Stories

Our Club suffered a great loss with the passing of founding member James W. Lilley, Jr..  He had an accomplished career and a rewarding retirement. Jim brought a wealth of institutional knowledge and humor to our meetings. He will be missed. 

Thank you to the Rotarians and the Timber Creek Hight School Interact Students for participating in this year's Trunk or Treat at Lt. Col Sam Siler Park.  An extra thanks to the Interact Students for giving out countless pieces of candy.

 

District Governor Michael Thompson presented Club President Christopher Shinn with this year's Rotary International flag at our meeting on October 19, 2022.

 

The Gloucester Township Rotary Foundation sponsored the construction of an elevated walkway on the pathway from the Gabriel Daveis Tavern to the Timber Creek.

 

Congratulations to Steven Bogan and Todd Saler for having their names added to our plaque at the Citizen's Appreciation Ceremony on October 8, 2022.

 

Club President Christopher Shinn presented the Mayor of Gloucester Township and the Gloucester Township Historical Preservation Society a Certificate of Dedication for the elevated walkway sponsored by the Gloucester Township Rotary Foundation on Gloucester Day, September 3, 2022.

 

President Christopher Shinn and Past President Steven Bogan welcome new member Portia Bradley to the Club.

 

Rotarians and Interact Students were greeted by the Mayor during the cleanup at Gabriel Daveis Tavern.

We installed a new Food Pantry Box in the second overflow parking lot at the Gloucester Township Senior Center on 1575 Hider Lane in order to provide free food for those in need.  We have additional Pantry Boxes at Highland and Timber Creek High Schools.

 

We respectfully request that you do not put items in the boxes.  Thank you..

 

Club President Christopher Shinn and Sergeant at Arms Denise Coyne inducted new member Keith Gibbons on February 16.  Glad to welcome Keith in to the club.  Keith, Chris, and Keith's proud parents are pictured here.

 

Interact students working on their floats for the Christmas Parade.

 

Interact Students helped the Historical Society Clean up the paths at Gabriel Daveis Tavern.

 

District Governor Chuck Watson visited our Club on September 1 2021.

 

ALL SLOTS FOR THE 20201 GOLF OUTING HAVE BEEN FILLED!  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

SAVE THE DATE!! 

 

BLOOD DRIVE FEBRUARY 5.

 

The Club made three mini food pantries for placement at Highland Regional High School, Timber Creek Regional High School, and Overbrook High School.  We hope the Interact Clubs at the schools will keep them stocked for those in need in these difficult times.

 

A special thank you to Rich and Denise Coyne for their excellent work in building and painting the pantries.

 

Junior ROTC Cadets from Highland High School made a presentation at the January 8, 2020 meeting.

 

Gregory Smith and Grant Bayer were added to the Rotary Club plaque at Citizens Appreciation Park.

 

Our Club Members distributed dictionaries to Third Graders in Gloucester Township, Pine Hill, and Clementon.

 

 

Member Nora Palumbi with Superintendents Brian Repici and Kenneth Koczur with Pine Hill Third Graders and Nora with Charter Member James W. Lilley, Jr. with Clementon students.

District Governor Joanne M. Ventura had her first club visit with our club on July 31, 2019.  We were a friendly audience, having known her for some time.  She presented Club President George Hill with this year's banner.

 

President Tom Storer passed the torch to incoming President George Hill at our Changeover on June 19, 2019.  MainStage students performed a wonderful show beforehand.

 

 

Fun was had by all at our Annual Ralph Carter Fun Day.  The Interact Students were very helpful chaperoning the luck fourth and fifth graders.

 

We held another successful Designer Bag Bingo on February 7, 2019!  We appreciate all of the hard work put in by our members.  Click Read More to see photos.

