At last Thursday’s luncheon, our speaker was Elaine Winter, Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy for Alzheimer’s New Jersey. Elaine outlined the growing impact of Alzheimer’s across the state — including 185,000 older adults affected, 283,000 unpaid family caregivers, and the 15% of residents over 45 who report cognitive decline — as well as the more than 2,000 annual deaths attributed to the disease. She discussed the organization’s advocacy work, community education, and support programs for individuals and families, and shared practical healthy‑brain habits that may help reduce dementia risk, and handed out a helpful card with recommendations! For more information please email Elaine at ewinter@alznj.org
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; I will be sending the flyer with the QR code separately. 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 21st, 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