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Previous Luncheon Speakers (Fiscal year 2006-2007)

Speaker programs for fiscal year 2006 - 2007 (July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007) are listed 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.

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, 

 

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.

Date

Program

Speaker

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

Presented by distinguished speakers - like these:
June 26, 2007 How the Courts Work

Theodore "Ted" Walkenhorst, Esq.

Rotarian & Attorney
Jenkintown, PA
June 19, 2007

Annual End of the Fiscal Year Dinner Meeting
 at Manufacturer's Country Club
starting at 6:00 p.m.   (instead of luncheon meeting)

Cocktails, Buffet Dinner, Induction of Officers & Board Members, followed by Special Entertainment

Attendance restricted to members of the Rotary clubs of Jenkintown, Glenside, Elkins Park, & Rockledge along with one guest of their choice.  Reservation is required by June 12th, $47 per person.(Contact Nancy Zindel, Uniglobe Banner Travel at 215-379-3100).
June 12, 2007 Healing from the effects of abuse and poverty

Allen Reese

Director of Development & Communications
PathWays PA

June 5, 2007 "Heart Cam"

Mandy Krasovec

Executive Marketing Manager
Philadelphia Heart & Lung Institute
May 29, 2007 What's Happening in Washington

Congresswoman Allyson Y. Schwartz

Representative for the 13th Congressional District in the United State Congress
May 22, 2007 Kimmel Center Outreach

Betsy Kilkenny

Associate Director of Major Gifts
Kimmel Center (Philadelphia)
May 15, 2007 "Honoring Rabbi Harold Waintrup"

Rabbi Robert S. Leib

Old York Road Temple-Beth Am

Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.

Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
May 8, 2007 Foreign Exchange Student Update and Gundaker Update

Nit V. :  Rotary Exchange Student

Chuck Huntoon: Rotary Club of Jenkintown
May 1, 2007 Defining Dementia

Steven Halmen, Ph.D.

position & organization to be announced
April 28, 2007 The Fourth Annual Jenkintown Town Square
Clean-up &  Planting Day

A continuing project of our club, celebrating the first centennial of Rotary International. 

Join the fun, from 9:00 am until noon
( Please bring a hat, work gloves, shovel, rake or trowel.)

For centennial project information:  Click Here

 Rotary Club of Jenkintown Membership
and other friends of Jenkintown
April 24, 2007 Building Healthy Children

Julie Swarts

Executive Director
Abington YMCA
April 21, 2007 Pancake Breakfast
  ("Pancake Round Up")
April 17, 2007 Abington Little Meeting House Restoration

Heather Rutlege

Assistant Director
Abington Arts Center
April 10, 2007 Getting the Facts About Identity Theft

Chistopher Heaven

Stock Broker
Morgan Stanley
April 3, 2007 Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Deidre Shaffer

Executive Director
Association for Developmental Disabilities
March 27, 2007 The Barnes Foundation – A retrospective

Gilbert P. High, Jr., Esq.

Solicitor, Lower Merion Township
March 20, 2007 Elder-Medicine Defined

Joan M. Allen, R.N.

Assistant Director
ElderMed Program, Abington Hospital
March 13, 2007 March into Reading
Rotary Club of Jenkintown's Literacy Project

Nancy Posel

Rotary Club of Jenkintown
Librarian, Jenkintown Library (ret.)
March 6, 2007 Where is the Orphan Today?

Jeff Nitz

Director, Bethany Christian Services
February 27, 2007 The Role of the Coroner in Pennsylvania

Jeanne Ottinger

Montgomery County Coronerl
February 20, 2007 Reliving Our Past

Jean Barto & Doris Mackenzie

co-authors of Humor, Heartache and Harrowing Tales- Keeping Memories
February 13, 2007 Our Environment: What You Can Do

Paul Macht

Paul Macht Architects
February 6, 2007

Penny Pinching Tips for Business

Gene Marks

Author of "The Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists
Columnist
January 30, 2007 What is a Cyber Charter School ?
(a state-wide, public, K-12 cyber charter school)

Nina Coulter

Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School
January 23, 2007 Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity

David R.  McPhillips. O.D.,.F.A.A.O

and
Dr. Christine Smith

President
Primary Care Eye care Associates of Horsham

Horsham Rotary Club Members
January 16, 2007 Loaves & Fishes Cupboard:
 Meeting the needs of the “working poor” in our community

The Reverend Jay R. Newlin OSL

Pastor
Jenkintown United Methodist Church
January 9, 2007 Better than a cure, friends in child welfare

Richard Chapman

Executive Director
Juvenile Justice Center of Philadelphia
January 2, 2007 Update on the Rotaract Club of Philadelphia Brian R. Shaffer
 Student, LeBow College of Business
President, Rotaract Club of Philadelphia
December 26, 2006 No Meeting - Happy Winter Holidays
December 19, 2006 Holiday Party
held at the Baron Rowland Funeral Home
1059 Old York Road, Abington

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

 Kindly note there will be no luncheon meeting on this date

Attendance at this special meeting is restricted to club members and one guest of their choice (spouse, significant other, life partner, friend, companion).  RSVP to Nancy Zindel (at Uniglobe Banner Travel  215-379-3100) advance cost is $20 per person
December 12, 2006 Nano Technology

Election of Officers and Holiday Buffet Luncheon

 Dr. George Campbell
 position & organization to be announced
December 5, 2006 Rotary Foundation Speaker to be announced
November 28, 2006 What makes People "Tic?"
Demystifying Tourette Syndrome		 Dr. Judith Newman
 Professor of Human Development and Family Services
Penn State Abington
November 21, 2006 Community Benefits Report Richard L. Jones, Jr.
 President and C.E.O. Abington Memorial Hospital
November 14, 2006 Assisted Human Reproductive Technologies
 and Advances in the Treatment of Infertility		 Stephen G. Somkuti, M.D., Ph.D.
 Director, Toll Center for Reproductive Sciences
Abington Memorial Hospital
November 12,  2006 Philadelphia Eagles Football Game Tailgate Party

 All proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of Jenkintown

 Special Event supported and hosted by Kevin Eidenshink
 Proprietor of Archie's Tavern, Jenkintown
November 1, 2006 What is the Metropolitan Ballet Company? Lisa Collins
 Director/President - Metropolitan Ballet Company
October 31, 2006 Grant Presentation Rotary Club of Jenkintown
October 24, 2006 Alternative Fuel Options
Dave Peterson
General Manager Bryner Chevrolet
October 17, 2006 Avian Bird Flu: Facing the Facts Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC

Infection Control Consulting Services, LLC in Blue Bell, PA
Saturday
October 14, 2006
9:00 am - noon		 The Third Annual Jenkintown Town Square
Clean-up &  Planting Day

A continuing project of our club, celebrating the first centennial of Rotary International.  For centennial project information: 

Click Here

Join the fun !
( Please bring a hat, work gloves, shovel, rake or trowel.)

 Rotary Club of Jenkintown Membership
and other friends of Jenkintown
October 10, 2006 Membership Recruitment & Development

Richard Schaphorst

Former President & Current Membership Committee Chairperson

Rotary Club of Jenkintown
October 3, 2006 Visit by Rotary District Governor

Marty Philips

District Governor
Rotary International District 7450
September 26, 2006 Update on the Wars in Iraq

Lee Bowie

position & organization to be announced
September 19, 2006 Club Assembly Rotary Club of Jenkintown Membership
September 12, 2006 Jenkintown's Revitalization

Michael Golden

Vice President, Jenkintown Borough Concil
Founder, Jenkintown Community Alliance
September 5, 2006 District 7450 Leads the Way

Karen Strawhacker

Assistant District Governor
Rotary International District 7450
August 29, 2006 The Breathing Room

Bernard Fitzgerald

Co-Founder & first President
The Breathing Room
August 22, 2006 Hurricane Katrina Relief Volunteers Rebuilding Homes

David Downs

Sexton
Grace Presbyterian Church

and Bevery Thompson

Secretary
Grace Presbyterian Church
August 15, 2006 Critters for Kids of All Ages

Dede Long

Executive Director
Briar Bush Nature Center
August 8, 2006 India: The Economic Engines of New Growth & Development.

Suby Joseph

Economist

Member, King of Prussia Rotary Club
August 1, 2006 Travel in Israel
with a Rotary International Group Study Exchange Program

Mark Fallon
 Senior Naturalist
Briar Bush Nature Center
July 25, 2006 Myths of Polar Exploration Pete Capelotti, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and American Studies
Abington College of Penn State

July 18, 2006 War Time Art

Joseph Jurich

Artist
Member, Rotary Club of Jenkintown
July 11, 2006  Work to End Hunger in the Delaware Valley.

Martha Buccino

Vice President for Strategic Development
Philabundance

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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