NOVEMBER 2016 UPDATE

OUR DISTRICT

The Clubs have all been extremely active with special programs, service projects and fundraisers as you can see from the phenomenal coverage in both the mid month Club Happenings Newsletter (Editor Cecily Smith) and the social media coverage thanks to those who do a great job both taking pictures and posting with great captions. One big milestone was the 100th Birthday for Rotarian Bea Castiglia-Catullo at the The Bronx Rotary Club meeting. Congratulations!! 

The District's Assistant Governors, Larry DeNoia, JT McFadden, Vinny Coakley, Mary Ciamarra, Mary Shackleton, Frank Scarangello and Barrett Dill, have also been very active with club visits and coordinating or completing certain area meetings. The month started with an Area 5 lively dinner meeting in Chinatown, continued with an Area 1 fun lunch meeting with the Peekskill Rotary Club and ended with an Area 6 heart warming Thanksgiving service project in Staten Island. Although area meetings do take a lot of coordination, the benefit of having the clubs getting together is clearly visible each time. TEAM - Together Everyone Accomplishes More. Photo at Area 5 Meeting with Crystal Osner, DG Lora and Olga Ovc. 

Additionally, it was very special to attend Rotary UN Day, an international experience at a small cost; a celebration for a Gift of Life child, Bright from Nigeria hosted by the Pelham Rotary Club and home hospitality by Bernadette and Frank Tripodi, and observing one of the weekly sessions of "Cooking From The Heart" Teenage Community Service Project hosted by the Port Chester/Rye Brook and led by Rotarian Chef Vinny Coakley. 

Being that November is The Rotary Foundation Month, it is also an honor to recognize Immediate Past District Governor, Marilyn Masiero and her husband, Richard Gradkowski, for recently becoming Arch Klumph Society Members, for their cumulative contributions to The Rotary Foundation in excess of $250,000. Marilyn is very passionate about supporting scholarships, polio eradication and other programs and her generous gifts will enable The Rotary Foundation to reach so many people in need.  District 7230 is very proud to now have four Arch Klumph Society couples, who so generously support The Rotary Foundation's initiatives. 

RI UPDATES

December "Rotarian" Highlights - Article on p. 13 - And now a word about sponsors - new sponsorship ideas to consider,

p. 64 -Celebrate, watch and share how The Rotary Foundation puts its contributions to use

DISTRICT UPDATES

Save The Dates:

 Multi-District PETS - March 24-25, 2017 for Incoming Club Presidents and Assistant Governors

 District 7230Conference - April 7-8, 2017 for all Rotarians - Annual Meeting, Annual Awards, Paul Harris Lunch, Club Presentations, RI   Representative Presentations

 District Training Assembly - April 29, 2017 for Incoming Club Officers

 District Centennial Celebration - May 17, 2017 for all Rotarians - 100 years 1917-2017 Doing Good in the World

 Rotary Int'l Convention - June 10-14, 2017 (56 members attending from our district so far)

Quarterly Standings on District 7230 Rotary Cup Challenge @ 11/30/16: 

 Membership- Northeast Westchester, The Tarrytowns, Yonkers-East Yonkers

 Annual Fund (EREY)- Chinatown, Northeast Westchester, Staten Island

 Event Participation By Area (Estimate) - Area 7 (Bermuda), Area 5 (NYC), Area 3 (Sound Shore)

District Communications:

Remember, please send events, articles, photos to Cecily to post in District Mid-month Newsletter of Club Happenings and on the District Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/rotary7230 Send email with info to: rotary7230pr@gmail.com 

Lora Hugelmeyer, District Governor 2016-17