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District Governor

Peter Wells

Governor’s Newsletter

District 7490

Bergen, Hudson & Passaic Counties

New Jersey, USA

October , 2015

Governor’sMessageforOctober._____________________________

Dear Rotarians, In this month, Rotary Foundation Month, I hope that you are reminded of all the good that our Foundation helps facil-itate, not only by offering available funds to help us accom-plish needed services, but also for its technical support and networking opportunities. To make this all happen please know that we must support our Foundation, the ways to which are carefully explained in RI materials and online. If you need help or an even greater explanation please ask RI Foundation Chair PDG Raj Bhatia for a club visit and program. If not already, will you will please consider becoming a Paul Harris Fellow, and if one already, will you please consider advancing to the next level of donorship. Our donations build a strong Foundation and offer promise to the success-ful future of our Rotary. Another clever way to support Rotary, which is also a re-ward to you, is by participating in an exciting new member benefits program which is meant to thank you and your fellow Rotarians for all the good you do. Rotary Global Re-wards has offers that can be used for club projects, helping you get more good work done while adding value to your membership in our organization. Since the program’s launch on 1 July, over 10,000 people have used Rotary Global Rewards, 5,400 have claimed offers, and these num-bers grow every day. Please look to Paterson Great Falls Rotarian Joanne Wiley for more information about this pro-gram. For more ways to connect to Rotary, please use the many online tools that RI provides to you and your clubs, which are meant to help you better serve your communities. Think of Rotary Club Central as your strategic planning resource. Not only does it show you membership reports, Foundation giving achievements, and service project information, it al-lows you to keep track of your clubs’ goals for the year.

As of October, 15,589 clubs had set at least one goal for 2015-16. In comparison, by October of last year, 11,994 clubs had set at least one goal for the Rotary year. Club Presidents, if you have not already done so, I ask that you join the many Clubs that have utilized this resource and set your club goals today.

In this Issue District Staff Meeting of October 19.

Governor Peter in Visit to Oakland Franklin Lakes Club. 2 Minutes of District Staff Meeting. 3 Governor Peter Urges Commitment to Rotary Foundation. 4 Categories of Rotary Foundation Grants Are Explained. 4 PDG Raj Bhatia Talks of Celebration of Rotary Service. 5 Joe & Sonia Laureni and 4 Clubs Honored by Foundation. 5 PDG Joe Laureni Talks of GOF Medical Mission to Hanoi. 7 PDG Dick Oakley Says 2 Candidates for Vie 2018Governor. 7 Governor-elect Jarahian Recognizes Vocation Nominees. 7 Clubs Recognized for Member Retention 8 PDG Calisto Bertin Tells of MFAC Project in Newark 8 District Honored for Contribution to Polio Fund 8 Audrey Banks Serenaded at District Staff Meeting 8

New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly. PRIVP Robert Scott Tells of Progress in Polio Campaign. 9 Valerie Wafer Urges Hiring of People with Disabilities. 10 Brian Moriarty Talks of Challenges in Business Ethics 10 Linda Hanlon of Park Ridge Honored with Vocation Award.

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Scenes from Oct. 6 New Jersey Vocational Assembly. 15 News of District and Clubs

354 Volunteers Work on ‘Halloween Against Hunger Project 16 Bayonne Hosts Board of Ed Debate, Hears from RYLA S Students and Recognizes 98-Year Old Member.

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Rotary Zone Institute Meeting in Rhode Island 19 BH/R Sponsors Rides on Mahwah and Ramsey Days 20 District Governor Peter Wells in Visit to Paramus Club 21 Membership Corner – Governor Nominee Stephen Jarahian 23 Some Advertisements Appearing in District Directory 24 Governor Peter in Visit to Fort Lee Rotary Club 26 Rotary Foundation Update – PDG Suraj P. Bhatia 27

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You can also help your club enhance the quality of their projects by referring them to Rotarian Action Groups for assistance. There are currently 22 Rotarian Action Groups, and they’re led by Rotarians who have substantial experi-ence in fields that apply to all six areas of focus. I encourage you to take advantage of the skills of these Rotarians, fami-ly members of Rotarians, Rotaractors, program participants, and alumni by promoting them as project resources to your clubs. On November 10, as a District, we will celebrate our Rotary service. The Dinner celebration will recognize our efforts with special recognition to those serving more than 40 years. The evening event will benefit our Foundation. In this way it is a circle of support: the proceeds helping our foundation, which helps us help those in need. Please join us so that I may introduce you to our RI President Ravi Ravin-dran. For tickets please contact Paterson Great Falls Rotar-ian Sheryl Adamoff. For Journal Ad opportunities please contact Paterson Rotarian Alia Suqi. DG Peter Wells Be a Gift to the World, Peter Wells

GovernorPeterinVisittoOakland/FranklinLakesClub

DG Peter visited the Oakland/Franklin Lakes Rotary Club. The club enjoys a high percentage of member participation in all activ-ities. He is shown here with Club President Rick Lepre.

Saturday, November 7 is Rotary/UN Day

Tuesday, November 10, Is a Celebration of Rotary Service

A Seasons, 644 Pascack Road,

Washington Township, NJ


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MinutesofOctober19DistrictStaffMeeting.

By Assistant District Secretary Judy Messineo

Attendance. PRID Ray Wells, PDGs Art Scialla, Raj Bhatia, Emil Geering, Gloria Counselor, Bill Rupp, Bonnie Sirower, Dan Shiver, Dominic Jengo, Dick Oakley, Joe, Dino, Joe Laureni, Calisto Bertin, DGE Steve Ja-rahian and DGN Jim Boyer. Hunger Initiative: PDG Bonnie Sirower & PDG Dan Shiver. Date Oct 24th – location St. Peter’s – still in need of volunteers and funds (approximately $3,000) to pack 60,000 meals. District Governor Selection Committee: PDG Dick Oakley. A few past presidents and PDG’s will meet at Baccari Grill in Wash-ington Township on Nov. 13th to interview the candidates for District Governor term 2018-2019. Already received two applicants and if anyone else is interested to submit their application the deadline is Nov. 7th. Gift of Life Mission: PDG Joe Laureni. Middle of January hopeful to have a mission to Hanoi and take care of 20 children. 10 or 11 clubs have already committed to finance at $3,000 per child and the committee is requesting that 9 or 10 more clubs come forward. GOL will be holding their annual lobster feast on Nov 1st and hoping to raise $3,000-$4,000 for this mission. Celebration of Rotary: PDG Raj Bhatia Foundation Bequest: PDG Peter Lefkowitz. Celebration to be held on Nov. 10 at Season’s Restaurant. 140 al-ready reserved – please have your clubs participate and meet the President of Rotary International! Special recognition was given to the following clubs – Ridgefield Park/Bogota, Teaneck, Mid-Bergen and Allendale – Like wise PDG Joe and Sonia Laureni were recog-nized. 2016 RI Convention in Seoul: Seoul International Video – beautiful video shown and PDG Raj encourages as many as possible to attend – contact RI for registration and flights can be arranged thru RI -PDG Don Lee or Judy Messineo. Convention to be held on May 28 to June 1.Registration deadline for best pricing Dec 15’15. General Announcements. PDG Calisto Bertin - report on “Stand down” project in Newark where they helped the veterans by supplying a truck load of sundries, clothing, etc. and helped prepare food. MFAC rekindled a wonderful relationship with the VA center in Secaucus for future projects to help our veterans. Karla Cino – Sunset Central helping to supply coats/socks/blankets for 375 people. Chester Banks - Bayonne starting another Interact club. DGE Steve Jarahian – Bergenfield/Dumont 5-k run Oct 25th. Judy Messineo – Garfield pancake breakfast Oct 25th. PDG Dominic Jengo – Maywood pumpkin carving contest Oct 31st. PDG Joe Laureni – Nov 1st Lobster feast.

