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Elizabeth Rotary Club
The Wheel
August 2013
“Service Above Self”
2012-2013 District 7510 Leadership
Tulsi R. Maharjan, District Governor
Club Officers & Directors
Jim Duffy, President
Bill Mealia, Treasurer
Ceil Mantia & Ken Richuso,
Secretary
Bob Tombs, President-Elect
Club Service Chair
Jan Lilien, Director
Vocational Services Chair
Marie Krupinski, Director
Membership Chair
Ken RIchuso, Director
New Generations Chair
Joan Yankitis, Director
Foundation Chair
Art Lobdell, Director
Community Service Chair
Doug Harris, Director
Public Relations Chair
Rich Growney, Director
John Jacobson, Director
Four Way Test
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and
BETTER FRIENDSHIP?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?
Rotary Club of Elizabeth
www. elizabethrotary.org
A Word from our President, Jim Duffy
Fellow Rotarians,
Here are my plans and objectives for 20132014:
Follow Rotary International Theme
“Engage Rotary—Change Lives” by asking
my fellow Rotarians how I can engage each
of you.
I will invite a different Rotarian to sit to my left each week until I
have “broke bread” with each of you. I need to hear every perspective so we can grown and improve.
I want more club members to join me at District events. Let’s shoot
for six members, one for each spoke in the wheel, for attendance
and fellowship. I want more members to get inspired by all the
good projects and initiatives out there in the district.
Follow the District theme of “Passion into Action”. What is your
passion for service?
… name it, share it, champion it, and let’s do it! Planned service
actions are
 Cooking meals for the homeless Elizabeth residents on a
Wednesday night at St. John’s church to be served on Sunday.
 Get a Rotaract Club established at Kean University
 Water and weed Chatfield Gardens in Warinanco Park with
Community Access
Unlimited
 Join “Pounds for Polio” to raise $100 in 100 days by each Rotarian starting July 1. Bill Gates will match $2 to every Rotary $1.
Lets spend Bill Gates money and eradicate
polio!
We can do all of these things and more. Please buckle up for an
action packed ride this year!
August 2013
The following are dates are
our AugustMeetings
August 7th
Meet at St. John’s Church for
Food Preparation
5-6:30 PM
August 14th
Speaker from Elizabeth 350th
Program
August 21st
Learn to Flamenco Dance!
August 28th
Visit from District Governor Tulsi
Do you have an event you’d like to promote
through The Wheel?
Email information to Cara Pavia at
[email protected] by the second Friday of
every month for the information to be
included in the next month’s issue.
Email Cara if you have any questions. Thank
you in advance for your contribution!
Please consider a contribution to the
Rotary Foundation!
Contributions to the Rotary Foundation enable
Rotarians to carry out humanitarian and
educational projects. The Rotary Foundation is
supported solely by voluntary contributions from
Rotarians and others who share our vision of a
better world.
You can contribute to the foundation online at
the Rotary International website or by contacting
Joan Yankitis for more information.
Learn a little bit about our August Speakers!
August 7th - Food Preparations at St. Johns
The Rotarians will gather at St. John’s to prepare a meal for those visiting their Foodbank the
following Sunday. Please sign up for the event and designate what you’ll bring by visiting:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CA5AF2CABFE3-homelessfood
August 14th—Speaker from Elizabeth 350th Program
October 2014 marks the 350th anniversary of the royal charter that established the colony of New Jersey. The colonists founded Elizabethtown,
named in honor of the wife of the first Governor, Phillip Carteret, on the
grounds of what is now the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth. The
church is adjacent to the Union County Courthouse. You can get involved
by emailing Bob Higgs at [email protected].
August 21—Flamenco Dance Speaker
Flamenco is a dance inspired by the movements of the flamingo courtship. It is a form of
Spanish folk music and dance from Andalusia in southern Spain. It includes singing, guitar
playing, dancing and handclapping.
August 28th - Visit from District Governor Tulsi
Tulsi Marharjan joined Branchburg Rotary Club as a charter member in 1988. Since then
he’s served as International Service Director, Membership Chair, and as Club President
for three terms. He has been District International Service Director five times and Assistant Governor twice. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and recipient of Rotary’s highest
service award, “Service Above Self.” He has also received numerous Rotary International matching grants for International Service projects and District Simplified Grants
for other special projects.
The Rotary Club of
Elizabeth Presents:
“Taste of Elizabeth VII”
Monday, October 28, 2013
Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel
5:00 PM—8:30 PM
Program & Ad Journal Prices
Full Page Ad …………………… $200.00
Half Page Ad …………..………..$125.00
Quarter Page Ad ……...…………..$75.00
Please send camera ready ads and checks made out to:
Rotary Club of Elizabeth C/O Rich Growney
P.O. Box 250 Hillside, NJ 07205
Donations for the Tricky
Tray will be accepted from
July 17 to August 21.
After that items will be
grouped & sorted and
baskets made.
We’re looking for basket
items or big ticket items
that can stand alone.
Contact Jim Duffy with
questions or if you want to
help out!
“Like” Us on Facebook!
Rotary Club of Elizabeth NJ
&
Rotary International District 7510
New York Times
Highlights Pakistan’s
War on Polio
The New York Times article by Donald McNeil
titled “Pakistan Battles Polio, and Its People’s
Mistrust” is a powerful story that highlights
some of the incredible people and organizations
responsible for getting us closer than ever to
ending polio in my home country of Pakistan,
and eradicating the disease worldwide.
