Events

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How about an evening at the comedy club? We hope you can come.  Laughter is always good for your health. Come join us for an evening of fun and fellowship...  If you are available on March 8^th, help the Commack-Kings Park Rotary Club continue support for local projects like the dictionaries for every 3rd grader in Commack and Kings Park, our boy scout troop, our local Interact clubs, the End Hunger in Kings Park project, the Youth Exchange program, Rotary Healing Garden in the Nissequogue River Sate Park, and so many other great local projects...  Tickets are only $15 each and you can buy four for only $50!

John Jabari Michel is a nutritionist and health & wellness professional with over 17 years of experience, education and expertise. Jabari formed Quest Nutrition Network in 2012 with goals of assisting clients in achieving optimum health through nutrition, exercise, meditation and mental health. Jabari spreads the message of Optimum Health through his speaking engagements, social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and You tube, as well as one on one coaching consultations. Jabari began his journey into nutrition as a result of growing up in a family with health challenges such as overweight/obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Having witnessed several family members and close friends succumb to untimely deaths due to poor health and nutrition habits, Jabari directed his time and energy towards educating himself on nutrition and health. At age 19 he removed Pork, Beef and Chicken from his diet and instead of cow’s milk, he opted with almond milk. Upon completion of his bachelor’s degree in Nutrition in 2006, Jabari later re-enrolled into CUNY Queens College to complete his master’s degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science in 2016.
As a nutritionist, nutrition researcher, professional public speaker and martial artist (Jabari studied Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do for over 6 years) Mr Jabari’s deep knowledge comes from his personal journey as well as having an insatiable drive to gather the latest information on behavior modification science, weight loss, and technology, and his experience working in the field with many people to help them achieve their lifestyle goals. He understands the struggles of behavior change and the obstacles that many face in their desire to become healthier. In addition, having had many years working in corporate companies, his expertise has led him to establish corporate wellness program initiatives which provide companies with strategies for a healthier work culture.
Nutrition and Wellness-The talk that will be given is on Heart Disease and Weight loss and Steps towards Optimum Health. Mr Michel will discuss ways that individuals can lose weight, stay healthy and overcome one of the most devastating diseases in our nation today.

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Rob Raylman has held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Gift of Life International since February 2008. He has been a member of the Manhasset Rotary since March 2008. Before Rob came to Gift of Life International he was a Vice President for Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI), at one time the second largest solid waste management company in the world. He left BFI in 1999 and started his own consulting business in upstate New York, where he represented individuals and corporations that did business in New York State. He specialized in legislative and regulatory affairs. Rob is a life-long resident of New York. He graduated from Hobart College in 1984 with a BS in Political Science. Directly out of college Rob went to work for United States Senator Alphonse D’Amato (R-New York). He worked from 1984 to 1986 for the Senator. At which time he began work for BFI in January of 1987 until 1999. Since Rob began as Chief Executive Officer of Gift of Life International he has been focusing on the development of sustainable pediatric cardiac surgery programs in emerging countries. Presently he is working to develop programs in the Jamaica, The Philippines, El Salvador, Uganda, and Bolivia. Each of these programs is in various stages of development. Rob lives in Germantown, New York.

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Maureen joined Birthday Wishes in 2013 after a career in sales. She has always wanted to make a difference, and Birthday Wishes grants her that opportunity. She gets tremendous pleasure in fulfilling the wishes of birthday children. She is married to Frank and they have two sons, Joseph and Robert. In her free time, Maureen enjoys crafting and finding antiques at flea markets.

The mission of Birthday Wishes is to improve and empower the lives of homeless children and their families by providing joy, play, and hope through the magic of a birthday party. Our goal is to ensure that children experiencing the trauma of homelessness have the opportunity to celebrate their birthday joyfully, surrounded by family, friends and others who care.

Alison Dixon and Alicia Salazar are Outreach Coordinators for Curaleaf New York. Curaleaf New York is a wholly owned subsidiary of Curaleaf, Inc., a leading cannabis company in the United States. Curaleaf New York operates four medical cannabis dispensaries throughout the state in Forest Hills (Queens), Carle Place (Long Island), the Town of Newburgh (Hudson Valley), and Plattsburgh (North Country) in addition to a cultivation facility in upstate New York. Focused on helping patients Live Life Well, Curaleaf New York is committed to providing affordable medical cannabis products in a variety of forms at the highest standards for effectiveness, consistent quality, and patient care. Alison and Alicia work in Suffolk and Nassau County, educating communities about the New York State Medical Marijuana Program, and welcome everyone with questions to visit Curaleaf Carle Place at 255 Glen Cove Road or call 516-534-2872 for free, private guidance. For more information, see ny.curaleaf.com.

