Langhorne Rotary
Meeting Thursdays 12:15 pm
Bella Tori at the Mansion
321 South Bellevue Avenue
Langhorne, PA, 19047
Club officers
for the 2009-2010 year are:
President- Mark Arrington 215-702-1770
President Elect- Cheryl Kaufman
Vice President-
Secretary -Cathy Bray
Treasurer-Dave Davis
Past -President- David Carson
Sergeant of Arms-Ward McMasters
contact for information 215-752-3281 wwmcm@Comcast
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Banner Editor- Larry Langhans
Program Chair- Cathy Bray cathymbray@aol.com
Board Members: Dave Carson,Dave Davis,Kathy Harr,Cheryl Kaufman,William Macht, Cathy Bray, Ron Daggett,Jennifer Deeny, Kathy Horwatt, Larry Langhans, Ward McMasters
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ABOUT COMING EVENTS
The Rotary Club of Langhorne
The Langhorne Rotary Club was chartered June 1, 1961. The Club is one of more than 31,000 Rotary Clubs located in 167 countries with approximately 1.2 million members. Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise.
The club continues to support the work of the local organization, Quilts for Kids, founded by Linda Arye, one of our members, which has become known world wide for its work providing quilts made by volunteers to children and adults in hospitals. We also support volunteer programs at Wood Services. We have been involved in the Adopt a Highway for a number of years on Bellevue and Richardson Avenues and volunteer at the Red Cross Homeless Shelter. For the past two years we have supported the Heart’s Apart program at McGuire AFB that supports families of Air Force Personnel on deployment.
Each month from October to May the club honors a Student of the Month. For six of the months the student is from the Neshaminy High School and in November and February a student from the Bucks County Technical High School is recognized. As a result of a generous grant from the estate of Walter Styers and our own fundraising the club awards scholarships to a number of seniors from local high schools each June.
The club has continued to support programs to encourage literacy. The club continues to be involved in a program to provide classroom books in local schools. Last year the club gave each 4th grader in the Neshaminy School district a personal copy of a dictionary. We have also arranged for Spanish/English dictionaries to be taken to Costa Rico.
The Rotary Club of Langhorne now has 29 members, men and woman, who continue the ideals of Rotary in and attempt to follow the Rotary Motto of Service above Self, just as those members of the Langhorne Rotary did 45 years ago.
We look forward to the new leadership in 2009-2010, under our new president Mark Arrington, as we attempt to follow the theme of this year “The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands”
Many men and woman of our community have been part of Rotary through the years, contributing time, and resources, to better our community and world, which is a better place because of their dedication.
We particularly thank all those men and woman who have served as president through the years. . Being president is a very difficult and demanding job. Without the willingness to serve and the work of the Board of Directors and dedicated members, Rotary would not have lasted for 46 years.
We invite you to join us for lunch any Thursday at 12:15 for our various programs and fellowship at the Bella Tori, on Bellevue Avenue in Langhorne.
The Club has weekly luncheon meetings on Thursday at 12:15 PM at Bella Tori at the Mansion, 321 South Bellevue Avenue in Langhorne. Visitors are invited. For information call 215-752 3140 or 215-752-3281.
For information about programs or interested in being a speaker in our club contact Cathy Bray at
cathymbray@aol.com
THE FOUR WAY TEST
Of the things we THINK,SAY OR DO:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIRto all concerned?
Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
SERVICEABOVE SELF"
March 4, 2010
March Is Literacy Month
Club member update: Cheryl Kauffman
Today we finally welcome comedian Dave Gallagher, after several postponements. We thank Mary Holterhoff for arranging for him to appear.
UP-COMING EVENTS
March 10 – Rotary Board meeting at HLA, 4:00 pm.
March 11 – Dr. Lance Roberts – The Counseling Center (Bill Macht*)
March 18 – Student of the Month (Tom Maclin*)
March 25 – Eric Yacker: Wine connoisseur (Ward McMasters*)
April 1 – Congressman Patrick Murphy – Legislative Update (Scott Mitchell*)
April 10 – Brew-ganza III
June 20 – 23 Rotary International Convention.
*Member up-date
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
ROTARY BOARD meets next Wednesday at 4:00 pm at Historic Langhorne.
CRUTCHES FOR HAITI RELIEF: A number of walkers, crutches and canes have been collected. Larry will deliver them next Tuesday, March 9th. If you have any to donate, contact Larry by Monday.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS DONATION: As previously mentioned, the club has donated $1000.00 to Doctors Without Borders to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, including $435.00 received from club members. If you wish you may make a personal contribution to offset the club’s part, give a check to Dave Davis. During the month of March, our “Happy Dollars” will go toward this fund.
POLIO-PLUS UPDATE:As of 31 December, Rotarians have raised approximately $107 million for the $200 Million Challenge. These contributions will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.
BELLA TORI BRUNCH TICKETS: Need a birthday gift? Buy Rotary Brunch Tickets to Bella Tori. $25.00/each. (A $5.00 donation is made to the Scholarship Fund with each purchase.) See Ward or Kathy Horwatt!
DICTIONARIES: Kathy Horwatt has ordered dictionaries for Neshaminy 3rd graders. Watch for a distribution date.
THE FOUR WAY TEST
of the things we THINK,SAY OR DO:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIRto all concerned?
Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it beBENEFICIALto all concerned?
GSE TEAM HOSTS NEEDED: Once again this year, our club will host members of a Group Study Exchange group, this year from Greece. The group consists of young professional non-rotarians and a Rotary leader. 2 host families are needed from our club from May 23 – 29. Other area clubs will also provide housing. Hosts provide a place to stay, breakfast and usually transportation to the group’s morning meeting place. Contact Jim McPartlin if you have a place for a member to stay.
MIDDLETOWN VETERAN’S PARK: At the February Board meeting, the board voted to donate $600.00 for a plaque and bench to honor the Veterans of our club, past and present. The park is located on Route 413, Veterans Highway, near the site of the former Middletown Township building. The motion was made by Cheryl Kauffman and seconded by Dave Carson.
COMMUNITY EVENT
ST. JAMES FLEA MARKET: On Saturday, March 13, St. James Episcopal Church, 330 S. Bellevue Avenue, will hold its annual Spring Indoor Flea Market from 7:00 a.m. to noon. To reserve a table, see Ward McMasters.
AN IRISH EVENING: To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Langhorne Council for the Arts will present an Irish Evening of stories and music on Friday, March 19, at 7:30 pm at the Middletown Friends Meetinghouse, 453 W. Maple Avenue in Langhorne. Professional storyteller Raymond Gray will entertain with traditional folktales from the “auld sod.” Harpist Mary Bryson will add to the warm and cozy ambiance. Admission at the door: $5.00 per person. Proceeds benefit the Langhorne Council for the Arts student scholarship fund. For additional information, visit www.langhornearts.org or call 215-752-0854.
LOCAL ROTARY MEETINGS
BENSALEM: Michael’s, Street Road, Tues. 12:15
BRISTOL: Anthony’s on the Delaware, 1457 Radcliff St, Bristol - Wed., 12:15
FEASTERVILLE: Suburban Diner, Feasterville,
Tues., 8:00 am
LEVITTOWN-FAIRLESS HILLS: Garden of Eatin at Woodbourne Rd and Oxford Valley Rd. across from the Walgreen’s. Tues.,7:30 am.
