Paul Harris Recognition Dinner & Installation of Board members for 2016/17
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on Jun 02, 2016
The Club also honored two community members for their years of outstanding public service. Lee Livingston was named “New Jersey Person of the Year” by Governor Jim Florio and serves on the board of numerous organizations including the United Way of Central Jersey, the Jewish Social Services Committee, the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Foundation and “Big Tent Judaism” for Jewish outreach. Blanquita Valenti is widely known for her service as a member of the New Brunswick City Council and the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. She has received numerous community service awards for a distinguished public career and for her educational leadership.
District Governor Hal Daume presided over the swearing-in ceremony for the officers and Board members for the 2016/17 Rotary year. He was among the Rotary officials and guests who attended this event which included Adrienne Bzura, and the Presidents of the Hillsboro and Plainsboro Clubs.
In-coming President Sharan Jain concluded the evening program by expressing appreciation for the leadership of outgoing President Walter Deutsch and the dedication of the Board members to the ideals of Rotary. He commented on the goals for next year to attract new members, increase diversity, undertake new projects locally and internationally, encourage future generation of Rotarians by fostering Rotaract and InterAct programs, and build social media presence in the communities that have been served by the Rotary Club of New Brunswick since 1920.