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Madison Rotary is a 501(c)3 Charity

Madison Rotary Weekly Meetings Go Virtual for January, 2022

Madison Rotary meets weekly on Thursdays from 7:45 to 8:30 am at the YMCA and/or 12 noon to 1:30 pm at Nicky’s Firehouse Pizza. Due to the rapid spread of the Covid Omicron Variant, Rotary had decided to have one Zoom virtual meeting per week at 7:45 to 8:30 am for the month of January, 2022. Rotary members and guests are invited to participate free of charge. Beginning in January there is a new join link for weekly meetings. CLICK HERE at 7:45am on Thursdays to be connected. Speaker and program information is listed on the left. For additional information about Rotary, how to join, or attend a meeting as a guest, contact Madison Rotary at info@njrotary.org

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Happy Valentine's Day

Congratulations 50/50 Raffle Winners

Madison Rotary held it 50/50 raffle drawing on December 16, 2021. All 600 tickets were sold. $60,000 was raised - $30,000 goes to the winners listed below and $30,000 is used to support local charities in the Madison Area. Congratulations to the winners and a big think you to everyone who supported the raffle by purchasing a ticket.

Prize	Amount	Winner	Sold By
1st Prize	$20,000	Frank Geraghty	Ray Freaney
2ndPrize	$5,000	Joe Bell	Ed Kalinka
3rd Prize	$3,000	Bob Conley	Bob Conley
4th Prize	$1,200	Pat Rowe	Pat Rowe
5th Prize	$800	Frank Mangravite	Frank Mangravite

Madison High School Interact Club Supports Maasai Girls

Madison High School Interact Club is a school service club. Students with the support of faculty advisor Carole Rawding and support from members of the affiliated Madison Rotary, identified the Maasai Girls Fund, a local NJ foundation that makes possible scholarships for young Maasai village girls in rural Kenya. Without the Fund’s help, these girls would have only a few basic grammar school years, then lives of hard servitude, being sold in exchange for cattle as genitally cut child brides into polygamous marriages. The Fund, led by Paul and Avery Mantell of Kinnelon, also Rotary members, arranged to stop cutting, and has helped dozens of these village girls attend four-year boarding school including tuition, uniforms, room and board. MHS Juniors Nina Kornchankul and Owen Weller led a successful Walk-a-Thon fund raiser campaign in Madison back in May that, combined with a follow-up online fund raiser, netted over $2,600, enough to fund four years of high school for one young lady, Leah Malano, pictured.

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Madison High Interact Club Shines Light on Food Insecurity

Madison High School students came together with the Madison Rotary Club during a time of hardship. They worked together to develop a plan to support Madison families struggling during the pandemic. The town should be proud and continue to support this group as they work with foresight and maturity to bring a balance to the lives of our neighbors. Tom Haralampoudis, a veteran Rotarian and Madison resident stated, “I am so proud of this dedication and success from the program” referring to the Interact Club’s free food collection service. Click HERE to read more.

Madison Rotary Mission

Madison Rotary members actively engage to eradicate food insecurity in our community, to empower youth and to partner with other local organizations to enrich the Madison community for all.

Madison Spring Fling Successful

On Saturday, March 27^th hundreds of people brought boxes of papers to be shredded at the Madison Rotary’s semi-annual Community Shredding Day at the Madison Municipal Parking at the corner of Prospect Street and Kings Road. People also donated furniture at a Morris Habitat for Humanity truck on site and donate food at the Interact Club tent on site as well. Interact is the high school club version of Rotary. Click Read More for additional information.

Dictionary Service Project Goes Virtual

Madison Rotary has distributed a personalized dictionary to every third grader in Madison for the last 20 years. This year the Covid pandemic has made in person dictionary distribution impossible. Judy Degennaro, Dictionary Program Chair, has worked with all of the schools in Madison and Rotary will continue the long-standing tradition of ensuring that all of the 218 third graders attending school in Madison will receive their personal dictionary. Everyone knows that a dictionary is a powerful tool for increasing vocabulary, helping young readers to advance their reading level and expand their written and spoken level of communication and expression. Below is the video that was shown to all third graders that explains Madison Rotary and the Dictionary program. For additional information about Rotary or how to join contact Madison Rotary at info@njrotary.org

2021-22 RI President Shekhar Mehta Announces Theme

2021-2022 Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta announces his theme at Rotary International General Assembly. Click HERE to listen to announcement speech.

Madison Rotary Becomes Official Charity

The Madison Rotary has transitioned into a 501(c)(3) organization as of July 1, 2021, announced the rotary. The Rotary Club of Madison, a social welfare service organization, has been serving our local and global communities since 1923, said the organization. Over the past 33 years, the Rotary Club of Madison Foundation has successfully carried out humanitarian projects, such as End Hunger 3.6, to help fight food insecurity locally. The two entities have merged after a year-long, unification process to streamline governance, administrative and financial development operations, they announced. Click Read More for additional details.

