Events

Suzanne Owens, Peter Becker, President/CEO

Suzanne Owens was hired as the President/CEO of Peter Becker Community in January of 2015.  She has over 23 years of experience in the management of senior living communities.  Suzanne has been active for years in advocating for resident rights at both the state and national level through senior living associations. She is passionate about providing quality customer service to all residents and guests of the Peter Becker Community. Her goal at Peter Becker is to ensure that the community remains a wonderful place to live and to work.

Wendy Body, Co-Chair of Camp Neidig, who will speak about Camp Neidig – the history and mission, the impacts of this pandemic, and the hopes and plans for the future.”

Wendy is a Senior Project Manager for Alvin H. Butz, Inc. who has spent her entire career building buildings throughout eastern PA.  More importantly, she has also been busy building community in the Greater Lehigh Valley.  She is the co-founder of the Women’s 5K Classic, a local breast cancer race that has donated over $3.6 million dollars to programs in the Greater Lehigh Valley that support our mission.  She has been involved with Camp Neidig for over 20 years and has Co-Chaired the Committee with Charlie Incalcaterra for 15 out of the 20 years.

President Dan will host a special meeting to discuss what sort of Service Project we can organize for the afternoon of May 1, 2021 to coincide with the Virtual Tri-District Conference also being held on that weekend.

Stopping Childhood Hunger in the Souderton Area

Donna Halteman, Program Founder of the Bean Bag Program, will explain how it's more than just food. The Bean Bag Program strives to fill the gap of hunger that children in the Souderton Area School District face when they are not in school. The program provides weekly backpacks filled with food to get the children through the weekend by stopping hunger so kids can learn, focus and succeed.

Dr. Valerie Arkoosh serves as Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. While much of her career has been in medicine and public health, Dr. Arkoosh has substantial experience in dealing with many of the same challenges governments face. 

The Board of Commissioners which serves our county - the third most populous county in Pennsylvania - oversees a budget of $400 million and directs more than 2,400 employees.

As a physician, Dr. Arkoosh has been at the center of the county’s efforts to combat the opioid overdose epidemic, overseeing a multi-pronged, integrated response. She is also uniquely qualified to address the pandemic we have faced for the last year.

Val Arkoosh lives in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, with her husband, Jeff Harbison, and their three children.

Rotary speaker – “Maggie” Calderon – Buenos Aries, Argentina

Magalí Yáñez Calderón is a Marketing Analyst. She works in an NGO for patients with cancer. She is also a cancer survivor. She was in Rotaract and is now in Rotary.

Maggie will be joining us on the 21^st to speak about her club, Rotary in Argentina, and difficulties in the pandemic.

Area 6 Day of Service

There will be a variety of ways to help including the sorting, pricing and setting-up of donations. We're asking each club to sign up 2-3 members per time slot so we can cover the day.

What a great opportunity to meet and serve with other Rotarians from our Area 6!

Interact presentation, coordinated by Jennifer Detwiler who will be bringing several people to speak to us.

Title: Working to END modern day SLAVERY. 

CARLA CLANAGAN
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, THE WELL

Carla will speak to us about the reality of the problem, and what we can and should be doing to address it.  Carla creates and maintains programming for residents at The Well along with managing the house facility and staff so that participants can obtain the tools and resources for healing in a safe and supportive environment.

Please meet behind the Harleysville Bank located at 271 Main Street, Harleysville at 8:30 AM to get your assignment and pick-up your safety vest, gloves andtrash bags. 

Doug Gifford, Chair of the Lower Salford Supervisors, will speak to us.  He will update us on the state of our Township, difficulties and challenges of the last year, his vision for the future, and how a club like ours might help.

Board of Supervisors
Lower Salford is a Township of the Second Class governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors elected at-large for a six year term by the residents of Lower Salford Township. The Board is charged with the general governance of the township and the execution of legislative, executive and administrative powers as defined in Section 607 of the Second Class Township Code. They also make all appointments to the various boards and commissions. The Board meets monthly to review all issues before the township and provide policy direction to the administrative and appointed staff. They also hold a work session at 7:30 a.m. on the Tuesday prior to the first Wednesday and the third Wednesday of each month.
 

Toys for Tots presentation by Barbara Jansons

Saturday, June 5, 2021 – Nonprofit Croquet Tournament. A fun time for local nonprofits! Nonprofit organizations enter teams to compete for over $10,000 in prize money. Two divisions. Registration required. Independent teams may also register and choose a nonprofit to play for. Opening rounds Saturday morning; semi-final and championship rounds Saturday afternoon.  Players who are new to the tournament or have never qualified for afternoon play may be eligible to play in the Novice division. This must be indicated at the time of registration and will be limited in number. Both players must qualify as “novices” to compete in Novice.