Two Big Rotary Events in May 2023 (Aired on May 14, 2022)

        

May 2023 was a big month for Rotary District 7210. First was a series of Membership meetings on May 15-18. Each night there was a free dinner at a restaurant in the eight-county, free not only for a person interested in learning more about Rotary but also free for the Rotarian bringing that person to the dinner. Each dinner was held in a restaurant located in a different part of the District– Diamond Mills in Saugerties, Shadows on the Hudson in Poughkeepsie, Growler and Gill in Nanuet, and Clemson Brothers Brewery in New Paltz. The goal in increasing the number of members in the 55 clubs in the district. Then on May 20, more than 500 Rotary clubs in 5 states will participate in the Day of Service, community activities such as blood drives (Kingston) starting a community refrigerator (Millbrook), or community clean-up (Red Hook). Most clubs will also join with other community organizations for the Day of Service.

Learn More:
Rotary District 7210: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/
Rotary Day of Service 2023: https://rotarydayofservice.org/
Diana Edwards, Regional Membership Chair: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-edwards-8803a345/
Kingston (NY) Rotary Club: https://www.kingstonnyrotary.org/

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June 1, 2023 · Posted in Events, Rotary District 7210, Rotary Membership  

Red Hook Rotary’s 2022 Activities (Aired on May 1, 2022)

                 

Live from Locavore in Red Hook, this Radio Rotary show features the annual Apple Blossom Day, the Mother’s Day weekend street festival that starts the spring-summer season in Red Hook and Tivoli with hundreds of food and craft vendors and live music by local bands. President-Elect Adriane Monterre, chair of Apple Blossom Day 2023, describes the array of entertainers, food trucks,
community organizations, and vendors as well as the new-this-year Student Talent Show. The event and parking are both free. Some of the booths also contribute to CLYNK, described on the program by current Red Hook Rotary President Jennifer van Voorhis. CLYNK collects bottles that return a deposit and funnels the savings to Red Hook Rotary, which uses the income to help support community projects. The program also features Red Hook’s long participation in Rotary’s International Youth Exchange and scholarships funded by the Red Hook Rotary Education Foundation.

Learn More:
Red Hook Rotary Club: http://www.redhookrotaryclub.org/
Red Hook Rotary on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedHookRotaryClub/
District 7210 Youth Exchange (YEX): https://rotarydistrict7210.org/sitepage/youth-exchange-district-7210-long-term/welcome
Rotary Youth Exchanges: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/youth-exchanges
CLYNK: https://www.clynk.com/
Red Hook Rotary Education Foundation: https://www.redhookeducationfoundation.com/

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June 1, 2023 · Posted in Education, Events, International Exchanges, Rotary Club Close-ups, Rotary District 7210, Youth  

Stissing Center Brings Culture to Pine Plains (Aired on April 23, 2023)

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Radio Rotary interviews Brett Bernardini, a former Rotarian and now the Executive Director of the The Stissing Center, a place for arts located in a restored 1915 building, the largest structure in Pine Plains, New York. Although Pine Plains is set amid the farm country of Dutchess County, the Stissing Center and some high-class restaurants and other businesses are making it one of the
cultural attractions of the rural county. The main hall, upstairs, has been revived into a beautiful, rustic-chic performance space with an accessible glass entryway, flexible floor plans, and rebuilt proscenium stage. The lower level, The Cellar at The Center, is an intimate second performance and gathering space. Performances include play-readings at Local Produce (local playwrights),
chamber music, jazz, and dance.

Learn More:
The Stissing Center: https://www.thestissingcenter.org/
Local Produce: https://www.thestissingcenter.org/local-produce

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May 12, 2023 · Posted in Arts & Letters, Events  

The Rotary “Day of Service” (Aired on April 9, 2023)

              

Fishkill Rotary Vicki Kessler joins co-hosts Jonah Triebwasser and Sara Claitor-O’Conner to present the Rotary Day of Service, an idea developed by Robert Friend of the Madison (CT) Rotary Club, who previously had created the Million Mask Project for Rotary Clubs to donate face masks during the covid epidemic. On one day each year (May 20 in 2023) all the Rotary clubs that are participating will perform an act of community service. Participants this year include Rotarians from more than 500 Rotary clubs and 14,000 Rotarians across 5 states and 3 countries, from Connecticut to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and New York in the United States, plus the countries of Bermuda and Brazil—Bermuda because it is joins part of New York State in Rotary District 7230, and Brazil as one of the countries with members in the Eclub of District 7210.

Learn More:
Rotary 2023 Date of Service: https://rotarydayofservice.org/
Rotary District 7210: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/
Fishkill Rotary: https://www.fishkillrotary.org/
Robert Friend: https://rotarynepets.org/page/robert-friend-2024

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May 12, 2023 · Posted in Events, Rotary Club Projects  

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