Stories

 Club members welcomed the officers of the Dallastown High School Interact Club to their March 23rd meeting.  Pictured with the Interact Club members are the officers of the Rotary Club of Red Lion - Dallastown.

  Club members welcomed to their March 16, 2023 meeting the February and March 2023 Students of the Month from Dallastown Area Hish School and Red Lion Area High School.  During the meeting each student shared their current classes and activities in and out of school.  They also shared their future plans after high school.  Club members wish them well throughout their high school and post high school careers.

The Club recognized 5 students from Dallastown Area and Red Lion Area School Districts as their November Students of the Month.  Each month two eleventh grade students are selected by the counselors at each senior high school.  Club members invite the students and their counselors to a monthly meeting to recognize them and to hear of their activities and future plans.  The Club also donates funds to the Kaltreider/Benfer Library in Red Lion to purchase a book in honor of each student's achievement.

The Club is very happy to welcome three new members over the past few months.  They are Carey Howard, Chris Kenna and Brandi Rendler.  Chris represents one of our new Corporate members 18 South Youth Center in Red Lion.  Brandi, represents another of our Corporate members, The Residence at Fitz Farm along Springwood Road in York.  Club members are excited about adding all three of these persons to our Rotary family and look forward to working with them on our many service projects

Carey Howard was inducted as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Red Lion - Dallastown at the club's meeting on September 29, 2022  Leading the induction ceremony is Kristen McDermott, President Elect.  Welcome Carey - we look forward to having you with us and working together on many service projects in the future.

September 2022 Students of the Month were honored at the September 14 Club meeting.  Students recognized were junior students Campbell Sands and Teaghen Rieder from Dallastown Area High School and Lillian Anderson and Molly Conrad from Red Lion Area Senior High School.  Congratulations to all four of these young ladies.  Pictured above (from left to right) Club member John Katora, students Lillian Anderson, Campbell Sands, Teaghen Rieder, and Molly Conrad, and Club President Brenda Wilbur.

Each year the Club conducts an essay contest based upon the 4-Way test which is a foundation to our Club's values.  These students from Red Lion Area Senior High School were the finalists in the 2022 contest and we were able to spend time with them during a meeting in May.

Congratulations to Duncan McQueen a 2022 graduate of Red Lion Area Senior High School who was selected as our 2022 Scholarship Winner.  

The Club welcomed Frank Snyder as their newest member at their June 13, 2019 meeting.  Pictured with Frank are Club President Frank Herron and Frank's mentor Ned Weissenrieder.

 

The Club recently named Dalton Orwig from Red Lion Area Senior High School and Paul Lipinski from Dallastown Area Senior High School as the 2019 Mac McCleary Scholarship winners.  Both students were recognized at Club meetings in June.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

     

Two Red Lion Area School District students were recently recognized as the Club's May, 2019 Students of the Month.  The students, Chloe Tarlton and Kyle Zhang were congratulated by Club members Brenda Wilbur and Trudy Strack.

 

The Club recognized two Dallastown Area School District students as the Students of the Month for May.  They were Olivia Smeltzer and Jaden Rivera.  Pictured along with the two students are Club Member Carrie Wilburn and York County President Commissioner Susan Byrnes.

 

Trudy Strack a retired Red Lion Area School District elementary school teacher became the newest member of the Club on Thursday, May 16, 2019.  Performing the induction was current Club President Frank Herron, President-Elect JoEllen Hynson, Membership Committee chair Lori Polakoff and Strack's Club Mentor, Emily Doxzon.

 

  

Two Red Lion Area Senior High School students were recognized by the Club as the April, 2019 Students of the Month.  Recognized were Sarah Heiland and Sawyer Golden.  Joining them in the photo are Club members Brenda Wilbur and Vernon Tyson

 

Members of the newly formed Dallastown Area High School Interact Club presented a check for $170.00 to be passed along to the Rotary Foundation for use in the area of Women and Children.  Club officers who attended were Hanna Lancaster, President, Taylor Edwards, Vice President and Emily Dias, Secretary.  Also attending was their faculty advisor Kathryn Fiocchi.

 

The Club recently recognized two Dallastown Area students as their April, 2019 Students of the Month.  Pictured below from left to right are Orville Lauver, Emily Doxzon, students Gabriel Buenaventura and Ella Bernstein, Dallastown SD Counselor Bria Kadish and George Flickinger.

Induction of two new Rotarians took place. Pictured from left to right are Ned Weissenrieder, inductee George Flickinger, inductee Kristen McDermott, and Mel Trumble. Welcome!

 

The Rotary Club of Red Lion Dallastown recognized our Red Lion Students of the Month. In the image from left to right are, George Flickinger, student Caroline Frey, student Phillip Douglass, and Steve Snell.

Dr. Ashleigh Fishel Receives Paul Harris +4 Award

2017 Mac McCleary Scholarship Winners Sydney Terroso and Helen Zeidman with Ryan McCleary and Frank Herron

Dr. Daniel Fishel along with Dr. Ashleigh Fishel and District Governor Kevin Cougan as Dr. Fishel is named a Paul Harris Fellow.

The 2017 Four Way Test Essay Contest participants and Emma Hively the local club and District 7390 winner.

                                                                                        

                          March Students of the Month Recognized

February Students of the Month were recognized at the February 16 meeting.  They are Chloe Wise and Julie Tran from the Red Lion Area Senior High School.  Also pictured are Rotarians Dennis Warner and Emily Doxzon.

 From left to right in the first photograph is Club Member Ashleigh Fishel, students from Dallastown Area High School, Madison Clapsadle and Brendan Willet and Club Member Mel Trumble.  In the second photograph is Club Member Ashleigh Fisher, students from Red Lion Area High School, Michelle Keeny and Brendan Kilgore and Club Member Mel Trumble.

 

Welcoming Dr. Ashleigh Fishel to the Club are, Kim McChalicher, President, Dr. Fishel, Dr. B. J. Paron, Dr. Fishel's father and Mel Trumble who sponsored Dr. Fishel.

Members of the Club, their families and friends met on Saturday, November 5, 2016 and packed approximately 8,000 macaroni and cheese meals for distribution through the Food Pantry at Red Lion Area Community Services.  This was part of a Foundation grant the Club received through the Rotary Foundation.  The grant permitted the Club to purchase prepared foods from the Outreach Program to help those in the community who are in need of food supplies.