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Speakers
Jan 14, 2021
The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
Jan 21, 2021
TBD
Jan 28, 2021
Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County
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Member Birthdays
Debbie Cibelli
January 8
 
Stan Herman
January 11
 
Sheila O'Shea-Criscione
January 17
 
Dayna Cassandra
January 24
 
Anna Kipiniak
January 26
 
Val Kipiniak
January 27
 
Spouse Birthdays
Maria Masciandaro
January 10
 
Anna Kipiniak
January 26
 
Helen Astmann
January 26
 
Terry Lupo
January 26
 
Jane Mecca
January 31
 
Anniversaries
Graeme Dorras
Valerie Dorras
January 1
 
Jim Kourgelis
Caryl Kourgelis
January 13
 
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Please forward the upcoming events to Klas Haglid: 
 
Thanks!
 
 
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Club Service Director
 
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Community Service Director
 
Vocational Director
 
Youth Service Director
 
Guidance Director
 
International Director
 
Vice President
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Club Information
Welcome to the Paramus Rotary Club
Paramus
Service Above Self
Thursdays at 12:15 PM
Seasons
644 Pascack Rd
Washington Township, NJ 07676
United States of America
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Paramus Rotary Club Meeting of Thursday January 7, 2021
 
Paramus Rotary Club Meeting of Thursday, January, 7, 2021
 
The first meeting of the year was a general, round table style meeting held in-person and via  ZOOM. The meeting provided members with the opportunity to discuss events occurring during the recent holiday break.
 
 
 
 
 
Past President Diane Vasile-Falcone announced that club members donated $975 for the Angels Among Us project, providing $25 gift cards to financially-challenged families to purchase gifts for their children/family members during the holiday season. What a wonderful example of the Rotary Spirit of Service Above Self!
 
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Weekly Announcements!
 
Our guest speaker via Zoom for January 14, 2021, will be Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess. A professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College, Dr. Sabic-El-Rayess’ presentation will focus on her recent book THE CAT I NEVER NAMED: A True Story of Love War and Survival.  The book examines how ultraconservative groups leverage education, both informal and formal, to instigate changes in social norms, values, and behaviors.
 
 
 
 
Dr. Sabic-El Rayess grew up in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After surviving ethnic cleansing and more than 1,100 days under the Serbs’ military siege, she emigrated to the United States in 1996. By December 1999, she earned a BA in Economics from Brown University. Later, she obtained two Masters degrees and a Doctorate from Columbia University. 
 
Praise for THE CAT I NEVER NAMED
 
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard for 2020
 
"Gripping." - Foreword Reviews (starred review)
 
"Unforgettable." Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 
"Excellent." - School Library Collection (starred review)
 
"A must-read.School Library Journal (starred review) 
 
"Extraordinary.Booklist (starred review) 
 
"As timely as it is effective.Publishers Weekly (starred review) 
 
 
 
~ Our next Board Meeting will be held on January 19, 2021, beginning at 6:30 PM. Location TBD. ~
 
 
~ Our next general meeting will be held on January 21, 2021, at Season's.  ~
 

 
 
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Join us on Thursdays 12:15pm at
Seasons Restaurant
644 Pascack Road, Washington Township
(201) 664 - 6141
Contacts:
Peter Kantzilieris, President:
(201) 723 - 8385
Jean Jadevaia, Secretary:
(201) 321 - 8842