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Previous Luncheon Speakers  (Fiscal year 2002-2003)

Each weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Jenkintown includes time for socializing, fellowship, club announcements, updates on club business, a professionally catered four course lunch with changing entrees, and a twenty minute presentation on a topic of general interest to our membership, by a distinguished speaker.

The subject matter varies considerably including (but not limited to) the arts, community service, business, government, social issues, politics, sciences, travel, current events, world cultures, health topics, avocations, and vocations.

Our members are always welcome to bring guests with them.  Selected meetings are open to the general public, 

Speaker programs for fiscal year 2002 - 2003 (which started 7/1/02) are provided on this page.  For a listing of programs in the current fiscal year, and future programs, click the up button located  on the upper left portion of this web page.

Date

Program

Speaker

We offer a variety of luncheon speakers on topics of general interest.  

Presented by distinguished speakers - like these:

June 24, 2003

The Nature Conservancy

Tom Stupak

The Nature Conservancy

June 17, 2003

Annual End of the Fiscal Year Dinner Meeting
 at Manufacturer's Country Club, starting at 6:00 p.m.
 (no lunch meeting was held on this day)

Attendance at this special meeting was restricted to club members and one guest of their choice.

(spouse, significant other, life partner, friend, companion, et cetera)

June 10, 2003 Conversion of Chas III Theatre to a non-profit community theatre Jeff Landis

Jenkintown Nonprofit Theatre Board

June 3, 2003 Indonesian Government, Culture & Economy Nina Rurak

Rotary Exchange High School Student from Indonesia

May 27, 2003 Club business meeting: Centennial Project Proposals Club membership
May 20, 2003 Update on Cancer and the American Cancer Society

Gina Bitetti

American Cancer Society

May 13, 2003 Birds in the Backyard

Marsha Peterson

Manager of the Wild Bird Center

May 6, 2003 Club Business Meeting Delores Kuykendall

President, Rotary Club of Jenkintown

April 29,2003 Water for People Kathleen Anderson

Water for People

April 22, 2003 Visit & Talk by the Rotary Group Study Exchange Team from Brazil Rotary GS Team from Brazil

Rotary International Group Study Exchange

April 15, 2003 Professional Golf Association Experiences Jack Connolly

President of PGA (retired)

April 8, 2003 Project Warm Landon Synnestvedt with
Dr. Ronald Renzi
April 1, 2003 Mars Odyssey Dr. Ann Schmiedekamp

Pennsylvania State University (Abington Campus)

March 25, 2003 Cancer Review Tammy Schane

American Cancer Society

March 18, 2003 Travel Experiences and Second Classification Talk. Nancy Posel 

Executive Librarian, Jenkintown Library (retired)

March 11, 2003 Old York Road Historical Society Dave Rowland.
March 4, 2003 St. Patrick's Day Irish Songs Stanton Family Singers 
February 25, 2003 Polio: The Disease Joseph "Doc" Jurich

Rotary Club of Glenside, PA

February 18, 2003

Meeting cancelled because of heavy snow

Mother Nature
February 11, 2003 Crimes Against the Elderly Lt. John Livingood
Abington Township Police Department
February 4, 2003

Jenkintown Interact

Classification Talk (continued)

Carol Heath & student(s)
Jenkintown High School

Art Argue
Cabinet Maker (retired), Veteran US Army, Distinguished Club Member

January 28, 2003   Reflections on my Life
from Buchenwald to Carnegie Hall
Marian Filar
Renowned Concert Pianist, revered teacher, emeritus Professor of Music (Temple University), Author.
January 21, 2003 First Hand Account of Overseas Polio Eradication Campaigns in Madagascar and India Lynn Brittingham
former President of New Hope Rotary Club, owner of Lynn Travel Co. of New Hope, PA.
Marie White, R.N.
Registered Nurse
January 14, 2003 Jenkintown Rotary Club Assembly Club business meeting.
January 7, 2003 Official visit and address by our District Governor Dan Guyon
District Governor for Rotary International District 7450
December 31, 2002 No program (New Year's Eve) Best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year from your neighbors,  the Rotary Club of Jenkintown.
December 24, 2002 No program (Christmas Eve) Silent Night.
December 17, 2002 The Jenkintown High School Choir Music speaks for itself.
December 10, 2002 Cancer Advancements Meredith Kessler
Vice-President, Abington Hospital
December 3, 2002 Special Holiday Season Evening Party and Meeting at Briar Bush Nature Center More socializing than speaking.
November 26, 2002 Digital Broadcasting  Bill Weber
Vice President of  WHYY Radio and Television Stations
November 19, 2002

Research on Alzheimer's Disease

  (Special Luncheon Meeting at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, kindly see special events section below for details)

Dr. Bill Rieber
Retired osteopathic physician
and Staff of the Philadelphia College of  Osteopathic Medicine
November 12, 2002 Liberty Center for Survivors of Torture Dr. Denise Michultka
Staff Clinical Psychologist, Liberty Center for Survivors of Torture, Philadelphia
November 5, 2002 A Citizen Soldier's Perspectives on World War II & the Holocaust:
the home front and the battlefields of Europe
Art Argue
Cabinet Maker (retired), & Veteran US Army
October 29, 2002 What's New in Harrisburg? State Senator Allyson Schwartz
Legislator, Commonwealth of Pennyslvania
October 15, 2002

Classification Talk (version two)

Ted Walkenhorst, Esq.
Attorney Specializing in Disability & Family Law

Honoring our Past Presidents and Senior Members

Jack Rice
Superintendant of Jenkintown School District (retired) and Distinguished Club Member
October 22, 2002 Polio Eradication - A New Campaign Dick Bourbon
Attorney, member of Rotary District 7450 Foundation Committee

Click here for more recent and future programs

We offer a variety of luncheon speakers on topics of general interest.  

Presented by distinguished speakers - like those above:

 

Our very special, gourmet quality, citrus fruit is available to the general public during the Fall and Winter months when superior quality, native grown citrus fruit is in season.  We buy in bulk direct from the grower, but sell to the public considerably below retail prices.  All receipts from citrus sales are donated in full to charitable organizations screened and selected by the club.  For information on order dates, pickup dates, pricing, and varieties available please click hyperlink: Gourmet Citrus Fruit Order & Purchase Information

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