[ The Rotary Club of Allentown, Pennsylvania ]

The Rotary Club of Allentown, Pennsylvania
The First Rotary Club of the Lehigh Valley, Chartered June 1, 1914

Meets Every Friday at Noon at the Holiday Inn, Center City Allentown
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CELEBRATING 96 YEARS OF SERVICE
[ The Rotary Club of Allentown, Pennsylvania ]
ALLENTOWN ROTARY INFORMATION
Home Page
Calendar of Events
Club History & Information
Meeting Time, Location & Directions
Membership Information
The Rotary Smile, Our Newsletter
Club News and Press
Suggest a Program for the Club
From Our Archives
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FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES
Allentown Rotary 5K Walk / Run
Appalachian Trail Walking Sticks
 
SERVICE TO OUR YOUTH
Backpack Buddies
Book Drive
Camp Neidig
Dictionary Project
Group Study Exchange
Interact
Pool Pals
Roger & Louise Mullin Scholarship
Romper Day
 
SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army
Community Service Grants & Awards
Meals on Wheels
Monte Carlo Night at Good Shepherd
Soup Kitchen
   
SERVICE TO OUR WORLD
Rotary International Service & News
Polio Plus
ShelterBox
   
THANKS, ALLENTOWN ROTARY!
Mementos of Thanks & Gratitude
   
ROTARY FUNDAMENTALS
The Object of Rotary
The 4-Way Test
20 Reasons to Join Rotary
   
ADDITIONAL ROTARY WEB SITES
Rotary International
Rotary District 7430
   
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CLUB HISTORY AND INFORMATION
We're living here in Allentown
- Billy Joel
Past Presidents of the Allentown Rotary Club
Honorable Richard W. Iobst*
1914-1915
Abbott S. Weibel*
1915-1916
Oliver C. Dorney*
1916-1917
Andrew K. Jacks*
1917-1918
Royal W. Weiler*
1918-1919
Edmund Collins, Jr.*
1919-1920
Fred D. Kutz*
1920-1921
Ray S. Brown*
1921-1922
Fred C. Lorish*
1922-1923
Charles O. Henry*
1923-1924
Frank T. Hagenbuch*
1924-1925
Harry D. Sollenberger*
1925-1926
William C. Troxell*
1926-1927
John A. McCollom, Jr.*
1927-1928
Hiram W. Dodd*
1928-1929
Col. Clarence J. Smith*
1929-1930
Louis C. LaBarre*
1930-1931
Fred Weindel, Jr.*
1931-1932
W. Bruce Macintosh*
1932-1933
Fred W. Moyer*
1933-1934
Frank J. Haberle*
1934-1935
Ralph H. Henry*
1935-1936
Ezra E. Fetzer*
1936-1937
Calvin J. Radman*
1937-1938
Henry V. Scheirer*
1938-1939
James E. Weiss*
1939-1940
Ignatius R. Mayer*
1940-1941
Clifford H. Trexler*
1941-1942
Luther R. Bachman*
1942-1943
Conrad W. Raker*
1943-1944
Frederick R. Johnson*
1944-1945
Thomas J. McNabb*
1945-1946
H. Newsham Bentz*
1946-1947
C. Spencer McElyea*
1947-1948
C. Donald Bachman*
1948-1949
Henry W. Parker*
1949-1950
J. Frederic Dreyer*
1950-1951
F. Willard Harper*
1951-1952
Garrett E. Miller*
1952-1953
Charles S. Hertz*
1953-1954
Ray C. Held*
1954-1955
Abram Samuels*
1955-1956
Willett E. Egge*
1956-1957
Dr. Dale H. Moore*
1957-1958
Henry M. Faucett*
1958-1959
Milton H. Focht*
1959-1960
Richard S. Peifly*
1960-1961
Robert H. Dilcher, M.D.*
1961-1962
Robert E. McNabb
1962-1963
C. Robert Broderick
1963-1964
Theodore R. Berger*
1964-1965
Charles A. Raab*
1965-1966
Roy E. Burton*
1966-1967
Orlando M. Bowen*
1967-1968
Remo Canova*
1968-1969
Robert L. Hewitt*
1969-1970
Henry G. Neubert*
1970-1971
Robert A. King 
1971-1972
Captain Charles L. Garrettson* 
1972-1973
Robert J. K. Butz 
1973-1974
Joseph F. Billera 
1974-1975
Caleb K. Hobbie*
1975-1976
James W. Harper
1976-1977
Frank J. Concannon
1977-1978
George S. Boyer, M.D.*
1978-1979
Elton W. Samuels*
1979-1980
Harris O. Warrick, Jr.
1980-1981
Willard H. Gehman
1981-1982
A. Malcolm MacMillan*
1982-1983
Thomas H. Christman 
1983-1984
Donald DeLorenzo
1984-1985
Donald H. Gaylor, M.D. 
1985-1986
Watson W. Skinner
1986-1987
Joseph E. Holaska*
1987-1988
John H. Krimmel, Jr.
1988-1989
C. Andrew Hobble
1989-1990
Robert J. Kayes*
1990-1991
David A. Peifly
1991-1992
Lynald E. Silsbee
1992-1993
Rev. David Hill
1993-1994
Richard C. Raab
1994-1995
Charles S. Shoemaker
1995-1996
Edmund D. Barry
1996-1997
Dolores A. Laputka
1997-1998
Asa M. Hughes
1998-1999
Rodney W. Wells
1999-2000
Wendy Body
2000-2001
Kenneth Kirshner
2001-2002
Donald Sillivan
2002-2003
Ellen Baker Ghelardi
2003-2004
Robert W. Brown
2004-2005
Kathryn Frazier
2005-2006
Rolf Schlake
2006-2007
Ibolya Baylog
2007-2008
Peter S. Smith
2008-2009
Judy Barberich
2009-2010
G. Larry Campbell
2010-2011
Theresa Podguski
2011-2012
 
