Bill Fishman is our 100th President

July 7, 2015
Bill Fishman inducted

Our new President takes the gavel

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REFERENCES:

What it means to be President
Ted Nygreen spells it out for Bill!

PLAN OF SERVICE:

2015-16 Plan of Service

INDUCTION PROGRAM:

Copy of the program for the Induction Ceremony July 7, 2015

Outgoing President Heather Ann Miller pins Bill Fishman as the next president of the Rotary Club of White Plains for the 2015-16 year. Bill presented his "plan" for the upcoming year; it was motivating and well received by the membership.

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Past Club Presidents lined up to pay tribute to Heather and give Bill favorable support for his new presidency

Ira Bernstein pins Heather as a Past-President	Bill is "filling Heather's shoes"	Nick Wolff officially named Sergeant-At-Arms	Heather gets a "Rotary pen"
Ted Nygreen keynote: "What it means to be President"	Close-up of THE SHOES	Bill takes the gavel	Bill was awarded the "Avenues of Service" Citation for his extraordinary work

July 21 2015
DG Marilyn Masiero Speaks

July 21, 2015 Rotarian Marco Antonini from Milano, Italy

At the July 21, 2015 DG visit to our club,
New Officers Receive their pins for the 2015-16 Rotary year:
Secretary Bob Shaw, VP Mary Rahe, President-Elect George Kontogiannis, and President Bill Fishman

July 28, 2015

ABC Wide World of Sports!

Chances are that Doug Wilson touched the lives of every one of us at one time or another when he served as Producer and Director of ABC’s "Wide World of Sports." WWOS revolutionized the way athletics was covered on television, and Doug Wilson was there every step of the way.

He provided anecdotes with famous athletes and personalities from that period such as Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell, Peggy Fleming, Evel Knievel, Secretariat, Nadia Comaneci and Olga Korbut, Dorothy Hamill and many, many others as well as stories that happened with the ABC sports cameras rolling such as the tragedy in Munich.

July 28, 2015 Doug Wilson

September 22, 2015
Art Bortosch - how most homes can be made safer to live in especially for us as we and our parents age, hopefully in place.

July 28, 2015
President Bill thanking Doug Wilson for his presentation

Also July 28, 2015 - WPHS Teacher Karen Tyska introduces Interactor Raina Kadavil, past president of "Global Ambassadors," scholarship recipient this year, who is entering Boston University in the Fall to study international affairs and Mideast studies.

August 18, 2015 MAGIC! An entertaining display by RICHIE MAGIC!	Also August 18, 2015 we packed backpacks for needy kids, organized by Libby Hollahan	August 18, 2015 A few of the Rotarians who volunteered to load the backpacks
Kids enjoyed the magic show	Packing backpacks production line	Filling a backpack

September 8, 2015 Lester Millman
As photographer for NY State, Millman was given access to Ground Zero from day 1 until the March Out of May 30, 2002.

September 8. 2015 - An international award winning photojournalist, Lester Millman presented exclusive photographs of the WTC disaster and recovery.

EAT WELL, DO GOOD
9/30/2015 Fundraiser
C.V. Rich mansion in White Plains: 12 restaurants serving their delicious foods; wines arranged by ARIES (thank you). Wow! This was fine dining at its finest; we all ate a lot because it was so good.

Zuppa, Yonkers
Susan Lawrence
Sam's of Gedney Way
Lola's Mexican Kitchen
Lago Ristorante, W. Harrison
La Bocca Ristorante

Great American BBQ
Gaucho Grill
Frannie's, Mt Kisco
Double Barrel Roast
Caperberry Events
Brother Jimmy's BBQ

September 30, 2015
Fabulous fundraiser run by Mary Rahe, Lauren McCallion, Lisbet Acuna...

Rotarians at "Eat Well Do Good"
Fundraiser 9/30/2015 (Very successful)

October 20, 2015 - POLIO PLUS Extravaganza DGE Frank Wargo (D7890) and President Bill Fishman	October 20, 2015 Meeting with 5 Rotary Clubs! Scott Lanoff/Briarcliff Manor; Don Roane/Chappaqua; Helen Grishman/Pleasantville; Bruce Desmond/Mt. Kisco; Michael Kinkel/Elmsford, Bill Fishman/White Plains
November 17, 2015 Speaker was Julia Phelps, RI Director	11/17/2015 Celebrating RCWP Past Presidents Attendees included lots of District PDGs and dignitaries

August 4, 2015 SKYPE Presentation
Speaker Bill Wittich spoke to our club via a Skype connection - a first for us!

