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Congratulations to our 2023 Anginette Wars winners!
Best Juried Cookie:
Tasha Delgrego - Breast Cancer table - Table 15
Most popular voted cookie:
Denise DAmato - Italy themed table - Table 9
1st runner up:
Charlene Armellino - Old School Italian - Table 2
2nd runner up:
Josephine Savino - GiGi ‘Ginettes - Table 33
Best Table Decoration:
Cindy Sparago - A Sea of Anginettes - Table 37
Tasha Delgrego - Breast Cancer table - Table 15
Most popular voted cookie:
Denise DAmato - Italy themed table - Table 9
1st runner up:
Charlene Armellino - Old School Italian - Table 2
2nd runner up:
Josephine Savino - GiGi ‘Ginettes - Table 33
Best Table Decoration:
Cindy Sparago - A Sea of Anginettes - Table 37
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Rotary Christmas 2022 |
🦃THANKSGIVING🍁
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Another wonderful Thanksgiving morning where the EH Rotary club had the honor of packaging and delivering over 200 meals to our friends and neighbors in need. This service brings us joy and we thank you.
Happy Thanksgiving to our com |
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Woodwinds, Branford, CT
Congratulations to our New Board of Directors for 2022-2023
L to R: Area 8 Assistant Governor Michael Perry, President-in-Waiting Bill Richardson; Club Secretary Ashley Lesco, Sergeant-of-Arms Joe Esposito, President Tammy Afragola, and Treasurer Liz Esposito
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Recently the East Haven Rotary Club honored their latest Student of the Month recipients for the months of September and October 2022: Sherry Ragone and Melania Korenovsky. These very accomplished and hard-working women are currently in this year’s Junior class at East Haven High School.
Sherry is a member of the Science Club with ambition to become a Mechanical & Robotics Engineer. She is hoping to attend the Worchester Polytechnic Institute or CCSU and would like to own a Robotics company. Melania participates in Cross Country and Tennis and is involved in many school organizations, such as the Math League, Ukrainian American Youth Organization and Future Business Leaders of America.
Each month the Rotary recognizes a student from East Haven High School's junior class. The club has recently been invited to make these presentations at Superintendent Erica Forti’s monthly, District Wide Students of the Month Assembly, which takes place the last Friday of the month in the Media Center at East Haven High School. The East Haven Rotary Club presents each honoree with a certificate and a check for $ 100. Winners then become eligible for the $1000 Jack Leary Memorial scholarship to be awarded at the end of their senior year.
Photo (l to r): Rotarian President & Student of Month Co-chairperson Tammy Afragola; Students Melania Korenovsky and Sherry Ragone; Rotarian Kathy Connors, Co-Chairperson
Recently the East Haven Rotary Club honored their latest Student of the Month recipients for the months of September and October 2022: Sherry Ragone and Melania Korenovsky. These very accomplished and hard-working women are currently in this year’s Junior class at East Haven High School.
Sherry is a member of the Science Club with ambition to become a Mechanical & Robotics Engineer. She is hoping to attend the Worchester Polytechnic Institute or CCSU and would like to own a Robotics company. Melania participates in Cross Country and Tennis and is involved in many school organizations, such as the Math League, Ukrainian American Youth Organization and Future Business Leaders of America.
Each month the Rotary recognizes a student from East Haven High School's junior class. The club has recently been invited to make these presentations at Superintendent Erica Forti’s monthly, District Wide Students of the Month Assembly, which takes place the last Friday of the month in the Media Center at East Haven High School. The East Haven Rotary Club presents each honoree with a certificate and a check for $ 100. Winners then become eligible for the $1000 Jack Leary Memorial scholarship to be awarded at the end of their senior year.
Photo (l to r): Rotarian President & Student of Month Co-chairperson Tammy Afragola; Students Melania Korenovsky and Sherry Ragone; Rotarian Kathy Connors, Co-Chairperson
Recently the East Haven Rotary Club honored their latest Student of the Month for May and June 2022 recipients: Madison DiNuzzo and Arielle Dupree. These very accomplished and hard-working women are currently in this year’s Junior class at East Haven High School.
Each month the Rotary recognizes a student from East Haven High School's junior class. The club has recently been invited to make these presentations at Superintendent Erica Forti’s monthly, District Wide Students of the Month Assembly, which takes place the last Friday of the month in the Media Center at East Haven High School. The East Haven Rotary Club presents each honoree with a certificate and a check for $ 100. Winners then become eligible for the $1000 Jack Leary Memorial scholarship to be awarded at the end of their senior year.
