Years of Service

Samuel Saitie
05-06-2021
2 Years

Birthdays

Jason R. Jones
April 21st

Club Leaders

Rosana Ema Anchondo-Isaack
President
Membership Chair

Kenneth Myers
President-Elect

Jason R. Jones
Secretary

Robert McCarron
Treasurer

Joseph Batory
Past President
Youth Services Chair

Roscoe Brown
Club Director

Elizabeth Cieri
Club Director
Club Programs Chair

Christa Cobb
Community Service Chair

James Comfort
Sergeant-at-Arms

Edward Isaack
Public Image Chair

Lisa Leonard
Past President
Public Image Chair

Colin McMorrow
Club Director
Club Service Chair

Walter Pinkas III
Community Service Chair

Jameel Worthy
Club Director

Joan Batory
Training Officer
Past President

Christina Spolsky
Assistant Governor

Greetings

Here's the latest news you can use from Philadelphia Rotary. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

See You Thursday at Maggiano's

This Thursday is the third Thursday of the month which means we'll catch up and enjoy food and drink at Maggiano's. Join us Thursday, April 20th at 6pm.

Feel free to invite a friend or co-worker. We'd appreciate your clicking one of the links below so we can arrange for enough seating. The restaurant is at 1201 Filbert Street in Philadelphia.

Click if CAN ATTEND on May 20th,

Click if you can NOT attend,

Volunteer at Historic Wyck House and Garden

Our next service project will be on Saturday, April 29th. We'll be at Wyck House and Garden in Germantown doing spring cleanup and helping to weed, mulch and plant from 10am-12 Noon. It's a beautiful location. Gloves and tools will be provided.

If you'd like to volunteer at Wyck, please CLICK HERE.
If you can not help that day, please CLICK HERE.

To get a sense of what the day will be like, and how much the Wyck staff appreciates our volunteers, watch this short video.

Mingle with Moroccans May 1st

Our District is hosting 15 Rotarians from seven Rotary Clubs in Morocco on May 1st. This is an exciting opportunity to socialize with our Rotary friends from near and far. You will also learn about how to join Rotary fellowship trips to other countries like Italy, Greece, Israel, and Morocco in 2023.

Peppers by Amedeo Restaurant, 175 Town Center Rd., King of Prussia, 19406. May 1 at 6:30pm. Dinner will start at 7:00 PM. The cost is $45.

Register here, then please contact club Treasurer Bob McCarron about payment: mccarron10@gmail.com or 267-235-2023.

May 4th at Pyramid Club

Join us on Thursday, May 4th as we hear from James Medaglio, Director of Business Attraction & Expansion at Select Greater Philadelphia, which is the business attraction arm of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. As a longtime native to the region he will share some of the great work being done at the Chamber of Commerce. He will also talk about how the tri-state regional chamber of commerce markets the region to the rest of the world, and competes to bring business and jobs into the region.

We'll also hear a presentation on Managing the Cross Cultural Interface in Business. That will come from our newly inducted club member, Dr. Rajesh Kumarwho will explore the different ways in which national culture impacts global business and the steps that individuals and companies can take to enhance their cross-cultural effectiveness.

Join us and invite a guest to hear these interesting, timely presentations.

Thursday, May 4th
6pm
Pyramid Club
1735 Market Street, 52nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA

If you plan to ATTEND, click HERE.

If you can NOT attend, click here.

Run (or Walk) to Rebuild

Thanks to a recent presentation by Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, our club has formed "Team Rotary!" Sign up for the May 20th event and help transform vulnerable houses into safe, healthy and energy-efficient homes. If you don't want to run in the 5K, you can participate in the 2 mile walk. Both will be in Chestnut Hill. Or, you can opt to run or walk virtually, at any location. Details can be found HERE.

A Successful Run of Career Talks

Joe Batory reports that the Liguori Academy Career Presentations were a huge success. He shares the following:

Exemplary Service Above Self

The Rotary Club of Philadelphia’s service project of “Career Presentations” during the past nine months for students at Liguori Academy has been a tremendous success story.

