Please join us for our 2nd Annual Casino Night at the Stress Factory on Wednesday, May 14th. All proceeds will benefit the New Brunswick Firefighters and Rotary Foundation. Tickets are only $75 per person and sponsorships opportunities range from $500-$10,000. Vouchers for free parking will be provided in the Church Street deck. Space is limited as this event sold out last year. Don't wait book your guest passes or become a sponsor! Help support our local Firefighters and the New Brunswick Rotary Club foundation and have a great time at the event. Utilize the QR code on the flyer or click this registration link:
Please join us for dinner and drinks on Thursday, Feb. 20th at Fat Cactus in New Brunswick. Each participant is paying for their own food & beverages. Rotarians and Non-Rotarians are encouraged to join us for this event. Some are also planning to visit Esquina Latina after dinner for Salsa dance lessons.
Congratulations to our 2024 Paul Harris Fellowship Award winners. From left to Right: John Reissner from Magyar Bank and Rotarians: Geoff Dietzel, Karen Johnson, Mike D'Angola, and Joe Nastus.
Our club and friends had a wonderful Turkey Trot Pub Crawl & Comedy Night in New Brunswick on Thursday, Nov. 21st. We collected food donations for the local Town Clock Foundation Women's Shelter at the beginning of the Pub Crawl. We visited the Elks Lodge, Fat Cactus, Tavern on George, Victoria's and ended the evening at the Stress Factory.
Special thanks to Mike, Laurie and the rest of the donors/volunteers from the Greater New Brunswick Rotary for making the Alzheimer's fundraiser successful.
The Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick partnered with the Rotary Club of Edison and recently hosted the 28th annual golf event on October 15th at Fox Hollow with great success. To date, this event has raised and provided more than $600,000 in Middlesex College scholarships for local graduating seniors and provided 20 Chromebooks to students each year. If you missed this year's event, its not to late to help donate and support. Please visit our donation page to help: https://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=0bd9750c-9e6f-42d4-b0d5-de450cab179a
The Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Firefighters held a fantastic Casino Night fundraiser on May 15, 2024 at the Stress Factory. Victoria's Tratta Italiano provided the food and everyone brought the fun. Magician Will Fern performed at the event with his amazing Strolling Magic. More than 120 guests attended this event which helped raise valuable funding for the New Brunswick Rotary Foundation and the New Brunswick Firefighters. This event will become an annual event in Mid May each year.
Rotary Clubs from Greater New Brunswick and Edison collaborated on a Rotary District Grant this year to help provide Chromebooks for students at Middlesex College. This year the total raised was $7,000 and provided to the Middlesex College Foundation before Thanksgiving.
In 2024 the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick will host two lunch meetings per month. The second Wednesday of each month the club will meet a noon upstairs at Harvest Moon Brewery and Cafe. On the fourth Wednesday of each month the club will host a noon meeting in the private room at Victoria's Tratta Italiano. Guests and interested individuals are encouraged to join us for one free lunch meeting to learn more about Rotary and how to get involved in helping the Greater New Brunswick community. The club is also hosting one monthly social events in the evenings. Please consult our calendar schedule for more events and opportunities.
This year our club co-sponsored Yolo Promo’s (www.yolopromo.com) Holiday Drive along with State Theatre New Jersey (www.stnj.org). With donation bins set up strategically throughout Piscataway, South Plainfield, and New Brunswick over 300 toys/books/coats/other stuff was collected and delivered to organizations that directly help the needy of Middlesex County.
A very special thank you to call who donated! You all have a hand in bringing a smile to someone’s face this holiday season!
This years’ 2023 Cozzens Lane Cleanup or “The Shaw’s Cleanup” on December 2nd was another successful endeavor leaving Cozzens Lane in North Brunswick looking cleaner than ever. Our club president, Geoff Dietzel, along with Steve Ferrara, assisted the Rutgers University’s Rotaract Club with the removal and cleanup of debris that’s accumulated over the year – providing a great service while setting an fantastic example for the people of North Brunswick.
On December 1st, 2023 our club President Geoff Dietzel along with members Mike D’Angola and Barry Rubin attended New Brunswick’s Annual Winter Wonderland. With the help of our friends with Elijah’s Promise, our club donated and distributed hundreds of cookies to the children that performed at the event. It was wet and cold, but everyone’s hearts were warmed by the holiday cheer and atmosphere.
