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Welcome to the Warrington Rotary Club web site. We invite you to take a look around our site and find out more about our Club and about Rotary.
Yours in Rotary,
Bob Mallon,
President
Rotary Club of Warrington, Pennsylvania
Note to members: Board Meeting Minutes through April 5, 2017 are located in the Member Area in Organization/Documents
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We meet Wednesdays at 7:30 AM
Giuseppe's Restaurant
Giuseppe's Restaurant
1380 West Street Road
Warminster, PA 18974
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Warminster, PA 18974
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After remarks by our District Governor, four new members were inducted to Warrington Rotary at our August 8th meeting.
Pictured from left to right:
Bob Mallon, Warrington Rotary President
Cheryl Allen, Member and New Member Sponsor
Gary Allen, New Member
Carly moritz, New Member
Cindy Hornaman, District Governor
Lou Altimori, New Member
Bill Elton, New Member
Michael Matti, Member and New Member Sponsor
Bode Hennegan, founder and president of Life Managers & Associates, accepts the Warrington Rotary coffee mug from Chuck Ciochetto, Past Warrington Rotary President, after her presentation that enumerated the many life management challenges facing those wishing to maintain an independent lifestyle in later years. Bode's company helps identify each client's most difficult challenges, then develops a process to help manage them. For more information, visit their website here. 
Brett Brackett received the coveted Warrington Rotary coffee mug from President Bob Mallon at our June 27th breakfast meeting. Brett gave a comprehensive overview of the Uplifting Athletes organization and the work they do to further rare disease research and highlighted the upcoming Penn State Lift for Life event. For more information visit http://www.upliftingathletes.org/
A dinner event was held on May 23. 2018 where Scholarship Awards were given to the following recipients pictured above from left to right:
Vijay Balaji, Central Bucks West High School
Danielle Hansell, Central Bucks West High School
Daniel Cohen, Central Bucks South High School
Ashley Weiss, Central Bucks East High School
John Mattie, LaSalle College High School
Rachel Savio, Central Bucks East High School
Erin Welsh, Archbishop Wood High School
Katherine Callaghan, Archbishop Wood High School
Kyle Natter, LaSalle College High School
Sarah Diurmering, Central Bucks South High School
Ikeolouwa Popoda, Central Bucks South High School
Chtristina Lyons, Villa Joseph Marie High School
 Linda R. Roehner, President/CEO Hatboro Federal Savings (center) presents a sponsor donation for the Cornhole Tournament, Craft Beer & Wine Garden event scheduled for July 21st to the event coordinator, Bob Williamson (right) and Past President Vishnu Patel. |  Colleen Brink, Volunteer & Outreach Director Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County is receiving the prestigious Warrington Rotary coffee cup from Past President Vishnu Patel after presenting information about the great work her organization performs. To learn more or get involved click here |
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The club held its annual 4-Way Test Speech contest on Wednesday evening, February 28th. Six contestants from local high schools presented five to seven minute speeches and applied the tenets of the Rotary 4-Way Test to their premise.
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L to R –1st place winner, Sophia Wang, CB South, John Hartranft, Archbishop Wood,
Kyle Natter, Lasalle High School, Evan Kehoe, Pennridge High School, grandson of DickWarmkessel, Charter Member
Bradley Ehrlich, St. Josephs Prep., Kim-LeighTursi, Archbishop Wood and 2017 winner
Warrington Rotary organized a team of volunteers to pack meals for the Feed My Starving Children Central Bucks MobilePack effort. The team packed nearly 5000 meals, enough to feed a daily meal to 13+ children for a year. The four day event has a challenging goal of packing more than one million meals in order to fill four ocean-going containers. FMSC distributes meals to more than 70 countries. Follow these links, Feed My Starving Children (1) and (2), to learn more about this outstanding charity.
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Rotarian and Past President of Warrington Rotary, Vishnu Patel, attended the recent 108th convention of Rotary International in Atlanta along with his wife, Jaymie. He provided an update of his experiences at the convention, much of which centered on the final efforts to eliminate Polio worldwide. Bill Gates was a keynote speaker who highlighted the achievements of the almost thirty years of effort to reduce the incidence from 350,000 cases in 1988 to now in 2017 where so far, only five new cases have been identified in three countries – Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan.
3-D smart phone viewers were distributed to convention attendees in order to view a new video about the Polio eradication program.
At this 108th convention, attendees also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Foundation which was founded in 1917. During the past 100 years, the Foundation has spent $3 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. Navigate to these sites to find out more about the Rotary International convention in Atlanta and the Rotary Foundation Centennial.
