Each year, our club members participate and/or sponsor a number of events that help make our community a better place to live and work.
Adopt-A-Family
Each year we buy, wrap and distribute holiday gifts to more than 100 local children. We’re proud to work with local churches, schools and non-profit organizations to identify children in our area that otherwise may not have any presents to open on Christmas.
Operation 143
Unfortunately, Childhood poverty is in all of our communities. Operation 143 sends children participating in the program home with backpacks full of easy to prepare food to bridge the gap of the weekend, with enough food for dinner Friday and breakfast, lunch, and dinner Saturday and Sunday. The Spring-Ford Rotary Club is proud to support this program. Each year, club members volunteer to stuff backpacks with the provisions.
4-Way Speech Contest
Our club sponsors this annual speech contest featuring local high-school students giving speeches on topics of interest to them and following the Rotary 4-Way Test. Winners from our club then go on to compete in the regional contest.
Perkiomen Stream Clean-Up
Every April, the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy hosts a single-day watershed wide event focused on removing litter, tires and other debris from regional waterways. Since its creation in 2004, the Perkiomen Stream Clean-up has grown to become the largest single-day stream clean-up in the state of Pennsylvania with 1,700 volunteers participating in 2023! The Spring-Ford Rotary Club is a proud participant in this program.
Trunk or Treat
The Limerick Township Parks & recreation department holds this annual event, providing a fun and save Trunk or Treating for area families. The Spring-Ford Rotary club participates each year, handing out treats to the hundreds of families that show up.
Community Days
As proud members of our local communities, our club gladly participates in the annual Royersford Community Day and the Limerick Community Day events.
Holiday Lights Contest
The holidays are a time of joy, and there aren’t many things that bring joy like a well decorated holiday home. Each year, we sponsor a holiday lights contest open to residents in our club’s area. We receive many nominations each year, and our judging panel has their work cut out for them trying to determine which homes are the best. The top two homes receive a monetary prize along with a custom plaque.
Citizen of the Year
Each year, our club recognizes a local figure who has made a positive impact in our community through their business leadership, volunteerism and philanthropy.
Some of the past winners:
Don Nelson 1996
Frank Rumler 1997
Bill McTavish 1998
Jean Jeffries 1999
Charlie Koenig 2000
Ken Wadsworth 2001
Ron Nettles 2002
Chick and Adele Lebow 2003
Dave Hunsberger 2004
Donald Coppedge 2005
Gail Wellington 2006
Rev. Jim Roth 2007
John Salamone 2008
The Oehlert Family 2009
Robert Weber 2010
Dawn M. Shaner 2011
Richard L. Mull 2012
Lew Deery 2013
James Dalton 2014
Melanie Bowen 2015
Bonnie Fetterolf 2016
Wilson Christman 2017
Walt Gadzicki 2018
Mayor Jenna Antoniewicz 2022
Anamarie Chestnut 2023
Dawn Householder 2024
Camp Neidig
Camp Neidig is a program sponsored by the Rotary Clubs in the Rotary District 7430 (Southeastern Pennsylvania). Its purpose is to provide exceptional young men and women with the opportunity to live, work, and socialize together in a dynamic leadership environment. The activities in which you will become involved will be focused upon contemporary problems, ethical situations, and decision making that will contribute to your development as a leader. Our club annually sponsors several high school students to attend this incredible leadership camp.
Scholarships
Our club proudly provides scholarships each year to selected senior graduates of the Spring-Ford High School and the Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center.