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Upcoming Events

Visitors and guests are always welcome!

All events are 6pm at the Toms River Clarion Hotel unless noted by @

Sept 8 - Service: Sailfest NJ Setup @ Island Heights Pavilion 1pm

Sept 9 - Service: Sailfest NJ Fun-raiser @ Island Heights Boardwalk 10am-10pm

Sept 8 - Service: Sailfest NJ Cleanup @ Island Heights Pavilion 9am

Sept 13 - Social Dinner: @ 5:30pm on the River Lady (RSVPs Required)

Sept 20 - Dinner Meeting. Speaker: Tom Kozempel, Rotary District Governor

Sept 27 - Dinner Meeting. Speaker: Dr Sam Khorrami, Ocean Medical Research

Sept 28 - Social Dinner: Salvation Army Dinner 6pm @ Toms River Yacht Club (RSVP to Dion)

Oct 4 - Dinner Meeting. Speaker: Debbie Trainor, Each Stitch Counts

Oct 4 - Board Meeting (after Dinner)

Oct 5 - Social with GTRCC 5:30pm @ Community Medical Center Auditorium (RSVP to Bill)

Oct 11 - Dinner Meeting. Speaker: Rachel Johnson, Providence House

Oct 18 - Dinner Meeting. Speaker: Stevie Kiziukiewicz, Seawind Health Advocacy Group

Oct 21 - Service: Seaside Heights Beach Sweep 9am-12:30 @ Grant Ave Beach, followed by lunch at Spicy's Family Mexican Restaurant on the Boardwalk

Oct 25 - Dinner Meeting. Speaker: James Warrick GS-12 87^th Air Base Wing / Historian at JBMDL

Don't Miss Sailfest NJ on Sept 9th!

Join us for the 32nd Annual Sailfest NJ on September 9th in Island Heights from 10am-10pm! It's the largest Sailing Festival in New Jersey with over 15,000 attendees, 125 street vendors, top quality food trucks, live music all day, kids rides, a 50/50 raffle, beer/wine bar, a 9-11 Reflection Ceremony at noon, and the year's best party along Toms River! Special thanks to our top Fleet Admiral Sponsor, Lester Glenn Auto Group. 100% of all proceeds provide scholarships and support community needs through the Rotary Club of Toms River Charitable Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 501c3. More at SailfestNJ.com

New 2023-24 President Dion

New 2023-24 Toms River Rotary President Dion Johnson (on the right) received a warm welcome from members and Assistant District Governor Steven Neuner (on left). Dion is an experienced Financial Professional and Co-Owner of Bluewater Agency Insurance. He has a Masters in IT Management from Colorado Technical Institute. His community involvement includes the Lakewood and Greater Toms River Chambers, BNI, 21 Plus, and MOCEANS. In his spare time he enjoys auto racing, computers, and volunteering to help others.

Chris Christiansen Wins District Award

Past Toms River Rotary President Chris Christiansen, CEO of Air Process Systems, (shown on right) has received the District 7505 Vocational Service Award for 2023. The Award recognizes how Chris uses his professional skills in both business leadership and environmental stewardship to solve local problems, improve his community, to train his employees, to mentor young people and to set a vocational example to other Rotarians. His leadership skills have been especially visible as the co-chair of “Sailfest New Jersey” – a festival which attracts over 15,000 visitors to the Toms River area. He has truly “paid it forward” through his leadership and advocacy of Rotary's Vocational Service Ideals. The Award was presented by Assistant District Governor Steven Neuner (on left).

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to this years' Toms River Rotary Scholarship recipients who have demonstrated outstanding academics and dedication to helping others our community:

The Richard Kieser Vocational Award - Wendy Martinez

The Alexander Glendinning Scholarship - Abbey Nicholson

The Emily Glendinning Scholarship - Alyana Frias

The Edward Hughmanic Scholarship - Iris Dyczok

The Art Mitchell Scholarship - John Harjes

Donovan Catholic - Julia Kurzynowski

More New Members!

This week we welcomed our two newest Rotary members, Stevie Kiziukiewicz and Jeanne Schkeeper! We love your passion for helping others and look forward to seeing how you can help us make a difference in the Toms River community!

Bowling for Kids Sake

Our members “Bowled For Kids Sake” to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern New Jersey ! It was a fun afternoon of fellowship with our Rotary families and friends, and provided over $1000 to help make a difference in kids lives.

New Year & New Members

Congratulations to our newest members and People of Action in Toms River Rotary - Paul Appel and Lisa Stevens! We look forward to you helping us to create lasting change — across the globe, and in our community.

Save Barnegat Bay Service Project

Several of our members met at Shelter Cove Beach to gather sand samples for Save Barnegat Bay's microplastic research project, followed by dinner at JoeBellas Restaurant. We were relieved to find a very small amount of microplastics locally despite the growing impact these plastic particles are having throughout the region and globally.

Welcome New Members Avi and Lori!

A warm summer welcome to our newest members Avi Kotler and Lori Donnelly! Their long passion for community service and their enthusiasm for helping others make them wonderful additions to our organization.

70th Anniversary Celebration!

Toms River Rotary is proudly celebrating over 70 years of service to the greater Toms River Community. We’ll be grooving to lots of 70s music, inducting new club officers, and enjoying a wonderful dinner. Community leaders, Rotary supporters, other Rotarians and guests are welcome. RSVP by Jun 27th

Welcome Sakirat Salu

Welcome to the newest Rotary member in the world - Ms. Sakirat Salu, Vice President of Saba Home Care Inc. Shown also are President Mike Frankovich (right) and Board Member Dion Johnson (center)

Meeting Speaker Phillipe Cousteau

Featured speaker Phillipe Cousteau inspired members with amazing stories of his grandfather Jacques Couteau, videos about damaged coral reefs, recovering ecosystems and areas where sharks are thriving. He shared wonderful memories about his family and their love of the outdoors. He talked about efforts happening - and still needed - worldwide to restore ocean environments, about the importance of teachers in educating today’s youth, as well as his appreciation for Rotary’s efforts in supporting environmental projects globally. The meeting was hosted by Ocean County College to benefit their foundation.

Holiday Wreaths for Veterans

Members of Toms River Rotary were proud to support National Wreaths Across America Day to honor service members who served in our military and often sacrificed their lives to preserve our freedoms. Similar wreath-laying ceremonies occur at more than 2,500 locations to show our veterans and their families that we will not forget. We will never forget.

Play Ball! Rotary Night at the BlueClaws

Our members joined with members of Toms River Sunrise Rotary for a fun evening in a private party room at a Jersey Shore BlueClaws baseball game. It was a beautiful event with over 30 Rotarians and guests. And the BlueClaws won the game! The BlueClaws are an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.

We are People of Action

The #1 Rotary in Toms River

We meet In Person

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

The Clarion Hotel

815 Route 37 West
Toms River, NJ 08755
United States of America

Networking & socializing begins in the lounge at 5:45 pm. Meeting starts promptly at 6:15 pm. Please check our website for changes and special events. Visitors and guests are always welcome! Join us!

President

VP / President-elect

Secretary

Treasurer

Director / Executive Secretary

George Josephsen

Director at Large

Paul Appel

Immediate Past President

Bill Kaufmann

Rotary International Foundation Chair*

Chris Christiansen

TR Rotary Foundation President

Chris Christiansen

TR Rotary Foundation Treasurer

Brian Christiansen

Membership Chair

Nancy Ellson

Service Project Coordinator

Len Adams

Public Image

Marie Daley

Chamber Representative

Bill Kaufmann

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Bill Kaufmann

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