About The Woodstock Agricultural Society

A former owner and physician at the Women’s Health Center of Putnam in Connecticut, Steven Raheb is passionate about community involvement, including the Rotary International, American Legion, Little League coach, and others. Steven Raheb also sits on several boards of directors, including the Woodstock Agricultural Society.

Formed in 1836, the Woodstock Agricultural Society is one of the oldest agricultural societies in the United States. A nonprofit organization, it provides facilities and services to the residents of Ontario across all ages, geared to promote togetherness for local economic and social benefits.

The society’s primary focus areas include livestock production, agricultural engineering, agricultural economics, and crop production. It also holds various events to educate and promote agriculture in the community through exhibitions and demonstrations on baked goods, farm animals, canning, sewing, and flower exhibitions and fairs.

The Woodstock Fair remains Woodstock’s primary highlight of the year, celebrating its 162nd anniversary in 2023. The four-day Fair, held in South Woodstock, Connecticut, hosts various activities for all ages, including amusements, home craft exhibitions, and horticultural and floral design exhibitions. For animal lovers, the Fair showcases the best of shows like the dairy show, Old MacDonald’s Barn, dog agility shows, and contests.

A Brief Look at the History and Evolution of American Legion

As an OB/GYN, Steven Raheb was the president and owner of the Women’s Health Center of Putnam. Currently retired, he teaches biology and human sciences as an adjunct professor at Quinebaug Valley Community College, Danielson, Connecticut. Dr. Steven Raheb is also a military veteran, having served in the navy for nearly a decade. He is affiliated with the American Legion.

Congress chartered American Legion as a patriotic veterans organization in 1919 to assist service members, veterans, and communities. In no time, the organization’s membership grew to 1 million, and branches began to come up all over the nation. Over time, American Legion has grown to become one of the most important nonprofit associations in the US.

Since its establishment, American Legion has grown to include almost 2 million people in more than 13,000 branches worldwide. The Legion has also won several benefits for its veteran members and considerably influenced social change in the United States. In 2019, the organization celebrated its 100th birthday in Paris and many other locations worldwide.

Rotary International’s Peace Fellowships

Steven Raheb works as an adjunct professor at Quinebaug Valley Community College in Danielson, Connecticut, where he teaches biology and human sciences. A retired OB/GYN, Steven Raheb’s interest in community service can be seen in his affiliations with various organizations such as Potter for Empty Bowl and Rotary International.

Rotary International is a global organization of 1.2 million people who envision a world where people work together to effect positive, sustainable change worldwide. Rotary International has existed for more than 110 years, and since then, the organization has fostered progress in various aspects and areas globally. Rotary International comprises over 35,000 clubs that cooperate in providing clean water, hygiene, and sanitation, fight diseases, promote peace, support education, and promote local economies.

Rotary International has several programs, one of which is the Peace Fellowships. Under this program Rotary International trains leaders from all over the world to become professionals in peacekeeping. The training is carried out at Rotary Peace Centers and funded by Rotary International. Since the Peace Fellowships were established in 2002, Rotary International has trained over 1,400 leaders who serve in 115 countries as leaders in government, NGOs, law enforcement, and even international organizations such as the UN and World bank.

Wreaths Across America Seeks Donations for Wreaths of Remembrance 2021

An experienced obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Steven Raheb earned his MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1986. He teaches biology and human science as an adjunct professor at Quinebaug Valley Community College. On December 20, 2020, Dr. Steven Raheb, a former medical officer in the United States Navy, had the honor of presenting a POW wreath in celebration of National Wreaths Across America (WAA) Day.

In 2020, WAA placed over 1.7 million wreaths. The organization hopes to achieve a similar impact in 2021. WAA seeks donations to fund the following Wreaths of Remembrance event on Saturday, December 18, at the American Legion Cemetery. The Wreath of Remembrance lifts the spirits of veterans.

WAA faced difficulty gathering funds for the Wreaths of Remembrance ceremony during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Legion Cemetery has over 700 headstones that require wreaths. The WAA is accepting donations in all payment forms.

About the Nipmuc Water Ski Club

A resident of Connecticut with diverse knowledge in medicine, Dr. Steven Raheb retired from medical practice to focus on teaching biology and human sciences as an adjunct professor at Quinebaug Valley Community College in Danielson. Dr. Steven Raheb is also active in several community organizations, including the American Legion and the Nipmuc Water Ski Club.

The Nipmuc Water Ski Club, founded in 1954 and located on the beaches of Webster Lake in Massachusetts, has a long history of entertaining families. Webmaster Lake is officially known as Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, which is the world’s third-longest single-word name for a place. The Nipmuc Water Ski Club has fostered recreational and competitive water sports in a family-friendly atmosphere for over 60 years. The organization is a member of the USA Water Ski Association.

Water skiers of all ages and abilities are welcome. The Nipmuc Water Ski Club also accepts skiers of all abilities.