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. PDGBrad 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.
Joe Nastus declared District Governor Nominee-Designate
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.
Please join us for this event on Thursday, November 9th from 5-10pm. We will kick off the event with a toast at the Elks Lodge at 40 Livingston Avenue. Please bring donated coats and or non-perishable foods to the Elks lodge. We plan to visit Fat Cactus, Harvest Moon, Victorias and then catch the Erik Griffin show at the Stress Factory at 7:30pm. The price of this event is $25 which includes your ticket to the Comedy show at the Stress Factory. Register Here
Please join us Thursday, October 12th for the 27th Annual Rotary Golf Event . Proceeds from this event will benefit the Greater New Brunswick Rotary Foundation and support local education and literacy projects.
The Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick was proudly represented by President Geoff Dietzel at The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s event the LNP (Largest Networking Party).
The Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick helped raise funding to help support he Alzheimer's Association Sunday, October 29th. Mike D'Angola lead the charge for our Rotary team. Special thanks to all of the donors and supporters.
The community of members and friends of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick gathered at the Elks Lodge on June 29, 2023 to recognize the accomplishments over the past twelve months and look forward with anticipation to new leadership in the coming year. All present expressed their gratitude to outgoing President Stephen Ferrara and welcomed the enthusiastic remarks of Geoffrey Dietzel who will lead the club in 2023/2024. The occasion marked the annual installation and oath ceremony of officers and board of directors, conducted that evening by Andrew Calamaras, Rotary Foundation Committee Chair.
There were other highlights of the annual dinner meeting celebration. There was a moment honoring the passing of Frank Gschossmann when his wife Barbara received remarks of his club service by members and a certificate of appreciation. Sharan Jain recognized the leadership of Yuvaraaj Murthy, the outgoing president of the Rutgers Rotaract Club, and the incoming president Zaniyah Boykins. Both students were awarded Rotary Scholarships while they attended Middlesex College before enrolling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Finally, there was formal action when club members ratified a proposal for the adoption of new by-laws approved earlier in June by the board of directors.
Mike D’Angola was formally inducted as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick at a luncheon meeting earlier this year. He is a life-long resident of New Jersey and lives in Piscataway with his wife and twin boys. Mike founded Yolo Promo, during the pandemic in 2020, a company that offers a large array of products with branding and marketing capabilities. He is a member of Middlesex Regional Chamber of Commerce and the NJ State Chamber of Commerce. Formally introduced as a new member by Stephen Ferrara, joining Rotary fulfilled one of Mike’s priorities to make a positive impact in the community with an organization of like-minded people.
Dr. Kristina Nicosia, Superintendent of the Highland Park School District, became a member of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick at an induction ceremony that was held on January 11, 2023 during the luncheon meeting at the Harvest Moon Brewery/Cafe Restaurant in New Brunswick. Dr. Nicosia previously taught high school and middle school science and served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for STEM for the Highland Park Public School District. She completed her doctoral studies at Rutgers University in the specialty of science education and statewide community of practice. The club is delighted to have Dr. Nicosia bringing her leadership and community service skills to help advance the mission of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick.
The GNB Rotary Club is currently seeking school sponsors for our annual Dictionary Project as part of our Literacy Campaign. We are seeking help in the form of sponsorships for each of our local thirteen elementary schools. Annually we provide one Dewey Does book titled "I Am Your Lil Super Hero" and one Special Rotary Resource Dictionary for each local third grader. Provided we receive enough sponsorships and funding, we plan to include every third grade classin thirteen schoolsinthree 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 along with Rotarians Laurie Lazovick and Mike D'Angola are organizing presentations at each school. Sponsoring individuals and corporations are invited to join and share in this experience of giving out the books at school assemblies in March.
Dewey Does learns the role of Rotary, the value of being a neighborhood volunteer, and how volunteerism impacts those in need by placing service-above-self. The Greater New Brunswick Rotary Family is providing copies for every third grader in New Brunswick, Highland Park and North Brunswick annually. We are seeking donors to help sponsors schools.
