| Posted by Michael Townley on May 09, 2012
Club Members Hear Thunder
 Members enjoyed an informative presentation by Paul Carro, a member of Rolling Thunder, Inc., at the weekly meeting on May 9 at Giovanna's Restaurant.
Paul spoke about the plight of our service women and men who are Prisoners of War or Missing in Action. In particular, he encouraged members and friends to contact our Senators and Representatives about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, America's only known POW in Afghanistan. Captured by the Taliban in June, 2009, Sgt. Bergdahl is believed to be held in Pakistan. Rolling Thunder advocates for POW/MIA service women and men, and actively seeks the U.S. governments cooperation in achieving freedom for Sgt. Bergdahl in any discussions with the Taliban. Rolling Thunder sponsors a weekend trip to Washington, D.C. each year to bring attention to POW/MIA service people and to the needs of veterans from all wars and conflicts. The trip is a cavalcade of motorcycles and other vehicles with a program near the Korean Memorial on Sunday, May 27. More information is available on Rolling Thunder's website, www.rollingthunder1.com or by clicking here. |
| Posted by Michael Townley on Apr 26, 2012
85th Annual Track and Field Meet to be held May 23
Noon to 4 PM
at the Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield
 Rotarians and friends serve as officials and assistants for the track and field events.
We welcome anyone who would like to help.
Click here to email us at RotaryPNP@verizon.net. |
| Posted by Michael Townley on Apr 02, 2012
Backpacks for Children North Plainfield
High School Students
Collecting Food
The Interact Club is hosting the Backpacks for Children Program at NPHS. This program collects food to put into backpacks that are given to children who do not have meals over the weekend. Students and teachers are asked to donate simple items such as mac’n’cheese or small cereal boxes. Boxes for donations are in every high school homeroom, and each homeroom teacher has a complete list of items suitable for the project.
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| Posted by Michael Townley on Apr 26, 2012
Interact Club Member Honored at Top Ten Dinner
 NPHS Principal Jerard Stephenson, Yamna Anwar, and Alexandra Pereira Yamna Anwar Recognizedfor herAcademic AchievmentThe top ten seniors at North Plainfield High School are honored at a dinner every year. Each of the seniors is allowed to bring the one teacher who was most influential to his or her accomplishment. Yamna Anwar chose her Interact Club Advisor, Alexandra Pereira, as her guest.
Yamna has been a tireless worker for the Interact Club, dedicated to its purposes and ideals, and always ready to participate in club activities. She has been recognized by the Rotary Club as a Student of the Month for her academic and service accomplishments.
Yamna has been accepted at Harvard University on a full scholarship, where she will be a pre-med student. We offer her our heartfelt congratulations and thank her for being a good friend to Rotary.
Click on "more" below to read Alex Pereira's tribute that she gave at the dinner to honor Yamna.
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| Posted by Michael Townley on Apr 19, 2012
Concessions at
Rutgers Basketball Help Club Reach its Goals Every Year
Click on "more" below to see our 12 year history
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| Posted by Michael Townley on Apr 11, 2012
Plainfield Area Y
to hold
Healthy Kids Day
April 28, 2012
12 Noon to 3:00 PM
at the Y
518 Watchung Avenue
Plainfield
Janice Allen (l) presents Certificate
of Appreciation to Elsie Jenkins who
told club members about the event.
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| Posted by Michael Townley on Apr 11, 2012
Interact Club Creates/Sends a BIG Congratulations Card Click 'more' below |
| Posted by Marilyn Birnbaum on Mar 26, 2012
Did you miss it?....
The Rotary Club's
13th Annual Wine Tasting and
Service Above Self Award Dinner
was a
HUGE Success!!! -----------------
Over 100 Rotarians, friends and family joined together to honor Michael Townley with the 2012 Service Above Self Award on Thursday, March 22 at Giovanna's Restuarant.
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Click on "more" to read all about the dinner and to read
a beautiful presentation by Jennifer Ciocco to her father, Michael Townley.
It is a moving and loving tribute that you won't want to miss.
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| Posted by Michael Townley on Apr 26, 2012
You had blood, you gave blood! The Interact Club at North Plainfield High School and the American Red Cross Blood Drive on April 13 collected 77 pints of blood. These 77 pints are equivalent to helping 231 people (each pint can help three people).
Thank you from Interact to all who came out!
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| Posted by Michael Townley on Mar 28, 2012
Final Report
2011 Dictionary Project Club members handed out dictionaries to every third grade student in Plainfield and in North Plainfield, including the three charter schools in Plainfield. A total of 904 English dictionaries and 218 Spanish/English dictionaries were distributed at sixteen elementary and charter schools by teams of Rotarians. We thank the Plainfield Foundation and Rotary District 7510 for grants received to help pay the $2,018 cost of the dictionaries.   Rotarian Negar Farakish presents dictionaries to Plainfield 3rd grade students  |
| Posted by Michael Townley on Mar 07, 2012
Club Members Read to Children at Holy Cross
Nursery School |
| Posted by Michael Townley on Feb 22, 2012
 Michael L. Castoral, Manager at South Plainfield Funeral Home, Becomes Club’s Newest Member
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| Posted by Marilyn Birnbaum on Feb 21, 2012
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| Posted by Michael Townley on Feb 21, 2012
Club Donates Supplies For a Family’s New Home  |
| Posted by Michael Townley on Feb 15, 2012
Jeff Scheckner, Community Engagement Manager of the United Way of Greater Union County, addressed Club members at the weekly meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
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| Posted by Michael Townley on Feb 02, 2012
Sponsor Me Project at the Homes of Hope in Ecuador |
| Posted by Michael Townley on Dec 05, 2011
Feeding the Hungry at the Plainfield Area Y 
Club members Linda Persichino, Beverly Howard, and Michael Townley (not in photo) served up delicious chicken parmigiana, baked ziti, salad and desserts to the homeless shelter guests and the residents of the Y on December 5. The project is one of the Club's Community Service activities. We thank Giovanna's Restaurant for preparing the food and supporting us by donating a portion of the cost. |
| Posted by Michael Townley on Oct 31, 2011
Sponsorships are available! Send an email to RotaryPNP@verizon.net and we'll send you the details. Or just click here to read about the opportunities. |
| Posted by Victoria Griswold on Dec 01, 2010
The Plainfield Music Store was founded in 1951 by Irving Rydberg. Over the years, Mr. Rydberg assembled a vast resource and archive of sheet music from many publishers which became a favorite source for Plainfield and regional musical connoisseurs.
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| Posted by Michael Townley on Mar 16, 2012
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