Lisa Boehm – Jersey City fund raiser Oct 29th at Maritime Parc. Claire Salviano – Paterson Great Falls had a very successful meet/greet. Tamarha Ellerbe - Teaneck Oct 22 networking event. Maria Rini – Central Bergen Oct 29 hosting networking event and raising money for the snack pack. Project hosted by Ramour & Flanigan who are very interested in helping other clubs. Yvonne Hassett – Mid Bergen Nov 14th Casino night $60.00. Special Awards Presentations: PDG Calisto Bertin gave awards to the following clubs for service: 100% retention went to the following clubs: Meadowlands, Ringwood-Wanaque, Cliffside Park, Wyckoff/Midland Park, Jersey City Daybreak, Ridgewood, Bergen Sunset Central. Highest growth rate – given to Pas-saic Rotary. Highest growth rate for female members given to Garfield Rotary. PDG Raj Bhatia/DG Peter Wells – presented PDG Calisto Bertin with a certificate from RI for the Polio Fund. DGE – Stephen Jarahian gave special mention to all Vocational appli-cants: Steven Castellucci, Ridgewood AM; Jerry Kallman, Ridgewood; Jamie Dykes, Paterson; Louis Knaub, Teaneck; Carl Hassett, Mid-Bergen; Linda Hanlon, Park Ridge. Annual Fund: DGN Jim Boyer/PDG Bonnie Sirower. Donate annually $1000, will give you a Paul Harris, $10,000 a major donor and of course EREY – every Rotarian every year at $100. PDG Bonnie – wants to keep the date open of Nov 16th at Care plus 6PM – cost is $10 for light dinner to discuss the foundation/grants, etc – be sure to attend. District Grants: Lisa Beohm. We currently have $16,000 to apply for district grants – an individual club can receive up to $2,000 toward their community project. Infor-mation can be found on the district website or contact Lisa. Global Grants: AG Aleta Frezzell. Global Grants are given from RI and the minimum amount is $30,000 and can be applied to any of the 6 areas of focus and this year our district is working on an eye clinic in India and hurricane relief in Myanmar. Governor’s Address: DG Peter Wells. Since this is Foundation month – DG Peter wants to be sure that all clubs have signed the “MOU” please be sure all club presidents have signed this form and forward to Lisa Boehm. It is necessary for a club to have completed Memo of Understanding to be eligible for grants. After speaking of how a club could request grant support to help fund local efforts as well as the international project, DG Peter spoke of the importance for us all to support of the District Foundation as well as the Rotary Foundation. Peter challenged each to consider one of the many ways to contribute. Further to point of the success of our Foundations, DG Peter noted some of the accomplishments and acknowledged the work of the Walter D. Head Foundation Committee and the RI Foundation Com-mittee.


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ReportsandActivitiesattheDistrictStaffMeetingofOctober19. ___________________________

Governor Peter Speaks on Rotary Foundation. Citing the phrase “Every Rotarian Every Year” in an address devoted to the Rotary Foundation, District Governor Peter Wells urged members of his audience last month to contribute at least $100.00 annually to the Foundation. In his remarks at the District Staff Meeting on October 19, he discussed the classification of donors; for example Paul Harris Fellows – those who contribute at least $1,000 (either cumula-tively or in a single donation); Major Donors – those members or couples who contribute at least $10,000, and members of the Arch Klumph Society – those who contribute at least $250,000. He also spoke of grant programs that are available to districts and clubs, including Global Grants and District Designated Funds. Noting the frequent appeals for donations to the Foundation, Governor Peter spoke of the grant programs to he had just al-luded, telling his listeners that these programs represent an opportunity for clubs to qualify for funding from those pro-grams. “We’re always asking for money” he said: “now we’re telling you of money coming to you.” He noted also that last year, the District awarded grants of $2,000 each from the Foundation to eight Clubs with they could perform local service projects. He cautioned, however, that clubs must ratify a memorandum of understanding drafted by the Foundation in order to qualify for grant funding, so as to assure the funds will be wisely spent. Earlier in the evening, Governor Peter noted that the first quarter of his tenure as Governor had ended, adding that it was a “fun job.” “Busy” he said, “but fun.”

District Governor Peter Wells speaking at the District Staff Meet-ing on Oct. 19 of the Rotary Foundation. He urged Rotarians to contribute to the Foundation in order to receive funding for club service projects and spoke of the Celebration of Rotary Service in which Rotarians with 40-years of service will be honored.

___________________________ Different Types of Foundation Grants Discussed. District Governor Nominee James Boyer, Lisa M. Beohm of the Jersey City Rotary Club and Aleta Frezzell of the Se-caucus Rotary Club, spoke last month of the different types of grants available to clubs through the Rotary Foundation. Jim, who is also the District Secretary, spoke of the Paul Harris Society, which recognizes people who have at least $1,000 to the Foundation; the category of Major Donor, which recognizes those who have donated at least $10,000 and membership in the Arch Clump Society, which recog-nizes those who have contributed at least $250.000. Like District Governor Peter Wells who would speak later at the District Staff Meeting, he urged all Rotarians to donate at least $100.00 every year to the Foundation – Every Rotari-ans – Every Year.

District Governor Nominee James Boyer, who is also the District Secretary, speaking of the Every Rotary Every Year program of the Rotary Foundation, in which Rotarians are encouraged to contribute at least $100.00 a year to the Foundation. Lisa, President of the Jersey City Rotary Club, said that – like last year – the District will be able issue grants of $2,000 each from its Donor Designated funds to eight clubs. But, she said, although eight grants are available for distri-bution, only three clubs have applied for the grants. Aletta, of the Englewood Rotary Club, spoke of Global grants pointing out that any club can partner with clubs of other nations, adding that the minimum grant size is $30,000, but the grants must be applicable to one of the Foundation’s Six Areas of Focus. As examples, she cited a grant, the funds of which are assisting an eye clinic in India and another which is devoted to hurricane relief efforts in Myanmar.

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ReportsandActivitiesattheDistrictStaffMeetingofSeptember21.

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Different Types of Foundation Grants Discussed. (Continued from Page 4)

Aletta, of the Englewood Rotary Club, spoke of Global grants pointing out that any club can partner with clubs of other nations, adding that the minimum grant size is $30,000, but the grants must be applicable to one of the Foundation’s Six Areas of Focus. As examples, she cited a grant, the funds of which are assisting an eye clinic in India and another which is devoted to hurricane relief efforts in Myanmar.

Lisa M. Beohm of the Jersey City Rotary Club, and a member of the District’s Rotary Foundation Committee, speaking at the Oct. 19 District Staff Meeting of the Foundation’s District Grants.

Aleta Frezzell of the Englewood Rotary Club, and a member of the District’s Rotary Foundation Committee, speaking on October 19 of Global Grants.

___________________________ Raj Bhatia Talks of Celebration of Rotary Service.

Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia, chairman of the District’s Rotary Foundation Committee, spoke on October 19 of the coming Celebration of Rotary Service, which will honor more than 50 Rotarians in District 7490 who each have given more than 40 years of service in Rotary. He announced that at least 140 people have made reserva-tions to attend the dinner, which will take place on Tues-day, November 10 at Seasons, located at 644 Pascack Road in Washington Township, N.J. Rotary International Presi-dent K.R. Ravindran, Raj said, will deliver the keynote speech at the dinner, the proceeds of which will benefit the Rotary Foundation.

Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia, chairman of the District’s Rotary Foundation Committee, speaking of the District’s Celebra-tion of Rotary Service to be held on Nov. 10 at Season’s

___________________________ Joe Laureni and 4 Clubs Honored by Foundation.

During his presentation, four clubs – Allendale/Saddle Riv-er, Mid-Bergen, Ridgefield Park/Bogota and Teaneck – were honored for their contributions to the Foundation, with Al-lendale/Saddle River being honored for all of its members being Sustaining Members of the Foundation, meaning that every member in 2014 – 2015 contributed at last $100.00 to the Foundation; and with the Teaneck and Mid-Bergen Clubs having the second and third highest capita giving to the Foundation. Past District Governor Joseph Laureni and his wife, Sonia Laureni, were honored for being Major Donors, meaning that they have contributed at least $10,000 to the Founda-tion.

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Joe Laureni and 4 Clubs Honored by Foundation.

Past District Governor Joseph Laureni and his wife, Sonia Lau-reni, were honored on Oct. 19 as Major Donors of the Rotary Foundation. From left-to-right are District Governor Peter Wells, Joe Laureni, his wife Sonia, and Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia, chairman of the District’s Rotary Foundation Committee.

The Allendale/Saddle River Rotary Club was recognized by the Rotary foundation for the highest per capita giving in the District, and with every member of the club having contributed at least $100.00 to the Foundation, thus becoming Sustaining Members. Accepting the honors for the club is Jan Doornbosch, a member of the Park Ridge Rotary Club who is the Assistant Governor to the Allendale/Saddle River Club. From left to right are Past Dis-trict Governor Suraj P. Bhatia, chairman of the District’s Rotary Foundation Committee, District Governor Peter Wells and Jan.

Tamarha Ellerbe, President of the Teaneck Rotary Club, accepting a Rotary Foundation banner recognizing the club’s members as the second highest per capita donors to the Foundation in District 7490. Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia stands to Tamarha’s left while District Governor Peter Wells stands to her right.

Carl Hassett of the Mid-Bergen Rotary Club accepting a Rotary Foundation banner recognizing the club’s members as the third highest per capita donors to the Foundation in District 7490. To Carl’s left is Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia and to his right District Governor Peter Wells.


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__________________________ PDGJoeLaureniTalksofMedicalMissiontoHanoi.

Past District Governor Joseph Laureni spoke last month of a Gift of Life medical mission that expects to perform 20 cardiac surgeries in Vietnam early next year. Speaking with Rotarians at the District Staff Meeting on October 19, Joe said that the mission will take place in Hanoi, the nation’s capital – in mid-January. With 10 or 11 positions on the team already filled, Joe expressed the hope that all mem-bers of the team will have been selected sometime in by De-cember.

Past District Governor Joseph Laureni speaking on October 19 of the District’s Gift of Life medical mission to Hanoi in Vietnam, which expects to perform approximately 20 heart operations over a period of approximately two weeks. The medical mission, he said, is expected to begin sometime in mid-January.

__________________________ PDGDickOakleySaysTwoSeektobeGovernorin2018.

Past District Governor Dick Oakley, chairman of the District’s Governor Nominating Committee, announced on October 19 that two Rotarians had availed themselves as candidates to serve as District Governor in 2018. The committee, he said at the District Staff Meeting, will interview candidates on November 13. He urged any other Rotarians seeking nomination to announce their availability to the Committee soon, noting that the dead-line for submitting one’s candidacy, is November 7. Dick arrived at the meeting after having been treated for injuries sustained in an automobile accident while en-route to the meeting.

Past District Governor Dick Oakley, chairman of the District’s Nominating Committee for Governor in 2018, speaking at the Dis-trict Staff Meeting on October 19.

__________________________ DGESteveJarahianRecognizesVocationNominees.

At the District Staff Meeting on October 19, Governor-elect Stephen V. Jarahian offered recognition to the six Rotarians in District 7490 – Steven Castellucci of the Ridgewood AM Club; Jerry Kallman of the Ridgewood Club; Jamie Dykes of the Paterson Club; Carl Hassett of the Mid-Bergen Rotary Club; Louis Knaub of the Teaneck Rotary club; and Linda Hanlon of the Park Ridge Rotary Club - who were nominat-ed by their clubs to receive the District’s Vocational Service Award.

Governor-elect Stephen V. Jarahian recognizing the six Rotarians from District 7490 who were nominated by their clubs to receive the District’s Vocational Service Award.


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DistrictRecognizesClubsforMemberRetention. Past District Governor Calisto J. Bertin awarded certifi-cates of recognition to seven clubs – Meadowlands, Ring-wood/Wanaque, Cliffside Park, Wyckoff/Midland Park, Jer-sey City Daybreak, Ridgewood, and Bergen Sunset Central – all of which experienced a 100-percent membership reten-tion rate in 2014 – 2015. He also recognized the Passaic Rotary Club, which achieved the highest per capita mem-bership growth rate in District 7490 and the Garfield Rota-ry Club, for the highest growth rate in female membership.

Past District Governor Calisto J. Bertin, speaking of clubs in Dis-trict 7490 which increased or retained their member ranks.

__________________________ PDGCalistoBertinTalksofMFACWorkwithVeterans.

On another topic, Calisto said that members of the Rotary Military Family Assistance Center met in Newark with more than 300 veterans of military service in a “stand down”, which the MFAC provided a truckload of a variety of items, including clothing. The MFAC, also Calisto reported, “rekindled a wonderful relationship” with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ Vets Center in Secaucus, in which it hopes to participate in projects to assist veterans.

__________________________ District7490HonoredforContributionstoPolioFund.

District Governor Peter Wells and Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia last month presented Past District Governor Calisto J. Bertin with a certificate of appreciation for the District’s con-tribution when he was Governor to the Foundation’s PolioPlus campaign.

The district was one of the eight districts in Zones 24 and 32 to have contributed at least 20-percent of their District Designat-ed Funds to End Polio Now.

District Governor Peter Wells and Past District Governor Suraj P. Bhatia, chairman of the District’s Rotary Foundation Committee. Presenting Past District Governor Calisto J. Bertin with a certifi-cate of appreciation from the Rotary Foundation for its contribu-tions to the campaign against polio.

__________________________ AudreyBanksSerenadedatStaffMeetingonHerBirthday.

Audrey Banks, the wife of Chester Banks, President of the Ba-yonne Rotary Club, being serenaded on her birthday at the Octo-ber 19 District Staff Meeting.


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PolioPlus,HiringofPeoplewithDisabilitiesandEthicsinBusinessDiscussedatVocationalAssembly.

_____________________________ PastRIVPRobertScottSpeaksonCampaignAgainstPolio.

Past Rotary International Vice President Dr. Robert Scott speaking of PolioPlus at the New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly on October. 6.

_________________________________ Rotary International Past Vice President Dr. Robert Scott this month spoke of the efforts by Rotary International to eradicate polio. Speaking on October 6 at the closing dinner of last week’s 35th annual New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly, Dr. Scott mused about the challenge Rotary might confront af-ter the conquest of polio. “What’s next?” he asked, answer-ing his own question by acknowledging “I don’t know.” As possible challenges, he cited the Six Areas of Focus – Peace and Conflict Resolution, Disease Prevention & Treatment, Water & Sanitation, Maternal & Child Health, Basic Education & Literacy, and Economic & Community Development. Rotary, Dr. Scott said, will be “the vanguard of the future” in confronting these challenges. He urged his listeners to not only contribute to the Rotary Foundation, but to urge other Rotarians to do so as well. But in discussing donations to the Foundation, Dr. Scott said that when people are approached for donations to the Rotary Foundation, they often they ask “What’s Rotary?” If they are told, however that the donations are designated for a specific purpose, such as maternity care, etc., they are more apt to contribute. Rotary, Dr. Scott said, is part of what could be called a “gov-ernment of the world” along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Health Organization. With the eradication of smallpox in 1980, he said, Rotary sought to address the challenge of polio at a time when 1,000 new cases of the disease were being contracted every day.

