Metro New York City Rotary Club

Join us for our club meeting with Guest Speaker Rick Olsen.

Rick Olsen is the President and Founder of Best Future Center which was founded  to support humanitarian, educational and informational services to individuals in poverty in Africa. In Uganda, there are 125,000 refugees each day that only receive safe drinking water the equivalent of flushing your toilet twice in a day. In this evenings presentation, Rick will discuss a $100,000 Rotary project that he is working on to increase the water quality and quantity in the Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in SW Uganda. 

Wednesday, June 22nd  at 7:00PM – 8:00PM Eastern time

Join us for our club meeting with Guest Speaker Mary Shackleton.

Mary Eileen Shackleton is a fourth generation Rotarian and was District 7230 Governor for the Rotary year 2020-21.  Mary is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Metro New York City (2015-16), when the club was awarded a Presidential Citation. Currently, she is District Public Image Chair and Zone 32 Ambassador for 2021-22 RI President Shekhar Mehta’s Empowering Girls Initiative. Professionally, Mary is a Research Specialist with the international law firm Kirkland & Ellis, LLP.  She received a B.A. (Communication) from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.  Mary went on to receive a J.D. from the Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, and a M.I.L.S. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 

In her spare time, Mary enjoys photography, reading, baking when she can, travel, exploring NYC, all water sports, dancing, and especially meeting Rotarians.  She is a life-long fan of the Purdue Boilermakers, Chicago Cubs, and most sports.

Wednesday, May 11th at 7:00PM – 8:00PM Eastern time

RCMNYC is calling all our global members and friends… As well as music lovers… And those simply wanting to enjoy the international fellowship…

Join us for our club meeting with Guest Speaker Stefan Jekel.

Stefan Jekel is the Head of International Listings at the New York Stock Exchange advising international companies that represent a combined market capitalization of $8.5 Trillion+ across 46 countries. Stefan is also a Past President of the Rotary Club of Metro New York City.

April marks Financial Literacy Month. Financial literacy encompasses a wide arena of topics, from learning how to set a budget, to understanding debt, to becoming a savvy investor.

In today’s meeting Stefan will selectively touch on, among others, the concepts of retirement savings, investment avenues/platform and perils of credit card debt.

Wednesday, April 27th  at 7:00PM – 8:00PM Eastern time

Join us for our club meeting with Guest Speaker Chiara Benetollo.

Chiara Benetollo is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Bryn Mawr College and the Academic Manager of the Petey Greene Program, the largest multi-state provider of academic support services in correctional and reentry settings. Chiara will talk about the need for effective academic programs for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated learners in the U.S.A. – the country with the highest incarceration rate in the world.  She will discuss the Petey Greene Program’s work in New York and across the northeastern U.S.A. focusing on the organization’s strategy to pilot and scale academic readiness programs that prepare incarcerated students to enroll and succeed in college.

Wednesday, April 13th at 7:00PM – 8:00PM Eastern time