Welcome to the resurrected Hartman Gazette, the official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Wyckoff-Midland Park. The Bulletin is named after John Hartman (1924-2002) a long time member of the Club and a PDG for District 7490.
This issue highlights our very busy June, 2019.
June is Scholarship Month
At our June 6th meeting we welcomed 14 very bright graduating seniors and their families from Wyckoff & Midland Park. The Club was once again pleased to provide each of the students a Scholarship Check to help offset the costs of their first year in college. Receiving the awards this year were:
Joseph Furlong, Maria Torraca, Maggie Bowers, Grace White, Helena Van Vliet, Catherine Francica, Allison Sassano, Natalie Kologrivov, Meaghan Healy, Bryn Bogan, Emma Lein, Angela Tashik, Sebastian Fox, &
Leah Tashian.
Another Triathlon - Another Success
June 15 saw the running of the 36th Annual Triathlon, sponsored with the Wyckoff Family YMCA. Once again the weather was perfect, and our volunteers turned out in record numbers.
This year was also a Family Affair for one of our newest members. “TriSteele”, a three-generation family team entry. Ray Steele (72) of Wyckoff, son Kris Steele (48) and grandson Lucas Steele (14) of Ramsey have enjoyed the camaraderie of training for the event (and did very well).
This year’s Triathlon (swim 0.5 mi/bike 20 mi/run 5 mi) will also hosted a Duathlon where individual athletes and teams biked 20 miles, and finished with a 5 mile run.
$29,000 Given Out at the Charitable Giving Breakfast!
On Thursday, June 21, the Wyckoff-Midland Park Rotary Club hosted its annual Charitable Giving Breakfast. Since its Chartering in 1959, the Wyckoff-Midland Park Rotary has over the years raised and given out tens of thousands of dollars to local, regional, and global organizations.
This year at the breakfast the Club gave out over $31,000 to 29 local charities. (That is in addition to the $15,000 gifted to local graduating seniors for college scholarships, 3 middle school students Good Citizenship Awards, paying the tuition for a disadvantaged student in Juarez, Mexico, sponsoring and hosting a Bolivian child for life saving heart surgery, and many other positive service activities.
The Club is also partnering with a Rotary Club in Minnesota to fund a major project sponsored by Sylvia’s Children in Africa.
Charities receiving grants at the 2019 breakfast included:
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative
CUMAC
Eastern Christian Children's Retreat
Eva's Village
Family Support Organization of Bergen County
Friends of the Midland Park Library
Friends of the Wyckoff Library
Habitat for Humanity Paterson
Healing Waters Veterans Fly Fishing
Independent Transportation Network of North Jersey
Midland Park Love Fund
Midland Park Volunteer Ambulance Corp.
New City Kids
Oasis A Haven for Women & Children
Partners in Pride Wyckoff
Promise of Hope
Rebuilding Together North Jersey
Relief Bus
Sacred Heart Academy, Jersey City
Servant's Heart
Solid Foundation Skate Park
Star of Hope Ministries
Touch the World
Venturing Crew 1204
West Bergen Mental Health
Wyckoff Love Fund
Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corp.
Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Dept.
Wyckoff Family YMCA
Club Installs New Officers
The weather held off the evening of June 29 so that the Club could hold its annual Installation Barbeque. Assistant Governor Ron Fraioli installed our own Paul Platek as Club President for a second year, and administered the Oath of Office to Paul, as well as to Benita Herman and Virg Nahas. It was a great party.