Join us for our spring fundraiser Bunny Hop Pub Crawl on Thursday, April 14th to benefit Elijah's Promise. Give a $20 donation per person and join the crawl. Register here on our website through PayPal by hitting the donate button. For more info, please call Steve Ferrara at (908) 217-3060 or email sferrara@citifire.com
Greater New Brunswick club members and friends enjoyed our February and March special events. Our February special event was at the Stress Factory and our March 22nd event was at the Golf Cave. Check out our calendar for upcoming special events.
Please join us on April 14, 2022 for our Bunny Hop Bar Crawl in downtown New Brunswick. Teams of 10 are now forming for this event that will help raise awareness and funding for our local food pantries. Each team is collecting donations of food and money and selecting one local food pantry to help support. Teams can select five to seven Restaurants and or Pubs in New Brunswick to visit on the evening. To enter a team or gather more info, please contact Mike Blackwell at (732) 259-4297 or email mgbwell1@gmail.com.
The New Brunswick Rotary Club Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) and all donations are tax deductible. We are asking Rotarians, friends and other organizations to help join us as we provide much needed support for New Brunswick's Health Care Heroes, local restaurants and local food pantries. New Brunswick Rotary Club members have been collecting donations dating back to the Covid 19 outbreak in early March. We are helping to purchase ventilators, pay restaurants to serve meals at hospitals, making masks and collecting food for the local food pantries. Please donate and or help with any of our Covid 19 projects. Thank you.
Special thanks to our Rotary District 7475 for providing 26 boxes of packaged meals for the Rutgers Student Food Pantry and the Salvation Army Food Pantry. New Brunswick Rotarian Barbara Blackwell (pictured here) with 15 cases of assorted meals. Barbara is the Program Coordinator for the Rutgers Student Food Pantry. To help the RU Student Food Pantry, please email Barb at bblack@echo.rutgers.edu
Rotary District 7475 Donates Food to RU Student Food Pantry and Salvation Army
New Brunswick Rotarians and Rutgers Rotaract members annually have the chance to work together on a variety of community service projects. Our community service projects include cleaning up Cozzins Lane in North Brunswick twice per year, planting flowers and beautifying a variety of parks and public spaces annually.
Author and New Brunswick Rotarian Thomas Kinslow shares his passion for creating the series Dewey Does children's books at the club meeting on December 19th. Thomas is working with the club literacy campaign. For more about Dewey Does please go to https://deweydoes.com
Thomas Kinslow, Co-Author of Dewey Does speaks at the Rotary Club meeting
December is Rotary DIctionary Distribution month. New Brunswick club members are visiting all fo the elementary schools in New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Highland Park this month to deliver dictionaries to every third grader. The club is looking for school sponsors. It only costs $250 to sponsor a school. Please donate online here on our website and sponsor a school near you.
To learn more about the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick and our many activities, please call our President - Mike Blackwell at (732) 259-4297 or be our guest for our a lunch meeting. We currently meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 12noon on Zoom. Please email Mike at mgbwell1@gmail.com for an invitation.
(Left) The Officers of the newly formed Middlesex County College Rotaract Team at the Magic Event with Rotary President Mike Blackwell. The New Brunswick and Edison Clubs are working together to develop a new Rotaract Club for students at Middlesex County College. (Right) Rutgers Rotaract Club Members.
Middlesex County College and Rutgers Rotaract Clubs
The New Brunswick Rotary Club is currently seeking donors for two of our Literacy Projects. We annually provide dictionaries to every 3rd grader in New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Highland Park. We are also working with the Hub Teen Center and New Brunswick Public Library to provide free books and a new Little Free Library at 411 Joyce Kilmer Avenue in New Brunswick. Please email ctlarsson@aol.com or call (609) 658-7154 to get involved in either project.
The International Champion of Strolling Magic Will Fern performed for our club on Friday, October 25th at the Imperia. Will was absolutely amazing and everyone truly enjoyed themselves. This event featured a basket raffle and magic hat contest and helped raise money for the New Brunswick Rotary Foundation projects.
