Thanks for coming out to  make this  another successful event!!!
 

Welcome to Collegeville Rotary Club

 
Another Successful Pancake Breakfast !!!
Nov 17, 2019: Rotary Club of Collegeville held its annual Pancake Breakfast event to bring the community together to have loads of fun and to raise money for the The Daily Bread Community Food Pantry.
 
Hundreds of families, kids and individuals joined on Sunday to enjoy St. Patrick's Day  with us and to make this another successful event.  We would like to thank the numerous volunteers from the community and our club without whom this event would not have been possible.
 
We are humbled by the work the Steevers family and volunteers of the food pantry do, and extend our gratitude and support for taking on this role. 
To find our more or to volunteer please visit their web site at:  http://dailybreadcommunityfoodpantry.org/
 

Previous
Next
 
Upcoming Speakers
Brian Freas - Collegeville Fire Department
Mar 27, 2019
Discuss New Fire Station & Private Tour

For his presentation, Brian will be giving us a private tour of the new Collegeville Fire Station on Wednesday, 27 March after our regular meeting. Several volunteer firefighters will be with him. There will be a short Q & A session afterwards. 

Mr. BJ Metz
Apr 03, 2019
Rotary Impact Across the Globe
Doug Cook
May 08, 2019
Future of Rotary and how it is changing to keep up with the times
Past Speakers
Marie Ann Thompson
Mar 13, 2019
Her experiences with Rotary Foundation
Julie Kovalski
Feb 27, 2019
Overview of the local community magazines, and how she got started
Ms. Sharon Gross
Nov 28, 2018
Spotted Lantern Fly - An Invasive Species from China
View entire list...
 
Stories
OUR FIRST TURKEY DINNER TROT 5K ... LOADS OF FUN!
Saturday, Nov 17,2018:  Rotary Club of Collegeville held its first inaugural 5k to raise funding for Turkey Dinners was  a great success.  We had a warm sunny fall day with more than 40 runners participating.  We were able to raise funds while having lots of fun.  We received generous donations to provide Thanks giving dinners for more than 40 local area families in need through The Daily Bread Community Food Pantry.
Photos of the fun:    Click here for the photos
Finish line photos:  Click here for the photos
 
Save the date for next year:  Sat 11/23/19
 
Read more...
Halloween Parade 2018
Rotary Club of Collegeville hosted the 62nd annual parade to bring the community together to celebrate Halloween.  We had thousands of people participate in their costumes.  There was fun for all ages.  There were also many pets and groups dressed in their favorite scary or fun costumes.
 
Click here for photos:  Halloween Parade 2018 Photos.
Click here for parade video: Halloween Parade 2018 Video.
Annual Golf Tournament - Mon July 9, 2018
Here is an opportunity to enjoy the exclusive Bellwood Country Club and help the environment.  Collegeville Rotary Club is partnering with the Perkiomen Valley Watershed Conservancy to make this wonderful opportunity available to you.
 
Please also consider one of the many sponsorship options to benefit our community and the environment. 
The event is on Monday July 9, 2018 at Bellwood Country Club in Pottstown, PA
 
or contact: Mark Million at     mam1102@aol.com    610-630-4633

PV Watershed Clean Up
Several members of our club along with two students from PV High School Interact Club spent several hours on Saturday morning removing hundreds of pounds of trash and more than a dozen tires and other large items from a field alongside the creek near First Avenue across from Kimberton Whole Foods store.  Thanks for all that participated.
 

4 Way Speech Contest 2018

Our club level speech contest was held on March 11, 2018.  The first place winner will be going on to the regional competition on April 14, 2018.

Ashley Liu of Methacton High School has won first place at our annual speech contest with a gripping speech about over emphasis on class ranking during high school.  Erin Quinn of Perkiomen Valley High School was awarded second place.

Annual Pancake Breakfast Held on 3/18/18
We have been hosting a Pancake Breakfast in the Collegeville/Trappe community for nearly 60 years.  This year again was a grand success.  The money we raised today will be a used to help The Daily Bread Food Pantry in their mission to help the people in need in our community.  We had nearly 400 people join us for great food and fun.  There were many familiar faces as well as many new faces. 
 