Jay London (left) and Peter Clayton are seen viewing the 3-D videos that
Vishnu Patel brought back from the Atlanta Rotary convention
At the October 18, 2017 meeting, Warrington Rotary Charter Member Norm Leventhal, who was instrumental in the founding of the Israel Guide Dog Center, introduced his son Michael Leventhal, Executive Director of the Israel Guide Dog Center - USA. Michael gave a riveting presentation about the value of guide dogs for the blind. Asking the audience to imagine the obstacles that a blind person faces daily, he described how a guide dog provides safe travel. Warrington Rotary is a financial supporter of the Israel Guide Dog Center. To learn more about The Israel Guide Dog Center click here.
Bob Mallon awards the Warrington Rotary "Speakers Cup" to Michael Leventhal.
On October 11, 2017 the Warrington Rotary in concert with a grant from Rotary International presented a check to the Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports. The funds will be used to purchase much needed state of the art sports equipment specially designed to enable those with a physical disability to enjoy outdoor sports. This equipment coupled with PCAS knowledge of adaptive sports create programs designed for every skill level, from beginners to Paralympic Champions. For more information about PCAS go to their website.
Presenting the donation check to Jeff McGinnis, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports (right) are from left Rick Gromis, Rotary District Governor, Bob Mallon, Warrington Rotary President and Rotarian Peter Clayton, Treasurer PCAS.
On Wednesday October 11, 2017 our District Governor Rick Gromis presented his vision for his term. In order to maximize the impact of the many resources available, Rick stressed the need for planning. The current District leadership team has resurrected and revived a strategic planning process and is encouraging each club in the District to do the same.
The 2018 District 7430 Conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Wyomissing, PA on April 27th, 28th & 29th. This year an Interact conference alongside our District Conference in April is planned.
Past President Vishnu Patel recognizes three more members for their outstanding assistance during his term:
Glenn Natter for his work Melissa Richard for her Peter Clayton for his
organizing the Four-Way work as club Treasurer work as President of
Test Speech Contest the Warrington Rotary
Foundation
The Warrington Rotary Club celebrated the changeover of outgoing President Vishnu Patel to our new President Bob Mallon at a dinner eld at Giuseppes Restaurant on July 26, 2017.
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Vish takes a moment to reflect on the the accomplishments of the Club during his time as President. He recognized several members for the assistance they provided:
 Sam Griga for his work as Chair of the Golf Outing and Membership |  Bob Williamson or his leadership in many activities including the Pancake Breakfast and Warrington Day |
 Cheryl Allen for her most important work arranging monthly visits to Neshaminy Manor Not Pictured, Tom Smith for his work on the the website. |  Joe Bonargo for his Leadership as Board Secretary. |
Vish passes the gavel of the President Of the Warrington Rotary to its new President, Bob Mallon
Former Club President, JohnPaul, presents the Outstanding Leadership Award to Vishnu for his. guidance and management during his tenure as President25th Anniversary Scholarship Banquet
On May 31, Warrington Rotary Club held its 25th Anniversary Scholarship Banquet. In 1992 Dr. George “Rusty” Bullock an Orthodontist and Warrington Rotarian had an idea of creating a scholarship program. The objective of this program was to reward community service activities of high school seniors who planned on continuing their education. Since its inception, 145 scholarships have been awarded, totaling over $130,000. These scholarships are given to young leaders in the community who embrace the rotary belief of service above self.
The 25th anniversary banquet was very special this year, with fifteen previous scholarship recipients attending the event. These guests included: Avni Choksi 2008 CBS, Brian McGlinchey, 2001 CBW, Brianna Bannach 2016 CBS, Brynn Dietzel, 2012 CBS, Ellen McGlinchey 2003 CBW, Himel Patel 2003 CBW, Jessica Rimdzius 2016 ABW, Lauren Hohberger 2014 CBS, Lauren Horoschak Ninoshvili 1998 CBE, Lauren Mallon 2011 CBS, Massah Kachlan 2015 CBW, Neesha Patel 1999 CBW, Philip Clark 2006 ABW, Robert Mallon 2013 CBS, Shane Hensel 2015 CBW. Each alumni spoke about their life experience since receiving the Foundation scholarship.
In addition to Alumni, special guests included Rotary District Governor Elect Rick Gromis and his wife Susan, Maggi Boyer, daughter of founding Rotarian Leonard Point, John Douglass Chief Operations Officer Hatboro Federal Savings Bank and Assistant Governor John Ortolf. These guests presented awards to the scholarship recipients.
