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Learn how you can help the environment while improving your flowerbeds and vegetable garden at an informative Composting Workshop hosted by the Rotary Club of Glens Falls and sponsored in part by St. Andrews Ace Hardware. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 19th at 7:00pm via Zoom. The speakers leading this one-hour workshop are Kit Huggard, Master Gardener, and Marianne McGowan, Chief Composter, Bay Road Community Garden. These women, who have almost 100 years of combined gardening experience, will cover the do's, don'ts and how-to's of basic residential composting. Once registered, the participant will receive an email confirmation from EventBrite. Prior to the workshop, the participant will receive a voucher as part of their registration that they may take to SAIL, located at 71 Glenwood Ave., Queensbury to receive their free one-gallon composting bucket. Cost for the workshop is $15 and proceeds from this event will be donated to an environmental conservation project in the greater Glens Falls - Queensbury area. Workshop size and number of free composting buckets are limited.

 

Go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/residential-composting-101-tickets-153910748191 to sign up today!

The Rotary Club of Glens Falls presents three awards annually: Citizen of the Year, Rotarian of the Year and Charter Day Award. The criteria for these awards is as follows:

 

Citizen of the Year - this award is given to a non-Rotarian who exemplifies Rotary ideals of service in the local and regional community (Glens Falls/Queensbury/Warren County). The person's professional and personal ethics are also considered.

Rotarian of the Year - this award is presented to a current member in good standing of the club (who is not on the Board of Directors at the time) who exemplifies the ideals of Rotary by their outstanding service to the Club.

Charter Day Award - This is the highest and most prestigious honor to a Rotary member in good standing who has served the club, district and community in outstanding ways, bringing distinction to our club and to Rotary. The honoree exemplifies the ideals of both the club and of Rotary, and may be a current member of the Board. This award has been a club tradition since 1966.

Meeting Notes per Jim Amell

 

Program for Feb. 13th - The Queensbury Jazz band performed for us and was delightful to listen to. Pictures and video of this can be found on our Facebook page.  

 

 

Harrison Freer is looking for nominations for the awards this year.  These include, Citizen of the Year and Rotarian of the Year.  Please contact Harrison for your sugestions. 

 

Barbara Sweet indicated the Memory Care Project is continuing to work on ways to help those who suffer from memory issues.  

 

Patti Pepe informed us about the Big Brothers/Sisters bowling fund raiser coming up.  

 

Janice Holding gave an update on the effort with the Interact Club.

 

New Members:  Tim Robinson and Matt Baitinger were inducted this past week as new members.  Congratulations to the both of them!

 

Program this Week:  Jim Lafarr, Warren County Sheriff will give us an update on what is happening the sheriffs department and what his plans for the future.

 

 Program for Jan. 23th -  Jeannie Williams talked about history of Feeder Canal and its significance to the area’s economy after it was placed in service. She also talked about trying to link with regional, even state wide trail systems, and finally the acquisition of, and current and planned future use of the coal silos.

 

Volunteers Events for January 25 & 26, 2020 - Kudos to all the volunteers:who helped with both the serving of the poor at the Saturday supper held and the Christ Church United Methodist and the Sunday bulk mailing for the Shamrock Shuffle and our upcoming 5K.  

 

This Weeks Program - Ellie von Wellsheim will tell us about the MoonCatcher program that is part of our district effort to help young women in other countries adjust to adulthood. 

 

Note: If you would like any information published in our weekly newsletter, please send me the information.  

 

 

 

 Program for Jan. 9th - This weeks program was a presentation by Lee and Linda Pollock about their recent trip to Nepal.  Thank you for sharing this experience.    

 

District Training Meeting - Tuesday, Jan. 14th - There will be a district membership training meeting from 6:30 - 8:00 at the Salvation Army on Broad Street.  Membership Committee members and anyone interested are welcome to attend. 

 

Ernest Peltz father of Charles Peltz passed away a week ago. Ernest was an honoary member of our club.  

 

January 26, 2020 - Rotary volunteers will be needed to help prepare for our annual 5K race.  This will involve also helping the Shamrock Shuffle race as well.  This will take place at the Glens Falls Association for the Blind on Ridge Street.  A volunteer signup list will be available in early January. 

