The ROTART CLUB OF NORRISTOWN was present at the Norristown Area High School awards ceremony.
Members Fred and Ruth Hagglund awarded $2500 to each of four deserving students.
The recipients were:
Alexander Armas
Brandon Purdy
Evan Bartlett
Gabrielle Innocent
Congratulations to each of you.
Please extend get well wishes to Jim Williams. Jim is recovering from mobility issues, particularly with his knee.
He is currently admitted to Markley Rehab Center, Room 213 Bed 2, 550 Fornance Street, Norristown, PA 19403. He welcomes visitors. His phone number is listed in Club Runner
(Install the mobile version on your phone). Please get used to using the self help app to contact club members rather than reaching out to someone. The full district directory is on your phone in the app. Once you log in the first time, your face recognition eliminates remembering passwords.
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Celebrating Virginia Frantz' Retirement
Mark your calendar for the Montgomery County Foundation, Inc Luncheon on September 30, 2026 where we will honor Virginia Frantz for her 24 years of exceptional leadership and service to the Foundation.
If anyone would like to help Alan paint the Little Libraries, please see him.
Last week the Club welcomed CHRISTINE STUTMAN, Executive Director of NAMI Montgomery County. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Health, is one of the largest grassroots orginazitions in the U.S. concentrating on supporting those suffering with mental health difficulties.
Their's is a local chapter of a national orginazition with each chapter acting on its own for local projects. Christine relates how their chapter works to add special interest groups to their agenda such as the recently added support group for women's veterans. They also present training for volunteers , special community education classes such as how to deal with crisis when it occurs, and they also present workshops.
NAMI works with 13 area high schools with 60 min presentations on 'what is mental health', and maintains what they term a "warm line" where people can call in with questions or want to talk about specific problems.
NAMI Monto has a staff of 5 full-time workers and handles around 10,000 cases a year. The often partner with other local organizations like Laurel House to carry out common goals, and have a program-NAMI in the Lobby, where they set up in various clinics and offer supplemental assistance to the patients that a visiting the clinic.
To contact Christine , or for more information, refer to the data below:
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