Paige Carbone, regional executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), spoke to our club on October 24th via Zoom. She began her presentation with background information about MADD. Candace Lightner began the organization in the early 1980s with the intention of ending drunk & drugged driving as well as support for its victims. MADD’s new slogan is “Impaired driving ends here.” They also have an annual walk, Walk Like MADD, which takes place at the FDR Park up in Yorktown. .
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MADD Visits Our Club in October
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Les Nathan
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2024-12-02 05:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary,MADD |
Rye Country Day junior Catie Colao was honored with Larchmont Rotary's annual Blum Award for leading the Saturday Reading Club at Mamaroneck's Community Resource Center. A celebratory luncheon was held at the Larchmont Yacht Club on November 8, 2024. The Blum Award recognizes local high school students for their initiative, leadership and creative pursuit to make a difference in their local community and beyond.
Club President Lester Nathan gave his opening remarks and Treasurer Marion Anderson welcomed club members and special guests. Marian White, Club Rotary Foundation Chair, followed with the story behind the Blum Award and then introduced Catie Colao.
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Larchmont Rotary Holds Annual Blum Award
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Les Nathan
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2024-11-08 05:00:00Z |
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Blum award,Catie Colao,Larchmont Rotary |
District 7230 Governor Sayed Alirahi and his wife Shazia visited our club on Friday, October 25th at the Larchmont Yacht Club. Sayed took over as the DG on July 1st of this year. He was the charter president of the Rotary Club of Westchester, which recently chartered in 2020. In that role, he directed the club's service events, trained new Rotarians and helped boost membership. He participated in the club's international service projects in the Dominican Republic and Pakistan. Prior to the Rotary Club of Westchester, he was a member of the Rotary Club of Elmsford, beginning in 2012.
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DG Sayed Alirahi Visits Our Club
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Les Nathan
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2024-10-25 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary’s team participated for the third time in the annual Alzheimer’s Association - Westchester County Walk to End Alzheimer’s on October 6th. The Walk’s main purpose is to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's care, support and research. In support of the five different Walks to End Alzheimer's happening across the Hudson Valley, the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge was lit up in purple on September 21st. Dave Biskup, Barbara Crane, Marion Anderson & Lester Nathan
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Larchmont & New Rochelle Clubs Walk to End Alzheimers
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Les Nathan
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2024-10-09 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary,Larchmont Rotary Club,Walk to End Alzheimer's |
Kurt Sauer, 97, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 26, 2024 at The Legacy of Lexington, Lexington SC.
Born August 8, 1927, in Alsheim, Germany to Hartmann and E,lla Sauer. He was the youngest of 3 sons. Kurt was trained as an ophthalmic optician in Germany. In 1953 he immigrated to Montreal, Canada. Kurt married Mary Sauer, nee Harty in 1955, and they moved to New York in 1957. In 1967 Kurt became a naturalized US citizen after the birth of their daughter Susan.
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The Passing of Former Club President Kurt Sauer
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Les Nathan
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2024-10-04 04:00:00Z |
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Kurt Sauer,Larchmont Rotary |
Six Hommocks Middle School students were honored by the Rotary Club of Larchmont as winners of the 2024 Essay Contest during its May 17th luncheon at the Larchmont Yacht Club. Club member Marian White has led the effort for the last 22 years, coordinating in September with the Hommocks English Department to determine a relevant topic and then selecting Rotarian essay judges to determine the winners. Each May, families, teachers, Rotarians and special guests have gathered to celebrate the most talented of the young writers.
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Larchmont Rotary Honors Essay Contest Winners
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Les Nathan
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2024-05-24 04:00:00Z |
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On May 18th, a small group of volunteers gathered at Larchmont’s Kane Park to kick off this year’s ecological restoration. The project, with the aid of the Larchmont Rotary Club’s sponsorship, will transform one section of the park’s sod grass lawn into a thriving ecosystem containing a diversity of native plants, grasses and shrubs which will support an abundance of bird and pollinator species and store carbon from the atmosphere. The restoration has involved several dozen volunteers from the community helping to re-introduce plant species that are known to have grown in the area for millennia.