There is no cure for polio, he said, with the only hope being inoculation against the disease. As a result of Rotary’s Poli-oPlus campaign which began in 1987, Dr. Scott said, much of the disease has indeed been eradicated. Whereas in 1987 1,000 cases of polio were being reported every day, only 21 cases have been reported throughout the world in the last six months. Imagine, he said – 1,000 new cases of polio eve-ry day in 1987 as opposed to 21 new cases in the last six months. Polio, Dr. Scott said, remains endemic in only two nations – Afghanistan and Pakistan. A third nation where the disease had been endemic – Nigeria, he said, has been free of polio for the last year. An examination of the water in Nigeria, he said, discloses that there is no virus in its water that causes polio, explaining that wherever the virus is present in wa-ter, cases of polio will occur. He attributed the success of the campaign against polio to two doctors – Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Albert Sabin. Dr. Salk developed an inactivated vaccine in the mid 1950’s, which, Dr. Scott said, cannot transmit the disease. The oral vaccine – a live attenuated virus – developed by Dr. Sabin, he added however, has in rare cases, caused rather than prevented the disease. But Dr. Scott said, Dr. Sabin’s vaccine was instrumental in the virtual elimination of polio. Dr. Scott identified three types of polio – Types I, II and III – with Types II and III having been eliminated leaving only Type I, a type, he added, which is “nasty” in that it paraly-ses and kills its victims. The campaign against polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Dr. Scott said, is being inhibited by Taliban gunmen, who kill health workers seeking to inoculate children against the disease. Many of these workers, he said, are young women, ranging in age from 19 to 25. They are heroines, he said, who risk their lives. As a result of the killings, Dr. Scott said, Rotary has developed a “Heroes Polio Eradication Fund” which seeks to assist victims and surviving families of workers who have been killed or in-jured. In many cases, he said, the Heroes were the main earn-ers of their families. A board of trustees, Dr. Scott said, decides to whom assistance would be rendered, adding: I am one of the deciders.” He, himself, Dr. Scott said, has visited Pakistan 14 times as part of Rotary’s PolioPlus campaign. Displaying a photo-graph of himself giving vaccine to a child, Dr. Scott said that he had sent it to his wife, who thought it was “beautiful”. But he said, he urged his wife to look closer, asking if she had not seen a man to his left bearing a gun. That man, Dr. Scott said, had been assigned to protect him against the possibility of assassination.

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Despite, and perhaps because of the progress that has been made against polio, Dr. Scott said that risks of polio outbreaks remain. Children who are not vaccinated are at risk of contract-ing the disease, he said. Travelers who themselves are exposed to the disease can carry it to nations that are now polio-free. Gaps in polio surveillance can allow the disease to develop and spread. The killing of health workers can prevent children from being vaccinated. And he said, a complacency among donors can retard the elimination of polio, adding that the rate of contribu-tions to PolioPlus has in fact, declined. The administering of polio to children is easy, he said. Anyone who can open a child’s mouth and count to two can give oral vaccine. He then showed a photograph of two children afflicted with polio that was take approximately 18 years ago in the Indian city of Mumbai. The two children, he said, now adults, are un-employable due to their disease, and are probably beggars. Dr. Scott then concluded his remarks with a poem in which he urged Rotarians to accept the challenges ahead:

Blessed are those; Indeed who in this life can find a purpose that will fill their days and goals to fill their mind.

This world is filled with little folk content with where they are; not knowing the joy success can bring; no will to go that far.

Yet in this life there is a need for some to lead the rest;

to rise above the average life by giving of their best.

Would you be those that dare to try when challenged by the task?

To rise to heights you've never seen? Is that too much to ask?

This is your day a world to win; Great purpose to achieve;

Accept the challenge of your goals and in yourselves believe.

You will be proud of what you’ve done, when at the close of day;

You look back from whence you’ve come and polio - yes - polio will have had its day.

Slide Courtesy of Dr. Robert Scott

A slide indicating the status of polio in 1985, with 1,000 cases in 125 countries being reported every day.

Slide Courtesy of Dr. Robert Scott

A second slide indicating the status of polio today, with 21 cases having been reported throughout the world over the last six months, as opposed to the more than 1,000 cases that were being reported every day in 1985.

Photograph from Robert Scott Slideshow

Two children with polio photographed 18 years ago in India, who Dr. Scott said are now probably beggars, with their disease ren-dering them totally disabled.


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ValarieWaferUrgesHiringPeoplewithDisabilities. Past District 7070 Governor Valarie Wafer spoke last week of the hiring of people with disabilities. Valarie, who with her husband owns six Tim Hortons fast-food restaurants in Ontario, Canada began her presentation by noting that people have the most difficulty in searching for their first job. She then spoke of what she termed the folly of employers’ refusal to hire people with disabilities, saying that 15.5-percent of all Canadians have some form of disability and that, taken together with their relatives and friends, 53-percent of all Canadians either have some form of disability or know someone who has. Employers are reluctant to hire people with disabilities, Valarie said, because they believe that people with disabili-ties require more accommodation than other employees, are slower in the performance of their duties or are more diffi-cult to fire. As a result, she said, 477,000 graduates with disability in Canada are unemployed. Noting that she and her husband have owned Tim Hortons franchises for more than 20-years, Valarie said that the fast-food restaurant industry is a “fast-paced” business, yet she said, employees with disabilities function as well, if not better than employees without disabilities. Forty-six of the 250 employees of her six franchises, Valarie said, have some form of disability, yet they are, on average, more punctual in arriving for work than employees without disabilities, and require less supervision than their colleagues. The sick rate of her disabled employees, Valarie said, is 80-percent less than for those without disabilities, and they are less apt to have accidents at work. Contrary to the fear of many employers, she said, 60-percent of people with disabil-ities require no special accommodation, with only four-percent needing expensive accommodations. She spoke of one of her employees, Clint, who, she said has Downes Syndrome. He has worked in her franchises, Vala-rie said, almost from the time she first opened her business. He is reliable, is raising a family and owns his own condo-minium. Employee turnover in the fast-food industry, Valarie said, ranges from 100 to 125-percent, but the turnover of employ-ees in her franchises she said, is 55-percent – less than half the average – adding that the turnover of employees with disabilities is even lower – at 38-percent. High turnover, she said, is expensive, with the training of each new employee costing $4,000. Thus she said, her franchises’ inclusive hir-ing policies actually save money with their low employee turnover.

Speaking again of the percentage of Canadians with disabil-ities, and of their relatives and friends, Valarie said that in declining to hire people with disabilities, they, for all practi-cal purposes, turn away more than half the population of potential customers, as well as of potential employees. Tim Hortons, Inc., Valarie said, has 4,100 franchises in Canada and almost 900 in the United States. The company serves primarily coffee and doughnuts. In conclusion, she urged her listeners to “break down” what she termed the myths that discourage the hiring of people with disabilities.

Past District 7070 Governor Valarie Wafer speaking at the October 6 New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly, in which she urged her listeners to “break down the myths” that discourage employ-ers from hiring people with disabilities.

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Brian Moriarty, Director of the Institute for Business in Society at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, spoke last week of the need for a “commitment to vocational service , now more than ever.” Speaking on October 6 at the 35th annual New Jersey Rota-ry Vocational Assembly in Edison, Mr. Moriarty used as his theme words from Mark Antony’s funeral oration for Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s play of the same name. “Friends, Rotarians, Professionals” he began, listing Friends as “fel-low human beings” Rotarians as “people who have chosen to be part of this community and who, as such, undertake col-lective action in its name” and Professionals as “representa-tives of our organizations and particular professions.”

