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2021 Cherry Blossom Festival

Peekskill Riverfront Green Park

May 1, 2021

Contact us at peekskillrotary5032@gmail.com to find out how to purchase your raffle tickets. There will only be 300 tickets sold and nine cash prizes will be given away. The funds go towards supporting local scholarships, nonprofit organizations and Rotary International supported causes.

The Show We All Need Now

Raffle tickets available and sponsorships welcome as we will move forward with plans to hold our 2021 Cherry Blossom Festival and plant sale in accordance with all state and local guidelines.

Festival Events

Plant sale
Raffle
Craft Vendors
Food Trucks
Children's Activities

Craft Vendor Application

Apply to become a vendor at this year's Cherry Blossom Festival.

Download Vendor Application

Discover all the festivals events, sponsors and get directions to the Peekskill Riverfront Green Park

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#Blood4Rotary

What is the Peekskill Rotary Blood 4 Rotary Challenge?

Peekskill Rotary President Don Rizzo challenges you to donate blood or make a charitable donation of $25 or more. After donating blood or making a charitable donation to the Peekskill Rotary Foundation:

Post on social media using the hashtag #Blood4Rotary.
Name three of your friends on social media and challenge them to do the same.
Post to the Peekskill Rotary's Facebook page and use the #Blood4Rotary hashtag.

#Blood4Rotary Details

Welcome to our Club!

Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Thursdays at 12:15 PM

Cortlandt Colonial Restaurant

714 Old Albany Post Road
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
United States of America

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2020 Scholarship Awards

Zoom meeting screen shot with student scholarship winners.

Peekskill Rotary Club awards yearly scholarship awards via zoom! This past May and June, during Don Rizzo’s Presidency of the Peekskill Rotary Club in its’ hundredth year, scholarships were given to students with a virtual zoom call. The scholarships are presented to deserving students by the Peekskill Rotary Club every year.

Gift of Life Operations

Surgery For Two Children This Month

Mother wearing surgical mask holding infant.

The Peekskill Rotary Club sponsored two children to have heart surgery through Gift of Life, Diego (pictured with his mother) and Derick.

New Member Dr. David Mauricio

School Superintendent Joins Peekskill Rotary

Dr. David Mauricio wearing his new white Rotary hat.

Dr. David Mauricio joins the Rotary Club of Peekskill during our Zoom meeting on May 7, 2020. Dr. Mauricio is the acting Superintendent of the Peekskill City School District. He is pictured here wearing the signature white Rotary hat that new members receive when they join our club.

New Members Ridvan Foxhall and Moises Muniz

Peekskill Rotary Welcomes Its Newest Members

Ridvan Foxhall wearing new white Peekskill Rotary hat.

Moises Muniz holding up his Peekskill Rotary new member packet.

Moises Muniz was inducted at our April 16, 2020 meeting and Ridvan Foxhall was inducted on April 23, 2020. This was the first time that Peekskill Rotary has welcomed a new member during on online meeting. How we handle the traditional method of acquiring signatures on the new white hat remains to be seen.

Disinfecting Fogger Donation to PCVAC

The Peekskill Rotary Club raised over $4,000 in donations from its members for the Peekskill Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps. at our regular Rotary meeting on Thursday April 16th which was held online via Zoom. The donations are for a "fogger," which is an innovative new surface treatment system that combines proven electrostatic technology with trusted disinfecting products to quickly and easily provide superior coverage in even the hardest-to-reach places.

Rotary Club of Peekskill Food Distribution

Food for the Peekskill Community, Tuesdays and Fridays (ended July 2020)

The Peekskill Rotary is a big part of this Great City, and when called upon, we are always ready to help. It is our pleasure working with Feeding Westchester, Manzer's Landscape Design & Development and HOPE For Youth Foundation distributing food to families in the Peekskill Community.