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What is your club doing to celebrate World Polio Day on Monday, October 24th? Let us know.
Because of Rotary’s support, nearly 3 billion children have been immunized against polio and are protected for life against this crippling disease.
Rotary and partners reduced the number of wild polio cases from 350,000 in 1988 to 140 in 2020. Twenty million cases of paralysis have been averted through this global effort.
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Do you want to be included in the next Club News section of our November newsletter? Remember to send us your club updates by the 10th of the month.
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Rocky Point Rotary
The Peace Poles are Coming! The Peace Poles are Coming!
The Rocky Point Rotary Club U.S.A. is bringing sixty one peace poles for "planting" on Long Island. You might be asking; "what is a peace pole?" Peace poles are four or eight sided poles with the message, May Peace Prevail on Earth, printed in the languages of the world. The project started in Japan in 1975 and has grown into an international peace movement. There are more than 200,000 peace poles on every continent on Earth.
The peace pole project is part of Rotary International's emphasis on Peace Building and Conflict Resolution. To find out more about the project and/or Rotary contact: May Peace Prevail on Earth website or Kevin Mann at kevinmannmail@gmail.com or call 631-470-6351.
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Ronkonkoma Rotary
The Ronkonkoma Rotary Club partnered with Duffield Elementary School promoting literacy in our community through their Student of the Month program.
The book vending machine provides a fun and creative way inspiring children to read.
The club helped fund the machine and keeps the machine filled with new books on a continuous basis.
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Greenport Rotary
Greenport Rotary is having the ground breaking for their train station. They received 125,000 in matching donations for the train project.
The club also recently had a dedication of the Peace Pole.
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JFK Rotary
JFK Rotary met with several organizations at JFK and have started an initiative to support the Victims of Hurricane Ian in Ft. Meyers, Florida.
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Sayville Rotary
Sayville Rotary is having a Polio Plus fundraiser at the Islip Applefest at the Islip Grange in Sayville on October 22nd from 11AM-4PM.
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October 15: ADOPT A HIGHWAY CLEANUP DAY (Westhampton)
October 19: Oral Cancer Screening (Great Neck)
October 20: Paint and Sip Fundraising Event (Freeport-Merrick)
October 25: HERB PHILLIPS ROTARY GOLF (Westhampton)
October 26: Taste of the Town (Huntington)
October 29: WESTHAMPTON FOOD PANTRY FUNDRAISER DINNER (Westhampton)
October 30: PAKISTAN FLOOD RELIEF FUND RAISER DINNER (Hicksville South)
November 7: Scallop Dinner (Southold)
November 19: ADOPT A HIGHWAY CLEANUP DAY (Westhampton)
Events are listed on the District Website. Check rotary7255.org for more information.
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