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Tom Murt State Representative
 
Thank you to Representative Murt  for speaking with us this morning. To keep up to date on legislative happenings, visit his website http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=1124. For a list of services available for constituents please go to http://www.repmurt.com/ConstituentServices.aspx
upcoming events: Sep 30 Overdose Awareness Walk and Hope Expo at St Alphonsus Church Maple Glen; Oct 11 St Albert the Great Parish 6:30-8:30 pm, Holocaust Survivor ; Oct 20 Shredder and recycling event St Albert the great Parish Huntington Valley 9-11am..no computer screens or TVs.To keep up to date on events and  info from Tom, go to his Facebook page.
 
Marty Palmer..Classification Speech
  Thanks to Marty Palmer for saving the day when our speaker was unable to attend.  Marty's Mom (deceased) was a Librarian and his Dad a Guidance counselor at Cheltenham. His Dad was a huge baseball  fan and player (in fact he owns to world series rings, one Yankees, one boston Red Sox). Marty has 2 brothers and also two  children, his son graduated a couple of years ago and his daughter is a senior this year. He also has 2 cats and a dog! He   has lived in Hatboro for 50  years and enjoys giving back  and being involved in the community. Marty served 4 years on  the borough council is very involved in activities such as summer nights; thanksgiving parade; and other Hatboro events.He is a runner and belongs to a local running club. Works for GlaxosmithKline (GSK). Rotarians, to learn more about Marty go to the club documents page and read his bio. Thanks Marty!
8/22/18 Meeting
 SPEAKER: Kathleen Gipson, Jarrett Nature Center Coordinator
  Thank you to Kathleen for the informative program on the Hatboro Horsham School District' s Jarrett Nature
  Center. The Center is the school's outdoor classroom and provides an opportunity for  students to visit for       observation, learning and exploration experiences with their classroom teachers. It also provides a
  setting for the community and students to enjoy the natural environment with their families. The Center
  has many programs for families to participate. There is a Pond, woodland area, wetland area and
  meadow. The 13 acres were originally a part of the Jarrett Family Farm and was formally dedicated
  as the Jarrett Nature Center in 2002. Please go to their website for more information on their  
  programs,community events and  history . https://www.hatboro-horsham.org/Page/120  
  During Fall and Spring the center has Green Up days which are great times for families, students and other  
  members of the community to help in maintaining the center...there are jobs for everyone and gloves and tools are available to use. The schedule of Green days can be found on their website.
Tom Post PHF+2

CONGRATULATIONS TO TOM POST

   
 
George Lewis, Rotary foundation committee Member presented Tom Post with a Paul Harris Fellow +2 pin. With each $1000 donated to Rotary Foundation, a member receives a new pin recognizing the donation. Tom's new pin contains two sapphires. Congratulations Tom and Thank you for your support of the rotary Foundation.
Bob's Rotary Moment
THINK LOBSTER!!! We are not the only Lobster lovers. Grove Oklahoma, population 6700 with 100000 visitors who are drawn to Grand Lake o' the Cherokees. The rotary club of Grove is THE club to belong to in grove. In 2018, they had a membership of 180! For years they met at a beloved greasy spoon 6 miles from the town center but in 2011 decided to look for a new place. They tried several places until they settled at a church recreation center. About the time of the move, a member  recommended the club put on a lobster fundraiser at $60 a person. There were skeptics! Who would pay that much??? But pay they did...300 people showed up and the club had a net profit of $35000 which they turned over to the local YMCA which was in jeopardy of closing. The entire community helps out to cook and serve...as a result, the club has gotten new members as they learn about what the club does for the community! Bravo Grove Rotary!
 
Paul Harris Fellow

Paul Harris Fellow

  Congratulations to Rotarian Barb Schupeltz who received a
  PHF +7 pin. Regular donations to Rotary Foundation helps to support
  the many service projects around the world which support
  Rotary's major causes...promoting peace, providing clean water, saving
mothers and children, supporting education, fighting disease and growing local economies.
8/8/2018 Meeting ..Michael Celec

 SPEAKER: Michael Celec, Union Library of Hatboro

  Today we welcomed Michael Celec, Director of the Library. I'm sure we remember the library when we were younger...
  you went there for books! The library of today is different, yes you get books there but they do so much more.
  Hatboro Library has a storytime 3x a week for children, books for sale, space for meetings, free access to ancestry,
  electronic resources for doing research , yoga classes, a lego club, teen book club and a fun time of doing messy
  science experiments. Come out and explore your library. Have a library card from another area library?..present it
  at the desk and get into the Hatboro system. For more information about the library and what activities are going
                         on go to http://hatborolibrary.org/. Thank you Michael for spending your morning with the Hatboro Rotary
8/1/2018 Meeting
SPEAKER: Nancy Szamborski, Executive director willow Grove Community Development Corporation
The Mission of WGCDC is to help families and individuals by providing affordable housing.                        
Currently they provide more than 58 quality, affordable rental housing units in over 47 properties throughout Eastern Montgomery County, including Abington Township, Ambler Borough, Hatboro, Horsham Township, and Upper Moreland Township. In 2017, over 800 households of about 1500 people received program assistance. Willow Grove CDC’s free community service programs help lower-income neighbors by providing income tax preparation; by offering budgeting and home buyer education; and by providing food, vouchers, and nutrition education to Montgomery County senior citizens. For more information go to their website http://www.willowgrovecdc.org/
Thank you Nancy for this informative program!
6/13/2018 MEETING
SPEAKER: Carol Rostucher, Angels in Motion founder:
As you all know from our Interact Students, they have been working with Angels in Motion (AIM) to provide Blessing Bags  and sleeping mats for the homeless. AIM started with one woman's efforts to rescue her son from addiction. While combing the streets of Kensington in Philadelphia for her son she witnessed many others who were lost and suffering as well. She opened her heart to the streets. She provided "Blessing Bags" which contained food, snacks, clothing, hygiene products and a list of resources to those she met. AIM was formed in Feb 2015 after an article in the Philadelphia Daily News highlighted her efforts and her son's struggles. On a weekly basis, volunteers walk the streets delivering Blessing Bags and talking to the homeless. They help get people treatment, insurance, ID cards, food as well as helping them to get their GED and reenter society. Carol's vision has always been to destigmatize the disease of addiction and spread love, understanding, and compassion to those suffering from the disease of addiction. Thank you Carol! To find out more about this worthwhile organization go to http://aimangelsinmotion.org/about-aim/
Pictured below are Carol and Donna Courts from Angels in Motion.
 
6/6/2018 Meeting
SPEAKER: HERB KLOTZ  (accompanied by his wife Ronnie): DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Our thanks to Herb for passing along helpful ideas on attracting new members and retaining those already in the club.
Herb, a member of Allentown West , shared with us some ideas from his club and others in the district. By joining the local chamber and going to networking events was a great way to connect and spread the word about Rotary. Some other ideas include monthly Happy hours; Corporate Memberships; mentoring new members and passing out business cards with information about rotary. It is important to note that trying new things does not always provide immediate results so don't give up , the idea will catch on.
pic #1 Herb   Pic #2 Herb talking to  membership committee member Tom Post
 
5/30/2018 Meeting
  Pennypack Elemetary School Robotics Program using Legos:
A new Robotics program was introduced to grade 1-3 where the students first build a prototype of their project on the iPad . When it is perfected,they begin to build. This year’s project was a water project.
They fund the project through their relationship with the HH educational foundation (Rotary is a donor)
Kevin Deissler (teacher) feels that it is important build the foundation at an early age.
Mr. Deissler expressed the importance of how the students learned through trial and error.
Students compete in competition in December. Core values are incorporated into the judging of the project.
Different challenges are introduced and the students are judged based on how they handle the challenge.
   
COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Weekend service project at the Hatboro Y was cancelled due to weather BUT we were able to weed,mulch and plant lots of tomatoes today. The Y crew and Hatboro Rotary crew enjoyed the sun, got filthy :-) but got the work done.
Barb, Tom, Kathy and of course Gary were there to help.
       
VOTECH SCHOLARSHIP
Congratulations to Michelle Dattilio, the winner of the Hatboro Rotary Vo Tech Scholarship. During this school year Michelle has been attending classes at Eastern, focus on Health while also attending High school. She has enrolled and been accepted at Montgomery County Community college for their nursing program. Congratulations Michelle! Pictured with Michelle are Rev Johnathan Riches, Scholarship Chairman and Michelle's parents Diane and Domenic Datillo.
   
5/23/2018 MEETING
SPEAKERS: Kaitlyn Kenney, President of Interact at HHHS; Meghan Townsend ,Guidance Counselor; Marcey Varano Guidance counselor and Interact Advisor.    The Interact Club at HHHS has been working with Angels in Motion, to provide Sleeping Mats and Blessing Bags for the Homeless in the Kensington Area of Philadelphia. Each mat is 3' x6' and takes about 600-700 plastic bags to complete. They have completed about 4 mats so far. Plastic bags are cut into abt 3" strips which are tied together to make a Plarn ball. Then the  Plarn is woven to make the mat. Pictured below are Meghan, Kaitlyn and Marcey with a completed mat. The second photo is the loom used to weave the  bags to make the mat. Please go to the Angels in motion website for more information on this great organization http://aimangelsinmotion.org/. Congratulations to Kaitlyn, who will be attending Liberty University, majoring in History. As she accepts her diploma from HHHS this year, she is also receiving an AA Degree in Psychology. Congratulations Kaitlyn!
    
5/16/2018 Meeting
SPEAKER: Dawn Marshall, Village Players
Our thanks to Dawn for providing us an update on happenings at the village Players of Hatboro.
The Hatboro Rotary will be hosting at the Players on June 13. Tickets are $15 each. Proceeds go to Rotary to support this community.
 
5/9/2018 Meeting

        

Congratulations to Yamine Azzi winner of a Rotary 4 year Academic Scholarship. Yasmine is picture with Rev Johnathan Riches, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee and her father Rachid. Yasmine plans on attending McGill University in Montreal Canada with a concentration in biochemistry. /https://www.mcgill.ca/. Yasmine's parents are originally from Algeria, she lived in Montreal before coming to the US. She is Editor in Chief of the HHHS Newspaper,a member of the band,  a member of the Key Club working with the Kiwanis special Athletes Program, works with Special Olympics and the homeless. Talking to people less fortunate and those with special needs has changed her view of the world. She and her family make a yearly trip to Algeria to help the people there. Yasmine speaks English,French and Arabic. Already an accomplished individual, Yasmine has a bright future ahead of her and we wish her well in her studies.
H.A.T. PACKS
  SPEAKERS: Denise Schultz and Erin Pease, co-founders of H.A.T. (Helping Around Town) Packs. During the school week approximately 40% of the children in this community participate in the free and reduced price meal programs at school BUT what happens on the weekend and when school is out? Some children save a part of their Friday meal and take it home. This non profit program was established to fill a void by providing take home meal packs to children (and their non school aged siblings) for the times when they are not in school...weekends, holidays. A normal 2 day weekend Pack includes 2 drinks, 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch items, fresh fruit and snacks. The amount of food in the pack changes with the length of time the child is not in school. To learn more about this excellent program ,to partner with them, to volunteer or if you have questions, please contact them at hatpacks040@gmail.com. To shop for needed items using amazon, follow this link https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2A5F4D05VHF8K/ref=cm_sw_r_fa
Follow them on facebook or shop directly from their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/H.A.T.Packs/
Monetary donations can be sent to 22 Harding Ave Hatboro PA 19040. Make checks payable to H.A.T. Packs
VILLAGE PLAYERS
Mark your calendars. June 13 2018 will be our night at Village Players. Tell all your friends!
PAUL HARRIS FELLOW
   Congratulations to Bob Hillenbrand who was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow for his continual support of ShelterBox. Bob
   has a big piggy bank that he puts all his loose change in . When "piggy" has a full belly, he donates that money to the club
   in support of ShelterBox. Every penny, nickel , dime and quarter adds up! Bob has been doing this for many years! Thank
   you Bob for your contributions to this Club.
AMERICAN PIE SONG
Jesse presented an interesting video about the song lyrics to "American Pie" written by Don McLean, an American singer and songwriter. Originally released in 1971, it rose very quickly to the top of the charts and was No1 in 1972. The meaning behind the song began started with his reaction to hearing in 1959 that Buddy Holly had died in a plane crash with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper on “the day the music died” . The meaning to the lyrics have long been debated and it wasn't until his original manuscript sold that did its meaning come to light . According to notes written on the manuscript, Don describes it as a morality song that charts the decline of the USA and its loss of innocence. As don has been quoted “I was around in 1970 and now I am around in 2015... there is no poetry and very little romance in anything anymore, so it is really like the last phase of American Pie, he said. The final verse of the recorded version describes a bleak America: the music has gone and even the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are heading for the coast."
ROTARY MOMENT:
Rotary International President Ian H.S. Riseley believes protecting the environment and curbing climate change are essential to Rotary’s goal of sustainable service. In July of 2017 The President challenged every Rotary club to make a difference by planting a tree for each of its members between the start of the Rotary year on 1 July and Earth Day on 22 April 2018. Trees remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the air, which slows global warming. Have you planted a tree this year???
AND THE WINNER IS........
Jesse Brookreson!!!!
 
 
  Congratulations to Jesse on finding the Joker today and winning $387!
  Does he look Happy???????
FOUR WAY TEST CONTEST WINNER
  Congratulations to Analiasia Hall on winning the Club 4 way Test Speech Contest.
  Analiasia presented her speech to the club today and she is on her way to the Regional competition
  on Saturday. We wish her well and much luck at Regionals.   
4/11/2018 Meeting
PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS:
Congratulations to Past President Gary Chamberlain  and Lorna Hower , wife of the late Dave Hower on becoming Paul Harris Fellows! Lorna was recognized in honor of her late husband. Together,Lorna and Dave were extremely dedicated to the Hatboro Rotary club as well as many community organizations and projects. Gary was recognized for both his work as president of this club and his dedication to Rotary and the Rotary Foundation. During his year as President Gary was able to garner 100% participation of club members to Rotary Foundation. 
 
4/4/2018 Meeting
SPEAKER: Kate Sample Sunshine Foundation
The sunshine foundation is a non profit  which basically started with the kindness and generosity of one man..Bill Sample, a Philadelphia Police Officer. In 1976 Bill founded Sunshine foundation, the Original Wish Granting Organization with the expressed mission of answering the dreams of chronically ill, seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children ages 3-18 whose families cannot afford the child request due to financial strain on the family. Sunshine has fulfilled over 40000 dream requests. The most popular is to Disney world in Florida. To make families more comfortable, Sunshine Foundation built the Dream village in Florida which features 9 themed cottages, a heated pool, putt putt course and playground equipped for special needs children. When families are sent to Dream Village, it is all expenses paid including air fare,rental car,spending money, and park tickets. Please visit their website for more information and to donate https://www.sunshinefoundation.org/ .  There is a wealth of information about the organization and what they do on this website, please click the link. Thank you Kate!
Meeting 3/28/18
Speaker: Eric Trumbower
 
  Eric spoke to us today about Camp Erin ,a weekend camp for grieving children and teens. The camp provides a safe, fun, and emotionally supportive environment for children to explore their grief and build healthy coping stratagies. It is free to all campers. There are 48 locations across the country for Camp Erin and 53 three day weekends are held. For more information and for information on volunteering, click the link https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/find-a-program-or-service/home-care-and-hospice/bereavement-services/camp-erin
Camp Erin in Philadelphia is a partnership between the Moyer Foundation and Penn Wissahickon Hospice
UPDATES
Presidential Citation 2016 -2017
 
Congratulations Gary !
Presidential Citation Rotary Year 2016-2017.
The Rotary Club of Hatboro was one of only 4 Clubs out of 42 within our district to receive this citation!
We should all be very proud of this achievement!
 
