Once again, the Highland Rotary Club has stepped up to make the holiday brighter for our senior citizens who need a hand. We purchased 65 turkey breasts—a whopping 436 pounds of poultry—for the Ulster County Community Action to distribute to identified seniors in the Highland community to help them have a warm, delicious Thanksgiving meal.
President Steve Laubach and President-elect Don Verity met the driver's for Community Action to load up the tasty turkeys for delivery to those in need.
At Highland Rotary, we believe that supporting our neighbors is at the heart of building a stronger, more connected community. Whether it's fighting food insecurity, promoting peace, or honoring those who make a difference, we’re committed to making Highland a better place for everyone.
Five students who will be juniors at Highland Central School District in the fall attended the 2024 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) leadership conference at Mount Saint Mary College this summer. Their participation was sponsored by the Highland Rotary Club. RJ Schneider, Alexis Violaris, Zackary Maroney, Wesley Clarke, and Connor Pickett attended.
RYLA is an annual event that brings youth from across the region together for an intensive experience designed to help them develop skills in leadership, team building, problem-solving, and communication, while also having fun and making connections. RYLA’s main goal is to teach youth about the power of confidence, comfort, and cooperativeness. Participants are provided a once-in-a-lifetime experience that builds social and working skills.
RJ and Alexis attended this week’s breakfast meeting and shared their experience with members. Their parents reinforced the student’s enthusiasm upon returning from the conference, sharing that they are still taking about what a great experience it was.
The RYLA program committee is chaired by Mark Mahoney.
On June 11, we had the honor and privilege of presenting $15,000 that was raised at our First Responder Golf Outing to the Town of Lloyd Police and Highland Fire District. Each department received a check for $7500 to put towards purchasing safety equipment. We are blessed to have incredibly dedicated first responders at both the volunteer fire department and on our police force who consistently go above and beyond for the Highland community. Thank you to JSP Home Services for being our event Title Sponsor, as well as all of the other businesses who are a part of our event, and also to the golfers who come out to make this event so successful.
This year, Highland Rotary Club gave out a total of $12K in awards for college tuition and for Ulster BOCES students to use towards launching their career in the trades, whether it be purchasing tools and equipment, paying licensing fees, or other expenses to support their professional goals.
Congratulations to:
Ulster BOCES CTE students from Highland High School who received our John Jankiewicz Scholarship Awards:
Jeremiah Fisher - Automotive Technology program
Brody Lutz - HVAC program
Ava Mora - Cosmetology program
Manuel Marreiros - Automotive Technology program
Highland High School Students who received our High School Awards:
Jessica Rendon (also attends Ulster BOCES CTE)
Raegan Hons (also attends Ulster BOCES CTE)
Alice Dong
Alexander Papazov
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