The Rotary Club of Irvington recently honored adult and youth members of the Irvington community for “Service Above Self” at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey. This year's theme was "Social Responsibility & Youth Empowerment" and photography and video services were provided by Herbert Glenn and Reggie Ward.
This year's honorees were as follows:
Protective Services
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- Sgt. Andre Robinson, NJ State Police
- Ronald O'Dowd, Irvington Fire Dept
Education
- Gerhard Sanchez
Business/Commerce
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- Ed O'Gorman
Religion
- Rev. H. William Rutherford Jr.
Medicine
- Rudolph C. Willis, MD
Community/Non-Profit
- Catherine Sauls, Career Vision Ambassadors
Youth
- Age (12-15): Angilin Thevarajah
- Age (16-20): Dahanah Josias-Sejour
- Age (16-20): Shamm Petros
The program also included opening remarks by Mr. Michael Roesch, CEO, Stuyvesant Press Inc. & former President of the Irvington Chamber of Commerce; a Youth Keynote Speaker who is a Sophomore at Irvington High School and graduate of the Irvington Swim Program; and closing remarks by Ms. Tracey S. Cosby, Esq.
Donations and proceeds will fund Rotary supported projects, particularly The Dictionary Project - a program where the club purchases and provides dictionaries to each third grade student of the Irvington Public School district at no cost to the students, district, or parents - and civic needs. This year, dictionaries will be sent to students in Sierra Leone, West Africa as well.
Feel free to also visit the club website by clicking http://rotaryclubofirvinton.wordpress.com.
