Our club is hosting a welcome dinner for the Japanese exchange students, their leaders and host families this Thursday, August 2nd, 5:45 pm at the Community House on Cook Avenue. Dinner will be provided. Please attend as we need a large turn out to represent our club as we honor and welcome the students. Jim Allison is the Chair of the Japanese short term exchange program. Remember we have cancelled the breakfast and lunch meetings on Thursday. Ray Freaney is coordinating the set and could use a few volunteers to help at 5:00 pm at the Community House. Barry Kroll is preparing an award winning pasta dinner one you don't want to miss.
The Rotary Club of Madison has an enthusiastic and engaged network of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to serve humanity in our local and global communities. We have 88 members and are inviting like-minded individuals to join our successful and vibrant club. President Michel Belt encourages you to come learn about Rotary by attending any one of our three weekly meetings as our guest. You have your choice of two weekly meetings: Thursdays, 7:47 am breakfast at the YMCA, 12:15 pm lunch at the Madison Hotel. To learn more, join or visit a Rotary meeting - contact Barry Kroll, at barrykroll@aol.com or 973-476-2772.
Welcome Daniel Umana as the newest member of Madison Rotary. Daniel is the branch manager for Fulton Bank in Madison, NJ. Daniel is transferring his Rotary membership form the Ramsey Rotary Club in Bergen County. Daniel's has interest in community service projects, marketing and public relations and membership development. Hermann Fickenscher has agreed to be a mentor for Daniel as he acclimates to Madison Rotary.
On Thursday, August 23, 2018, we will be having the annual District Governor's visit at the morning and lunch meeting and the opportunity to hear our new DG John Wilson's plans for District 7475 this year. All club members are encouraged to make every effort to be at this very important club meeting.
Thank your Stacy Russo for organizing Madison's Camp Merry Heart service day on August 8, 2018. Ten Madison Rotarians participated in working a carnival booth at Camp Merry Heart and worked with campers and participants. Camp Merry Heart service day is an annual event in which District 7475 clubs provide a day of fun and activities for the physically challenged participants of the camp. In addition to the Camp's participants the short term youth exchange students from Japan also spent a full day at camp involved in a variety of activities including zipline and kayaking.
The winning team of Joe Smith and Richard Scott took home the top honors of the Madison Rotary’s First Annual Corn Hole Tournament on Saturday, July 21, affectionately known as the Bottle Hill Cob Lob. The Second Place Team was Stacey Russo and Dino Zaccagna. Third and Fourth Place team winners were Rick Porter and Dave Corsini and Ray and Sue Freaney respectively. Click Read More for additional details.
A total of 16 teams of 2 players each began the competition at the 10:10 a.m. start in the parking lot of St. Vincent Martyr Church, 26 Green Village Road. Gift certificates to Bottle Hill Tavern and Rocco’s Tuscany Grill were awarded to the top finishers.
The event was a fund-raiser for Gift of Life NJ, an organization which provides free diagnostic and surgical cardiac interventions for children in developing or war-torn countries from across the globe. Since its inception, GOL International has saved the lives of 32,000 children. Currently, there are groups of cardiac surgeons and their teams traveling to countries to train and supervise local doctors to perform these life-saving surgeries.
Madison Rotary would like to thank Rev. Msgr. George Hundt for the use of the Church parking lot for this event and to those who sponsored individual boards.
“Every Rotarian Serves as an Example to Youth” In much of the official literature of Rotary International relating to service to young people, a special slogan will be found – “Every Rotarian an Example to Youth.” These words were adopted in 1949 by the Rotary International Board of Directors as an expression of commitment to children and youth in each community in which Rotary clubs exist. Serving young people has long been an important part of the Rotary program. Click Read More for additional information.
Youth service projects take many forms around the world. Rotarians sponsor Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, athletic teams, centers for disabled children, school safety patrols, summer camps, recreation areas, safe driving clinics, county fairs, child care centers and children’s hospitals. Many clubs provide vocational counseling, establish youth employment programs and promote use of the Four-Way Test. Increasingly, drug and alcohol abuse prevention and AIDS awareness projects are being supported by Rotarians.