I have been involved in the polio effort for 14 years and have seen the program through ups and downs in all the three remaining endemic countries with polio in the world. There are very real challenges, but there is a hopeful and inspiring side of
the story. This is the story that I have dedicated my life and career to fulfilling. This is the story that, despite all of the challenges, makes me more confident than ever that we can eradicate this disease by 2018. Let me explain.
Progress to date – Since 1988, the world has seen the number of polio cases drop from 350,000 a year to less than 250 in
2012. The biggest advance in a decade happened in the past two years when India became polio-free, leaving only three
countries – Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan – where polio eradication has never been stopped. Today, in Pakistan, there
are the fewest number of polio cases than ever.
Where there’s a will there’s a way – Millions of people around the world have played a part in wiping out this debilitating but
preventable disease. I can proudly say that I’m one of them and I’ve seen first-hand the sheer determination and will it takes
to save a child from a lifetime of suffering from polio.
Commitment of government leaders — The governments of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria have all committed to ending
polio in the next couple of years. Most recently, the new Pakistan Prime Minister reinforced his personal and the government’s commitment to finish the job. They are raising vaccinators’ pay, increasing security for vaccinators and improving
crisis response. All political parties in Pakistan are united in their fight against polio. All parties signed a unanimous decision
condemning killing of the polio workers and expressing their support for Polio Eradication in December 2012. In Afghanistan
President Karzai remains highly committed to Polio Eradication and the Taliban have also shown their support for polio eradication on humanitarian grounds. Just this past April, donor governments and philanthropists pledged $4 billion toward implementation of a six-year plan to achieve a polio-free world by 2018.
We can and have reached (almost) every child – Ending polio requires reaching all children, including the most vulnerable,
with the polio vaccine. Because we have found and reached children living in the most dire of circumstances, we are more
than 99 percent toward achieving our goal of polio eradication. This success rate proves that we can deliver any kind of assistance – more life-saving vaccines, clean water, education – to the children who need it most, no matter where they live. This
effort gives us confidence that ending polio is a gateway to other major humanitarian advances.
Heroic Vaccinators – Each time I go to Pakistan, I am inspired by the individual acts of heroism I see from vaccinators who
dedicate themselves to ensuring that no child will ever again suffer from polio.
Eradicating a disease has only been done once before for a reason. It is really difficult. It is difficult due to scientific, political,
and geographic challenges. Yet ending polio is worth fighting for because these difficulties are nothing compared to the
benefits that we, as a global community, will bestow on generations to come.
Member Contact List
Denise Aquaye
Fast-Signs
973-273-1200
Bill Berg
Law– General
908-353-2775
[email protected]
Jonathan Burt
Jacobson & Company
908-355-5200
[email protected]
Bill Butler
YMCA of Eastern Union County
908-355-9622
[email protected]
Janice De Avila
Historic Midtown SID
908-355-9600
[email protected]
Rev. Larry Dixon
Mt. Terman AME Church
908-351-2625
[email protected]
Jim Duffy
B.B. Miller & Company
908-352-7300
[email protected]
Jerome Dunn
Elizabeth Board of Education
908-436-5163
[email protected]
Kathleen Dunn
Retired
908-558-077
[email protected]
Larry Franchini
Na-Vet Printing Company
908-353-4441
[email protected]
Barbara Gaba
Union County College
908-965-6091
[email protected]
Jacqueline Gradel
Advanced Healthcare Management
551-206-3277
[email protected]
Rich Growney
Growney Funeral Home
908-289-0400
[email protected]
Maria Hafer
Sovereign Bank
908-289-1800
[email protected]
Steve Hafer
SW Hafer Web Design
201-459-1074
[email protected]
Doug Harris
Trinitas Regional Medical Center
908-994-5138
[email protected]
James Horne
United Way of Greater Union County
908-353-7171
[email protected]
John Jacobson
Jacobson & Company
908-355-5200
[email protected]
Ron Jacobson
Jacobson, Halsted & Assoc.
908-289-0383
[email protected]
Kizi Kizito
Investigroup
908-688-4778
[email protected]
Marie Krupinski
City of Elizabeth
908-820-4277
[email protected]
Sebastian Leonardi
Salvation Army
908-352-7057
[email protected]
Jan Lilien
YWCA of Eastern Union County
908-355-1995 x122
[email protected]
Art Lobdell
Boy Scouts of America
973-765-9322
[email protected]
Ceil Mantia
Educator, Retired
908-351-1388
Angel Mauro
CCA, Inc.
908-352-3776
Kelly McCracken
Elizabeth High School
Bill Mealia
B.B. Miller & Company
908-352-7300
[email protected]
Joseph Parish
Habitat for Hummanity
908-352-1218
[email protected]
Cara Pavia
Community Access Unlimited
908-354-3040
[email protected]
Ken Richuso
Insurance (Retired)
908-654-8715
[email protected]
Orlando Rodriguez
CCA, Inc.
908-659-3111
[email protected]
Kathy Smith
Bridgeway House
908-355-7886
[email protected]
Bob Tombs
Comcast Spotlight
908-851-6618
[email protected]
Robert Verkouille
Retired Manufacturing
Tom Wacaster
Real Estate Sales
908-202-1920
[email protected]
Bill Webb
Family & Children’s Services
908-372-1007 x208
[email protected]
Joan Yankitis
Banking, Retired
908-486-8370
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]