 

 

 

 

 Program for Dec 19th - This weeks program was the great performance by the Glens Falls High School Octet who sang songs and danced to the music.  It should be noted that they are actually more than a group of 8 and have somewhere around 20 students who performed for us.  We were delighted to see them and look forward to have them perform again next year at this time.    

 

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkak, and a Happy New Year.  I can't believe that our Rotary year is now half over.  The many working committees have helped this be a smooth transition for me.  Thanks to all of you who have made this possible. As our activities wind down over the few weeks, let us reflect on the past few months and prepare and plan for the upcoming future.  Spring will show up as well as our activities such as the 5K race on April 25, 2020 and hopefully the Fishing Derby in early May.  We are still looking for a project lead for this event which is for the young children and their parents.  I know the Interact and RYLA groups will continue over the next few months and may be looking for volunteers.  Other events such as the Jenkinsville Soccer Tournament will then follow.  So while our activities subside in January, February and March, Rotarians will be still be engaged for the upcoming year.  I hope all of you who are on committees continue with your efforts and hope new members find ways to contribute.  Thank you all. 

 

December 26, 2019 -  No Meeting  

 

Program for January 2, 2020 - Ellie von Wellsheim will talk about the MoonCatcher Project that we have heard about through our member Janice Holding. 

 

January 25, 2019 - Rotary volunteers will be needed to serve supper at the Christ Church United Methodist.  Keep on the lookout for the volunteer signup invitation. 

 

January 26, 2020 - Rotary volunteers will be needed to help prepare for our annual 5K race.  This will involve also helping the Shamrock Shuffle race as well.  This will take place at the Glens Falls Association for the Blind on Ridge Street.  A volunteer signup list will be available in early January. 

 Program for Dec 12th - This weeks program was the great performance by the Queensbury Madgraicals (24 High School Students) who sang songs they have been practicing for an upcoming tour of Europe.  For those who could not make the meeting, it was a great performance and delighted all those who attended. 

 

Tom Haley  - Tom is one of our honorary members who lives in Saratoga and can not attend our meetings due to lack of mobility and transportation.  He recently feel and broke his wrist.  A card was sent around during the meeting for members to sign wishing him the best and will be sent to him.  He really enjoys hearing from us.  If you would like to sent him a card, his address is: 5 Bensonhurst Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.  

 

 Volunteer Efforts - Thanks to all the volunteers who pitched in for the Holiday baskets at the Salvation Army, Bell Ringing at the Walmart for collecting donations for the Salvation Army, and presenting books at the Queensbury Elementary School.  The effort to cover all these areas required significant volunteers, including Interact to cover all areas.  In all, approximately 60 volunteer hours was needed to cover all these areas in one week.  Great job everyone! 

 

Student Exchange:  Teresa one of our student exchange students needed to make a quick trip to NYC to sign papers at the Bolivian Consolute for her parents.  Transportation was needed for her to accomplish this in a timely fashion.  Rotarian, Dave Lebel stepped up to the plate and may the trip today.  Service above Self was definitely evident for this effort!

 

December 26, 2019 -  No Meeting 

 Program for Dec 5th - This weeks program was dedicated to Cindy Amell who passed away recently as our immediate past president.  Several members shared stories which showed how Cindy was a caring, giving person who liked helping people. Truly "Service Above Self".  Following are comments from one of our members who has known Cindy for many years.

 