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He then declared: “The world needs your commitment to vocational service now more than ever.” Mr. Moriarty then discussed a passage from Antony’s funer-al oration over the dead Caesar in which Antony says: “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft’ interred with their bones.” He then discussed Shakespeare’s insight, in that people “perceive the legacy of good acts differently from the legacy of evil acts.” While one act of violence, Mr. Moriarty said begets further violence, acts of kindness “are less easy to trace.” For example, he said that the assassination of Cae-sar plunged Rome into civil war, thus resulting in the very Empire the assassins sought to prevent – the evil, he said, that lives after its perpetrators. But, Mr. Moriarty said, all too often people fail to recognize acts of kindness. This is so, he explained, because acts of kindness “are marked by greater freedom, not cycles of repe-tition.” An act of kindness, he added, is “like a seed that is passed on” in which the recipient will “pay it forward” by helping someone else. “The typical and just response to an action that benefits you, however” Mr. Moriarty said: “is gratitude.” The most sincere form of gratitude, he continued, “not only involves recognizing and praising those who did you a good turn - but more so, gratitude is about paying it forward” that is, he said “to help someone else flourish.” Thomas Jefferson, he said, “understood this.” Noting that he teaches at the University of Virginia, which Jefferson founded, Mr. Moriarty said that although “it is not a requirement that people from the University of Virginia quote Jefferson every time we speak in public… let’s say it happens a lot”, he then proceeded to quote from Jefferson’s letter to Thomas Cooper in which the former President wrote “Truth advances, & error recedes step by step only; and to do to our fellow-men the most good in our power, we must lead where we can, follow where we cannot, and still go with them, watching always the favorable moment for helping them to another step.” That statement, Mr. Mori-arty said: “is as true for organizations as it is for individu-als.” “Current public expectations of business” Mr. Moriarty said, “are very different than they were a generation ago” attributing that “to a changing balance of power among the institutions of business and government.” Over the last 20 years, he said, “over half of the 100 largest economies in the world have been companies and not states.”

As a result, Mr. Moriarty said, people expect corporations to collaborate with governments “on a range of issues that are of a daunting scope and scale.” As an example, he cited the United Nations’ recently announced Sustainable Develop-ment Goals, among which he said, were the elimination of poverty, providing “quality education around the globe”, clean water in all countries of the world, a reduction in the inequality among peoples, and addressing the challenges of climate change. These he added, were just five of the 17 goals listed by the United Nations at its Sustainable Devel-opment Summit last month. Thus, he said: “it makes perfect sense” for business to “take a leading role” in challenges due to its ability to “cross bor-ders, innovate and flat out get things done.” But, Mr. Moriarty said: “Some members of the public, how-ever, do not view business as a credible partner in the work of fixing social problems.” adding that “Plainly put, we are in the middle of an era of distrust in business.” He cited, for example, Volkswagen, which recently acknowledged that it had evaded required emission standards on more than 11-million of its automobiles which have been sold throughout the world. More than 50-percent of “millennials” Mr. Moriarty said, that is, people born anywhere from the early 1980’s to the early part of the 21st century “are not proud of their bosses.”

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Brian Moriarty, Director of the Institute for Business in Society at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, speaking at last week’s New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly in which he addressed the values of business and the challenges they face in civic engagement.


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Despite this distrust, however, Mr. Moriarty said that busi-ness is indeed “grounded in values.” He is optimistic, he said that “business can be a force for social good that helps im-prove the world.” Business is, he said, “a form of social coop-eration” in which people work “together” in order to “create value that no one of us could create on our own.” To illus-trate his point, Mr. Moriarty cited his Smartphone which “allows me to have video calls with family and colleagues from around the world, to drive somewhere new without needing to read a map, to know what my schedules looks like at all times, and to access a vast library of information, knowledge and entertainment.” Saying that “we need a moral awakening that insists busi-ness can and should be a force for social good” Mr. Moriarty said that the time for that “moral awakening is now”. In a survey of young people, he said, 77-percent of young people seeking jobs are driven by “purpose”, with many believing that “great” business leaders value their employees “and treat them well”, guide their businesses so as to benefit so-ciety and “deliver financial performance.” He spoke of the United Services Automobile Association, an insurance company founded in 1922 by former military of-ficers to insure each other’s cars when no other insurance company would, as one such company. Like the military, its newly-hired employees undergo a 10-week training pro-gram, or more accurately, “boot camp” in which the recruits are shouted at, issued “heavy gear to wear” and issued mili-tary rations, “Meals Ready to Eat” for lunch. More than 81-percent of USAA’s customers, Mr. Moriarty said “believe that the company works for them rather than the ‘bottom line’” The company, he said, is also rated “#1 in customer service, not only in their sector, but overall.” Mr. Moriarty then spoke of a “golden triangle” encompass-ing partners in business, government and “civil society”. The Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society, he said, agrees with that approach, with the Insti-tute administering a Tri-sector Leadership Program, bring-ing together faculty and students of the University of Vir-ginia’s schools of business, public policy and law. Addressing the ethics of Rotarians themselves, Mr. Moriarty said that after having been invited to speak at this Assem-bly, Past District 7470 Governor Robert H. Pityo, who began the annual Assembly in 1980, sent him a booklet published by Rotary which spoke of “serving stakeholders”, an empha-sis on ethics in business, and commitments to “a business and society mindset” along with the developments of “the next generation of professionals.”

What impressed him about that booklet, Mr. Moriarty said, is that no author was credited with the work. The person who wrote it, he said, “remains an invisible hero”. He concluded his remarks by speaking of Sir Nicholas Win-ton, a member of the Rotary Club of Maidenhead in Eng-land, who in 1938 as a 29-year old businessman saved 669 Jewish children in Czechoslovakia who would have other-wise died in the Holocaust. For 50 years afterward, he told no one of his actions, not even his wife, who learned only in 1988 of his deeds when she discovered papers detailing his mission in the attic of their home. In 1939, Mr. Winton wrote “There is a difference between passive goodness and active goodness, which is, in my opinion, the giving of one’s time in the alleviation of pain and suffering. It entails going out, finding, and helping those who are suffering and in danger, and not merely in leading an exemplary life in a purely passive way by doing no wrong.” “These words” Mr. Moriarty said: “provide a beautiful de-scription of Vocational Service” adding: “They apply as much to your amazing efforts and contributions with the Polio Plus program as they do to Nicholas Winton’s achievements.”

Past District 7470 Governor Robert H. Pityo who began the annual New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly in 1980. In his remarks to this year’s Assembly on October 6, Brian Moriarty said that Bob had presented him with a booklet highlighting Rotary values insofar as business and ethics were concerned. What impressed him about that book, Mr. Moriarty said, was that it listed no au-thor, calling him or her an “unsung hero” of business ethics.


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LindaHanlonoftheParkRidgeRotaryClubReceivesDistrict’sVocationalServiceAawrd.

Linda Hanlon, a member of the Park Ridge Rotary Club, received this year’s District Rotary Vocational Service Award. Following is the citation which accompanied the award, which was presented at the New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly on October 6: In August 1987, Linda Hanlon was inducted into the Park Ridge Rotary Club by Governor Robert Kleinberg. As the Club's first female member, she later served as its Presi-dent in 1994-1995. As a Rotarian, Linda has become active beyond the club level, serving as a Trustee of the Wal-ter D. Head Foundation from 2009 to 2015. In addition, Linda was a recipient of a Walter D. Head Award in 1989 and 2003 and received a Paul Harris Fellowship in 1992. Linda has held a life-long commitment to charitable ini-tiatives. As a young girl in Closter, New Jersey, her foray into philanthropy began when she sold lemonade on Knickerbocker Road to raise funds for local charities. She later joined the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) and continued to fundraise for local needs. Since August 2009 Linda has served as Senior Vice Pres-ident and Director of Retail Banking for Kearny Bank, headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey. Following the completion of her academic studies, Linda began her career with County Trust Company in Cresskill. She later joined Wachovia Bank; through mul-tiple mergers, she worked until 2008 as Vice President of Retail Operations for New York and Connecticut. During her time with Wachovia, she served as a mentor for the Rutgers University W.I.N.G.S. program and as a Cham-pion of Diversity and Ethical Behavior, designing and delivering training on Ethical Behavior. Linda is a member of Women United in Philanthropy. Linda resides in Saddle Brook, New Jersey with her husband William. Her parents, Joseph and Ida Di Blasio, still live in Closter. She has two sisters, Karen and Diane and seven nieces and nephews.

