Meeting for Lunch @ 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays
@ the Nassau
Club, 6 Mercer Street, Princeton (Unless Noted Below)
The Nassau Club parking lot is for their members only. Use of
their parking lot by Rotarians who are not members of the club will void our
agreement with them. Please park elsewhere if you are not a Nassau
Club member.
- July 01 - Frank Montero, Classification Talk
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- July 08 - Jim Weaver, Slow Food Movement
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- July 15 - Professor Karl Strobel, Visiting Fellow from
Austria at the Institute for Advanced Study, Archeological Projects
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- July 22 - Tucaman Talk
Bulletin: Julia Coale | Meditation: TBA
- July 29 - Marv Goodman, "Turning a Waste Stream Into a Profit Stream"
Bulletin: Diane Stein | Meditation: TBA
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Other Important Dates and Future Programs
- August 05 - Madhavi Saifee, Packet
Publications
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- August 12 - Mikey Azzara, Northeast Organic Farmers
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- August 19 - Dr. Al Maghazehe, CEO of Capital Health System
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- August 26 - No Regular Luncheon Meeting, Instead there will be an
evening cook-out and pool party at John Lasley's home
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- September 02 - Russ DiNardo, Princeton Rotarian & GSE
Team Leader, Italian Experience
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- September 09 - Rotary International District 7510 Governor,
Joseph Scandariato, The State of the District
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- September 16 - Pot Luck Supper @ Marge Smith's Home
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- September 23 - David Mulford, US Presidents
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- September 30 - Club Assembly, Community Service
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- October 07 - Diane Pinder, Donna Chocolate - Artisan Chocolates
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- October 14 - Jim Leahy, Trenton Devils Hockey
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- October 21 - Program to be announced
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- October 28 - Erika Geertz, Program to be announced
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- November 04 - Program to be announced
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- November 11 - Program to be announced
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- November 18 - Program to be announced
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- November 25 - Program to be announced
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- December 02 - Jarrett Kerbel, The Crisis
Ministry
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- December 09 - Issac Held, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- December 16 - Program to be announced
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
- December 23 - Program to be announced
Bulletin: Joel Rosen | Meditation: TBA
Happy July Birthdays
New Officers and Directors For Rotary Year 2008-2009 Are Installed June 25th
Pictured from left, Shawki Salem, Rob Hearne, Len Gustaffson,
Jan Gurvitch, Cindy Love, Jim Pachence, DGE Joseph Scandariato, Dewey Clark,
Jack Fein, Russ DiNardo, Patti Byers and Marilyn Royds. To read Club
President, Shawki Salem's induction speech,
click here.
In Memoriam
Professor James "Jim" C. McKeever, Sr.
10/27/1918 - 06/13/2008
Beloved Rotarian and friend
Past-President 1974-1975
To read his obituary, please
click here.
Rotary Club of Princeton and Interact of Princeton Cares to Share
Princeton High School Interact Club Members Double the number of Personal
Care Bags donated to the Crisis Ministry Through their Fund-Raising Activities
Rotarian Jim Pachence, left is prepared to cook a special meal
that was served to Rotarians on February 19th at the Nassau Presbyterian
Church. The Rotary Club of Princeton and the Interact Club of Princeton
have donated hundreds of personal care gift bags through the Crisis Ministry.
Also pictured from left are Rotaract Members Deanna Boehm, Rotarian Andrea Dinan,
Rotaract President, Rachel Tipermas, Cara Vincelette and Nick Zinsmeister.
Cynthia Mendez pictured at left, accepts personal care gift bags
on behalf of Princeton Human Services from Rotarians Marcia Bossart (center) and
Marge Smith.
With the desire to respond to the needs of people in the
Princeton area, the Rotary Club of Princeton has just completed for the third
year in a row, a project that turns manufacturer’s coupons into valuable
personal care packages. In 2007, this project donated a total of 148 personal
care gift bags to those in need in the Princeton community. This project was
recognized by Rotary International with a “Significant Achievement Award”
for the Rotary Club of Princeton.
This month, The Rotary Club of Princeton distributed 42 of the personal care
gift bags labeled, “Gift from the Rotary Club of Princeton” to needy
recipients from Princeton Human Services. The bags were delivered; each was tied
with a pink or blue bow indicating that the contents were specifically chosen
for either a man or woman. The personal care items in the gift bags included
toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, razors, shaving
cream, wash cloths and soap, as well as small sample size personal care items.
