CLUB HAPPENINGS AROUND DISTRICT 7255

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September 19: District Governor Nominations for 2025-2026 are Due
October 1: Club & District Happenings
October 8: Rotary Leadership Institute
October 27-30: Fall District Conference

The new NYS Rotary License plates are now available to order!!
Custom license plates bearing the Rotary emblem are now available on the NYS DMV website listed here:
https://dmv.ny.gov/plates/rotary-international
If you want personalized plates, you are limited to 6 characters and should check your desired sequence at this website:
https://transact3.dmv.ny.gov/platespersonalized/?_ga=2.127621892.883387748.1659548861-1088569584.1644761751
To order you must submit a DMV application as well as a proof of membership form (Please have club officer sign this) both of which are attached to this email. The design and fee structure for the new plates are shown below,
Attached is a document that you can edit to be used by your clubs for proof of membership that the DMV requires.

Congratulations to PDG Gabor Karsai and Ava on their first granddaughter, Nova-Bianca.

Our own Diane Marman is starring in Kinky Boots at the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset through October 8.

Do you want to be included in the next Club News section of our October newsletter? Remember to send us your club updates by the 10th of the month.

Farmingdale Breakfast Rotary
Doggie Runway Show
Saturday, October 8, 2022 (rain or shine)
Cost is $10 per dog From CVS Parking Lot on Main Street to the Village Green
Doggie Costume Contest
1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes for best costume,
For example, scariest, patriotic, famous character
Blessing of the Dogs at the Village Green
Raffle prizes
All participants will receive a Goodie Bag, Participation Trophy, Free Ice Cream
Check-in begins at 9 AM at CVS Parking Lot Main Street Walk to Village Green begins at 10 AM at CVS Parking Lot Main Street Doggie Runway takes place prior to the start of the annual Farmingdale Fire Department Street Fair
For all inquiries, please contact Tony Vitale at nyssba96@aol.com Scan the QR Code below with your smartphone camera and pay via PayPal.

Moriches Rotary
The 14TH ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST will be held September 23rd thru 25th at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck.

Verrazano Rotary
Donation $25 per chance
Drawing to be held on December 11, 2022
Winner need not be present
Only 500 tickets will be sold
https://verrazanorotaryclub.com/

Babylon Rotary
Babylon Rotary Club is hosting its 22nd Annual Charity Golf Outing on October 3rd. Visit www.babylonrotary.org for more information.

Westhampton Rotary

For our newest service project, I received permission from the Suffolk County Department of Public Works (SCDPW) to become part of their "Adopt-A-Highway" program. We started collecting in September and continued until December. The SCDPW, does not allow pick-ups during the winter months for safety reasons. Consequently, we re-started the program in March of 2022 and we will continue until December of this year and beyond.

Our "Mile of Montauk", as I like to refer to it, is from Tanner's Neck Lane in Westhampton to Mill Rd in Speonk, one mile west on Montauk Highway. Once a month, Rotarians get together and clean-up the highway. The SCDPW has supplied us with all the equipment we need including, garbage bags, pickers, gloves and the ever popular - safety vests!

Farmingdale Breakfast Rotary

Farmingdale Library held a fantastic Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the StoryBook Walk, which was a joint project of the Farmingdale Public Library, the Farmingdale Breakfast Rotary Club, and the Farmingdale High School Interact Club. The Farmingdale Breakfast Club (along with a grant from our District) provided the funds for the Library to create the StoryBook Walk and to provide refreshments and goodie bags to those children who attended the event. The Library Staff did a great job in hosting the event and its Director, Chirsta Lucarelli, did an amazing job in walking the children through the pages of the StoryBook and reading the story to them.

Southampton Rotary

On Thursday August 25th between the hours of 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm the Rotary Club of Southampton hosted “The Night at the Rogers Mansion.” It was an event to help support The Southampton History Museum. Read the full article at https://hamptons.com/the-night-at-the-rogers-mansion/

Gold Coast Rotary

Gold Coast Rotary Club member Mark Krieger established and manages a clothing donation charity from the basement of his Temple in New Hyde Park. It is 2500 sq ft and open to anyone who needs clothing including women, men, and children and he can dress anyone from head to toes.
There is even a private changing room with full length mirrors.
Need to go for a job interview? Need a prom or wedding dress? New clothes for Church or Temple?
He currently has 3000 articles of clothing and donates to 21 Countries as well as the Tri State area.
He wishes to spread the word in our Rotary Community and would be happy to meet with any Club that may wish to set up their own clothing charity in their area. Call Mark at 917 703 4694 to schedule a visit. By the way if you are not needy but want a bargain you can visit and purchase top fashions at a major discount. Proceeds go to keeping the lights on

September 17: ADOPT A HIGHWAY CLEANUP DAY (Westhampton)
September 21: 31st Annual Bruce Stark Memorial Golf Tournament (Riverhead)
September 23-25: 14TH ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST (The Moriches)
September 29: Rotary Club of Hampton Bays 15th Annual Fundraiser (Hampton Bays)
October 6: Octoberfest (Smithtown Sunrise)
October 8: Sixth Annual Doggie Runway Show (Farmingdale Breakfast)
October 15: ADOPT A HIGHWAY CLEANUP DAY (Westhampton)
October 19: Oral Cancer Screening (Great Neck)
Events are listed on the District Website. Check rotary7255.org for more information.