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![]() | It was announced last year at the Rotary International Convention that Rotary and Toastmasters were forming an alliance for their mutual benefit. For Rotary it is an opportunity for members to hone their leadership skills by improving their public speaking. To that end, Hannah Merschen of the Jolly Road Toastmasters club in Blue Bell, explained how that can be accomplished. |
![]() Our Rotary club has had a long standing relationship with Keystone Opportunity, located in Souderton. Their mission is: The mission of Keystone Opportunity Center is to help community members in need by offering a comprehensive array of social services that educate, encourage and empower them to become self-sufficient.Our guest, Executive Director Malcolm Friend, explained that they've seen a spike in the number of families asking for help during the Covid pandemic. Unemployment in our area is currently at about 10%. More people are becoming homeless as they lose jobs. Keystone Opportunity can temporarily house people in hotels but this is a stop gap measure. Currently they are housing about 6 families/month with private landlords. The center also has a food pantry which served 285 families in July alone! The food pantry has a "fresh for all" program to distribute fresh produce. Their biggest challenge today is their education program, which had to lay off teachers. The government funding they receive has been "redistributed" resulting in the center having to make cuts. Every Friday the center posts "Immediate Needs to the Community" to their Facebook page. Please share their posts to your Facebook page to get the word out to our community. |
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![]() This week our own club member, Jacqui Burleigh, founder of Jenna's Blessing Bags, spoke to us about her late daughter Jenna, who very sadly and tragically was murdered in August 2017 in the Temple campus area of Philly. Jenna was truly a free-spirit who believed in good vibes, human kindness, and equality for all. She also had a great deal of love for animals and empathy for the homeless. She was always helping people in some way. |
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![]() Mona Gold, who was just inducted into our club last week - gave her classification talk this week. She was the first classification talk of the new Rotary year so what a great way to start off. Mona is a retired horticulture therapist and has held a variety of positions throughout her career. She was even a judge for the Philadelphia Flower Show for over 25 years. We welcome Mona and her expertise to Harleysville Rotary. We know she will be of great value especially with the Garden of Health. |
![]() The changeover ceremony this year was held in the THP Pavilion at Reed Park in Harleysville. This was the second consecutive live-in-person meeting that the Club has held since March. It was also a simulcast meeting in Zoom for those who were unable to attend. New President, Daniel Watson-Bey, wearing the official badge of office is shown here presenting a miniature gavel to outgoing President, Gary Volpe. Various awards were made to members that Gary recognized for their contributions this past Rotary year. Dan also made a special presentation to Gary for his outstanding accomplishments in membership. Click on Photo Albums for more photos of this event (Web only - not available on App)
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THE CHARLES REED MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT
The largest project undertaken by the Harleysville Rotary Club has been the development of the
Harleysville, PA
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