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Larchmont Rotary Sponsors Kane Park Restoration Project
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Les Nathan
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2024-05-24 04:00:00Z |
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Kane Park,Larchmont Rotary,Larchmont Rotary Club,Rotary Day of Service |
Rachael Gazdick, New York Edge’s chief executive officer, was our guest speaker for the April 5th meeting at the Larchmont Yacht Club. New York Edge is the metropolitan region’s largest provider of after-school enrichment programs. It serves more than 30,000 students in 136 schools across all five boroughs and Long Island. Over 85% of its students come from low-income households. It began over 30 years ago under the “Schools Sports & Arts Foundation” from the efforts of tennis legend Arthur Ashe.
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An Introduction to New York Edge
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Les Nathan
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2024-04-11 04:00:00Z |
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Club President Lester Nathan was formally recognized as a member of the Rotary Foundation’s Bequest Society at our March 1st meeting. The Foundation recognizes couples or individuals who have made commitments in their estate plans totaling $10,000 or more. Area Governor Sandy Wolstein attached a pin to Lester’s jacket and Regional Major Gifts Officer Celeste Herbert presented him with an engraved crystal. He also received a pendant and print from the Foundation.
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Lester Nathan Joins the Bequest Society
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Les Nathan
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2024-03-28 04:00:00Z |
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The Larchmont Rotary Club welcomed Ameil A. Sloley as our guest speaker on March 1st. Using an informative slideshow, she gave our audience an introduction to Toastmasters International and how it improves its members' speaking skills.
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An Introduction to Toastmasters
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Les Nathan
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2024-03-08 05:00:00Z |
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Ron Tocci, currently Director of the Westchester County Veterans Service Agency (VSA), joined us for lunch at our February 9th meeting at the Larchmont Yacht Club. Ron is a lifelong New Rochelle resident who served 20 years as our district's state assemblyman.
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Ron Tocci's Visit at Our February Meeting
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Les Nathan
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2024-02-14 05:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary,Ron Tocci,VSA,Veterans Service Agency,Westchester Veterans |
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Our club was pleased to have District 7230 Membership Chairman Hugh Maynard-Reid as guest speaker at our January 26th luncheon meeting at the yacht club. It was a "motivational" presentation, one which was full of inspiration and high energy.
Special guests included District Governor Loren Russell, Governor Nominee Garrett Capobianco and Area Governor Sandy Wolstein.
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Hugh Maynard-Reid's Motivational Presentation
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Les Nathan
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2024-01-30 05:00:00Z |
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Building membership,Hugh Maynard-Reid,Larchmont Rotary,Motivational |
Larchmont Rotary repeated as the champion team among all Westchester Rotary clubs for most money raised for the Alzheimer's Association in 2023. Westchester Rotarians raised over $14,000 in total. We reclaimed the Rotary trophy on January 17th at the Awards Ceremony held at the new Berkemeier Center at the Wartburg in Mount Vernon. Nationally, our team came in 16th and individually, Lester Nathan came in 21st among Rotarians.
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Alzheimer's Awards
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Les Nathan
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2024-01-29 05:00:00Z |
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Stephen Fine, founder and president of the Melanoma Education Foundation, gave club members an informative presentation on melanoma on December 1st. He explained the differences between the three types of skin cancer, basal sell, squamous and melanoma, then went into further depth about the subcategories. He also described how to detect skin cancers, prevention and treatment. For more information about melanoma, he provided us with several links to websites and online videos.
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Detecting & Preventing Melanoma
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Les Nathan
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2023-12-02 05:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary,Melanoma,Skin Cancer |
Debby Miller, a clinical social worker from the Larchmont/Mamaroneck Counseling Center, was the guest speaker at our November 17th meeting. The Center is involved in our community and schools, providing substance abuse education, identifying and offering help to at-risk kids and running Life Skills and other groups for kids.
Her first topic was Internet betting, which began two years ago in New York and has changed the gambling landscape. There now exist thousands of gambling sites. Their advertising is aimed at children and young adults. One study revealed that 39.5% of kids 12 to 17 have gambled in the past year.
