With our nation facing skyrocketing inflation, the price of turkeys up over 50% this year! The Babylon Rotary Club entered the Thanksgiving Season unsure of how much support we would be able to offer our local soup kitchens and food pantries.  THANKS TO the savvy negotiation skills of  Past District Gov. Frank Seibert & the generosity of BJs Wholesale Club in Farmingdale our club was able to donate 320 Turkeys this year to Food 4 UR Soul Int' Kitchen, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, St. Nicholas Greek Church, North Babylon Food Pantry, Nourish Babylon, United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, The Ryan Outreach Center,  The BBQ Brethern & The Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition.  These funds were raised at the 17th Annual 10K Dirty Sock Run!  SO thank you again to all of our Dirty Sock Run sponsors & runners for making that event so successful!   Additional Thank you to Rotarian Patrick Ford for helping run this successful project!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Babylon Rotary Club met with Noel Campbell, director of Ryan Outreach Center to learn more about their services & present a check for $600.  

 

Babylon Rotary Club donates 250 Turkeys to local community groups for Thanksgiving Dinners!:  Thank you to Rotarians Frank Seibert & Paul Cannella who head up this project for us every year.  Every Thanksgiving the Babylon Rotary Club donates hundreds of turkeys to food pantries and soup kitchens through the Town of Babylon.  It was a pleasure to work with Noel Campbell of the Gerard J. Ryan Outreach Center and Vito Coletti of the Mercy Inn to get Thanksgiving Turkeys to those who need them. We also worked in conjunction with BBQ Brethren & Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition to cook, box and deliver Thanksgiving meals to cancer victims, families & veterans in need. 

 

It was a dark rainy day and the trail was sloppy BUT that didn't stop our runners, volunteers & Rotarians from raising money for a GREAT CAUSE!  Thank you race director Josie Bogdahn for making it all happen!

 

Members of the Community Garden Committee had a great time volunteering at the Nathaniel Conklin House Community Garden Project!

 

Our annual Shoe Drive was a huge success this year!  Thank you to our local community for donations!  According to Soles4Souls our efforts helped keep 556 lbs of textiles our of landfills & equal enough to feed, shelter & educate a family in Haiti for 8 months!!

 

Happy Veteran's Day to all of those who have served our great country!

 

Donate $20 to our FB Fundraiser & comment the Name of Your COVID Hero. Flags to be prominently displayed on the lamp posts in Babylon Village for July 4th weekend.

$20 Donation - Honor a friend, nurse, first responder, essential worker, parent, veteran, or co-worker with the purchase of an american flag to Honor Your Hometown Hero. 8"x12" American Flag will be placed on one of the lamp post within Babylon Village along with a name tag identifying your COVID Hero.

The Babylon Rotary Club is a 50-member volunteer organization of business and professional leaders, one of the 78 clubs of Rotary District 7255 that serves all of Long Island, dedicated to humanitarian service and to help build goodwill and peace throughout the world.

Our members connect at weekly meetings and learn from business experts, political and civic leaders, and entrepreneurs, who help us stay informed on topics that are relevant to our community.

Together, we are making great things happen — in our community and in the larger world. We have a structure that focuses on action and positive results. We also have a lot of fun — whether socializing or working on service projects.

What We Do — Projects

While we initiate and participate in many local, national and international projects. the primary focus of our club over the past few years has been helping alleviate hunger in our community. (For more info on this visit our website)

Our catalog of current projects includes:

Bulk Food Purchases for Soup Kitchens, Arbor Day Tree Program, Scholarships, & Children’s Literacy.