Paramus Rotary Club Meeting of Thursday, May 13, 2021
Weekly Announcements!
The May Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 6:30 PM at Fire & Oak, located at 100 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvale NJ. A pris fixe menu is being offered to all attendees. This will be President Peter’s last full Board Meeting.
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The recycling project is now up to 156.8 lbs. June will be three months that we have been working on this project. We should be closer to 250 lbs. by now to keep up with the timeline of 500 lbs. by September.
Please bring plastic to the meetings or to President Peter's office located at 9 Forest Ave., Emerson, NJ.
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The Rotary Club of Paramus' Annual Golf Classic will be held at the Edgewood Country Club on Monday, May 24, 2021.
We need golfers and volunteers!
For information on sponsorship opportunities and ways to participate, please contact Rich Siniscalchi at rssemperfi@hotmail.com.
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Elaine Rovetto announced an alfresco TRIVIA NIGHT on June 1, 2021, beginning at 6:30 PM!
The Club's Annual Cash Raffle will be held virtually on June 11, 2021. If you would like to purchase extra tickets, please contact Madam Past President Diane Vasile-Falcone. Since the Raffle will be held virtually, the services of an experienced IT professional would be greatly appreciated.
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Relay for Life Paramus is June 12th.
The Drive-in Luminaria Ceremony at Paramus High School will be on June 13th.
The Drive-Thru Relay at Westfield Garden State Plaza.
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Rotary Club of Paramus
73rd Presidential Installation Dinner for
Dawn Feorenzo
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Season's
644 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ
Cocktail Hour: 6:30PM, followed by Dinner and Dancing
Tickets: $115 pp
RSVP by June 10th
dianevasile@yahoo.com or 201-981-5437
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The Rotary District 7490 banner exchange is scheduled for June 23
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~ Our speaker for the May 13, 2021, meeting was fellow Rotarian and Director of the Paramus Public Library, Mr. Len LoPinto.
Mr LoPinto informed attendees that the New Jersey Legislature has approved a $507,000 grant for the Paramus Library to help fund a 1,958 square foot addition the the Children's and Young Adult area of the main library!
This new addition will allow the library to extend programming and educational opportunities for children and young adults, and will provide a group study area and extra seating. It will also free up the current meeting room and allow space for more ESL classes, technology training, adult book discussions and crafts, and community and civic meetings.
The Library is seeking charitable donations from Paramus residents to offset the cost of the addition at the main library to accommodate all of these wonderful enhancements. When coupled with the $507,000 grant and the sale of bonds, these monies will defray the cost of this much needed, new addition.
For information, please contact Len LoPinto at director@paramus.bccls.org.
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SERVICE PROJECT ON MAY 20th – No General Meeting!
The Camp Nejeda Service project is May 20th! We have had a couple of last minute cancellations, so if you are still interested, please let President Peter know so we can make this project as successful as possible.
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Irma Lang's Road to US Citizenship
In September 2013, Paramus Rotarians Lois Horowitz (trip organizer), Val and Anna Kipiniak, and Ed Lang enjoyed a marvelous trip to Poland with the Rotary Friendship Exchange program.
While boarding their flight back to the USA, Ed Lang noticed a beautiful young lady seated in the window seat of his row -- with an empty middle seat. During the eight-hour flight, the two became acquainted. The beautiful lady’s name was Irma. She is from the country of Georgia and was traveling to Long Island to visit a friend; it was her first trip to the USA.
Ever the gentleman, Ed offered to show Irma around New York. The two met up about three days later and toured the City. Irma went back home to Georgia, but returned in December of 2015 to visit her girlfriend in Long Island once again. Ed and Irma got to spend some more time together on that trip, and visited each other in their respective counties a couple of times thereafter.
Ed and Irma were married in the New Jersey Botanical Gardens (aka Skyland's Manor) in Ringwood, NJ in June of 2016. Fellow Paramus Rotarian and dear friend Fred Rohdieck took many beautiful pictures at the wedding ceremony.
Since 2016, Irma has been working towards many goals, including obtaining her USA Citizenship.
Irma had her interview to become a US Citizen last week. After her interview, she was advised that she could take her Oath of Allegiance that very same day -- this is quite rare as there is normally a one to two month period in between the two!
Irma was carrying a small American flag when she met Ed outside after her interview. Ed thought the flag was a memento for passing the interview. When Irma advised him that she just became a US Citizen, they were both elated and felt so blessed.
Irma is very thankful for her US Citizenship and is looking forward to making the most of it!
