MID-ISLAND ROTARY CLUB of Staten Island, New York

CHARTERED IN 1990

LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE – DONATED IN EXCESS OF $350,000 TO LOCAL CHARITIES

Kathleen Kiernan Memorial Scholarships totaling $45,000: Annual $5,000 Scholarship for College Annual $1,000 Service Award Scholarship for College Fred Fiore Memorial Scholarship to high school Interact students $3,000 per year Sponsored poster contests for grade schools Host annual Holiday Party for children of women residing in Amethyst House Participated in S.I.S.O.S. donating funds and time purchasing and packaging items needed for soldiers in Iraq Miracle of Music - donated funds to purchase instruments for music under-funded music programs Hosted annual barbecue for Boy Scouts-Learning for Life at Pouch Camp/Alpine for handicapped children Gift of Limbs- raised money for injured children of Sierra Leone Beach and park cleanups – members donate time to clean a beach and/or a park and host a barbecue afterwards for all volunteers Habitat for Humanity – members donated time to work on a home renovation Sponsored a youth forum titled “Project Connect” Participate in Annual SIEDC conference Donate $2,500 per year to annual turkey basket drive Participate in Annual turkey basket drive- members deliver turkey and all trimmings to needy families on Staten Island Acted as a conduit to sponsor artist, Anita Cimino, and jazz performer, Ray Scro, for grants to support the arts on SI Run Raffles, Bowl-a-thons and Golf Outings to raise funds to distribute to local charities including, Amethyst House, Cooley’s Anemia, Autism Foundation, Eden II, Staten Island Mental Health Society, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, Boy Scouts of America, Project Hospitality, Meals on Wheels, Seamen’s Society for Children, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Learning for Life, SI Blind Society, Miss Staten Island Scholarship, Grace Foundation, Children at Play, Community Health Action, Joe Mandarino Foundation Annual Evening of Culinary Delights- host food and wine tasting with participation from 20 SI restaurants to raise funds for local charities Establish and mentor Interact Clubs at three SI high schools Participate in annual JDRF walk-a-thon Donate funds to food banks in NYC and food pantries on Staten Island Sponsored “March to the Beat of Life” Concert with participation from St. Peter’s Boys High School at the St. George Theatre and raised $17,000 for March of Dimes Midnight Run- distribute food to homeless in NYC with high school students from Notre Dame Academy Raised funds to help a family with disabled children purchase a handicapped accessible home

DISTRICT SERVICE

Support Gift of Life Foundation –a program that transports children who have had major heart operations Member was District Treasurer for many years 9/11 Fund established and funds distributed to families in need

NATIONAL SERVICE

Raised funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina Awarded 11 Paul Harris Fellows

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

Donated $10,000+ to Polio Plus Program Raised funds for victims of the tsunami