Linda Hanlon of the Park Ridge Rotary Club after having received this year’s Rotary Vocational Service Award on October 6 at the New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly.

District Governor Peter Wells speaking on October 6 of Linda Hanlon as she received this year’s Rotary Vocational Service Award.


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ScenesfromtheNewJerseyRotaryVocationalAssemblythatwasHeldonOctober6.

A member of Opera Seabrook performing at the October 6 New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly The mission of Opera Sea-brook is "To train, support, educate and entertain, providing a professional stage for talented artists performing their first major roles. At the same time, Opera Seabrook supports other organiza-tions’ noble causes by putting our operatic talent to very good use at their fundraisers and other charity events.”

District Governor Peter Wells listening on October 6 to a speaker at the New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly.

Past Rotary International Director Raymond R. Wells and his wife Betty at dinner during the New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assem-bly on October 6. Mr. Wells served as District 7490’s 19th Gover-nor in 1975 - 1976 and as a member of RI’s Board of Directors in 1984 - 1986.

Photograph Courtesy of Dr. Robert Scott

In his keynote speech on October 6 at the New Jersey Rotary Vocational Assembly, Dr. Robert Scott, spoke of his participation in polio immunization drives in Pakistan. Here, he is shown ad-ministering an oral polio vaccine to a child in that nation. An armed guard can be seen in the upper left of this photograph, protecting him from possible assassination.


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354VolunteersinDistrict7490‘HalloweenAgainstHunger’FodDriveatSaintPeter’sUniversity.

Rotarians from District 7490 and other districts in New Jer-sey were among 354 volunteers on last month who packaged more than 19,000 meals for distribution to food pantries in New Jersey, in a drive that was organized by Past District Governors Bonnie F. Sirower and Dan Shiver. Working with Outreach, Inc., the volunteers had hoped to package at least 60,000 meals, but four of nine pallets of food and supplies that were due to arrive at Saint Peter’s University (where the event took place) by Friday, never arrived. Even so, volunteers worked with the food and ma-terials they had, and Rotarians bought other supplies on Saturday in order to package as many meals as possible. For example, in order to make certain that food was pack-aged under sanitary conditions, volunteers needed to wear cellophane or similar gloves and hair nets, but with hair nets among the supplies that failed to arrive, many volun-teers used Zip Lock bags as hair nets, thus enabling them to properly prepare the food packages. With the supplies now on hand, an additional day of packag-ing will take place in November, before Thanksgiving, with a guarantee that an additional 41,000 meals will be pack-aged. In a message to volunteers, Bonnie F. Sirower, who coordi-nated Rotary’s efforts in this project, thanked them for their improvisation in making the project work, and for their pa-tience. She also noted that the spirit of the volunteers was undaunted, despite the initial uncertainty of the day, and that despite the inconvenience, participants in the project “had a good time.” “Looking around” Bonnie wrote “except during the earliest part of the day when we were still figuring out what had happened to the delivery, it looked like everyone there had a good time packaging the food in Zip Lock bags, and even came up with the most creative uses of Zip Lock bags (as hair nets) and garbage bags (as tablecloths) that I have ever seen.” She thanked among other groups “People to People Interna-tional (which also gave us 1,000 bags), to the Ridgefield Park Girl Scout troops who came early to help us label, to all of the Rotarians, Leonia High School DECA, more than one hundred students at Saint Peter's University and to all the volunteers who made the day special -- despite the diffi-culties we faced. Many of our volunteers made special trips to local CVS stores, Home Depot, grocery stores, etc. I think we bought every Zip Lock bag in Jersey City!”

Past District Governor Bonnie F. Sirower, who coordinated the Halloween Against Hunger service project on Saturday, is flanked on her left by Niurka (Nikki) Mederos of the North Hudson Rotary Club and on her right by Alison Bryant of the Irvington Rotary Club in District 7470. More than 350 volunteers participated in the packaging of more than 19,000 meals.

Past District Governor Dan Shiver, who co-chaired this month’s Halloween Against Hunger food packaging service project, at Saint Peter’s University on October 24 speaking to the volunteers from a number of service organizations who helped prepare the meals for distribution.

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District Governor Peter Wells, with Ryan Cangialosi of the Park Ridge Rotary Club to his left and his son, Phil Wells to his right, at the Halloween Against Hunger project on October 24.

Some of the approximately 100 students of Saint Peter’s Universi-ty who participated in the food packaging service project on Oc-tober 24. They are shown here at an orientation given by Chester Banks of the Bayonne Rotary Club.

Volunteers working at the October 24 Halloween Against Hunger food packaging project at Saint Peter’s University.

Chester Banks, President of the Bayonne Rotary club, to the left of the screen, providing an orientation to volunteers about to participate in the October 24 Halloween Against Hunger food packaging project at Saint Peter’s University.

Past District Governor Calisto J. Bertin labeling food packages for distribution to food pantries in New Jersey.

Girl Scouts from Troop 5252 of the Northern New Jersey Council, who helped package food at the Halloween Against Hunger drive on October 24 at Saint Peter’s University.


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The Jersey Journal/October 26, 2015

An article in Monday’s edition of The Jersey Journal highlighting the October 24Halloween Against Hunger food packaging project.

Photograph by Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal

Two Rotarians with their back to the camera. Wearing a Rotarian at Work vest is Calvin Watson of the Jersey City Rotary Club and to his right is Jerry Traille of the Paterson Rotary Club at the Oc-tober 24 Halloween Against Hunger food drive.

Jennifer R. Aitken of the Jersey City Rotary Club sits to the left of Chester Banks of the Bayonne Rotary Club and two other volun-teers following an orientation program Chester gave prior to their participation in the Halloween Against Hunger food packaging service project on October 24at Saint Peter’s University.

A Daisy, the youngest group of Girl Scouts, who helped in pack-aging prepared meals on October 24 in District 7490’s Halloween Against Hunger service project.


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BayonneRotarySponsorsDebateinBoardofEducationElection,HearsRYLAStudents.

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18of20CandidatesParticipateinDebate. The Bayonne Rotary Club on October 1 sponsored a debate among 18 0f the 20 candidates for election to the City’s Board of Education, in the first such elections to take place in more than 35 years. Last November, citizens of Bayonne voted in a referendum to change the manner in which members of the Board were selected. Since 1980, the nine member of the Board have been appointed by the Mayor. On November 3, five candi-dates will be elected to seats, with three to serve for three years, and one each for two years and one year respectively.

The Jersey Journal/Oct. 10, 2015 On October 10, The Jersey Journal devoted two pages to a syn-opsis of a debate for candidates of the Bayonne Board of Educa-tion that was sponsored on Oct. 1 by the Bayonne Rotary Club.

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Three students of Bayonne High School whose participation in this year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp were spon-sored by the Bayonne Rotary Club, spoke of their experiences at the Club’s meeting on October 20.

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Al Resnick, a member of the Bayonne Rotary Club for 32 years, joined the Club when he was 65-years old. Al, who celebrated his 98th birthday this month, is seen at a recent gathering of the Club.

