District Governor 2023-24, Peter Sullivan (Aired on July 9, 2023)

          

Radio Rotary interviews the District 7210 Governor (DG); for Rotary year 2023-24, Walden Rotarian Peter Sullivan. In addition to the 58 regular Rotary clubs that DG Sullivan shepherds (including the international eClub and the service- oriented Passport club), District 7210 is home to three satellite clubs, small groups sponsored by a Rotary club that plan to grow into regular clubs, and two Rotaract clubs. DG Sullivan discusses how the District focuses on different causes throughout the year, warm clothing in the fall, food security in the winter, and a special Day of Service, when all clubs conduct service projects on the same day, in the spring.

Learn More:
Rotary District 7210: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/
District 7210 Mental Health Initiative: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/page/wellness-initiative
Walden Rotary Club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/clubinfo/walden
Walden Rotary’s satellite club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/stories/satellite-club-established-in-ellenville-rondout-valley
Rhinebeck Rotary’s satellite club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/stories/rhinebeck-rotary-grows-with-addition-of-satellite-club
Greenville Rotary’s satellite club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/stories/greenville-satellite-club-meeting-10-27-at-6-30-p.m.
Rotary.org Clubfinder: https://my.rotary.org/en/club-search

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September 8, 2023 · Posted in Hudson Valley, Rotary District 7210, Rotary International  

Join Rotary for Service and Fellowship (Aired on November 20, 2022)

          

RadioRotary welcomes District 7210 Membership Chair and Past District Governor (2020-21) Highland Rotarian Tony Marmo who describes some of the many benefits of becoming a Rotarian. He personally likes the way that Rotary not only aids local community organizations but also has a global reach. With over 200 nations that have active Rotary clubs, Rotarians around the world can find partners to promote such goals as peace, literacy, clean water, maternal health, and disease prevention (notably the work toward eradicating polio). Rotary was founded in 1905 by four professionals who met weekly for lunch to plan community improvements. Today’s Rotarians have expanded their reach by including meetings for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and also by working with satellite clubs, with the high school and college adjuncts (Interact and Rotaract), and with online e-clubs.

Learn More:
Rotary Club Locator: https://my.rotary.org/en/club-search
Highland (NY) Rotary Club: https://highlandrotaryclub.com/
Millbrook Rotary Club: https://millbrookrotary.org/
Pleasant Valley Rotary Club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/clubinfo/pleasant-valley
Red Hook Rotary Club: https://www.redhookrotaryclub.org/

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December 1, 2022 · Posted in Rotary District 7210, Rotary International, Service Organizations  

District Governor 2022-23, Larry Palant (Aired on Sept. 25, 2022)

Each year Radio Rotary interviews the current District 7210 Governor (DG); for Rotary year 2022-23 the DG is Suffern Rotarian Larry Palant, who in 20 years of Rotary membership has previously handled a number of important assignments, including promoting ShelterBox and leading the Membership Committee. DG Palant discusses how the District focuses on different causes throughout the year, warm clothing in the fall, food security in the winter, and the environment in the spring. A relatively new focus, promoted by Rotary President Jennifer Jones, the first woman to head Rotary International, is DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion). Listen to the show to enjoy a couple of “Rotary Moments” with DG Palant and to learn about how “Imagine Rotary” works as the slogan for the 2022-23 Rotary Year.

Learn More:
Rotary District 7210: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/
Rotary International President Jennifer Jones: https://www.rotary.org/en/2022-23-president-jennifer-jones-eager-advance-rotarys-narrative
Rotary.org Clubfinder: https://my.rotary.org/en/club-search
Suffern Rotary Club: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/2255
ShelterBox: https://www.shelterboxusa.org/

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September 26, 2022 · Posted in Hudson Valley, Rotary District 7210, Rotary International  

Rotary 2022 Convention in Houston – part 2 (Aired on July 17, 2022)

Once again Radio Rotary reports from the annual Rotary Convention, this year in Houston, TX, where Dave and Kathy Kruger interviewed representatives of organizations that work with Rotary to make a difference in the world. Stephen Popper, president and CEO of Meals of Hope, tells about how that organization partners with Rotary clubs to pack five different nutritious meals for food pantries to disperse. Razia Jan relates the story of how she, as an Afghan native living in Massachusetts, came to found two free schools to educated girls and women in
Afghanistan, still thriving despite the Taliban government. Gemma Sisia used her Rotary connections to found the School of St. Jude, which educates nearly 2,000 impoverished Africans annually as well as supplying volunteer teachers for Tanzanian government school. President and CEO of Mediators Beyond Borders, Prabha Sankaranarayan leads Mediators Beyond Borders International, an official Service Partner of Rotary International that has been working for peace since 1910. The fifteen international Service Partner—organizations such as ShelterBox and Habitat for Humanity—work closely with Rotary but also maintain separate chartable operations.

Learn More:
Houston Rotary Convention: https://convention.rotary.org/en/houston
Meals of Hope: https://mealsofhope.org/
Razia’s Ray of Hope: https://raziasrayofhope.org/
School of St. Jude: https://www.schoolofstjude.org/
Mediators Beyond Boarders International: https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/
Service Partners of Rotary International: https://my.rotary.org/en/learning-reference/about-rotary/partners

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July 23, 2022 · Posted in Education, International Programs, Nutrition, Peace, Rotary International, Service Organizations, Women  

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