Each month the Rotary recognizes a student from East Haven High School's junior class. The club has recently been invited to make these presentations at Superintendent Erica Forti’s monthly, District Wide Students of the Month Assembly, which takes place the last Friday of the month in the Media Center at East Haven High School. The East Haven Rotary Club presents each honoree with a certificate and a check for $ 100. Winners then become eligible for the $1000 Jack Leary Memorial scholarship to be awarded at the end of their senior year.
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East Haven Rotary is thrilled to announce the face of our newest fundraiser, K-9 Bear!
Bear is helping spread the word about our Pet Photo Fun to Send a Child to Camp Rising Sun contest. EH Rotary has made a commitment to send a child to Camp Rising Sun in Colebrook, CT, each year. Camp Rising Sun welcomes any child aged 5-17 who has faced a diagnosis of cancer to a week of fun and friendship. The goal of our virtual pet photo contest is to raise $2,000 to send a deserving child to camp. Contestants can submit photos at $5 each, then spread the word to family and friends to cast their vote at $1 per vote! Contest opens to all on May 25th.
As a full ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Certified Service Dog, K-9 Bear is celebrating his one year anniversary with the Middletown Police Department. But we didn’t just want this amazing Black Lab to be our mascot because he is one of only 4 four service canines in the State of Connecticut, or because he has over 10,000 hours of socialization, but because Bear and his human Officer Jay Bodell were recently inducted into the Middletown Rotary Club. K-9 Bear is the first ADA Certified Service Dog Rotarian! Join the pet photo fun with K-9 Bear and the EH Rotary Club. Can’t wait to see your winning photos starting May 25th! Prizes include cash, gift cards, and a gift basket of great stuff donated by Tractor Supply Co. Contest page link will be posted on our website, easthavenrotary.org and Facebook page, @ehrotary. |
Anginette Wars 2022
Rotarians at work on the Shoreline Greenway Trail, East Haven
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20 years for our
“Ben Mazzucco Clothe the Children" Program 
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The East Haven Rotary Club recently hosted its 20th Annual “Ben Mazzucco Clothe the Children” event at Kohl’s Department Store in Branford. Each year Rotarians receive suggested lists of names of deserving children from the elementary & middle schools in the East Haven system.
On a Saturday in January, the children (recommended by school administrators) and their parents/guardians will meet Rotarians at Kohl’s Department Store in Branford and are able to shop for items of clothing totaling $ 100 per child. The club monitors quite closely that all items purchased are classified as clothing and that the sizes will correspond to the child present. While at Kohl’s Department Store, the purchasers will also receive the benefit of any sales prices that the store may be offering at the time of purchase. The store also generously extends an additional discount to the Rotary, which enables the club to increase the number of children served.
Fund raising events again were coordinated by teachers at the elementary schools in East Haven and the JMMS Middle School. The Clothe the Children Committee and the East Haven Rotary continue to be very pleased with this unique “kids helping kids” type of fundraising.
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Mikaela Proto, a 6 year old 1st grade student from Deer Run School, displays some of the items of clothing she was able to “purchase” through the generosity of the East Haven Rotary Club. Along with Mikaela is Rotarian Tammy Afragola, chairperson of this year’s event and also a teacher in the East Haven school system.
During the past twenty years, the East Haven Rotary “Clothe the Children” program has provided clothing for well over 1300 children, which with the above-mentioned discounts, totals over $ 120,000 worth of merchandise that they have received.
On a Saturday in January, the children (recommended by school administrators) and their parents/guardians will meet Rotarians at Kohl’s Department Store in Branford and are able to shop for items of clothing totaling $ 100 per child. The club monitors quite closely that all items purchased are classified as clothing and that the sizes will correspond to the child present. While at Kohl’s Department Store, the purchasers will also receive the benefit of any sales prices that the store may be offering at the time of purchase. The store also generously extends an additional discount to the Rotary, which enables the club to increase the number of children served.
Fund raising events again were coordinated by teachers at the elementary schools in East Haven and the JMMS Middle School. The Clothe the Children Committee and the East Haven Rotary continue to be very pleased with this unique “kids helping kids” type of fundraising.
