Governor’s Newsletter DISTRICT 7490 Bergen • Passaic • Hudson Counties • New Jersey, USA

District Governor Emil Geering August 2011

Dear friends, ROTARY NJ STATE VOCATIONAL ASSEMBLY Summer greetings - rect their membership efforts to reflect the August is Membership Month in the diversity of their communities. It's not too early to start planning to attend the 2011 New Jersey Rotary Rotary world. And I’m happy to report And these efforts are producing results. Vocational Assembly, to be held on that while the district secretary and I make The Haledon club grew by 25% with 3 October 3 (Monday) at Pines Manor our official visits, we are learning that new members. The Englewood, Teaneck in Edison. This is the most clubs have plans to make a concerted and Maywood clubs will each induct 3 – ONLY State-wide effort with membership growth. These 5 new members during the next few vocational services clubs are setting realistic goals, and most weeks. So you see, it can be done. program held in the United States, so we importantly, are putting committees in We just need to ask. Ask our friends, are VERY thrilled to place to achieve those goals with the help colleagues, clients, neighbors, service announce that our of their club members. Club presidents providers and so forth, to join us at a current RI President, and their committees should use the Pres- meeting in order to share the Rotary ex- Kalyan Banerjee, will idential Citation and Changemaker perience, enjoy the fellowship and learn be our keynote speaker this year. You will also have the opportunity to hear Awards as a guideline and roadmap to di- about the good works and projects we do. John Farmer, Jr., former NJ State At- continued on page 3 torney General, and the renowned psychologist Dr. Teena Cahill, author and radio personality. This year, we have lowered the price to $55, so please start thinking about registra- tion now. To register.... AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP MONTH We salute our members past, present and future All registrations should go to our Dis- trict Governor Nominee, Len Agrusti. He may be reached at: Len Agrusti, DGN 24 Harmony Lane Wayne, NJ 07470 Rotarian Arvind Shah from Bombay West 973-768-4969 Rotary Club (India) visited and exchanged [email protected] banners with the Hawthorne Rotary Club on We are also looking Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Pictured from for sponsorships from left (front) Rtn. Arvind Shah, (back row) clubs and Rotarians' businesses to President Fred Roughgarden, Past Presi- dent John Minicozzi, and Richard Goldberg, help support the event. Sponsors re- Mayor of Hawthorne. ceive advertising in the journal we Above: Mel W. Tantillo from the Passaic Valley/ Lit- will distribute to all that night. For tle Falls Rotary Club. He became a member in higher levels of donations, you will 1966. He has 100% attendance in Rotary. He was also have your ad included in a Pow- born in Garfield NJ. In the picture with Mel is Ro- erPoint and on the vocational assem- tarian and incoming president of the Passaic Val- bly website. Some of the sponsorship ley/Little Falls Rotary Club Honey Correia. levels (see the brochure) also come Left, l to r: PDG Raj Bhatia, Newest Northern Val- with tickets. This is a great way to ley member Dawn Marcano, Northern Valley Presi- honor your club's nominee for the Vo- dent Don Humphreys, Park Ridge Rotary member cational Service Award. Linda Hanlon. IN THIS ISSUE Mark your calendars, and sign up District Conference ...... 2 Governorʼs Visits ...... 3 today for this super state-wide event. Attendance ...... 2 Important District Dates ...... 4 The Vocational Assembly application form Membership Magic ...... 3 Club News ...... 5 may be found at the end of this newsletter. www.rotarydistrict7490.org Reach Within To Embrace Humanity 1 ROTARY BY MONTH DISTRICT CONFERENCE August ...... Membership and Extension Month Our 55th Annual District Conference will be held in September ...... New Generations Month Washington, DC, on April 19-22, 2012. Please join fel- October ...... Vocational Service Month low Rotarians for an informative and fun filled confer- November ...... Rotary Foundation Month ence. The hotel has recently undergone a $14 million December ...... Family Month renovation and is located in the prestigious Capitol January ...... Rotary Awareness Month Hill section of the city. Included in this February ...... World Understanding Month