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PAST AND PRESENT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The honorees of the 2017 Warrington Rotary Club Foundation Scholarship are as follows: Sanja Shah CB East to Carnegie Mellon Major Biomedical Engineering, Caroline Wend CB East to University of Pittsburgh Major Nursing (Steven B. Hazzard Memorial Scholarship), Kyle Farrell CB South to George Washington University Major International Affairs (Leonard Point Memorial Scholarship), Jack Traina CB West to Harvard University Major Economics, Joy Zhao CB South to Penn State Major Pre Med, Olivia Cantrell CB West to Drexel University Major Civil Engineer/Environmental, Kelly Cyliax CB West to University of Mary Washington Major Biology and Carley Cantwell Archbishop Wood to Quinnipiac University Major Occupational Therapy (Founder Dr. George “Rusty” Bullock Memorial Scholarship). Congratulations to all the winners.
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John Douglass COO of Hatboro Federal Savings presents the endowment check for the Steven B. Hazzard Memorial Scholarship
to Vishnu Patel, President of Warrington Rotary Club.
to Vishnu Patel, President of Warrington Rotary Club.
At our regular weekly breakfast meeting on June 7th, Scholarships were awarded to two recipients who were unable to attend the Scholarship Banquet.
Olivia Cantrell (left) and Kelly Celiax
Michael Mattie invited Chris Rees, Chief of the Bucks County Drug Unit in the DA’s office, as guest speaker at our May 24th Meeting. Chris provided an overview of the drug related cases prosecuted by his office and the drug trafficking trends facing law enforcement and our community. Especially troubling is the use of fentanyl to "step on," or add to heroin to enhance its effect that is causing an increase in the number of deaths due to overdose.
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Chris Rees (center), Chief of the Bucks County Drug Unit in the DA’s Office, is thanked for his presentation by Vish Patel (rt.), President of Warrington Rotary, and Michael Mattie.
The I Like Me! program is a research-based, personalized program for children preschool through grade two and was developed to:
- Instill a love of reading.
- Foster positive self-concept.
- Create positive associations toward school and learning.
- Help build character.
- Encourage positive and acceptable behavior mannerisms.
- Promote interaction among children, parents, educators, businesses and other positive facets of the community.
Warrington Rotary provides a personalized copy of the acclaimed I Like Me book for each Kindergarten Student in Warrington Township elementary schools. With the help of the classroom teacher, a Rotary member distributes a book to each student, then reads the book with them.
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Warrington Rotary President-Elect Bob Mallon reads I Like Me to studentsTeacher Comment:
Titus would like to thank Mr. Bob Mallon for another great memory with the Warrington Rotary and the "I Like Me" Books.
The magic of being 5 was page turning as the children realized the books were personalized to them. They will cherish this keepsake for years to come.
We are proud to have the Warrington Rotary in our community and grateful to be the recipients of your kindness.
Kevin McPoyle, organizer of the local Feed My Starving Children event for its fifth year in October, 2017 is flanked by his father, Warrington Rotary member Frank McPoyle to his right, and Bob Mallon, Warrington Rotary President Elect.
At our April 19th breakfast meeting Kevin related the impressive work done by FMSC which has reduced world hunger since 1987 by sending volunteer-packed, nutritious meals to 70 countries. These meals are nutritionally designed to reverse and prevent malnutrition. The organization sees that 99+% of the meals reach those in need through schools, orphanages, clinics and feeding programs to break the cycle of poverty. FMSC welcomes more than 1 million volunteers to pack nearly 273 million meals annually through its permanent sites and nationwide MobilePack program.
This year’s local MobilePack will be held at DelVal University October 25-29. Community volunteers are expected to pack 1,000,000 meals during the event. Sign-up can be done on-line beginning in September. Several Rotarians have participated with their families and commented that it is a fun, heartwarming experience.
The North Wales Water Authority supplies Warrington Township with most of its water needs and will soon supply the entire township water system once modifications underway are completed. An overview of the water supply to the Forrest Park Treatment Plant and details about the state-of-the-art facility were provided in a presentation by Robert Bender, Executive Director.
In the photo, Vish Patel (r.), President of the Warrington Rotary, thanks representatives of the North Wales Water Authority. from the left, Nate Hulstein, IT Dept., Brad Fisher, Consulting, and Robert Bender, Executive Director.
