The Rotary Club of New Haven is partnering w/ Rotary International and is offering a competitive grant for $30,000 for foreign studies. For details go to

http://www.ismyrotaryclub.org/Committee/Committee.cfm?D=7980&CommitteeID=800064590

The Rotary Club of New Haven is looking for a corporate or individual $300 event sponsorship at the Peabody Museum during the ¡Fiesta Latina Festival on Oct. 12th. - hours 10 AM to 4 PM. Your fee will be acknowledged by way of sponsor signage and the sponsor's name printed on ever card printed.



The fee will go toward offsetting consumable supplies during the event as well as toward funding wear and tear cost of the the computer, printer and camera equipment. NH Rotary will provide…

The Rotary Club of New Haven and other city civic organizations are having their annual clean-up day event, Saturday, April 6th starting at 8 AM and you are invited to assist in this community event.…

The Salvation Army will be holding its "Fill the Truck" charitable collection event on Dec. 8th at the Saw Mill Rd. Walmart Store in West Haven. Volunteers, Incl. Rotary's President-Elect, John Karavas will be there to receive your donations from 10 AM - 3 PM.  For more details go to http://www.jkaravas.com/Message_Board.html - the Message Board page for johnkaravas.com…

The Rotary Club of New Haven participated in the Open World Program this past November hosting a delegation of high-level Ukrainian judges. The club is again considering participation in another effort this coming October.

The Open World Program is a Congressional sponsored program that brings emerging leaders from Russia, Ukraine,…

On June 26th the Rotary Club of New Haven celebrated the installation of club officers and members of the board of directors for the 2012-2013 Rotary year at Anthony's Ocean View Restaurant.

New officers include Jeff Dow, President; John Karavas, President-elect; Douglas Lisk, Secretary; and Kevin Guptill, Treasurer. Ron Osach will serve as Immediate Past President.

Board of Directors members include Thomas Ayars,…

Anthony DiLauro of Read to Grow will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of New Haven's luncheon meeting June 12th. For location info, click here

Public invited.  Full lunch $12. Beverage w/ desert $8   Meeting starts at 12:15 and scheduled to end at 1:30.

As communicated by club president, Ron Osach June, 2012 to the club members

...(Our club)qualified for the Presidential Citation, the District Governor’s Citation and the award for greatest membership growth and retention.  The first two of those awards were for the outstanding variety and quality of community, vocational and international…

Posted by John Karavas

Board of Director's and member of the Rotary Club of New Haven

Board of Advisers Chairperson, New Haven Citadel, Salvation Army

The New Haven Corps for the Salvation Army is looking for program speakers for a New Haven senior citizen audience for the 2012 summer. Six slots are currently open.  For volunteers contact Lt. Jae Im at 203-624-9891, ext. 12.

Colin Gershon, New Haven Attorney, and Rotarian, writes about Rotary Club of New Haven's support and financial involvement with other Rotary entities to establish an eye hospital in Pali, India. In part he writes, "This project is a terrific example of our club's commitment to the International Avenue of Service.  For the entire story, click here.

For decades the Rotary Club of New Haven has supported the New Haven Middle School Youth Olympics and this year Rotarian Andrew Heatley, a financial adviser at Merrill Lynch offered up his commentary on the games which occurred during May of 2012 at Hill House High School.  In part he wrote,  "I left the Olympics wishing I had a chance to…

New Haven Rotarians, Jae Im (Commander of the New Haven Salvation Army Citadel) and John Karavas (Board of Advisors Chairperson, Salvation Army) are inviting community members who may be interested in serving on the board of advisors to the next board meeting on May 30th at 450 George St., New Haven.  The monthly meetings start at noon and include lunch. Adjournment is at 1 PM. There is plenty of parking on the grounds.

The board is looking to expand its New Haven community…

The Rotary Club of Norwich is having its charity fund raising Family Carnival from May 24th thru the 28th. It is a great way to have some fun while helping the club to raise Funds for their community charity work.  If you are in the neighborhood, stop on by.Get Your Ticket(s)