The New Brunswick Rotary and Rutgers Rotaract Clubs teamed up to clean up Cousins Lane in North Brunswick on Saturday, October 12th. The club has adopted Cousins Lane and enjoys working with North Brunswick Township in keeping clean streets annually with a spring and fall clean up.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick is very proud of our annual scholarship program. During the past twenty years our club has hosted an annual golf event on the second Tuesday in May that raises money to provided scholarships. To date we have raised enough money to provide more than $475,000 in scholarships for graduating Seniors from New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Highland Park High Schools. Beginning in 2019, Middlesex County College will now serve as our partner for the scholarship program. MCC President Mark McCormick (seated in the middle with members of the club surrounding him) and his team will help select four scholars annually and award them each with a full scholarship for two years and four semesters to complete their Associates Degree.
Every 3.6 seconds, someone in the world dies of starvation. In New Jersey, over one million people are living below the poverty line. One in five children is hungry and relying on food stamps for meals.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick provided dictionaries to all third grade student in New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Highland Park. Pictured is club member Patrick McDonald talking to the students before the dictionaries were handed out.
On the behalf of the Harmony Family Success Center and PRAB, profuse thanks for the planting/beautification at 255 Livingston Ave. Through the volunteer efforts of Rotary Club members, the center is even more attractive to our families and partners. How great is it to experience such warm and pleasant hearth, even on the outside of the facility. Photos commemorating this generous contribution will be shared within our networks. We look forward to future endeavors as we continue to uplift and empower the New Brunswick Community together.
Brian D. Rawls, MPA, M.Div. Family Services Manager
On June 14th at the annual Paul Harris Recognition Dinner four club members -Michael Freund, Susanne Winkler, Thomas Park, Pamela Stalcup, were recognized for their service to Rotary, and Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler for her commitment and dedication to the Highland Park community. In addition the club’s board officers and directors were installed.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick was honored by the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce with a Community Leaders of Distinction Award. We thank the Chamber for this prestigious recognition and we salute the evening’s other honorees: Windy White, Yezenia Ramos, Gabriel Lavigne, and Vinnie Brand.
Photo L-R: Bill Neary, MCRCC Chairman; Lina Llona, MCRCC President; Rotarians: Pamela Stalcup, Roz Shaw, Mike Blackwell, Charles Larsson and Joe Nastus.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick held the 22nd annual golf outing at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Golfers enjoyed a beautiful spring day in the picturesque and rolling hills setting with breathtaking views of the golf course from the patio of the banquet facility. The Club has raised over $350,000 in the past golf outings. All proceeds are used to provide scholarships to graduates of New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Highland Park High Schools who enroll in college. Pictured are the finalists of the putting contest and Mike Blackwell, chair of the Golf Committee.
The Cozzens Lane clean up crew consisting of club members and Rutgers University Rotaract students after finishing their well done job on Saturday, April 21,
The Rutgers University Rotaract Club held its installation dinner on April 12 at the Rutgers Club. Distinguished guests included Rotary 7510 District Governor Robert Zeglarski; RVCC Rotaract Advisor, Professor Nikitovic; Rotary 7510 Distirct Director of Public Image and Membership, Bill Graham; and members of the RVCC Rotaract Club.
The Imperia, 1714 Easton Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873
Student teams in Fashion/Costume Design programs will compete in this Runway Fashion Show. Students will create designs from materials purchased at local thrift shops. The evening also features catered h'ors d'oeuvres by area restaurants and entertainment.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick’s Murder Mystery Dinner was held on Friday, November 3 2017. What a night! The ballroom at the Hyatt Hotel in New Brunswick room was packed with guests attending a wedding. There were wonderful gifts at the Silent Auction and numerous varieties of wine were raffled off at the Wine Raffle. Throughout the evening actors from coLab Arts performed scenarios that culminated in a murder that took place during the actual wedding.
Rutgers Rotaract Club has just completed another year of numerous projects which embraced Rotary's mission of " Service Above Self ". The Club President for the current year Ms. Martha Flores has put together a very comprehensive Annual Report on their activities and I encourage all our members to review that by following the link below:Rutgers University Rotaract Club Annual Report
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick held the annual Paul Harris Recognition dinner and installation of officers and board members for the 2017/18 year at Panico’s Restaurant in New Brunswick on June 8, 2017.
