Hackensack Rotary Joins Lions to Feed the Hungry
HACKENSACK– The Hackensack Rotary Club joined the Hackensack Lions Club at their weekly luncheon this week to present Fr. Laffler, of St. Anthony of Padua Church, with a donation for the food pantry. There is a growing need for assistance within the community and it is through donations such as this that the food pantry is able to continue to help those in need. Donations of non-perishable food items are accepted at the church which is located at 72 Lodi Street Hackensack.
Rotary is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
There are 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
Anyone interested in joining is encouraged to call 201-490-6285 or email: membership@hackensackrotary.org
______________________________________
Hackensack Rotary Distributes Dictionaries to Local 3rd Graders
HACKENSACK– The Hackensack Rotary Club has once again continued its tradition to provide dictionaries to all 3rd grade students in the City of Hackensack. The various schools held assemblies during the week of November 5th-11th 2014, where each 3rd grade student was presented with a dictionary by a member of the Hackensack Rotary. Dictionaries are handed out each year in an effort to promote literacy and to provide students with the tools they need to develop their reading and writing skills.
Rotary is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
There are 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
Anyone interested in joining is encouraged to call 201-490-6285 or email: membership@hackensackrotary.org