 

 

At yesterday's meeting, we were proud to induct our newest member to Rotary - Dan Julia.  Dan is a graduate of Highland High School and is an Agent at Allstate Insurance/Doppler Financial Inc in Gloucester Township.  Pictured here from left to right are Club Member and Past District Governor Jim Lilley, Dan , and Club Member and Assistant District Governor Grant Bayer.

 

Welcome Aboard, Dan!

Nora and Alan distributing dictionaries in Pine Hill.

 

Starting on Wednesday, October 3, we are going to meet in the evening on the first Wednesday of the month.  We will still meet at Lamp Post Diner.  The meeting will start at 6:30pm.

Another successful Fundraiser at Trump National Golf Course in Pine Hill, New Jersey on August 20, 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Founding Member, Former District Governor and Past President James Lilley inducts the officers and directors.

 

 

Founding Rotarian James W. Lilley III was honored at Gloucester Township Day for his many years of outstanding community service.

 

Come out for a great day of fun on one of South Jersey's premier courses.  Proceeds from this event benefits the Gloucester Twp Rotary Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit.  Your support will enable us to continue our work to provide scholarships and other programs to improve the communities of Gloucester Twp and Pine Hill, NJ.  For more information on registration or sponsorship of the event, contact Joe Castor or Steve Bogan by clicking on their name in the Officers section (to the right of the home page).  You can get our brochure/application in the Download Files.

December 13, 2017 Christmas Party.

 

The Gloucester Township Rotary Foundation is hosting the North American Comedy Tour at their Beef & Beer Event on Saturday, September 30th.  Come out for a night of laughs with Comedians John Harris, Brian Jenkins, Chris Williams, Natalie Levant and Paul Ward.  Ticket prices are only $45 and includes dinner, desserts, beer and wine, and can be purchased from any member of the Gloucester Township-Pine Hill Rotary Club.  Memorabilia for Charities will be there with some great pieces that are perfect for an office or man-cave.

 

The fun begins at 6:30 at Palace Catering, 109 N. Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, NJ 08012.  We hope to see you there!

Here is our 2017 Golf Outing Flyer!

President Tom Storer was installed at our Changeover Dinner on June 28, 2017.

 

Enjoy a fun night out while also supporting the Club. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to our Foundation.

Philadelphia Soul vs. Tamp Bay Storm - June 17th.

Visit www.philadelphiasoul.com/gtrotary for tickets.

Come to our annual Flapjack Fundraiser on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 8:00-10:00am at a new location, Applebee's on Route 42 in Turnersville.

 

Each year, Gloucester Township Council and its Mayor celebrate Black History Month by honoring outstanding African-American members of our community.  This year, Rotarian George Hill was among the citizens recognized for their dedication to our community and commitment to service.  George is seen here receiving the Award from Council President Orlando Mercado.

 

President Elect Tom Storer of The Gloucester Township-Pine Hill Rotary club with the Rotary International President and John Pettit; President of the Williamstown Breakfast Club.

The Camden County Surrogate and her Deputy visited the club at our February 15, 2017 meeting to discuss the importance of Wills, Advanced Directives, and Powers of Attorney.

 

 

Club President Michael Van Stine and Member Christopher Shinn deliver dictionaries to third graders at Glendora Elementary School on November 30, 2016. A wonderful experience!

Club President Michael Van Stine and School Principal David Hinlicky deliver dictionaries to third graders at Chews Elementary School on December 12, 2016. What a great feeling!

Every year our Rotarians purchase and then distribute dictionaries to all of the third graders in Gloucester Township and Pine Hill public and private schools.

 

 

 

Rotarian Karen Hartford in Mrs. Wolstenholme's class at Our Lady of Hope School.

 

 

 

Past President Steven Bogan in Mrs. Schultz' class at Our Lady of Hope School.

 

Rotarians Kejoe Brown, Nora Palumbi, Gregory Smith, George Hill, Steven Bogan and Todd Saler participating in Trunk or Treat at Veteran's Park in Gloucester Township on Friday, October 28, 2016

Rotarian Nora Palumbi participating in Coffee With a Cop with officers from the Pine Hill Police Department.

