Members and guests of the Mineola-Garden City Club gathered for libations poolside in the garden of Irene and Dick Goodwin's Brookville home to celebrate inductions of the new district governor, club officers and directors. Dick Goodwin is a past president of the club and the mayor of Brookville. On June 29, at the home of Richard and Irene Goodwin of Brookville, members and guests of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club gathered to celebrate the induction of Thomas Gelsdorf as governor of Rotary District 7250 and of Ray Sikorski as club president for terms of one-year.

Officers installed were Jennifer Poupis, president-elect' Rosemarie DiSalvo, vice president; Peter Gall, secretary; Don Seyka, president-elect; Kathleen Petronis, treasurer; and Tom Tierney, immediate past president. Cyrus Ardehali, Louis Castellano, Barry Cosel-Pieper, Connie Deckel and Suzanne Saramak were installed as directors.

Rotary's purpose is to serve others through efforts to improve the community and to promote high ethical standards in business and professional life. Among the many service projects and programs undertaken by the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club are Rotacare, which provides immeasurable and free medical services to those who could not otherwise afford it; the Gift of Life program; which provides life-saving cardiac surgery for children from all parts of the world; and scholarships for Garden City and Mineola high school students.

L-R: Ray Sikorski, new club president; Jennifer Poupis, president-elect; Susanne Saramak, director; and Tim Tierney, immediate past president. Not pictured are Rosemarie DiSalvo, Peter Gall, Don Seyka, Kathleen Petronis, Cyrus Ardehali, Lou Castellano, Barry Cosel-Pieper and Connie Deckel. The club meets every Monday at the Garden City Hotel at 12:25 throughout the year except for holidays and weeks of fellowship events. For information about becoming a member please call Ray Sikorski, president, at (516) 746-2262.

Thomas Gelsdof, newly installed district governor, left, is congratulated by Charles (Chuck) Pacifico, 1988 district governor, fondly known as "Mr. Rotary,' and club historian. Additional district Governors representing the Mineola-Garden City Club have included Frank Wassung (1945), and William Rowe (1979). Pictured from left are Thomas Gelsdorf, district governor; Ray Sikorski, club president; Jennifer Poupis, president-elect; Suzanne Saramak, director; Tom Tierney, IPP and Chuck Pacifico, past district governor and past club president. Thomas Gelsdorf, newly inducted district governor of Rotary District 7250 with Sammy Hslao, outgoing district governor. Sixty-five Club members and guests queue up for a fabulous dinner of filet mignon and turkey with all the trimmings. President Ray Sikorski spoke to club members about the upcoming services and activities planned for the coming year. "Going green," were Dick Goodwin, party host, Jennifer Poupis, president-elect; Joe Frey, a past president and newly elected vice president of Gift of Life, one of Rotary's major service projects; and Althea Robinson, one of the first two (with Maureen Clancy) women in Rotary. All were clad in varying shades of green.