2/7/2018 Meeting Stephanie Yoder HHEF

The HHEF is a Non-Profit©(3).  Since its inception in 1987, The HHEF ( Hatboro  Horsham Educational Foundation)  has provided more than 1 million dollars in Innovative Learning Grants to teachers and principals for projects that enrich the district’s curriculum and public education. Stephanie also presented a replica of the Mural from Blair Mill Elementary School in memory of Nancy Doherty, Principal of Blair Mill who passed away Dec 14, 2016.

Dan Emr
 
Worthwwhil wear Dan Emr Bio Pic Small Size
Several years ago, Dan Emr, Founder and Executive Director of Worthwhile Wear, heard these statistics from missionaries doing a presentation:
• 27 million men and women around the world – including our tri-state area – are trapped in slavery. Of those 27 million, 21.6 million are women, of which nearly all are involved in some form of sexual exploitation.
• Human trafficking is the second-largest organized crime enterprise, tied with arms trafficking – and closely following drug trafficking.
• Criminal operations find human trafficking increasingly appealing because of its high profit potential: humans can be sold repeatedly, while drugs are sold and used up after one use.
Moved with compassion for the women represented by these statistics, Emr planted the seed for the creation of a nonprofit organization with a threefold focus to free exploited girls and women: prevention, reaching/restoring, and creating awareness.
Beginning in India, Emr partnered with various groups to educate poverty-stricken families about the ploys of traffickers to prevent further exploitation and to train girls and women to sew and make jewelry and other products so they could make a living wage. Promoting and selling these products in the U.S. and online creates awareness and helps fund the work in India.
Recently, The Intelligencer ran a well-researched series about human trafficking in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This is a quote from the first article:
Human trafficking—especially sex trafficking—is happening right under our noses in many parts of Bucks and Montgomery counties. Law enforcement officials, area lawmakers, and local support groups are seeing an uptick in what they call modern-day slavery. Teenage girls are lured by pimps who feign romantic interest…Sympathy. Attention. Romance. Coercion. Force. These are some of the tools of traffickers.
This information supported what Emr had learned about the prevalence and problem of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of women in Bucks County through involvement in the Bucks County Coalition Against Trafficking (BCAT). Collaborating with other organizations and companies is a critical component of any efforts to help trafficking victims make the journey from victim to survivor. Bucks County is fortunate to have established organizations, committed professionals, and adequate resources to provide a broad range of human services to these women. Some gaps in service became evident in the BCAT meetings—the need for safe, long-term housing and employment opportunities. This need for safe housing, which gives survivors of this type of traumatic experience a place to heal, led to the development of a program called The Well, which was designed to put into action a faith-based response to deal with the issue of sexual exploitation of women in and around Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.
Modeled after successful restorative programs, the process begins by working in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies to identify women over 18 who are trapped in this industry. Numerous human service organizations are involved in an assessment and treatment process, which may lead to a referral to The Well. Housing, food, clothing, counseling, life skills training, and tutoring are just some of the services women will receive at The Well. Opportunities for vocational training, employment, and community integration will be offered at Worthwhile Wear’s two stores: Worthwhile Thrift, an upscale resale and thrift store, and Freedom Boutique, a unique boutique selling items made by women rescued from human trafficking, located at the former Piper Classics in Pipersville. These will also be a source of revenue for The Well.
Get Involved
Luis CdeBaca, the Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, stated that “What trafficking victims endure is incomparable to what most of us confront in a lifetime and should put into context the small injustices and frustrations of our daily work and lives.” The job may be huge, but pulling together an effective team will provide an opportunity for freedom and restored lives for many women. Here are several ways that you can become involved in this battle for justice and human rights:
1. Donate to and shop at Worthwhile Thrift and Freedom Boutique.
2. Make a donation to Worthwhile Wear.
3. Sign up to become a volunteer at The Well or Worthwhile Thrift.
Worthwhile Wear is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to preventing entrance into and reaching girls already in the sex slave trade while addressing the root causes and providing women and girls an alternative means of income and a new life. The Well, a program of Worthwhile Wear, is a long-term aftercare and housing program in Bucks County focused on helping women over 18 who have been victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
 
