Veterans Appreciation Day On Sunday May 20, 2023 the Peekskill Rotary Club hosted a Veterans’ Appreciation Day event. The event will took place at Taormina Restaurant in Peekskill, NY. Marisol Jimenez of the Rotary Club of Peekskill organized the event which was a celebration of food and music in honor of our nation’s veterans. |
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Peekskill Rotary Scholarships and Awards 2023The Scholarships and Awards Program of the Rotary Club of Peekskill has as its primary objectives recognizing the achievements of students graduating from Hendrick Hudson, Peekskill and Walter Panas High Schools; and encouraging higher education for young people in the Peekskill and Cortlandt area. The club’s scholarships and awards support study in a wide range of post-high school study in 4-year, 2-year and vocational programs. Distinctive to the Rotary program is the focus on service to community, school and family among criteria for selection, in addition to academic achievement. This criterion is founded on Rotary’s motto of Service Above Self. |
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Hispanic Heritage Month Student Essay ContestThe Hon. Lissette G. Fernández, Peekskill City Court Judge and Luis Segarra, Principal & CFO, The Crescent Companies & Peekskill Rotary Club sponsored the 1st Annual National Hispanic Heritage Month Student Essay Contest. |
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Dry Stone Walling 3-Day ClassOffered by The STONE Trust April 30, May 1 and May 2, 20222022 Workshop DescriptionThe long term goal of this partnership with The Stone Trust is to develop a repeatable vocational training program that can help young people develop skills in and assess their interest in dry stone walling as a career path. There is no cost for our students as it will be covered by a donation from the Lanza Family Foundation, Manzer's Landscape Design & Development, Inc. and The Peekskill Rotary Foundation. Objectives Include:
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2022 Scholarship ApplicationsThe Scholarships and Awards Program of the Rotary Club of Peekskill has as its primary objectives recognizing the achievements of students graduating from Hendrick Hudson, Peekskill and Walter Panas High Schools; and encouraging higher education for young people in the Peekskill and Cortlandt area. The club’s scholarships and awards support study in a wide range of post-high school study in 4-year, 2-year and vocational programs. Distinctive to the Rotary program is the focus on service to community, school and family among criteria for selection, in addition to academic achievement. This criterion is founded on Rotary’s motto of Service Above Self. |
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Peekskill Rotary's 1st Annual National Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest
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2020 Scholarship Awards
Peekskill Rotary Club awards yearly scholarship awards via zoom! This past May and June, during Don Rizzo’s Presidency of the Peekskill Rotary Club in its’ hundredth year, scholarships were given to students with a virtual zoom call. The scholarships are presented to deserving students by the Peekskill Rotary Club every year. |
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Gift of Life Operations
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New Member Dr. David Mauricio
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New Members Ridvan Foxhall and Moises Muniz
Moises Muniz was inducted at our April 16, 2020 meeting and Ridvan Foxhall was inducted on April 23, 2020. This was the first time that Peekskill Rotary has welcomed a new member during on online meeting. How we handle the traditional method of acquiring signatures on the new white hat remains to be seen. |
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Disinfecting Fogger Donation to PCVAC The Peekskill Rotary Club raised over $4,000 in donations from its members for the Peekskill Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps. at our regular Rotary meeting on Thursday April 16th which was held online via Zoom. The donations are for a "fogger," which is an innovative new surface treatment system that combines proven electrostatic technology with trusted disinfecting products to quickly and easily provide superior coverage in even the hardest-to-reach places.
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Rotary Club of Peekskill Food Distribution
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Woodside Elementary School Greenhouse May 31, 2019Peekskill Rotary past President Ron Worth and several other Rotarians were on hand to cut the ribbon to a brand new greenhouse for the students of Woodside Elementary School in Peekskill. Peekskill Rotary, with a matching grant from the Rotary District funds, was proud to help sponsor the greenhouse.
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Barnes and Nobles Names Peekskill Rotary’s Literacy Lovers Children’s Project the 2018 Holiday Book Drive Recipient The Peekskill Rotary - Literacy Lovers Project was selected as Barnes and Noble’s nonprofit recipient for its 2018 Holiday Book Drive occurring from November 1 through December 31. Books donated to the Literacy Lovers project through the Barnes & Noble book drive is vital to sustaining our goal of providing free children books to families in need.
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Golden Bookshelf LaunchPress Event: Literacy Lovers Thursday, January 18, 2018; 11 am The Atrium at HRHCare Community Health 1037 Main Street, Peekskill |
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Donation to Peekskill Elementary School for Leap Frog Readers Peekskill Rotary donates to support Mrs. Montoya's project on DonorsChoice.org. Her students need exposure to technology and reading. She was asking for Leap Reader pens and supporting books to help them become independent readers while encouraging interest and curiosity about technology.