Governor Emil hopes you'll honor us with your attendance at the February 23 ...... Rotary's anniversary biggest event of his Rotary year as our District Governor. He has se- lected a great location so that we can celebrate together our successes March ...... Literacy Month as District 7490 Rotarians. A private tour of the White House has al- April ...... Magazine Month ready SOLD OUT. A second tour is in the making now, so please June 09, 2012 . .RI Convention (Bangkok, Thailand) contact Judy Messineo for further details. Travel Coordinator Conference Chairman Judy Messineo, Bergen Travel Dick Oakley, PDG ATTENDANCE 973-773-8888 201-768-3000 Club Members Gain/Loss Members Attendance [email protected] [email protected] 7/1/11 Year 7/31/1 Percentage Allendale/Saddle River ...... 21 . . . .+2 . . . . 23 . . . . 68% Bayonne ...... 35 . . . . -3 . . . . 32 . . . . 48% Bergen Community College ...... 20 . . . . 0 . . . . 20 . . . . .37% ROTARY UN DAY Bergen Highlands ...... 43 . . . . 0 . . . . 43 . . . . 62% Bergenfield/Dumont ...... Reservations are now open for this Cliffside Park/Ridgefield ...... 11 . . . . -2 . . . . . 9 . . . . .65% Clifton year’s Rotary Day at the UN, which Cresskill/Demarest ...... 14 . . . . -1 . . . . 13 . . . . .69% will take place Saturday, November 5. Elmwood Park ...... 9 . . . . .0 . . . . . 9 . . . .100% This year, seats are very limited, since Englewood ...... 53 . . . . .0 . . . .53 . . . . .48% Fair Lawn ...... 19 . . . . .0 . . . .19 . . . . .11% there will be renovations to the UN. Fair Lawn Sunrise ...... 12 . . . . .0 . . . . 12 . . . . .46% There are special programs for young people. You can also register at Fort Lee ...... 34 . . . . .0 . . . . 34 . . . . .45% http://www.riunday.org. Garfield ...... 13 . . . . .0 . . . . 13 . . . . .55% Hackensack ...... 28 . . . . .0 . . . . 28 . . . . .74% Rotary International and the Red Cross are the only Haledon ...... 10 . . . .+2 . . . . 12 . . . . .60% non-nation members of the United Nations. Hawthorne Hoboken ...... 38 . . . . .0 . . . . 38 . . . . .29% Jersey City ...... 52 . . . .-4 . . . . 48 . . . . .53% HAITI PROJECT – August 22-27 Jersey City Daybreak ...... 9 . . . . .0 . . . . 9 . . . . .75% We are looking for a few volunteers to help us with construction work Kearny ...... 12 . . . . .0 . . . . 12 . . . . .67% Maywood ...... 43 . . . . .0 . . . . 43 . . . . .48% on the new school we are building in southern Haiti. We would like Meadowlands ...... 8 . . . . .0 . . . . .8 . . . . .69% to work the week of August 22, Mon. - Sat. The majority of the hard Mid Bergen County ...... 14 . . . .-1 . . . . 13 . . . . .85% work has been done, we just need to cut, weld, and fabricate wrought Northern Valley ...... 23 . . . . .0 . . . . 23 . . . . .48% Oakland/Franklin Lakes ...... 27 . . . . .0 . . . . 27 . . . . .56% iron walls, a couple doors, and window guards. Then a lot of painting! Oradell/Emerson ...... 16 . . . .+1 . . . .17 . . . . .65% We can use a couple people for welding/cutting and a couple of Palisades painters! Paramus ...... 90 . . . . .0 . . . .90 . . . . .60% Paramus Sunrise ...... 19 . . . . .0 . . . . 19 . . . . .38% If interested and able to make a quick trip to the Caribbean, please Park Ridge ...... 36 . . . . .0 . . . . 36 . . . . .48% call Andy at 201-410-0155 or email [email protected]. Thanks! Pascack Valley ...... 9 . . . . .0 . . . . .9 . . . . .50% Passaic ...... 5 . . . . .0 . . . . .5 . . . . .80% Passaic Valley/Little Falls ...... 16 . . . . .0 . . . .16 . . . . .55% Paterson ...... 52 . . . . .0 . . . .52 . . . . .35% CLUBRUNNER Paterson AM ...... 16 . . . . .0 . . . .16 . . . . .55% Paterson Great Falls ...... 30 . . . . .0 . . . .30 . . . . .72% Is your club on ClubRunner? It makes day-to-day operations easy to manage, Pompton Lakes ...... 16 . . . . .0 . . . .16 . . . . .50% leaving you time for the important things. Check out the website Ridgefield Park/Bogota ...... 23 . . . .-1 . . . . 22 . . . . .61% Ridgewood ...... 44 . . . . .0 . . . .44 . . . . .55% www.ClubRunner.ca Ridgewood AM ...... 54 . . . . .0 . . . .54 . . . . .51% Ringwood/Wanaque ...... 10 . . . . .0 . . . .10 . . . .100% River Edge/Oradell/New Milford ...... 6 . . . . .0 . . . . .6 . . . . .71% GET YOUR CLUB IN THE DISTRICT BULLETIN Rochelle Park ...... 6 . . . . .0 . . . . .6 . . . .100% If you want your club's information published in this bulletin, please send it Rutherford ...... 12 . . . . .0 . . . .12 . . . . .40% Secaucus ...... 