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November 30, 2017
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Nov 30, 2017
2 more of our newer members will provide information about themselves so we get to know them better
Dec 07, 2017
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Dec 14, 2017
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Dec 21, 2017
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Member Birthdays
Andy Betancourt
November 3
 
Paul Ramirez
November 4
 
Tom Caiaffa
November 8
 
Peter Kantzilieris
November 19
 
Jennifer Padolina
December 21
 
Michele Robinson
December 21
 
Serge Dumay
December 26
 
Nancy Huffman
December 29
 
Nick Laganella
December 29
 
Spouse Birthdays
Tony Feorenzo
November 1
 
Peter Schindo
November 1
 
Debbie Kurzawski
November 9
 
Arlene Liebman
November 11
 
Lorraine Swinarton
November 22
 
Valerie Dorras
December 4
 
John Falcone
December 13
 
Tina Smith
December 18
 
Mary Poplaski
December 27
 
Anniversaries
Stan Herman
Joan Herman
November 1
 
Ralph Amato
Virginia Amato
November 6
 
Dawn Feorenzo
Tony Feorenzo
November 10
 
Stu Liebman
Arlene Liebman
November 14
 
Kevin Behnke
Janice Behnke
November 15
 
Klas Haglid
Barbara Haglid
November 15
 
Lloyd Astmann
Helen Astmann
December 21
 
Val Kipiniak
Anna Kipiniak
December 31
 
Thursday, September 28, 2017 Edition
District Staff Meeting #6
Dec 04, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Board Meeting
Domain Grill
Dec 12, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
District Staff Meeting #7
Jan 08, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
District Staff Meeting #8
Feb 05, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
MaryAnn Siniscalchi Valentine's Tricky Tray Brunch
Seasons' Catering
Feb 11, 2018 10:34 AM
 
Please report your meeting makeups to Dawn Feorenzo: 
panskipantry@aol.com
 
Please forward the upcoming events to: 
dianevasile@yahoo.com.  Thanks!
 
 
Most Recent Past Presidents
 
2011-2012:
Kevin W. Behnke
 
2012-2013:
David Fowler
 
2013-2014:
Jennifer Padolina
 
2014-2015:
Edward J. Lang
 
2015-2016
Jay Leone
 
Russell Hampton
ClubRunner
Paramus Rotary Club Meeting of Thursday November 30, 2017
 
Paramus Rotary Club Meeting of Thursday, November 16, 2017
 
Stan took the time to tell us a little bit about what Ryla is about and to introduce the 4 RYLA students in attendance.
 
 
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where you develop your skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. RYLA events are organized locally by Rotary clubs and districts for participants ages 14-30. Depending on community needs, RYLA may take the form of a one-day seminar, a three-day retreat, or a weeklong camp. Typically, events last 3-10 days and include presentations, activities, and workshops covering a variety of topics.
 
 
Elizabeth Haynes was the first student to speak about her experience. She attended RYLA because she wanted to better herself as a stronger leader. Each day the students were there was a different theme. The four themes each touched on a different typic; personal goals, team goals, community goals, and global goals. She remembers on her first day when they covered personal goals, the speaker was a hypnotist Doug O'Brien. The challenge was to over come fears and be able to break a block of wood. This was a personal challenge for her but by the end of the event she was able to break through her fear and break the block of wood!
 
 
Amanda Felton spoke about her experience next. She stated that she learned a lot including about Relay for Life. The weekend she was there, she was there with 99 other people. They all tried to use any possible skills they had in order to line up alphabetically without speaking to each other. As one can imagine this took a while but working together they were able to accomplish it. They all went through exercises all weekend to learn how to work together. The goal was to learn how to lift each other because in life we all need to lean on others to get through things. She stated that all 99 are still in touch today and Rotary will forever be a part of her life!
 
 
Esther Virgil was our next presenter and she stated that she was nervous to attend RYLA because is not a very outgoing person. She was nervous meeting so many new people and she was not sure if she was going to be able to enjoy the event. She had a small group of friends when they arrived there and their nicknames was "Blue Eggs," which was an inside joke and she really felt that she was not going to be able to break her barriers. There were a series of circuits (a metaphor which stood for to work together as a team) and trust falls. She was afraid of heights and she was not sure if she would be able to climb up a wall and then trust people she barely knew to catch her on her fall. By the end of the weekend she allowed herself to do just that!
 
 
Vishva Bhatt was our last presenter and her experience was full of life experiences. She clearly remembers a game they played, Quagmire. They were broken up into teams and they had to find a way to get across to an island. The team leaders would go first and everyone would follow and the first team that completely made it over to the island would win! At first it was very loud and chaotic. One hour later nothing was being accomplished! They figured that there was no clear winner. All the teams had to work together to get everyone over to the island with no clear winner. Some people still resisted and things kept falling apart until EVERYONE got on the same page. Her team was the last one to completely make it over to the island BUT everyone realized that everyone needs to work together using their strengths for the success of the whole community. This is something that she learned and will remember to use the rest of her life! She remember being there for Charice's last meeting before she went back home this summer and this was an example of everyone working together for the greater cause.
 
 
We also had American Cancer Society come and thank us for the generous donation we made earlier in the year! 
 
 
They also were able to give us a break down of how they were able to use the $10,000 that we donated to them. The breakdown went as follow us: 
 
-$5,000: provided 10 cancer patients and their caregivers with 10 nights of free lodging at Hope Lodge
 
-$2,000: provided 12 patients with a trained navigator to guide them through treatment by the Patient Navigator Program.
 
-$1,400: provided 72 people 24/7 access to information and support via phone and online chats through our National Cancer Information Center. 
 
-$500: provided 50 free rides to and from treatment by our Road to Recovery program
 
-$600: provided 1 on 1 support from a survivor for 6 breast cancer patients
 
-$500: provided access to confidence building work shop for 5 female cancer patients by Reach to Recovery program
 
With this donation we were able to help so many people and touch so many different lives. The American Cancer society was so thankful for this help and they presented the club with a nice plaque that can be seen below!
 
 
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Weekly Announcements!
 
~ Diane Vasile-Falcone reminded us that the Tricky Tray is set for February 11th and that she has already started shopping. She is asking anyone who may have baskets left over after the holidays to please donate them to this event!
 
~ New sign up sheets for Rotary Greeter were sent out so make sure you get your name on that list!
 
~ Let's not forget the Blood Drive that is all set to go on December 20th!
 
~ Next Board Meeting is scheduled for December 12th at Domani Restaurant in Hillsdale.
 
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Seasons Restaurant
644 Pascack Road, Washington Township
(201) 664 - 6141
Contacts:
Sam Stone, President: (551) 333 - 1133
Peter Kantzilieris, Secretary:
(201) 723 - 8385