Paramus Bandshell By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Paramus Bandshell Each year Westfield Garden State Plaza Shopping Center has generously donated flowers for the three flowerboxes built for and donated by the Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club. This year was no exception. A team effort heralded the planting this year. Superintendent of Shade Tree and Parks Jay Sexton had his men plant the flowers early Tuesday morning on the 13th of July.

Meeting 07-13-10 By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Sunrise Meeting 07-13-10 Displaying a comprehensive knowledge of Bergen County, its Executive, Dennis McNerney, chatted with the Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club. After explaining the various functions and departments of Bergen, McNerney fielded all questions without hesitation. Members of the club were not sparing, asking many and varied questions, none of which could stump the County Executive. He did suggest several ways to bring in the budgets among them amalgamation and sharing of services.

By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Sunrise Meeting 07-06-10 Pamela DePompo, Executive Director of Healing the Children ®, New Jersey, Inc. chatted with members of the Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club on a Tuesday morning. A member of a local Rotary Club herself, she was able to fit in with the patois of the easygoing Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club Rotarians. Of course she explained the good that her organization does.

By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Sunrise Meeting 06-22-10 Pamela Stofberg, RD, an Oncology Dietician at the John Theurer CancerCenter of Hackensack Hospital was the speaker at the Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club. Her talk was so interesting and down to earth that she received applause when she finished. President Mukesh Malkan presented her with a Recognition document for her efforts. He also had members of the Board of Directors and Officers who were not at our recent Installation Dinner held at Sanzari’s installed.

By Mel Fabrikant Monday, June 21, 2010

Sunrise Meeting 06-15-10 Christine Driscoll, executive director of Care Plus Foundation, explained to Sunrise Rotarians the stigma of mental illness and how Care Plus, 610 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus approaches the problem one step at a time. Care Plus provides community mental health services in conjunction with the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services. Catering to people with these problems, generally in the more needy group, they help them to live and work with dignity and pride.

By Mel Fabrikant Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Sunrise Meeting 06-08-10 A former Washington Senator and Minnesota Twins catcher explained the rigors of going up through the minor leagues before achieving a role in major league baseball. Ed Onorato (Paramus Save Our Wetlands) regaled the Rotary Club members with stories of his rise to major league status. Also present was District Governor Glenn Wram from Australia who gave a short talk on Rotary Clubs.

By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Sunrise Meeting 06-01-10 In a well informed manner, Paramus Deputy Chief James J. Sheehan explained the need for Homeland Security planning and how Paramus relates. A town with a population near to 27,000, Paramus burgeons out during the work/shopping day to about 10 times that amount. Unique in the fact that it has many rapid transportation roads and shopping centers, this uniqueness is also a cause for concern. Manpower, or rather lack of, plays an important part in the training of the Paramus Police Department and extends to the security forces at the malls.

By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, May 18, 2010,
Sunrise Meeting 05-18-10 Pieces are starting to come together for Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club’s major fundraiser, a Fashion Show. Held at the IBEW Local 164 Training Center, 65 W. Midland Avenue in Paramus, this will be the second year for this fledgling club’s efforts to raise money to bring in a Gift of Life child with a cardiac problem from an underdeveloped country. In addition if more money than the needed $6.000.00 is raised, it will go to the Community Blood Services and various Paramus organizations.

By Mel Fabrikant Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Sunrise Meeting 05-11-10 Joseph Jacobowitz Sales/Marketing executive from Katz Gluten Free Bake Shop explained the benefits of gluten free products. He not only explained it, but brought items down for the Rotarians to sample. Their state of the art bakery complies with strict gluten free standards and they use 100% pure ingredients. Their wide variety consists of Challah breads, cake, cookies, muffins, rugelech and pizza crust, farfel, kishka kugel and bread crumbs.