| Adopt
a Highway |
|
The
Rotary Club of Norristown has adopted a stretch of highway along Route 202
by the Dannehauer Bridge. |
| Camp
Neidig |
|
Each
summer, the Club sponsors 7 high school students for a three-day
leadership development experience |
Charles
L. Reed
Memorial Park |
|
Donations
were made to the Charles L. Reed Memorial Park. This Memorial Park
is a joint project along with the Harleysville Rotary Club and the
Harleysville Lions Club |
| Community
Contributions |
|
|
| Elmwood
Park Zoo |
|
Through
donations of over $20,000 from Club members, a new community room at the
Zoo was furnished |
| Community
Service Recognition |
|
Three
area firefighters were chosen by their superiors to receive this award |
| Habitat
for Humanity |
|
Over
$1,200 was collected and 17 Rotarians donated their time to work on
targeted houses in Norristown. This initiative received 100 percent
support of the membership |
| Head
Start Christmas Project |
|
Santa
and his helpers gave out gift bags to over 90 children from the Head Start
program |
| Polio
Plus |
|
Club
members make ongoing contributions to the international drive to eliminate
polio from the World. Rotary International was the driving force in
this successful International effort. |
| Rotary
Grove |
|
The
Club built and continues to maintain a landscaped area adjacent to the
Elmwood Park Zoo for Norristown and tri-county area residents to enjoy |
| Strike
Out For Hunger |
|
The
Club raised over $2,100 from the local "fight against hunger"
and sponsored 268 underprivileged students from local organizations to a
Philadelphia Phillies game. Rotarians also provided transportation
to the game |
| Student
Loan Fund |
|
The
Club supplied interest-free loans (up to $1,000/year per student) to
selected area students for college. In 1999, 37 students received
loans of $1,000. Over the past 18 years, the Fund has granted 425
loans totaling $285,000. |
| Student
of the Month |
|
A
total of six students per year are chosen for special recognition from
each of four local high schools for their academic and community
achievement |
| Thanksgiving
Dinners |
 |
The
Rotary Club of Norristown purchased and delivered 25 complete dinners,
including turkeys, to needy families in the greater Norristown area. |
Rotary
Club of Norristown