Rotary District 7490 Walter D. Head Foundation Board

Springfield resident and Jersey City businessman Howard Guss, a construction consultant, was recently appointed as a member of the prestigious Rotary District 7490 Walter D. Head Foundation Board. The Walter D. Head Foundation, founded in 1965, serves as Rotary District’s charitable clearinghouse for projects sponsored by Rotary clubs within Bergen Passaic and Hudson Counties. First, the Foundation offers graduate scholarships to qualified students to study in any part of the world, including the United States of America, as well as undergraduate scholarships to students in their third and fourth year of study in the areas of environmental studies, assisting people with disabilities and journalism. The Foundation also awards supplemental grants to Rotary clubs throughout the Bergen, Passaic and Hudson area who have combined their forces to make a difference in their communities. Projects that the Walter D. Head Foundation has supported in the past include aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina, assistance to the families of soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan, assistance to organizations constructing local memorials to the victims of the World Trade Center disaster, and sponsorship for the building of a garden at a regional mental health center. Guss served as President of the Jersey City Noon Rotary Club in 1996-97. He is Vice President of New Jersey YMHA Camps, and Chairman of the Senior Adult Programs for the Kislok Center. He also served as a past Vice President for Temple Beth Ahm in Springfield. As a construction consultant, Guss makes house inspections for private parties and investigates warehouses and small commercial buildings for current and potential owners. advises attorneys and insurance companies, prepares reports, and provides testimony as President of G. Lynne Construction, homebuilders. He was the Regional Vice President of the National Lumbermanâ’s Association