*Deceased

The Allentown Rotary Foundation is a Not-For-Profit Corporation providing worldwide humanitarian grants to needy peoples and worthy projects, and educational awards for international exchanges of scholars and teachers and business and professional people. Its objective is the achievement of world understanding and peace through international charitable and educational programs.

The Foundation was established in 1969 to contribute to the betterment of the community. It is the intent of the Foundation to distribute the earnings annually to qualified local charitable and social welfare organizations.

The Allentown Rotary Scholarship Fund, a separate committee of the Foundation, was established in 1988 for the purpose of providing annual scholarships to deserving local students.

Rotarians contribute to the Foundation in any number of ways. Over the years, members have chosen to make a gift on their anniversary or birthday, or to commemorate the birth of a child or grandchild. Others have contributed to honor, or in memory of, a family member, close friend, fellow Rotarian, business associate, or on other occasions of special recognition. Contributors may designate whether they want their contribution to go to the Scholarship Fund or to the Foundation General Fund.

Allentown Rotary Club Committees:

Allentown Rotary Foundation

Serves as stewards of the Allentown Rotary Club's invested endowment and assets, encourages members to become Richard Iobst Fellows, approves funding for grants, scholarships, and various club projects

Badge Board & Hospitality

Welcomes Rotarians to each weekly meeting at the sign-in table, coordinates the collection/accounting of all lunch monies and sends cards for important dates and occasions as directed by the chair. Members facilitate each meeting by filing make-up slips, signing in visitors, and distributing materials to members.

Communications

Responsible for keeping club members informed about all club meetings, events and projects. Activities include sending out emails and announcements, and handling the club's voice mail system. Committee members also write articles for The Rotary Smile, the club's monthly newsletter.

Community Service Committee

Develops and manages the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in our local community, with an emphasis on The City of Allentown.This committee covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in our local community, with an emphasis Some of the activities include: Community Service Grants; Backpack Buddies; Dictionary Project; Book Drive; Monte Carlo Night at the Good Shepherd; Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army, Romper Day, and many more.

Fellowship Committee

Organizes the various social events we have throughout the year, offering opportunities to get together with fellow Rotarians in a purely social environment, such as after-hours celebrations, mixers, parties, and other outings.

International Committee

Helps to expand Rotary International's humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace. The committee handles activities and arrangements for the Group Study Exchange.

Membership Committee

Helps our club's membership growth. This committee also ensures that effective policies and procedures for recruitment and initiation of new members are maintained.

Program Committee

Provides informative, provocative, thought-provoking, and entertaining programs for the purpose of enhancing and augmenting the reason to attend weekly meetings.

Public Relations & Communications Committee

Increases the community awareness of the Allentown Rotary Club, Rotary Internationaland relevant activities of local Rotarians by means of news releases and other media. Ensures that the club's charitable activities, fundraisers, notable events, and the work of Rotary in general are adequately promoted to the local community.

Rotary International Foundation / Paul Harris Awards

The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation providing worldwide humanitarian grants to needy peoples and worthy projects and educational awards for international exchanges of scholars and teachers and business and professional people. Its objective is the achievement of world understanding and peace through international charitable and educational programs. This committee works to encourage members to become Paul Harris Fellows ($1,000 contribution to the Rotary International Foundation) in order to support the numerous charitable endeavors of Rotary International worldwide.

Scholarship Committee

The Scholarship Committee works with the Allentown Rotary Foundation Scholarship Fund and the Roger and Louise Mullin Scholarship Fund to provide college scholarships to students from each of the High Schools within the Allentown School District (Allentown Central Catholic High School, Dieruff High School and William Allen High School) The scholarships are awarded based on leadership potential, academic achievement, community service, and financial need.

Youth Committee

Supports and maintains programs that recognize and encourage good citizenship and career development among youth. This committee also fosters and maintain positive relationships with local school administrators and counselors to identify students for Rotary awards and opportunities. Local activities include: Career Day; Camp Neidig; Dictionary Project; Interact and Pool Pals.


Tax Status of The Allentown Rotary Club and the Allentown Rotary Foundation

The Allentown Rotary Club is a 501(c)(4) organization operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare. Donations to the Allentown Rotary Club are not tax deductible, but its income is tax exempt.

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The Allentown Rotary Club Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation and receives most of its income from endowments, investments and donations. This income is used to make grants to other organizations, rather than being dispersed directly for charitable activities.

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