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Delco Fair raises $15,000 for community
. Two-days of rain held attendance to around 4,000 people. Given the short notice and the terrible weather, the Delco Fair went well. There were plenty of volunteers, and, except for roadside visibility, the Franklin Mint site proved ideal. Glen Riddle Rotarian Joe Fletcher (right) and John Messer watch as Sam Messer pulls name of Joanne Starner of Aston as winner of $1,000 prize. Despite two days of rainouts, Delco Fair raised $15,000 to be used for projects sponsored by Glen Riddle and Concordville-Chadds Ford Rotary Clubs.

Concordville-Chadds Ford Rotarian Dabbs Woodfin was among the Rotarians who worked at the Delaware County Fair at Franklin Mint site in Wawa the first weekend in June
Each year, Glen Riddle Rotary Club partners with Riddle Memorial Hospital and Wawa Corporation in sponsoring Operation Warm. The annual kick-off breakfast was held at WawaCorporateCenter on September 5th with local business leaders attending and pledging their support for this wonderful program. Kim Fortunato, President of Operation Warm, is presented with a check from John Messer, President of Glen Riddle Rotary. Operation Warm purchases brand new coats at a cost of $15 each so children in Delaware County of families in need, will not go without a warm coat this winter.
District Governor Joel Chesney and President John Messer

Glen Riddle Rotary is awarder the Governor's Citation for outstanding community Service
Glen Riddle Club Board of Directors L-r:
Dolores Gamble- treasurer, John Messer -president, Linda Messer- service, Lisa Grech-secretary,Joel Chesney - DG, Kathryn Flagg - youth services, Harry Hill - gundaker,
Diane Johnson - literacy

missing Denise Romanelli - PR

EarlyAct Members - Storm Drain Marking Program
in Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Glen Riddle Rotary is sponsoring an Early Act program at Indian Lane Elementary School. Students shown here will be marking storm drains in the Media borough that will identify drainage routes that leads to our local waterways. This will bring awareness to those with intentions of pouring any harmful wastes down these drains that may pollute our streams and creeks.

Front Row L - R Rob Baidokas, Ben Bream, Chase Dungan, Austin Kreeger
Back Row L - R Denise Romanelli, Glen Riddle Rotary President and Meredith Merino, Assistant Manger Middletown Township
For information contact Denise Romanelli, Glen Riddle Rotary President at DRomanelli@suneast.org                       

This photo was taken in the main square of Patzcuaro, Michoacan Mexico. The GSE team of 2006 visited this historic town in the hills of central Mexico. They also learned of the poverty in the surrounding countryside where getting out of the house can sometimes be a problem due to disabilities, disease or other incapacities. The Glen Riddle Club, of which the group leader is a member, championed a project to work with the Club Rotario Patzcuaro 2000 to provide mobility to some of the to towns people. Pictured with recipients of the wheel chairs are:

L to r Augustin Chavez Lopez, Hector Plata Mondragon, assistant to the children, Lourdes Avilas Perez, Blanca Carbajal Chavez, and others from the Patzcuaro club. not pictured:
President Juan Maho Ochoa who was instrumental in arranging the club's participation.


GlenRiddle's newest member:
John Messer who's wife is Linda Messer current chairlady of the District Exchange Student program.

President Denise Romanelli accepts a well deserved Rotary Service award


Glen Riddle's Student of The Month:
on the left is Dale DiSalvo (November Student of the month) and on the right is Naveen Ponnappa (October Student).
Both are from Sun Valley.
The Rotary Club of Media, in partnership with Glen Riddle and Glen Mills Rotary Clubs, is the sponsoring club for the Indian Lane Elementary School's Early Act Club which participated in this year’s Media Borough Halloween parade. Club projects include Club Earth-911, increasing environmental awareness, and collecting can tops for the Ronald McDonald House.

August 14th, Glen Riddle Rotary Club put together the final pieces for their Annual Backpack Project that will provide school supplies to children-in-need in nearby Chester City.

City Team Ministries will distribute the school bags that have the Rotary Emblem on them to hundreds of children. Glen Riddle Rotary Club will donate 65 fully packed backpacks to the center this year.  


L-R: Harry Hill- Rotary Foundation, Diane Johnson- Membership Development ,
Martha Grieco- Public Relations
Linda Messer- Service Projects, Tim Sander- Treasurer
Denise Romanelli- President, Jack Holefelder

The officers for Glen Riddle Rotary Club for 2008-2009 are as follows:

  • President: John Messer (John@tdsprocess.com)
  • Treasurer: Dolores Gamble (dgamble@firstkeystone.com)
  • Secretary: Lisa Grech (LGrech@aol.com)
  • Youth Services: Katherine Flagg (KFlagg628@verizon.net)
  • Service: Linda Messer (lindamess@comcast.net)
  • Public Relations Denise Romanelli (DRomanelli@suneast.org)
  • Literacy: Diane Johnson (NewAgeDiane@aol.com)
  • Gundaker/Rotary
          Foundation Harry Hill (catalogss@hotmail.com)

In Rotary year 2006-2007 Glen Riddle Rotary Club gave $1000 to support the Prague Hospice through a plea from Rich Rapoport, who traveled to Prague as a Rotary International University Teaching Fellow.
The money was used to purchased desperately needed medical equipment.  

                                                                     

Left - right
Lisa Grech, President of Club, Rich Rapoport, Rotary Club of Central Delaware County

Linda Messer accepts the Literacy award for the Glen Riddle Club

Rotarians Peter Frigiola and Lisa Grech, Club President make presentation to Boy Scouts Troop 85 and Bill Mayer. The Scouts will buy a Utility Trailer for storage of their equipment and place the Club's LOGO on the side.

President Lisa Grech and Club Member, Joe Fletcher present Bill Benson of CADES and his friends with an $8,000 check to support programs for children. These proceeds come from the annual Delco Fair the Glen Riddle Club hosts for the community