Events

Help will be needed to run our table for Community Day. Check email from Michele.

We will have some Pizzas and Caesar Salad for the evening, if anybody would like somthing other than that and would like to bring their own food, please feel free to.

This week's meeting we will be focusing mainly on Strategic Planning, picking up where we left off a few months ago. Strategic Planning is very important to our club and input from all members is welcome and essential. If you have anything not related to Strategic Planning to share with the club that isn't pressing (especially committee chairs), please send the info to Sarah Toback so she can include it in the bulletin.

We will start the meeting off as usual and quickly cover any information that needs to be discussed prior to our next meeting. Once we get through that (which should be brief), I will turn it over to PE Jess Harrington to continue facilitating the Strategic Planning. At some point of the night (if time permits), we will unbox the Little Free Libraries that we purchased through our District Grant, we need to work on setting up installation of these. I have notified Pennsburg Borough that the one for the Tot Lot is here. It appears that a post hole digger will be needed for installation.

Just a reminder, there will be NO meeting on Wednesday October 1st as Jen and I will be away. If any members would like to get together for some small project/meeting (pavilion painting/committee meeting/etc.) that would be great. October has 5 Wednesdays, we may look to add something for 10/29 which we can discuss at the meeting. The 10/18 meeting will be a "Youth Evening" with Souderton's Exchange Student, Boy Scouts from Troop 108, and hopefully our other STEM YEA participant and Camp Neidig students.

No meeting this night. Instead, use the time to explore our website and/or Rotary Central with all the training available there!

Be on the lookout for upcoming email from the District to attend this sharing opportunity with other clubs!

This year's Polio Fundraiser for our District will be taking place in Horsham. Watch your email for more information from the District.

Please plan to join us for our Youth Night this coming Wednesday. We will be joined by East Greenville Boy Scouts Troop 108 to hear about their camping trip to New Mexico that our donations helped make happen and so we can present them with their donation for helping us again with the Hometown 4th of July Celebration.

We will also be joined by Souderton Rotary's Exchange Student who will give a presentation to the club.

Please RSVP as soon as possible. We will be ordering pizzas and hoagie trays for this meeting for all to enjoy.

See where our Youth Efforts are going!

We start at St. Philip Neri Church on Klinerd Road and walking out to do our mile down and back on 663. The more we have, the faster it goes!

Check your email the morning of in the event of bad weather, as that as how we will cancel.

Bags to pick up trash will be provided as well as florescent vests and work gloves.

Dress for the weather, and spray for ticks! No matter the season, we always seem to find them.

Bring friends and/or family to help. We can also sign paperwork if you have young people who need community service hours.

The Pennsylvania Playhouse and the District 7430 Rotaplast Team are hosting their 2nd Annual Fundraiser.

There will be a special performance of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tickets are $49 for the show, food/beverages, and a chat with the cast. Doors open at 6 with the show starting at 7:30. Bring extra money for raffles to raise money for the 2024 District 7430 Rotaplast Trip to South America.

Tickets online at paplayhouse.org

Please join the Rotary Clubs of Upper Perk and Quakertown at Spinnerstown Hotel while enjoying some networking with members of other District 7430 Area 6 Clubs (attendees not limited to Area 6 Rotarians). Please feel free to bring friends/spouses/prospective members.

· Cash Bar

· Hors d’oeuvres (complimentary of Upper Perk and Quakertown)

· Raffle Baskets

· 50/50

· Come hungry and stay to enjoy dinner

-For more info or questions, please text/call Bob McCarty at 215-416-1688 or email bobmccartyupperperkrotary@gmail.com

-Please let us know if you would like to contribute to the Raffle Baskets

Join us at Valley Lock and Door for a Regular Business meeting.

Please reply to the Punchbowl and sign-up for the Potluck if you'd like to participate.

See the email from Michele or the Facebook post with the Thanksgiving items needed for The Open Link. Bring to the November 1 meeting or drop off to Michele no later than November 2

Join us for our Youth Committee Zoom Meeting. The intention of this meeting is to start bringing Kyle up to speed on the responsibilities of this position and to make him aware of the resources available. After a meeting or two of getting this stabilized, Kyle can start setting up Youth Committee Meetings moving forward.

Bob McCarty is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: UP Youth Committee Meeting
Time: Nov 7, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The newly formed "Focus on Mental Health" committee will meet via Zoom on Monday, 11/13/23 at 1 PM for our initial brainstorming session.  If anyone would like to join the call, please let Michele Hohlfeld know.

Agenda forthcoming.

We will be selling our "Hometown Favorites" cookbooks at the PTFS Holiday Bazaar.  This holiday bazaar will be on Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 AM - 3 PM at the UPSD Middle School on Montgomery Ave. in Pennsburg.  Volunteers are needed to staff the table.  If you can spare even an hour or two, please contact Lori Ritting to sign up.  

On Saturday, Dec. 2, 3-7 PM at St. Mark's Lutheran Church at 81 N. Main St. in East Greenville, we'll  have a free "make it and take it" craft table for children and also sell our "Hometown Favorites" cookbooks.  Volunteers are needed so please let Sarah Toback know if you are available to help.  

We are hosting the first Monday meal on December 4th at Pennsburg UCC church. This will be our first time serving a meal sit down style since the pandemic so we will really need good volunteer support.

Check your email for the Sign-up Genius

 We'll be serving appetizers, baked ham, hashbrown casserole (Danielle Kates' recipe from our cookbook!), green beans and dessert.   

This will be our Annual Club Christmas Party. Please remember that spouses/friends are welcome to attend, just be sure to register them so we have a count for the food.

It will again be cateted by PC Pub, and Liz will be returning as our bartender!

Watch for an email from Lori, who is chairing this project, as it gets closer.

Volunteers are needed to help with toy sorting on 12/15/23 6-8 PM and with distribution on 12/16/23 8 AM - 2 PM.  Both will take place at the Red Hill Fire Company at their Social Hall.  Please let Lori Ritting know if you can help.     

Please join us for our Annual Four Way Speech Contest.

More details will be provided as the date gets closer.