The Club honors individuals as a Paul Harris Fellow when they perform exceptional and distinguished service in their community and contribute to the success of Rotary goals. Michael Blackwell and Sharan Jain were recognized as Paul Harris Fellows for the third time. Blackwell was also honored with a proclamation from Mayor James Cahill that acknowledged his community projects, charity work, and organizing large special events in the greater New Brunswick area while serving as Superintendent of Recreation for thirty-nine years.
THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW BRUNSWICK ENTERTAINED 102 GOLFERS AT THE 21ST ANNUAL GOLF OUTING HELD AT FOX HOLLOW GOLF CLUB ON MAY 9, 2017! This record number of attendees found the well-manicured course challenging. The Club has raised over $350,000 in previous outings and has a target for reaching $500,000 by 2022.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg, NJ
Tee off for Rotary Scholarships! Join us on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg, NJ for the 21st Annual Rotary Club of New Brunswick Golf Outing.
To date we have raised $320,000 for scholarships. Our goal is to reach $500,000 by 2022! All proceeds fund Rotary Scholarships for graduates of Highland Park, New Brunswick & North Brunswick High Schools who enroll in college.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 was a Rotary/Rotaract evening of celebration. The Rutgers University Rotaract Club joined with Rotary Club of New Brunswick members at a dinner at the Rutgers University Alumni Club. During the evening the Rotaract Club and its members were honored, and their new executive board was installed. Representing District 7510 was the incoming District Governor Robert Zeglarski. Nick Nikitovic the Rotaract Club Advisor from Raritan Valley Community College was there as well. Both men spoke about the importance of Rotaract and the important part it plays in Rotary International. The outgoing Rotaract club president, Martha Flores highlighted the club’s accomplishments during her tenure as president, and this was followed by a wonderful video that several of the Rotaract club members had put together. The video is now on youtube.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick Adopt a Road Cleanup on Cozzens Lane in North Brunswick took place during the morning of April 8, 2017. Rotary club members and eight Rotaract students bonded together during the 2 ½ hours that were spent picking up the trash. By the end of the morning the Rotaract students eagerly went with Steve Shaw’s to WAWA for a cup of coffee.
Michael Giacobello is officially welcomed to the Club!
The Club held a ceremony to induct Michael Giacobello to the club during the luncheon meeting on Thursday, March 16. He is employed at Investors Bank in downtown New Brunswick. Michael is a graduate of the University of Connecticut where he was also on the golf team. He and his wife Meghan reside in Bridgewater.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick is hosting Rags to Runway – local fashion design students will take "rags" from thrift shop purchases and recreate them into fashions for the "runway". Proceeds benefit the New Brunswick Rotary Foundation and Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey! Join us on March 2, 2017 at 6 p.m. at the George Street Playhouse for the pre-show reception with fare from local restaurants including Due Mari, Panico’s, Chapati House and Evelyn's Restaurant. Then, enjoy an evening of fashion and dance performances, with Bert Baron of 1450 WCTC serving as Emcee.
Sharan welcomed several guests. One was Chandam who works for MANVI. She is interested in becoming a member of the club. Rick Phelan, the President of the Edison Rotary Club, had been invited to speak about a project his club is working on to provide money for girls in Calcutta to attend school. His club welcomes financial contributions.
Sharan provided a highlight of the January 19 board meeting.
Beth Binde will become a member of the Friends of the Rotary Club of New Brunswick.
Club members are asked to support the fundraiser Rags to Runway that will provide funds for Prevent Child Abuse and the New Brunswick Rotary Club Foundation. Tickets must be purchased online, and they will be sold through George Street Playhouse at georgestreetplayhouse.org.
The slate of Club Officers and Directors for the 2017 -2018 Rotary Year is:
Sharan Jain welcomed everyone to the evening meeting. After the pledge, remarks by Justin, and the reciting of the Four Way Test, Sharan told us about a special Rotary event that took place when the astronaut Buzz Aldrin went to the moon and planted a Rotary’s Four Way Test pin on the moon’s surface.
Sharan Jain welcomed club members to the first meeting of 2017.
There was a guest attending the meeting who is from Nigeria. He introduced himself and mentioned that he was an educator in his country. He answered many questions, and club members asked him about his Rotary club and the differences between his club and ours.
Sharan welcomed everyone to the last Rotary meeting of the year. Highlights of the Board of Directors meeting were mentioned.
