District 7430 and Warrington Rotary Club

Rotarians are people of action! Here are a few of our members visiting Neshaminy Manor to sing "Happy Birthday" to residents celebrating.
 
Meet Our District Governer
 
Mary and her husband, Doug, moved to PA in 1998 and immediately became involved in the Collegeville club. Mary, a four-term past president of the club, was raised in southern N.J. and attended Rutgers University, earning a BA in Business Administration. Shortly after her marriage to her high school sweetheart, PDG (15-16) Doug Cook, they moved to Maine and raised three cool kids – Ashleigh Taraborelli, Brittany Cook, and Courtney Woodley. Doug and Mary have seven grandchildren.
 
Mary and Doug also hosted 19 Rotary Youth Exchange students from 14 countries from 1991 to 2012, beginning with their Kennebunk Portside Rotary Club, when Doug was Charter President. Mary was on the District Youth Exchange committee in the early 2000s and loved planning the yearly trip to Washington, DC.
 
Mary co-chaired the District Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee and has planned past Rotary Leadership Institutes, online during COVID, and in-person at DeSales University. She was also very fortunate to lead a Group Study Exchange to District 4720 in 2008, where she spent a month in the Amazon rain forest doing Rotary presentations in Portuguese for numerous clubs in four cities: Manaus, Santarem, Obidos, and Belem, and their District Conference. Mary attended Rotary Zone Institutes in Cherry Hill, NJ, in 2012, Toronto, Canada, in 2013, Providence, RI, in 2014, the International Assembly in San Diego, in 2015, and the International Convention in Seoul, South Korea, in 2016. Mary has attended her Zone training events in Toronto in 2023 and 2024, the International Assembly in 2025, and the Calgary International Convention this past June.
 
Mary is a health and wellness consultant working with people fed-up with weight and health issues. She works from home or anywhere she is traveling, and her company is in 24 countries. She also loves helping people set up their own health and wellness companies so they can have an additional stream of income. She works with her business partners putting on events once or twice a month and they have a blast together.
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Rotary District 7430

Situated in Southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, our District encompasses 45 clubs and boasts a membership of over 1700 Rotary members across five counties: Bucks, Montgomery, Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton. Our district spans from just above Philadelphia, near Springfield and Flourtown, to the north, covering approximately 80 miles until it reaches Slatington and Nazareth. Encompassing the vibrant areas of Bethlehem and Allentown, it stretches about 100 miles across from Reading in the west to Morrisville Yardley in the east, near the state line with New Jersey.

 
Featuring a blend of urban and agricultural landscapes, our district offers a diverse range of lifestyles and career opportunities. Situated in the heart of the expansive metropolitan region between Washington, DC, and Boston, MA, most of our clubs are located within an average distance of 100 miles (160 kilometers) from New York City, 200 miles (320 kilometers) from Washington, DC, and approximately 320 miles (500 kilometers) from Boston, MA.
Recent Shop with a Cop Event - The Team is READY!
 
The excitement is real!
Even Santa made an appearance!
STEM Youth Explorer Academy
In the US today there is a large disparity between the number of STEM college graduates and position openings. The STEM disciplines are key to Rotary’s success in delivering on its “Seven Areas of Focus.”   STEM YEA started with an idea from one Rotarian in August 2020. On July 8, 2022, the inaugural four-day three-night residential STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) -focused Academy took place at Albright College (Reading, PA). Forty-one underserved middle-schoolers (12–13-year-olds) from schools in Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties had an opportunity to explore, experiment and engage in exciting subject areas to ignite their imaginations and enthusiasm to learn. The Academy is part of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) organized by Rotarians that provide intensive leadership experience to develop skills for youth as leaders while having fun and making connections.
 
In 2022, Addison Hill represented Warrington and participated in the Academy curriculum: “Astrobiology, The Search for Life on Mars”. After camp Addie presented the highlights including building a Mars rover, planning travel to Mars, lasting friendships, and great food.
Watch a STEM YEA Clip

Race to Zero / Purple Pinkie

The Warrington Rotary Club was a co-sponsor of the Rotary District 7430 Purple Pinkie 5K Walk and 10K Bike Ride. Every year, Rotary clubs throughout District 7430 unite to raise funds through races to bring awareness about the global fight to end polio or a “Race to Zero” cases. The event is also known as Purple Pinkie because recipients of the polio vaccine have their pinkies painted purple.
 
 
 

Camp Neidig

Warrington Rotarians are sponsoring students to train as future leaders. Camp Neidig is a summertime leadership program open to all high school students in Rotary District 7430 (Southeastern Pennsylvania). One hundred fifty exceptional young men and women from 60 high schools within Rotary District 7430 have the opportunity to live, work, and socialize together in a dynamic leadership environment. Camp activities include leadership development activities focused on contemporary problems, ethical situations, and decision making. Activities include group discussions, problem solving, team building, guest presentations, and outdoor activities. Participants will make friendships that last a lifetime. Lee Greenberg is the point for this initiative.
 
Learn more about Camp Neidig at https://www.campneidig.com/

4 Way Speech Contest

Every February, Warrington Rotary holds a Four Way Test Speech Competition. Local high school students must prepare a 5–7-minute speech to illustrate the Rotary Four-Way Test, described [below, to the left, to the right]. The student must follow the Four-Way Test Theme throughout, must relate the speech to his/her own activities, must present a human-interest appeal, and must choose language that is clear, vivid, and persuasive. The student must demonstrate organization of thought including an introduction, clear and orderly points and a brief conclusion that drives home the point of application. And finally, the student must be effective in his or her speech delivery including volume, grammar, gestures, and attitude toward the audience. Judging criteria include Content (50%), Organization (30%), and Delivery (20%). The winner can move to the regional and district 7430 District competitions. The coordinator for this program is Bob Williamson. Learn more at 4Way Speech Contest | District 7430 (rotarydistrict7430.org)