End Hunger 3.6 - A Great Success

Rotary District 7475 and Madison Rotary say "thank you" to over 1,000 volunteers who packaged 185,000 meals that will all be distributed to those who are food insecure in New Jersey. Volunteers came from local Rotary Clubs, community organizations, churches, youth groups, schools, individuals and families and more. Another special thank you to all sponsors and donors who are critical to the success of the program. We also appreciate the support of Drew University and the use of Simon Forum on March 7th where the meals were packaged. Our program is the largest food packaging in New Jersey and in the Northeast. What was accomplished will make a difference in the lives of hundreds of people. If you would like to become involved as a volunteer with Madison Rotary or End Hunger contact Barry Kroll at barrykroll@aol.com or 973-376-2772 for additional details.

End Hunger 3.6 Video

Madison Rotarians Read to 2nd Graders

Reading to children has been proven to be the most effective way to improve a child's reading ability because the reader can engage with the child at his or her level of comprehension rather than at the child's own reading level, which might not be at the same level. Most importantly, it is key to have fun with reading: to illustrate to the children that reading is a joy that they will have forever, that it can take them wherever they dream to go, and give them the opportunity to learn whatever they choose. When I ask the children why they like to read, my favorite answer is, "Because it's fun!" Madison Rotarians visited the Madison second-grade classrooms and read “Andy & Elmer’s Apple Dumpling Adventure” to the children. This project promotes literacy and a love of reading while also introducing the children to Rotary and the concept of The Four-Way Test. The book was developed by a Rotary Club in Ohio and has become a national service event.

Rotary Donates $50,000

From left are Madison Rotary Club President Elizabeth “Liz” Parker; Madison Rotary Club Treasurer David Farrell; Madison Area YMCA Senior Director of Organization Advancement Amie Herman; Madison Area YMCA President & CEO Diane Mann; Barry Kroll, Madison Rotary Club past president and district governor; and Madison Area YMCA Associate Development Director Leigh Anne Soroka.

The Madison Rotary has pledged $50,000 to the Madison Area YMCA's capital campaign. "The Madison Area YMCA is excited to announce that the Madison Rotary Club Board of Directors pledged an exceptionally generous $50,000 gift to the Madison Area YMCA’s multi-million-dollar Family Center expansion" YMCA President and Chief Executive Officer Diane Mann said.

Michael and Claire Rabasca Award

Today Mom and I saw Dad at rehab and he was thrilled and honored to receive the “Michael and Claire Rabasca Award”. This award was created and presented by The Rotary Club of Madison NJ for his 58 years of service. For anyone who knows my parents, you know that the Rotary motto, “Service above Self” is not just a motto.... it’s a way a life for them. It’s what they have done together for 58 years and 66 years of marriage. Going forward, the Rotary Club of Madison NJ will present this award to a well deserved member on an annual basis.

The Rotary Foundation

For the 11th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S. Click read more for additional information.

Rotary

New Members Invited

Madison Rotary is accepting applications for membership. For additional information regarding Rotary, contact Joe Smith, Membership Chair at info@njrotary.org

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2022 High School Scholarships

2022 Laws of Life Essay Contest

2022 Grants and Sponsorships Program

Guidelines for Speakers

Madison Rotary - Past Presidents

Breakfast - Mike Bianchi - Via Zoom

Jan 20, 2022 7:45 AM

Passive House construction

Join Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81552359410?pwd=ZExkY2pyNFFTanhvWHRyNDNYU2ZOUT09

Mr. Bianchi will review the key technologies – and challenges – involved in creating a house that has a true “net zero” energy footprint.

Carol - Via Zoom

Jan 27, 2022 7:45 AM

Discussion of Community Needs Assessment

Breakfast - Carol

Feb 03, 2022 7:45 AM

Club Assembly

Breakfast - Don Bailey

Feb 10, 2022 7:45 AM

Brain-based coaching

Club Social - evening

Feb 16, 2022 5:30 PM

Breakfast - Mark McBride/Frank Curran

Feb 17, 2022 7:45 AM

Residential Solar

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Chili Cook Off - Wine Sharing
Rose Hall

Feb 16, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
District Conference - Hershey
Hershey Park

Apr 22, 2022 – Apr 24, 2022
Taste of Madison
Brooklake Country Club

Apr 25, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Rotary International Conference - Houston
Houston

Jun 04, 2022 – Jun 08, 2022
Installation Dinner - BBQ
Madison Community Arts Center

Jun 22, 2022
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM