Wishing all D7430 Rotarians a happy spring! Many of you attended the recent District Conference, experiencing firsthand the Magic of Rotary. This is a season of rebirth, reminding us that everything old can be new again. It's the vibrant magic of our District. We serve our areas, which means we serve our district, and our district serves the world. This is Rotary.
Allentown West is hard at work on its first Flags For Unity program, to take place May 22-26, on the practice field of Parkland High School. About 500 American flags will be on display, each one dedicated in honor or in memory of a hero who is or was a first responder, veteran, in the military, or other loved ones. Events over the four days will include speeches, a military fly-over, sky diving, and more. The public has the opportunity to adopt or purchase flags. Sponsorships are still available. More information is available at FlagsForUnity.org. Families will find this an ideal way to share the story behind Memorial Day with their children, and help to instill a sense of patriotism in youngsters.
The Hatboro Rotary Club has been busy serving our community! In February, we packaged emergency snack bags for Meals on Wheels and collected food donations from the Hatboro community, delivering them to a local food pantry.
March brought even more activity as we hosted the annual Four-Way Speech Contest, where students showcased their public speaking skills. Our next service project is to label gummy bears packages, donated by Haribo, with special greetings from us and deliver them to HatPacks, our local weekend food assistance program for school-aged children.. While there, we’ll help pack food bags for the kids.
Beyond service projects, we’ve enjoyed socializing with fellow Rotarians at evening happy hour gatherings at local restaurants. Looking ahead, we’re gearing up for our annual Bingo Night—a fun-filled event you won’t want to miss! We welcome all Rotarians to join us!
Harleysville Rotary Club and the Montgo-New Britain Rotary Club had a joint Rotary District 7430 grant to purchase and assemble 28 aluminum raised beds for The Garden of Health in Hatfield. Assembly began on March 28th, 2025 with just 6 of us. In 3 hours or so we assembled 9-10 beds!
We always need volunteers to help our clubs in order to help our community. In the words of the late President John F. Kennedy, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"!
Springfield Township Rotary Club hosted a St Patty's Day Dance for Montgomery County Special Olympics on Friday March 21st at Springfield Township High School. Special Olympians and their families enjoyed live music, food and festive decor all donated by the Club. This is our gift to the Special Olympians!
STRC and Flourtown have come together to honor past Rotarian John Brady, who died 15 years ago very suddenly and too young at 59. Some of you may have been with Rotary when John Brady ran the Youth Exchange Program for our District. His sudden death not only impacted the District but our club deeply. We will be starting the John Brady Memorial in his honor. Springfield Township Rotary Club Golf Classic. John was passionate about Golf so we felt this was a wonderful way to keep his memory alive and to honor him.
Jane Meckes from the Nazareth Rotary club currently serves on the STEMYEA committee and is in charge of the materials program. She has created a Wish List of items that are needed. If you would like to donate, all you have to do is purchase it from the Wish List. The item then gets sent to Jane. Click here to access the list.
Warminster and Springfield Township Rotarians joined forces with the Warminster Foodbank and the First Presbyterian Church of Flourtown to pack 10,000 re-constituable apple cinnamon oatmeal meals for local families in need. The collaboration between the clubs and organizations showcases the power of service and community unity.
During January, February and March, the Lehigh Valley Passport Club helped to prepare two dinners each month at the Daybreak Drop-In Center in Allentown operated by the Lehigh Council of Churches. We typically served around 100 people at each meal, ranging from pre-schoolers to senior citizens. Daybreak provides three nutritious meals a day, 5 days a week, to anyone in need of food. Up to four Club members worked at each dinner. In addition, six of our club members volunteer one day each month at the Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank where we pack food for their Elderly Food Program, which provides a week's worth of fresh groceries to 75 of their clients.
Chefs of the Burbs - The Blue Bell Rotary Club's 19th annual Chefs of the Burbs event will take place on May 21st at 5:30pm at the Manor House in Blue Bell. This year-long planning effort is our club's biggest fund-raiser and was voted the 2024 Montgomery County's best fund-raising event by 'The Montco Happening List'. Tickets are $95. By every measure, the forecast, once again, is for a gratifying and quite memorable experience for all. We hope to see you there! www.bluebellrotary.org
Four Way Speech Competition - In February, the District Area 9 Four Way Speech Competition sponsored by the Blue Bell and Ambler Rotary Clubs was held at Wissahickon High School. Eight students presented their arguments as to how the four questions can apply to a variety of today's issues, topics and interests. The speeches were varied but all of the participants demonstrated well conceived presentations and fascinating interpretations.
