Weekly Bulletin - Archive  Feb 16, 2010

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The Rotary News   Official Newsletter of the Woodbury Rotary Club     Woodbury Rotary Club Jim Kelleher President Rotary International John Kenny President RI District 7640 Salvatore "Sam" Conte  District Governor   Woodbury Rotary Club Regular Meeting  February 2, 2010 Today's Program Woodbury High School "Interact Group Officers"     Today the Woodbury High School Interact Club Officers joined us for lunch and summarized some of their club's activities to the our Club. The members are, from left to right, special assistant Chelsea Murphy, secretary Ariana Pendleton, treasurer Sydeny McKeown, vice president Julio Interiano, and president Zoe Mowl       Today's Greeter Anthony Yula, III Today's Program Warren Carr     Upcoming Greeters   23-Feb - John Balsama 02-Mar - Shawn Anderson 09-Mar - Justin Altman 16-Mar - Tony Yula, Jr 23-Mar - Don Steward, Jr 30-Mar - Judge Don Smith 06-Apr - Mark Shoemaker 13-Apr - Tom Ryan Upcoming Coordinators & Their Programs 23-Feb - Kerry Revelas 02-Mar - Tony Yula, Sr. 09-Mar - Anthony Yula III 16-Mar - Justin Altman 23-Mar - Shawn Anderson 30-Mar - John Balsama 06-Apr - John Beal 13-Apr - H.A. Budd, Jr. 20-Apr - Randy Budd Court Appointed Special Advocate ???? Akweli Parker - Business ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? Birthdays   05-Feb - Don Steward, Jr. 15-Feb - Em Ernst-Kaminski 02-Mar - Gayle Henefer 03-Mar - Art Pilling 17-Mar - Bill Holdcraft 29-Mar - Ed Burger   No January Birthdays! Anybody know of a potential Rotary candidate having a birthday in January? If they pass the tests, let's sign them up!               Quote of the Day   Curling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting in the Olympics now. - Charles Barkley          HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF The Woodbury Lunch and Breakfast Clubs have united for the purpose of raising funds to provide one ShelterBox for Haitian Earthquake Relief . A ShelterBox cost $1,000.00 delivered to the recipient.  This is an unfunded challenge that we’ve accepted. Pres Jim and the members present at Tuesday's lunch meeting agreed to solicit the membership to raise our $500.00 share. The membership recommended that a $25 per member will reach our $500.00 goal What's in a Shelterbox? Woodbury Rotary Club P.O. Box 261 Woodbury, NJ 08096 What is Shelterbox About   District Wide Blood Drive Gayle Henefer has stepped up and taken charge of this project    Blood Drive will be scheduled after ARC labor dispute is resolved. Contact Gayle with your interest in helping    DINNING WITH ROTARY CHEFS Was held Sunday January 31, 2010 @ Wedgewood Country Club          MISSION ACCOMPLISHED President Jim Kelleher Completed His Challenge He ran for the benefit of the Community Service Projects of Woodbury Rotary, raising in excess of $5,000. Jim competed in the Males 45 TO 49 Division and finished with the time of 4:34:40. This was 5255 place overall and 3401 place for all males and 374 in his division. Jim placed in the upper 49% of a field of 15,000 runners.    Click here to see more pictures   Potential Members  Presidents Message Dear Woodbury Rotarians: Join in the effort to raise $500 towards a shelterbox to go towards the relief efforts in Haiti. The project is a coordinated effort with the Woodbury Rotary Breakfast Club. Reference our club's website for information on shelterboxes. The President's Annual Project is underway to help the Greater Woodbury Food Pantry. See Don Smith on how you can get involved or contribute. Rotary Leadership Institute will be held Friday, March 12th at The Wyndam Hotel in Mt. Laurel. Cost is $95. See Pres. Jim for applications.  For the Good of Rotary, Pres. Jim Enjoy Rotary! Get involved and experience the joy of "Making Dreams Real!"     Rotary Factoid In the early 1960's, a committee of five Rotarians - one each from Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Southwest Pacific developed Interact, a service club modeled along the lines of a Rotary club, but for boys and girls ages 14-18 who were in secondary school. Interact ( a contraction of the words international and action) usually meets in the high school and has a teacher and local Rotarian as advisors, and members often work together with their sponsoring Rotary club. The first Interact club was launched in 1962 at a high school in Melbourne, Florida.       