Events

We are looking for volunteers for the 1st Friday. Bill Tuszynski, the Rotary District Shelter Box representative, will be setting up and showcasing a Shelter Box display.  Please consider signing up for a shift to help promote Rotary and Shelter Box to the community. Bill will need assistance as well as he cannot spend too much time on his feet.

Feel free to signup for more than one slot if you'd like. There will be food trucks and beverage vendors along with many other vendors in the area. 

SHIFTS:  

4:30 PM-6:30 PM Up to 4 volunteers to help setup and work table

6:30 PM-8:30 PM Up to 4 volunteers to help work table and breakdown 

Exact setup location is unknown and will be announced shortly, will be in East Greenville as usual.

Please plan to join us for our Annual Rotary Fun Fellowship Night at the IronPigs. We are having this event in lieu of our 1st August Meeting. The cost this year is $35 per person with a minimum of 30 people. This includes a free 2.5 hour buffet and soft drinks in a climate controlled room with TV's showing the game while you eat. As always, our seats will be in the section behind home plate towards the 1st base dugout. More tickets are available if needed.

Please remember, this is not just limited to members of our club. Members can bring family, friends, potential Rotarians and we will also invite Rotarians from surrounding clubs as always.

If you are interested, please contact Bob McCarty and payments will go directly to the Rotary Club of Upper Perk this year.

Join UP Rotarians and local Chamber members for the Happy Hour!

We'll be participating in Community Day again this year. If you've not done this before, I can tell you that it is a fun day with lots of opportunities to meet and greet folks in the community.  Please consider signing up for an hour or two. Any questions can be directed to Michele Hohlfeld.  Thank you!  

DATE AND TIME:  Sat., September 7, 2024, 10 AM - 3 PM

RAIN DATE:  The same time on the following day

LOCATION:  We'll be set up near 114 Main St. in East Greenville.  Thanks, Tina Thomas, for offering to allow us to park in your lot behind your business, Perkiomen Valley Printing.   

WHAT:  We'll be handing out free bottled waters and will have a fun fall craft for kids to do.  

District Governor Katie Farrell will be visiting with our club for this meeting. More details to follow.

District Governor Katie Farrell will be visiting with our club for this meeting. Please attend and show your support!

PLEASE NOTE: Meetings will now be at Pizza Como and PC Pub

COST: $25/per person

INCLUDES: Dinner and Soda/Water. Cash Bar

RSVP No later than 8AM on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. If you RSVP yes, please be aware that you will be responsible for payment if you do not attend. 

As we move into the busier time of year, we would like to start revisiting Strategic Planning along with Public Image and Recruiting of New Members as well as engaging our existing membership more.

Please join us and help provide input on this moving forward as we look to grow our club in the future.

We will also cover any business that may be needed.

We will be in the room closest to the bar stage for this meeting.

Please consider joining us for the last 1st Friday of the year as we are joined by Bill Tuszynski from the Perkasie Club as he is also the District's ShelterBox Representitive. Not only will be be displaying and advertising ShelterBox, we will also be promoting our Annual Halloween Decorating Contest as well as handing out some candy to kids.

The event runs from 5pm-7:30pm, setup to start no later than 4:30 and breakdown will be finished up by 8pm. Bill is disabled and assistance with setup and breakdown would be greatly appreciated. If you have not been out to 1st Friday yet, this would be a great time to come check it out and all it has to offer. It is a fun evening filled with many members and businesses from our community.

Please sign up if you can help!

Look for District emails to participate in race or to help

In lieu of a regular business meeting, we will be hosting local Dr. Priscilla Benner to speak about the MAMA Project and possible collaboration.

Visit https://mamaproject.org/ to find out information before the event.

Please note: The deadline for registration is 8am Wednesday, October 9. If you're plans change before the deadline, please be sure to change your RSVP. 

Meet at the Kistler-Bitting Park and the Pavilion to plant tulips!

Bring yourself and any kids/additional people that want to help plant! If you have any gardening tools for planting, feel free to bring, but some will be available.

Join us for our fall highway cleanup. Please put on your calendar with Sunday November 3 as the raindate.

Meet at St. Philip Neri Church to park and start to clean-up

Place this on your calendars! Help will be needed leading up to the event with menu planning and shopping, but most help will be needed the day of, with food prep, serving, and clean-up. More information to follow from Michele Hohlfeld, chair of this event.

More to come, but we will again have a table at the tree lighting, so please put on your calendar if interested. We will again have a craft for the kids.