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.
Over 600 people enjoyed Taste of Madison on March 19, 2018. Proceeds of the event support the three sponsoring organizations: Madison Rotary, Madison Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Development Commission. Enjoy the video below to get a flavor of the event. Taste of Madison video
The Rotary Club of Madison will provide four $1,000 scholarship awards to graduating seniors who exemplify this motto through their volunteer service activities and actions. Examples would include but not limited to participation in a service club like Interact or Key Club, participating in organized mission trips, volunteering to help others, volunteering at a community organization like the YMCA or food bank, scouting, shoveling sidewalks for seniors, raising money to benefit others, etc. Click Read More for additional details
The Rotary Club of Madison Grant and Sponsorship application process is underway. Deadline is April 1, 2018. Visit www.madisonrotarynj.org for full details. Link on left of website.
Rotary Leadership Institute RLI), is a multi-district, grass-roots leadership and development program designed to strengthen Rotary clubs through education, collaboration and the exchange of ideas among its future leaders. Rotary Leadership Institute will be held April 21st, 7:30 am to 3:30 PM at the West Orange High School in West Orange, NJ. Cost is $75.00. Rotary Leadership Institute gives its participants the chance to network with Rotarians from clubs from all over – not just their own clubs — and come back refreshed and excited about sharing and implementing new ideas. Go to www.rlinea.org to register. Click Read More for additional details.
In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, virtually every person knew someone in their family or circle of friends who had polio. In the early 1950s, there were annually over 55,000 cases of polio in the United States. Worldwide there were perhaps 500,000 cases of polio. Of that number 50,000 children a year would die from polio, and millions more would be crippled, paralyzed or suffer lifelong disabilities.
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 three weekly meetings: Thursdays, 7:47 am breakfast at the YMCA, 12:15 pm lunch at the Madison Hotel or 6 pm the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at Charlie Brown's in Chatham. To learn more, join or visit a Rotary meeting - contact Barry Kroll, at barrykroll@aol.com or 973-476-2772.
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