Upcoming Programs - click on underlined event for more information TBA 26 & 27 Feb 20-May 2010 21-23 May 2010 - - - - Woodbury Rotary Blood Drive PETS Group Study Exchange Team Activity District Conference       BULLETIN NOTICES General Information - Progressive 50/50 is available to Woodbury Lunch Club members only Mail - Please use our PO Box 261, Woodbury, NJ 08096 E-Mail -   Club President Jim Kelleher Jim.Kelleher@raymondjames.com  Or Vice President Anthony Yula anthony@buddrealty.com                    Website - http://www.woodburynjrotary. org  How to Join - http://www.woodburynjrotary.org/Howtojoin.cfm Become a Member - http://www.woodburynjrotary.org/ProspectiveContact.cfm    Business Note of the Day The Deptford Mall is a major shopping destination in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. It is the seventh largest mall in the state of New Jersey and the largest in the state's South Jersey region. Owned and managed by The Macerich Company, it is the county's only indoor regional shopping center. The fully enclosed mall opened in August 1975 with three anchor stores - Sears, Bamberger's and Wanamaker's - and 150+ specialty stores. Today, the mall is anchored by Bosco's, [.C. Penney, Macy's and Sears. The mall is located off of Route 42 and Route 55 at County Route 544. The mall has a gross leasable area of 1,300,000 sq ft, making it the largest mall in the Gloucester County region, and placing it in the top eleven among the largest shopping malls in New Jersey.        Phase II  of Rotary Park upgrade is underway This phase will entail raising funds to install a monument as a recognition for our nation's sons and daughters who served our Country:  Past, Present, Peacetime, Wartime, Killed, or Survived. "Some gave all, all gave some."                                     We invite you to participate in a project that will forever link the past to the future. Click here to see how you can participate       Epple Children's Garden at Rotary Park was dedicated on June 13th 2009 to the memory of Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Nancy Johnson Epple Click to see pictures of the Dedication Rich Bellemente's Video Click here to see the stages of construction      Click here to see more pictures of this work of art     Web Master's Notes: If you have any suggestions for the newsletter, press release or would like an event posted, please email me at rogercjone@aol.com     FOR YOUR INFORMATION   HISTORY OF EGLINGTON CEMETERY - Mickleton, NJ Eglington Cemetery is the oldest (still in continuous operation) cemetery in the United States. Originally the land was set apart as a cemetery by John Eglington in his last will and testament in 1776. When the original plot of ground was filled, an association was formed, and granted a charter by the NJ State Legislature in 1869 to purchase additional land. [This charter was given to David Gill, and was later run by his grandson, Thoburn Sickler]. In 1970 the Garden State Cemetery Society purchased the cemetery (they are the owners of the Gates of Heaven Cemetery in Mount Royal). The original entrance was changed from Cohawkin Road to its present entrance on King's Highway near the original Eglington family burial ground.      WHAT'S NEW?   Change is coming to Rotary World   Beginning with the April 2010 issue, Rotary International is publishing, an interactive, online publication featuring practical information and links to help club and district officers meet the challenges they face every day. Current club presidents, district governors, and subscribers who have provided accurate e-mail addresses will receive Rotary Leader automatically, but any Rotarian may subscribe to this free publication at any time. Club presidents-elect, district governors-elect, club secretaries, and assistant governors are especially encouraged to subscribe.   Click here to check it out       DINNING WITH ROTARY CHEFS 2009 Our Best of the Best Winners Click here for more information       Get Ready for the 23 rd ANNUAL WOODBURY AUTO SHOW     Woodbury Plans to Upgrade Rotary Trail