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Rotary Club of Colonial Park Announces Scholarships for 20232023 Rotary Club of Colonial Park Foundation scholarship application process is now available at the following location: https://colonialparkrotaryfoundation.org
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Foundation Board Members and TermsRotary Club of Colonial Park Foundation Board of Directors and Terms Fiscal 2021/22 |
Education Tax Credit Speaker |
Announcing New Programs Funded at HACCRotary Club of Colonial Park Foundation Announces Programs Funded At HACC
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SAVE THE DATE || Norman P Hetrick Annual Golf Outing |
WEEKLY SPEAKER || Tim Wallace
Executive Director of Honey and Milk Farms, Mr. Tim Wallace, was the speaker at our January 22, 2020 meeting.
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Students of the Month for Jan 2020
The Colonial Park Rotary Club recently honored Haili McConnell from the Dauphin County Technical School, Gabriel "Gabe" Giboyeaux from Harrisburg Christian School, Megan Mwaura from Bishop McDevitt High School, Justin McBarnett from Central Dauphin High School and John "JT" Thomas from Central Dauphin East High School as students of the month for the month of January 2020.
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Colonial Park Rotary Club News
Mark Everest, motivational speaker, author, athlete, founder and president of Occupational Athletics was a recent speaker at the Colonial Park Rotary Club. |
November Students of the Month
The Colonial Park Rotary Club recently honored Sara Starliper from the Dauphin County Technical School, Jenna Gwinn from Harrisburg Christian School, Joy Dawson from Bishop McDevitt High School, Zev Malina from Central Dauphin High School and Dhruv Patel from Central Dauphin East High School as students of the month for the month of November 2019.
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Colonial Park Rotary Club Honors Students |
$69,000 in Scholarships to Local Seniors
Rotary Club of Colonial Park awards $69,000 in scholarships to local high school seniors in 2019.
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Bob Swartz receives a perfect attendance award. |
A Big Thank You to Dave White!!! |
Heather Steavens-Jones named Rotarian of the Year |
2019 Rotary Golf Outing |
Students of the Month - May 2019 |
#Weekly Speaker - Patricia Snyder
Patricia Snyder from Light of Christ Ministry was a recent speaker at the Colonial Park Rotary Club.
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2019 Pancake Breakfast |
#Weekly Speaker - Dale Klein
Dale Klein , who serves as the Dauphin County Clerk of Courts was a recent speaker at the Colonial Park Rotary Club.
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#Weekly Speaker || Jean Marfizo King , MBA |
Students of the Month - April 2019 |
Lower Paxton Twp Community Foundation |
#RotarySpotlight. Meet Robert C. Buckingham, MD! |
March Students of the Month |
Pancake Breakfast at DCTS |
Colonial Park Rotary Club Honors Students |
Norm P. Hetrick Annual Golf Outing |
Million Dollar Journey |
Speaker John Anthony |
Speaker David DeNotaris |
Member Spotlight || Jan 2019 || Dan Mione |
Colonial Park Rotary Club Honors Students of the Month
The Colonial Park Rotary Club recently honored various students in the area at our January meeting.
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January #WeeklySpeaker |
Rotary Club of Colonial Park Foundation Scholarships
The Rotary Club of Colonial Park Foundation presented their annual report to the Rotary Club of Colonial Park at a recent meeting.
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Student Awards 2018 |
Colonial Park Rotary Club Mother & Daughter Receive Paul Harris Awards
The Paul Harris Society designation was recently bestowed upon two members of the Colonial Park Rotary Club. The Paul Harris Society designation is to honor and thank individuals for their generous, ongoing support of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. The award is named for Paul Harris, who founded Rotary International in 1905.
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2018 RYLA |
District Governor for Rotary International District 7390, John E May, III Stops By |
Colonial Park Rotary Club Honors Students |
Albert E Richwine |
Colonel Marsha Davis Spoke Regarding PA Wounded Warriors, Inc.