The purchase value of the contents of each gift bag is in excess of $20.00. All
recipients of the bags are from either Princeton Township or Borough.
Rotary Club of Princeton members Marge Smith and Marcia Bossart worked together
to organize and coordinate the project. With the help of fellow Rotary Club of
Princeton members who bring in coupons from the local papers, Dr. Bossart sorts
the coupons, watches for sales on personal care items, and uses the coupons to
purchase the sale items. By matching coupons with items that are on sale, items
can be obtained free or at a very minimal cost.
Swedish LUCIA Celebrated December 10, 2007
Although the traditional LUCIA celebration in Sweden is
celebrated on December 13th, the Rotary Club of Princeton enjoyed the
participation of the Swedish school to celebrate LUCIA on December 10th.
Local and out-of-town Swedish guests participated. The modern tradition of
having public processions in the Swedish cities started in 1927 when a newspaper
in Stockholm elected an official Lucia for Stockholm that year. The initiative
was then followed around the country through the local press. Today most cities
in Sweden appoint a Lucia every year; schools elect a Lucia and her maids among
the students; and a national Lucia is elected on national television from
regional winners. The regional Lucias will usually visit local shopping malls,
old people's homes and churches, singing and handing out ginger snaps. The
current President of the Rotary Club of Princeton, a native of Sweden, presided
over this event to share his country's Lucia tradition.
Annual Holiday Hosted at Home of Rotarian Ahmed Azmy, December 4th
Rotary International District 7510 Governor, Julie Ann Juliano
(second from right) receives a visit from
Santa during Princeton Rotary Club's annual holiday hosted at Rotarian Ahmed
Azmy's home.
Princeton Rotary Blood Donor Program
Princeton Rotarian blood donor and Project Chair, Jan
Gurvitch, (right) is shown with
Susan Maruska, RN from the University Medical Center at Princeton.
For the 6th consecutive year, The Rotary Club of
Princeton has supported the University Medical Center at Princeton's Blood
Donor Program. Rotary developed the "9-11 Blood Drive" in
memory of all victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks, especially
those from Princeton and the neighboring communities. Through this
program, Rotarians donate blood on a regular monthly schedule. To
learn more about the Rotary Club of Princeton's "9-11 Blood Drive"
and other Rotary Programs, please visit the other pages on this Website or
write to:
webmaster@princetonrotary.org.
Pre-School Literacy Project
Rotary Club of Princeton Launches Literacy Project
At
Princeton Nursery School
In support of Rotary’s commitment to literacy and in recognition of the
month of March as Rotary Literacy Month, the Rotary Club of Princeton has
initiated a new Literacy Project with the Princeton Nursery School.
Princeton Nursery School is a small, private, non-profit, educational child
care facility that provides for the developmental needs of children between
the ages of 2 ½ and 5 years. The School currently serves 44, primarily
Hispanic and African American children. Since its founding in 1929,
Princeton Nursery School’s mission has been to provide a positive and
supportive preschool experience for families at an affordable cost.
Rotarian, Karen Woodbridge shares the contents of one of the
books donated to the children by the Rotary Club of Princeton
Throughout the month of March, members of the Rotary Club, including some
spouses, read to children ages two and a half to five at the Princeton
Nursery School. The teachers at the school chose the books for the Rotarians
to read from among the children’s favorite titles. The Rotarian readers had
the opportunity to read to both small groups and full classes.
Many of the Rotarian readers expressed their delight at how much they
enjoyed having the opportunity to interact with the children. As a result of
their initial experience, several of the members of the Rotary Club, who
read to the children as part of the month of March Celebration of Literacy,
are continuing to read to the children on a regular basis. The Rotary Club
plans to support this project as part of its on-going commitment to
literacy.
Rotarian, Dr. Marcia Bossart explains to the children what
they will find in one of the books that was donated to them.
As part of celebration of Literacy Month, the Rotary Club also gave each child at the Princeton Nursery School a book to take home. Each child in the three year old class received a copy of It Begins with an A and each child in the four to five year old class received a copy of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, both titles having been chosen by the teachers at the Nursery School. The books were personalized with each child’s name on a label in the front of the book.
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