Kevin Fellin will become a regular member of the club, and he will be inducted during the evening meeting on January 13, 2017.
The board voted to continue with the buffet lunch. This gives time to conduct club business have a speaker, etc. before eating the meal.
The Rags to Runway project has a commitment from four teams as well as some high school teams. The next committee meeting is on January 4 at 7:30 AM at Omega Diner, North Brunswick. Club members are welcome to attend the meeting.
The club will continue with the Elijah's Promise service project. We are looking into other groups to help too.
The club raised $295 from the holiday party to donate to Elijah's Promise.
I give below our meetings program for the next four weeks:
1. December 15 at 5.30 PM - Holiday Party. We have had very good response from the members and please let me know by e mail if you are planning to attend and have not yet advised me.
Pam Stefanek from New Brunswick City Market was the first speaker. This organization is the management company for the New Brunswick Special Interest District. She gave an update on the plans, events, and activities that are and will be taking place in New Brunswick. In addition, she mentioned that our club can post activities on the organization’s Calendar of Events.
The second speaker was Adam F. Staats, Senior Project Coordinator of the Price Family Fellows Program. This is a transition program for youth who age out of foster care and attend Rutgers University. They need support in transitioning to adulthood and college. They are provided with internships, help with financial aid, and housing. There are internships and summer programs for them.
Roz gave a report on the Dictionary Project. So far it has been going well in all of the schools. Friday will be the last day for the dictionary presentations.
Joe Nastus has received his third Paul Harris pin for his generosity to the Rotary International Foundation.
Pam reported on the Rags to Runway Project that will take place on March 2, 2017. Sponsors are being solicited for the event. Club members are invited to attend the next meeting that takes place on 12/6 at 7:30 at the Omega Diner.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick hosted its largest Murder Mystery Event to date on Friday, November 4th with 148 guests and Rotarians in attendance. With all of the drama in this year's presidential election, the committee decided to feature yet another political debate as the theme. "The Final Debate" featured Harold Dormp vs Vivienne Blimpton at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. A local group of professional actors from CoLAB arts, provided the script, actors and entertainment.
Induction of a new member: Aubrey Johnson, the Superintendent of the New Brunswick Public Schools, was formally inducted as our newest member. Following the brief ceremony, Aubrey commented on the academic goals and vision for the public schools embodied in a strategic plan for 2016-2021 that has been recently adopted.
Dr. Michael Norris gave a slide presentation of George Washington through the work of artists at the Thursday, September 8 evening meeting of the Rotary Club of New Brunswick. Using paintings from various museum collections, Mike described the legacy of Washington as a surveyor, member of the Virginia militia, tobacco farmer near the Potomac River at Mount Vernon, and commander of the colonial forces against the British that achieved American independence. Through portraits by past and modern painters, Washington was illustrated as the “indispensable man” whose leadership and presidency set the model for future generations. Mike Norris worked as museum educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for nearly twenty years and now gives public lectures on a variety of topics. His website is www.armchairarttours.com.
“The Artists of George Washington” –Evening Program on September 8, 2016
The New Brunswick Rotary Club has been delivering produce and fresh fruit to Elijah’s Promise, the community soup kitchen at 18 Neilson Street in New Brunswick. There are four deliveries each week. The food has been donated by the Costco Wholesale Warehouses in Edison and Bridgewater. Jim Zullo, Executive Director of the full-fledged social organization serving the community of Middlesex County over two decades, expressed his enthusiastic appreciation of the Rotary Club volunteers "You folks have been such an amazing source of support for EP! Thank you and please let me know if there is anything I can do to assist your efforts."
At the meeting of our Club on Aug 18, we inducted two new members:
Thomas J. Carto - President and CEO of New Jersey State Theater
Dr. Scott Taylor - Superintendent of Highland Park Schools
We welcome these distinguished individuals to our club and look forward to their active participation in Club's activities and for their initiatives in new projects for the benefit of the local communities.
Our Club meeting on July 14 was attended by 14 members and one guest( Bob Belvin from New Brunswick Library).
Johan gave a very interesting and informative presentation on Trade Agreements particularly on the Agreements now under discussions- Trans Pacific and Trans Atlantic. We will soon put his slides on our web site for all members information.
