Ongoing
Projects
Our Club is Hard at Work with Several Important Projects,
Help is Needed From All
Please
read about our New Addition to listed projects:
Magazines for Hospitals.....The
Widener Holiday Party.....March
of Dimes.....NE Seniors
Cleanup Day.....Dictionary
Project .....Mitzvah Mania
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on each name listed above to find more information
Magazines
for Hospitals:
The
magazine project idea is in full swing. Hospitals have lots
of waiting rooms and very few magazines. We are collecting them
and putting a sticker on the front "Compliments of the
Rotary Club of Northeast Sunrisers Philadelphia, PA" and
on the back with information about our Rotary Club. Bring your
magazines to meetings and we'll take turns taking them to various
waiting rooms.
Why not ask 2 friends to save magazines for you? People who
are waiting for loved ones in surgery, waiting to have a procedure,
waiting to see someone etc., will have something to stay occupied.
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The Widener Holiday Party:
Usually held the week before Winter Break
Together
with Jenkintown Rotary and the Interact Club from Jenkintown
we host a holiday party for the children at Widener Memorial
School. This is a school for children with physical disabilities.
The party is held just before the beginning of winter break.There
are snacks, songs, and fellowship with the children capped off
with a special visit by Santa to deliver gifts for each child
in the program. The Widener School Choir performs using the
amplification system donated by our club.
Our
donations go for individual gifts for these most needy of children.
The Interact Club of Jenkintown has been shopping for the presents.
In addition a donation is usually made to the Home and School
Association for use to supply their needy children with gloves,
hats and scarves or to provide the school with needed equipment.

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Northeast
Seniors Cleanup Day
Twice
a year, our club participates in the Fall and Spring Senior
Cleanup day sponsored by the Rhawnhurst NORC. We help the seniors
by cleaning up their yards, changing batteries in their smoke
detectors, winterizing their doors and windows, putting in or
removing window/door screens etc. There are lots of projects
available to match your skills. All are welcome and needed.
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Dictionary
Project
Our
members visit local schools and give away dictionaries to every
third grader there. While we are there, we also teach the students
the importance of words- words can heal and words can hurt.
This project has been chaired by Gary Winkler of State Farm
Insurance for a number of years.
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Mitzvah
Mania
Our
members assist with volunteer projects at the JYC including
packing meals for shut ins.
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