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Win A Bundle SLB 2022-10-22 04:00:00Z 0

Host a Rotary Youth Exchange Student

Become a New Paltz Rotary Club Host Family for Life-changing
experiences, lifelong relationships.  
 
The commitment is just 3 months!
 
Email Geraldine Kelly, the New Paltz Rotary Youth Exchange
Officer at geraldinekelly@mac.com, or Maria Rice, the Youth Exchange Committee Chair
at 56Jewels@gmail.com for more information and an application form and visit Rotary
District 7210 website at www.YEX7210.org.
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Donate to New Paltz Rotary! Stephanie Blaisdell 2021-01-28 05:00:00Z 0
Backpacks Stephanie Blaisdell 2021-01-28 05:00:00Z 0
Touch-a-Truck 2018 Slideshow Red Zimmerman 2018-06-21 04:00:00Z 0
Induction of Justin Bowe Red Zimmerman 2018-06-21 04:00:00Z 0
Induction of Laura Rooney Red Zimmerman 2018-05-22 04:00:00Z 0
Planting for the Future Red Zimmerman 2018-04-30 04:00:00Z 0

Cynthia Dozier from The Suzy Reizod Foundation

It was a pleasure to have Cynthia Dozier visit to inform the group about The Suzy Reizod Foundation which has (to date) provided $990,000 worth of new shoes to 52,000 children both worldwide and here in the valley.
Cynthia Dozier from The Suzy Reizod Foundation Julie Bain 2018-04-18 04:00:00Z 0
53rd Birthday Celebrations [updated] Julie Bain 2018-03-22 04:00:00Z 0
53rd Birthday Celebrations Julie Bain 2018-03-22 04:00:00Z 0
Welcoming new member Kelly Chatham Red Zimmerman 2018-03-20 04:00:00Z 0

Touch A Truck

Posted on Mar 01, 2018
Sunday June 3rd 9am until 3pm at Ulster County Fair New Paltz
This fun filled family event features all the "Big Rig's" that service our community. Kids of all ages can see, touch and interact with the vehicles and their owners. $5 per person, Free under 3 yo. Once inside Free Bounce Houses, Face Painting, Cow Train & More
Touch A Truck Julie Bain 2018-03-01 05:00:00Z 0

Club Sponsors New Scholarship Program

Posted on Jan 22, 2018
New Paltz Rotary Club is proud to announce its participation in the President’s Challenge Scholarship program administered by the Ulster Community College Foundation.
 
 
Club Sponsors New Scholarship Program Red Zimmerman 2018-01-22 05:00:00Z 0
Sadia Bihi-Gilmour is new Club President Red Zimmerman 2017-11-01 04:00:00Z 0

Maria Rice - New President of New Paltz Rotary

Posted on Jul 18, 2016

The next president of the New Paltz Rotary will be New Paltz Superintendent of Schools Maria Rice.

New Paltz knows Maria Rice as school district superintendant of schools. But come July 1, she’ll have another role in town, as this year’s president of the Rotary Club of New Paltz. Rice has been a member of Rotary International for more than 20 years, with the past eleven of those in the New Paltz chapter. “It’s a service organization that I believe in,” she says. “We have some wonderful international projects, and also a very local component. And I believe that to make a true impact, what matters is service to both the local and global community.”

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Pope welcomes Rotary to Jubilee audience

Posted on May 19, 2016
Thousands of Rotary members, motivated by a special invitation from Pope Francis, gathered at the Vatican in Rome on Saturday to celebrate a message of compassion, inclusiveness, and service to humanity.

At midmorning, the group -- numbering some 9,000 members from 80 countries -- made its way through the congested streets of Rome, past the tight security surrounding St. Peter's Square, and settled into the area reserved for Rotary in front of St. Peter's Basilica for the Jubilee audience.

Francis, a 79-year-old Argentine, urged the crowd of more than 100,000, which included members of the police and armed forces from around the world, "to build a culture of peace, security, and solidarity around the world."

His message of peace resonated with Rotary members, including R. Asokan from Tamil Nadu, India. "His message about peace is about accepting. Rotary, which accepts all walks of life, can carry his message to all our clubs, therefore carrying his message to all our communities," says Asokan.

