Author: Dick Newbert

This morning former president Dr. Augie Audrid presented Alan Agree with a plaque recognizing his two years as the Club’s President.

Immediately thereafter, Bob Morris, a former Club president and one of the Club’s charter members gave Dick Newbert the oath of office as the incoming President and presented with a Rotary pin signifying his election.

Also sworn in were the Club’s 2016-17 Board: Alan Agree (Past President), Lou Hatfield (Secretary), Arthur Finkle (Treasurer), Irv Perlstein (Golf Chair), Ed Carne (Membership Chair), Bob Morris (Director) and Fred Edelman (Director).

Next, Heather Estes

then presented information on an as yet unnamed foundation which will be solely dedicated to providing recovery houses for military veterans PTSD and who are recovering from substance abuse problems.  Each of the residential facilities will be staffed 24/7/265, adopt a 12-step, no-tolerance approach and be unique in having local residents of the communities in which the facilities are located on their Boards.

Next Monday, the Club’s 10th annual charity golf outing will be held at the Philmont Country Club where more than 90 golfers will be playing and helping to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Guardians of the National Veterans Cemetery in Washington Crossing.

On June 9^th, Club members Alan Agree, Stan Cohen, Irv Perlstein, Jerry Redington Ed Carne and Dolly Sokol served dinner at AstraZeneca’s Hope Lodge

which offers lodging at no cost for cancer patients being treated in the Philadelphia area who require daily treatments but live too far away for convenient commutes.  After dinner, Ed Carne and Stan Cohen hosted an always-popular mini-Jeopardy contest with silver dollars being awarded to the person with the first correct answer to each question asked.

Andrew Foley (Deputy Chief and Training Officer) and Jim Wilkins joined us at this morning’s breakfast meeting.

The spent considerable time discussing three types of medical emergency situations with which seniors (the vast majority of our membership) are all too often confronted.  These include various types of heart attacks and strokes (both clots and hemorrhaging)  … together with warning signs someone might be experiencing one of these life-threatening events; emergency first aid (including updated CPR techniques and the use of AEDs); and risks when a victim fails to receive timely treatment.  They also touched on falls and easy things which can be done to minimize the chances of falling.

It was a tremendously interesting and informative presentation and we anticipate having them return in the fall t speak with use again!

 

Alan Agree, Jerry Redington and Irv Perlstein pitched in and assisted the Guardians of the National Veterans Cemetery in Washington Crossing in planting new flag poles and raising new flags to honor those comrades in arms laid who have been laid to rest at the Cemetery.  It is one of several annual projects undertaken by the Guardians with which Club members volunteer their time.

This morning, the members of the Club braved the threatening rain and picked up trash along its adopted highway on Yardley-Langhorne Road,  its participation in the State’s semi-annual “Great American Cleanup of PA” program.  While empty soda & beer cans, plastic bags & bottles and an occasional hub cap are the most visible items, the team was surprised by the hundreds of cigarette butts discarded by careless drivers along the roadway.

Shown (l to r):  Irv Perlstein, Jerry Redington, Stan Cohen and Augie Audrid.  Missing Alan Agree, Lou Hatfield and photographer Dick Newbert

At the Club’s May 18th dinner meeting Connor Regan, a Neshaminy High School senior received the Rotary Club of Shady Brook’s Student-of-the-Year Certificate and $1,000 scholarship Award.

Augie Audrid, Irv Perlstein and President Alan Agree making the presentation to Connor

Sara Sterner, an 8th grade student at Maple Point Middle School received the Club’s April/May Student-of-the-Month award and a $100 check.

President Alan Agree making the presentation to Sara

In addition, both Conner and Sara were recognized by Representative Frank Farry and the Pennsylvania State House for their respective accomplishments.

The Club also presented Syd White (Fine Arts Department Chairperson at Neshaminy High School) and Bridgette Olavage (graduating Neshaminy senior who will be attending Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota) with Certificates of Appreciation for their hard and outstanding efforts in helping to develop and launch the Rotary Club of Shady Brook’s new web site (www.rotaryclubofshadybrook.com).

Lisa Pennington, assistant principal of Neshaminy High School spoke about the unique and evolving relationship between the school and our Club!

 

The Rotary Club of Shady Brook a Shelter Box’s for the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.  These children receiving the donation have parents and relatives in Haiti.  Fred Edelman made the presentation to the children.

Support for Troops in Afghanistan – March 2009

International visitor Dr. Rowena Andaya of Philippines – July 2009

Bob Morris, Ed Carne and Henry Garcia present Rebecca Reid of the Make-A-Wish Foundation with a Donation of $2,500 – September 2009

Special Presentation of Dottie Gelenberg – October 2009

Answering the Phones for WHYY’s 2009 Fund Drive – October 2009

On Friday, October 23, a group of fourteen members of the Shady Brook Rotary Club and some volunteer residents of the Villas of Shady Brook headed into Philadelphia to answer the phones and accept pledges for the WHYY public radio membership drive.  By taking pledges from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM we helped the station reach its monetary goal.  As we sat in front of the WHYY building, across the street from the beautiful National Constitution Center, we same many horse-drawn carriages, school children and pedestrians as the passed by.  This was a great opportunity to have fun with our friends and neighbors while performing a valuable service for anon-profit organization which serves our community.

Mark Nath, Fred Edelman and Augie Audrid Making a Donation to Ms. Adkins of the Girard College – October 2009

President Ed Carne Inducts New Honorary Members – November 2009

Captain David Childs

Linda Finkle

Jim McCaffrey

New members with Ed Carne (left) – February 2008

Congressman P. Murphy, Gary Williams [unknown]

New members with Bob Morris (second from left) – February 2008

Morris Pashko, Jim Stavros and State Rep Chris King

District Governor Gov. deFuria gives Oath to Incoming President Ed Carne – July 2008

Donation to Woman’s Space – August 2008

The following are photos taken during our Club’s early years.

David Lenzner Delivering TVs to the VA Hospital – July 2007

Henry Garcia and Bob Morris Present $2,000 to the Susan G. Korman Foundation – August 2007

The Rotary Club of Shady Brook, located in Langhorne, PA, made their first charity donation to the Susan G,. Korman Breast Cancer Foundation in the Amount of $2,000 from the proceeds of their golf outing held on June 5, 2007 at the Northampton Valley Country Club.  Elaine Grobman, Executive of the Philadelphia Chapter of the foundation is seen accepting the check from (l to r) Henry Garcia (Golf Chair) and Bob Morris (President) 

Charter Celebration – October 2007