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RED HOOK'S CITIZENS OF THE YEAR

Lisa Murray and Maria Scibelli

Long Time Hostesses of Red Hook's After Prom Party

24th Annual Citizens of the Year Dinner Honoring Lisa Murray and Maria Scibelli

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Red Hook Community Center

Dear Friends:

The Red Hook Rotary Foundation together with the Rotary Club of Red Hook will be hosting our Citizens of the Year event on November 15, 2025, at Red Hook Community Center. Your support of this event helps The Red Hook Rotary Foundation carry out its mission of service and assistance to the Red Hook area.

The Rotary Club of Red Hook and its Foundation are part of Rotary International, an international service organization comprised of business and professional leaders working together in a variety of humanitarian, educational and cultural programs to promote World Peace and Understanding.

Locally, The Red Hook Rotary Foundation sponsors scholarships to high school seniors, youth programs and more. A full list of sponsorship opportunities is enclosed.

For tickets and sponsorships, please click here:https://redhookrotaryclub.org/documents/en-us/7e9f1863-b790-4a12-8dca-6c6cf959b424/1

We hope you will want to play a role in this annual event, and we look forward to hearing from you soon! Many thanks for your anticipated participation!

Cordially, Citizen of the Year committee

Dear Friends,

Our Cookbook is completed and ready for purchase. There is a wonderful collection of 200 recipes along with additional special pages of information for you to create many delicious meals.

To purchase your cook book, please click here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/red-hook-rotary-clubs-community-cookbook-fundraiser

THIS WEEK ON AT YOUR SERVICE

ROTARY AND BETTER HEARING

Tune in to At Your Service (formerly RadioRotary) on Sunday, November 16th when co-hosts Kathy Kruger and Jonah Triebwasser interview Rotarian Ellen Haggerty about better hearing.

Listen to At Your Service on Sundays on “The Beacon” on 92.5 and 920AM along with 96.5 and 94.3FM and WBNR at 1260AM and WLNA at 1420AM Sundays at 7:00 a.m. or https://www.hvbeacon.com/ or ask Alexa to play "WGHQ" or at 7:30 a.m. or on WBPM 92.9 FM or https://www.929wbpm.com/player/ or ask Alexa to play "WBPM."

Anytime at www.AtYourServiceRadio.org

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THIS WEEK ON AT YOUR SERVICE

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT FRANCESCO AREZZO

Tune in to At Your Service (formerly RadioRotary) on Sunday, November 9th when co-hosts Kathy Kruger and Jonah Triebwasser interview Rotary International President Francesco Arezzo about the great work of Rotary around the world.

Anytime at www.AtYourServiceRadio.org

Listen to all previous programs on your MP3 player on any of these new podcast platforms:

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Red Hook Rotary Club conducted a coat drive today at the United Methodist Church food pantry. Over 150 coats were distributed!

Red Hook Rotary had a great evening tour at the Fisher Center. Our tour guide provided so much history, details and future vision. THANK YOU!! Alessandra.

Alessandra Larson serves as the Director of Institutional Advancement and Strategy for the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, where she plays a key role in guiding development efforts and strategic fundraising initiatives in support of the performing‑arts mission of the institution.

The Red Hook, Rhinebeck and Hyde Park Rotary Clubs had a lovely evening at Foster's Coach House supporting the Light the Village Pink Breast Cancer Awareness initiative. All three clubs received certifiates of recognition from Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino for this important endeavor.

Shown left to right are: Rhinebeck Rotary president Erika Murphy, County Executive Sue Serino, Red Hook Rotary president Jonah Triebwasser and Hyde Park Rotary president Dave Meyerson.

Our guest speaker at Red Hook Rotary this week was Dr. Lisa Curcio. Dr. Curcio is a board certified, fellowship-trained breast surgeon providing individualized care to patients with breast concerns. She spoke to us about breast cancer awareness and the Light the Village Pink initiative. The club presented a donation of $150.00 to Dr. Curcio to support Light the Village Pink.

Red Hook, Rhinebeck and Hyde Park Rotary clubs will host a fundraising event at Foster's Coach House, Route 9, Rhinebeck, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm. to support Light the Village Pink. The public is cordially invited.

Shown in the photo are Dr. Curcio and Red Hook Rotary President Jonah Triebwasser.

Our Red Hook High School Rotary Interact club and Bard College students who are forming a Rotaract club did out adopt-a-highway clean up with Rotary president Jonah Triebwasser and Interact Advisor Andrew Makebish.

Our guest speaker this week at Red Hook Rotary was Ellen Henneberry, Manager of Foundation Events for Northwell Health, Nuvance Health and Northern Dutchess Hospital. She told us about the breast cancer awareness event at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, October 8, 5:00 - 8:00 pm. This is a free event! https://ltvp.funraise.org/page/pinkfest

The Red Hook Rotary Club booth was a poplular spot for folks to visit durng Hardscrabble Day 2025. We spoke to people about joining Rotary, the Walk tp End Altzheimer's and we sold some of our 70th anniverasry cookbooks!

