaged. A 2008 estimate places the city’s population at approximately 45,000 people.

All heads were bowed in prayer in Les Cayes after the January 12 earthquake. Many of the people in this photograph lost relatives and friends, and many others of whom they knew were missing.

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Share & Care Foundation Gives $5,000 for Haiti.  The Share & Care Foundation donated a check for $5,000 this month to the Walter D. Head Foundation for the earth-quake relief effort in Haiti. The donation was presented to Governor Raj at the District Staff meeting on February 1. The mission of the Share & Care Foundation is to enhance the quality of lives of underprivileged woman and children by supporting programs in the fields of Youth Development, women empowerment and primary healthcare. In the last 27 years, Share and Care has assisted over 400 Non-Government Organizations in India and rendered assis-tance of over $50 million. At the time of Gujarat Earth-quake disaster in 2001, Share and Care provided relief and rehabilitation assistance of over $5 million.

Vijay Dalal, a Past President of the Bergen-Highland/Ramsey Ro-tary Club, who founded Share & Care in 1982, is shown after hav-ing presented a donation of $5,000 to the Walter D. Head Founda-tion for Haitian relief at the District Staff Meeting on February 1.

Gift of Life Celebration Dinner

 

Friday, February 12, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

at the Venetian, 546 River Road, Garfield, NJ.

$85.00 per person – Black Tie Optional

Cocktails: 6:30 p.m.

Dinner: 7:30 p.m.

Park Ridge Rotary Gives $5,000 to Haiti Fund. 

The Park Ridge Rotary Club last month donated $5,000 to the Walter D. Head Foundation’s Haiti Relief Fund. In this photograph, Dr. Stuart Gold, the Club’s President, presents a check to Gover-nor Raj at the Club’s meeting of January. 29.

Fort Lee Rotary Holiday Dinner; Haiti Gift. 

Members of the Fort Lee Rotary Club enjoyed a holiday dinner last month at the Tuscany Restaurant in Teaneck, N.J. The Club annually meets for dinner in January after the holidays in order to enjoy each other’s company. In a more somber note, the Club provided a $5,000 donation to the Walter D. Head Foundation for the Haiti earthquake relief effort, with the Club’s Treasurer, Robert Poli having mailed the check to Governor Raj for transmission to the W.D. Head Foundation.

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HACKENSACK ROTARY CLUB’S ESSAY CONTEST.  The concept of ethics has been interwoven with human be-havior since the beginning of time— sometimes with posi-tive outcomes, sometimes not so much. In today’s world, scarcely a day goes by that we don’t see the subject of ethics affecting at least one major story in the news. So the issue clearly merits examination, and you are invited to partici-pate in the conversation. Rotary International—the world’s oldest and largest service organization—was founded over 100 years ago on the basis of a very specific set of ethics, which Rotarians refer to as “The 4Way Test.” This year, the Hackensack Rotary Club is sponsoring an essay contest based on that 4-Way Test. The writing competition is open to all students (no age limitations) attending either Hackensack High School or Bergen Academies, or any Hackensack res-ident attending any other high school. There will be $1000 in prize money awarded: First Place—$500; 2nd Place—$300; 3rd Place— $200. All three prize win-ners will be invited to attend the Hackensack Rotary Club’s 90th Year Celebration Gala on May 14, 2010, where the rec-ognition and prize money will be awarded. Judging of the essays will be on a 100 point system: 45 points for content (substance of ideas, creativity, organiza-tion, and development of thoughts) 35 points for English basics (grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence construc-tion) 20 points for professional presentation (No emails will be accepted.) Participants will be asked to select and answer two of the three questions in Part One, as well as both questions in the compulsory Part Two. All entries must be typed and double-spaced, with a one-inch margin on each side, top, and bot-tom. Maximum Word Count: 500 words for each of the three questions (1500 words total). Submission Deadline: March 1, 2010. Completed entries should be mailed to: Hackensack Rotary Essay Contest, P.O. Box 471, Hackensack, NJ 07602. Winners will be notified by the end of April 2010. All en-trants will have their essays returned, with the judges’ marks and comments. Prizes and recognition will be awarded on Friday evening, May 14, 2010, at the Hacken-sack Rotary’s 90th Anniversary Celebration in the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights. Each of the three winners and their parents will be invited. Rotary reserves the right to copy, publish, and distribute the three winning entries. NOTE TO ALL CONTESTANTS from members of the Hackensack Rotary Club: In keeping with the spirit of this essay contest, your entries must be your work alone.

