Rotary Club of Allentown West
Western Lehigh County
Club No. 5415          District No. 7430

 
Allentown-West Rotary is a community of friends, working together. 
We travel and share experiences with other Rotary Clubs.
Our Happy Dollars are the happiest dollars you will find!
 
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Allentown West

Service Above Self

We meet Wednesdays at 7:30 AM
Luther Crest Community
800 Hausman Road
Allentown, PA  18104-9393
United States of America

Phone:
(484) 519-0102
Email:
membership@allentownwestrotary.org
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Allentown West Rotary Club

PO BOX 92
Old Zionsville, PA 18068
 

 
 
Welcome to Allentown West Rotary! 
 
We’re glad you stopped by; we’re proud of our club and how we serve our local and international communities. On this website you’ll learn a little bit about what we do, but the best way to learn about us is to see for yourself. We invite you to join us at any breakfast or evening meeting to learn more. Be our guest! 
 
Allentown West Rotary focuses on two main areas: food insecurity and developing our youth. 
 
Food Insecurity

Despite the many farmer’s markets, supermarkets, food programs, and perceptions people may hold of a particular zip code or neighborhood, there is still food insecurity in the area we serve. Whether it’s due to temporary circumstances or long-term concerns, there are families who have difficulty putting food on the table every day. AW Rotary has several ongoing programs that address hunger and food insecurity in our communities. Volunteers are dedicated to these programs; stocking shelves in Kingdom Life food pantry, handing out produce at Lowhill Food Pantry, creating snack packs for student in the Parkland and Northwestern school districts. We also provide both funds and volunteers for the Meals on Wheels program.
 
Rotary Community Corps
AW Rotarians sponsor a separate group called a Rotary Community Corps. These volunteers do all the work of preparing the weekend Snack Packs for the children of the Northwestern School District.
 
SNACK PACKING at PARKLAND

A-W Rotarians and Parkland H.S. student members of the Interact Club we sponsor, met at the H.S. on Monday January 22nd and prepared the food packs for children for the next month.

 
PARKLAND STUDENTS HELP IN AFRICA
SIERRA LEONE STUDENTS
ATTEND SCHOOL, THANKS TO
PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
 
These are the Centennial School students that received their school fees paid for this academic year from the Parkland HS donations.  There were 101 scholarships awarded.
In the Spring of 2017, the Principal of the Centennial School visited Parkland High School to learn about USA education methods and to talk with the students.   As a result, the Parkland High School seniors were inspired to help the Centennial school and set up a “Go Fund Me” account to raise money. Over $16,000 was raised, of which part was used to pay school fees for students in need and for scholarships. 
 
KINGDOM LIFE SHELVING PROJECT
Our team completed the Allentown West Rotary Grant project at Kingdom Life Food Pantry in Orefield on Friday Nov. 10th. We had ten Rotarians and 8 friends volunteering.
We emptied the shelves, tore out the old wooden shelving, assembled and erected the new metal shelves, and restocked all the shelves in 2 1/2 hours.
 
 
  It was a well-planned and an excellent team effort. 
 
HAPPY HOUR at the WINERY
A wonderful evening of wine tasting at Weathered Vineyards near Werley's Corner was enjoyed at our November 9th Happy Hour meeting.  Dana Woolley, the owner along with husband Richard, were our hosts.  Wine could be bought and there were plenty of cheese and crackers. 
 
Third Graders Receive Dictionaries
As we do each year, Rotarians passed out about 65 dictionaries to the three 3rd grade classes on Thursday November 9, 2017.  The final count is 21 elementary schools in the Northwestern Lehigh, Parkland, and Salisbury School Districts, and about 1,000 dictionaries.
 
5K Eradicate Polio Race a success
Over 20 AW Members and family planned and then executed the 7th annual 5K Race to raise funds to help eradicate Polio disease. The event held on Saturday October 14th raised over $28,000 from across our 5 County district.
 
Parkland HS Rotary Interact Club
 
 
The students of the Parkland H.S. Interact Club created this Float and paraded with it in the October 6th Homecoming.
 
Snack Packing at Northwestern S.D.
Allentown West Rotarian volunteers helped on Wednesday, September 13th at Northwestern.  We filled (63) snack packs X 2 weeks = 126 snack packs.
 
 
Some volunteers were out delivering the snack packs in the rain, This is a  community project for the students of the Northwestern School district area through the school year.
 
Annual Rotary Picnic
 
On Sunday August 13th 45 Allentown-West Rotarians and family gathered at the Webers farm and enjoyed great conversations, fabulous food and terrific weather.
 
 
 
Rodale Park is Mulched
 
On Saturday May 20th Brian Peterka led his band of Allentown West Rotarians and friends in the record-setting time of 90 minutes to haul and spread the mulch. They say that the many donuts that came with the coffee were a true incentive.
 
Scholarships Awarded
     AW Rotarians distributed a $1,000 scholarship check to each of Nine High School seniors on May 17, 2017. The students are from Northwestern Lehigh, Parkland, Lehigh Carbon Technical Institute, and Lehigh Carbon Community College.
 
 
 
 
 
Miracle League Project
     On the evening of March 23rd Eighteen AW Rotarians and friends gathered at the Holiday Inn in Breinigsville to assemble and stuff 500 plastic Easter eggs with candy for distribution to the children at the Miracle League Easter event.
 