We would like to thank all the people that attended to make this successful.  This event could not be possible if were not for the effort of the many volunteers especially from the Central Perkiomen Valley Rotary Club and Perkiomen Valley High School Interact Club.  Thank you all for your eager help.  Special thanks goes to our own Joy Miksic for coordinating the whole event. We would also like to thank Bob Imperial for hosting the event at his facility in Trappe, PA
 

 Collegeville's 61st Annual Halloween Parade, Oct 25, 2017
Join the Rotary once again on Collegeville's Main Street to mark the 61st year for the parade.  Parade starts at Dusk.  Pre-parade activities start at 5PM.  Costume judging starts at 6 PM
 
There is no need to register for costume judging or the parade - just bring your costumed children (or pet), and meet in the parking lot behind the AmeriGreen Gas Station and Chow Bistro (454 E. Main) at 6 pm.  This year the Rotary is expanding the Halloween dress up contest beyond dogs to all pets.  Judging is from 6 to 6:25 p.m. in the parking lot.  The parade begins its walk down Main St. at 6:30 p.m.
Read more...

Eagle Scout Project-Sahas Kurumety

Archiving of Club's Historical Documents

Sahas Kurumety is a member of BSA Troop 133 in Worcester, PA.  He is currently a candidate for Eagle Scout which is the highest rank for Boy scouts.  One of the requirements for this rank advancement is to plan and execute a project that benefits the community or an organization that serves the community.  Sahas chose to do a project for our club.  
 
Our club has collected many interesting historical documents since our inception in 1949.  These documents have been stored haphazardly and have been difficult to access.  We also collected over 100 flags from other clubs all over the world.  These too have been difficult to access.  Sahas took the challenge to organize the documents into transportable file boxes.  He also created 8 banners that allow us to display all of the club flags we collected in an organized manner.
 
See pictures by clicking below
Read more...

Meet our New President - Mark Million

We are pleased to welcome Mark Million as our new club president effective on 7/1/17.  Mark has been a very active and dedicated member of our club for the past 3 years.  We are looking forward to implementing his many new initiatives to continue the club rejuvenation that has started with Mary Cook.  Thank you very much Mary for getting us through the transition phase and putting us on a sound footing with several new members and a new meeting location at Ursinus College.

Rotary Youth Exchange Ambassador from Collegeville Rotary Club
Posted on Aug 28, 2017

Sahas Kurumety has been selected by the Collegeville Club to participate in the Rotary Youth Exchange program for school year 2017/18.  Sahas just completed 11th grade at Methacton High School.  He is very excited to have been given this life changing opportunity to spend the year abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina to immerse himself in the culture and become fluent in Spanish.   He will be departing in August 2017 and returning in June 2018.

Read more...

Club Member Trip to India - Jan 2017
Six of our Rotarians returned from an exciting 2 week trip to India in January 2017.
While in India, our Rotarians visited Bangalore, Several towns in Andra Pradesh and New Delhi.  They made many connections with Rotarians and other active philanthropists.  They also visited several health care and education facilities to see first hand how these facilities operate and what their current needs are.  The highlight of their trip was the connections made in Vizianagaram in Andra Pradesh.  They returned with a good understanding of how we can make a positive lasting impact on improving their health and education.  As a follow up from this trip, we were successful in getting a District Grant approved to work on 5 worthy projects with a positive impact on several hundred of people.
Read more...

Musical Concert & Dinner with The B Street Band
Collegeville Rotary Club is hosting a night to celebrate with Bruce Springsteen Music by the B-Street Band at Imperial Catering in Collegeville, PA.
Please come to enjoy the music and a wonderful dinner with your friends.  Proceeds will benefit local causes.
 
Eat Like The Boss: NY Strip Steak or Broiled Tilapia, Baked Potato, Salad, Veggies, Desert and Assorted Drinks
Tickets are $40 per person which includes full dinner.  (BYOB Beer & Wine)
 
Read more...