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Raising Awareness About Underage Gambling
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Les Nathan
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2023-11-23 05:00:00Z |
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Two Guest Speakers Join Us for Our October 27th Meeting Our club was delighted to have not one, but two very different speakers at our luncheon meeting at the yacht club on October 27th. It proved to be very informative. Our first speaker, Ruslan Alikperov, is the president-elect for the Kharkiv Direct Help International Rotary Club of Ukraine. He was traveling across the United States on an 80 day trip to raise awareness and funds for those in need from his country. He has been organizing projects, along with his team, to help those in need. Their direct help website allows a donor to choose a specific person to support with a monthly donation.
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2 Guest Speakers on October 27th
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Les Nathan
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2023-11-07 05:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary |
Mamaroneck High School senior Max Robinson was honored with Larchmont Rotary's annual Blum Award for his involvement with Cakes for Communities, which provides birthday cakes and desserts for local children and families in Mamaroneck and surrounding communities. A celebratory luncheon was held at the Larchmont Yacht Club on October 13, 2023. The Blum Award recognizes MHS students for their initiative, leadership and creative pursuit of making a difference in their local community and beyond.
Club President Lester Nathan and Treasurer Marion Anderson welcomed club members and guests. Marian White, Club Rotary Foundation Chair, followed with the story behind the Blum Award and then introduced Max Robinson. State Assyman Steve Otis, Max Robinson & County Exec George Latimer
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Larchmont Rotary Holds the Annual Blum Award Luncheon
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Les Nathan
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2023-10-20 04:00:00Z |
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Posted by Les Nathan
Larchmont Rotary’s team participated for the second time in the annual Alzheimer’s Association - Westchester County Walk to End Alzheimer’s on October 1st. The Walk’s main purpose is to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's care, support and research. In support of the five different Walks to End Alzheimer's happening across the Hudson Valley, the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge was lit up in purple on September 21st.
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Our Club Walks to Help End Alzheimer's
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Les Nathan
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2023-10-07 04:00:00Z |
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Pictured: Charlotte Dowell and Marion White Six Hommocks Middle School students were honored by the Rotary Club of Larchmont as winners of the 2022 Essay Contest during its May 19th luncheon at the Larchmont Yacht Club. Club member Marian White has led the effort for the last 21 years, coordinating in September with the Hommocks English Department to determine a relevant topic and then selecting Rotarian essay judges to determine the winners. Each May, families, teachers, Rotarians and special guests gather to celebrate the most talented of the young writers. Past winners have even gone on to become professional writers!
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Larchmont Rotary Honors Hommocks Essay Contest Winners
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Les Nathan
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2023-06-01 04:00:00Z |
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Hommocks Essay Awards,Hommocks Essay Contest,Larchmont Rotary,Larchmont Rotary Club |
Four members of Larchmont Rotary volunteered their time in the Bronx to pack and sort surplus fruits and vegetables from the Hunts Point Produce Market on May 20th. We joined Rotarians from the Bronx, Port Chester and Mount Vernon clubs along with other volunteers from the Bronx and Westchester.
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Larchmont Rotary Participates in the Regional Day of Service
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Les Nathan
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2023-05-29 04:00:00Z |
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Day of Service,Grassroots Grocery,Larchmont Rotary,Rotary Day of Service |
Head Librarian Laura Eckley, representing the Larchmont Library, was our April 28th guest speaker at the Larchmont Yacht Club. She gave us an update on changes and programs at the library. After an introduction by Club President Lester Nathan, Laura began by describing the recent building renovations, which had to be closed for two months. One of the objectives was making the building more ecologically sound. As a result, the facility became more geared towards its on-line assets.
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Laura Eckley Pays Us a Visit
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Les Nathan
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2023-05-04 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary,Laura Eckley |
Larchmont Rotary's January 27th luncheon at the Larchmont Yacht Club spotlighted Alex Vo's presentation on her experiences at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in late November. COP27 took place at a large exhibition hall in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Alex attended as the UN Liaison for her NGO, FAWCO (Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas). She spoke about the major topics, outcomes and what happened behind the scenes. Over 44,000 attended from over 200 nations and various organizations.
