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!
Awards Ceremony for Essay Competition Winners of "Bonding While Educating" Project
"Bonding While Educating" Trip To Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
On Apr. 13-14, 2025, during the 2025 School Spring Recess, we took eleven (11) middle-schoolers, each accompanied by his/her respective parent, by a chartered bus to Washington, D.C. Our Group met with Members of the Interact Club from Roosevelt High School, Maryland, and their Robotic Club.
We also learnt about their Butterfly Garden, and other environmental programs. After an overnight stay in Alexandria, VA, we visited the Torpedo Factory Art Center, the nation’s largest collection of working-artists’ open studios. The students (and adults) go to to interact with the artists creating different artworks - paintings, wall hangings, necklaces and jewelry, for example, - made from varied materials such as fibers, beads, and almost every conceivable material!
We then went to Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, where students learnt the history of aviation, the incredible space achievements, the underlying science principles and on the legendary figures in that struggle. We also listened to presentations by High school students, and graduating seniors about the Periodic Table, Solar system, and other fascinating facts.
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In addition to the educational experience, many children and parents enjoyed the unique opportunity for enhanced parent-child bonding. Students then submitted essays on their experience and what they learnt from the Trip, competing for the Prizes in the Essay Competition.
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Breakout Session At the Rotary International Convention, 2024
Our Founder-President and Past District Governor Kris Chittur conducted a Breakout Session at the Annual Rotary International Convention in Singapore on May 29, 2024. The Session was on "We Formed a New Club in One Week - And So Can You!"
Fifth Annual Basketball Training
We are delighted to announce that registration for our Fifth Annual Basketball Training is now open. Our Past President, the indefatigable Pete Spano , will be conducting this set of 4 training sessions comprising of Basketball skills, drills, and training. The program will be supplemented by anti-bullying workshops with guest speakers, fun games, and snacks.
This Program, as with all the previous four programs is entirely free, and open to all children between the ages of 6 and 14. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on four consecutive Saturdays: April 20; April 27, May 4, and May 11, 2024. Join us at the John Barton Park, Morningside Avenue, Yonkers (Behind 87 High Street).
New Member Induction And Dinner
Join us in welcoming THREE new members to our Club. This Dinner will be held on April 18, 2024 at the Modern Italian Restaurant & Lounge, 310 Huguenot St., New Rochelle, NY 10801, at 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $50. This may be paid by Zelle to rotaryhudsonvalley.org.
Parent-Child Civil Rights Educational Trip To Black History Museum, Washington, D.C.
We completed 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, on Feb. 20-21, we took twenty-five (25) middle-schoolers, each accompanied by his/her respective parent, by a chartered bus to Washington, D.C. This was an overnight trip, focusing 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 was enhanced by a tour of the Museum, and topped off with a tour of the landmarks in the nation's capitsl. In the process, the trip also provided a welcome opportunity for enhanced parent-child bonding.
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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We just completed the Fourth Phase of our Outreach in September. This phase was conducted jointly with Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center at the Yonkers Public Library, The Larkin Center, in Yonkers. We conducted eight (8) outreaches, based on an innovative, FDA-cleared device, iBreastExam, which is based on tactile sensing technology, and is (a) non-invasive, (b) portable, (c) radiation-free, and (d) gives results in minutes. 