The Boy Scouts of America (the BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.

The BSA’s goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking.

Do you avoid networking?  Do you need to improve your elevator pitch? Do you need to improve your networking skills?  If you answered Yes, come down to our Business Workshop on Thursday April 23rd at 6:30PM and learn how to network.  After the workshop there will be a chance to work on your networking skills and network with other local businesses.

Meet the professional and community leaders in Rotary, as well as many other professionals from all over Long Island.  It is $5 in advance or $10 at the door.  Come out, meet new friends and colleagues and enjoy some light refreshments on us.  Coffee and snacks will be served and a directory of all the attendees (who RSVP'd at least 5 days in advance) will be provided.There will also be a door prize.

There is an opportunity to advertise in the attendee directory, and business card sized ads (which will be printed in color) are available for sale at $20 each.  Limit of 2 adjacent ads per attendee/company and a total of only 10 will be sold.  Ads will only be accepted until 7 days prior to the event.

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Leah Jantzen is an elite endurance athlete, motivational speaker and mother of four. She finds the time to compete in the Boston Marathon every spring and recently qualified to race at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii next October 2020. Leah uses her expert mental conditioning skills to perform at the highest level and teaches others to maximize their mindset.

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Amanda served as the Chief Operating Officer at Students Helping Honduras from 2013-2017. She is the Co-Founder and former Co-President of the Towson University chapter of SHH, and former Student Director. Amanda earned a Bachelor of Science in Nonprofit Management from Towson University and certification as a Nonprofit Professional from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. She is a W.K Kellog Foundation Next Gen Scholar and small business owner. She currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.

Train For Change, a program run within Students Helping Honduras, a 501c3 certified non-profit organization, is a two year teacher professional development program. Train For Change supports Honduran teachers in developing leadership skills, creating pedagogical support networks, and learning new skills and strategies to improve educational outcomes for Honduran children in rural and under resourced areas. Over the first four years of the program, Train For Change has impacted 24 schools, 160 teachers, and over 4,000 students.

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Dove Youth Development, a grass roots organization formed in the community 10 years ago, is striving to make a difference by breaking this cycle of poverty. The school system in the Dominican Republic, was rated 143 out of 144 developed countries by the World Economic Forum, Competitiveness Report. It operates on a "split session" schedule, meaning children go to school for only half a day, either in the morning, or in the afternoon.

If the child and family fulfill their obligations, Dove provides food and clothing of at least $30 to each child per month, thereby allowing the child to stay in school. Dove also provides a uniform, which is required to be worn to attend the public school. Each child also gets a snack.

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Donna Celentano has been a nurse for 34 years in many different roles. She has dedicated her career in the ICU, Maternal Child settings. Donna has helped implement, facilitate, support, and advocate for woman struggling with perinatal moods. She has been an advocate to many friends and family members dealing with medical treatment, health challenges, medical crisis's, translation of medical terminology, and collaboration of health care among providers. There is such a need and the Board which is made up of three experienced RN's, one MD, and two educators, works together to educate, give knowledge and understanding to the patient/caregiver/loved ones in need. They gather important information and pose questions that need to be asked when patients visit their healthcare provider. All of this is done for free.

Debra E. Blaine, was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island, NY. She received her BA in the Honors Liberal Arts Program at the University of Texas at Austin, before going on for graduate studies in Comparative Religion at Temple University. She attended Baylor College of Medicine to earn her MD in 1987, and has practiced medicine on Long Island and Queens for thirty years.
Her first novel, "CODE BLUE: The Other End of the Stethoscope", is a medical thriller and a love story about Russian hackers stealing patient information from electronic medical records, and murdering patients for millions of dollars. This fictional murder mystery is set in a real-life, corporate-run urgent care clinic, and vividly reveals the challenges that physicians now face in the current, greed-infected healthcare industry, whose priority is profit over health.
She is also a Certified Professional Coach and serves medical and other professionals working in the impersonal corporate world to find and pursue their passions. She offers individual and group sessions.
Dr. Blaine has been published in medical forums, including KevinMD and Doximity, interviewed by Medscape and the Brazilian newspaper, The Falho de São Paulo, and has been featured in articles in HealthNewsDigest. She continues to work as a physician in the Long Island urgent care medical community on a part-time basis.
She can be reached through her website, DebraBlaine.com.