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Joe Nastus declared District Governor Nominee-Designate

WOW!! Congratulations to our very own!!

As of November 20, 2023, Joe Nastus, is declared as District Governor Nominee-Designate. No challenges were presented.

In accordance with the Manual of Procedure for RI District 7475, all members of the Nominating Committee were past club presidents and representatives of the six regions. None of the members had a candidate from their club. Members of the Nominating Committee were Sally Goodson, Wallkill Valley, Susan Lubalin, The Caldwells, Rick Rafferty, Denville, Aaron Mansbach, Edison, Gerry Russell, Roselle-Roselle Park, and Wayne Zuhl, Fanwood-Scotch Plains. PDG Brad Jenkins and PDG Ray Freaney, served as chairs for the Nominating Committee.

Joe has been with a Rotarian for 27 years and has been a member of our Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick since 2008, serving as President 2018-2019. He has consistently served as an outstanding example of what it means to be a Rotarian through his involvement in the Rutgers Rotaract and organizing donations to New Brunswick’s Food Bank. Joe was the District 7475 Fundraising Subcommittee Chair 2021-2011 and currently serves as the Assistant Governor 2019-2021 and 2023-2024.

Please join us in congratulating Joe. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Rotary Holiday Dinner Party 2023

Rotary Scholars

Middlesex College hosted the annual celebration of scholarship recipients and donors on Nov. 16th. Pictured here are Rotarians: Austin Fockler, Mike & Barbara Blackwell and three of our clubs five current scholarship recipients. Our club is proud of our long standing commitment to education and literacy. We have provided scholarships to local high school graduating seniors and Veterans annually for the past 25 years.

Rotary Literacy Campaign 2023

Local Literacy Projects

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The Greater New Brunswick Rotary is currently seeking help from the local community for our annual Literacy Campaign. We are seeking help in the form of sponsorships for each of our local thirteen elementary schools. Annually we plan to provide one Dewey Does book titled "I Am Your Lil Super Hero" and one Special Rotary Dictionary for each local third grader. Provided we receive enough sponsorships and funding, we plan to include every third grade class in thirteen schools in three local school districts! In addition to the traditional uses, the students dictionary includes additional resources that are utilized by the teachers throughout the school year to help deliver geography, history, math and science lessons.

Dewey Does Author Thomas Kinslow and various members will organize presentations at each school. Sponsoring individuals and corporations are invited to join and share in this experience. Please contact Thomas who is working on the schedules if you wish to be a part of this remarkable program this year. We will offer dates for when the third graders will assemble, and the Dewey Does books and Rotary Special Dictionaries will be distributed at each school. Our club is appealing for your support in the form of donations of $250 for each school. To members who have already offered to donate, please confirm your pledge by sending your check or use the website to transmit payment (noting “Literacy project”). Please reach out to Thomas Kinslow tomas@deweydoes.com or call (917) 280-8142.

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International Project Update

*PROJECT GURUCOOL*

The Greater New Brunswick Rotary Club worked together with International Clubs to support the Rotary Club of Guindy in India the Gurucwith this Global Grant project. Through the power of technology and a heartfelt commitment to empowering underserved students, this endeavor has set out to transform the way we deliver knowledge. It's a testament to the collective dedication of our Rotary community and international partners. At the heart of Gurucool is a profound belief in the transformative power of education. This project included the purchase of 65 smart boards that were installed in schools.