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.

 

On Sunday, April 9th, 2017, a lively group of Central Bucks Rotarians, their family members, and Rotary friends spent the day scraping, sanding and painting doors, support poles, and other items at the Fraternal Order of Police picnic grounds in Dublin in preparation for the upcoming Ride For The Heroes on June 4.  A huge thanks to all Rotarians, their family members, and Rotary friends for a great day of accomplishments!  A very special thank you to Kevin Kaufmann for organizing and directing this fun event!  Please CLICK HERE, and then click on "Start Slideshow" to view more pictures including "Before" pictures.

 

At our meeting on January 24th, 2017, Central Bucks Rotary and Rotary District Governor Linda Young presented Paul Harris Fellow Awards to 8 members.  These Rotarians have demonstrated their dedication and support of Rotary and the Rotary Foundation, which is an international organization that provides services to people in need around the world.  The Rotary Foundation activities include supporting the vaccination of children against Polio, and the development of programs and services in the areas of health, human services, community development, education, as well as working for world peace and conflict resolution.

Pictured below are past and new Paul Harris Fellow Award recipients.

 

On May 17th, 2016, Central Bucks Rotary honored Wehrung's Lumber and Scollon Contractors.  These two companies have generously donated their time and materials to many of our local construction projects including the Shamrock Reins Wheelchair Ramp, the Rotobuild Ridge Crest Pergola Project, the Obert-Thorn Wheelchair Ramp Project, and the Colamarino Wheelchair Ramp Project. 
 

 

Last week our club was very fortunate to have a surprise visit from Lisa Gruber, our former exchange student from Argentina.  Lisa gave us a great update on her past activities and future plans.  Pictured below are former president Mike Esposito, Lisa Gruber, and current president Chris Kauffman.

Funds were raised at sixth annual Ride For The Heroes to benefit wounded veterans and families of fallen heroes.

 

October 6, 2015.  The Rotary Club of Central Bucks presented financial grants totaling more than $35,000 to six local organizations that assist wounded veterans and families of fallen heroes. The presentation took place on Tuesday, October 6, at the Plumsteadville Inn, 5902 Easton Rd, Plumsteadville, Pa.

The organizations selected to receive grants were: Bucks County Department of Veterans Affairs; Delaware Valley Stand Down; Gold Star Mothers; Operation Homefront; Travis Manion Foundation and Vets for Vets. Representatives from each organization will be on hand for the grant presentation.
  
The funds were raised by the Rotary Club of Central Bucks at their sixth annual Ride For The Heroes, held on Sunday, June 7, 2015. 690 motorcycle riders joined together for this year’s police-escorted ride led by Steve Cantrell, former Marine, current teacher and coach at Delaware Valley University, who rode the motorcycle of fallen hero Travis Manion. Cantrell and Manion met at the U.S. Naval Academy and served in Iraq together before Manion made the ultimate sacrifice in 2007 while in service to his country.
 
The ride traveled from the Garden of Reflection in Lower Makefield, Pa., to the FOP Picnic Grove in Bedminster Township, Pa., where guests and riders enjoyed a picnic lunch.  For the first time this year, community members were offered a special opportunity to honor a service member who is on active duty, retired or deceased, through a donation of $50.00. All veteran recognitions were announced at the Garden of Reflection before the ride commenced.

 

Our out-bound exchange student, Katie Marron, returned from Bolivia and visited our meeting last night to share a few pictures and experiences from her year there.  Pictured below are Katie, her Mom and our President Chris Kauffman.

The 2015 Ride for the Heroes was yet another great success this year!  It was a perfect day for our riders, guests, sponsors and members.  We counted 556 bikes with 749 riders & passengers, a 10% increase over last year.

On Saturday, April 4, 2015, a celebration was held for the RenovatingHope project and Ssgt. Jessica Clymer.  The celebration was held at the Plumsteadville Volunteer Fire Company, which is across the street from Jessica's newly renovated house.  CB Rotary made a generous donation to assist in rebuilding her home.

 

Staff Sgt. Jessica Clymer, who was raised in Buckingham and now lives in Plumsteadville, is a disabled Marine veteran who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her home sustained serious damage due to a leaking roof and much more while she was deployed.

On Tuesday, March 4, Central Bucks Rotary welcomed our outbound exchange student, Katie Marron.  Katie will be studying in Bolivia.  She is pictured below with her parents.  Many thanks to Oz Whitesell for all his efforts with our Exchange Program.