Though Francis is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, his words often reach a wider audience. A poll published earlier this year found him to be one of the most liked and trusted world leaders.

That's what made this event at the Vatican so appealing, says Adriana Lanting, who traveled from California, USA, to attend. "To have such a transcending figure together with a transcending organization like Rotary in the same place is something I just couldn't miss," says Lanting, a member of the Rotary Club of Long Beach.

Madrid Zimmerman, another Long Beach member, isn't Catholic but says Francis has a knack for touching people's hearts regardless of where they're from. "Rotary has the same effect," she adds. "We may have different ways of expressing it, but our [Rotary] action in helping others comes from the same place.

"This event is a reminder that we only have one goal and that's to give service to those who need it. I think that's the message I want to bring back to my club," Zimmerman says.

After the Jubilee audience, Francis met with a small delegation of Rotary members led by RI President K.R. Ravindran. The pope spoke to Ravindran about the importance of vaccinating children against polio and encouraged Rotary to continue its efforts against this disease.

"I have been honored and deeply touched to have had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis earlier today, and to have heard him tell us to continue our fight toward polio eradication," says Ravindran, who is Hindu. "It has given me even more pride in Rotary's past, even more faith in its present, and even more optimism about its future, than ever before." 

Pope welcomes Rotary to Jubilee audience Ryan Hyland 2016-05-20 00:00:00Z 0

New Paltz Interact Club - Dimes for Downs

Posted on Jan 13, 2015
The New Paltz Interact Club is doing great things. Back in December they made Time Warner Cable News for their latest fundraiser, Dimes for Downs.
 
Co-founder of Dimes for Downs Judy Adams who was born with downs says "I like to help people". Over the past 5 years Judy and her Mom have collected over 300,000 dimes.
For the full story;
New Paltz Interact Club - Dimes for Downs Edna Harrison 2015-01-14 00:00:00Z 0
Toni Hokanson - New President Edna Harrison 2014-11-25 00:00:00Z 0

Rotary Youth Exchange

Posted by Jerry Rice

The New Paltz Rotary Club is a strong supporter of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program.  We have hosted students from Italy, France, Spain, and, this year, Austria.  The students have provided us with a greater understanding and appreciation for their countries, and they have gone home with a greater understanding of us.   More than 600 students visiting the United States this year as part of the Rotary International's Exchange Program  It is just one small part of the Rotary's effort to promote peace in this troubled world.   


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New Paltz Rotary club is part of worldwide fundraising challenge for polio eradication

Posted by Jerry Rice

ImageDespite a sagging global economy, Rotary clubs around the world have succeeded in raising more than US $200 million in new funding for polio eradication.  For their part, our own New Paltz club contributed a total of $5400 toward this goal.  Each of the local club members donated $100 each year over the past three years to assure that this dreaded   disease can be eradicated from every last corner of the world. 

The fundraising milestone, announced today at Rotary’s annual International Assembly in San Diego, was reached in response to a $355 million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. All funds have been earmarked to support polio immunization activities in affected countries where this vaccine-preventable disease continues to paralyze  children.

 

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Do Rotarians Give More and Live Longer?

Posted by Jerry Rice
If you are happiest when you are giving and aiding others, then Rotary is the place for you.  And, it may even be beneficial to your health and well-being.  Science has shown that people who live to be of service to others are generally happiest and live longer.  This certainly describes Rotarians, whose motto is Service above Self.
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Some Background about Rotary

Posted by Jerry Rice
Although Rotary International is the world's largest private provider of international scholarships, and addresses projects around the world to eliminate illiteracy, disease, hunger, poverty, the lack of clean water, and environmental concerns, many people have little understanding of the true mission and purpose of the Rotary Club.
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Welcome to Our Club

Posted by Jerry Rice
The New Paltz Rotary welcomes you to our website, and to our meetings, held every Thursday at noon at the Shea O'Brien Restaurant,  127 Main Street, in the village of New Paltz.  

Join us for a great luncheon and for fellowship, education, and networking.


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