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.