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CLUB INFORMATION

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 432
Exton, PA 19341-0432

CLUB OFFICERS

2012-13 President
Doug Blazey
 
President-Elect ('13-14)
Mary Ann Cusack
 
Secretary
Mary Lee

Treasurer
John Baxter

CLUB DIRECTORS

Past President
Paul Sloate
 
Membership Chair
Leslie Miller

Sergeant-at-Arms
Tae Seangpeoam

Rotary Foundation Chair
Dale Pope
 
Programs Chair
John Baxter
 
Club Service Chair
Elizabeth Stubbs

Webmaster/
Club Communications Officer
John Douglas

Club Presidents

1938-39  Charles A. Alexander *
1939-40  George R. Park *
1940-41  Joseph M. Fronefield *
1941-42  John Y. Howson *
1942-43  Jason L. Fenimore *
1943-44  O. Louis Ehmann *
1944-45  Charles R. Meyers, Sr.*
1945-46  Frank A. Ludden *
1946-47  Elmer J. Matthews *
1947-48  Jacob C. Fisher *
1948-49  C. Walton Hale *
1949-50  Louis E. Toro, Jr. *
1950-51  Paul M. Kistler, Sr. *
1951-52  Robert E. Porter *
1952-53  Robert W. Thompson *
1953-54  Frank H. Tagye *
1954-55  Anthony R. Flores *
1955-56  John Y. Howson *
1956-57  Benjamin L. Taylor *
1957-58  Henry J. Campbell *
1958-59  Thomas O. Lewis *
1959-60  William H. Self *
1960-61  William R. Wood *
1961-62  G. Rodney Park, III *
1962-63  Russel P. Wood *
1963-64  Frederic E. Hendler *
1964-65  John Williams
1965-66  Charles E. Park
1966-67  Robert Fraunberger
1967-68  John R. Shaw
1968-69  Mark H. Smythe *
1969-70  Joseph W. Thomas *
1970-71  James R. Kelley III *
1971-72  Norman L. McMahon
1972-73  Charles R. Meyers, Jr.*
1973-74  Paul M. Kistler, Jr.
1974-75  John A. Tifft *
1975-76  Courtney Rockefeller *
1976-77  F. Harry Spiess, Jr.
1977-78  J. Bruce Hagen *
1978-79  Joseph C. Iacone
1979-80  John Quinlan
1980-81  Luther A. Schwalm *
1981-82  George H. Leyrer *
1982-83  J. James Cancelmo *
1983-84  Benjamin L. Taylor, Jr.
1984-85  Gordon Ralph
1985-86  Benjamin V.M. Wilson *
1986-87  Henry P. Jansen
1987-88  Fred H. Pargeon
1988-89  Robert E. Preston
1989-90  Al J. Marland *
1990-91  D. Richard Knauff
1991-92  Joseph Fratoni
1992-93  J. Reed Taylor
1993-94  Dale A. Pope
1994-95  Col. Donald S. Rowe
1995-96  Phillip Bertoft
1996-97  Henry Otterson *
1997-98  Judith B. Howson
1998-99  Mary Lee
1999-00  Charles W. Boohar
2000-01  John Baxter
2001-02  Dale A. Pope
2002-03  Douglas R. Blazey
2003-04  Al J. Marland *
2004-05  Merrill H.J. Roth
2005-06  Merrill H.J. Roth
2006-07  Mary Ann Cusack
2007-08  Mary Ann Cusack
2008-09  Margaret Kuo
2009-10  Dale A. Pope
2010-11  Al J. Marland *
2011-12  Paul Sloate
2012-13  Douglas R. Blazey
2013-14  Mary Ann Cusack

Rotary Club of Wayne, PA, USA - Radnor Twp. - Philadelphia Main Line (#5503, est. 23 Feb 1939)

WE MEET MOST WEDNESDAY EVENINGS at 6 p.m. at

175 E. Lancaster Ave., Wayne, PA 19087  (610) 688-7200
Click HERE for map and directions
For membership inquiries,  please contact Leslie Miller via "Contact a Member" link at left
 
  
January 16, 2013:  Mr. Lawrence Husick, Esq.
Lipton, Weinberger & Husick

"A History of Innovation – More than Just Tools and Toys"
“Innovation is not just inventions; it is a process of making changes by introducing valuable methods, ideas, or products.  It is a value-creation mechanism and the way we humans manage to extract more value, generate more economic surplus and therefore more leisure time.  But why are innovators so celebrated in theory, and maligned in reality?

April 10, 2013:  Dr. Dwight Jaggard
Director, University of Pennsylvania Executive Management of Technology Program

"Decision Making and Persuasion"
Using results from management science, behavioral economics and social psychology, we examine common biases that can derail good decisions and some ways to enhance our own decision-making and persuasion skills.  Need some expert coaching?

June 5, 2013:  Mr. Craig A. Snider
Executive Director of the Snider Foundation

"The Legacy of Fathers and Sons"
Or, what I learned, saw and heard  from my Dad and how it impacted my life and my relationships with my children.  Why I choose to follow in certain footsteps…

September 11, 2013:  Mr. Edward A. Turzanski
Professor of Political Science and History and the Templeton Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute

"Intelligence and Espionage, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, U.S. National Security Policy and the American Presidency"
On the 12th anniversary of “9/11” Ed will speak to us about his areas of research and expertise.  Need we say more?