In every instance, Rotarians have an opportunity to be role models for the young men and women of their community. One learns to serve by observing others.
As our youth grow to become adult leaders, it is hoped each will achieve that same desire and spirit to serve future generations of children and youth. The slogan accepted over 60 years ago is just as vital today. It is a very thoughtful challenge: “Every Rotarian an Example to Youth.”
Rotary District 7470, The Madison Rotary Foundation and Madison Rotary (program sponsors) wish to thank the 600 volunteers, 40 sponsors and 24 local Rotary Clubs who participated in packaging 159,112 meals that were distributed to needy individuals and families in norther New Jersey. The program took place March 10, 2018 and is the largest Rotary food packaging program in the country. Ellsworth Havens, program chair, said "we are grateful to have such a supportive community and sponsors to make a program like this happen. Hunger is a very real problem for many people in our community and we are dedicated to making a difference." As we conclude the 2018 End Hunger 3.6 program we are already thinking about how to have a greater impact in 2019.
Do you shop on Amazon? The Rotary Global Rewards program has made an arrangement that Amazon will contribute 6% of total purchases to Rotary International for those individuals who logon to Amazon through the Rotary portal. Additionally there are hundreds of additional discounts on things like car rentals, hotel accommodations, major stores, etc - Click Read More for details
3. Bookmark the Amazon shopping page (this is the regular Amazon site)
4. Once you log on to Amazon using your bookmarked site - the Amazon site will know you are connected to Rotary and 6% of your purchase will be contributed to Rotary International.
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FAQs
1. Is the the same programs as Amazon smile?
No - Amazon smile programs allows you to select any charity of your choice and 1/2 of one percent is contributed to that charity in your name
2. Can I get the 6% contributed by logging on to the regular Amazon site as I always do?
There are no discounts on the Amazon site only 6% contribution to Rotary. However there are hundreds of other discounts/rewards/contributions available on the global reward website at:
It has been a long standing tradition that Rotarians should wear a Rotary pin. When do you wear your Rotary pin? To club meetings, district meetings and events, all of the time or never?
I asked Barry Kroll, PDG, of the Madison Club why he wears his Rotary pin. He said, “I try to wear my Rotary pin all of the time, but I could do better. I wear my Rotary pin because I am a proud Rotarian, I am proud of my club, its members, our service projects, our scholarships, charitable distribution and more. I am proud of the District, its programs and its efforts to help Club's be successful and I am proud of Rotary International the best worldwide service organization. Millions of people are helped every year, thousands of lives saved and we are now on the verge of eliminating Polio from the world.”
Often times people ask what is that pin you are wearing and it gives me the opportunity to tell the Rotary story. Think if every Rotarian wore there Rotary pin every day, worldwide there would have thousands more conversations about Rotary every day. What would that do for membership growth, how much more could we accomplish as a worldwide organization?
So it is up to you. Do you want to keep Rotary a secret or do you want to tell people about Rotary? Wearing your Rotary pin will provide you the opportunity to talk about Rotary as well as letting people know you are part of one of the best organizations in the world.
If you need a replacement pin or additional pins contact your Club president.
With 16 new members, it is time to wear your Rotary name badge. The club maintains duplicate name badges for you one in the morning and afternoon badge box. A name badge is an instant introduction which tells a person who you are your classification.…so you’re no longer a stranger.
Look for our new members who will be wearing a RED badge indicating that they are new members and make a connection and get to know them
A goal of our club is to build fellowship and wearing your name badge helps each member to learn the names of other members. You may think you know every member in the club and you probably do know most everyone. Test yourself at a meeting and go around and see if you know every individual in the room. We always have visitors and new comers. Let 's make everyone feel welcome!
Thank your Stacy Russo for organizing Madison's Camp Merry Heart service day on August 8, 2018. Ten Madison Rotarians participated in working a carnival booth at Camp Merry Heart and worked with campers and participants. Camp Merry Heart service day is an annual event in which District 7475 clubs provide a day of fun and activities for the physically challenged participants of the camp. In addition to the Camp's participants the short term youth exchange students from Japan also spent a full day at camp involved in a variety of activities including zipline and kayaking.