Left to right are: Carl Dowden. Marlon Schulman, Jen Van Voorhis, Becca Kent and Jonah Triebwasser. Also helping at various times throughoutthe day were Carol Annas. Susan Ezrati, Susan Simon and David Wright.

To get your own copy of the cookbook, go to: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/red-hook-rotary-clubs-community-cookbook-fundraiser

THIS WEEK ON AT YOUR SERVICE

ROTARY'S FIGHT AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S

Tune in to At Your Service (formerly RadioRotary) on Sunday, September 21st when co-hosts Kathy Kruger and Jonah Triebwasser interviews Rotarian Greg Kroner about Rotary's fight against Alzheimer's disease.

Anytime at www.AtYourServiceRadio.org

Listen to all previous programs on your MP3 player on any of these new podcast platforms:

ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiorotary/id1412396239?mt=2

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Our guest today at the Red Hook Rotary Club was Rotarian Erika Murphy, President of the Rhinnebeck Rotary Club, who spoke about having joint service projects and fundrasiers with our two clubs as well as the Hyde Park Rotary.

Erika also spoke on the work she does caring for those at the end of life.

Left to right are Red Hook Rotary President Hon. Jonah Triebwasser and Erika Murphy.

The Red Hook Rotary Club is offering a wonderful custom cookbook featuring favorite recipes from our club members and the Red Hook Community. The cookbook is professionally published, and it is certain to become a treasured keepsake.

We anticipate a great demand for our cookbooks, and we want to be certain to order plenty. You can reserve one or more for yourself and your family at this time to be assured of receiving them.

To order a cookbook, go to:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/red-hook-rotary-clubs-community-cookbook-fundraiser

It was great to see our Red Hook Rotary 2007 exchange student from Germany, Lena Moerchen and her husband Lars, during their visit to Red Hook (shown here with Rotarians Ellen and Jonah Triebwasser.)

Lars and Lena also visited wth Rotarian Dave Wright.

Our guest speaker this week was Red Hook Rotary's own Carol Annas who spoke about the Old Dutch Village Garden Club.

We are excited to have two projects going in one weekend.

Thursday we worked with many of our community and stuffed backpacks full of school supplies and they are being given out Sunday the 24th at the Red Hook United Methodist Church Food Pantry.

Saturday we served 183 meals with Hope on a Mission in Poughkeepsie, an organization that serves meals every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

THANK YOU to all that volunteered to help make these projects a great success. We also had help from Rhinebeck Rotary Club.

Thanks to our sandwich makers, Joanne Gelb and Diana Devlin (Rhinebeck Rotary) Jonah Triebwasser, Ariadne Montare, Susan Simon and Jen Van Voorhis (who was taking the photo) (Red Hook Rotary) who made 150 PB&J sandwich bags which included apple sauce and chips.

Red Hook Rotarians, Red Hook Interactors, Bard College Rotaractors, members of Delta Kappa Gamma educational organization and other community members assembled nearly 100 backpacks filled with school supplies for needy children. They will be distributed this Sunday at the United Methodist Church food pantry in Red Hook.

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At this week's Red Hook Rotary club meeting, Rotarian Greg Kroner of the Wallkill East Rotary club spoke about Alzheimer's disease and the Walk to End Alzheimer's. Left to right, Red Hook President, Hon. Jonah Triebwasser, thanks Greg for his talk.

Red Hook Rotary club president, Hon. Jonah Triebwasser, presents an engraved clock to immediate past-president, Ariadne Montare, Esq., for her two years of dedicated service as club president.

Citizen of the Year - WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU

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Red Hook Rotary Foundation accepting nominations for Citizen of the Year up to July 25th. We want to hear from YOU!! Someone that goes above and beyond, service above self comes easy and has done some amazing work in your community.

Go to www.redhookrotaryclub.org you will find the form under Citizen of the Year.

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At this week's Red Hook Rotary meeting our new officers took their oaths of office. Secretary Jen Van Voohis swore in President Hon. Jonah Triebwasser and then Judge Triebwasser swore in Jen as secretary for another term and Becca Kent as Treasurer.

At today's Red Hook Rotary meeting we said a fond farewell to our youth exchange student for 2024 - 2025, Ananya from India. We also thanked her host parents and the Youth Exchnage officials who made Ananya's stay possible.

From left to right are:

Rotary District 7210 Inbound Youth Exchange chair Nan Greenwood, host parents Bianca Verrilli and Dominic Capaccio, Ananya, Youth Exchange Officer Hon. Jonah Triebwasser, host parent Becca Kent and host parent Susan Ezrati.

No, that's not Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Our club president, Hon. Jonah Triebwasser, and future Rotarian Ellen Triebwasser represented our club at the Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Canada.

While at the Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Canada, our club president, Hon. Jonah Triebwasser, was the guest of the Canmore Rotary Club in the exquisite Canadian Rockies. Rotarians from around the world were treated to a First Nations' banquet, a folk singer, a historical lecture and a poet. A delightful evening all around. Jonah is seen here presenting our Red Hook Rotary pennant to the host club and receiving one of their pennants in return.

