A Short video about our Club
Service Above Self
Wednesdays 12:15 PM (last Wednesday 6:15 PM at Zuppa)
Mont Olympos Diner
Mont Olympos Diner
1 Fort Hill Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10710
United States of America
Yonkers, NY 10710
United States of America
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Wine and Cheese Fundraiser
ZuppaMar 19, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM -
Pancake Breakfast
St. Johns Riverside HospitalMay 31, 2020
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM -
Centennial Celebrations
Jun 25, 2020
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
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President
President Elect
Vice President
Immediate Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Club Membership Chair
Club Rotary Foundation Chair
Director
Sergeant-at-Arms
During this festive holiday season, Club members, friends and guests gathered on Wednesday 18 December, at the Castle Royale in Yonkers for the traditional annual holiday gathering. One of the highlights of this year's gathering was the presentation of the 2019 President's Spirit of Service Award.The first recipient of this new service award was Community Leader Pedro Alvarez, who was recognized for his "Outstanding Devotion and Service to the Latin American Youth of Yonkers" and his dedication to the ideals of Rotary.
Another highlight of the gathering was the distribution of toys for young children. Attendees were asked to bring in unwrapped toys that were then distributed to deserving Yonkers children.
At Thanksgiving, we are thankful for all the blessings we have received. Yet there are also those who do not have a square meal. Our Club joined in with our new sister Club - the Rotary e-Club of Heritage New York, to bring a little Thanksgiving joy to some families. This year our Club provided 13 turkeys, and the HeritageNY Club added 5 more to donate a total of 18 turkeys to the families of underprivileged children at the Eugenia Maria de Hostos Micro-Society School in Yonkers. Treasurer Barbara Hanna purchased the Club's 13 turkeys, funded by donations from Club members and the Club. On Wednesday she delivered all 18 to the School. The recipients of the turkeys were chosen by the teachers and designated as "winners" in a turkey raffle. These turkeys will provide the recipient families with a Thanksgiving meal and perhaps a few more leftover meals too.This is the third year that the Club has undertaken the donation of Thanksgiving turkeys to the Hostos School. It has made a difference to the families at this time of year.
Our Club firmly believes in participating in projects which will benefit our local community as well as communities across the world. In the true spirit of Rotary, every little bit helps. As volunteers, individually we can only do so much. But together as Rotarians, we can change our world. Thanks to Barbara for taking this initiative and doing the heavy lifting to bring smiles to the families - a perfect example of "Service Above Self".
The Yonkers-East Yonkers Club's Global Grant project of building a Basketball court and organizing the Anti-bullying program for underprivileged kids secured the cover story and a 6-page center story of the November issue of the Rotarian Magazine. The story is also featured in the RSS Feed from MyRotary. The story's byline notes "In Yonkers, New York, a new basketball court four years in the making provides valuable life lessons to the community's kids - and its adults."This is only the second time a project from a Club in our District is featured as a cover story in the magazine, which is sent out to all Rotarians either in print form or in digital form. The six-page article features a center spread on the Yonkers skyline and the main story has 2 pictures - one showing the children playing at the new court and a second picture, showing Rotarian Tim Hodges, Deputy Chief of the Yonkers Police Department surrounded by the children in blue Rotary T-Shirts listening to him talk about handling bullies.
The story is written by Bryan Smith, senior writer at Chicago magazine, and the author of The Breakaway: The Inside Story of the Wirtz Family Business and the Chicago Blackhawks.
Steve Simpson was formally installed as the Club's new President, following the sudden passing away of President Shahid Latif on 9 October 2019. The Club Board and membership unanimously voted to install Steve as President and Bina Ahmad as Vice-President for the remainder of the current term. He will continue his role as President-Elect and as Club President for 2020-21. . District Governor Mahbub Ahmad administered the oath of office to the newly-elected President and Vice-President.Upon taking office, President Steve paid tribute to the leadership and service of the late President.and pledged to continue his legacy He said he would try to implement the activities and projects that had been initiated by Shahid.
Steve is the Deputy Chief of the Yonkers Auxiliary Police and has been the President-Elect of the Club for the current year.