The updates were given on current projects and the Club Goals.
Our Club had its first meeting of the new year 2016-17 on the evening of July 7, 2016.
Our Treasurer for this year was duly installed and we also inducted three new members.
Sharan Jain gave an update on the changes in RI constitution approved recently by the Council on Legislation.
Sharan Jain also emphasized the need for all members to log into the Members section of the club web site and check their personal data and confirm that to Roz.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick held the annual Paul Harris Recognition Dinner and installed incoming officers and board members for next Rotary year on June 2, 2016. Four club members and two other individuals with distinguished public service careers were honored with Paul Harris Fellowships for their exceptional community service and whose personal and professional activities represented the Rotary value of "Service above Self."
Steve Shaw the committee chairperson of the North Brunswick Street Cleanup had made arrangements with Lou Ann Benson, Parks and Recreation Director to once again have the Rotary club participate in the semi annual two mile long street cleanup on busy Cozzens Lane in North Brunswick. This event has been taking place during the last 3 years.
Rotary Club of New Brunswick is very pleased to announce the successful implementation of an International Project in Delhi, India.
In 2014 , our Club partnered with the host Club of Delhi Uptown ( India) to apply for a global grant to supply three diagnostic/testing machines to a Children’s Clinic with three main objectives:
Our Club hosted its 20th Annual Scholarship Golf Event on May 10, 2016 at Rutgers Golf Course beginning at 8:30am and an awards luncheon at Panico's Italian Restaurant in downtown New Brunswick.
The golf event included 100 golfers competing for the top prize along with multiple other prizes featuring a putting contest, long drive contest, and hole in one contests for a BMW from Open Road BMW and a Camaro from Malouf Auto Group.
This year our club co-sponsored Yolo Promo’s (
This years’ 2023 Cozzens Lane Cleanup or “The Shaw’s Cleanup” on December 2nd was another successful endeavor leaving Cozzens Lane in North Brunswick looking cleaner than ever. Our club president, Geoff Dietzel, along with Steve Ferrara, assisted the Rutgers University’s Rotaract Club with the removal and cleanup of debris that’s accumulated over the year – providing a great service while setting an fantastic example for the people of North Brunswick.
On December 1st, 2023 our club President Geoff Dietzel along with members Mike D’Angola and Barry Rubin attended New Brunswick’s Annual Winter Wonderland. With the help of our friends with Elijah’s Promise, our club donated and distributed hundreds of cookies to the children that performed at the event. It was wet and cold, but everyone’s hearts were warmed by the holiday cheer and atmosphere.
WOW!! Congratulations to our very own!! 
The Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick was proudly represented by President Geoff Dietzel at The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s event the LNP (Largest Networking Party).
The Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick helped raise funding to help support he Alzheimer's Association Sunday, October 29th. Mike D'Angola lead the charge for our Rotary team. Special thanks to all of the donors and supporters. 
Mike D’Angola was formally inducted as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick at a luncheon meeting earlier this year. He is a life-long resident of New Jersey and lives in Piscataway with his wife and twin boys. Mike founded Yolo Promo, during the pandemic in 2020, a company that offers a large array of products with branding and marketing capabilities. He is a member of Middlesex Regional Chamber of Commerce and the NJ State Chamber of Commerce. Formally introduced as a new member by Stephen Ferrara, joining Rotary fulfilled one of Mike’s priorities to make a positive impact in the community with an organization of like-minded people.
Dr. Kristina Nicosia, Superintendent of the Highland Park School District, became a member of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick at an induction ceremony that was held on January 11, 2023 during the luncheon meeting at the Harvest Moon Brewery/Cafe Restaurant in New Brunswick. Dr. Nicosia previously taught high school and middle school science and served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for STEM for the Highland Park Public School District. She completed her doctoral studies at Rutgers University in the specialty of science education and statewide community of practice. The club is delighted to have Dr. Nicosia bringing her leadership and community service skills to help advance the mission of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick.
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The Rotary Club of New Brunswick provided dictionaries to all third grade student in New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Highland Park. Pictured is club member Patrick McDonald talking to the students before the dictionaries were handed out.