I first met Cindy when I went to the Scotia Rotary Club on a visit before I became district governor. Her husband Jim was going to be the president during my year, so I needed to coordinate with him on what he was planning. Unlike many clubs in the district, I found Scotia well prepared and in good hands under Jim’s leadership. During our time together, he introduced me to his wife Cindy, who I immediately liked. Her ability to make friends and put people at easy was amazing. With the assistance of a couple of other Rotarians, she was instrumental in keeping the meeting light and fun. These were traits, I discovered later, she shared with the founder of Rotary, Paul Harris. His original concept for Rotary was based on having fun, being relaxed, making friends, being tolerant and providing service. Cindy was all of theses and so much more. It didn’t take me long to recognize Jim was a lucky guy and that Scotia had an exceptional Rotarian. I asked her to join my governors’ team during the 2002-03 term. An invitation she never hesitated in accepting. Working with a host of Rotarians from across the district, they were instrumental in accomplishing the goals of Rotary. Their efforts resulted in record contributions ($ 160,000) to the Rotary Foundation, a record number of grants (23) completed, a substantial increase in membership across the district (over 100 net new members), exchange students, and a host of other projects to numerous to list. Cindy was a part of all of this. And interestingly she continued her service not only to her club but has made considerable contributions to the overall success and growth of the District and International Rotary. During my 30 plus years in Rotary I have met and associated with hundreds, if not thousands of Rotarians, who are a special breed. They find the time to say “yes.” They give that extra energy to make the task of helping others enjoyable. They are the problem solvers, or motivators and humble servants to the needs of others. I call these individuals “Giants.” For that is what they are. Some people think a Rotarian is a person who wears a pin, or attends a lunch, or helps fry bread dough a couple of times a year. And they would not be wrong. But a Giant is a little more. They understand that Rotary is a lifestyle. They realize they can’t do it all, but they have a belief that the job can get done. Whether individually or with a group. Rotarians are ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Cindy was not only a Giant, but a loving wife, nurturing mother, helpful neighbor, loyal friend, doting grandmother and all those wonderful things that make humans human. I know I will miss my friend. She was taken too soon. Plus, there is so much left to do. So, it remains up to us to pick up her Rotary torch and continue on. We need to re-dedicate ourselves by her example. We cannot forget her devotions. It’s hard to say good-bye and I am saddened to do so. Yet, I know Cindy will always be with me every time I try to put “Service Above Self.” Fred Carvin Past District Governor (2002-2003).

 

Several other members shared similiar words on how Cindy inspired them to be a good Rotarian.  

 

In Cindy's honor, $100 will be sent to the Salvation Army in her name.  We also collected $586 that will be given to the Glens Falls Rotary Foundation in Cindy's name as well.  Thanks to everyone who contributed to this cause.  

 

Tom Haley  - Tom is one of our honorary members who lives in Saratoga and can not attend our meetings due to lack of mobility and transportation.  He recently feel and broke his wrist.  A card was sent around during the meeting for members to sign wishing him the best and will be sent to him.  He really enjoys hearing from us.  If you would like to sent him a card, his address is: 5 Bensonhurst Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.  

 

 Volunteer Efforts - Volunteers are still needed for Ringing the Bell for the Salvation Army at the Walmart on route 9 on December 14th.  Wear your warm clothes and holiday attire!  

 Program for Nov 14th - Mike Bittle, CEO of Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce gaves us an overview of the how the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce (ARCC) works with businesses in the area (Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties).  The chamber has grown this past year with 759 members.  The majority of which are small businesses.  Mike pointed out how we educate our children to become professionals, however the majority of them move away to seek employment as there are not enough demand for employees with these advance skills.  As a result, the population of Warren and Washington county is decreasing.  Perhaps we need to rethink how to attract people to this area.

 

Program for Nov 21st - Lyme Disease Committee (Steve Borgos, Dave Schwenker, and Harrison Freer) - The committe gave us an update of the findings from research and what the goovernment is doing to achieve better diagnosis and treatment of tic borne diseases such as Lyme.  We watched a 20 minute video produced by Fox News.  Very interesting and it is good to see that progress is being made.  Hopefully, these efforts will continue to establish a consensus how the treatment as well as prevention of this elusive and terrible disease. I will try to send the video to all members to watch if you have time.  

 

 Volunteer Efforts - Rotary shined for helping the Salvation Army prepare holiday baskets for needed families.  We were asked for 10 volunteers on Saturday and we had 12.5 when counting Ryan Haig's daughter of around 5 who also helped.  Thanks to all who volunteered.  Warm the Children Shoppers - shoppers needed to oversee purchases.  Ringing the Bell for collecting donations for the Salvation Army will be scheduled soon.  Holiday Baskets (meals) for Christmas (preparing over 900 baskets for needed families as well as delivery (managed by the Salvation Army).  Childrens Books - Queensbury Elementary School.  Be on the lookout for these volunteer opportunities. Committee chairs can be found on our website or contact Ed Fitzgerald, Director of Club Service. 

