Printer Friendly Version - East Haven Rotary Club Installs New Officers, Presents Public Safety Awards

Tammy Afragola, the outgoing president of the East Haven Rotary Club; and Joan Adamczyk, the newly installed president of the club; inducted new Rotary officers at a recent event at The Woodwinds in Branford. Pictured are Carl Ruggiero and Joesph Esposito, co-sergeants-at-arms; Ashley Lesco, secretary; Kirsten Dudley, president-elect, and Elizabeth Esposito, treasurer; with Afragola and Adamczyk. Photo courtesy of East Haven Rotary Club

Jonathan DePino (holding plaque), an East Haven Fire Department firefighter, is joined by Fire Chief Matt Marcarelli (third from the right) and fellow members of Local 1205 after receiving the Joseph Buonome Public Safety Award. Photo courtesy of East Haven Rotary Club

Joseph Buonome Public Safety Award winner, East Haven Police Department officer Donato Palma (holding plaque), stands with Police Chief Ed Lennon (fourth from the right) and fellow members of Local 275. Photo courtesy of East Haven Rotary Club

The East Haven Rotary Club recently hosted its annual Officer Installation & Joseph Buonome Public Safety Awards Dinner at The Woodwinds in Branford.

The Rotary officers were who installed this event are Kirsten Dudley as president-elect, Elizabeth Esposito as treasurer, Joesph Esposito and Carl Ruggiero as co-sergeants-at-arms, and Ashley Lesco as secretary.

There were two recipients of the Joseph Buonome Public Safety Award. Those honorees are Jonathan DePino, a firefighter in the East Haven Fire Department; and Donato Palma, an officer in the East Haven Police Department.

In addition to the installation of officers and the presentation of this year’s Public Safety Awards, the East Haven Rotary Club also honored several other people with some other distinctions at the event. Richard Kojo Ackom-Brew was the winner of Dr. Balletto Scholarship, and Natalie Brown received the Jack Leary Scholarship. Brooke Ciscone and Alexandra Lesco were presented with the East Haven Rotary Scholarship, while Elizabeth Leon received the East Haven Adult Education Scholarship.

Peter Fiondella of PMF Cleaning was presented with the Community Partnership Award. Joan Adamczyk, a Rotarian and the newly installed president of the club, received the Service Above Self Award.

The newly inducted Rotarians are Deborah Balisciano, Virginia DeMatteo, Gina Gambardella-Graham, and Robert Lukaszek.