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January Luncheon Features Alex Vo's Trip to COP27 in Egypt
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Les Nathan
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2023-02-03 05:00:00Z |
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Alex Vo,COP27,Larchmont Rotary |
Marion Anderson & Lester Nathan holding the trophy, surrounded by other Westchester Rotarians The Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer's held its 2022 Walk Recognition Party at Manhattanville College in Purchase on Thursday, January 12th. Top fundraisers in the following categories were recognized: Top new teams, most improved teams, top individuals, top friends & family teams, top company teams, top high school teams and top Rotary club.
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Trophy Presented to Larchmont Rotary for Alzheimer's Fund Raising
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Lester Nathan
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2023-01-18 05:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary,Walk to End Alzheimer's |
Mamaroneck High School seniors Larissa Bertini, Kate Loga and Marion Karp, members of the Original Civic Research and Action [OCRA] group, were honored with the Larchmont Rotary’s annual Blum Award for their work to reduce plastic waste in Larchmont restaurants. A celebratory luncheon was held at Lenny’s Seafood & Steakhouse on November 4, 2022. The award recognizes MHS students for their initiative, leadership and creative pursuit of making a difference in their local community and beyond. Club President Lester Nathan welcomed members and guests, followed by Past-President Marion Anderson. Marian White, Club Rotary Foundation Chair, introduced the students’ faculty advisor, Dr. Joseph Liberti. He began the civic advocacy program at MHS in 2016, which students join their freshman year and then identify, structure and execute a project, over their four years. They are paired with Community Mentors and even raise funds from investors.
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Larchmont Rotary's Blum Awards
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Lester Nathan
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2022-11-10 05:00:00Z |
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Blum award,Larchmont Rotary,OCRA |
October Luncheon Features Attorneys from the Pace Women's Justice Center
Larchmont Rotary's October 28th luncheon at Larchmont Yacht Club featured guest speakers from the Pace Women's Justice Center, Attorneys Nicole Fields and Roberta Goodman who came to discuss "Avoiding Financial Scams." Club President Lester Nathan opened the meeting and introduced the guests to the audience.
Ms Fields described the Justice Center's purpose as a non-profit free civil legal services provider for victims of domestic violence and elder abuse, which assists clients in Westchester and Putnam Counties. It has been active training partners with law enforcement, advocacy groups and various professional groups in Westchester during its 25 year history. The Center has also done training across NY State during the past 18 years.
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October 28th Lunch Meeting
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Lester Nathan
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2022-11-01 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary |
The Larchmont Rotary Club team participated for the first time in the annual Alzheimer’s Association - Westchester County Walk to End Alzheimer’s on October 2nd. The Walk’s main purpose is to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's care, support and research. In support of the five different Walks to End Alzheimer's happening across the Hudson Valley, the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge was lit up in purple on September 21st. Larchmont Club member Marion Anderson was interviewed by News12’s Lisa Larocca at Horan’s Landing in Sleepy Hollow that evening.
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Our Walk to End Alzheimer's
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Lester Nathan
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2022-10-12 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary |
The Rotary Club of Larchmont has inducted its 2022-23 slate of officers. They include: President, Lester Nathan; Treasurer, Alan Sloate; Asst Treasurer, Marion Anderson; Secretary, Ruby Zayas; Membership Chair, Michael Gedigk and Foundation Chair, Marian White. President Nathan takes over from outgoing president, Marion Anderson, who held the post for the last three years.
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Installation of New Officers for 2022-23
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Lester Nathan
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2022-08-29 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary |
The Rotary Club of The Hudson Valley and Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center are delighted to launch this public health initiative, an outreach program for early detection of breast cancer lesions based on an innovative new device, iBreastExam. This FDA-approved new device is (a) non-invasive; (b) portable; (c) radiation-free; and (d) gives results in minutes.
In 2021, the HV Rotary Club conducted nine such outreaches in densely populated neighborhoods in Westchester, New York. Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center has joined this initiative, given its pivotal significance in providing access to preventative medical care, especially in this field.
