Rotary Club of Pearl River, P.O. Box 824, Pearl River, NY 10965 

District 7210 -Region 8 -Zone 32 -Club #4982 -Charter Date December 12, 1935 

www.rotaryclubofpearlriver.org 

Doreen Buonadonna, President 2017-18 


Board of Directors 

President 

Doreen Buonadonna 

President Elect 

Vice President 

Doreen Buonadonna 

Secretary 

Doug Ward 

Treasurer 

Rob Magrino 

Directors 

Joe Beckerle 
Ryan O’Gorman 
Brian Quinn 
Ann Taylor 
Ray Pucci 

Past President 

Larry Vergine 

President Emeritus 

Dorothy Filoramo 

The Four Way Test 
Is it the truth? 
Is it fair to all 
concerned? 
Will it build good will 
and better friendship? 


MEETING OF Thursday, August 31, 2017 


Pledge: Frank Ripa 
Invocation: Ed Fisher 
Birthdays: Clyde Taylor (09/03) 
Neil O’Sullivan (09/06) 

Anniversaries: (none) 

Guests: (of Bob Simon): Frank Fornario & Jim Foley 

Visiting Rotarians: Kevin Hardy of the New City club 

Michelle chose a fun fact: Chewing gum was invented in 1870 in NYC 

Announcements: 

1) 
Doreen says see the e-mail from Larry Palant promoting Shelterbox for 
Hurricane Harvey victims… see www.shelterboxusa.org/donate 

2) Doreen gave us a heads-up on upcoming programs that you won’t want to 
miss: Thu, 09/07: Dorothy’s presentation on her trip to South Africa 
Thu, 09/14: Karen Kormusis 
Also: Club meeting is 10/19 
District Governor’s visit is 10/26 

3) 
Jim Shepard says the Ed Bouton Memorial Golf Outing is September 28… the 
next meeting to prepare is at Louie’s on 09/11 at 6:00 pm. Doreen has 50/50 
tickets for the Golf Outing and requested support selling them. 

4) 
Mike Seidenfrau says a fellowship event/Club fundraiser will be held at the 
Growler & Gill on Sunday, October 22 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. 

5) 
Doreen mentioned some items from the board meeting that occurred on 
Monday, 08/28: 

a) Raj is now attendance optional 
b) The Pearl River Rotary Club will be attending Pearl River Day on Sat, 
10/07… ideas are needed 
c) Tee sponsorship at Golf Outing cost set at $150 


d) RE: Club Finances (from Treasurer’s report): 

Aug income: $3,022.00 
Expenses: $8,194.19 

Net Balance: $8,890.46 

August expenses included $2,794.14 for first half RI dues, and a transfer 
of $3,638.94 to the Club’s new Charitable Fund which represents the 
El Salvador balance. 

The District dues bill will be due soon and the second half of RI dues will 
be due in January. These will total roughly 5,700.00, leaving us a 
“free” balance of ~$3,100 

Queen of Hearts: (with Ed the Fish) 
Ticket 5418144 was picked, but Ed Grant pulled the Jack of Hearts instead 
Happy Bucks: (with Doug Ward) 


-Joe Beckerle is back from Hawaii 
-Ed Grant is celebrating his 55th year in Rotary 
-George is happy his operation was successful 
-Michelle visited her in-laws in Florida and surprised them on their 50th Wedding Anniversary 
-Andy is grumbling that his vacation is ending this week 

Program: 
Bob Simon introduced WWII and Korean War Veteran Frank Fornario, who discussed real estate taxes, and 
stated that Orangetown has the highest equalization rate he has ever seen. He said that 50% of properties 
in Orangetown are assessed improperly, but warned that if you contest assessment, your assessment could 
be changed to a HIGHER amount. 

Four Way Test: 
Jim Shepard 

Submitted by: 
Jonathan Bellush