Visit from Rotarian Surjeet Sharma
This week, we were pleased to welcome Rotarian Surjeet Sharma, visiting from Amritsar South, District 3070 (India). Surjeet has held numerous leadership roles within Rotary, including Club President, Club Secretary, District Disaster Relief Committee Chairman, and District Rotaract Committee Chairman.
He shared a brief message of appreciation for Rotary and spoke warmly about his visit to New Jersey, where he is enjoying time with his son’s family — especially his brand‑new granddaughter.
Surjeet attended with his son, Nishant, who is currently considering membership. We were delighted to have them both with us. Special thanks to Jaime Shanahan for helping to facilitate this visit.
Visit from Rotarian Harris Reinstein
We also welcomed Harris Reinstein, who plans to transfer from the Ridgewood Rotary Club. We are excited to have him join us and look forward to his involvement in the Paramus Rotary community.
Board Meeting Rescheduled & Volunteers Needed
Our next Board Meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, September 14th in observance of Yom Kippur.
We are also seeking a few sturdy volunteers for our Clothing Drive on September 13th, to help remove clothing donations from vehicles. If you’re able to assist, please let us know.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Clothing Drive Fundraiser September 13, 2026 at the Parkway School from 12 - 4 PM.
Social/Membership Outreach Event with Bergen Networking Exchange at Five Rivers Bank on September 23rd at 8:30 AM.
This gathering will allow us to meet other professionals and learn more about their businesses while sharing Rotary’s Service Above Self mission.
Paramus Rotary Blood Drive on September 24, 2026, from 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 PM, Bloodmobile will be at Seasons, 644 Pascack Rd, Twsp of Washington.
Please make an appointment at vitalant.org or call 877-25-VITAL, use blood drive code XP2R. For more info, please contact Diane Vasile-Falcone. Our first Fireside Meeting of the year will be held on October 13th. Location and Time TBD. Please email Diane at dfalcone0728@gmail.com if you would like to attend. Attendees to date are:
Lloyd Astmann
Regina Georges
Peter Kantzilieris
Kevin Mangan
Lisa McCrea
Maria Palumbo
Donna Perkosky
Chip Philibosian
Dawn Philibosian
Dawn Philibosian
Fred Rohdieck
Rich Siniscalchi
Elizabeth Spaeth
Diane Vasile-Falcone
Rotary Trip to Sicily Please mark your calendars for April 19–28, 2027. If you are interested in joining us, we will be hosting "pre" and "post" luncheon meetings on September 10th to present details.
Bingo at the Veterans Home
Stay tuned for the next date. Please help us say thank you to these brave Veterans. RSVP to Ed Lang @ granted 44@verizon
MEALS ON WHEELS
We are in desperate need of volunteers. Please contact Kevin Behnke at 201-954-3789 or kevinb@paramusbuildingsupply.com if you are interested in delivering once a month for this worthy cause
NEXT BOARD MEETING
All are welcome!
September 14th, 2026 @ The Cornerstone @ 6:30 PM
WE NEED GREETERS
Please contact Eddie Condello to sign up to be a greeter at econdello@oceanfirst.com
Please contact Eddie Condello to sign up to be a greeter at econdello@oceanfirst.com