Assistant District Governor Frances Wong will moderate a discussion with the Area 7 Club Presidents as the share the highlights of their year as President. The discussion will focus on sharing information with the meeting attendees so that they can contribute their ideas on how to expand and improve our service projects and social activities. Read more about June 13: Club Presidents Year-end Roundtable Review[…]
The Rotary Club of Wall Street invites you to a special Induction Night on New York City’s highest rooftop bar: Sky Room. Please join us as we thank outgoing Club President Stanley Kules for his service and welcome President Thomas H. Rudy and the new Board of Directors for 2012-13. For $20 (plus vendor fee), guests Read more about Rotary Presidential Induction Celebration![…]
Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott Dennis M. Walcott is Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. As Chancellor, Walcott oversees a system of almost 1,700 schools with 1.1 million students, 136,000 employees, and a $23 billion budget. Building on Mayor Bloomberg’s Children First reforms, Chancellor Walcott is committed to cultivating teacher talent; expanding school Read more about May 30: Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott[…]
Colin Heffron, Co-Chairman of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, will join our panel on May 16 to discuss the activities of the Foundation. Mr. Heffron (President and Director, GFI) has been GFI’s President since February 2004. Mr. Heffron is responsible for all of GFI’s brokerage, data and analytics businesses. He joined the company in 1988 as Read more about Co-Chairman of the Bob Woodruff Foundation will join our panel on May 16[…]
Susan Rockefeller is a mother, documentary filmmaker, author and conservationist. Deeply committed to nurturing our planet, Susan is a board member and chairs the Ocean Council for Oceana, is a member of the Global Leadership Council for Natural Resources Defense Council and serves on the program committee for the Stone Barns for Sustainable Agriculture. On Read more about Meet Susan Rockefeller, director & producer of our May 16 film[…]
Gerry Byrne Vice Chairman, PMC (Penske Media Corporation) Mr. Byrne served as a Marine Officer in Vietnam in 1968/69 and was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal with Combat V. Penske Media owns leading digital media brands that include Deadline Hollywood, Hollywood Life, MovieLine, TVLine and India.com (partnered with Zee TV). Additionally, Byrne’s media and entertainment Read more about Gerry Byrne to join panel on May 16[…]
Celebrating the release of his acclaimed debut CD “Metaphors”, Percussionist and Composer John Arrucci comes to the Towne Crier with his Quartet. His rich harmonic language provides fertile ground for lyrical improvisation. “His stylistic palette is tinged with new music, jazz and world music elements blended into what feels like an inevitable and organic entity”. Read more about The John Arrucci Quartet comes to the Towne Crier Cafe in Pawling, NY[…]
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Rainey has served our Nation for 24 years beginning with his graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point NY and continuing today at the US Army War College, where he currently serves as the Director, Human Resources. During this time he served throughout the United States and in Germany, Read more about Lieutenant Colonel Scott Rainey to join panel at film event[…]
To our friends and supporters, exciting news, download Jim Gaffigan’s “Mr. Universe” and $1 from each sale will be donated to BWF.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Comedian Jim Gaffigan isn’t hoping a few laughs will help returning war veterans, he’s banking on it.
His new 75-minute stand-up special, “Mr. Universe,” is available through a $5 download on his website, and Gaffigan is donating $1 from each sale to the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which has supported more than 1 million veterans, service members and their families since 2008.
Woodruff was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in 2006 while covering the war in Iraq for ABC News. His foundation supports war veterans who are returning to civilian life.
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Did you know that your support is helping us save thousands of lives? Thanks to the support of our club, a ShelterBox is being deployed.
Your unique ShelterBox ID number is 20891.To track your box, please go to www.shelterboxusa.org and click on “Track Your Box.” In the search box, search by Box Number and be sure to select country code USA. Enter your number as it appears above. If your box has deployed, details about its destination will appear. If your box is still in queue awaiting distribution, the message will read “To be deployed.” Please be aware that the rate at which we deploy boxes is directly related to the number of disasters occurring and the scale of the response they require. Depending on the need for disaster response, it may be several months before your box(es) are reported as deployed. Be sure to check back frequently to learn about how your gift has helped a family in need. To learn more about how we deliver aid, please visit www.shelterboxusa.org/yourbox.
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