Our Club has achieved the 2020-21 Rotary Presidential Citation - the highest Rotary honor for a Club and we've done for six years in a row.. The award was announced by 2021-22 District Governor George McKinnis in a letter to 2021-22 President Steve Simpson and members of the Club. The Presidential Citation is awarded to a Club that achieves a at least 13 of preassigned goals in 5 categories - membership growth and retention, contributions to the Rotary Foundation, service projects, Young leaders. and augmenting Rotary's public image. Our Club is only one of eleven out of the 48 Clubs in our District to achieve the Presidential Citation for 2021-22,
Past District Governor George congratulated President Steve for this stellar achievement. He said, "During a year that was challenging for many Rotarians around the world, your Club, under your dynamic leadership, demonstrated a commitment to achieve these goals, which ultimately helps strengthen Rotary and shape our future." PDG George thanked all members of the Club for their diligent work in bringing the honor to not only their Club but also to the District.
The Club has donated over 200 hardcover books to the Riverfront Library in Yonkers. September was Rotary's Education and Literacy month during which Rotarians are urged to undertake projects that expand education and literacy opportunities across communities. The donated books are from the personal collection of Vice-President and Area Governor Bina Ahmad and Past District Governor Mahbub Ahmad. Five Club Rotarians were present at the handing over of the books to the Director of the Library Sandy Amoyaw, who is also the Club Historian and a long-time Club Member, In addition to the two donors, Lawrence Farah and Anissa Latif also helped with unloading the books.,
The Director of Yonkers Public Libraries Jesse Montero was a guest speaker at our Club meeting on 27 September. He said the Library system was looking to expand its' holdings to cater to a wider audience. Accepting the books, Director of the Riverfront Library, Sandy Amoyaw thanked AG Bina and PDG Mahbub for their thoughtful donation. He said the books will help expand the breadth of the holdings of the Library and may be shared with the other branches of the Yonkers Library system. AG Bina said most of the books were collected over a period of years for their home library which they are now downsizing. PDG Mahbub said the books in a large library will be available to many more readers rather than just beautifying a small home library. Most of the books are contemporary fiction, including sets by authors, John Grisham, Lawrence Sanders, Clive Cussler, Robin Cook, and others as well as classics. This is the Club's third donation of books to the Yonkers Libraries, Earlier donations were to the Will Library and the Riverfront Library.
We are saddened to announce the passing away of our beloved Peggy Murphy, past Club Secretary. Peggy passed away on 16 September after a sudden illness. She was 77
In the aftermath of the devasting 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on 14 August, our Club has undertaken an urgent project to send relief supplies to the stricken people of Haiti. The Club Board has approved the purchase of 12 barrels to be loaded up with clothing, non-perishable food items, and school supplies. Club Volunteers will load up these barrels with the donated supplies on 8 September 2021 at 5 pm. The project headquarters is at the office of Club Membership Chair George John, Century 21 Royal at 679 Central Avenue, Scarsdale.
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Service Above Self
Yonkers, NY 10710
United States of America