Itzhak Perlman (the violin virtuoso and a polio victim) and the New York Philharmonic joined with Rotary to “End Polio Now Concert”. The December 2 concert at New York’s Lincoln Center was performed to a full theatre. In 1988, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF joined Rotary Read more about Concert To End Polio[…]
Wall Street Community Projects: Photo: Membership chairman, Marc T. Hudak informed the RCWS about the following upcoming events: Nazareth Holiday Party – The Party is this Saturday December 6,from 12-4pm. If you would like to volunteer, please arrive between 11:00-12:00pm. Dress is casual and all are welcome. My thanks to all of our members for Read more about Wall Street Community Projects[…]
Thank you again! We collected dozens of hats, mittens and scarves at last night’s meeting. The Downtown Association has adopted our effort as well and is promoting it to the general membership at the club. The DTA has placed a collection box near the coat check in the lobby of the club. Given this, we Read more about Coalition for the Homeless Hat, Scarf & Mitten Collection[…]
On Saturday, December 5th from 12-4pm at the Immaculate Conception Parish Hall (14th and 1st Avenue) The Rotary Club of Wall Street is sponsoring a Holiday Party for Nazareth Housing’s children and youth in their transitional housing and homeless shelters. The party will feature a hot meal, arts and crafts, holiday activities and of course Read more about Holiday Party for Nazareth Housing’s children and youth[…]
Photo: The chairman of “The Rotary Foundation” for the Rotary Club of Wall Street, Thomas Rudy, (center) attend the annual Rotary Day at the United Nations on November 6. More than 1,000 Rotarians and 600 Interact and Rotaract participated in strengthening the 65 year Rotary / United Nations Partnership to reduce global poverty.
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The first Board Meeting of the Rotary Club of Wall Street was held on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 7:00 pm at The Downtown Association. At the October 28th meeting, elections were held for the officers and board members of the Club. The election results were: SUSANNE GELLERT, PRESIDENT and PRESIDENT ELECT (This will allow Read more about First Board Meeting[…]
At the October 28th meeting, visiting Rotarian Hayo Hummerjohann, CEO of the the World Trade Merchant Group, and Treasurer of the Rotary Club of New York was introduced by Secretary Kathy Hann (center) and President Susanne (right). . . . . On October 21, our guest speaker, hosted by Stanley Kules, was Charles Curits, Master Read more about World Trade Merchant Group and Christies’s Wine Auctions[…]
At the October 14, 2009 meeting, Susanne Gellert, (right) the interim president of the The Rotary Club of Wall Street, welcomed the club’s first international visiting Rotarian, Elena Grigoreva. Elena (left) is from the Rotary Club of Moscow, one of the first Rotary clubs established in Russia in 1994. Elena, an attorney who is in Read more about October 14 Meeting[…]
Wall Street Journal Editorial April 12, 2005 “Today marks the 50th anniversary for the Salk polio vaccine. Poliomyelitis, also know as infantile paralysis, used to be one of childhood’s most feared diseases. A few years after Dr. Jonas Salk announced his vaccine on April 12, 1955, nearly every child in the U.S. was protected. Today Read more about Today marks the anniversary for the Salk polio vaccine[…]