Rotary Club of Coatesville
Meetings: Thu 12 Noon 
Coatesville Country Club - 610-384-9196 

Buffet Lunch $17.00 Meetings end promptly at 1:30pm 
FOUNDED: 1924

VISIT OUR NEW SITE AT www.coatesvillerotary.org



Welcome to Coatesville!!

Front Row: Renee Fairconeture, Wilbur “Bud” Adams, Michelle Himelright-Miranda, Phyllis Chamberlain, Dave Eastburn, Bill Wright, PDG Mark McGill, Bill Batteiger, Michael Givler

2nd Row:Allan Horwitz, Frances Sheehan, Ron Rambo, Bob Broody, Judy Skolnik, Ted Reed, Lynn Hartman, Eric Brown, Rudy Horwitz, Kevin Mountain, Cindy Yearsley, Fred Norwood

Last Row: Ed Pristernik, Bob Ford, Jody Giardina, Greg Krajewski, John Francella, Steve Cunningham, Mike Geary, Bill Keen, Shahnam Askarpour, Ross Darlington

Missing: Charlie Case, Francesca Crane, Bob Edge, Alfred Ervin, Mike Giammarino, Eric Greenberg, Terry Harris, Don Hatt, Brenda Haws, Ron Hughes, Chip Huston, Bill McCormickRose Middleton, Joe Obernier, Karen Neuhauser-Ruppert, Theresa Sargent, Martha Skiadas, Sam Slokom, Evelyn Walker, Joye Wentz

About our Club

  • The Rotary Club of Coatesville is an active and involved club that would rather roll up its shirt sleeves than write a check. That said, Coatesville Rotary still contributes over $30,000 annually to local community service groups. 
  • Known locally as the traveling hamburger/hot dog show, Coatesville Rotary fund raising activities include the Strawberry Festival Benefiting the Brandywine Health & Wellness Foundation and Rotary, and a Club Auction 
  • Known for good humor and fellowship, this club knows how to laugh and have a good time! 
  • If you are a business owner, manager or professional and live or work in the Coatesville, Thorndale or Downingtown area check us out! 

Major Service Projects:

  • Sponsor an INTERACT CLUB within the Coatesville Area Senior High School 
  • Sponsor a FOUR-WAY TEST SPEECH CONTEST within the Coatesville Area Senior High School 
  • Sponsor the STRIVE program in the Coatesville Area Senior High School for students with a 2.0 or below GPA 
  • STUDENT VISITATION PROGRAM where we invite students within the Coatesville Intermediate High School and the Coatesville Area Senior High School to visit with us at a meeting 
  • ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY project along business route 30 in Thorndale 
  • Sponsored a FILIPINO WATER BUFFALO PROJECT
  • STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL planning committee (for more info, click on http://www.brandywinestrawberryfestival.com/

Scholarship Program:

  • Coatesville Rotary Scholarship: $5,000.00 based on academic standing, community service and need 
  • STRIVE Scholarship: $1,500 to the Coatesville Rotary STRIVE student showing the most improvement in school performance 
  • World of Work Scholarship: $500 to a vocational/technical student based on academics and need 
  • INTERACT  Scholarship: $1000 to a participating member of the Coatesville INTERACT Club based on academics and community service 

2008-2009 Rotarian of the Year: Joye Wentz

The Coatesville Rotarian of the Year is awarded to a member in good standing who exemplifies the ideal of Rotary in his/her personal, professional and rotary life.

     Past Coatesville Rotarian of the Year Award Winners


Club Information

     Past Club Presidents (it may take a minute to load)

     Paul Harris Fellows

     Guy Gundaker Fellows

Current Officers 2009 – 2010

  • President –  Chip Huston (Housing – Non-Profit)
  • President-Elect – Theresa Sargent (Senior Citizen – Administration)
  • Vice-President –  Grover Koon (Judiciary)
  • Secretary - W. C. (Bud) Adams [Food-Wholesale]
  • Assistant Secretary - M. Joye Wentz [Funeral Home]
  • Treasurer - William M. Wright [Auto-Retailing] 

Board Members

  • Barbara Chierici (2012) Tom Gugerty (2012) Roger Wayne (2012)
  • Francesca Crane (2011) Grover E. Koon (2011) Stephen L. McFalls (2011) Wayne G. (Ted) Reed (2010)
  • Eric Brown (2010) Robert W. Edge – (2010)
  • Martha Skiadas (PP)

Avenue Chairs

  • Club Administration – Grover Koon (Judiciary)
  • Membership – Theresa Sargent – ­(Senior Citizen Administration)
  • Club Public Relations – Joye Wentz (Funeral Home)
  • Club Service Projects – Ted Reed – (Utilities – Water)
  • Foundations – Robert Edge – (Wallboard Machine Manufacturing)