May 23, 2023   Central Bucks Rotary Club is pleased to welcome Stephen Lis, our latest new member. 

 

January 31, 2022   Central Bucks Rotary welcomes John Vavala, our newest member. John has joined the Youth Services committee. Central Bucks Rotary is committed to the unmet local and global humanitarian needs emphasizing Families at Risk, Veterans and The Disabled. Membership is by invitation, so if you are interested, please contact us and join us for a meeting, fundraising event or service project. 

 

January 21, 2023  Central Bucks Rotary and New Hope Solebury students volunteered at Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center. Together we refurbished their raptor flight pens with gravel and removed animal structures into a field. 

January 3, 2023  What a great night to start off the year! Tim Conniff, a Doylestown Comedian did a hilarious bit, and we celebrated our accomplishments from the last 6 months. This included giving $7,250 away to beneficiaries, and raising $7,493. We also participated in three major service projects, which included volunteering at the Doylestown Food Pantry, The Grace Project, and yard cleanup for seniors.

 

If your New Year’s resolution is to live The Rotary Model of Service Above Self, or if you’re looking for a fun group to get involved with, reach out to us for more information.

 

 

 

December 6, 2022  Central Bucks Rotarians are filled with the holiday spirit! Tonight Central Bucks Rotary supported the Plumstead Township’s Shop with a cop program. We donated $1,000 and helped out with the logistics as families shopped at Walmart. 

 

November 7, 2022  The Rotators logged over 400 miles this season and raised over $17,000. They celebrated their successful season with a banquet dinner at TJ Smiths in Warrington. 

 

November 5, 2022  Central Bucks Rotary with the help of a few New Hope Solebury students assisted Corky Humphries by doing a Fall leaf cleanup in her yard. At 102 years of age, she is still living independently and an inspiration to all. Corky is the wife of the late Charlie Humphries, an Army veteran, who served in World War II.

 

 

Tuesday, November 1, 2022   Central Bucks Rotary supports local and had a great time touring Hewn Spirits.

 

 

It is the end of an era. After a decade's worth of Ride For the Heroes motorcycle rides and picnics, the beloved Fraternal Order of Police grounds has been sold. It was bittersweet doing the clean out of the Rotary “stuff”. 

 

 

Welcome Chris Swift, our latest member to be inducted. Central Bucks Rotary is a group of local business minded men and women who gather to explore ways to enrich the lives of other people through local and international projects. We enjoy each other's company's and have a lot of FUN. 

 

 

If you are interested in membership, and learning more we have three celebrations coming up in October:
- Our Fallfest Party October 18th
- Grand Prix Office Chair Fundraiser October 22nd
- Whiskey tasting Mixer October 25th

 

Contact us for the details. Service above self, CBR

 

If you’re looking for another option to learn more about Rotary service, join the Rotators for a Monday night social bike ride.

 

The Centrals Bucks Rotaters showing off there new shirts. Looking good !

 

On Thursday, August 18th, 2022, the Central Bucks Rotary Club and friends went to the Kensington Area of Philadelphia again in support of the GRACE PROJECT. We arrived in Kensington with a truck load of food, water, toiletries and clothes. It feels good to help those that are struggling.  People who care helping people in need.  Great job everyone !!!

 

 

 

 

On June 3, 2022, the Central Bucks Rotary Bourbon & Cigars held a Fundraiser for Shamrock Reins.  Shamrock Reins does amazing work in assisting Veterans, Active Duty & Reserve Service Members, First Responders, their Families, and the Families of Fallen Heroes, with recovery and by offering comfort and kindness in a safe environment.

Many thanks to Jake Taylor, Tim Ernst and Ernst Brothers for their generosity in donating their home as well as catering and providing us with their famous bartender for the event. 

 

Please view our Slide Show.

 

On Tuesday February 8th, 2022, the Central Bucks Rotary Club presented a check to Megan Cohen, founder of The Grace Project, during its meeting at the Plumsteadville Inn.  Cohen, who struggled with addiction for many years, now distributes food and clothing in inner city Philadelphia via The Grace Project.  A group of Central Bucks Rotarians traveled to Kensington to distribute food and other needed items to young people in need.
 

Photographs by Kristina Gibb Photography

 

Megan Cohen addresses those in attendance at the Central Bucks Rotary Club meeting on Feb. 8. Photographs by Kristina Gibb Photography

Photographs by Kristina Gibb Photography

On Tuesday June 30th, the Central Bucks Rotary was proud to welcome our new incoming President, Adam Dries, for the 2020-2021 Rotary Year.

