West Orange’s Chamber of Commerce, The Rotary Club, The Lions Club and UNICO came together to celebrate their Annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon. The event was held at The Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange on November 22. The event also served as an opportunity to support Holy Trinity Food Pantry, which has been key […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, Nov. 12, members of the Rotary Club of West Orange distributed more than 200 meals at Christine’s Kitchen at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Orange. This is one of several community-based initiatives undertaken by the Rotary Club. Earlier this year, the Rotarians distributed backpacks to students, provided […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Rotary Club commemorated World Polio Day on Oct. 24. The club, founded in 1928, is part of Rotary International, a humanitarian organization of 1.2 million members in more than 32,000 clubs throughout the world. In 1985, Rotary launched Polio Plus and, in 1988, helped establish the Global Polio […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Rotary Club Scholarship Committee, recently awarded scholarships to eight graduating seniors, all of whom live in West Orange. This year a total of $11,000 was awarded to the eight recipients, as follows: Yasmeen Abouelnaja plans to study biology and environmental science at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She was the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Rotary Club of West Orange has served the community since 1928. In addition to supporting a variety of local nonprofit organizations and projects, the club awards scholarships to graduating seniors who live in West Orange and attend public, private, parochial, vocational or other certified high schools. Students may secure applications […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Rotary continued its charitable efforts with donations of backpacks to Redwood Elementary School students on Aug. 17 and Kelly Elementary School students on Aug. 18. Redwood Principal Kimya Jackson and Kelly Principal Joel Castillo were on hand to greet the Rotarians and soon-to-be-returning students, who were able to select […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Rotary Clubs in northern New Jersey will be holding awareness walks in four different locations on the morning of Saturday, May 22, to help raise awareness of the stigma against those with mental health issues and substance use disorder. The goal is to eliminate stigma associated with mental health and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Rotary Club’s annual scholarship ceremony looked a little different this year. The usual plan, when the world isn’t three months into a global pandemic–induced lockdown, is to gather at Mayfair Farms to honor graduating high school seniors from town and award them money to use for college. But with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual West Orange Rotary’s “Taste of the World,” held at Mayfair Farms on Feb. 24, raised more than $25,000 for scholarships and will benefit local and international organizations and charities. Administrators, board members, faculty and staff from the West Orange School District, local dignitaries and elected officials, and members of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ –– The Rotary Club of West Orange will host its 16th annual “Taste of the World” on Monday, Feb. 24, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. All of the net proceeds will be used to fund Rotary-supported charities and civic needs, both locally […]