 

 

 Program for Nov 7th - Adirondack Health Institute, Traves Bethel, Shannon Morrison-Gaczol, and Merry Rudinger spoke about the frightening statistics on Vaping in High School and the health dangers.  Since there was a lot of good information presented, I am sending their presentation in a separate email.  Smoking which used to be declining in the schools has now begun to increase in what appears to be associated with Vaping.  Nearly 50% of 12th High School students have or are Vaping.  The long term effects are unkown and will most likely lead to health issues for people who are Vaping at a young age. 

 

Presidents Project:  Each year, the president of the club has the opportunity for a project of their chosing that is part of our budget. To support our strategic plan and to accomodate the March 1, 2020 deadline for retail grocery stores to cease providing plastic grocery bags to customers, I have purchased cloth grocery bags that have our club name and the Rotary International Logo imprinted on them.  This past week I gave each member attending the meeting one of these cloth grocery bags.  I was able to purchase 750 of these bags which will be given to customers at one or more of our grocery stores in the near future.  For those of you who could not attend the meeting, but would like one of these cloth grocery bags, I will bring a few to subsequent meetings.  Keep on the lookout for volunteering to had these out in the coming weeks.  

 

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities: Warm the Children Shoppers - shoppers needed to oversee purchases, Holiday Baskets (meals) for Thanksgiving to be given to families in need - volunteers needed for delivering meals (managed by the Salvation Army). Ringing the Bell for collecting donations for the Salvation Army.  Holiday Baskets (meals) for Christmas (preparing over 900 baskets for needed families as well as delivery (managed by the Salvation Army).  Childrens Books - Queensbury Elementary School.  Be on the lookout for these volunteer opportunities. Committee chairs can be found on our website or contact Ed Fitzgerald, Director of Club Service. 

 

November 13th - Coopers Cave Night 5:30 - Until whenever to benefit the Glens Falls Rotary Foundation. We have the small room upfront reserved for us. 

 Program for Oct 17th - The program was club business in which website reports were shared with the members attending.  Reports such as age distribution was reviewed and it was noted several members have not included their birth year on our website, therefore, some of the data is skewed since these members are listed as 1 year old.  Several comments were brought up regarding making changes to our membership structure in an attempt to attract members and implementing ways to enhance membership retention.  One ideas was to have a lower dues for younger members and allow the use of corportate memberships.  These ideas will be reviewed by the membership committee and at future board meetings. Stay tuned for possible revisions to our membership practices. 

 

New Member - Elizabeth Gullingham  has applied to become a member and has been approved by the board for membership. She is being sponsored by Paulette Kershko and works for Paulette as a New York State Certified Court System Secretary to Judge Kershko.  Elizabeth has been volunteering for the past two (2) for our Childrens Book program.  She will be inducted on Oct 31st, 2109.  Please extend a warm welcome to Elizabeth at upcoming meetings.
 

Membership Dues - We currently have 92 members including 5 honorary (who are not required to pay dues).  Our 2019-2020 budget year began July 1, 2019.  As of today, we have 79 out of 87 members who have paid their dues.  We appreciate their promptness!  If you are one the  9 members who had not yet paid your dues or if you are not sure if your dues have been paid, please contact Brian Corcoran, Kim Bren, or Tim Bechard as soon as possible.  A portion of your membership dues goes to Rotary International and a portion to the District. These have been or will be paid shortly on your behalf, so it is important that you are up to date with your membership dues. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated.  

Speaker:  Pam Fischer, The Wood Theater spoke about her life long struggle with declining hearing ability and how a Cochlear Implant has changed her life.  She provided details about how the Cochlear implant works and how complex the tuning of the implant is to get the right settings for daily use and for each individual.  Most recently, she visited her audiologists to tune her impant which made a world of difference.  As a member of the board for the Wood Theater she has has been part of a project to implement technology into the Wood Theater which would allow hearing impaired to receive sound directly into their impant or hearing aid which would make listening to performances much, much easier and enjoyable without background noise disturbance.  The cost of this technology is approximately $16,000.  Pam was instrumental in obtaining enough contributions to be able to purchase this equipment.  It will be the first application of this technology in the area.  

