In Celebration of 2010, Special Reduced rates!!
District Conference to Bermuda May 8-13
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Newly-formed Rotary District 7450 Public Relations Committee
“This new Public Relations Committee for District 7450 is an idea whose time has come,” said Joe Batory. “We have lots of talented people determined to make a difference in creating much better understanding of what Rotary is all about and what it stands for.
We intend to make a difference!” ...
“End Polio Now” To Be Highlighted Above The Philadelphia Skyline!
Rotary’s remarkable battle to eradicate polio worldwide is scheduled to be highlighted on the PECO Crown Lights display towering over center city Philadelphia on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
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Offered by the Multi-District PETS organizers
ROTARY INFORMATION ENRICHMENT SESSIONS
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The Rotary District 7450 collection of canes, walkers, crutches, and wheel chairs for the Haitian earthquake victims is under way.

Helping Hands for Haiti

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contact Dan Bronson
Tel 717-786-7277
Cell 717-615-4767
E-mail: danbronson@epix.net

Group Study Exchange Team from Brazil Set to Arrive in our District in the Spring of 2011

Rotary District 7450 Governor-elect Joan Batory (left) and Rotary District 4530 Governor-elect Daltono Umberto de Souza (right) are shown finalizing details for the incoming visit by a Group Study Exchange team from Brazil throughout all of April and early May of 2011. Joan and Daltono met for the first time in person at the recent International Assembly for District Governors-elect worldwide that was recently held in San Diego.


Jenkintown Rotarians respond to the Haitian crisis with $6,500.00 to send Shelter Boxes for the homeless. Each box includes a tent for ten people, privacy partitions, sleeping mats, mosquito netting, blankets, ponchos for ten, cook stove, eating utensils, water carriers, water purification tablets, tools, a shovel, school supplies. Seventeen Haitian Rotaries will oversee distribution.
Call Pat Stanton, president, Rotary Club of Jenkintown: 215-576-8433.

Six Rotary Ambassador Scholars Studying In Our Area This Year;
Message from Joe Batory Click here
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Rotarians Witness Chaos In Haiti -- By Ryan Hyland - RI News -- 20 January 2010

    As president of the Rotary Club of Houston, it had been Michelle Bohreer's dream to travel to Haiti and conduct a service project to improve the lives of children there.
     On 12 January, 45 minutes into a weeklong trip to Port-au-Prince to do just that, the dream quickly spiraled into a nightmare.
      Bohreer and a team of five Rotarians from Houston were heading into Haiti’s capital city to implement a water project for an orphanage when a powerful earthquake rocked the area, causing widespread devastation.



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King of Prussia Rotary President Dave Rebmann presented Natalie Pastelak of King of Prussia a $1,000 King of Prussia Mall Gift Card. Natalie was the raffle winner for the $1,000 gift card shopping spree. The raffle raised over $4,800 for the King of Prussia Rotary Charitable Foundation. The Foundation provides donations to several international, national and local communtiy programs. For 53 years King of Prussia Rotary has conducted its contribution program in the spirit of the Rotary motto, "Service above Self."

Cynthia Ericson Beideman and Gary Beideman hosted another successful Greater West Chester Sunrise Rotary Christmas party for the second year in a row – Gary & Sid are “Party Central”! All enjoyed the evening filled with fellowship, dear friends, good food and togetherness. Many brought family and friends to join in the fun. We are thankful for another year with our Rotary Family and look forward to an awesome 2010.
Idna Corbett, Chris Hasen, Cynthia Ericson Beideman and Christina Valocchi         >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Former child-slaves gather around a motorbike provided by two Rotary clubs, West Chester Downtown “Fridays” and Norwich-St. Edmunds (England), at Bal Vikas Ashram in India.

“Rajneesh,” who conducts raids and child-slave rescues, as well as keeps operations running smoothly at Bal Vikas Ashram child-slave rehab center, took the first spin on a motorbike provided by Rotarians this month. He traveled to the area of Bhadohi to check on the health of Asmat, a boy who was a slave in the carpet industry, and the financial situation of his family. After Asmat was rescued, he was treated at BVA and returned to his home, but is currently suffering from cardiac problems.

Presidential-Elect Dinner Sparkles!!!!!
The dinner and orientation for the 2010-2011 Rotary President-Elects of Rotary District 7450 on January 11 at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center provided a great “kick-off” for the training of next year’s Rotary Club leaders.
The evening opened with a delightful vocal presentation from Temple University sophomore music major, Dan Matarazzo, whom The Philadelphia Daily News recently referred to as “a teddy bear with a glorious voice.” Accompanied by Philadelphia teacher Jennifer Crawford, Dan received a standing ovation from the attendees.

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