| Posted by Elizabeth Spaeth on Nov 12, 2020 |
Paramus Rotary Club Meeting of Thursday, November 12, 2020 It was great to finally make it back home to Season's Catering for our weekly meeting! Ed Lang's Happy Dollars quote could not have said it better: "Hey, it's good to be back home again." Immediate Past President Fred Rohdieck presented a President's Award Plaque to Nick Laganella in recognition of his outstanding example of service above self during Immediate Past President Fred's term of office. The Dictionary Project issued a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of the Rotary Club of Paramus' $864.00 donation to the project during these trying times. Cumulatively, the Dictionary Project has reached an estimated 33,468,545 third graders. Of that number, 10,512 were sponsored by the Rotary Club of Paramus. Past District Governor Emil Geering made a presentation via ZOOM on the topic of the Rotary Foundation, in keeping with Rotary International's theme for the month of November. Our club was the largest single donor in the district for the Polio Plus program, contributing over $15,000. PDG Emil discussed the rewards and recognition program for our district's clubs. Our club has two award winners. Jim Magnum received his Paul Harris sapphire pin at a Rotary luncheon this past summer. Dan Holder contributed $1,000 in honor of his friendship with Rich Siniscalchi, who received a Paul Harris pin as well. PDG Emil informed us that the the Foundation sent $56,000 in donations to Rotary International. In three years, our district will recoup $28,000 from that amount to support any of our causes. This year, we will receive approximately $18,000 - $19,000 for our projects from Rotary International. In closing, PDG Emil also announced our new project for the Foundation: Human Trafficking. ************ Weekly Announcements! The speaker for today's meeting is Ms. Bolor-Erden Tumurchudur. Her presentation will focus on how being a Rotary Foundation Alumna has informed her career path as an aspiring sustainability professional and influenced her work as an endlessly enthusiastic youth and women's empowerment activist.  Bolor is passionate about Corporate Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governmental) Investing, and Blockchain Technology. In addition to her many professional initiatives, Bolor has been continuously volunteering for national and international organizations such as Rotaract and Rotary Club; she currently serves as Director of the Membership Committee of the Rotary Club of New York. Bolor has also volunteered her services to the Global Shapers Community within the World Economic Forum, TEDx Ulaanbaatar, and the NYC Climate Brain Trust. She co-founded the Sustainability Consulting Club at Columbia University, as well as "The Young Professionals Group Mongolia Chapter" -- the first mentorship project focusing on empowering youth and promoting a mentorship culture within Mongolia. Bolor has 10 years of experience in supply chain management, contract management, and business development at P&G, Nestle, and Wrigley's official distributor, as well as providing consulting services to leading coal mining, renewable energy, and sustainability-focused tech advisory firms around the world. Bolor graduated from Columbia University with a Master's Degree in Sustainability Management, and received her Specialist Degree in Economics (comparable to a US Bachelor's and Master's Degrees) from Baikal State University in Russia. Bolor speaks fluent Russian, English, Mongolian and intermediate Mandarin. ~ Our next meeting will be held on held on Thursday November 19th at 12:15 PM at Seasons. ~ ~ Our Board Meeting this month is November 17th! ~ ~ No Meeting November 26th. Happy Thanksgiving! ~ ********** |
