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Riverhead

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m.
The Sea Star
431 East Main Street
Riverhead,
United States of America
Club News

The 2024 Riverhead Country Fair will soon be here. This year's fair will take place Sunday, Oct. 13 from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.  We will be staffing two locations - a beer tent down on the waterfront and a beer tent on Main Street. Our offerings include Twin Forks beer as well as soda, iced tea, and water.  (Rotarians are asked to sign up for a shift; link is by calendar, under Upcoming Events.) 

All of the net proceeds will benefit Riverhead Rotary Charities.

 

RIVERHEAD ROTARY DONATES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
IN SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
 
From the hands of community donors and many generous Rotarians, boxes, backpacks, and big bags of school supplies were delivered to the hands of grateful students and teachers August 28.  Many thanks to all who contributed.  We continue to make a world of difference for the good of many.  Celebrate the giving! 
 
CLUB AWARDS OVER $90,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AGAIN THIS YEAR.
 
Our Rotary Club of Riverhead was delighted to be able to award $90,500 to local high school students this year.  Fourteen of the seventeen winners were able to attend our luncheon July 10 and cheered the hearts of all with warm addresses of thanksgiving and hope. Congratulations to all, and big thanks to our Scholarship Committee members.  
 
  
See also:  https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2024/07/121212/rotary-awards-more-than-90k-in-scholarships-at-annual-luncheon/
 
A New President Is Dawned... um, Donned
 

 

 
Congratulations to Pastor George Dupree who was installed as our chapter's newest president at our Installation Dinner, June 20th.  Outgoing president Dawn Vogel donned now-president George with a new title: the Apostle George (!), presented him with his hero's cape, and swore him in during a very joyous celebration.
 
Special thanks to Danny Lanieri who arranged for the dinner and open bar by the river's edge at the Aquarium. 
 
Read on for more details about the evening and photos.       
Come get to know us. 
Have some lunch, join the service and the fun... 
Here's to a great new season of making a difference for a better Riverhead and a better world! 
If you were there, you know... this was another tremendous success and lots of fun! 
 
 
Thanks to many Santa's helpers, aka Rotarians, great shopping and fun work, thousands of dollars of toys, clothing, and assorted gifts were put in the hands of happy neighbors that needed a holiday lift this year. 
Again with the help of members and friends, our Holiday Baskets made their way into many grateful hands.

Riverhead Rotarians partner with the Salvation Army to bring in some much-needed support this holiday season.

Judge Allen Smith, a 51-year member of the Rotary Club of Riverhead was remembered and well-honored at a dedication ceremony, October 24.  A plaque of our Town to be placed at the soon-to-be new Justice Court reads, “In honor and recognition of the immeasurable contributions of Honorable Allen M. Smith, Lifelong Public Servant to the Town of Riverhead.”

The event was well attended by current members of our club. 

 

Our Rotary Club of Riverhead celebrated a Rotary Youth Exchange Day Wednesday, October 18.  The lunch meeting saw fine presentations from both our current exchange student and our very first one.
 
Emma Bodineau (far right) of France is our current exchange student, the only one of our District.  Neil Smith (center right) of Australia was our first exchange student. He made his life-changing trip in 1965.
Here they are joined by Dawn Vogel, President, and Riverhead Rotarian Sean Walter. 
32nd Annual Bruce Stark Memorial Golf Outing
Raises Thousands of Dollars for Local Scholarships
On behalf of our Rotary Club of Riverhead, sincere thanks are extended to all the generous sponsors, participants, and donors
who helped make our annual golf outing another wonderfully successful venture.  
Our Rotary is a proud sponsor of the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation's Run4Life and its campaign to Help Prevent Veteran Suicide.