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Joy Zwicker Receives Rotary International Recognition

April 16, 2014 by Tim Ernst Leave a Comment

Springfield Township Rotary Club is very proud to announce that one of their own has received International Recognition. Rotarian Joy Zwicker, who has been with the Springfield Rotary Club since 1996, has always been an important member of the Club. She has served as President, Treasurer, and as an Assistant District Governor. On Tuesday, March 25th, the Rotary welcomed current District Governor Frank Romano, Assistant District Governor Bruce Dearnley, and Past District Governor Tony Jannetta. Joy Zwicker was surprised with being awarded Rotary International’s Avenues of Service Citation for Individual Rotarians. The award recognizes that the strength of the Rotary ideal is founded on the service carried out by club members worldwide, and this citation provides a means for Rotary Clubs to personally recognize a member for outstanding efforts in the five Avenues of Service. The Avenues include; Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, International Service, and New Generations Service. Zwicker was also awarded her third Paul Harris Fellow. The Paul Harris Fellow is awarded to honor Rotarians for generous contributions to The Rotary Foundation which are essential to securing and growing Rotary programs throughout the world. Clubs can also recognize Rotarians to express their gratitude for members individual commitment. Pictured Left to Right: Past District Governor Tony Jannetta and Rotarian Joy Zwicker. Pictured Left to Right: District Governor Frank Romano, Rotarian Joy Zwicker, President George Schaefer, and Assistant District Governor Bruce Dearnley.

New Rotarian Janice Mannal Inducted into Springfield Rotary Club

March 4, 2014 by Tim Ernst Leave a Comment

Springfield Rotary was pleased to have one of their newest Rotarians, Janice L. Mannal of The Craft Funeral Home of Erdenheim, speak at today’s meeting. Pictured left to right, Rotary President George Schaefer, Janice L. Mannal, and sponsoring Rotarian Herbert U. Craft Jr.

Philly Jocks Author Visits Springfield Rotary

March 4, 2014 by Tim Ernst Leave a Comment

Springfield Township Rotary Club welcomed guest speaker Dave Brown, Esq. Mr. Brown is a local sports officiant and lover of the Philadelphia sports teams. His recent book, “Philly Jocks: The Best Philadelphia Pro Athletes of Our Time” was the subject of his talk at Rotary. Mr. Brown interviewed 100 local people who are very familiar with Philadelphia sports teams, people like Ray Dittinger and Chris Wheeler. Rotarians turned out to be excellent sports fans themselves, guessing the majority of the top 100 athletes listed in Mr. Browns book, which he has memorized by heart. The top 5 were 1. Wilt Chamberlain, 2. Julius Irving, 3. Michael Schmidt, 4. Steve Carlton, and 5. Bobby Clarke. If you want to know the rest, his book is available in paper back and on Amazon. Pictured Left to Right, Author Dave Brown, Esq. and Rotary President George Schaefer.

Temple Athletics Representative Speaks with Rotary

February 2, 2014 by Tim Ernst Leave a Comment

Springfield Township Rotarians welcomed Kristian Graves the Director of Capital Support for Temple Athletics. Mr. Graves touched on Temples revolution in the last 20 years, the expansion of its Fox School of Business, new Science and Technology Building, and the transition of the Tyler School of Arts to the main campus. Temple is unusual in that a majority of its student population live nearby to campus. While Temple has a 95 acre campus it pales to the next closest college in its league in Connecticut with 3,100 acres. This ties into Temples decision to cut 7 athletic teams from Temples athletic programs, the school felt they did not have the space or facilities to properly accommodate the sports. For example, the baseball team would have to travel hours to Temples Ambler campus, hold practice and then commute back. The main campus simple did not have the room to support a baseball field. The decision was not taken lightly and all students on athletic scholarships for the cut programs will have their scholarships honored.

Pictured Left to Right: Program Chair Bill Totten, Speaker Kristian Graves, and President George Schaefer.

Director of Nyaka School Updates Rotarians

August 18, 2013 by Tim Ernst Leave a Comment

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.