August 11, 2015
Rotarian Al Vogel, DVM, spoke about the world of Veterinary Medicine (bow-wow)

December 8, 2015
County Executive Rob Astorino with his annual "State of the County" Speech

December 22, 2015 Annual Visit from White Plains High School String Orchestra

December 31,2015 Sweater and Coat drive Harry Bright, Bill Fishman, Alissa Kosovsky	January 12, 2016 Speakers Susan and Art Zuckerman	February 16, 2016 Welcome new members Jill Owens and Ted Weitzenberg
Feb 2, 2016 Dr. Paul Bernstein on caring for your eyes in an age of technology blue wavelengths	Feb 9, 2016 Dr. John P. Bilezikian, the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Prof. of Medicine and Prof. of Pharmacology at College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University	March 22, 2016 New Member Alessandro Crocco pinned by Rich Scanlan March 22, 2016 Jill Owens with speaker Yoli LeGuerre
February 16, 2016 Westchester Community College President Belinda Miles	3/8/2016 Joe Rende inducted (Sponsor Dave Ganis and Joe in center)	Gift of Life annual Fundraiser 3/13/2016 Sue and Bill Currie, Janet DiBenedetto
March 15, 2016 Special evening meeting with performance by the O'Rourke Irish Step Dancing Team. Founded in 1995, the O'Rourke Irish Dancers of White Plains, NY include Regional and National Champions as well as World medal holders! This was their final performance before heading to Scotland for the world championships.

Finale 3:28	Solo 10-year-old 0:26
In motion, 8 dancers, 1:16	3 young dancers, 0:47


April 12, 2016 Rotarians Howard Goldin and Ed Frank described Schools To End Poverty (S.T.E.P.), which they started after visiting Vietnam (both are Vietnam combat vets)	April 19, 2016 Loucks Track Meet Director Fred Singleton, White Plains track and field athletes... Loucks is one of the largest and most prestigious high school track and field events in the USA	May 13, 2016 - RCWP Members served dinner to the athletes at the track meet: (back) Mary Rahe, Nick Wolff, Dave Ganis, Charlie Goldberger, Bill Currie; (front) Charlie Norris, Bill Fishman, Don Sharp
RCWP Celebrates the Kentucky Derby, May 3, 2016 President Bill hails from Kentucky and is our resident expert on all things quintessentially KY! To celebrate, we bet on prior Derby races, and ran our own DERBY, which raised $180 in betting profits for Happiness.
President Bill sets the tone...	Our Club Derby - Video Duration = 0:52

May 10, 2016 - Ann Silver received this year's Business Ethics/Community Service Award. She spoke from the heart about her parents as inspiration during her formative years	May 10, 2016 - former NYS Trooper George Lambrecht's instructive presentation on situational awareness	May 10, 2016 - The annual Loucks 5K Race has been officially renamed the "The Goldberger-Loucks 5K Road Race" in honor of Charlie Goldberger
May 17, 2016 WP Hospital COO Jeff Tiesi	May 17, 2016 Rotary Scholar Akiko Kobayshi	May 24, 2016 Group of all Scholarship winners
June 7, 2016 Speaker Supreme Court Justice Linda Jamieson	June 7, 2016 Our Club recognized for performance	June 7, 2016 David Schribman Recognized by District Governor Marilyn Masiero

President's Awards - Bill gives certificates of appreciation to members who made contributions "above and beyond"
Andrew Morzello	David Schribman	Heather Miller	Jonathan Schere	Lisbet Acuna
Libby Hollahan	AND, the "Rookie of the Year" (new Rotarian) goes to LAUREN McCALLION (center at right) for outstanding service to the Rotary Club Thank you, Lauren!	Lauren's name is engraved on the annual Rookie Award plaque
Paul Schwarz received president Bill's Highest award June 21, 2016
Paul served as club treasurer for 12 years, substantially upgrading our capabilities and reporting. Paul was honored in many speeches recognizing his immense contributions to the club (he's also our piano player!)			Susanna Sussman, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels White Plains, praised Paul as President of the Board of Directors
Tributes to Paul Schwarz, from left: Brian Kenney, Susanna Sussman, Paul and Barbara, Ted Nygreen, Bill Fishman
End 2015-2016 Rotary Year