This has been an extraordinary Philadelphia Rotary service project with so many Philadelphia Rotary members giving of themselves to effectively touch young lives.

Each of our Philadelphia Rotary volunteers for this project deserves accolades for “stepping up” to inspire and motivate these students: Rosana Anchondo-Isaack; Ed Isaack; John Schueler; Walter Pinkas; Ken Myers; Andrew Tomasetti; Love Nosa-Omorogiuwa; Colin McMorrow; Lisa Leonard; Carrie Sharpshair; Jameel Worthy; Roscoe Brown; Rolf Willers; Matt Bernstein; James Comfort; Nick Hubner; Christa Cobb and Michael Curcio.

In addition, the two Rotary International Peace Fellows sponsored by the Rotary Club of Philadelphia, D F Pace and LaMonte Adams, also gave talks at Liguori.

Coordinated by Liguori Academy workforce coordinator Mary Theresa Killion and Philadelphia Rotary member Joe Batory, these career presentations were expertly done, most onsite and a few by zoom.

And what is remarkable is that the student comments following each of the Rotary presentations have been overwhelmingly positive.

President Rosana is inviting us to her home in Wayne where she'll host a will BYO BBQ. The date is set for June 10th starting at 6pm. Festivities will include a chili contest and best pie contest.

If you are willing to volunteer. your services as barbeque chef, please email Rosana.

Help Get Medical Supplies to Ukraine

Please donate whatever you can to our District Gundaker Foundation Ukrainian Relief Fund to help Wolstyn Rotary Club in Poland purchase medical supplies for Ternipol Hospital in Ukraine https://www.gundaker.org

Last June, our District Ukrainian Relief Committee raised $100,000 to fund projects proposed by 5 Rotary Clubs and D2331 Poland to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland and Ukrainians in their war ravaged country.
We sent $10,000 to the Wolstyn Rotary Club to purchase medical supplies for life saving surgeries for wounded soldiers and civilians in Ukraine.
Now they are requesting funds to buy more medical supplies requested by the Ternipol Hospital in Ukraine. This is our opportunity to stand with our Rotary brothers and sisters in Poland and Ukraine.

Musical Fundraiser in Media

Let's get a group of Philadelphia Rotarians together for a night of 50s style fun at the Media Theatre. On Thursday, April 27, dress like you're going to a sock hop and enjoy a reception with refreshments, contests and a cash bar. Then take your seat and tap your feet to the music of "Million Dollar Quartet."

The show features music by Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Carl Perkins.

Tickets cost $55 each and 100% of the proceeds support Rotaplast International, bringing smiles to children and families around the world. Your ticket will give you access to the 6pm party. Then the show will begin at 7pm and dessert will be provided during intermission!

For tickets and more information, contact Paul Quintavalla at Rotarian.Paul@Outlook.com or 484-343-8560. Checks should be made payable to Rotaplast International.

Training and Networking on May 6th

Club leaders and new members are encouraged to attend the District Training Assembly on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 8:30 am. to 2 pm.

Held at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, the event will feature specialized training for club Treasurers and Secretaries, as well as breakout sessions on Public Image, Membership, Service, Foundation, and more. It's an excellent way to learn about Rotary and to prepare to be a future officer or committee member.

Penn State Great Valley
30 E. Swedesford Road
Malvern, PA 19355
$30 per person, includes breakfast and lunch

Stepping Up Our Service

(From Rotary International)

All Rotary members are invited to participate in an exciting webinar series designed to support you as you cultivate effective projects that will create a sustainable impact in your community and around the world. These webinars will offer tools and strategies to help you plan, find resources for, implement, and evaluate your projects, including youth service projects.

Learn more about the specific topics and register now:

Finding Project Partners and Resources: Build an Effective Team, Thursday, 20 April, 10:00 Chicago time (UTC-5)
Measuring Results: Demonstrate Your Impact, Thursday, 4 May, 18:00 Chicago time (UTC-5)
Expanding Reach: Partner with Youth in Service, Thursday, 18 May, 18:00 Chicago time (UTC-5

Click HERE for more information about the webinars.