Rotary welcomed Wendy Souders from the Green Dot Moms today to Rotary. The Green Dot Moms are a closed group of Facebook mother’s supporting each other while their children are deployed abroad. They have been sending care packages to their children’s unit if only to bring smiles to their children’s faces and for them to know they are loved and people back home care and are thinking of them. The Souders Family also is instrumental in maintaining the Flourtown Erdenheim War Memorial on Bethlehem Pike, which the Rotary Club just completed a $20,000 renovation on last year. Today, Rotary Club President George Schaefer presented Mrs. Souders a check for $250 to help defray the shipping costs of the care packages. We love our troops and the Rotary Club will always support you! Pictured Left to Right, Pres. George Schaefer and Wendy Souders of the Green Dot Moms.
Projects
Carson Valley Children’s Aid Visits Rotary
The Rotary Club of Springfield Township was pleased to welcome Stephanie M. Belzer, Director of Development for Carson Valley Children’s Aid. Ms. Belzer gave an overview of whom Carson services, and future planned projects. The Rotary Club of Springfield Township is collecting food items to give needy families a Thanksgiving meal. If you are interested in donating please email us.
Pictured Left to Right: Rotary Vice President Michael Creeden and Stephanie M. Belzer of Carson Valley Children’s Aid.
Rotary Hosting Wild Winter Raffle 2013 – Your Chance to Win $2000
Congratulations to the winners from our first three drawings.
WINNERS
Drawing #1:
Winner #1. Bert Gram
Winner #2. Margie Colon
Winner #3. Avianna Collado
Drawing #2:
Winner #1. Donna Wallace
Winner #2. Susan Strong
Winner #3. Nancy Hacker
Drawing #3:
Winner #1. Jen Hamilton
Winner #2. Tim McGoldrick
Winner #3. Bob Scott III, (April)
Drawing #4:
Winner #1. Ed Matkowski
Winner #2. Marie Terese Redican
Winner #3. Sunshine O’Donnell
January 28
1. $20 to Ticket #73 Chuck Rittenhouse
2. $20 to Ticket #19 S McGoldrick
3. $40 to Ticket #118 Dennis Murray
February 4
1. #78 – $20 Loretta Thornton
2. #62- $20 Ray Fox Sr.
3. #224- $40 Kimberly Davino
February 11
$20 Ticket #031 Janice Mannal
$20 Ticket #162 Bruce Dearnley
$20 Ticket #233 Denise Neuschuander
February 18
1. $20 to #15 Missy Ragg
2. $40 to #244 Michael Frye
3. $100 to #209 Sunshine O’Donnell
February 25
$40 #118 Dennis Murray
$100 #188 Nancy Fox
Big Winner, $2,000- Congratulations to John Schmidt #131!!
War Memorial Upkeep Continues Through Rotary Support
The Springfield Township Rotary Club completed their $20,000 + renovation and addition to the Flourtown Erdenheim War Memorial last fall. Continuing to maintain the site, Philip Dominic and others from Laurel Hill Gardens of Chestnut Hill, volunteered their time to weed, mulch and plant annuals at the memorial to spruce it up for the Labor Day weekend. A local resident and war veteran from Springfield Township stopped by during the clean up to express his thanks to the Rotary Club and to Laurel Hill Gardens for remembering all Veterans Service.
Director of Nyaka School Updates Rotarians
Springfield Rotary Club was pleased to welcome Barbara Kroberger, Director for the Nyaka School, who shared with the Club her recent travels to Uganda to an AIDS Orphanage. The Springfield Rotary Club donated enough funds to build a home, latrine, and kitchen hut for a grandmother. In Africa, an entire generation has been wiped out due to AIDS, leaving grandmothers to care for a generation of children. Ms. Kroberger and others were able to raise $30,000 to build 10 new homes for the grandmother. The Nyaka School also supports primary schools and medical clinics for the community’s they service. Pictured Left to Right Barbara Kroberger and Rotary President George Schaefer.
Come Join Us! Springfield Township Rotary Video
Learn more about what we do and who we work with in this short, but inspirational video.
2013 Rotary Carnival Set for June 25-29
It’s time for our 7th Annual Community Carnival! From June 25-29 each night starting at 6PM the carnival will take place in the parking lot of Springfield Township High School. Food, Games, Rides and other fun is planned each night with fireworks set to go off on Saturday, June 29 once it gets dark, come early enjoy the carnival and grab a great seat for the fireworks.
UPDATE:
Sorry Everyone, the weather on Thrusday, required us to cancel the carnival for Thursday Night 6/27 – Any tickets purchased are good Friday and Saturday Night. We have rescheduled One Price Wristband night to tomorrow $20 to ride all night on a Friday. That’s a great deal. Please pass this post on to all if your friends. Also don’t forget the fireworks on Saturday night, we’ll be playing it by ear on the weather, but please keep an eye on the sky! If there is lightning in the area, obviously we cannot hold a carnival or fireworks, but we’re hoping for clear skies. Plenty of free parking at the high school and middle school. See you there and THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ROTARY!
FREE PARKING!
SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE:
Advertise With Us! We have Sponsorships available for businesses to help support the carnival. This year we have added a new twist! For an additional $100, our business sponsors will be featured at all of our community events and sales thru May 2014. This would include events such as Community Day, Fruit Sales, Special Olympic Events and so on. This is a great way for our sponsors to get recognition all throughout the year! Just submit the form below with your check made out to Springfield Township Rotary and you’re all set.
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Rotarians Make Their Mark at Habitat for Humanity
On 5/24, Walt Long and Bob Scott III from Springfield Rotary joined some other Rotarians from the Blue Bell Club to help with its Habitat For Humanity project.
Walt Long and Bob Scott III worked Blue Bell Rotary Club sponsored project in Norristown PA.
Walt & Bob from Springfield Rotary, Polly & Rusty from Bluebell Rotary and Paul from Habitat.
WE, Walt & Bob, removed part of a tree and installed some chain link fence.