Welcome
to the
Rotary Club of Jenkintown !
A
community volunteer organization dedicated to service in our
neighborhood ... and
around the world.
The Rotary Club of
Jenkintown
Our club has a long
and distinguished history of service in Jenkintown. Our members
are community leaders in business and the
professions who volunteer their time and resources to help
others in our local community, our region, our nation, and our
world.
The Rotary
Club of Jenkintown is part of a global network of 32,403 rotary clubs in
168 different countries around the world with
a total of over 1.2 million members. While our club is run as
an independent entity, it cooperates and participates in many
charitable endeavors with other rotary clubs (locally,
nationally, and internationally).
Information on
Meetings
Our club has a
luncheon meeting every
Tuesday from
12:15 PM
- 1:30 PM. Each meeting combines a luncheon, social activities,
club business, and a presentation by a distinguished guest
speaker. Our speakers present information on a variety
of topics of general interest. A schedule of speakers
and topics (past, present, and future) can be found on our events
page.
Members
may bring guests at any time, and Rotarians from other rotary clubs are warmly
welcomed.
The fee for
each luncheon meeting is a twelve dollars, which includes
a full sit down lunch. Weekly luncheon meetings are held
at the Grace Presbyterian Church in
Jenkintown. Other than renting space from the church,
our organization has no other affiliation. Our meetings
and our membership is strictly nonsectarian and welcomes
qualified members regardless of religious, ethnic, or cultural
background.
Grace Presbyterian Church
is located in the heart of Jenkintown - at the
corner of Old York Road (route 611) and Vista Road, across the
street from the Jenkintown library. To find our
meeting room,
enter through the side doors of the church, which face the parking
lot behind the Jenkintown Library. Parking is available
on the street, or in the public library lot.
We Welcome New
Members !
Rotarians
are business and professional leaders who take an active role
in their communities while greatly enriching their personal
and professional lives. Our rotary club contains a diverse
group of professional leaders from the community served by the
club. Members benefit by: effecting change within their
community, developing leadership skills, gaining an
understanding of (and having an impact on) international
humanitarian issues, and by developing relationships with
other community and business leaders.
Qualifications for membership include sound personal
character, current or prior work in supervisory or
managerial position in any size business, occupation, or
profession (including those self- employed), willingness
to accept an obligation to participate in club activities and to attend weekly
luncheon meetings. Our club welcomes people with
diverse interests regardless of their cultural,
religious, ethnic, or personal background.
The Rotary Club of Jenkintown
is looking for qualified individuals with an interest in
community service in the local, regional, national, and
international arenas. For more information click
the "Membership Info" tab on the left side of this web page.
If someone you know has an interest in joining the Rotary Club of Jenkintown, please contact
our President,
Joseph Schlupp
{click
president's name to send email or call
215-887-7375}.
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The Rotary Club of Jenkintown has been dedicated to
"Service Above Self"
since 1924