Colonel Marsha Davis, a board member and events coordinator of the Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors, Inc, was a recent speaker at the Colonial Park Rotary Club.
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Speakers Discussed the Real Estate Market
Bob Fox and Melanie Walderon Fox spoke to the Club about the market and discussed the Fair Housing Act. |
Weekly Speaker || The Compassionate Friends/USA - Camp Hill
Our club was fortunate to have Mary Kay Alleman speak at our weekly meeting regarding The Compassionate Friends/USA - CAMP HILL chapter.
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2018 Shirley Swartz Nursing Scholarship Winner || Cecilia Acri
Our club recently awarded a two-year scholarship in the amount of $21,000 to Cecilia Acri. Cecilia attends Central Dauphin High School. She has a weighted GPA of 97.9 and ranks 25th out of 402 in her class.
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2018 Gary C. Clemens Scholarship Award Winners
Gary C. Clemens Scholarships were awarded to Tyler Villegas and Ally Yoder in the amount of $1,000 each. Gary Clemens, was a long time member of this club and these awards are given in honor of Gary by his son, Ken Clemens. This is a onetime scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to any college.
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2018 Act of Kindness Scholarship || Sydney Breen
Act of Kindness Scholarship award is granted to a senior student at Central Dauphin or Central Dauphin East who, to be considered for this scholarship, must have served two or more full years as a volunteer in the multiple disabilities classroom.
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2018 Norman P. Hetrick Scholarship Award Winners
In May, we were proud to recognize the following three students - each one received a $5,000 Norman P. Hetrick Scholarship whose funds are raised our members, from our annual Norman P. Hetrick Golf Tournament.
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May 2018 Students of the Month
The Rotary Club of Colonial Park recognized six local students from five local school districts.
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COLONIAL PARK ROTARY CLUB COMMUNITY GIVING DAY
The Colonial Park Rotary Club recently celebrated its annual Community Giving Day by presenting donation checks totaling $13,850 to local community organizations. |
2015 COMMUNITY GIVING GRANTSOn July 22, 2015 the Colonial Park Rotary Club distributed over $17,000 to Community Organizations serving the local area.
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COLONIAL PARK ROTARY FOUNDATION
The purpose of the Foundation includes, but is not limited to, the following: to help meet the educational, charitable, community enhancements and benevolent needs of organizations and individuals within Lower Paxton Township and surrounding communities; and other communities where disasters have occurred.
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HISTORY OF PAUL HARRIS AND ROTARY
After being in Chicago and feeling as though he was only able to make “acquaintances, but not real friends” he began to wonder if others in the big city had the same thoughts and if they too were searching for the fellowship of the small towns they left behind.
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2017 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS
The Rotary Club of Colonial Park Foundation awarded $42,500 to four high school seniors at the Rotary Clubs weekly meeting on June 7, 2017.
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COMMUNITY GIVING FUND
The motto of Rotary Clubs worldwide is “Service Above Self.” As part of its fulfillment of that mission at the local level the Colonial Park Rotary Club has established a Community Giving Fund. |
FEATURED SPEAKERS: SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO
Pastor Michael Gingerich and Pastor Tom Kaden were recent speakers at the Colonial Park Rotary Club. They spoke on behalf of a non-profit ministry program called SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO.
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ROTARY CLUB OF COLONIAL PARK OPEN HOUSE AT KOONS PARK
The Rotary Club of Colonial Park will be holding a free Community Open House at Koons Park on Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 1 to 3 pm. |
2018 BOCCE BALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION
Registration is now available to join an outdoor Bocce Ball league starting this spring.
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ROTARY CLUB OF COLONIAL PARK ACCEPTING 2018 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS |
Helping people with disabilities make their own music Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school. After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school. |
Finding Safe Haven For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity.
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Saving lives in Ghana What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga. |
India celebrates three years without polio Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio. |
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