Denver-Ephrata Area Rotary Club

?? The Club was blessed to have two Students of the Month share their passion for volunteerism and leadership, determined to make their corner of the world a better place. Cocalico Senior High School student, Liberty Huling, and Ephrata Senior High School student, Nicholas Rya, both participate in National Honor Society, among many other groups, and look forward to their post-high school pursuits. ??? Rotarian and accountant extraordinaire, Randy Goshert, shared a riveting presentation on Tax Updates. Two primary takeaways are the disclosures that businesses are now required to do. Nationally, all companies must disclose their beneficial ownership information (BOI). Filing Annual Reports is a PA State mandate for for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations as well. Both are effective 2025. #ServiceAboveSelf #Leadership

Making the most of Rotary International Foundation Month, Randy Goshert shared the benefits of My Rotary to the members including staying informed, donation opportunities and global networking. David Endy, chair of the Foundation for the Club, reminded us of the incredible work of the Foundation through grant funding to worthy causes. The Denver-Ephrata Rotary Club continues to provide support to our students at Cocalico and Ephrata school districts, financial support to local nonprofit organizations, and service projects benefitting the community. #ServiceAboveSelf

??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 School District. 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. #ServiceAboveSelf #leadership

Thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible! Haupt Wealth Management of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Denver Meats Inc, SERVPRO of Adamstown, Mohnton, American Legion Post 429, Ephrata Performing Arts Ctr, Mainspring of Ephrata. The finances raised from this fun event supports our local nonprofit organizations. #ServiceAboveSelf #Rotary #LocalSupport https://lnkd.in/eyy3du5s

?? 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! #ServiceAboveSelf #Leadership #Rotary

We still have tickets ??? to our Football Fundraiser Event on Sunday October 27th! 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 Or Dave Endy 610-780-8398

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 #community #backtheblue #rotaryclub

President Erica P. 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!