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There should be no input from, or editing by, teachers, par-ents, tutors, friends, guidance counselors, siblings, or any other person. Remember: This is an essay contest about eth-ics! Thanks and good luck! Prior to writing your essay, we recommend that you read the articles “Is It the Truth?” (the Rotarian magazine, Au-gust 2009), as well as “I [mis] behaved” and “I’m [not] sorry” (the Rotarian magazine, September 2009). These articles will give you additional background and perspectives that might help motivate your thoughts. If you do not have cop-ies of these articles and wish to have them sent to you, please contact Cheri Laser at 201-230-1538. The Rotary International 4-Way Test: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all con-cerned? Part One (Select and answer two of the three ques-tions—your choice—writing 500 words maximum each, or a combined total of 1000 words): A. If every member of the United States Congress, in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, was forced to apply all four elements of this 4-Way Test to every decision they made, how do you think the news stories today would be different? You may choose to focus on the Congress in general, on a specific issue such as Health Care Reform, or on a combination of the general and specific. B. If CEOs and executive management teams of major fi-nancial institutions (banks, investment banking firms, bro-kerage houses, venture capital organizations, etc.) had al-ways been forced to apply all four elements of this 4-Way Test to their decisions, how do you think the financial health of our country would be different today? You may choose to address the subject in general, or to focus on a specific institution that has been in the news during the last year, or a combination of the general and specific. C. If every student and teacher in your school had to first make certain that every action and decision they made passed all four elements of this 4-Way Test, how do you think things would be different in your school? Part Two (Answer both questions. Length should not exceed a maximum combined total of 500 words): a) Do you believe that striving to achieve ethical standards such as the Rotary 4-Way Test is still a realistic goal in to-day’s society? If yes, why? If no, why not? b) Describe one aspect of your own life (in school, at work, or at home) where you think that applying the Rotary 4-Way Test would cur-rently—or would have in the past— improve(d) conditions or an outcome for you and/or those around you. A couple of reference books that might also be of help to you as you write: The Chicago Manual of Style—The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (a classic refer-ence source, and still the most universally used in the writ-ing/publishing world) Grammatically Correct: The Writer’s Essential Guide to Punctuation, Spelling, Style, Usage, and Grammar by Anne Stilman (very user-friendly)

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The Suburbanite Cited for Rotary Coverage. 

District 7490 thanked The Suburbanite for its coverage of Rotary activities in New Jersey. In the photograph above, Chris Lang, the newspaper’s editor speaks to Rotarians at the District’s January 11 Staff Meeting, while below, Tara Drakes, the assistant editor, receives a certificate of appreciation from Governor Raj.

Upcoming Events Mon. Feb. 1 District 7490 Staff Meeting at the Holiday Inn

in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Friday, Feb. 12 Gift of Life Celebration Dinner at the Vene-

tian, 546 River Drive, Garfield, NJ Friday, March 5 President’s Recognition Ball, Rockleigh Coun-

try Club, 26 Paris Ave., Rockleigh, NJ Friday, March 26 PETS Training, Parsippany Hilton in Parsip-

pany , N.J. (concludes Sunday)

Banner Exchange at Wayne AM Rotary Club. 

Governor Raj exchanges banners with the President of the Wayne AM Rotary Club during his visit to the Club on February 4. From left-to-right in this photograph are: Assistant Governor Lois Ho-rowitz; Don Hinchman, the Club President; and Governor Raj.

Japanese Student in Cultural Exchange Visit. 

Sayoko Karami, a cultural exchange student from Japan, spoke of her experiences in the United States at the District Staff Meeting on Feb. 1. She was introduced by Louis Knaub, President of the Teaneck Rotary Club. Here, Sayoko exchanges banners with Governor Raj.

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Rotary of the Palisades Inducts 2 New Members. 

The Rotary Club of the Palisades inducted two new members at its meeting on January 29. From left-to-right in this photograph are: new member Marguerite T. Simon, a retired New Jersey Su-perior Court judge; Governor Raj; new member Donald Howard, a realtor; and Vicky Li, the Club President.

Earlier, in the photograph above, Governor Raj rang a gong to signal the beginning of the Club’s meeting. The gong was used during the 1991 Broadway play “Miss Saigon”.

Rotary Club of the Palisades, NJ Food Drive Helps Center for Food Action. 

Rotarians, family and friends gathered on a cold Sunday after-noon in front of the ShopRite in Palisades Park and collected over 250 pounds of food that were donated to the Center for Food Ac-tion. The Center will distribute the food to people in need from its food pantries in Englewood and Palisades Park. The club encom-passes the towns of Leonia, Edgewater, and Palisades Park.

2 PDGs Club Honored for Sustaining Members. 

The Creskill/Demerest Rotary Club – home of two Past District Governors – was honored at the Feb. 1 District Staff Meeting for having achieved full sustaining membership. From left-to-right in this photograph are PDG Dick Oakley, Governor Raj and PDG Paul Rutigliano.

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Club Attendance for December, 2009. 

Name of Club Mem. 06/09

New Mem.

