Welcome to Rotary Club of The Hudson Valley
(A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity)
We're part of the renowned Rotary International, a well-established network of 1.4 million members in 220 countries. We seek to promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. We conduct projects in community service and international understanding and peace, and are supported by The Rotary Foundation, a top-notch tax-exempt charity with net assets of about $1.4 billion to assist, guide, and grant hundreds of millions of dollars for, charitable projects every year.
Our members share a passion for community service - local, national, and international. A passion for making the world a better place by promoting positive peace and friendship amongst communities and countries. And a passion for networking and helping people. Let's make the world a better place! Join Us!
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Parent-Child Civil Rights Educational Trip To Black History Museum, Washington, D.C.
We are delighted to announce the celebration of Black History Month (February 2024) with a Parent-Child Civil Rights Field Trip to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.
During Spring break, twenty-five (25) middle-schoolers, each accompanied by his/her respective parent, will go by a chartered bus to Washington, D.C. The group will have a guided tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of Black History, and a meet and greet with Civil Rights leaders. This will be an overnight trip, scheduled to leave on Tuesday, February 20th at 9 a.m., and return on Wednesday, February 21st at 9 p.m.
This educational trip will focus on the history of the civil rights movement, and on the travails of those who sacrificed so much in order to lay the path for us, and on the legendary figures in that struggle. The educational experience will be enhanced by a tour of the Museum, and topped off with a meeting with contemporary civil rights leaders in the nation’s capital. In the process, the trip will also provide a welcome opportunity for enhanced parent-child bonding.
Every parent with a child in middle-school is welcome to join this trip with that child. We particularly encourage non-custodial parents to avail of this opportunity to join this group with their middle-school child. Only ONE parent is permitted to travel with ONE child.
The Club will bear the major share of the costs so that each Parent-Child pair would have to pay only a nominal cost of $100. Further, scholarships will be available for those who are unable to pay this $100.
Basketball Training and Anti-bullying Program
We've been running this Basketball Training and Anti-Bullying Program for the past five years, and are expanding it this year. This Program is entirely free to the participants, and is a reflection of Rotary’s commitment to our children: Team sports help children develop many of the social skills they will need for life. It teaches them to cooperate, to be less selfish, and to listen to other children. It also gives children a sense of belonging. It helps them make new friends and builds their social circle outside school. Join us in this wonderful venture - let’s make the world a better place for the next generation!
The Program is about 2 hours, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, on six Saturdays - August 12th to September 16 - at John Barton Park, Yonkers. It is restricted to children between 7 and 14 years of age, and involves training in basketball skills and drills, followed by about 30 minutes of discussion on anti-bullying led by prominent guest speakers. Snacks and soft drinks will be provided.
The first fifty (50) participants who complete the Program will be given a “Back To School” package. (What’s in the package? Be on the lookout!). To register, send us an email to rotaryhudsonvalley@gmail.com.
In the past, many adults also participated and volunteered their weekend to help us teach children basketball and life skills. We thank them for their involvement - and invite them to do so again!
Public Health Initiative: "Preventative Health"
This is a monthly series to keep you informed about important issues concerning your health. Knowledgeable health professionals, experts in their respective fields, make presentations, and answer questions, on the THIRD Wednesday of every month in the Yonkers Public Library, Larkins Center, Yonkers. It's free and open to everyone.
*RELIABLE *TIMELY *FREE
We have had the following presentations thus far:
1. May 17, 2023: Dr. Maureen McEvoy, Breast Cancer Surgeon, Montefiore-Einstein Breast Cancer Center and St. John's Riverside Hospital, New York, on "What we Know About Breast Cancer Prevention";
2. June 21, 2023: Jacqueline Burke, a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Functional Nutrition Counselor, and Lifestyle Modification Health Coach, on “Using Food As Medicine;”
3. July 19, 2023: Sandeep Prabhu, PT, MA, OCS, Director, Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy, Briarcliff Manor; Board Certified PT in Orthopedics; Masters in Movement Science, Teachers’ College, Columbia Univ., on “Hip and Knee Pain: Physical Therapy to the Rescue.”
Don't wait for months to see a specialist: get your questions answered NOW! It's YOUR HEALTH!
Public Health Initiative: Outreach For Early Detection Of Breast Cancer Lesions
We completed the Fourth Phase of our Outreach, which was conducted jointly with Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, and St. John's Riverside Hospital at the Yonkers Public Library, The Larkin Center, in Yonkers from June 11 - September 24. The Free Outreach, based on an innovative, FDA-cleared device, iBreastExam, is based on tactile sensing technology, and is (a) non-invasive, (b) portable, (c) radiation-free, and (d) gives results in minutes. https://vimeo.com/bravemakers/review/731006312/041106581b. Read more
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