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The passing of a great friend
It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our long time Rotarian and friend, Geoffrey Reinwald.  Whether you remember him as the whistleblower at Men Who Cook, the guy manning the bratwurst grill at Blues and BBQ, or the king of the parking lot at Touch A Truck and the Putnam County 4-H Fair, he always had a smile and a ‘Geoffrey’ joke.  He was always ready to help, whether it was ‘painting’ rooms (somehow painting everything except what needed to be painted) and pulling weeds (aka poison ivy).  He was a Rotarian at heart and was a living example of ‘Service Above Self’.
 
Geoffrey was a special and unique personality that had a lot to do with shaping the personality of what our club and our local community has become.  From sponsoring many, many members over the years to making our early morning meetings fun, he will truly be missed by his Rotary family and all that knew him.
 
Until we meet again Geoff.  Keep those jokes ready for us.
 
Fall means two awesome Patterson Rotary Events!
Posted on Sep 07, 2017
Join us at Patterson Fire Dept. on September 16th and 17th for great music, delicious food and more at our 6th Annual Blues and BBQ Festival!
 
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Then just a few short weeks after that comes our 3rd Annual Touch a Truck for Heroes!  Come and explore your favorite trucks, meet the people who drive them and help us support local veteran groups.  Join us on October 7th from 10 am - 2 pm at Thunder Ridge Ski Area.
 
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A visit from My Brother Vinny
At this past Tuesday's meeting we heard from Paula Miratello and her organization, My Brother Vinny.  She started the organization as a way to honor her brother after his passing by assisting those with mental health issues find housing and support programs.  Over the last few years the main focus of her work has turned to working with the local VA's and shelters to assist homeless veterans get into new homes.
 
Paula told us how most veterans qualify for housing assistance through the VA, but there is no program to assist them with furnishing their new apartments.  My Brother Vinny provides them with everything from furniture, to housewares and even art work for the walls, so the empty apartment becomes a home.  She and her volunteers, mainly veterans who she has helped that want to get involved, have helped over 435 veterans and their families in 9 counties in the Hudson Valley/Metro NY area.
 
For more information on My Brother Vinny or to find out how you can help, check out their website: http://www.mybrothervinny.org.
 
Our Interact Club is now official!
The Patterson Rotary Club celebrated the chartering of their new Patterson Interact Club.  Interact is a branch of Rotary that teens from the ages of 12-18 can join.  They do service projects in their community and around the world and learn how to live our motto, Service Above Self.  We are so proud of these kids.  We currently have students from 4 different schools, Brewster, Carmel, Pawling and The Wooster School in Danbury, CT.  In just a few sort weeks, these kids and learned about each other and how to be a team.  We asked them to bring one service project idea to a meeting and these amazing kids came up with over 20!  
 
We have also be lucky enough to have a couple of kids who aren't quite old enough to join Interact, but want to do good, so we are also in the process of starting an EarlyAct club.  
 
If you have a child that wants to get involved, send our advisers an email at pattersoninteract@gmail.com.
 
 
 
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The Rotary Club of Patterson

Patterson

Service Above Self

Our club meets the 2nd through last Tuesday of each month at 7:15 AM.
Patterson Rec Center
65 Front St
(Side entrance on left )
Patterson, NY  12563
United States
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Carrie Hernandez
President Elect
Jason Maxwell
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Paula Hernandez
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Catherine Purdy
Director 2 yrs
Allan Twitty
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PorkChop Toscano
Director 1 yr
Carl Ern
Director 1 yr
Patricia Searson
Sergeant-at-Arms
Kenneth Kolski
Immediate Past President
David Dillman
Vocational Service
PDG Penny Byron
Community Service
David Frost
Club Service
Madelyn White
Membership
Paula Hernandez
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Marilyn Terranova
Program Director
PDG Penny Byron
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Marlea Willis
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William Flash
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Bob Dumont
Charter President 1987
Richard Henke
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David Frost
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Susan Matra
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Anna May Wiede
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Bob Dumont