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    Frankford-Northeast Philadelphia Rotary Club’s recent ceremony honoring the Gundaker Fellows that achieved new levels of achievement after our recent fundraising campaign.
    
From the L to R: Charles (Chuck ) Killian, now a member of the Diamond Circle; Dr. Mary Lee Brady, now a Guy Gundaker Fellowship member; Mr. Raymond (Ray) Swenson, now a Gundaker Benefactor; Mr. Donald (Don) Koestler, now a member of the Gundaker Chairman’s Circle; and not shown but awarded at this time Mr. Russell (Russ)Urzi, now a Gundaker Patron. --- Joe Cymbor

The Kennett Square Rotary Club applied for a Gundaker grant in the 2012-13 year for a multi-purpose strategy for our 2 main club focuses of the year: literacy and hunger awareness. We applied for $500 which is matched with Kennett Rotary Foundation money to provide a total of $1,000 to fund 3 club projects.
1: Our 7th dictionary project. The club's dictionary project is spearheaded every year by past club president Al Schmitt (club Rotarian of the Year) and Louise Bair (Governor's Citation and club Rotarian of the Year).
2: To purchase books for the Maternal Child Health Consortium's Kennett Healthy Family program. The books are given to the families in this program. These books were purchased January 2013.
3. To sponsor the Hunger Awareness Workshop put on by the teens at the Garage Youth Community Center in Kennett Square. This workshop was inspired by our club's Hunger
Awareness Campaign and RI's 2012-2013 Peace Through Service theme and is part of the Peace Forum initiative suggested for a club's Presidential Citation.
Peace through Service,
Bronwyn

Congratulations to the Gundaker Foundation and Chair Ernie Falcone for raising $2,200 during the first Rotary Night at the Phillies on May 7th even if they did lose to the Mets. The money will help Gundaker fund graduate and undergraduate scholarships or matching grant projects that Clubs propose. For those of you that attended I hope you at least enjoed the ball park, a hot dog and cold drink, and the friendship of being with other Rotarians. -- John Washington

King of Prussia Rotary Club Charitable Foundation provided $3,400 in funding to ACLAMO Family Centers of Norristown, PA for the purchase of an interactive "Smartboard". The project was assisted by a grant of $1,000 from the Gundaker Foundation, which supports Rotary Club projects in the Philadelphia area. The high-tech system was recently installed in ACLAMO's computer skills training room by AVT Digital Media Systems of Malvern, PA. Holding the presentation check behind the children from ACLAMO from the left are Rotarian Ernest Zlotolow, ACLAMO executive director Juan Guerra and King of Prussia Rotary president Carl Pinto

Your Gently-worn Jewelry and Dresses for a Good Cause!

In an area in India where electricity is spotty, girls rescued from slavery cook over a methane stove, thanks to a bio-gas system partially provided by Dress for a Good Cause and a Gundaker grant. << more >>

For more information about Gundaker Grants contact Ernie Falcone, at >> ernik72@aol.com / Ernani.Falcone@stifel.com


Ardmore Rotarian Ernie Falcone (left) , who was installed as president of District 7450 Gundaker Foundation in July, was joined for a photo at the July 1 meeting by DG Bonnie Korengel and Glen Riddle Rotarian Harry Hill, immediate past president of the Foundation. Falcone says the Gundaker Foundation is "a Foundation within a Foundation" in District 7450. Gundaker has granted over $2.5 million since the '70's. Guy Gundaker was the RI President in 1924, and a Philadelphia Rotarian. The Foundation awards $50,000 in graduate and undergraduate scholarships each year and gives each Rotary Club up to $1,000 a year to support the Club’s own projects.

Ernie Falcone described the Gundaker Foundation as "a foundation within a foundation" in District 7450. Gundaker has granted over $2.5 million since the '70's. Guy Gundaker was the RI President in 1924, a prominent Philadelphia restaurateur. Gundaker meetings are held each month, with the 53 clubs in the district represented, each club getting up to $1,000 a year to support their own projects. The Gundaker Foundation awards $50,000 in graduate and undergraduate scholarships each year to students with superior grades and records of community service. Ernie will serve as the Gundaker Foundation President 2011-12.
March 2011 Gundaker Meeting
Francy Cross [far left] introduced the students from Youth Exchange and told us about the significance of their badges and pins. She also mentioned how the students refer to their American parents as Mom & Dad.
• Clara from France.
• Estavan from Mexico..
• Bella from Brazil.
• Yasoo from Japan.
• Jasper from Germany.
• Gut from Brazil
• Carlos from Spain
• Jody from Belguim