Denver-Ephrata Area Rotary Club

🔵🟡November is Rotary Foundation Month 🔵🟡

The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.

As the charitable arm of Rotary International, we tap into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.

• Remember Giving Tuesday, November 29– and support our Foundation.
• Sanitation and hygiene are key to disease prevention and good health. Don’t forget World Toilet Day on November 19!

Student Alyssa Vasyanovich was today's Student of the Month. This savvy future business leader shared her love of numbers and even her experiences in the Investment Club at Ephrata Area SD.
Rotarian Tyler Eberly followed this motivated senior with his classification speech, then introduced Tara Zilling.
From a very personal perspective, Tara shared the mission of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation (OI Foundation). Also known as "brittle bone disease," this genetic bone disorder affects up to 50,000 people in the country.
Locally, the OI Foundation holds the annual Unbreakable Spirit Golf Tournament to raise funds to support the Foundation's efforts.

Congratulations, Alyson Dreihaup, for being our Cocalico Student of the Month. Alyson shared how grateful she was to teacher, Mr. Buck, for being an incredible source of encouragement and inspiration. She also shared her plans to pursue elementary education.
Our guest presenter, Mike Cahill, described the mission behind his nonprofit organization, Team Jennifer Cahill Charities. Our female veterans sorely lack adequate healthcare support -- both in services and financially. His charity is determined to build more equity in a flawed system and to better honor all of our veterans.
Finally, we heard from Rotarian Mike Shober who shared an incredible employment history and experiences leading up to his current position at Tabora Painting LLC. Mike reminded us how important establishing processes are within our working spheres.
Thank you to all of our presenters this morning for an inspiration hour!

The past week Rotarian, Mayor Ralph Mowen invited Ephrata Police Department Police Chief McKim and Steve Aronson, founding member of Friends of the Ephrata Police.

Chief McKim shared some of the needs assessment of our community and some potential investments of the police force.

Friends of the Ephrata Police 👮 are made up of an advisory board of community members with the mission to provide resources and funding to support advancing technology that the budget doesn’t fund.

Buy donation only you can pick up a sign in support of our Police Department at the current locations:🪧

📍Scratch Bakes
📍Ephrata Library
📍West Cocalico Township Building

President Erica McKay Pennabaker was honored to recognize Rotarian, Gil Ochs an Officer leadership award for 19 years serving as Denver-Ephrata Area Rotary Club Secretary from 2005-2024.

Gil is still actively serving on our executive committee and we can’t thank him enough for his dedication to his service over self!

That’s a wrap for Fair Week🎪🎡🐄🍟🍦

A thank you to our Rotarians, family and NHS Students from Ephrata Area SD and CHS Leo’s that served at our stand all week

🔵🟡 your support of Rotary - with your help we’ve given $168,000 to local organizations AND $69,500 in scholarships since 2015 🔵🟡

Last day for the Ephrata Fair - it’s been a wet week so we’re hoping for a great last day full of fair fun!

Stop by Denver-Ephrata Area Rotary Club Dime Pitch! Plenty of beautiful glassware still up for grabs!

Are you ready for some Football?🏈
Denver-Ephrata Area Rotary Club Fundraiser

🔵🟡October 27th - Eagles Vrs Bengals🔵🟡
$30 includes food, beer, wine

🔵Ephrata American Legion
🟡2-4 PM Appetizers
🔵5 PM Buffet

🟡50/50
🔵Sports Memorabilia Silent Auction 🏈⚾️🏀🥊

Limited tickets 🎟️ contact Erica McKay Pennabaker
484-797-9092

Ephrata Fair is here! 🎪🎡🐄🍟🍦

Our Rotarians, family and NHS Students from Ephrata Area SD will be located at our stand all week Tuesday - Saturday!

Classic dime pitch to win variety of glassware.

🔵🟡Thank you for your support of Rotary - with your help we’ve given $168,000 to local organizations AND $69,500 in scholarships since 2015 🔵🟡

Today, Suzanne Fisher, president of the Ephrata Cloister Associates, shared the exciting plans that are under redevelop at the Historic Ephrata Cloister amphitheater set to open Spring 2025.

This historic place brings in thousands of visitors to the downtown every year and boasts the longest operating business in Ephrata!

Look for ways to volunteer to keep this treasure thriving in our community.

That’s a wrap -Denver Fair 2024

Thank you to everyone that volunteered in set up, manning our booth and tearing down. A special thank you to Pepperidge Farm for graciously donating their products to our organization for this event.

🔵🟡 A special thank you to the National Honor Society Students at Cocalico Senior High School who volunteer time at our Rotary Stand🔵🟡

🔵🟡Thank you for your support of Rotary - with your help we’ve given $168,000 to local organizations AND $69,500 in scholarships since 2015 🔵🟡

Ending the 2024 Denver Fair American-style!

Last Day at the 2024 Denver Fair! - Make sure you stop out to enjoy our local community fun! 🎡🎠🥨🍟

🔵🟡 A special thank you to the National Honor Society Students at Cocalico Senior High School who volunteer time at our Rotary Stand🔵🟡

Game of chance to win variety sizes of Pepperidge Goldfish Crackers!

🔵🟡Thank you for your support of Rotary - with your help we’ve given $168,000 to local organizations AND $69,500 in scholarships since 2015 🔵🟡

Day 3 of the Denver Fair! - Make sure you stop out to enjoy our local community fun! 🎡🎠🥨🍟

🔵🟡 A special thank you to the National Honor Society Students at Cocalico Senior High School who volunteer time at our Rotary Stand🔵🟡

Game of chance to win variety sizes of Pepperidge Goldfish Crackers!

🔵🟡Thank you for your support of Rotary - with your help we’ve given $168,000 to local organizations AND $69,500 in scholarships since 2015 🔵🟡

Today, as we go about our busy lives, let us pause to remember and honor the heroes of that most infamous day.

Cleaning out your cupboards?

🔵🟡We’re always seeking glassware donations for our Annual Dime Pitch Game at the Ephrata Fair Rotary Booth! 🟡🔵

Donations can be dropped off
Monday-Thursday 9-4 and Fridays 9-3 at
Jemson Renovations & Design
1060 State Street Suite A Ephrata

Contact Rotary President Erica McKay Pennabaker if you have a large donation that would need picked up.
[email protected]

Denver Fair is here! 🎪🎡🐄🍟🍦 and the weather is looking amazing ☀️

Our Rotarians, family and NHS Students from Cocalico Senior High School will be located at our stand all week Tuesday - Saturday!

Game of chance to win variety sizes of Pepperidge Goldfish Crackers!

🔵🟡Thank you for your support of Rotary - with your help we’ve given $168,000 to local organizations AND $69,500 in scholarships since 2015 🔵🟡

This week Rotarian Kim Stonebreaker presented Casey Tommasi representing The Northern Lancaster County Public Safety Committee.

The Northern Lancaster County Public Safety Committee was formed in 2019 with a partnership with Northern Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce

Casey shared with us that all members of the chamber can attend free training sessions that address public safety awarenes.

The next upcoming training is Active Threat/Active Assailant Training for the workplace held at Litiz Public Library September 10th 9-10:30

Did you know? 💭

🔵🟡The Denver Ephrata Rotary club proudly presents some of the brightest minds and deepest efforts of our Cocalico Senior High School
and Ephrata Area SD Students. 🔵🟡

These exemplary 12th grade students are nominated by the teachers, faculty, and administrators. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

We host the students at our club monthly October thru May!