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Breast Cancer Challenge
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Chris Chittur
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2022-05-22 04:00:00Z |
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Seven Hommocks Middle School students were honored by the Rotary Club of Larchmont as winners of the 2021 Essay Contest during its May 6th luncheon meeting at the Larchmont Yacht Club. The contest, in its 35th year, resumed after a two year respite due to the pandemic. Club member Marian White has led the effort for the last 20 years, coordinating in September with the Hommocks English Department to determine a relevant topic and at the beginning of the next year with the Rotarian essay judges to determine the winners. A lunch is then held in May celebrating the most talented of the young writers. Winners of this award have actually gone on to be professional writers. From left to right: Jonah Herzberg, Jack Noonan, Lyla Sheedy, Ana Chaice, Natalie Perez and Jonah Hecht
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Larchmont Rotary Celebrates Hommocks Essay Contest Winners
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Lester Nathan
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2022-05-18 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary |
The Rotary Club of Larchmont, a member of Rotary International, replaced its information signs, located near village boundaries, in early February. These signs are located on Post Road, Chatsworth Ave and Palmer Ave. Club members Lester Nathan and Michael Gedigk worked on the project, which was necessitated by a change to our website address.
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Rotary Installs New Signs Around Larchmont
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Lester Nathan
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2022-03-09 05:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary |
Mamaroneck High School (MHS) students Sam Smoltz and Jackson Owen were honored with our club's annual Blum Award at a special luncheon held at the Larchmont Yacht Club on November 5th. For several years, Sam and Jackson have been running the Aces for Alzheimers, a local club founded by their older sisters, which raises funds for Alzheimer's disease research. They did it by holding on-line trivia contests, casino nights and other events. The total amount raised came to $50,000.
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Blum Award Luncheon
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Lester Nathan
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2021-11-16 05:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary |
Larchmont Rotary Welcomes Anil Srivatsa
Our club's October 22nd luncheon at the yacht club featured guest speaker Anil Srivatsa, founder of the the Gift of Life Adventure Foundation (aka GOLA). Based in Bagalore, India, the GOLA Foundation works towards increasing awareness of organ donations, domestically and worldwide. It was started in 2016 after Mr. Srivatsa donated a kidney to his brother.
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Oct 22nd lunch meeting
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Lester Nathan
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2021-10-23 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary Meeting Features Induction Ceremony
After many months of meetings on Zoom, the club held its second luncheon meeting at the Larchmont Yacht Club on Friday, August 13, 2021. Attendees included: President Marion Anderson, President-Elect Lester Nathan, Membership Chairman Michael Gedigk, Club Foundation Chair Marian Anderson, Senada Zukic, Ernie Odierno & his wife, Camille and Elaine McCrimmon. Special guests from District 7230 were District Membership Chair Marty Schulman and Asst. Area Governor Sandy Wolstein. Keni Banda, from the Niskayuna Club, attended via Zoom. Marty Schulman gave a short speech about Rotary's current direction (diversity, equity and inclusion) and the next generation of Rotary members. He spoke of an upcoming orientation on Zoom for the early fall. He put an emphasis on finding out what our members want from Rotary.
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August 13th Induction meeting
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Lester Nathan
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2021-08-16 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary |
Keni Banda - Banda Bola Sports Foundation-Chituka Village Project On October 5, 2019, the Rotary Club of Larchmont welcomed guest speaker, Keni Banda. He grew up in the farming village of Chituka in the African country of Malawi. During his teenage years, his family of seven moved to Germany, and then to Mamaroneck, NY. The Chituka Village Project focuses on education, health and welfare for the youth to grow in an environment, which among other things is conducive to creating a better understanding of personal well-being. Through Banda Bola Sports Foundation-Chituka Village Project, Coach Banda is hoping to bring “CHANGE TO THE VILLAGE ONE CHILD AT A TIME”. .
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Keni Banda's Visit
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Lester Nathan
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2021-04-16 04:00:00Z |
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Larchmont Rotary |
 Rotarian Ted Rossi, of District 7980, donated 100,000 surgical masks consisting of 50,000 children's masks and 50,000 type KN95 masks to our district for distribution in January of 2021.
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The Million Mask Challenge
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Taylor Eskew
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2021-04-10 04:00:00Z |
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 An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
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Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu Pandemic
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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 Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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Rotary at the Start of the United Nations
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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Women are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary.
“My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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History of Women in Rotary
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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 Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
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Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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 In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country.
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First Club in Philippines Opens Door to Rotary in Asia
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