Wissahickon Valley Boys and Girls Club Visit - In March, our club held an on-site visit and club meeting at the new Wissahickon Valley Boys and Girls Club in Ambler. Years in the making, the journey from dream to reality was presented to our club by CEO Robert Kreamer and was followed by a tours of the building. Our area Boys and Girls Clubs offer educational and recreational opportunities to nearly 2,000 children and teens in a safe, welcoming, supportive and positive environment.
Ribbon Cutting - Family Promise Food Locker - In March, a ribbon cutting was held for the new Family Promise Food Locker Program in Roslyn. They recently received a District grant to help Montgomery County fight food insecurity. This unique Food Locker program is one of the first in our region giving food-insecure families safe and ready access to their selected food items 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The ribbon Cutting was attended by PA State and Local Dignitaries, as well as over 100 others, including representatives from our club.
Stony Creek Sports Park Clean Up - On March 29th, our members with rakes in hand, cleaned the sports complex to get it ready for spring sports and families who frequent the park. This is part of our ongoing partnership with Whitpain Township Parks and Recreation.
In January, Newtown Rotarians participated in a Wreath Retirement Initiative at Washington Cross Veterans Cemetary. Newtown held various "Commardarie for a Cause" gatherings which raise funds for projects of the club. One such project is a future "peace pole" which will be located somewhere in the community. The club started a new book club which intends to meet monthly.
Allentown Interact members recently packed "celebration bags" for Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital.
Ambler recently held their "Fire and Ice" event. Check out the ice sculpture in the photo to the left.
Bethlehem Join BRC on 5/7 and 6/14 at Fegley's Bethlehem Breworks at one of their next mixers.
Bethlehem Morning Star was helping teens learn how to use a popular music app, Garage Band on new iPads.
Boyertownwelcomed new members Kelly and Marty back in December.
Central Bucks is working with the Peace Valley Nature Center to restore the habitat and hunting grounds for a threatened owl species.
Collegeville - their first "Coffee With A Cop" event went great!
Doylestown held their 2nd Annual Beef and Beer back in January.
Emmaus Rotary summer festival will be on May 21, 2025.
Fleetwood The 19th Annual Fleetwood Show of Wheels car show will be June 14, 2025.
Hamburg Rotary Helping Hands club for making Valentine’s cards, bags and bracelets for Laurel Nursing home residents!
Horsham is having a pickleball tournament May 2-4. Register by May 1.
Kutztown Taste of Kutztown is June 14th! Volunteers still needed.
Norristown is having a pancake breakfast on May 10th. They also still collect bicycles and sewing machines for developing nations for Pedals for Progress.
North Penn will hold the 48th Annual Lansdale Day this year on June 7, 2025.
Quakertown On the third Tuesday of each month, from 6PM-8PM, the Quakertown Rotarians work a shift at the Quakertown Food Pantry. This event is open to all Rotarians and their families.
Reading we bet those daffodils are blooming all over town again...
Souderton-Telford Rotarians are really proud of Julia Blair. Blair won the 4-Way Speech contest at the district level.
Spring-Ford Area, the 45th annual breakfast buffet fundraiser will be 3/2/25. Visitors are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank.
Warringtoncontinued with their March-annual Norm Levanthal breakfast, which raises funds to buy books for the "I like me" reading program.
West Reading-Wyomissing assisted in setting up shelving and organizing donations for Hanna's Hope, supporting their mission to provide an 18-month transitional housing program for homeless mothers and their children.
Whitehall Rotarian Judy Harakal is an avid gardner. In recognition of National Gardening Month she shared tips on how to successfully raise Phalaenopsis (Moth) Orchids and provided each member of the club a new plant.
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This year-long planning effort is our club's biggest fund-raiser and was voted the 2024 Montgomery County's best fund-raising event by 'The Montco Happening List'. Tickets are $95. By every measure, the forecast, once again, is for a gratifying and quite memorable experience for all. We hope to see you there! 
9 Four Way Speech Competition sponsored by the Blue Bell and Ambler Rotary Clubs was held at Wissahickon High School. Eight students presented their arguments as to how the four questions can apply to a variety of today's issues, topics and interests. The speeches were varied but all of the participants demonstrated well conceived presentations and fascinating interpretations.
making, the journey from dream to reality was presented to our club by CEO Robert Kreamer and was followed by a tours of the building. Our area Boys and Girls Clubs offer educational and recreational opportunities to nearly 2,000 children and teens in a safe, welcoming, supportive and positive environment.
This unique Food Locker program is one of the first in our region giving food-insecure families safe and ready access to their selected food items 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The ribbon Cutting was attended by PA State and Local Dignitaries, as well as over 100 others, including representatives from our club.
or Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital.
Taste of Kutztown is June 14th! Volunteers still needed.
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