Our guest speakers at Red Hook Rotary were from Oblong Books talking about their prison book project. Left to right are speaker host Becca Kent, President Ariadne Montare, Frederick Rossero and Anna Siftar.

Red Hook Rotary was recently honored for its increase in membership. Secretary Jen Van Voorhis holds the certificate.

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At the Rotary District Conference is District Governor Leo Kaytes, Jr., Red Hook Rotary exchange student Ananya and Youth Exchnage Officer Jonah Triebwasser

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Coming to a radio near you soon, an interview with Rotary’s youth exchange students on RadioRotary. Standing are cohosts Kathy Kruger and Jonah Triebwasser. Seated are Ananya from India, Alec from Brazil, Ecem from Turkey and Stacey from Ukraine.

Red Hook Rotary was recognized at the district level for our increase in membership.

Our special guest at the recent Red Hook Rotary Club meeting was Cara Mia Bacchiochi who shared with us her remarkable story of rehabilitation and the founding of Hope on a Mission https://hopeonamission.org/

Left to right are Red Hook Rotary President Ariadne Montare, Cara Mia and President-elect Jonah Triebwasser.

EPIC DAY OF SERVICE

We had a great day and incredible volunteers to clean our Adopt-A-Highway Route in Red Hook NY. We are grateful for all that came out to join us. Interact and Rotaract Members, Community volunteers and Club Members.

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The Red Hook Rotary Foundation along with the Rotary Club of Red Hook honored Todd Baright as Red Hook Rotary’s Citizen of the Year for 2024.

Todd is a long-time resident of Red Hook and a successful businessman. He has served many years on the Hudson Valley Hospice Board, SUNY Delhi Alumni Board and President of the Red Hook Society for the Apprehension and Detention of Horse Thieves.

Todd was recognized at a dinner on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Red Hook Community Center.

The Red Hook Rotary Foundation is a 501 c 3 charitable foundation. Its mission is to provide financial support for programs and projects in and around the Red Hook community. The main focus of the Foundation is in the areas of education and youth. The Foundation awards scholarships to high school seniors, supports the Interact Club at Red Hook High School, Rotary’s Youth Exchange Program, and the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards conference for high school sophomores.

Rotary Club of Red Hook is part of Rotary International. Rotary is an international service organization comprised of business and professional leaders working together in a variety of humanitarian, educational and cultural programs to promote World Peace and Understanding. There are over 1.2 million Rotarians in 35,000 clubs around the world.

Dinner chair and Foundation President Carl Dowden presents Todd with his Citizen of the Year recognition.

Past recipients of the Citizen of the Year congratulate Todd. Sue Crane (2015), Doug Strawinski (2014), Todd Baright (2024), Laurie Husted (2016) and Brent Kovalchik (2023).

Members of the Red Hook Rotary Club welcome Todd as their newest honorary member. Left to right are Judge Jonah Triebwasser, Prof. Lauren Rose, Club President Ariadne Montare, Esq., Club treasurer Rebecca Kent, our youth exchange student from India Ananya, Todd Baright, Emily Houpt, Foundation treasurer Susan Simon, Club Secretary Jennifer Van Voorhis, Marlon Schulman, Foundation secretary Rev. Michael Shafer and Foundation president and dinner chair Carl Dowden.

RadioRotary celebrates 15+ years on the Pamal Broadcasting Radio Network and their 800th show at Coppola's in Hyde Park. Left to right are original engineer Jay Verzi, Pamal Program Director Randy Turner, co-hosts Kathy Kruger (Pleasant Valley Rotary) and Jonah Triebwasser (Red Hook Rotary), and retired Pamal Executive Don Verity (Highland Rotary.)

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Thank you Nancy, Marlon, Jennifer, and Jonah.

Starting 1/7/24, RadioRotary will be on WGHQ 92.5 FM and 920 AM and WBPM 92.9FM at 7:30 a.m.

Red Hook Rotary Club met this morning at Locavore Market. We shared a wonderful continental breakfast.

2022 - 2023 is coming to a close and we are excited for the upcoming year. New officers will lead us into 2023 - 2024 to continue and grow the great "Service Above Self" we do in our community and beyond.

2023 - 2024 Officers

President - Ariadne Montare

Secretary - Jennifer Van Voorhis

Treasurer - Becca Kent

VP of Club Board - Dave Wright

International Foundation Chair - Susie Ezrati

Judge Jonah Triebwasser admistered the oaths of office.

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Perfect Attendance - Chris Chale, Ariadne Montare, Jonah Triebwasser and Jennifer Van Voorhis.

(photos by Emily Houpt)

Thank you to the people of Red Hook for turning out in such large numbers and making our Apple Blossom Day such a big sucess! A fun time was had by all at Red Hook Rotary's Apple Blossom Day. More photos can be scene at:

https://redhookrotaryclub.org/PhotoAlbums/apple-blossom-day-2023