Vishnu Patel (left), President of Warrington Rotary thanks Michael J. Gallagher, Controller of Bucks County, for his presentation to the club regarding the activities of the Controllers Office in Bucks County. The office oversees proper accounting of the incoming dollars, lawful use of the money according to the contracts held by the County, and approval of all expenditures. Mr. Gallagher has had an impact on business practices in County offices in the short time since being appointed by applying his experience in developing computer accounting software.
Vishnu Patel (left), President of the Warrington Rotary Club, thanks Matthew D Weintraub, Bucks County District Attorney, for his enlightening remarks about the work of his office presented at the March 15th breakfast meeting. In addition to his predominant effort to combat the impact of drug trafficking in Bucks County which includes equipping every police officer in the County with NARCAN® , already saving over 200 lives from the throes of a heroin overdose, Mr. Weintraub also addressed the progress being made to reduce human trafficking, domestic violence and retail theft.
Photo: l. to r.: Mike Mattie, President of Family Service Association of Bucks County and a Warrington Rotarian, Vishnu Patel, current President of the Warrington Rotary Club, Audrey Tucker, Chief Executive Officer of Family Service Association of Bucks County and Gerri Parrish, Outpatient Clinical Supervisor for Family Service Association of Bucks County who spoke to the Warrington Rotary members about their Teen Program. The Warrington Rotary Club presented a check for $5,000 to assist in the mission of Family Service Association of Bucks County.
One of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of ethics is The 4 Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The 4 Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions of the things we think, say and do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Contestants deliver a six minute speech on a topic of their choice whereby they subject their premise to the 4 Way Test questions.
The Warrington Rotary held their annual 4 Way Speech test on February 22, 2017 at Giuseppe's Restaurant.
The 4 Way Test contestants, l. to r., Brad Ehrlich, St. Joe's Prep, Parick Guinosso, La Salle College HS, Sophia Wang, CB South, Tom Farrell, La Salle College HS, Kim-Leigh Tursi, Archbishop Wood, Kyle Natter, La Salle College HS
And the winner was Kim-Leigh Tursi.
It was a great Warrington Rotary night, thanks to Glenn Natter, Bob Williamson, Sam Griga, John Paul, Cheryl Allen, Melissa Richard, Jay London, Chuck Ciochetto, Tom Smith, Frank McPoyle and George Gianos – and all the rest of the attendees, and of course our favorite server, Lois. --Norm Leventhal
“THANK YOU”
Dear Fellow Warrington Rotary members,
On behalf of PCAS (Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports), Peter Clayton and I would like to thank you for your generous donation for the recent purchase of our bi-ski which is pictured above. Dick Wieland (left) from the club made the presentation to Jeff McGinnis (Executive Director of PCAS) during our recent Youth Ski Camp that was held at Camelback Mountain during the week of February 7th – 10th, 2017. The four children in the photo attended the recent Youth Ski Camp.
Thank You,
Ernest Knight
PCAS – Ski Program
Warrington Rotary Club Member
The Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports (PCAS) provides sporting and social activities for people with both developmental and physical disabilities.Warrington Rotarians have volunteered for PCAS for many years and recently the club funded the purchase of a specially adapted sit down ski and an adapted rowing boat (shell).
The presentation of a check for $11,100.00 took place at the breakfast meeting on December 28th 2016.
Shown in the photo from left are Chuck Ciochetto, Past Club President and Jeff McGinnis Executive Director of PCAS.
Our first Len Pointe Scholarship winner returned to our club meeting on December 21st. Mary Elizabeth Lyons received the award in June, 2015. She is a Cadet at West Point Military Academy. She related what life is like at West Point. The first year was challenging, but the joy she is experiencing this year made her perseverance worthwhile.
Photo: Warrington Rotary President, Vish Patel (left) and Bob Williamson welcome Mary Elizabeth Lyons upon her return visit to our club.
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On November 16, 2016, Warrington Rotary member Ruth Zeiner invited Will Hammerstein to speak at our meeting.
Doylestown Observer Reporter June Portnoy captured the presentation in an article published recently. Here is her report, copied with her permission.
Oscar Hammerstein’s Doylestown Home to Become a Museum
By
June Portnoy
During a Warrington Rotary Club monthly meeting on November 16, Will Hammerstein, grandson of legendary Oscar Hammerstein II, announced his plans to convert his grandfather’s Doylestown Home, Highland Farm, into a museum.