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Literacy Lovers Project Named Barnes and Nobles Recipient of 2017 Holiday Book DriveThe Peekskill Rotary's Literacy Lovers Project was selected as Barnes and Noble’s nonprofit recipient for its 2017 Holiday Book Drive, November 1 through December 31.  |
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Roger Swanson Honored for 40 Years of ServiceAt our March 9, 2017 meeting Roger Swanson was honored for over 40 years of service to Rotary.  |
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Ralph Cunningham Honored for 42 Years of ServiceWe honored Ralph Cunningham at our December 8, 2016 meeting for his 42 years of service to our community, and other parts of the world.
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District Governor Lora Hugelmeyer Visit |
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Peekskill Rotary Supports Shed the Meds Program Past president Ron Worth made combating opioid abuse one of his main causes to address. Peekskill Rotary has continued to support this cause by supporting Senator Terrence Murphy's "Shed the Meds" program when it was brought to the Field Library in downtown Peekskill on August 9, 2016.
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Ron Worth Recognized for His Service as President |
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Peekskill Rotary Honors Peekskill Police At our July 14, 2016 meeting, we paid tribute to the tremendous work that our Peekskill Police Dept. does on a daily basis whether it is a person in crisis or a nation.
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Last Meeting of Rotary Year 2015 – 2016President Ronald Worth, at his last meeting as President of Peekskill Rotary on June 23, 2016, handed out several donations, honors Marie Greene with another Paul Harris Award, and bids farewell to Bill Maher at his last meeting before his move out west.
 Sally Bentley accepts donation for Field Library – Library Live Program. Library Live provides entertainment during the summer months that includes performances by singers, jugglers, magicians, storytellers, and others!
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Bertoline, Lapolla, and Fontana Scholarships AwardedPeekskill Rotary awards the Bertoline, Lapolla, and Fontana Scholarships at the June 23, 2016 meeting.
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Sampson, Sadofsky, and Flower Scholarships AwardedPeekskill Rotary awards local students the Sampson, Sadofsky, and Flower Scholarships at the June 16, 2016 meeting.
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2016 Academic and Fellowship Scholarship AwardsPeekskill Rotary awarded six students, two from three different local high schools their Academic, and Fellowship Scholarship Awards for 2016 at the weekly lunch meeting on June 2, 2016.
 From left to right: Ron Worth, Andrew Persaud, Kennan Ewing, Matthew Corrado, Clifford Soloway, Andy Lin, Lander Arpi, and Denis Sternberg.
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Peekskill Rotary Donates 100 Cherry Trees The first 40 of 100 cherry trees were planted on June 4, 2016 at the Peekskill Riverfront Green.
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HOPE For Youth Foundation Annual Golf OutingView the latest HOPE for Youth Annual Golf Outing. Jim Witt and the Rotary Club of Peekskill, NY are holding the HOPE For Youth's 5th Annual Golf Outing on June 6, 2016 at the Mahopac Golf and Beach Club.
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Paul Harris Dinner 2016 The Rotary District 7230 2016 District Conference was held at the Historic Thayer Hotel in West Point, NY. On Saturday night, April 9, 2016, Peekskill Rotary was sponsoring the Paul Harris Dinner. Peekskill Rotary members in attendance are pictures above with some of their spouses.
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Bob Hales 40 Years Rotary Service A special presentation was given at our January 14, 2016 lunch by Immediate Past President, Don Feldman, to honor Bob Hales. Bob has the distinction of forty years as a Rotarian, all with perfect attendance. Don met Bob when Don bought a practice in Bob’s building, and Bob told him, “You’re coming to lunch with me next Thursday.”
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Lunch Meeting with District Governor Marilyn Masiero |
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Peekskill Rotary Club Donates to Daisy Jopling Foundation The Rotary Club of Peekskill donated $1,500 to the Daisy Jopling Foundation so that 60 children can attend a live musical stage performance of the Daisy Jopling Band Holiday Show on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the Paramount Hudson Valley.
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Hope For Youth Charity Cruise.jpg) Rotarians who boarded the Pride of the Hudson in support of the Hope For Youth Foundation (HFY). This group was among 110 HFY supporters who enjoyed a beautiful day on the Hudson while supporting HFY charities.
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Drug Crisis in Our Backyard PresentationSpeakers were Steve Salomone and Carol Christiansen from the organization "Drug Crisis in Our Backyard” |
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Rotary Club of Peekskill - "Happy Video!" |
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Quote of the Week - Who Said It?
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
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Thought for the Week - Who Said It?
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
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