Pictured:
Mikaela Proto, a 6 year old 1st grade student from Deer Run School, displays some of the items of clothing she was able to “purchase” through the generosity of the East Haven Rotary Club. Along with Mikaela is Rotarian Tammy Afragola, chairperson of this year’s event and also a teacher in the East Haven school system.
During the past twenty years, the East Haven Rotary “Clothe the Children” program has provided clothing for well over 1300 children, which with the above-mentioned discounts, totals over $ 120,000 worth of merchandise that they have received.
Congratulations students of the month!
This week we honored our September and October student of the month recipients, Abby and Kayla. These young women are intelligent and hard working Juniors at EH High School. As students of the month they are now in the running to recieve our Jack Leary Memorial Scholarship, awarded at the end of Senior year. September- Abigail Brooks for Science. Abby is the Junior swim captain, and is also on the tennis team. She looks forward to going to college to study Marine Biology. October- Kayla Astorino for English. She is part of the Kindness Club as well as the Leadership Council. She also has a passion for volleyball. Kayla's goal is to finish medical school and become a doctor so she can make a positive change to health care. She hopes to one day be a part of Doctors without Borders. |
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Club Information
Welcome to the Friendliest Club in our District!
We meet Thursdays at 6:00 pm
Twin Pines Diner
34 Main Street
East Haven, CT 06512
District Site
Welcome to the Friendliest Club in our District!
We meet Thursdays at 6:00 pm
Twin Pines Diner
34 Main Street
East Haven, CT 06512
District Site
In the News
Club Receives Prestigious Honor
Robert Friend, Rotary District 7980 Assistant Governor, recently announced that the East Haven Rotary Club was named the inaugural recipient of the District’s new Phoenix Rising Star Award. Through this award the District recognizes a Club that has gone through transformative expansion and engagement, making a profound and lasting impact on its community.
In announcing the award, Friend said the club “contains a highly diverse group of professional leaders from its community and is celebrating its 80 th Anniversary as a Rotary Club.” Friend pointed out that only five years ago the club membership hovered around 20 members, predominantly led by men and focused solely on giving back to their community. “Since that time membership has increased by 52% with 32 members and a high percentage of women which has transformed the club’s unique connection to the community.”, Friend continued, “Their (the Club’s) work has now extended into international service as they served as the lead club in last year’s Feed Our Neighbors program”, which enabled 28,000 meals for the children and families of Jeremie Haiti. Subscribe The District also cited the club for its many successful local community events and fundraisers. One of the newer initiatives is their extremely popular “Anginette Wars” fundraiser which attracts upwards of 600 community members to bake, taste and vote on the best Anginette Cookie in the event. All proceeds of this event go directly to the “Ben Mazzucco Clothe the Children” program which has delivered over $ 130,000 in clothing to more than 1100 children in the community, for 18 years each January. In addition to the above events, the East Haven Rotary, continues its Students of the Month recognition; its annual year end Scholarship awards at East Haven High School and the issuing of free Amber Alert Child Identification cards. This along with their annual recognition of first responders with the annual “Joseph Buonome Memorial Public Safety Awards” which are given at the Club’s Installation Dinner each June. Lastly, the Club each year for the past twelve has provided full Thanksgiving Dinners to deserving residents of the town, most of which are delivered by Rotarians on Thanksgiving Day. This year over 220 meals were provided free to the community for this purpose! Assistant Governor Friend concluded by saying, “this club is dynamic, resilient, energized and making great change in the way Rotary is perceived in their community through relationship and engagement”. The club was officially formed on March 3, 1939 and is now celebrating its 80 th Anniversary by the installation of a distinctive legacy “post” clock to be located in front of the Hagaman Memorial Library.
Donated by East Haven Rotary, in 2005, to celebrate 100 years of Rotary International. Located in the center of town across from the Old Stone Church.
Shoreline Rotarians band together to provide 46,000 meals in HaitiMADISON—Community members banded together to make a difference overseas. Rotary club members from multiple districts near the shoreline packed 46,000 meals for families in Haiti.