 
A Great Rotary Mixer
 
About 30 Allentown West Rotarians and guests gathered at Eight Oaks Distillery on the evening of March 9th to meet, eat, talk and drink in a fantastic upbeat atmosphere. The main purpose was to introduce our guest visitors to our Rotary attitudes and activities in order to help determine if they might wish to join us.
 
Meals On Wheels Delivery
 
     Allentown West Rotarians drove and delivered Meals on Presidents' Day. We provide a holiday for the regular volunteers at least twice each year.
 
Executing a Rotary Grant
 
 
Allentown West Rotarians financed and planned a Rotary Grant that brought two Physical Therapists from The Ukraine  to the area for two weeks of specialized training at Good Shepherd. They will start the very first PT program in the Ukraine  during September.
 
Feeding the Hungry
AW Rotarians continue to volunteer and to financially support the Lowhill  Food Pantry.
 
Our members go to local markets each week and purchase fresh produce and take it to the Pantry.
 
Another Rodale Park Job Done
On Saturday Nov. 5th Nine hearty AW Rotarians met at Rodale Park to perform our semi-annual chores.that included digging out many plant bulbs and general Fall clean-up.
 
AW Rotarians add another project
As of Friday March 16, 2016 AW members have taken on additional volunteer work, The photo is from the first time that we helped to fill shelves at the Kingdom Life Family Center Food Pantry. 
We will volunteer again at the Orefield Food Pantry on Friday, April 8. 
 
Feeding the Food-insecure Children
A  GREAT  SNACK  PACKING  CREW
 
What a great crew we had at the March 9th Snack Packing at Northwestern!  Twice each month AW Rotarians and H.S. Interact Club  students prepare weekend food items for area children who need them every week.
 Special thanks to Pastor Candi for delivering the finished boxes to the Weisenberg Elementary School.
Thank You all again for helping to make this worthwhile project “happen” this past Wednesday.
 
 

Northwestern Lehigh High School Service Club

Supports International Disaster Relief

 

          The student members of the Rotary sponsored Interact Club at Northwestern Lehigh H.S. did various fundraisers earlier this year and raised  $1,000 in support of the ShelterBox USA disaster relief program. At the August 13th meeting of the Allentown-West Rotary Club Sarah Overstrom, Vice President and Jaedon Muhl, Secretary of the NWL H.S. Interact Club presented a check for #1,000 to Allan Syphers, the ShelterBox USA Ambassador for the Rotary five-county district 7430.

          Then on Saturday, August 16, the Allentown West Rotary Club and its Northwestern Lehigh Interact Club students conducted another fundraiser as they sold candy and gave away balloons at "Night in the Country," a community event near New Tripoli. This event allowed them to exhibit a ShelterBox tent to the 15,000 attendees. Proceeds go to buy another ShelterBox.

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          Also the Rotary Club promoted its ongoing “Snack Pack” program that feeds needy children over weekends in the local school districts each year.

          A single ShelterBox costs $1,000 and the main item in each box is a tent designed to house up to 10 people. In addition there is a range of other survival equipment including thermal blankets and insulated ground sheets, essential in areas where temperatures plummet at nightfall. Where malaria is prevalent, mosquito nets are supplied, as well as life-saving means of water purification.

          ShelterBox was founded in England in 2000 to provide shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disasters around the world. The largest deployment was to Haiti with over 30,000 Boxes. People have been served in over 90 countries and ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT) have arrived within hours following 225 disasters.

          ABOUT LOCAL ROTARY:  There are 8 Rotary clubs in the Lehigh Valley with over 400 members; and 44 clubs in the five-county District 7430 with about 1800 members. Each is dedicated to helping others. Rotarians believe in “Service Above Self,” and initiate and implement many projects all year long that address hunger, medical, and educational needs.

 
 
THURSDAY EVE PROGRAMS
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The December 12, 2019 Thursday Evening meeting will be at The Holiday Inn starting at 5:30 P.M. in The Pub.
 
 
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Speakers
Kim Schaffer
Dec 11, 2019
Community Bike Works
Al Jacobsen, Executive Director
Dec 18, 2019
Allentown Symphony Association
Christmas Holiday Week Off!
Dec 25, 2019
No morning or evening meetings this holiday week.
Welcome 2020!
Jan 01, 2020
Happy New Year! NO meetings this holiday week!
Board Members + Committees
Jan 08, 2020
Quarterly Club Assembly + Treasurer's Report
Dawn stillwagen
Jan 15, 2020
Meals on Wheels
Chris Nelson
Jan 22, 2020
Bethlehem Rotary Human Trafficking program
Nomonation and Election of Officers
Jan 29, 2020
Tom Friday
Feb 05, 2020
Classification Talk
Phil Armstrong, Executive Director, Lehigh County
Feb 12, 2020
Priority of Lehigh County
Brad Maier
Feb 19, 2020
Classification talk
Board Members + Committees
Apr 01, 2020
Quarterly Club Assembly + Treasurer's Report
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Club Executives & Directors
President
Amir Famili
President Elect
Ralph Witcher
Treasurer
Christopher Blechschmidt
Secretary
John Scott
Foundation Chair
Herb Klotz
Membership
Mustafa Jaffer
Youth Exchange
Sue Weber
Vice President
Gary L. Englehardt
Immediate Past President
Jeanne Shipe
Club Service Chair
Gail Micca
Public Image Chair
Marlene Heller
Youth Services Chair
Bill Weber
AW Foundation Chair
Geoff Legg
Fundraising Chair
Len Salines
Evening Meeting Chair
Barbara C. Kistler
 

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