8 . . . . .0 . . . . .8 to me at least three weeks in advance at [email protected]. Please be sure to Sunset-Central Bergen ...... 17 . . . . .0 . . . .17 . . . . .78% include contact information, including e-mail and phone number on your Teaneck ...... 17 . . . . .0 . . . .17 . . . . .63% flyer or message to me. You should also prepare flyers for incoming Chief of Tenafly ...... 17 . . . . .0 . . . .17 Staff, Jay Fowler, to distribute to Assistant Governors at the District Staff Union City/West New York ...... 27 . . . . .0 . . . .27 . . . . .50% Wayne ...... 45 . . . . .0 . . . .45 . . . . .72% meeting by the Wednesday before the District Staff meeting. I will attach fly- Wayne AM ers only once. Please do NOT wait until the last minute and ask that we send West Milford ...... 30 . . . . .0 . . . .30 . . . . .82% a blast to the entire district. Wyckoff/Midland Park ...... 18 . . . . .0 . . . .18 . . . . .50%

2 Reach Within To Embrace Humanity www.rotarydistrict7490.org MEMBERSHIP MAGIC I think the best feature of Rotary is that it is the most international organization, service or otherwise, in the world. No other entity is in over 207 countries, not even McDonalds can boast such a feat. We are truly unique in our size, effectiveness and scope. I would tell prospective members that they if they want to make a real difference in the world and want to have fun doing it, join a Rotary Club. Not only are you giving to people less fortunate but you will also have fun doing it. You will also meet won- derful people in the process. When a tiny child from Honduras came to our District for heart surgery, made possi- Governor Emil Geering shares a gift with a ble by my club. She grabbed my pinkie finger and looked into my eyes. At that point Preakness Healthcare Center resident at Wayne Rotaryʼs ʻChristmas in Julyʼ program. I realized that without Rotary this child would never grow up. It made me proud to be a human being but more so a Rotarian. GOVERNOR’S LETTER I brought in my bank manger to be a Rotarian. After months of explaining all the continued from page 1 wonderful things I got out of it, being a Rotarian, he decided to see for himself. He went to one meeting and was hooked; he joined the very next month. Remember...the more hands that Ro- I am very proud to tell this and other stories about Rotary. It really is the magic of tary has, the more good works Ro- our organization. The more you talk about it, the more you verbalize what you feel tarians can do...in our communities, inside, the easier it is for people to join and have Rotary become a part of their lives throughout our nation and around just as it has done for us. the world. Make it habit to wear your pins. This way you can give your elevator speech. It was been a most rewarding ex- I am a Rotarian. I belong to the oldest service organization in the world. We invented perience to visit most of our district’s the concept. We are 106 years and going strong. We are in 207 countries making us clubs in the first two months of my the most international organization on the planet. We have the most flown flag in the term. Thank you for your hospitality world with the most recognized logo. Rotary gives more scholarships to more chil- and warm reception, but most for all dren than anybody else. We helped start the United Nations and are in the process of for sharing your plans, ideas and in- stamping out Polio after nearly 25 years and having given over 2 billion children the spirations for all the community immunization. service and international projects Memorize this. Let everybody know how you will endeavor to carry out this proud we are to be Rotarians. That’s how Rotary year. to grow your Clubs. That’s the magic of Let’s each one of us Reach Within Rotary. Joe Dino to Embrace Humanity. Yours in Rotary Service, Right: Governor Emil Geering inducted two new members to the Haledon Rotary Club. L to r: Mayor of Haledon Domenick Stampone, President Steve Cinquino, New Member Supertindent of Schools Donna Cardiello, New Member Michele Pillari, Governor Emil Geering Emil Geering Governor, District 749 GOVERNOR’S CLUB VISITS Governor's Club visit with Englewood and Oradell AM ...... Wednesday, August 17 Cresskill/Demarest Rotary Clubs. President Ridgefield Park-Bogota ...... Wednesday, August 17 Brain Katz exchanging banners with Gov- Jersey City ...... Thursday, August 18 ernor Emil Park Ridge ...... Friday, August 19 Bergen Highlands/Ramsey ...... Monday, August 22 Hoboken ...... Tuesday, August 23 Mid-Bergen & Rochelle Park (joint) ...... Tuesday, August 30 Wayne ...... Wednesday, August 31 Sunset Central ...... Wednesday, August 31 Cliffside Park ...... Thursday, September 8 Union City ...... Thursday, September 8 Secaucus ...... Tuesday, September 13 Pascack Valley ...... Tuesday, September 13 Fair Lawn ...... Thursday, September 15 www.rotarydistrict7490.org Reach Within To Embrace Humanity 3 DISTRICT 7490 KEY DATES

