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NAVEEN DASARI- SECRETARY OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF VIJAYAWADA, INDIA AND V. HEMACHANDU- SECRETARY AND CEO OF GRETNALTES ANDHRIA PRADESH, INDIA PRESENTED THEIR EFFORTS IN TREATING PEOPLE WITH LEPROSY AND WORKING TO ERADICATE THIS DISABLING DISEASE. THERRE ARE 250K CASES OF LEPROSY WORLD WIDE. INCLUDING 129 CASES IN THE US IN 2018. INDIA ACCOUNTS FOR 62% OF THE CASES. MR. DASARI IS WORKING TO HAVE THE INDIAN ROTARY PROGRAM- ROTARIANS AGAINST LEPROSY BECOME A GLOBAL ROTARY PROGRAM. MR. HEMACHANDU IS HEAD OF GRETNALTES (GREATER TENALI LEPROSY TREATMENT AND EDUCATION SCHME SOCIETY) A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ERADICATE LEPROSY THROUGH EDUCATION, TREATMENT AND REHIBILITATIION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFLICTED WITH LEPROSY AND LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.

JOHN BELDING- BOROUGH OF BRIELLE HISTORY

THE BOROUGH OF BRIELLE HAS JUST CELEBRATED ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY AND JOHN BELDING HAS BEEN LIVING THERE FOR 50 YEARS. JOHN WHO IS THE TOWN HISTORIAN GAVE A VIEW INTO THE PAST OF BRIELLE. HE TOOK US THROUGH A SLIDE SHOW OF PRIVATE HOMES AND BED AND BREAKFAST HOTELS, MANY OF WHICH BURNED DOWN. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SPENT TIME THERE IN THE 1880'S AND AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVERS WAS NAMED TREASURE ISLAND AFTER HIS FAMOUS BOOK.

HANK HARTMANN- BOATING IN NJ

HANK HAS ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED IN BOATING DOING EXTENSIVE SAILING AFTER COLLEGE AND THEN WORKING IN BOAT SALES IN FLORIDA AND NJ. HE CURRENTLY WORKS FOR SANDY HOOK YACHT SALES.

ASTRID YEE-SOBRAQUES- PERSONAL CHEF AND FOUNDER OF TWO SPRIGS OF THYME

ASTRID YEE-SOBRAQUES IS A PERSONAL CHEF WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR COOKING HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS FOODS FOR HER CLIENTS. SHE HAS DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH FOR FOODS THAT NOT ONLY TASTE GREAT BUT ARE HEALTHY. SEE DETAILS OF HER PRESENTATION PROVIDED BY TOMMY SNIDER BY CLICKING READ MORE.

JACK BRYANT PRESENTED A ROTARY PIN FOR WORK ON WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA

JACK BRYANT SON OF JAY BRYANT WAS PRESENTED A ROTARY PIN AND MADE AN HONORARY ROTARIAN FOR HIS WORK ON WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA.

JOHN WINTERSTELLA- RISING SEAS

OUR JOHN WINTERSTELLA DISCUSSED THE LONG TERM EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON RISING SEAS. A FOUR FOOT INCREASE IS PROJECTED BY 2021 THAT COULD CAUSE SEVERE FLOODING IN NYC AND NEW JERSEY WHERE THE BELT PARKWAY AND PARTS OF THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AND NEWARK AIRPORT WILL BE UNDERWATER DURING HIGH TIDE. ENGINEERS HAVE PROPOSED PUTTING FLOODGATES AT INLETS BUT JOHN A DAM BETWEEN SANDY HOOK AND LONG ISLAND.

JOANN & SEAN BURNEY- ALLAIRE COMMUNITY FARM

JOANN AND SEAN BURNEY, FOUNDERS OF ALLAIRE COMMUNITY FARM USE RESCUE ANIMALS AND GROWING PLANTS TO WORK WITH SPECIAL NEEDS PEOPLE, VETERANS WITH PTSD AND FAMILIES EFFECTED BY CANCER. THEIR NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS "NURTURE THROUGH NATURE"

FRAN DREW- VIKING SHIP WRECK FOUND MANASQUAN IN 1960

FRAN AND JACK DREW HOLDING A PIECE OF A SHIP WRECK FOUND IN THE SURF IN MANASQUAN AFTER HURRICANE DONNA IN SEPTEMBER 1960. ORIGINALLY THOUGH TO BE AN ANCIENT HULK OF VIKING SHIP AND THEN SOME EXPERTS FELT IT WAS AN 18TH CENTURY TRADING BARGE. TODAY, ITS ORIGIN IS STILL A MYSTERY BUT IN THE EARLY 1960'S ITS DISCOVERY BY FRAN, HER BROTHERS AND UNCLE LED TO A LOT OF EXCITEMENT. ALL NEWSPAPERS IN NJ AND SURROUNDING STATES CARRIED STORIES AND THE 40 FT WRECK WAS VISITED BY PEOPLE AND EXPERTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

MANASQUAN FIREMANS FAIR

A VERY SUCCESS FUNDRAISER AT THE MANASQUAN FIREMANS FAIR. THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED.

