Welcome
Welcome to the Glens Falls Rotary! Our club was founded in 1922 and it continues to represent the highest ideals through its service-oriented programs both at home and abroad. Our club meets every Thursday at twelve fifteen, at the Queensbury Hotel in downtown Glens Falls, NY and offers our members (135) and guests the highest level of spirit, fellowship and opportunity for community service. Read More
Announcement
For the next few months the Glens Falls Rotary weekly club meetings will be held at the Queensbury Hotel and The Glens Falls Country Club. The scheduled meetings for December are listed below:
The following programs have been scheduled for this month:
1-5 -- Glens Falls Country Club - Program; Suzanna Berndt - Greece
1-12 -- Queensbury Hotel - Program; David Kisselback - Silver Bay
1-19 -- Queensbury Hotel -
Program; Adirondack Phantoms Coach Joe Patterson
1-26 -- Queensbury Hotel -
Program; SCORE - Business Assistance from Retired Executives
2-2 -- Glens Falls Country Club -
Program; Lee and Linda Pollock - On Nepal
For future programs in 2012 click here:
Headlines
December 20, 2011
Granville Rotary Seeks Teams For Annual Trivia Night
The Granville Rotary is accepting applications for adult, youth, and spectators for their Trivia Nght 2012 to be held at The Forum in Granville on Saturday January 28th. For more information and to download an application, click here.
December 20, 2011
Rotary Seeking Applicants for Study Abroad Program in Japan
Rotary International is offering the unique experience of four weeks in Japan on a vocational and cultural visit.
The trip is to the Ibaraki Prefecture just north of Tokyo. Travel commences on March 14, 2012.
Participants must be between the ages of 25 and 40, non-Rotarians, fully employed with at least two years of work experience in their chosen field and reside in or be employed in the Capital District area.
The team consists of four members and a Rotarian team leader. Team members study Japanese institutions and ways of life and observe how their own vocations are practiced, with the opportunity to develop personal and professional relationships and exchange ideas. Team members can come from corporations, small businesses, community organizations, medical and educational facilities, government offices and nonprofit agencies.
The program includes round-trip airfare and staying with Rotarian host families. Language training is provided.
Deadline for applications is January 6, 2012. For more information contact Tony Rivera at 518-322-7390 or William Nathan at 518-489-4499.
December 12, 2012
Rotary Second Annual 5K Race Will Help Two Local Charities in 2012
The Glens Falls Rotary has announced that the proceeds from their 2nd Annual 5K Road Race will be given to the Adirondack Samaritan Counseling Center and WAIT House to help support the two local charities. The race, which was named The Rotary 5K in its inaugural year, will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2012. It will start and end at the SUNY Adirondack campus on Bay Road in Queensbury . (Read more)
Register early by April 5, 2012 and save! Adult $20, children $15.
Click here for The 5k Race Application (mail in or drop off only)
To register on-line go to http://www.active.com/running/queensbury-ny/rotary-5k-2012?int=29-6
January 6,2011
Water Walk 6 Raises $10,000 for Haiti
The Rotary Club of Glens Falls once again hosted it's annual Water Walk on May 7th and raised over $10,000 in critically needed funds for clean water projects in Haiti. The event has been an annual benefit held in Crandall Park, Glens Falls, NY during National Water Week and has attracted scores of kids and adults who form teams of walkers and participate in a relay event to raise money and awareness for the need of clean water in third world countries. Our local club wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the participants and to all of the corporate sponsors who generously donated money and services to make this year's event a huge success. Please support these local businesses who play such an important role in making our community and world such a better place to live. If you are interested in participating,.... (read more)
April 22, 2011
Rotary 5K to Benefit Open Door is a Big Success
The 1st annual Rotary 5K Sponsored by the Glens Falls Rotary Club and SUNY Adirondack was held on April 9 at the SUNY campus where 261 runners and walkers enjoyed a sunny spring morning in support of the Open Door Mission. The event was organized by the local club as a way to help raise critically needed funds to feed and house many of the local citizens who have fallen on hard times. The event raised in excess of $6,000 for the Mission through the combined efforts of the Rotary Club, SUNY Adirondack, numerous local businesses, and the runners who participated in the event. (See photos)
January 15, 2011
Rotary Club of Glens Falls To Award High School Scholarships for 2011
Rotarians know that many of our local high school students selflessly provide community service to local organizations and causes. To salute those students, several years ago the Rotary Club of Glens Falls created a scholarship program for graduating seniors from Glens Falls and Queensbury High Schools.
This year $5,000 of scholarship assistance will be available to qualified, deserving graduating seniors, in an amount up to $2,500 per student. The awards may be given to students from one or both schools. Read More
Leo Rigby
