Thank you to the 800 volunteers who have registered to help
Unfortunately we cannot accept additional volunteers
Slide Show of Last Year's Program
Rotary District 7475, Madison Rotary Foundation and numerous other Rotary Clubs have a goal of packaging 250,000 meals on Saturday, March 9, 2019 form 9 am to 4 pm. Hunger is a very real problem for many people in our community and we are dedicated to making a difference by distributing all of the meals locally. 130,000 meals were packaged in 2017, 160,000 were packaged in 2018 and we are excited about achieving the goal of 250,000 in 2019. Ellsworth Havens, program chair, said "we are grateful to have such a supportive community and sponsors to make a program like this happen". We are in the process of securing donations from individuals, sponsors and corporations for this year's program. The cost per meal is approximately 25 cents. A contribution of $10.00 equals 40 meals; $100.00 equals 400 meals, $1,000 equals 4,000 meals. It will take 800 onsite volunteer on March 9th to make this happen. Volunteer registration start January 15, 2019. Click the DONATE or VOLUNTEER button on the left to Donate or Volunteer.
Taste of Madison’s silent auction and tricky tray events are some of the best in northern New Jersey. The businesses of Madison and the friends of Madison donate merchandise and services to the cause. Donations are welcome anytime. The Taste also offers a 50/50 raffle drawing during the night of the event. Staring in February, the general public will be invited to purchase tickets at Gary's Wine & Marketplace Madison location and via www.TasteOfMadison.org. Tickets must be purchased in advance due to state regulations. Taste guests must be 21 years older and the dress code is business casual. VIP Admission (early entry at 6pm) is $100.00 each. General Admission (entry at 7pm) is $65.00 each. The events ends at 9:30pm.
Welcome Paul Daly (left) and Mark Schwarz (right) the newest members of Madison Rotary. Paul is an attorney/partner at Partner at Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto. His legal career spans more than 20 years and he has tried both typical personal injury matters and cases involving unusual, complex legal issues. Mark, is the School Superintendent for Madison Board of Education he comes from the Rockaway school district where he served as School Superintendent, Principal, Vice Principal and Curriculum Coordinator. Both are interested in helping the community by participating in service projects, participating in events, and helping Madison Rotary become a more succdssful service organization. If you are interested in being a part of Madison Rotary and would like to participate in community service, contact Barry Kroll at barrykroll@aol.com
The Rotary Club of Madison Grant and Sponsorship application process is underway. . Visit www.madisonrotarynj.org for full details. Link on left of website. If you have questions or need additional information, contact Carol Martorana, Grants and Sponsorship Committee Chair at madisonrotarygrandsp@gmail.com. Grant Application Deadline is April 1, 2019.
The Rotary Club of Madison will provide five $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
Rotary Leadership Institute – April 20, 2019 - The purpose of The Rotary Leadership Institute is to provide an educational opportunity for Rotarians identified as potential leaders by their club presidents. Each club president is asked annually to nominate club members as potential club leaders (not necessarily future presidents) in the years ahead. Courses will be given for the nominees to foster Rotary knowledge and leadership skills. It is hoped that these courses will also motivate the participants to be enthusiastic, creative and dedicated Rotarians. All Rotarians interested in learning more about Rotary are also encouraged to attend. Click Read More for full details.
Was Paul Harris the first president of a Rotary Club? No. Paul Harris was the first president of Rotary International? Yes. There is an easy explanation to this apparent contradiction. Although Paul Harris was the founder and organizer of the first Rotary club in Chicago in 1905, the man selected to be the first president was one of the other founding members, Silvester Schiele. Click Read More for additional information.
The Nominating Committee presents the following slate of officers to Madison Rotary. Elections will occur at the lunch meeting on Thursday, December 13, 2018
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.
RI President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney’s theme for 2019-20, Rotary Connects the World, asks Rotarians to strengthen the many ways that Rotary Connects the World, building the connections that allow talented, thoughtful, and generous people to unite and take meaningful action through Rotary service.
Do you shop on Amazon? The Rotary Global Rewards program has made an arrangement with Amazon that will contribute 5% 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
Rotary and ShelterBox celebrate the power of partnershipEvanston Ill., Rotary International announced on 3 June a three-year partnership renewal with its disaster relief project partner, ShelterBox. For almost 20 years,
Rotary announces US$100 million to eradicate polioEVANSTON, Ill. (June 10, 2019) — Rotary is giving US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed