



Stepping up to help recently, under the club leadership of Mac Neilon, were from left) Mark Sammarone, Mac, Gary Hewitt, Jeff Cantwell, Rotary friend Rick Waltz, P4P leader Alan Schultz, and new Rotarian, Tom Rowlands. This team worked on 43 bicycles that will be shipped to Guatemala.

The Annual Marshall Square Park Clean-up Project found over 20 folks, which included family members and friends joining club members, with gloves, rakes, wheelbarrows and other tools in hand to clean the popular park. Donuts and beverages provided early morning treats for hungry volunteers. Afterward, many of the folks headed down the street to Bob and Sue Rogers home where the Rogers provided a delicious barbecue as they have generously done in past years.

At a Daily Local News Accepts Partner Award recent luncheon meeting, President Catherine Friedman presented the club’s very first Partner award to the Daily Local News (DLN). Bill Rettew, longtime DLN photographer and journalist, accepted the award on behalf of the DLN. Participating in the presentation along with Friedman, were Cathy Palmquist, Communications Committee member, and Jeff Cantwell, Communications Committee Chairman.In presenting the award, Friedman said “The Rotary Club proudly honors the DLN for its outstanding dedication to community service, unwavering commitment to excellence, and longstanding partnership. The DLN has partnered with our club in publishing numerous photos and articles of the club’s activities and events, enabling DLN readers to learn of important activities, and the support of Rotarians good works near and far”.

Anne and Joe Driscoll, very active members of our West Chester club, unexpectantly came upon one of these other clubs. On their recent 10 day East Indies Cruise, their trip took them to Tortola, Puerto Rico, where they found a Welcome sign pole announcing the Rotary Club of Central Tortola.





Michelle Venema and Andrew Stump were the designers and producers of our club's entry in the Borough of West Chester's annual Christmas Parade.
Having not participated in the parade itself for a number of years - we've decorating flagpoles, provided parade marshals and such previously - this year Michelle and Andrew spearheaded the float project which turned out to be a prize-winning vision!






Grant recipients included (front row, from left) Glenda Brion, Community Warehouse Project, Heather Robino, Parish Hall Kitchen, Jacquie Finnan-Hemmer, A Child’s Light, Kara Todd, Believe and Achieve Foundation, Kathleen Sanger, Home of the Sparrow, and (standing from left) Christine Scott, CPC Co-coordinator, Kenneth Winston, Charles A. Melton Arts and Education Center, Ken Hutton, Housing Partnership of Chester County, Don Neimetz, North Star of Chester County, Catherine Friedman, Rotary Club President, Courtney Zimmerman, Bournelyf Special Camp, and Rob Malone, CPC Co-coordinator.

This was the second time our club members helped out at the C.U.R.E. warehouse this year. Several helped out at the collaboration of the four area Rotary clubs in April.

Kate Diffenderfer, Doug Meis and Melissa Baxter were among the Rotarians from District 7450 who attended this year's annual Philadelphia Phillies baseball game to raise funds for our international program, PolioPlus.
Rotarians sold over 500 tickets to the game, which entitled our District Governor Francy Cross to throw out the first ball. Not only did eight dollars of every ticket sold go to PolioPlus, but the game provided an opportunity for Rotarians throughout the district to participate in this shared fellowship activity with Rotarians from other clubs. And, the funds raised are matched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation! A win win for all!
Thanks to Phil McFadden for capturing this fun photo for us.

Thanks to Jeff for capturing these photos at the event.

according to one golfer. Might we expect another golfing outing if the weather cooperates?

After the induction, past club presidents lined up for our annual tradition of passing the gavel.

Newly elected District 7450 Governor Francy Cross conducted the induction, telling Catherine, “Your election is an expression of the confidence placed in you by your club members.”




Rotarians from our club, headed up by our Rotary Day of Service coordinator, Mac Neilon, included Jeff Cantwell, Katie Martin, Phil McFadden, Steve Bayles, Melissa Baxter, and new member, Mark Lucas.
Mailing Address:
Rotary Club of West Chester
PO Box 743
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19381-0743 USA
West Chester Rotary meets every Thursday at Noon at the
West Chester Country Club,
West Chester Country Club,
111 West Ashbridge Street,
West Chester, PA USA
West Chester, PA USA
Programs begin at 12:20pm