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Rotary International Zone Institute 24 and 32 met in Providence, Rhode Island during the four-day period of September 24 – 27. Among the participants from District 7490 were - Front Row: Sonia Laureni, PDG Joe Laureni, PDG Bonnie Sirower, AG Aleta Frezzell, R.I. Director Julia Phelps, DGE Steve Jarahian. Back row: PDG Joe Dino, DGN Jim Boyer, PDG Emil Geering, PDG Raj Bhatia.


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BH/RRotarySponsorsRidesatRamseyandMahwahDays.

This fall, members of the Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Ro-tary Club once again brought lots of fun and happiness to area children by sponsoring the children’s rides at Ramsey Day and Mahwah Day. The BH/R Rotary Club provides this delightful children’s entertainment every year; the proceeds are used to support the Club’s schol-arships and other many charitable activities, both inter-nationally and right here at home. Want to make a difference in people’s lives? The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club is an ener-getic and enthusiastic group of citizens working hands-on to improve our local communities and the world. In-terested parties are invited to join the Club at one of its weekly luncheon meetings, held on Mondays at 12:15pm at Houlihan’s in Ramsey. For more about Club activities and membership, please call Bob Baron, Membership Chair, at 201-934-1222, email him at [email protected] or access the club’s website at www.bergenhighlandsrotary.org. The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club has been supporting educational and charitable needs in Allen-dale, Mahwah, Ramsey, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River since 1952. The Club provides college scholarships for local students and funding for local causes such as the Center for Food Action, the DACCKS Group, the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, MEVO (Mahwah Envi-ronmental Volunteers Organization), and Habitat for Humanity.

Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotarians are delighted to provide children’s rides at Ramsey and Mahwah Day, with proceeds bene-fitting scholarships and many charitable projects.

The Club recently established a working partnership with Ramapo College, following the earthquake in Nepal, to fund assistance for Ramapo students impacted by disasters. As part of Rotary International, the Club also raises funds to support educational, medical and sanitary facilities in Nica-ragua and Haiti, as well as cornea transplant and dialysis facilities in India.

Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotarians Paul Scarduffa (Park Ridge), Tom Dunn (Mahwah) and Bob Baron (Mahwah) check out the chil-dren’s rides at Ramsey Day.

Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotarians Tom Grissom (Mahwah), Emery Duell (Ramsey), and Jim Jaworski (Ramsey), along with future Rotarian Michael Jaworski, get ready for the crowds of children at Mahwah Day.


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DistrictGovernorPeterWellsVisitstheParamusRotaryClub.

The very special guests at the Paramus Rotary Club Meet-ing of Thursday, October 01, 2015 were Rotary District 7490 Chief of Staff James Boyer, and well known to us, District 7490 Governor Peter Wells. Today’s meeting started with an 11:30 a.m. session with Jim, Peter and members of the Paramus Rotary Club Board members. There were some very frank discussions on both the greatness of the club as well as some areas that would benefit from some additional attention. As strong and active as we are, more of our members need to really “get involved”. It was suggested that maybe it’s time for some of the really involved members to “turn over some of the reins” to the newer members and guide them with all the knowledge and experience learned over the years – “Generously Share” – “Be Respectful”. Governor Peter’s overall message was that he and all the District’s Committee heads are there to help – please ask! The meeting then proceeded to the luncheon part of today. And probably our favorite picture of the day…Governor Pe-ter’s Mom and Dad, Ray and Betty. Married 65 years and still holding hands. Peter Wells began working in his father's office doing draft-ing work in his early teens and ultimately became the man-aging partner of Wells Associates. After amassing an exten-sive portfolio of architectural projects Peter took a sabbati-cal from the practice to expand his knowledge and became the Building Official and Town Planner in the rapidly grow-ing Borough of Paramus. In 2004 Peter started the firm of Peter Raymond Wells Archi-tect LLC to address a growing body of requests from past cli-ents seeking his expertise and new acquaintances who knew of his work in the Borough of Paramus. From that beginning he has grown the business into the boutique firm it is today. With the feel of a small firm still able to give personal service but the experience of a much larger one, the firm now thrives on a vast diversity of pro-ject types from small residential additions that require a delicate touch to integrate into existing styles to multi-million dollar commercial mega-structures that exercise their broad range of knowledge. When Peter R. Wells was installed as the District’s new Governor, Peter’s father, Raymond R. Wells, became only the second father whose son or daughter also served as Gov-ernor, with Raymond, having served as the District’s 19th Governor in 1975 – 1976. Peter, a member of the Park Ridge Rotary Club, was installed on Thursday, June 25 as the 59th Governor of Rotary District 7490.

Here are some of the highlights of Governor Peter’s com-ments to the Paramus Rotary Club members. District 7490 is a very STRONG district with a long history of excellence An almost unheard of 12% of members are on the District Staff Rotary as a whole had in excess of 100,000 new members world wide Rotary has $1,000,000,000 “in the bank”. District 7490 is the 2nd smallest (by geography) district in all of Rotary World Wide - BUT our accomplishments are world re-nowned – so much so that the President of Rotary Interna-tional, K.R. "Ravi" Ravindran from the Rotary Club of Co-lombo, Sri Lanka is visiting the district (in Paramus) in No-vember of this year. Questions put to all of us: How are you as a Rotarian? Are you contributing to your community?

District Governor Peter Wells speaking to members of the Para-mus Rotary Club during his official visit on October 1. In his re-marks, Governor Peter urged veteran members of the club to “turn over some of the reins to new members and guide them with all the knowledge and experience learned over the years, - adding “Generously Share - Be Respectful”.


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DistrictGovernorPeterWellsVisitstheParamusRotaryClub.

2015-2016 Paramus Rotary Club President Jay Leone and the great staff at Seasons certainly went out of their way to make today’s event very special with a “pre-lunch cocktail hour” with the usual GREAT buffet of Lamb Chops, Shrimp Cocktails, Lob-ster Roles, and so much more – yummy!

Also, in recognition of the great work put in by Paramus Rotary Club member Val Kipiniak guiding our visiting Rotarians from Poland as part of the District Friendship Exchange Program, Gov-ernor Peter presented Val with a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of District 7490.

District Secretary Jim Boyer introducing District Governor Peter Wells at the Paramus Rotary club’s meeting on Oct. 1.

And probably our favorite picture of the day…Governor Peter’s Mom and Dad, Ray and Betty. Married 65 years and still holding hands.

Before leaving Governor Peter (on behalf of the Paramus Rotary Club) presented the Presidents’ Award to Lois Horowitz in recog-nition of the 20+ years as a member of the Paramus Rotary Club. For reasons of convince Lois has moved her membership to the Fair Lawn Rotary Club (but will still be familiar to the Paramus Rotary Club as our 2015-2016 district AG).


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MembershipCorner–30August,2015.

By Governor-elect Stephen V. Jarahian

Did you know that submitting your members into ClubRun-ner is free? It’s covered by the District’s dues to ClubRun-ner. The only time you will pay a monthly fee is if you use them to create a club website. Did you know that your Club’s members don’t receive the Governor’s Newsletter unless they are entered into ClubRunner? They won’t receive anything from the District. They will be left out! They also won’t be receiving the Rotar-ian magazine. These two items help us to engage new mem-bers! The following Clubs have not synced their membership ros-ter that is in ClubRunner with the Rotary.Org website. Why is this so important? If you have members who have left your Club for any reason and you haven’t removed them, you are paying dues on them! If you have new members, you are not being recognized by Rotary International.