A Brief Organization History of the American Legion

An experienced medical practitioner and former United States Navy medical officer, Dr. Steven Raheb served two decades as the owner and president of the Women’s Health Center of Putnam, PC. He transitioned to teaching biology and human science at Quinebaug Valley Community College. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Steven Raheb participates in several community services, including Empty Bowls and the American Legion.

The American Legion offers veterans, military personnel and their loved ones, and their communities life-changing support and counseling daily. Cash grants, donated goods, disaster relief, networking, and advocacy are some examples. The American Legion has won benefits for veterans and created initiatives for the youth.

Congress established the American Legion in 1919. The Legion grew from a group of World War I veterans to over a million members and several local chapters. In 2021, there are almost two million members in over 13,000 posts across the world. The American Legion has 55 posts, one for each state, the District of Columbia, France, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Philippines.

American Legion Gets Positive Response from the United States Congress

Obstetric and gynecologic medicine practitioner Steven Raheb, MD leverages his extensive knowledge in life sciences as an adjunct professor of university-level biology at the Quinebaug Valley Community College. A veteran United States Navy officer, Dr. Steven Raheb maintains his involvement in the community through the American Legion, a non-profit organization serving the cause of US war veterans.

Earlier this year, American Legion has called for the US government to evacuate nearly 18,000 Afghan nationals who served with US troops as interpreters during the war against the Taliban. American Legion’s concern is valid considering that the Taliban have past histories of killing anybody affiliated with the US military. The lives of these translators are in danger when a full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan takes effect on September 11.

With a vote of 366-to-46, the House of Representatives passed the HOPE for Afghan SIVS Act. The law will expedite the processing of special immigrant visas for eligible Afghans. Following the law’s passage, the White House has announced that eligible Afghans will be evacuated to an allied third country, which is yet to be named. President Joe Biden assured that the process of preparing the evacuation plan has already begun and that “those who helped us will not going to be left behind.”

Wreaths Across America Honors Those Who Serve on National Day

After serving in the military, Steven Raheb, MD of Pomfret, Connecticut served as an obstetrician before becoming a professor at Quinebaug Valley Community College. He teaches biology and human sciences. A former military service member, Dr. Steven Raheb supports the Wreaths Across America, an organization the honors service members and veterans.

The organization’s mission is to work throughout the year to honor and remember those who are presently serving and those who have served for the sacrifice they have made for freedom. On December 18, 2021, the organization plans to commemorate service members on National Wreaths Across America Day.

The annual National Wreaths Across America event is held throughout the country, with different venues holding separate events. The wreath-laying ceremonies are held at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia and ceremonies at the 2,100 locations in the United States, at sea, and in other countries worldwide.

The organization is always reaching out to those looking for a volunteer opportunity. Those interested in participating can sign up at https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/.

CCCC Recognizes Naval Medical Center at Camp Lejeune

Before teaching biology and health sciences at Quinebaug Valley Community College, Steven Raheb, MD served as a physician with the US Naval Hospital in San Diego, California, as a part of his training. Here, Dr. Steven Raheb practiced obstetrics.

The US Naval Medical program received recognition from a Coastal Carolina Community College (CCCC) for its partnership with the Naval Medical Center at Camp Lejeune (NMCCL). The recognition goes to Camp Lejeune’s operating room staff for its part in helping train its students enrolled in Surgical Technical Program.

The commendation was sent in a letter, which acknowledged the 20-year partnership between CCCC and NMCCL and the significant impact that the partnership has on the school’s ability to train its students. The Surgical Technical Program at CCCC culminates in national certification for work as a surgical technologist. Part of this training requires students to do rotations in facilities similar to the NMCCL. During a typical semester, NMCCL sees roughly three to four students two to three days a week for hands-on training.

The experience exposes students to anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, and other medical staff during surgery. This partnership also makes it possible for students to be exposed to diverse procedures, departments, and expertise of staff members. Conversely, the staff at NMCCL is dedicated to providing students with the full experience to prepare them for work in the hospital setting.

The OCW Program from the American Legion

Adjunct professor Dr. Steven Raheb teaches human sciences and biology at the Quinebaug Valley Community College in Connecticut. An honorably discharged lieutenant commander with the United States Navy, Dr. Steven Raheb demonstrates support for his fellow veterans through the American Legion, an organization dedicated to improving the well-being of veterans in the United States.

To this end, the American Legion maintains several programs, including Operation Comfort Warriors (OCW). The program provides veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and other service-related injuries with nonessential support that government budgets often do not cover. This includes loose-fitting sweatshirts for covering wounds without adding pressure or iPods to block out tinnitus. Fitness equipment, gift cards, and electronics are also provided to veterans injured via the OCW program.

Since many military medical centers cannot store large amounts of care packages, monetary donations to the OCW program are encouraged so the American Legion can quickly deliver important items to wounded warriors. Once a need is identified, the organization orders items via lists obtained from officials at warrior transition units and military hospitals.