Over 150 volunteers showed up on their day off to pack the high protein meals that will be distributed to the people of Dayere, a small rural community in Haiti. Marilyn Lowney who is the executive director of the Haitian Health foundation was excited to hear the Rotary community wanted to make a difference for the third year in a row. Lowney said, “Right now this food is coming at a really good time because the political situation in Haiti has been really bad, people have been getting really angry and doing a lot of protest and the price of everything has gone up.” Lowney says children and expecting mothers are the core groups of people the health foundation wishes to help. Volunteers like Robert Friend who serves as the assistant governor for area 8 of Rotary district 79-80 says the food packed Saturday will go towards families in need which makes it all worthwhile. Lowney said, “We work with the people to, you know it’s not only handing out. They have nutritional education, the mothers come up and learn what the best foods are for a 2-3 year old.” Club members say it when Hurricane Matthew ravaged Haiti back in 2016 leaving much of the country impoverished and hungry was when they decided to make a difference one meal at a time. Friend said, “We forget what we have in our community and we take it for granted sometimes and we got to step back and take a look at the world and see that what we do is real important.” The meals will be shipped this summer to the people of Dayere. Student of the MonthThe East Haven Rotary Club recently recognized three East Haven High School students as their most recent recipients of the club's Student of the Month program.
Each month the Rotary recognizes a student from East Haven High School's junior class. The student is invited to attend a Thursday night dinner meeting at the Twin Pines Diner Restaurant and is presented with a certificate and a check for $ 100. Winners then become eligible for the $1000 Jack Leary Memorial scholarship to be awarded at the end of their senior year. 
Pictured L to R: Rotarian Tammy Afragola, Sarah Bennett, Amaya Bell, Rotary President Bill Richardson, Matthew Lisko and Rotarian Carol Apuzzo
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Town Clock to Be Installed
Article Published February 5, 2019
80 Years of East Haven Rotary Action Marked with Library Clock by Nathan Hughart The East Haven Rotary Club’s 80th anniversary is approaching, so the club looked for a fitting project to mark the occasion. After reviewing the possibilities, Rotary, which held its first meeting on March 3, 1939, is planning to install a distinctive clock outside the Hagaman Memorial Library. “We want to get word out to recognize 80 years of service to the town of East Haven,” East Haven Rotary President Bill Richardson said. In 2005, the club embarked on a similar project to mark the 100th anniversary of Rotary International by installing the fountain on Main Street. The fountain was paid for in part by selling engraved paving stones for $75 to $135 apiece. The clock, which the Rotary expects will cost $21,000 to install, will be funded in a similar way. “Electricity is right there, it’s a nice clean spot,” Richardson said. “We originally wanted the clock to be part of the green but...a lot of people walk by here and they drive by here.” The Rotary will sell off 100 spots for donor names that will appear on the side of the clock. Though the price per name has not yet been set, donations can be made through paypal by visiting www.easthavenrotary.org. A few paving stones for the fountain project are also available. “This will be a great way to honor past Rotarians, civic leaders, and loved ones from East Haven,” Richardson said. Since its founding in 1905, Rotary International has adapted with the times to accommodate for membership declines and rising costs, but through it all the organization has maintained a dedication to “service above self.” “[At first] they almost treated it like a network club where...because they were very strict for years that you could only have one lawyer, one plumber, one school teacher or whatever,” said Frank Gentilesco, the club’s publicity chairperson. Members were required to attend Rotary meetings on a weekly basis, even attending meetings in other towns when away from home. The commitment involved with this policy, Gentilesco said, affected the club’s ability to recruit new members. “Since then, things have evolved tremendously in the Rotary,” Parente said. While originally founded as a men’s organization, in 1989 Rotary International allowed women to join, a change that slowly took root in East Haven’s club. “Probably the biggest positive change that this club has made in the last few years is women,” Gentilesco said. “The women that we have gotten as members are dynamic. They are the worker bees of the club. They aggressively went out and got new members.” Today, the East Haven Rotary boasts 33 members, 18 of whom are women, the most the club has ever had. Together, the club has embarked on numerous yearly fundraisers in service of the town, most recently with its Clothe the Children drive, which partners with Kohl’s and local schools to purchase new clothes for children in need. The Rotary serves East Haven’s children with its annual breakfasts with Santa and the Easter Bunny. It also has a Student of the Month and a Student of the Year award for East Haven students. “We’re geared toward doing things for children,” Richardson said. “Everything we do is for the less fortunate kids in our community.” Are you ready to make history with us? Join Rotary Today! Anginette Wars 2019ANGINETTE WARS 2019 was a success!
Over 30 bakers participated and 600 people were in attendance! Thank you to all the sponsors, judges, bakers, and spectators for your support and know that the proceeds of our event, which totalled over $10,000 will clothe local children in January 2020! 
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