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The event, attended by local elected officials, club members and community leaders, marked the beginning of a new chapter for the club, with Jordan Pecora assuming the role of president.
Also sworn in were Rotary members Christopher McBride as vice president, Comfort Itoka as secretary and Marc Rigueur as treasurer.
Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, a respected academic and valued resident of Freeport, NY, has made significant contributions both locally and globally.
One of his notable works, “The Quest for Security in the Caribbean: Problems and Promises in Subordinate States,” is a key reference for scholars and policymakers, exploring security challenges in the Caribbean.
At 69, Griffith is an active member of the Freeport Rotary Club, where he uses his leadership skills and experience to support community service projects.
Rotary packs bags for homeless veterans
The Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club collaborated with other rotary clubs and organizations across Long Island for its annual Rotary Day of Service, which took place on May 18 at Freeport High School.
The event, which started at 9 a.m., embodied the Rotary’s mission of giving back to the community.
Similar to the previous year, volunteers packed duffel bags with essential items and supplies to distribute to homeless veterans across Long Island.
The Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club is teaming up with other rotary clubs and organizations across Long Island, and is accepting community volunteers for its annual Rotary Day of Service on May 18 at Freeport High School.
The event, which will begin at 9 a.m., is designed to embody the Rotary’s mission of service above self, as well as giving back to the community.
Rotary clubs from various locations came together for a day of service dedicated to supporting homeless veterans on May 20.
One of the events was sponsored by the Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club and took place at Freeport High School where volunteers gathered to bag essential items such as towels, t-shirts, underwear, and socks. The purpose was to provide these items to homeless veterans in need of general services.
The event garnered community attention and support, with residents encouraged to donate to the cause. Legislative Debra Mulé made an appearance to show support at the beginning of the event. Despite the rainy weather, people still turned out to contribute, donating goods and lending their assistance in sorting and packing the donations
Rotarians from across the globe, including the Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club, gathered in Cambodia in January and February with the mission of making a positive impact on smaller communities through various projects known collectively as Sustainable Cambodia.
The program is intended to support rural families by helping them achieve a sustainable quality of life. It focuses on providing safe water and sanitation, promoting regular incomes, ensuring access to healthy food, and facilitating quality education for children.
The Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club has lived by one slogan for more than 75 years: service above self. And this still resonates as the group continues to save lives of those from underprivileged communities.
In fact, Rotary members had a chance to see that firsthand when two people who directly benefited from the group’s Gift of Life program met at a meeting last month. And they’re not just any Gift of Life beneficiaries — they’re the first and the most recent.
Grace Agwaru of Uganda, was the Gift of Life’s first patient back in 1975. Thalissa Raymond, 9, of Haiti, was No, 40,000.
On Aug. 14, Haiti — the Caribbean island nation ravaged by an earthquake in 2010 — was struck again by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. With more than 130,000 buildings destroyed, more than 12,000 injuries, and close to 2,500 deaths, it is the deadliest natural disaster of 2021 so far. Relief efforts were immediate in providing help to the communities affected, many of them rural and poverty stricken.
The Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club, which has many members who are Haitian, was among the many to join the relief efforts. Having already held one successful drive, the club is still accepting donations, and has described their efforts as “ongoing.”
“The first portion of the drive has been completed,” Rotary Club member Jordan Pecora told the Herald. Pecora is the head of the club’s membership committee and their public image committee.
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For more than 75 years, the Freeport-Merrick Rotary has lived by one motto: “Service above self.” And although the pandemic has hindered the club’s usual fundraising efforts, members have continued to extend a helping hand to those who need it most.
“It’s a small club . . . but we do what we can with what we have,” said Vice President Marc Rigueur.
For 75 years, the Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club has lived by its motto, “Service above self.”
But the Rotary has faced many obstacles since the coronavirus pandemic broke out last March. The organization, which depends on public events for fundraising and community contact, faced dissipating funds and obscurity as large events were canceled and people fell into financial hardship, said club President Florence Marc-Charles, of Queens Village.
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