 

2020 has been a different kind of year so far, but Central Bucks Rotary continued the tradition of Change Over Night as we welcomed our new club president Adam Dries. The club would like to say thank you to Jake Taylor for his service as our president this past year. It for sure was a challenge, but Jake kept us on course and made it work. We also want to congratulate Steve Shagen for being voted Rotarian of the year for all his hard work and dedication with our service committee. He helped get a major bathroom renovation for Shamrock Reins during a Pandemic,  Also a big thank you to Pam Northrop who has chaired our membership committee for many years and is stepping down, but will still be a major part of the club. Finally we want to begin our 2020-2021 year and support our new president Adam Dries and give him all the support he needs as we enter a new era of Rotary. But as things change, the motto remains the same and always will --- Service Above Self!!!

  

 

On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, members from Central Bucks Rotary completed the deck rebuild for Greg and Karen McDermott.   Greg McDermott is a retired Navy Electrician with Parkinson's that has progressed to the point that he is no longer employable. Karen McDermott is retired Army Reserves who presently works as a Bensalem Administrator.  The original 16' x 25' deck was demolished the previous week by our members also.  Many thanks to our members who contributed, especially to Kevin Kaufmann for leading this great effort.  The McDermotts are pictured below along with their daughter and members of Central Bucks Rotary.    

 

June 2, 2019.  Thanks to all sponsors, volunteers, riders, Rotary members, and especially RFTH committee members, for all your time and efforts to make this year's ride such a huge success!  Click HERE FOR SLIDE SHOW 

 

Pictures courtesy of @6abcactionnews

 

Tuesday night, December 4, 2018, was a great night to be a Rotarian as Central Bucks Rotary donated over $30,000 to beneficiaries who support our veterans in the local community. This is made possible by the support from so many people who help us with our annual event - Ride For The Heroes.

 

We want to say thank you to our 2018 Commander in Chief Sponsor, Arrow Real Estate Services, and thank you to all our great sponsors, riders, volunteers and fellow Rotarians who work year round to make the ride a success. At our dinner last night we were able to see the fruits of our labor as we put money in the trusting hands of great organizations that support our veterans in many different ways.

 

October 6, 2018. A great day at the Rotary's 5k/1k "Race to Zero" (Yvette Palmer Purple Pinkie) event at Delaware Valley University. Alexandre Anjarry the Central Bucks Rotary's current Exchange Student from France came in first in his division and 4th overall. Here's to supporting the ongoing effort to eradicate Polio in our world.

 

On Sunday, July 22nd, CB Rotary members again volunteered at the the Doylestown Food Pantry.  Thanks to Rick James in his continued efforts in coordinating this wonderful activity.

CB Rotary recently received confirmation from the Rotaract Club in Petionville, Haiti that they completed their "Shoe that Grows" project on June 16 and distributed shoes to children in need.  Many thanks to Chris Kauffman for coordinating this project. 

 

Congratulations to Martin Heaps on his receipt of our Quarterly Community Service Recognition Award. Martin manages the Doylestown Food Pantry operated by the Bucks County Housing Group.   Pictured below are Steve Mazzo, Martin Heaps, Chris Kauffman and Bill Flax.

 

Welcome to Elayne Recupero, Central Bucks Rotary's newest member. Left to right in the picture below are President Bill Flax, Elayne Recupero, Membership Chairperson, Pam Northrop, Sponsor & Foundation Chairperson,Chris Kauffman.

 

January 16, 2018.  The Central Bucks Rotary is proud to welcome Scott Patchkowski as the newest member of our awesome organization.  Patch is pictured below with Membership Chairperson Pam Northrop and President Bill Flax. 

 

Rotary Club of Central Bucks presented $33,500 in grants to local organizations that serve veterans and families of fallen heroes at a reception held on October 10 at the Plumsteadville Inn.  The funds were raised at the club’s 8th annual Ride For The Heroes and Picnic, held in June. Ride For The Heroes is a police-escorted motorcycle ride through the Bucks County countryside and parts of New Jersey. This year more than 600 riders participated in the event.  
 
Grants were awarded to ten organizations whose missions range from sending out care packages to troops deployed overseas, to providing equine therapy to veterans.   The presentation event was very well attended by members, guests, and Ride for The Heroes beneficiaries and sponsors.  Please see Press coverage:  Official Press Release  |  Bucks County Herald | The Intelligencer.