All programs are on Wednesday evenings and start at 6 PM with cocktails, buffet and networking.  
The meal service will be personally supervised by Margaret Kuo at her Lancaster Avenue restaurant, in Wayne.  
The speaker will begin at 7:00 PM.  
Full subscription payment of only $260.00 for all 4 programs will include 4 bonus drink coupons.  
Profits go to support Rotary’s local, National and International humanitarian projects.  

 Please mail checks payable to:
The Rotary Club of Wayne, P.O. Box 432, Exton, PA 19341-0432
Seating is limited.  Limited sponsorship opportunities available.
Contact Dr. Joseph R. Greenberg at jrgdmd@gmail.com for questions.
 

 

NEWS

Our Annual Ad Booklet, which is distributed at all major Wayne Township events, was a major success for the Club this year.  We were able to raise significant monies to fund the Club’s activities in the Wayne Community.

The Rotary Club of Wayne has been No. 1 in the District for per capita Rotary Foundation contributions in recent years.
A big thank you to all those Wayne Rotarians who participated!


Giselle Blanco, Radnor High School '10, who attends Manhattan College, was presented with the Rotary Club of Wayne Scholarship.  She is seen above receiving the award and congratulations from our late Club President Al Marland (right).  The scholarship is the oldest continuously funded program in the Radnor Scholarship Fund, which dates to 1966.

Congrats to Margaret Kuo for completing the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) programs.  Please see the logo and link above for upcoming dates.

Wayne Rotary Projects:

  • First Baptist Church of Wayne Cemetery restoration project (new)
  • Literacy Dictionary for 3rd-4th graders of the Lea school
  • Radnor Festival Health Fair
  • ShelterBox
  • Main Line 3K run
  • Thanksgiving luncheon for the Wayne Senior Center
  • Clothing drive for Geriatrics
  • Support Our Troops
  • Toys for abused children - Delaware Co. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
  • Memorial Day parade flags
  • Wayne clean-up
  • Health education for the heart - CPR and education for Wayne Rotarians and their families

Rotary Club of Wayne Scholarship Recipients at Radnor High School:

 2012:  Shelby Richardson
(Loyola Univ.-LA)

 2004:  Caroline Pearsall
(Univ. of Pennsylvania)		 1996:  Dahlia Halicki
 2011: Katherine Sydnes
(Temple Univ.)
  2003:  Daniel Bloom
(Penn State Univ.)		 1995:  Brian Mathews
2010: Giselle Blanco
(Manhattan Coll.-NY)
 2002:  Sarah Cryan
(Boston Univ.)		 1994:  Rayne Soret-Johnson
2009: Meagan McGinty
(Occidental Coll.-CA)
 2001:  Kara Seaton
(Bates Coll.)		 1993:  Lori Consalvi
2008: Elizabeth Hilberts
(Denison Univ.-OH)
 2000:  Patrick Farley 1992:  Kevin Mathews
2007: Kathleen Williamson
(St. Louis Univ.-Spain)
 1999:  Hannah Go 1991:  Steven Gord
2006: Catherine Stamateris
(Boston Coll.)
 1998:  Christi Bartel 1990:  Janine Kramer
2005: Julie-anne Savarit-Cosenza
(American Univ.)
 1997:  Michael Berry

Club History:

  • '39-40:  New club had highest attendance percentage in District (94.84%)
  • '42-43:  Inaugurated Radnor HS basketball tourney as club service project
  • 1947:  Helped fund Radnor Fire Co.'s first ambulance, a Packard
  • 1949:  Sponsored new West Chester Pike Rotary Club
    Purchased motorette-scooter for crippled local resident
  • 1950:  Hosted 9 English King (Eagle) Scouts at Boy Scout Jamboree
  • 1956:  Sponsored new Rotary Club of King of Prussia, PA
  • '57-58:  Wayne Rotarian Charles R. Meyers, Sr. was District Governor
  • 1960:  Club named Rotary Foundation Builder with 300% Participation
  • 1961:  Lined up Big Bands for WRCV Radio show at Wayne Theater
  • 1962:  Held Career Conference for local youth as Vocational Service
  • 1964:  Annual "Service Above Self" medal presentation to VFMA cadet
  • '66-67:  Wayne Rotarian Frederic E. Hendler was District Governor
  • 1969:  Radnor HS Interact Club sought to create Special Needs center
  • 1990:  Renewed Radnor HS Scholarship: oldest continuously funded RHS award
  • '96-97:  Wayne Rotarian D. Richard Knauff was District Governor
  • '04-05:  Doug Blazey led Group Study Exchange team to Queensland, Australia
  • '08-09:  Club was #1 in District in per capita Rotary Foundation giving
  • '09-10:  Wayne Rotarian Al J. Marland was District Governor 
  • 2010:  Stacy Filopoulos, Esq. represented club in Group Study Exchange to Greece
  • 2012:  Donated $3,000 to Radnor Township Police Dept. for Officers' Bicycles
  • '14-15:  Wayne Rotarian Douglas R. Blazey to be District Governor

Happy Dollars Include:
  • Clean Water project, Rotaplast, Home of the Sparrow,
  • Cub Scout Pack  #999 @ Ithan House Shelter, NYC
  • Learning through Listening
  • American Heart Association donation, talks on heart disease