WE DID IT!!!! The Pancake Breakfast Silent Auction / Raffle was a great success. We cleared over $17,000!!! Many thanks go out to the dedicated people who gave considerable time to the planning, preparation, and the running of the event.n
Below are a few pictures from the event. More will follow next week.
*** IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE GET YOUR TICKET MONEY IN AT THE NEXT MEETING, OR MAIL TO THE CLUB BOX (PO Box 119, Oaks Pa, 19456
CHANGEOVER PICNIC JUNE 26
KEEP THE DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL YEAR END CHANGEOVER PICNIC
THURSDAY JUNE 26. PADDEN PARK
6:00pm
Catered by Mission Barbecue
Iced Tea, Lemonade, Water & BYOB
Cost $30.00 per person,
Spouse/Spice invited too!
Come welcome Alan Treisbach as our new leader for 2025-2026!
The Rotary garden is off to a good start. With the help of John Heyser, Brusca Landscaping, Rachel Copen, Jeanne Cove and her two sons, Thomas and Jack, Diane Helm, and her friend Barb Warliga, we have begun phase one of the project. But we still need help from other Rotary members. Our next task is to move the bricks from under the willow tree and move the Rotary spoke that Mark Call created in the new location. If we can get the bricks relocated next Saturday morning, we can begin the plantings that go inside the spoke. Our goal is to have Phase One completed before the Changeover picnic.
If you can contribute one hour of your time on Saturday, June 14th, between 9 AM and Noon, we can meet our deadline.
Please email dianejhelm@gmail.com if you are ready, willing, and able to assist us.
The Plastic Recycle Program sponsored by NexTrex. If your club collects 1000 lbs of recycled plastic, 'Nextrex' will donate a Trex park bench to your club. The Hamburg club already earned 4 benches with their name on them distributed around town.
This is something we could do. Our gift to the environment. We could BE one of those clubs.
Numerous clubs really met the challenge and our District claims it is helping them attract younger members because of their keen interest in environment. Seriously, we could do this, this summer, we need a Summer project
Please watch the video link below and let's talk about it.
CHRISTOPHER DORMER- NASD SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Last Thursday, the Club was fortunate to have as its guest speaker, Christopher Dormer, the Superintendent of the Norristown Area School District. Chris gave a detailed account of the make-up of the district, capital projects in process and planned, district improvements, priorities, strategies, successes, and plans for the future. The District haas grown to 7891 students with a racial make-up of 49% Hispanic, 30% Black, and the balance White, Asian, and mixed. He presented the District Mission of educating and inspiring Each and Every student to become a lifelong learner and to give them the tools needed for success in a diverse , global society. He pointed out that the main core value of the district is, that every student is capable of limitless growth, and that there are many difficult obstacles to overcome to realize this value including ,that for 2000 students, English is not their first language, and that a large portion for the student body is touched by poverty.
Chris touched on successes the District has seen recently including no new tax increases in the last four years, 140 new staff positions added, and the creation of a capital reserve fund. The academic successes have been impressive also: Their investment in English language arts materials has led to 7% increase in third grade reading and a 30% point in kindergarten students reading levels. The District has been honored as Best Community for music ed and liberal arts, and several other awards.
He also spoke of the challenges facing the District which center around funding, with the State being slow to increase funding per a court order, and the delays expected in federal money in the near future. They still have an extensive program of capital expansion and upgrades the the school buildings, some of which are aging rapidly.
Thank you Chris for this informative update on our school system.
Help anyone hungry, weary or living in the streets. Help serve breakfast & coffee, organize meals, lead devotion, handle client check-ins, manage the food pantry. Day shelter services
We are the only non-profit, comprehensive crime-victim agency serving Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Our confidential services are provided at no cost to survivors of crime and their loved ones. Need help with day to day services. Collect used cell phones.
Volunteer at the Pantry or the Farm. Creating meal kits, distributing to guests. Plant pick and pack, help deliver and pick up from partners. Help feed the hungry.
Each week we ask a community leader to come speak to the club. Guests are Welcome !! If you would like to speak at a future meeting, email us at RotaryofNorristown@gmail.com. Include your contract info and a brief description of your topic.
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