Interact Visit 07/28/26

The Goshen Rotary Club had the absolute pleasure of hosting four officers of the Goshen High School Interact Club at our July 28^th meeting. The Interact Club is a Rotary sponsored organization for young people, ages 12-18, that focuses on leadership development, community involvement, and the power of Service above Self. Tom Grimaldi is the Goshen Rotary Liaison and teacher, Christina Maliwacki, is the Interact Advisor.

Rotary Scholarship recipients, Yujin Rosie Li, Past President 2025-26, is off to University of Pennsylvania to study Biochemistry and Ava Carroll, Past Vice President 2025-26, is going to attend University at Buffalo for Architecture. New Co-Presidents for 2026-27 ,Tarunya Balamurali, Past Treasurer, and Rhyley Ruffy, Past Secretary, were also in attendance to recount the past year’s projects that the club of 60 members were involved in.

Pictured (l-r): Rhyley Ruffy, Yujin Rosie Li, Ava Carroll, and Tarunya Balamurali

On July 7^th we welcomed Ron Klieverik as President for the 2026-27 Rotary year and thanked Paul MacLane for his service. The theme this year is Create Lasting Impact and we look forward to finding ways we can challenge ourselves to be the change here in our community and worldwide, not just for now, but into the future as well.

Our guest Speaker was Michael J. Gilfeather, President and CEO of Orange Bank and Trust. Mr. Gilfeather, a former Westchester Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow, shared with us the history of Orange Bank and Trust. Originally established in 1892 as the Orange County Safe Deposit and Trust Company with just one location in Middletown, NY, is now a regional bank with offices in Orange, Rockland, Westchester, and Bronx Counties. Mr. Gilfeather stressed that the success and growth of the bank was due to conservative banking practices, ongoing innovation, commitment to the community and focus on business relationships. There are also private banking, trust, estate, and wealth management arms located in the Goshen offices. (OBT, Orange County Bancorp, Inc on the Nasdaq)

Mr. Gilfeather is also on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of NY located in downtown Manhattan. He is one of nine people chosen to represent different sectors including banking, local industry, and non-profits with regard to the federal reserve management. Fun fact, he visited the very secure gold custody vaults in the basement of the building and held a gold bar. Weight: ~29 pounds. (l to r: Michael J. Gilfeather, President and CEO of Orange Bank and Trust and Ron Klieverik, President of Goshen Rotary)

Our June 23^rd club meeting happened outside at Mark Gargiulo’s home. We had a very productive meeting with the 2026 Great American Weekend 5K & 10K Goshen Rotary Run on July 4th, 2026 as the main focus, and we discussed the logistics and job assignments. The excitement is building! We are hoping for record turnout pending pleasant weather. 

We also acknowledged that we could not have gotten the word out about the race to the magnitude we have without the incredible work of Keryl “Kiki” Oliver! It was a unanimous decision to vote Kiki as our Public Image Chair. 

It is interesting to see the reach of our event, and we would love everyone to be involved! Contact Ron Klieverik at ronklieverik@gmail.com for more information about being a volunteer.

2026 Scholarship Winners

Last night was the presentation to our 2026 Scholarship Winners. Pictured l-r, Ron Klieverik, Kyla Demers-Ballard, Ava Carroll, Yujin Li, Aliyah Smirnova, Orion Perales and Ethan Tetzlaff. (Taking the picture, Rolly Peacock)

Shelter Cup Update…..

So proud to have been a Silver Sponsor of the Shelter Cup! In spite of the weather, the event was successful and many happy pups had their pictures taken. We had our ShelterBox up and were there to answer questions about the program and the work that Rotary does here in the community and abroad. We would love for you to join us any Tuesday 7:30-8:30 am at the Goshen Public Library goshenrotary1928@gmail.com (Above, Maria Dwyer-Membership) (Below l-r Robert Doss, Director, Ron Klieverik, Secretary, Paul MacLane, President and Mark Gargiulo, VP, discussing ShelterBox and Rotary.

Meeting at Orange County Emergency Center

Our April 21^st meeting took place at the Orange County Emergency Services 911 Center. Rotarian and Deputy Commissioner Robert Doss gave us a tour of the facility after our meeting, and we were thoroughly impressed by the scope of the services and state-of-the-art technology. Standing in the control room that could rival that of NASA, we could see there was true coordination between all departments from a 911 call, all the way through to true disaster preparedness and response…… 

Meeting Notes 3/17/26

Maureen Jagos, Director of the Braeside Camp visited with us this morning. She gave us an update on the upgrades that were being done on the cabins for the children. Ron Klieverik, (Pres-Elect) presented Maureen with an check for $3815. This was from the District matching grant program. That was in addition to the $7000 we donated already.