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Today, Sunday, October 24, 2021: 72 active members
We have resumed regular in-person lunch meetings at noon on Tuesdays (bell rings at 12:15) in the Sonesta Hotel (formerly the Crowne Plaza). Sometimes on the "4th Tuesday" we hold an early evening meeting instead, starting at 5:15 (check the schedule below). During the pandemic, we held 65 consecutive Zoom meetings, and now we are back to face-to-face meetings. Visiting Rotarians are always welcome on Zoom or in person.
| Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Evening Meeting - New (transfer) member Cyrille Betant has invited us to his home for an evening assembly with refreshments and light hors d'oeuvres. 5:15 pm. Look for an invitation with RSVP with Cyrille's WP address. |
| Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Hybrid Lunch Meeting -- in-person at the Sonesta and also Zoom to accommodate District Governor George McKinnis's official club visit. Members are encouraged to come in person to the Sonesta. Bell rings at 12:15 pm. (We also expect several other District officers from around 7230 on Zoom). |
Current club members can access the "members-only" area using their private passwords. Members can read weekly Bulletins, Board minutes, print the photo Roster, edit their own Profiles, check attendance, update the schedule, and so on.
Racial Justice
In Rotary, we have no tolerance for racism. Rotary
values diversity and celebrates the contributions of
people of all backgrounds, regardless of their age,
ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion,
socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation,
and gender identity. Rotary strives to build a world
where people unite and take action to create lasting
change.
The Rotary Club of White Plains is part of Rotary International, an organization of 1.2 million individuals from around the world and, consistent with RI's principles, is a multicultural, multiethnic organization welcoming all people. The Club has long been committed to diversity in its membership and leadership. Our Club supports the recent, peaceful protests addressed to racial injustice and encourages authorities and community leaders to recognize the message being conveyed by these protests and to take all necessary actions to address that message. Our members acknowledge that racial justice cannot co-exist with systemic racism in our institutions including policing, housing, education, access to affordable healthcare, incarceration and the justice system. We agree the time is now for consistent and concerted efforts to make fundamental changes toward finishing the work of achieving racial equality for everyone. "To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try." - Rosa Parks Policy statement of the
Rotary Club of White Plains
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A short video by volunteer Steve Buckley introduces the Rotary Club of
White Plains.
It highlights many of our activities. Thanks to Steve for a nice tribute
video. (duration 2:01)
For meeting information, contact Bill Fishman at lwf7471@gmail.com
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Rotary Means Business is an R.I.
Fellowship focused on helping Rotarians do
business. Here in Westchester County, we
hold monthly networking meetings open to all
- Rotarians and non-Rotarians alike.
Networking: In 1905, our founder
Paul Harris conceived Rotary as a way for business
and professional men to help and support each other
in their businesses. He called it fellowship and
mutual helpfulness; today we call it networking. In
1945, Paul Harris explained:
"This new club was called Rotary because in
the early days the members met in rotation
in their various places of business so that
they might come to know one another better.
The heart and soul of the first Rotary Club
in Chicago was fellowship...
...and the original idea of mutual helpfulness evolved into the idea of general helpfulness." |
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What is Rotary's motto? |
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Women were not allowed to be members of Rotary until 1987.
White Plains played a meaningful role in changing Rotary's
rules to admit women! Thank God we did! Here is the
rest of the story.
First women inducted as members by an R.I. president were in
White Plains!
The first R.I. President to induct women was M.A.T.Caparas
who came to White Plains in 1987 to induct Jo Falcone. MAT
was a long-time close friend of our member PDG Andy Morzello
who arranged the visit to RCWP. MAT passed away at age 97 in
2020.
Read Andy Morzello's Tribute/In Memoriam
to M.A.T.
Every year -- even during pandemic 2020 -- our Rotary club is a sponsor of the Loucks Games, the largest high school track meet on the East Coast. We are proud of our involvement. (Check out these photos of Charlie Goldberger)
We award scholarships every year to students at the high schools in White Plains. In addition, we make contributions to community groups and we support The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Click for a contribution summary. (Alas, this listing is out of date and needs to be updated.)
RCWP member George Koplinka joined our club in 1966 and became interested in postage stamps commemorating Rotary around the world. He soon found a rich history of different countries honoring Rotary by issuing postal stamps, and he bacame a collector. In December 2019 George donated his collection to our club. We have developed a photo archive of some parts of George's collection. It is found in our website "Archives" which can be accessed from the main menu.
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Dear Rotarians and friends,
Please support our annual coat and sweater drive and help keep our neighbors warm this winter. Bring your gently used coats and sweaters to any of our December lunch meetings at the Crowne Plaza hotel (Tuesdays, December 3, 10, 17) between 12 and 1:30 p.m. All items collected will be distributed to needy individuals through the Salvation Army of White Plains. If you can't drop off at a lunch meeting, call Libby Hollahan at 761-6259 to arrange pickup/dropoff. We'll be collecting coats and sweaters until Dec 17th... Thank you for your support! Click this window for details. |
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The Rotary Club of White Plains is Club 5043, District 7230, Zone
32, Region USCB, Federal tax ID 13-6111471. The "Foundation of the
Rotary Club of White Plains" is tax exempt, New York State #219346,
tax ID 13-6165380.
The Rotary Club of White Plains was chartered October 1, 1919, charter number 540. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1712, White Plains NY 10602. Website created August 2001. |
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