Collegeville Rotary Pancake Breakfast
Collegeville and Trappe celebrate Saint Patrick's Day on 19 March at our annual Rotary Pancake Breakfast. This is our special fundraiser for the Daily Bread Community Food Pantry.  We welcome everyone to join us at Imperials Catering, 40 E. 1st Avenue in Trappe from  8:30 to 1 pm.  We've been sponsoring this event for more than 60 years for the community!  It's a great time to meet your neighbors and support an important local cause.

Meaning of UBUNTU
This story was contributed by Rao Kancherla, a friend of the Collegeville Rotary Club.
 
An Anthropologist proposed a game to a group of African tribal children.  He placed a basket of treats and candy near a tree. And made them stand 100 meters away.  And announced that who ever reaches first would get all the treats in the basket.
 
When he said ready steady go...  Do you know what these small children did?
They all held each other's hands and ran towards the tree together, divided the treats among them and ate them together and enjoyed it.
 
When the Anthropologist asked them why you did so?    They said 'Ubuntu'.
 
Which meant -  'How can one be happy when all the others are sad?'
  
Ubuntu in their language means -  'I am because, we are!'
 
This is a great message for all generations.
 
Let all of us always carry this attitude within us and spread happiness, wherever we go...
Let's have an Ubuntu Life.   I am because we are
 
Ubuntu  (/ʊˈbuːntʊ/uu-boon-tuu;  Zulu  pronunciation: [ùɓúntʼú]) is a Nguni Bantu term roughly translating to "human kindness."
It is an idea from the Southern African region which means literally "human-ness," and is
often translated as "humanity toward others," but is often used in a more philosophical sense to mean "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity".

The Collegeville Rotary Club Halloween Parade
Posted by Joy Miksic on Oct 22, 2015

Rotary at the Halloween Parade! - *** Cancelled ***

**** Parade canceled due to inclement weather  ****
 
For more than 50 years, the Collegeville Rotary Club has sponsored the Halloween Parade.  Join us, once again, on October 28 on Main Street for this event.  There is no need to register for costume judging or the parade - just bring your children (or pet), and meet behind CHOWs (454 E. Main) at 6 pm.  If you prefer to just watch, pull out a chair and line the street from CHOW to the Pretzel Factory.  The parade starts at 6:30 'drizzle or shine'. Stay through the parade - a special guest has promised to arrive.

Rao Kancherla to speak about his projects in India
Posted by Joy Miksic on Sep 08, 2015
The Collegeville Rotary Club will be hosting a very special presenter at our meeting on September 9, 2015.  Please join us to hear Kameswar “Rao” Kancherla explain numerous effective social projects he has been doing in India over the last 10+ years.  He is an expert ! on how far a dollar can be stretched by having a thorough understanding of the local needs and implementing the project first hand.
Read more...

First Annual Golf Tournament

The Collegeville Rotary and the Collegeville Fire Company are working together to serve our community.  We are announcing our First Annual Golf Outing on May 18, 2015 to support our Fire Company.The venue is the breathtaking Bellewood Country Club (400 E. Schuylkill Road, Pottstown, PA), known for its outstanding golf course and fine dining.  The day will include full access to the course and facilities, lunch, prizes, raffles and a buffet dinner at the elegant club house.  The format will be a 4-person scramble with prizes awarded for the first three places.  Skills events will also be included.  Registration and Lunch start at 11:00am; Shotgun start at 1:00pm; Reception and Dinner at 5:30pm

Read more...
Rotary Annual Pancake Breakfast
Posted by Joy Miksic on Dec 29, 2014

We welcome everyone in the community to join us at the Collegeville Rotary's Pancake Breakfast - February 22 from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm at Moorehead's Catering.  The PV and Methacton Interact Clubs and the Collegeville Rotary Club invite you to our hearty breakfast buffet, where your donation will raise funds for our local food pantry, The Daily Bread Community Food Pantry. 

