Pawling Rotary’s annual raffle to benefit Pawling High School Scholarships will begin on July 25th with the drawing scheduled for September 5th at the mini park on Charles Coleman Boulevard, and the winners need not be present! Tickets are $10.00 or 3 for $25.00.

This year’s raffle prizes include a $500.00 gift certificate from Dutchess Autobody, a $300.00 gift certificate to dine at the Culinary Institute, an original oil painting from Ann Godesky featuring the memorial on Pawling Green, a Hot Air Balloon Ride for two, and an IPad mini 2!  Tickets will be available from Rotary members and look for Rotary’s raffle sale table in the village!

 One of the featured speakers at the July 14th meeting was Nick Costantino, newly elected Rotary District Governor, who talked enthusiastically about this years Rotary theme, “Be a Gift to the World.”  Nick’s personal goals for Pawling’s district are to “have fun!”, because he believes that enjoying the time devoted to Rotary will result in good works; “do good, and take it up one notch and do a little bit more”; and to “understand the role of the district”, which among other directives, is to honor Rotary’s mission.