On the behalf of the Harmony Family Success Center and PRAB, profuse thanks for the planting/beautification at 255 Livingston Ave. Through the volunteer efforts of Rotary Club members, the center is even more attractive to our families and partners. How great is it to experience such warm and pleasant hearth, even on the outside of the facility. Photos commemorating this generous contribution will be shared within our networks. We look forward to future endeavors as we continue to uplift and empower the New Brunswick Community together.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick held the 22nd annual golf outing at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Golfers enjoyed a beautiful spring day in the picturesque and rolling hills setting with breathtaking views of the golf course from the patio of the banquet facility. The Club has raised over $350,000 in the past golf outings. All proceeds are used to provide scholarships to graduates of New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Highland Park High Schools who enroll in college. Pictured are the finalists of the putting contest and Mike Blackwell, chair of the Golf Committee.
The Cozzens Lane clean up crew consisting of club members and Rutgers University Rotaract students after finishing their well done job on Saturday, April 21,
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick’s Murder Mystery Dinner was held on Friday, November 3 2017. What a night! The ballroom at the Hyatt Hotel in New Brunswick room was packed with guests attending a wedding. There were wonderful gifts at the Silent Auction and numerous varieties of wine were raffled off at the Wine Raffle. Throughout the evening actors from coLab Arts performed scenarios that culminated in a murder that took place during the actual wedding.
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick held the annual Paul Harris Recognition dinner and installation of officers and board members for the 2017/18 year at Panico’s Restaurant in New Brunswick on June 8, 2017.
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THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW BRUNSWICK ENTERTAINED 102 GOLFERS AT THE 21ST ANNUAL GOLF OUTING.JPG)
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick Adopt a Road Cleanup on Cozzens Lane in North Brunswick took place during the morning of April 8, 2017. Rotary club members and eight Rotaract students bonded together during the 2 ½ hours that were spent picking up the trash. By the end of the morning the Rotaract students eagerly went with Steve Shaw’s to WAWA for a cup of coffee.
The Club held a ceremony to induct Michael Giacobello to the club during the luncheon meeting on Thursday, March 16. He is employed at Investors Bank in downtown New Brunswick. Michael is a graduate of the University of Connecticut where he was also on the golf team. He and his wife Meghan reside in Bridgewater.
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The Rotary Club of New Brunswick hosted its largest Murder Mystery Event to date on Friday, November 4th with 148 guests and Rotarians in attendance. With all of the drama in this year's presidential election, the committee decided to feature yet another political debate as the theme. "The Final Debate" featured Harold Dormp vs Vivienne Blimpton at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. A local group of professional actors from CoLAB arts, provided the script, actors and entertainment.
The New Brunswick Rotary Club has been delivering produce and fresh fruit to Elijah’s Promise, the community soup kitchen at 18 Neilson Street in New Brunswick. There are four deliveries each week. The food has been donated by the Costco Wholesale Warehouses in Edison and Bridgewater. Jim Zullo, Executive Director of the full-fledged social organization serving the community of Middlesex County over two decades, expressed his enthusiastic appreciation of the Rotary Club volunteers "You folks have been such an amazing source of support for EP! Thank you and please let me know if there is anything I can do to assist your efforts.".JPG)
At the meeting of our Club on Aug 18, we inducted two new members:.JPG)
Our Club had its first meeting of the new year 2016-17 on the evening of July 7, 2016..JPG)
The Rotary Club of New Brunswick held the annual Paul Harris Recognition Dinner and installed incoming officers and board members for next Rotary year on June 2, 2016. Four club members and two other individuals with distinguished public service careers were honored with Paul Harris Fellowships for their exceptional community service and whose personal and professional activities represented the Rotary value of "Service above Self.".JPG)
Steve Shaw the committee chairperson of the North Brunswick Street Cleanup had made arrangements with Lou Ann Benson, Parks and Recreation Director to once again have the Rotary club participate in the semi annual two mile long street cleanup on busy Cozzens Lane in North Brunswick. This event has been taking place during the last 3 years.
Rotary Club of New Brunswick is very pleased to announce the successful implementation of an International Project in Delhi, India.
Our Club hosted its 20th Annual Scholarship Golf Event on May 10, 2016 at Rutgers Golf Course beginning at 8:30am and an awards luncheon at Panico's Italian Restaurant in downtown New Brunswick.