2014 Halloween Parade
Posted by Lynn Fleisher on Oct 28, 2014

The Rotary Club of Collegeville sponsored its annual Halloween parade.  No one knows how long we have been doing this, but parade chairman Joe Greenwald believes this to be his 25th year!  This is a long standing tradition that the community looks forward to each year.  Families, neighborhoods and businesses came together to create floats, imagine outrageous costumes and put on a show!  The Perkiomen Valley High School marching band, Longhorn football and cheerleading, andarea fire companies were all on hand to celebrate.  Of course Santa made his usual appearance on a fire truck, delighting everyone young and old.  Prizes were awarded by age group for best costumes.  The rain threatened us for a bit, but it turned out to be a great evening enjoyed by all!

Citizens and Teachers of the Year Award Event
Posted by Joy Miksic on Aug 26, 2014

The Collegeville Rotary Club proudly announce their Citizens of the Year and Teachers of the Year for 2014!  We invite you to celebrate with us on October 15 at the RiverCrest Golf Club as we award the Paul Harris Fellow to our Citizens of the Year, and honor those teachers who represent our schools.  Please see below for details.

ImageOur Citizens of the Year are Joel and Loretta Stever of Schwenksville.  Joel and Loretta have coordinated establishing and operating the Jerusalem Community Food Pantry for almost 20 years.  Their client list has grown from 25 families to 250, with total number served estimated at over 1000 per month.  They work tirelessly to provide food and various services to the entire Perkiomen Valley area - from Collegeville to Green Lane to Telford to Lansdale.  The Food Pantry is in the process of moving to a new facility, having outgrown their current home at the Jerusalem Lutheran Church.  They will need all of our support in their efforts! 

 

ImageImage

Our Teachers of the Year have been nominated by their students.  Mrs. Bobbie Paul was selected from Perkiomen Valley High School and Mrs. Maggi McGettigan was selected from Methacton.  Bobbie has taught Earth Sciences for 21 years, and Maggi teaches 11th grade English and AP English at Methacton.

Read more...
Collegeville Rotary Celebrates 65th Anniversary!

 Image

     Last week the Collegeville Club began what will be a year long celebration its 65 years.   Initially named the Lower Perkiomen chapter, the club was chartered on July 27, 1949 and sponsored by the Phoenixville Rotary club.  The event was held at Spring Mount hotel in Schwenksville where some 300 people listened to  guest speaker Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts  discuss the ideals of Rotary. This week we honored our 20 charter members, among them the club's first president, Clarence A. Warden Jr.  Other charter members were Henry Brown Jr., Clement Bean, Anthony Chiccarine, William Coburn, Raymond Fishlock, Dr. Ivan Hess, Clay Hess, Robert Johnston, Dr. Herbert Kaplan, Louis Krug, William Philip, W.B. Rawlings, Alves Raynor, Harvey Richards, Andy Rihl, Chester Sellers, Harvey Vanderslice, Clyde Whitman, and W. Russell Zimmerman. 

 

Read more...

Welcome to District Governor Gary Fedorcha

ImageOn Wednesday, July 16, 2014 we welcomed our new District Governor Gary Fedorcha and his wife Lynne.  After a productive meeting with our board, Gary spoke to the club about his plans for the upcoming year.  This will be an exciting and productive year for our district and our club.

 
Join Us
 
Upcoming Events
View More...
 
Call us 484-854-1055 or email below
Enter your email address and the message you want to send.
* fields are required
 
Links
 
Home Page Download Files
 
 
Photo Albums
 
Site Pages
 
Club Executives & Directors
President
Mark Million
President Elect
Ravi Kurumety
Treasurer
Jim Sacks
Secretary
Eileen Million
Sr VP of Technology
Ravi Kurumety
Immediate Past President
Mark Million
 
 
 
Offers
 
Club Meeting Info

Join us to make a difference in our community
Collegeville

Wednesdays @ 6:15PM (Dinner at 5:45PM)
Ursinus College - Wismer Center
Faculty Dining Room
601 E Main Street
Collegeville, PA  19426
United States of America

Phone:
(484) 854-1055
Email:
CollegevilleRotary@gmail.com
LatestPublishedBulletin
Bulletins
VenueMap
Venue Map
 
March 2019
S M T W T F S
24
25
26
27
28
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
01
02
03
04
05
06
 
Website Sponsors