Bayonne Paterson Cliffside Park-Ridgefield Paterson A.M. Hackensack Paterson Great Falls Haledon Ridgefield Park-Bogota Jersey City Daybreak Ringwood Wanaque Kearny Rochelle Park Meadowlands Rutherford North Hudson Sunset Central Bergen Oakland/Franklin Lakes Tenafly Paramus Sunrise Wayne A.M. Pascack Valley West Milford Passaic

Your district leaders can also offer solutions. Contact your assistant governor, district membership committee, or dis-trict governor, if you feel your club could use a boost. The role of the club membership committee is to actively attract and engage members. Having engaged and active club members makes it possible for your club to serve com-munities at home and around the world. It is members who support Rotary’s work and who develop into leaders.

Your Club’s Members. Make sure your club reflects the diverse professions and cultures of your community. Not only will a diverse club attract potential candidates, it will also provide the skills and experience your club needs to make a positive change in your community.

Attracting New Members. Attracting new members should start with Rotary alumni in your area. Our program alumni are powerful advocates for Rotary, potential members and donors, and additional re-sources for service. Develop an action plan for keeping alumni connected to your club as members, donors, or re-sources. Club officers can generate a report of names, program de-tails, and contact information for all former Rotary program participants associated with their district on My Rotary. Encourage alumni to register with My Rotary to keep their information up-to-date. In addition to maintaining contact with alumni, your club’s members should talk to business and community leaders, young professionals, recent retirees, and women in your community who might be a good fit for your club. Find more ideas in Strengthening Your Membership: Creating Your Membership Development Plan.

Retaining Current Members. Keeping members should be a top priority for your whole club, but especially your committee. Find ways to improve the member experience by regularly asking members about their interests and what they would like the club to do. Make sure members are informed, involved, and recognized for their contributions. Track trends in project participation and engagement, length of membership, social activity, and contributions to The Rotary Foundation to reveal concerns that may need to be addressed. Whether members decide to stay or go is affected by the club experience, which is shaped by all members. Work with your committee to develop goals and a detailed action plan for achieving them. Then get your members on board and let them know what they can do to improve the club experience. Although your committee leads the club’s membership ef-forts, recruiting is the responsibility of each member. En-courage all members to ask friends, family, business associ-ates, and other community members to join leaders to ex-change ideas and take action. I will help you in any way I can! D.G.E. Stephen V. Jarahian, [email protected], (201) 390-1561 If not you . . . Who? If not now . . . When?


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MembershipCorner–30August,2015.

By Governor-elect Stephen V. Jarahian

Did you know that submitting your members into ClubRun-ner is free? It’s covered by the District’s dues to ClubRun-ner. The only time you will pay a monthly fee is if you use them to create a club website. Did you know that your Club’s members don’t receive the Governor’s Newsletter unless they are entered into ClubRunner? They won’t receive anything from the District. They will be left out! The following Clubs have not synced their membership ros-ter that is in ClubRunner with the Rotary.Org website. Why is this so important? If you have members who have left your Club for any reason and you haven’t removed them, you are paying dues on them! If you have new members, you are not being recognized by Rotary International. Governor Peter would like us all to get this up-to-date. As-sistant Governors will provide help!

Bayonne Paterson Cliffside Park-Ridgefield Paterson A.M. Hackensack Paterson Great Falls Haledon Ridgefield Park-Bogota Jersey City Daybreak Ringwood Wanaque Kearny Rochelle Park Meadowlands Rutherford North Hudson Sunset Central Bergen Oakland/Franklin Lakes Tenafly Paramus Sunrise Wayne A.M. Pascack Valley West Milford Passaic

How Do You Communicate the Benefits

of Joining Your Club? In talking to prospective members, do you consider their interests and needs when you are explaining the benefits of Rotary membership? Here are some popular benefits that Rotary members worldwide have associated with being a part of a Rotary club: Making a positive impact on one’s community through service projects Establishing business connections and lasting friendships Developing professional skills, such as event plan-ning, public speaking, and fundraising, or finding a mentor

Creating a global network of friends, especially when traveling The following scenarios show how you can use a prospective member’s interests as a starting point for introducing Rota-ry.

Community service A member of your community is regularly featured in the news for his community service activities. Invite him and other volunteers he may work with to join your next service project, bringing their ideas and experience. The extra help will allow you to make a greater difference, and the people you meet may be good prospective members.

Friendship and connections Your colleague has recently retired and is feeling a bit iso-lated. Explain to her how membership in Rotary has kept you active in your community, connected you with business leaders, taught you about topics you wouldn’t encounter elsewhere, and resulted in lasting friendships. Invite her to your club’s next social event, community service activity, or meeting.

Family involvement Your neighbor is looking for ways to involve his children in activities that have a positive impact. Tell him how Rotary members involve their families in club activities and explain how Rotary supports students through scholarships and opportunities to travel abroad for cultural exchanges.

International focus A member of your community is looking to increase his/her charitable contributions and participate in some interna-tional service. Tell him/her how Rotary clubs around the world connect to provide clean water, health care, educa-tion, and more.

I will help you in any way I can! D.G.E. Stephen V. Jarahian, [email protected], (201) 390-1561

If not you . . . Who?

If not now When?


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SomeoftheFirmsAdvertisinginthe2015‐2016District7490Directory.

The advertisements of the five firms or individuals shown here are in Rotary District 7490’s 2015 - 2016 District Directory. Copies of all advertisements placed in the District Directory will appear in suc-ceeding issues of The Governor’s Newsletter.

The General Manager of Season’s is Jay Leone, the President of the Paramus Rotary Club.

Alia Suqi is the contact for this advertiser. Alia is the printer of our Directory.

Dr. Linda Wells is a member of the ark Ridge Rotary Club First Lady Linda is DG Peter’s wife!


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SomeoftheFirmsAdvertisinginthe2015‐2016District7490Directory.

Jim Boyer is our District Secretary and the DGN. Jim is a member of the northern Valley Rotary Club.

PDG Gloria Counselor is a member of the Paterson Rotary Club.

Steve Stamos is the Newsletter Editor and a member of the Jersey City Rotary Club.

GovernorPeterinVisittoFortLeeRotaryClub.

DG Peter visited the Fort Lee Rotary Club on Sept. 19. The Gover-nor’s visit also included the installation of 2 new members! DG Peter and Club President Alan Zimmerman.

DG Peter, New Member Eddie Young, Sponsor Ann McVey, New Member Stephen Tsoucaris and Sponsor Sam Cereste.


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The Rotary Foundation.

By Past District Governor Raj Bhatia, DRFCC October has been a busy month for Rotary clubs world-wide and our District as well. On October 24, we marked the World Polio Day. I hope on that day all Rotarians took part in some way in our work to eradicate Polio. Here at home in our District, in addition to the challenge on working to eradicate Polio, which some clubs did pub-licize the event, we are working towards two other major events. The dinner “Celebration of Rotary Service” honoring our District Rotarians with over forty years of Service has its final meeting on October 28th. The reception committee members are all working on their individual areas of responsibility and assure me that it will be an elegant affair. The response for tickets from the clubs surely has been very encouraging. It is going to be a sellout affair. Rotarians are responding to our request for fund raising efforts where we are asking them to join the Bequest Society. Seven members have already joined by signing the pledge and two members have joined the other Per-manent fund alternative by becoming Major Donors. I thank all who are responding to this effort and made their contributions and I look forward to others who may be thinking of helping to build the Permanent fund. Well, we are a little ahead in our focus on the Founda-tion, as November is the Foundation month and we in-tend to follow through and continue with our efforts in raising funds for RI even after the Celebration Dinner is over on November 10. We plan to make it a three-year effort starting with Governor Peter Wells and ending with DGN Jim Boyer. I wish you all my very best and look forward to seeing you at the “Celebration of Rotary Service Dinner” at Sea-sons.

With Best Wishes …and Warm Regards

The Bequest Society Pledge Form.

Governor’s Newsletter...membership in our organization. Since the program’s launch on 1 July,...

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