Rotary Club of New York at the United Nations

The Rotary Club of New York was founded on August 24 1909 as Rotary Club N°6. In its own words it provides a "Civic-minded business and professional men and women with an enjoyable and organized way to make a contribution to our city and to needy areas of the world."
Paul Harris addressed the club as "The Host Club of America" because nearly all European Rotarians traveling to the United States visited the club after their journey across the Atlantic.
The Foundation of the Club was established in 1945 and has ever since raised large sums for social purposes in New York and around the world. It supports more than two dozen organizations which have included the Salvation Army, YM-YWCA, Boy Scouts, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Madison Square Boys and Girls Club, Saint Agnes Soup Kitchen, Horizon Concerts, National Association for Visually Handicapped, Police and Firemen's Recognition Day and Polio Plus.
So far the Club has held two international conventions, the first one in 1949 and another one in 1959. It has received many notable personalities, amongst them New York mayors, governors, United Nations officials, business and religious leaders. The Club Podium has hosted speakers such as Thomas Edison, Helen Keller, President Herbert Hoover, and the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
The current president of the NY Rotary Club is Giorgio Hugo Balestrieri (since 2011), a Rotary member since 1991. Current president elect is Sheri Best, treasurer Giuglio Iacovelli-Milano, secretary & executive director Andreas Runggatscher and second vice president Horst Schneider. The current directors are Kayhan Civelek, Ann Creo, Michael Faillace, Barbaros Karaahmet, Richard Martin, Larry Parks, Jean-Sebastian Sardo and Kaan Soyak.

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