 

New Member - Elizabeth Gullingham  has applied to become a member and has been approved by the board for membership. She is being sponsored by Paulette Kershko and works for Paulette as a New York State Certified Court System Secretary to Judge Kershko.  Elizabeth has been volunteering for the past two (2) for our Childrens Book program.  She will be inducted on Oct 31st, 2109.  Please extend a warm welcome to Elizabeth at upcoming meetings.
 

Membership Dues - We currently have 92 members including 5 honorary (who are not required to pay dues).  Our 2019-2020 budget year began July 1, 2019.  As of today, we have 78 out of 87 members who have paid their dues.  We appreciate their promptness!  If you are one the  9 members who had not yet paid your dues or if you are not sure if your dues have been paid, please contact Brian Corcoran, Kim Bren, or Tim Bechard as soon as possible.  A portion of your membership dues goes to Rotary International and a portion to the District. These have been or will be paid shortly on your behalf, so it is important that you are up to date with your membership dues. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. 

 

Speaker: Larry Jones, our District Governor spoke to the Club about his goals and plans for the upcoming year with emphasis on innovative approaches to attract new members – he also discussed the much more flexible membership rules – primarily being an upstanding member of the community and a willingness to help.
 
Larry also presented a check to Kevin O’Brien and David Bogue for $250 to our Foundation in thanks for our contribution of the Food Trailer at District Crossover Event.

 

Another special guest  was Randy Wilson – DG for District 7150 – he brought his family including current owners of Common Grounds who are interested in joining the Club.

 

Membership Dues - We currently have 93 members including 5 honorary (who are not required to pay dues).  Our 2019-2020 budget year began July 1, 2019.  As of today, we have 71 out of 88 members who have paid their dues.  We appreciate their promptness!  If you are one the 17 members who had not yet paid your dues or if you are not sure if your dues have been paid, please contact Brian Corcoran, Kim Bren, or Tim Bechard as soon as possible.  A portion of your membership dues goes to Rotary International and a portion to the District. These have been or will be paid shortly on your behalf, so it is important that you are up to date with your membership dues. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. 

 

Dave Bogue announced that Warm the Children campaign was underway and volunteer opportunities by Club Members would soon be solicited.

 

Hurricane Dorian Relief Effort - What a great reponse we had for supporting the Hurricane Dorian Relief! More money has been collected and it looks like our total is $1278.  We will be issuing a check to this effort shortly. 

 

Membership Dues - We currently have 93 members including 5 honorary (who are not required to pay dues).  Our 2019-2020 budget year began July 1, 2019.  As of today, we have 71 out of 88 members who have paid their dues.  We appreciate their promptness!  If you are one the 17 members who had not yet paid your dues or if you are not sure if your dues have been paid, please contact Brian Corcoran, Kim Bren, or Tim Bechard as soon as possible.  A portion of your membership dues goes to Rotary International and a portion to the District. These have been or will be paid shortly on your behalf, so it is important that you are up to date with your membership dues. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. 

 

Program of September 26th - Scott Hayden, Executive Director of the Adirondack Folk School in Lake Luzerne gave us a great presentation of what this school is all about. The school has been in existence for about 10 years and focuses of hands on learning for the many crafts used throughout our region. The focus is to preserve the heritage of the Adirondacks.  The trades offered include, but are not limited to: Blacksmithing, woodworking, basket weaving, making furniture, canning, painting, jewelry, soap making, and many others.  Scott provided a catolog of 50 pages which provide dates, times, and costs of the many crafts.  A great program. 

 

The Warm the Children Program continues to progress with our new responsibilities since the former employee at the Post Star can not administer this program as in the past.  Cindy Amell and Lynda Albright has steped up to help with the interviewing and/or administration of this program. Additional volunteers would be appreciated.  

Hurricane Dorian Relief Effort - We have decided to partner with a Rotary Club from Miami Florida that President Elect John Fitzgerald was a former member of, to send donations to the Bahamas Dorian Relief effort.  This will be like our Polio drive we did last year.  $25 or more will be greatly appreciated.  To donate, please make a check out to the Glens Falls Rotary Foundation with a note or memo earmarking it for the Bahamas Dorian Relief.  Our neighbors from the Northern Lake George Club collected $686 for this effort, so we need to raise at least this much as we can't be outdone by our small neighboring club. Any amount is acceptable.  When we have completed this effort, John Fitzgerald will present it the Miami Club.  Thank you for your support and all that you do for the community, both near and far.

