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Service Above Self
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We meet Thursdays at 12:15 PM
Irish Coffee Pub
131 Carleton Avenue
East Islip, NY 11730
United States
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| Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
 Watch out---there are two baby Rotarians on the way! Erin Ward (and Sean) are expecting their little bundle in less than 2 weeks and Dianne Berton (and Chuck) should expect an extra special gift around Christmas! The ladies expressed their appreciation in an email to the members for their generosity and spirit, as usual. An extra special thank you goes to President Cheryl for the idea as well as her hard work in putting it all together and to Kathy Cooney for the decorations and assistance. (More pics can be found in the photo album) | | Posted by Cheryl Rambler-Goveia on Jul 09, 2012
Friday, June 29 was the site of the installation of the new board at a cookout prepared by Chef Lance Kindrick. Over 50 members and guests attended the party to welcome our newest board and committee chairs. Member Dick LaBella did a terrific job in photographing the fun and we were honored to have District Governor Connie Gevinski install the new board. Good luck to the new board and looking forward to a fun and eventful Rotary year. | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
 Due to the efforts of every single Islip Rotarian this past year our Club was presented with a District Presidential Citation by DG Irving Toliver. Thank you all for making my job pleasantly satisfying. I could not have asked for a better crew! | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
 June 28th's meeting was bittersweet. Although my last meeting as President I was nonetheless overjoyed that we were able to induct a new member, Olga Valenotti. Pictured here is Dr. John Chinnici performing the honors, new member Olga and Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens. Welcome Olga to our family! | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
 Words simply cannot express the dedication of Rotarian Bob Nathan and all that he has accomplished for Rotary's Gift of Life Program. Months of planning and hard work went into the celebration held at Appliance World where Mr. Nathan was joined by many Rotarians throughout the District, world class chefs, a celebrated auctioneer (Islip Rotarian Jill Doherty) and News 12's Doug Geed, among others. The evening was a phenomenal success and Mr. Nathan was presented with a check of $2,500. by Islip Rotary for contribution to the Gift of Life Foundation. Kudos to Bob! | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
 Pictured are Islip Rotary President, Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens with ISACC Directory, Mr. Tracey Schaper, with books created in a collaborative effort between Islip Rotary and ISACC, an Islip School before-and-after school program. The program's elementary aged children wrote and illustrated two books, each entitled "What it Means to Be an American" and with the assistance of Islip Rotary had 150 copies of the books published. Each student contributor received a copy of the book and the remaining copies were distributed to outreach programs of St. Mark's and St. Mary's churches in Islip and East Islip, respectively. Many thanks to Dianne Berton for coming up with the book topic, to Ann Flick for her assistance with the publication and most especially to Tracey Schaper for her enthusiastic support of our project and for guiding the children to the project's completion. | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
Long-standing member Dr. John Chinnici brought to our attention a wonderful program his wife, Mary, and Central Islip High School teacher, Frank Lepore helped launch. T.O.E.S., an acronym for "transitioning our exceptional students", pairs students with business owners to enable the minors to gain much needed experience in the business world. Mrs. Chinnici, Mr. Lepore, the interning students and those Rotarians and other local business owners who sponsored the students were recently honored in a luncheon held at the Irish Coffee Pub. Each participating student was presented with a certificate from Dr. Chinnici and Rotary President, Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens. Also on hand were Rotarian and Suffolk County Legislator Tom Cilmi,  and Islip Town Supervisor Thomas Croci, who presented Proclamations to Mrs. Chinnici and Mr. Lepore. The business owners were also presented certificates of appreciation by Dr. Franklin Caesar and Mr. Enrico Crocetti, of Central Islip School District. Additional pictures can be found in the T.O.E.S. photo album.
| | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
 Kudos again go to Golf Outing Director, Kevin Fitzpatrick (pictured on far right) for his spectacular efforts in single-handedly running our annual golf outing at the Island Hills Golf Club, Sayville, jointly held with Babylon and Bay Shore Rotary Clubs. The weather was perfect, the food delicious and the raffles fun. Many thanks to Kevin and to all who participated in our 2nd largest fundraiser of the year. More pictures can be found in the photo album. | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
On Thursday evening, May 24th, our club held the 2nd part of our PJ Project at the Irish Coffee Pub, with cocktails, hors d'ouevres and Islip Rotarians. A great big thanks to Rachel DeMolfetto and Racine's for collecting the bulk of the pj's, as well as to Dianne Berton, who launched this laudable  project and James Bruno for all his help with the party. See PJ photo album for more pix! | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
 Islip Rotary and the East Islip Interact students collected almost 200 pairs of new PJ's which will be donated to the Pajama Project and distributed to needy children across Long Island. We celebrated the conclusion of the drive twice this week. On Monday, May 21st several Rotarians gathered at the East Islip High School to hold a pizza party with the Interact Club. A big thank you goes to Liz Finnegan, editor of the Islip Bulletin for recognizing our efforts. More pictures from both events are featured in the "Pajama Party" photo album. | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
This year's conference, held  on April 19th-22nd, 2012, at the lovely Water's Edge Spa and Resort in Connecticut, was incomparable, due to the efforts of Lynda and Russ Moran, who chaired the event and coordinated all the programs, respectively. Kathy Cooney and Karen Sobel, also on hand to serve as committeewomen did a phenomenal job and deserve kudos from our Club, as well as the District. A great time was had by all! | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
![]() ![]()  Say hello to the newest member to join Islip Rotary's family. Kelly Mescall, affiliated with the Peter Alexander Salon and Spa, East Islip, was inducted on April 12, 2012. We welcome Kelly and the youthful vibrancy and beauty she brings to our Club and look forward to her involvement in the years ahead! Pictured here are PDG Russell F. Moran and Kelly Mescall, as she is about to be inducted. | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
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 Islip Rotarians Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens, Dianne Berton and Kevin Fitzpatrick were invited to volunteer at the kickoff party at the Brooklyn Port Authority on May 23, 2012, for the annual USO Fleet Week where they mingled with our finest and bravest. They were treated to a free concert given by Katy Perry and enjoyed seeing some of the tall ships as well.
Pictured here with his wife, Lynda, author Russell Moran has written a book, "Justice in America", recently published. Lynda Moran has been nominated for Long Island ’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business Awards Program.(Click "More" below to cast your vote for Lynda).
 Islip Rotarian Cheryl Rambler-Goveia will be honored for her achievements in promoting Literacy at an upcoming Rotary Multiculural Gala on March 7, 2012 at the Crest Hollow Country Club. (Click "More" below for all the details.)
 Pictured here with her husband Alan is Rotarian Karen Sobel who left for India on February 17th with her daughter, Nancy, for a National Immunization Day (NID), where they will help administer polio immunizations to those in need. We wish Karen and Nancy all the best on their journey and look forward to their safe return. Stay tuned --more pics and stories to follow. | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
 Karen Moss, pictured in the white jacket, has organized our annual Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive for many years now. This year we were able to complete 30 baskets given to local families in need. Each basket contained a turkey, a fresh ham and all the trimmings needed to make a Thanksgiving feast--and more. Many thanks to Karen and all the Rotarians who donated their time; Fred Billings who donated the hams and the use of the Pub to put everything together; and a special thanks to Stop 'n Shop for organizing everything . A truly beautiful start to the holiday season! (See photo album for more pics) | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
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"Whom are we honoring again?"
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A great many thanks to all who donated their time, talent and yummy desserts to the BBQ held at Camp PQT. It was a worthwhile, gratifying and humbling experience to assist those so desperately in need. -Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens, Pres.
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Past President Kevin Fitzpatrick treated us to a slideshow highlighting his 3 week western family extravaganza, featuring such sites as the Grand Canyon, Jackson Hole, Mount Rushmore. We were entertained with tales of bears, July 4th parades, a "Town of One" and so much more! Great job, Kevin! | | Posted by Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens
July 28, 2011 - Fellowship cocktail party with Islandia/CI and Bay Shore Rotary | | Posted by Dianne Berton
On June 16th our newest President, Andrea Rubin-de-Cervens was installed. Andrea has returned for her second stint as Islip Rotary President. Tom Licari generously held the party at his house on Kismet, Fire Island. As a special surprise he even dressed up as a mermaid! The food was excellent and the drinks were flowing!! A good time was had by all. Thanks Tom!
We all look forward to an amazing, hard-working, fun-filled year with Andrea!
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| May 27, 2012 Our next board meeting will be on June 7th at 11:00 AM at the Irish Coffee Pub. All members are welcome to attend!
| | Mar 03, 2012 Our next Pilot Program Committee Meeting will be held on March 22nd, 11:00 a.m. at the Pub.
| | Jul 11, 2011 Past District Governor Russ Moran's book is finally published! The book is available on amazon.com and for all those who have e-readers, the book is available for the Nook and Kindle. |
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