Penny Offer, DG 5040 2010-2011, Lois Horowitz Lois Horowitz, Chair of FE at District 7490, and Jane LaPort enjoy seafood in Vancouver. and Hans Doge, DG 5040 2011-2012. Friendship Exchange from Vancouver September 7-21, 2011 VANCOUVER EXCHANGE creased 28% this past year? One of our Small Rotary Club Workshop In 1984 RI designed a program to pro- guest sold his house in a week--at a great price-- in order to make plans to come Location to be announced mote Rotarians to visit international Ro- September 10, 2011 tarians in their home country, in their here. homes for both Rotarians and spouses or PDG Joe Dino, Jr., Alicia Sansarricq, Rotary Leadership Institute - RLI as individuals to better understand these Glenda Campaniolo, PP Peter Wells, Bergen Community College Walerian Kipiniak, PP Mukesh Malkan, 400 Paramus Rd. Paramus, NJ cultures, different Rotary programs each October 1, 2011 country has plus enjoy the historic sites, James Mangam, Tom Dunn, PP Elaine museums ,theatre of the country. Gustenhoven, New Jersey Vocational Assembly Thousands of Rotarians have taken ad- John & Merrill Cromwell, John Koch, Pines Manor PP Roger Redner, Joan Van Alstyne 2085 Route 27 Edison, NJ vantage of this unique program. Our October 3, 2011 District has had FE from Japan, Aus- Johnson, Lois Horowitz are our host tralia now Vancouver B.C. Canada Sept families. Gorden Geiger and Merrill Multi-District Foundation Seminar 7th- 21 and a team going out to Taiwan Cromwell are special drivers for Sheraton Crossroads, Rte 17 Mahwah, NJ Nov. 10-20th. Grounds For Sculpture and Amish Coun- October 15, 2011 We have three couples and two singles try in Lancaster PA. and Kykuit - The Rockefeller home. Rotary UN Day coming in from Vancouver with 16 host United Nations families from our District. They will be On Sept 18th Alicia will have a pot luck 45 & 46th Street on 1st Ave. with each host family Sept 7-12, Sept dinner at her home 4:30-9:00p.m. for all New York, NY November 5, 2011 12-16, Sept 16-21. As each host tells guest, host families , DG, drivers and a member of the Canadian Embassy will their RC their host dates we hope the en- Gift of Life Celebration Dinner attend. Get involved and attend this great tire RC gets involved to meet these River Road, Garfield, NJ guest, offer trips for the day, diner par- event. February 10, 2012 ties for many to get to know them and District 7490 and District 4050-Canada President-elect Training Seminar their country. look forward to your supporting this pro- gram. contact Lois at loisibcnj@hotmail (PETS) Canada and the US are the only counties Hanover Marriott, Route 10 Whippany, NJ in the world that have touching borders to get involved. March 23-24, 2012 not patrolled by guns, open borders with signs stating- "this is Canada," "this is Presidents Gala HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR Seasons the United States." Pascack Road, Washington Twsp, NJ The 49th parallel in water is an imagi- SIGNS LATELY? March 29, 2012 nary line that divides the two countries that you can actually see. I was there District Assembly April 2012 with FE June 1-15 this year. The FE guest pay for all restaurants, his- 55th District Conference toric sites, theatres, museums they visit. Washington DC They have breakfast with each host and April 19-22, 2012 then their American Rotary District 7490 2012 Rotary International Convention begins. Get involved, enjoy these won- Bangkok, Thailand derful guest. They are PP, PDG, lawyers, May 3 - 9, 2012 artists, former government employees, businessmen in security, former govern- Banner Exchange and ment forest executives, tour guides., Roadside incursions and Governor's Installation fast-growing summer Macaluso's executives from many companies. weeds can take a toll on Rea Avenue Extension, Hawthorne, NJ Get to know what Canada is all about. your clubʼs signs. Have June 14, 2012 Can you imagine their real estate has in- you checked yours lately?