1/24/2018 Meeting
1/24/2018
Rotary Speaker today:  Bob Powers – Rotary Minute
Bob shared a portion of the article from the last Rotary Magazine on Diversity on how Diversity is our strength in Rotary.  Different individuals in Rotary who represented our community in different fields were an essential part of the strength in rotary.  He reflected on some moments in his early years with Rotary when club members called on other club members.  Bob shared a few examples, Fred Jarrad represented his expertise in car repair.  When you dropped your car off for the day to be serviced, Fred would give you a loaner car for the day.  Fred Powell would be the “go to” guy for electric work.   The Hatboro Rotary Club is fortunate to have membership at a record high with so much diversity with years of experience to servicing our community.  While age and years of service to Rotary is a great source of diversity for the club, it’s important that we continue to bring in the a younger generation to sustain the Hatboro Rotary diversity.  Stay tuned for the next Rotary Minute for a continued important point. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
  •  Doug Thomas will chair our February Food Drive.  Teams were broken into four groups.  Food will be collected for the month of February with a weekly drop-off to the designated food banks.  At the end of the month, a prize will be awarded to the winning team.
  • Breakfast @ the Dish will be making a change.  No Buffet  but there will be a menu from which to choose breakfast.  No change in cost for the breakfast, but coffee will increase to $5.00 from the current $3.00.  Research has showed that the majority of the club are “ordering breakfast” rather than using the buffet. This will go into effect Feb 7 2018.
1/17/18 Meeting
Posted on Jan 17, 2018
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  • There will be another Plarn (Plastic bag yearn balls) Ball workshop on 1/23..10 am
  • Willow Grove Rotary is doing a fundraiser at The village Players on 1/25/18. The play is "Arsenic and Old Lace"
  • There will be a food drive in the month of Feb. Rotarians will collect food and bring to the meeting each Weds.
  • Tentative Date for Trivia night is April 21.
  • Tom F. reported that for the last six months, our attendance has been at 85%! Great job. Also a reminder that make ups can be four weeks before and four weeks after a meeting.
1/10/18 Meeting
  SPEAKER: JILLIAN BARTON CLASSIFICATION SPEECH
  Today we learned a bit more about new club  member Jillian. She grew up in this area,with her
   parents Jackie and Joe, her older sister Jessica and her twin brother Josh. Josh is engaged to
  Meredith and will wed this year and Jill's boyfriend   John has been by her side for 3 1/2 years. Jill
  graduated from Lower Moreland High school in 2008, went on to  West Chester University, graduated    from there in 2012 with a dual BA degree in English and Philosophy. She was a member of  many clubs  
  and activities and made the Dean's list all 4 years. After college, Jill worked for New Penn Financial, then     went off to law school at Villanova. She graduated with her JD Degree , passed the bar and headed to Harrisburg to work as an associate attorney at a boutique elder law firm. She decided it was time to return home and began working at Schneider, Nixon and John located in Hatboro. Her hobbies include crafting, baking,discovering hidden gems in the area, teaching at supplemental religious school programs  and Music. We are delight to have Jill in the club! Welcome!
 
 
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