DONUT VISITS TO LOCAL POLICE STATIONS

Delivering Donuts to Local Police Stations

KEVIN BALS- PRINCIPAL HIGH TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL

KEVIN BALS IS THE PRINCIPAL OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL- A PRE-ENGINEERING CAREER ACADEMY AND PART OF THE MONMOUTH COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE SCHOOL IS FOCUSED ON STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN RANKED NUMBER 1 IN THE COUNTRY IN THE LAST EIGHT OF NINE YEARS. 77 OF 325 APPLICANTS WERE ACCEPTED TO THE FRESHMAN CLASS.

HARRY HARVEY- THE SEQUEL PART 2

HARRY HARVEY TEACHES INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA STUDIES AT MANASQUAN HS. HE HAS RETURNED TO PRESENT A SEQUEL TO FILMS, FLICKS AND MOVIES. AS A CLASS PROJECTS STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPRODUCE A SCENE FROM A MOVIE TO INCLUDE CLOTHING, LOCATION, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. HE SHOWED THE TOP STUDENT PROJECTS THAT REPRESENTED INNOVATION TO PRODUCE UNBELIEVABLE MATCHES TO THE FILM SCENES.

2019 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

SUE BLAIR REPRESENTING SPRING LAKE MANOR

ALEX MCWATERS- FRANK MORRA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

OWEN BUTZ- FRANK MORRA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

MARILYN BOLDERMAN- SPRING LAKE MANOR SANDY HOOK MEM SCHOLARSHIP

ELISE SCHNIEDERMAN- FRANK MORRA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

TOMMY SNIDER

MARK MORRO- SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR

JAKE WHALEN- ROTARY CLUB PRESIDENT

ALEXA MINTON- FRANK MORRA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

FOOD DRIVE FOR MANASQUAN FOOD PANTRY

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FOOD DRIVE FOR THE MANASQUAN FOOD PANTRY AT THE WALL ACME. GREAT JOB GLORIA AND ALL WHO HELPED. 1290 POUNDS OF FOOD COLLECTED AS WELL AS $521.

GREGORY COX- AQUATECTURE ASSOC

GREGORY COX FROM AQUATECTURE ASSOCIATES IN POIINT PLEASANT BEACH IS PART OF THE ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS FOR CHANNEL DRIVE IN POINT PLEASANT BEACH CALLED FISHERMEN'S LANDING. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A 109 ROOM HOTEL, A BANQUET FACILITY AND RESTAURANT.

GRANT GIVEN TO BRIELLE LIBRARY FOR TWO COMPUTERS

MARY DONOVAN- SPRING LAKE-BRIELLE ROTARY PRESENTS A CHECK TO BRIELLE LIBRARY FOR TWO NEW COMPUTERS. PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE TONY MATYNKA OF STAPLES AND LISA LUC BRIELLE LIBRARIAN. THE GRANT WAS MATCHED BY ROTARY DISTRICT 7505.

2019 INSTALLATION- JAKE WHELAN AND OFFICERS

INSTALLATION 2019

MAY 2019 MANASQUAN HS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

MARY DONOVAN- ROTARY CLUB PRESIDENT

JAY BRYANT- PROGRAM COORDINATOR

FRESHMAN- MAEVE SPANG

SOPHOMORE- PAIGE HARMS

JUNIOR- NOELLE JOHNSTONE (not shown)

SENIOR- EMMA MORRIS

RICK COPPOLA- PRINCIPAL

TEACHER OF THE MONTH- HARRY HARVEY

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

JOE KAPP- EXERCISE AND THE MIND

JOE KAPP GAVE A VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION ON THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON OUR COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS ESPECIALLY AS WE AGE. HE IS A LOCAL CERTIFIED FITNESS PROFESSIONAL WITH 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. EXERCISE DEFINITELY IS NECESSARY TO KEEP THE MIND SHARP.