4 Reach Within To Embrace Humanity www.rotarydistrict7490.org On August 23, Gary has Habitat For Hu- manity scheduled and has asked the CLUB NEWS other Paramus clubs to join us. Check www.paramussunrise.org for more info. In the year ahead Fair Lawn Rotarians Mel Fabrikant will work under President Banerjee’s vi- sion to see how we, as individuals, can ORADELL-EMERSON work with Rotarians around the world to The Oradell-Emerson Club was recently bring peace, harmony and friendship to featured in a great article in the Star bring positive change to all around us. Ledger, which noted the Club’s healthy This year’s Club President, Glenn increase in membership in the last year. Stubaus will be taking the helm of The Fort Lee Rotary Club's Keith Jensen (far left) with Rotarian Glenda Campaniolo of Fair Lawn Now with about 20 members, the club’s Rotary Club of Fair Lawn for the second (far right) and some of the visiting Rotarians emphasis on charitable work, both local time. His last Presidency was the 1996/97 from Italy after their grueling bike ride across and international, has appealed to new Rotary Year and all members of the Club the George Washington Bridge, down as far as members. are looking forward to working with 23rd St. in NYC and back Tuesday (with an A Train ride in between). Locally, the Oradell-Emerson club pro- Glenn during his second Presidency as Credit Erik Wander and Fort Lee Patch vides scholarships each year for both we work together to provide a helping River Dell and Emerson High Schools, hand to those in need locally and globally. FORT LEE and sponsors an Interact Club for the stu- excerpt from their online newsletter Led by Keith Jenson of the Fort Lee Ro- dents. The club also holds food drives to tary Club, a group of Rotary Club mem- support the Center for Food Action and WAYNE ROTARY bers from Italy, accompanied by the Bergen County Housing, Health and Wayne Rotarians dance a Conga line , Rotarians from Fort Lee and Fair Lawn, Human Services Center in Hack- complete with live music, to entertain biked both ways across the George ensack. some 130 residents at the Preakness Interna- Washington Bridge recently, Part of the Healthcare Center. It was Wayne Rotary’s tionally, Group Study Exchange program, the five annual Christmas in July program, which Italian Rotarians have enjoyed a wide Oradell- brings, music, dancing, singing, Santa, range of New Jersey and New York ex- Emerson is and lots of presents to nursing home resi- periences, including trips to Broadway also active dents. In all, there were some 1,000 pres- and the Metropolitan Museum, and in RI’s Haiti ents, wrapped, packed and organized by kayaking on the Hackensack River. projects, Wayne Rotarians. Five American Rotarians, meanwhile, and mem- Why July? Because this is a vacation pe- are in Tuscany, where they, too, are dis- bers were at work about riod when friends and family are less covering a totally different world. 80 miles outside Port-au-Prince when the likely to visit those living in the Center. adapted from Fort Lee Patch by Erik Wander earthquake struck last year. This was a particularly significant Christ- The club is pleased with the great press, mas in July for Wayne Rotary, because it PARAMUS SUNRISE which will hopefully encourage others to marked the twentieth consecutive year in Negativity is usually not productive! So join in Rotary’s endeavors near and far. which Rotarians sponsored this popular let us think positively about the few peo- event. Anticipating that this will become ple who have been attending our meet- FAIR LAWN a District-wide program, there were rep- resentatives in attendance from a dozen ings lately. Kind of fitting because this is Rotarians around the world are celebrat- District Rotary Clubs, including Paterson Membership Month in the Rotary world ing the start of the new Rotary Year; Great Falls, Bayonne, Fort Lee, Park and we need to bring in new members. throughout the world President-elects are Ridge, Paramus, Pompton Lakes, Mid- Reach out to your friends . those that starting their presidency that will run Bergen, Ridgewood AM, Wayne, Hawthorne, you think might make energetic new from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. Northern Valley, and Paramus Sunrise. members. Let’s increase our membership Globally, the President of Rotary Interna- And, our District governor, Emil Geering and get active! tional is Kalyan Banerjee whose Rotary was right there, handing out presents, and National Night Out had Gary, Liz, Joe, Theme is “Reach Within to Embrace Hu- supporting this 20th Anniversary program. Sophie, Tina and me there. Our candy manity”. President Banerjee has asked went before you could say SHAZAAM! all of us to search within ourselves to un- We did help