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Upcoming Events
Board Meeting
Brookside Country Club
Jun. 05, 2024
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
 
TBD
Brookside Country Club
Jun. 05, 2024
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
 
Pottstown Mayor Stephanie Hendrick
Brookside Country Club
Jun. 12, 2024
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
 
Camp Neidig
Jun. 14, 2024 – Jun. 17, 2024
 
President Frantz's Update on Local Club News
Brookside Country Club
Jun. 19, 2024
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
 
Pottstown Rotary Change Over - Thursday June 27
Ringing Hill Pavilion
Jun. 27, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
 
Board Meeting = tentative
Jul. 03, 2024
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
 
Fourth of July Parade and Duck Race
Jul. 04, 2024
 
Stem Yeah!!
Jul. 11, 2024 – Jul. 14, 2024
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Lauren McCloskey
May 24
 
Tyler Gofus
May 25
 
Spouse Birthdays
Mary Yannessa
May 30
 
Anniversaries
Mike McCarthy
Mary Anne McCarthy
May 10
 
Nick Yannessa
Mary Yannessa
May 17
 
Join Date
Karin Bright
May 5, 2021
3 years
 
Jean Spotts
May 9, 2001
23 years
 
Tyler Gofus
May 31, 2017
7 years
 
Photo Albums
Duck Race 2019
Stories
This Week at Rotary - June 5th - It's a Surprise
Under Construction Vector Art, Icons, and Graphics for Free DownloadProgram under constructions.
 
Regardless of what we do let's have some fun and hang out with your Rotary friends.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Veteran's Day Parade
 
Several of our members took to the streets for the Memorial Day Parade.  The weather was nice and a great turnout to honor our those who gave the ultimate sacrifice serving our country.
 
 

 
New Member Applications - 5/31/24
We received some new member applications recently from guests at our Community Mixer.  Amira will be working through interviewing and onboarding these new members so they can be inducted and start on their Rotary journey.  Please feel free to reach out to a board member if you have any questions about a new member.
 
Corina Jenkins, active member, sponsored by Chrissy Eicher.  Nature of business:  Mental Health
 
Joe Ciresi, active member, sponsored by Amira Heim.  Nature of business:  Government, State Rep.
 
Cheryl Houtz, service member, sponsored by Jason Silverman.  Nature of business:  Health Insurance.
 
 

 
In Case You Missed It - May 22nd - Member presentations
If you missed the meeting last week, you really missed a good one.  It is always a great event hearing about our own members but our speakers last week really knocked it out of the park.  Lauren and Chrissy gave such great and engaging talks we didn't have time for Nicole, would have been a tough act to follow too.  If you are looking for your Rotary inspiration go talk to Chrissy about her Rotary experience.
 
Join us this week at Rotary to hear from three of our esteemed members as they give us some updates on their activities in their busy lives.  Hear from Chrissy, Nicole and Lauren; don't know a lot about them, want to learn something new about them...come to the meeting and ask some questions.  
 
 
 

Flag Placement
 
On Saturday several of our members and their family and friends joined the Joint Veterans' Council in Flag Placement at St. Aloysius Cemetery.  We were prepared, but the rain pretty much held off and we were able to do some great work to recognize the veterans in our community.  
 

 
Community Needs
Community Needs
 
From time to time our fellow Rotarians find causes that are near and dear to their hearts and have a great impact on the community that require some giving of items or funds.  This section will house all of those things, from ongoing items to ones for a specific time frame. 
  • The Period Project with the Tri-County YWCA is ongoing. School has started again, and with it, the continuing need to provide feminine hygiene products for girls in Pottstown and the Pottsgroves. Girls who have to miss school because they cannot afford period products lose up to a week each month. Please consider making a monetary or in kind donation. Please reach out to Patti Derr if you have questions, and thank you for supporting equity in education.  Patti Derr at 610-850-4737 or pnderr343@gmail.com. Thank you for your generosity.
  • St. Paul's Diaper Bank is located at 927 N. Franklin St in Pottstown and it provides free diapers, wipes and other essentials to low income families in Pottstown. The Diaper Bank is open every Wednesday from 10am-12pm. We are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of families we serve each week and welcome donations of unopened childrens' diapers and pull-ups in any and every size, as well as wipes. We are the only Diaper Bank of its kind for the Pottstown community and we would like to expand our hours in order to help more families, but we can only do that with donations and community support.
    Rev. Lauren Cain, reverendlaurencain@gmail.com 215-360-6659
 
 
If you would like your cause included in this section please email the details to Richard Gray by noon on the Friday previous to the bulletin you would like it included in.  Include if it is ongoing, dates, brief description, contact info, website for additional info(if applicable), whatever you want included in the post.  
 

 
Membership 

Membership:

Our club is built on a foundation of community and fellowship. The strength of our bond provides us the power to serve our local community and those in need across the globe. 

We have multiple Membership options to fit your needs as a Pottstown Rotarian: 

Individual & Family- For Members who would like to be fully engaged and attend regular meetings.  Minimum cost per quarter:  $218.07

Service- For those who want to participate with a limited time and financial commitment.  Minimum cost per quarter:  $86.07

Corporate- For business owners with multiple club memberships and includes sponsorship recognition at one event.   Minimum cost per quarter:  $436.14

Come check us out to see if Rotary is right for you! To attend a meeting as our guest or for any membership questions, please reach out to Amira Heim (Membership Chair) at amira_heim@yahoo.com

 


 
Rotary Youth Exchange

Rotary clubs channel their commitment to service at home and abroad through five Avenues of Service, which are the foundation of club activity. Youth Service, one of the five, recognizes the importance of empowering youth through leadership development programs. Rotary Youth Exchange is one of many youth leadership development programs offered by Rotary and was started in 1920 by Rotary International. 

Daphne Lobet, our exchange student from Belgium, has headed back to her home after what has been a year full of great experiences, including her discovery of Chick-fil-A!  Thank you to all the Club members and host families who provided opportunities to her.
Do you know a student who you would like to see have this same growth experience?  Now is the time to talk with them and get them to talk with Lauren McCloskey or Mike McCarthy.  The world is open!

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Upcoming Events
 
 
 
There are a lot of events happening this month and beyond.
 
Keep an eye on things occurring around Pottstown with a look at our Calendar.
 
Reminder - look often as things are always changing!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Club Information
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Pottstown Rotary
Service Above Self
Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
Brookside Country Club
Prospect and Adams Streets
Pottstown, PA 19464
United States of America
Social hour from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
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