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Today, Wednesday, February 8, 2023: 68 active members
We have resumed our in-person lunch meetings at noon on most Tuesdays, usually at the White Plains Public Library, but some on Zoom and some at other venues. Check the schedule below to confirm each meeting's location. If questions, email info@rotaryWP.org for information. Visiting Rotarians are always welcome.
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.
UKRAINE UPDATE NOVEMBER 2022Our club hosted a public seminar on November 22, 2022, with presentations from distinguished officials including the Consul General of Ukraine and the Worldwide Chair of UN Affairs at the Ukrainian World Congress. During their presentations, this video was played, describing the dire conditions in Ukraine currently: https://youtu.be/E7jY4MSnI-E [duration 4:19] White Plains Rotary Club Intro 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) WAR and PEACE (Our Letter on Ukraine)
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.
Policy statement of the
Rotary Club of White Plains
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Upcoming Club Schedule:
Quick References GRANTS ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS WEEKLY LUNCH MEETING PROGRAM/AGENDA ROTARY'S 4-WAY TEST The 4-Way Test OBJECT OF ROTARY Object of Rotary ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
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." |
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. |
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In 2022, as the Covid pandemic was easing and in-person meetings resumed, White Plains High School hosted the 54th Annual "Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track & Field Games." The program was dedicated to 2 Rotarians - Manson Donaghey and Josephine Falcone - who both served important roles as supporters of the Loucks Games. Check out these pages from the official program book. |
This is a detailed report written by Rotarian Charlie Goldberger, describing the 2019 Loucks Games in detail. Loucks is reportedly the largest high school track meet on the Easy Coast, attracting teams from far away for the competition. Check out the statistics in this report, and check out these photos of Charlie Goldberger at the high school! |
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 way 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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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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Our club believes that Rotary International has influence around the world. We have urged RI to take a courageous stance supporting Ukraine in its
defense from Russia's invasion, and use its powerful voice to encourage countries that have not supported Ukraine to step up and do so.
