About Us

Officers 2024-25
President   Mike RandallImmediate Past President    Rob MackenzieTreasurer  Jeanne SosnowSecretary   Lon PennaAsst. Secretary   Cathy LucasMembership  Dave HitchcockProgram   Lois MillsService Projects   Alice MarcusFoundation   Ted O'Hara



Niskayuna Rotary Service Projects and Activities2024-2025

Adopt a Village in GhanaGabriel Ofori-Okai
Banda Bola Sports Foundation / MalawiKeni Banda

Birthday cards for studentsLois Mills
Bright Hope School college credit Elizabeth Zahdan
Carrot FestivalRob Fox
Climate MinuteRob Mackenzie
Climate Warriors (HS Students)Dave Hitchcock
Annual picnicLois Mills

Crop Walk supportLiz Paul


Environmental Sustainability RAGLon Penna
Our Rotary Foundation contactTed O'Hara
Exchange student (from Japan, 2024-25)Lon Penna
Exchange student outboundLon Penna
Eyeglass missions & for local schoolsRob Fox
Farmer's Market tableLiz Paul/ Jeanne Sosnow
Flowers at Balltown x River RdCathy Lucas
Food Bank Monthly Food DriveJohn Parslow
Food for NigeriaAlice Marcus

Jokes of the weekRob Fox
KES digital educationFrank Quinn

Inspirational message weeklyDon Palmer
Holiday PartyLiz Paul

Laptops from Elfun, ComputerRehab.orgLon Penna, John Parslow
Little Free LibrariesCathy Lucas

Malaria eradication (easy & cost-effective)Lon Penna

Microloans / (Kiva & creating new banks)Alice Marcus, Lon Penna


MoonCatcher.org = Washable Menstrual KitsAlice Marcus / NigeriaLon Penna / Pakistan & Uganda
NiskaDayJeanne Sosnow

OktoberFestDave Hitchcock

Peace PoleRob Mackenzie
Peace Rotary Action Group (RAG)Lon Penna
Polio worldwide eradication(by all Rotarians)

Shelter Box(by all Rotarians)

Gift of Life, Free Heart Surgeries for youth(by all Rotarians)

KIVA Small Change for the WorldLon Penna

Thought for the DayLois Mills

Victor Foundation / NigeriaAlice Marcus
William Green III Fund administrationLon, Florin, Ted