On Friday, November 3, the Rotary Club of Woodbridge-Perth Amboy celebrated 100 years of service. Keynote speaker and Acting District Governor Dr. Julie Phelps gave a keynote address with an entertaining historical perspective, and Mayor John McCormac presented Club President Amy Krysienski with Proclamations from Woodbridge Township and the New Jersey State Assembly and Senate. Two Paul Harris Awards were presented, one to Elroy Darden, Past President and Area District Governor, and a posthumous Paul Harris Fellow was accepted by Foy Cooley, CEO of Access Storage and the spouse of award recipient Kenneth Wayne Cooley. Also recognized for longstanding Rotary service in Woodbridge and Perth Amboy were Ray Zirpolo, Ralph Winter, and John DeNoia with special mention of his role in the establishment and support of the Woodbridge Rotary Club Foundation scholarship fund.

The Rotary Club has accepted the annual challenge to a one-day fundraising challenge to take on the Kiwanis Club this holiday season. Both clubs will have a day to ring the bell and raise money for the Salvation Army of Perth Amboy. Visit Walmart in Woodbridge on Rt. 9 between 10 am and 6 pm on Saturday, December 9th, and make a donation to help the needy--and help your fellow Rotarians defeat the Kiwanians.

The Woodbridge Rotary Club Foundation will release the application for 2024-25 Scholarships in January of 2024. This scholarship opportunity will be made available to senior high school and college students from Woodbridge Township who are pursuing a post-high school full-time course of study at an accredited college, university, trade school, or other educational institution.