out the noon club with some derstand that all of us, everywhere, have because they ran out. Kathleen from the same dreams, the same hopes, the Doctors Express used up all of her Band- same aspirations, and similar dilemmas. Aids and heart shaped squeezable balls. It is President Banerjee’s belief that In short .. we had a lot of activity at our when we understand, and truly feel, that tables. Of course www.ParamusPost.com others’ needs are the same as our own, was there .. Sam Stone took videos .. we begin to understand how important some of which are online. our work is as Rotarians. www.rotarydistrict7490.org Reach Within To Embrace Humanity 5 GIFT OF LIFE UPDATE August 2011 Monday, September 26, 2011 The Gift of Life Program started the Basking Ridge Country Club new Rotary year with flurry of activity. Matthew Ethan Basa from the Philip- pines, Bleona Susuri from Kosovo and Nicholas Brown of Jamaica had suc- cessful operations during July. and Jay- den Hall from Jamaica is currently recovering from his recent surgery. As O 16 A G B Come join the fun & usual, the clubs and Rotarians of District 7490 continued their strong support for support Rotary charities! our great in-country program. Ed and Regina Densel and the Oakland Franklin Lakes Rotary Club hosted and spon- ROTARY FACES sored Matthew Basa. Paul Lawrence and Send us your club pictures for the Clifton Rotary Club stepped forward inclusion in the newsletter! to help Jayden Hall. Manchester High School sponsored Bleona Susuri while Paramus Rotary sponsored Nicholas HELP WANTED! William Woesthoff President of Brown. the Passaic The next GOL children scheduled for ar- Writers needed! Seeking someone to research and Valley/Little rival in the U.S. are two Filipino children write articles for the newsletter, to bring you all the Falls Club latest Rotary News. Please contact Tom Grissom at and Sandra (a 9-month-old girl and an 11-year-old Galvan AG. boy) at the end of August, a 6-year-old [email protected]. boy from Kosovo in early September, Good programs that your club has had would be and potentially an 18-month-old boy a welcome addition to our Speaker’s Bureau. Please from Haiti sometime after that. contact Steve Stamos at [email protected] The international side of program is also with your suggestions.. moving ahead. We are continuing to sponsor surgeries in the Ukraine in conjunction with The Ukrainian Gift of SEEDS OF ROTARY Life Foundation and the Rachel Cooper Ryan and Dr. Laura met at the Foundation as part of our matching grant Hoboken Rotary Club where they quickly discovered funded by the Rotary Foundation. a common interest: running. She wanted to run the In recent years, medical missions have marathon, so Ryan stepped up as a training partner. been an important part of our program. They ran the New York marathon together, cementing Currently, Ray Hough, Andy Topp and a budding relationship. They were engaged in June, others on the Foundation Board are and plan to marry in August of 2012. working hard to plan our next medical Got a story of love or friendship attributed to your Ro- mission which is headed to Bolivia in tary service? Send in your stories and we promise to January, 2012. share. One disclaimer, please: only first names will be With this great start, we are looking for- used. Spread your good news here! ward to another great year of helping the Above: Incoming President Pete children of the world. Simpson (l) thanks outgoing CLUB MEETING LOCATION CHANGES If you would like to know more about President Thomas Komninos (r) the Gift of Life please contact me to Rotary Club of the Palisades has moved its meet- for his service to the Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club. arrange a program for your club. ing location to the Gotham City Diner, 550 Bergen Blvd, Ridgefield (near Edgewater Road). Joseph Laureni, Chairman Below: Governor Emil Geering re- This will be effective through the summer. District 7490 Gift of Life Foundation ceiving a gift from Nancy Ellson The Allendale/Saddle River Daybreak Club is at the Teaneck Rotary Club dur- cell: 201-390-3470 ing his Club visit. email: [email protected] now meeting at Nosher-Rye in Allendale at the op- posite end of the A&P Shopping Center on DISTRICT 7490 Wednesday mornings. The street address is 51 GOVERNOR’S NEWSLETTER W.Allendale Ave. phone 201-995-1204. Governor Emil Geering Ridgewood AM Rotary Club is back at its former location (used to be Trattoria Fratelli but is now Os- Editor: Thomas Grissom teria La Fiamma) on Thursday mornings at 7:30 am. [email protected] Your news, articles and photos Meadowlands Rotary Club is now meeting at Al are always welcome! Di La Restaurant on Paterson Plank Road.

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