 

Membership Dues - We currently have 95 members including 5 honorary (who are not required to pay dues).  Our 2019-2020 budget year began July 1, 2019.  As of today, we have 59 out of 90 members who have paid their dues.  We appreciate their promptness!  If you are one the 31 members who had not yet paid your dues or if you are not sure if your dues have been paid, please contact Brian Corcoran, Kim Bren, or Tim Bechard as soon as possible.  A portion of your membership dues goes to Rotary International and a portion to the District. These have been or will be paid shortly on your behalf, so it is important that you are up to date with your membership dues. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. 

 

Program of September 5th - Heather O'Connor, Director of the Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease at the Glens Falls Hospital gave us an update of the this new program.  In 2016, Glens Falls Hospital received a designation as a Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease by the New York State Department of Health.  The hospital was awarded $2.1 million in state funding to serve the Northeastern region of New York.  The mission of the Center is to promote earlier diagnosis, support patients and caregivers and connect them to community resourses.  Heather reviewed the many forms of Alzheimer's disease and how diagnosis has improved with various ways of testing the patient, including feedback from family who are with the patient on a day to day basis. 

 

The Warm the Children Program needs help with as the person who has coordinated this effort at the Post Star can no longer do this effort.  Dave Douge is the chair of this committee and is seeking help to ensure a successful program this year.  Anyone interested should contact him to determine what areas are in need of help. 

Membership Dues - We currently have 95 members including 5 honorary (who are not required to pay dues).  Our 2019-2020 budget year began July 1, 2019.  As of today, we have 56 out of 90 members who have paid their dues.  We appreciate their promptness!  If you are one the 34 members who had not yet paid your dues or if you are not sure if your dues have been paid, please contact Brian Corcoran, Kim Bren, or Tim Bechard as soon as possible.  A portion of your membership dues goes to Rotary International and a portion to the District. These have been or will be paid shortly on your behalf, so it is important that you are up to date with your membership dues. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. 

 

Program of August 22nd - Peter Hughes, Director of the Park Theater gaves us a good overview of his vision for the Park Theater.  He gave us his story on how he started at a very young age working at Proctor's in Schenectady, loved the arts and eventually came back to the Procotor Theater to revamp their marketing stratedgy a few years ago.  He was recently hired by Elizabeth Miller to help get the Park Theater established in the Glens Falls Community.  

 

The Warm the Children Program needs help with as the person who has coordinated this effort at the Post Star can no longer do this effort.  Dave Douge is the chair of this committee and is seeking help to ensure a successful program this year.  Anyone interested should contact him to determine what areas are in need of help. 

 

 

Program of August 1st - We had an excellent program this week with Janice and Charlotte Holding presenting on the mission work with a small town in Haiti.  What started as establishing a school with their efforts of a Free Methodist church from the area has progressed into not only teaching them school subjects, but also skills such as sewing that will help them provide a better way of living.  Their missions have also provided help with construction of water systems to withstand droughts and improved housing with more permanent walls which will withstand tropical storms.  Janice is working with Ian Williams who has been part of the Rotary International effort to provide clean water to Haiti.  Truly the spirit of Rotary. 

  

This past Thursday, our District Governor, postponed his visit to our club until Oct., 5, 2019.  So instead of hearing about the district, I presented the Rotary International goals for 2019-2020.  I hope to attach these goals to this Spinoff, but if it doesn't work, I will email them separately.  The goals are in two (2) broad categories, Unite People and Take Action.  Many of these goals we have incorporated into our club.  There are others perhaps we could improve upon or become involved.  For example, it was suggested articles about major upcoming speakers be published in the paper to perhaps attract guests who may become interested in Rotary.  This was something that was part of the club activities in the past.  Perhaps it can revisited.  

Learning to read and discover new words and meanings can be an exciting new adventure, especially for 3rd graders. The kids in Glens Falls were presented with new dictionaries last week by club members marking the 10th year we have been helping kids learn and grow in our community. Pictured above is Past President Rotarian Jean Lapper presenting new Dictionaries to the kids at Jackson Heights school.