Termina-tions

Total Members

YTD +/

Attendance %

Bayonne 31 0 0 0 -31 0.00% Bergen Community College 17 0 0 0 -17 0.00% Bergen Highlands 43 0 1 42 -1 70.94% Bergenfield Dumont 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Cliffside Park/Ridgefield 0 0 6 13 13 45.00% Clifton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Creskill-Demerest 19 0 1 19 0 90.00% Elmwood Park 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Englewood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Fair Lawn 24 0 1 22 -2 65.00% Fairlan – Sunrise 0 0 0 10 10 85.00% Fort Lee 0 3 0 31 31 39.00% Garfield 16 0 0 0 -16 0.00% Hackensack 32 0 0 28 -4 67.00% Haledon 18 0 0 0 -18 0.00% Hawthorne 17 0 1 15 -2 85.29% Hoboken 49 1 3 55 6 37.61% Jersey City 53 0 2 55 2 48.52% Jersey City – Daybreak 12 0 1 10 -2 82.00% Kearny 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Little Ferry/Moonachie 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Maywood 39 0 0 32 -7 51.00% Meadowlands 14 0 0 11 -3 65.00% Mid-Bergen County 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Northern Hudson County 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Northern Valley (Closter) 0 0 0 24 24 54.00% Oakland/Franklin Lakes 27 0 0 25 -2 55.83% Oradell-Emerson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Palisades 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Paramus 0 0 0 98 98 80.00% Paramus – Sunrise 0 0 2 27 27 42.00% Park Ridge 37 0 0 39 2 81.94% Pascack Valley 9 0 2 8 -1 65.00% Passaic 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Passaic Valley/Little Falls 18 0 0 13 -5 60.00% Paterson 58 0 0 59 1 49.00% Paterson A.M. 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Paterson-Great Falls 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Pompton Lakes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Ridgefield Park-Bogota 0 0 1 23 23 85.00% Ridgewood 52 0 1 50 -2 59.92% Ridgewood A.M. 62 1 0 62 0 55.00% Ringwood/Wanaque 0 0 0 8 8 75.00% River Edge-Oradell 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Rochelle Park 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Rutherford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Secaucus 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Special 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sunset Central Bergen 0 0 0 16 16 71.00% Teaneck 0 0 1 18 18 83.12% Tenafly 25 0 0 21 -4 60.00% Wayne 52 0 0 38 -14 54.20% Wayne A.M. 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% West Milford 0 1 1 23 23 71.00% Wyckoff-Midland Park 0 0 0 25 25 52.00% TOTALS 724 6 24 920 196 61.55% Please report attendance club attendance figures by the fifth of each month to Sheri Ferreira at sheri@greaterpatersoncc.org or enter atten-dance reports online at www.rotarydistrict7490.org.

TOP 15THINGS ALL ROTARIAN SHOULD KNOW. By Lois E. Marshall

 1. Who founded Rotary? 2. When was it founded? 3. Where was it founded? 4. What was the first service project? 5. What is the motto of Rotary? 6. What is the Object of Rotary? 7. What are the four avenues of service? 8. What is the four‐way test? 9. What is the number one priority of Rotary International? 10. What is The Rotary Foundation and its mission? 11. Who  is  the  President  of  Rotary  International  in  the  current 

year? 12. What District are we in? 13. Who is the District Governor in the current year? 14. What is the Rotary International theme? 15. What is the history of your club?  Answers:  1) Paul Harris;  2) February 23, 1905; 3) Chicago, Illi‐nois; 4) Public Restroom in Chicago;  5) Service above Self; 6) The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a  basis  of  worthy  enterprise  (abbreviated  explanation);7)  Club service,  Vocational  service,  Community  service,  International service; 8) Is it the truth?, Is it fair to all concerned?, Will it build goodwill and better  friendships?, Will  it be beneficial  to all  con‐cerned?;9) The eradication of polio; 10) The mission of The Rota‐ry Foundation is to support the efforts of Rotary International in fulfillment of the Object of Rotary and the achievement of world understanding  and  peace  through  local,  national,  and  interna‐tional humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs;11) John Kenny  of  Grangemouth,  Scotland,  2009‐2010;  12)  District 7490;13) Suraj P. “Raj” Bhatia;  14) Lend A Hand;  15) Answer is specific to your club.  Remember: every Rotarian is expected to makeup every missed meeting within two weeks. Please see the partial list of neighbor‐ing clubs in your District Directory. 

Governor’s Club Visits in February. 

Southeast Bergen County RC Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 Wayne A.M. Rotary Club Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 West Milford Rotary Club Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 Northern Valley Rotary Club Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 Bergen Community College RC Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 Northern Valley Rotary Club Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010

Newsletter Editor. 

Stephen Stamos is the editor of the Governor’s Newsletter. His home telephone number is 201-823-0247 and his e-mail address is sstamos@optonline.net.