Ruth Zeiner, a Rotary Club Member from Warrington, met Will while tuning his piano at his New Hope home, and having read about his quest to save his grandfather’s house, invited him to update the rotary members on his progress.
Will was thrilled to announce that as of the previous day, the Oscar Hammerstein Museum & Theater Education Center, the non-profit organization Will established in 2011, received the official court order allowing them to build a museum at Highland Farm, located at 70 East Road.
“We will restore Highland Farm as best we can to conduct house tours, so visitors get a feel for what life was like while Oscar was living there and to learn about his background,” described Will.
Rotary Foundation Highlights: 100 Years of Doing Good in the World
Presented by Rotarian Michael Mattie at our November 19, 2016 Weekly Meeting
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plate with image atAs most of you know, The Rotary Foundation is celebrating its 100th anniversary this Rotary year.
What you may not know is that the first Rotary Foundation donation occurred in 1929, a $500 grant to the Easter Seals. The attached brochure shows how Rotary and Easter Seals have a shared history. Edgar Allen and fellow Rotarians founded the National Society for Crippled Children, now known as Easter Seals, in 1919 with Paul Harris as its Chairman and Edgar Allen as President.
Enjoy reading the 2-page brochure about the Rotary-Easter Seal history click here.
In addition, a short video entitled A Century of Doing Good in the World can be viewed here
Joe Bonargo (left) and Peter Clayton (right) welcome new member, George Gianios at our November 16. 2016 meeting
Will Hammerstein, grandson of Oscar Hammerstein, will be my speaker on Nov. 16. Will has been advocating for a museum for his grandfather’s work as the lyricist half of Rogers and Hammerstein and has just won approval. He also hopes to eventually found a theater in Doylestown. He is an engaging and enthusiastic young man. I hope each and every one of us will be there to welcome him!
Family and friends are welcome as well. Breakfast 7:30 a.m., Program at 8:00 a.m.
Ruth Zeiner
Warrington Rotary Club Annual Academic Scholarship Winners
Warrington, PA – On May 18, Warrington Rotary Club held its Annual Academic Scholarship Awards Banquet. In 1992, George “Rusty” Bullock founded the Warrington Rotary Club Scholarship program. Since its inception, 137 scholarships have been awarded, totaling over $120,000. These scholarships are given to young leaders in the community who embrace the rotary belief of service above self.
The winners of the 2016 Warrington Rotary Club Academic Scholarship are as follows: Brianna Bannach, Central Bucks South, Kishan Bhut, Central Bucks West, Erin Dart, Central Bucks South, Courtney Dietzel, Central Bucks South, Alex Gibson, Central Bucks East, Teresa Liu, Central Bucks East, Coner McGrath, Archbishop Wood, Bridget Newns, Archbishop Wood, Kristina Posner, Central Bucks East and Jessica Rimdzius, Archbishop Wood. Congratulations to all the winners.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary Club of Warrington, District 7430 has been serving the community since 1965.
Pictured from left to Right: Kishan Bhut, Conor McGrath, Brianna Bannach, Erin Dart, Bridget Newns, Courtney Dietzel, Alex Gibson, Teresa Liu and Kristina Posner.
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Warrington Rotary President, Chuck Ciochetto (left), and Membership Chair, Mathew Williams (right), welcome new member Jay London at our meeting on April 20, 2016.
Warrington, PA – August 20, 2015– Passengers waiting for buses in Warrington will notice some changes. The bus shelters and benches on 611 in Warrington are being renovated. The Warrington Rotary has funded this project and plans to revamp all the bus stops on the 611 route in Warrington.
Chuck Ciochetto, President of the Warrington Rotary Club stated “The Warrington Rotary was thrilled to take part in this project. It’s exciting to see the updated bus stops and we look forward to continuing the renovations. I appreciate the hard work of many dedicated Rotarians, especially Billy Mogg who has been personally involved in every installation”.
There are two new shelters located at the Warrington Mews Pavilion Shopping Center and in front of Home Depot with 4 more being planned. Additionally, six benches were installed along the 611 corridor through Warrington.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary Club of Warrington, District 7430 has been serving the community since 1965.
Pictured Left to Right: Michael Mattie, John Paul, Joe Bonargo, Bob Williamson and Chuck Ciochetto, Club President. (Billy Mogg is absent from picture)
Membership Chairman Sam Griga (r.) presents the Certificate of Membership to Ryan Supllee at the April 18th meeting. Accompanying are Michael Mattie (l.) who sponsored Ryan's membership application and Bob Mallon, Warrington Rotary President.
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