 

Every year, our club supports the Annual Gloucester County Veteran's Picnic at the County 4-H Fairgrounds. It is co-sponsored by the People-to-People Foundation and the Rotary Club of Mullica Hill. As always, there were hundreds of vets and their families present. The day was filled with entertainment, family events, exhibits and great food! Our club was represented by Club President Michael Van Stine, President-Elect Linda Nese and new member Chris Shinn.

 

Assistant Governor Grant Bayer presents a certificate honoring long time member Herm Engelbert for his distinguished service.  Herm's name will appear on Rotary's plaque at Gloucester Township's Citizen's Appreciation Park this fall.

District Governor Ulysses James visited our club at our August 24, 2016 meeting.  He swore in recently admitted new members Bryan McDonough and Jeffrey Shinn.  He honored James Lilly, Jr. and Joe Castor for their long, distinguished service to Rotary.

 

The Gloucester Township-Pine Hill Rotary Club Foundation held its annual Golf Outing on Monday, August 15, 2016 at Trump National Philadelphia.  The event was a great success despite the heat.

 

 

 

The Gloucester Township - Pine Hill Rotary Club received an award for 30 years of contributions to the annual Strike-Out-Hunger Campaign. Pictures in President Michael Van Stine accepting the award from RI President John Germ.

 

 

Gloucester Township - Pine Hill Rotary 2016 Strike-Out-Hunger Award

 

 

RI President John Germ speaking at the Strike-Out-Hunger Dinner

 

Club President Michael Van Stine, Event Sponsoring Club (Garden State Rotary) President Michele Moken and Kathleen Van Stine

 

 

 

Students who will be attending RYLA in June with President Steve Bogan, Jim Puderbach and Interact Advisors.

Rotarians and Interact Students assisted the Camden County Food Bank in distributing food at the Lindenwold Speedline Station on Saturday, March 26.

 

Our Designer Bag Bingo Fundraising Event held on February 12, 2016 at St. Charles Borromeo's all-purpose room was a big success!

 

Rotarian Addison Bradley's name was added to the Gloucester Township-Pine Hill Rotary Plaque at Citizen's Appreciation Park.

 

 

Goucester Townhip-Pine Hill Rotarians helped show our Veterans a good time at the Annual Veteran's Picnic on September 26, 2015.

Come check out our booth at the Pumpkin Festival on Sunday, October 11, 2015.  

 

The Foundation had its annual Golf Fundraiser at Trump National Golf Course in Pine Hill New Jersey on Monday, August 17, 2015.  Golfers enjoyed the challenging, beautiful course and the good weather.

 

We held our Changeover Dinner on Tuesday evening, July 7 after having to postpone the event as a result of power outages caused by the storm.

 

 

 

    

Gregory Smith, Grant Bayer and Julie Collaretti at Gloucester Township Day.

Bernadette Blackstock, a member of the Glassboro Rotary Club, was our speaker.  She created the People for People Foundation.  The Foundation helps people who are normally self-sufficient but have fallen on hard times due to loss of employment, sickness, or some other unforseen event and fall outside the reach of the safety net provided by government organizations.  Since starting the organization in 2003, she has built up a large network of agencies to help people get their finances back on track.  They are also very active in providing support to our local veterans.

We welcomed the Interact Students and Advisors from Camden County Technical and Vocational School and Highland, Timber Creek and Overbrook High Schools.  The students will be honing their leadership skills at RYLA this June.

 

    

 

 

 

Lindsay Rosenberg, General Manager of the Camden Riversharks and a Gloucester Townhip resident, provided us some insight into what is involved in running an unaffiliated minor league baseball team.  Lindsay worked her way up from an Intern to General Manager with the Riversharks in six years.

 

President Elect Steve Bogan met today with Michael Snyder, CEO of the Crossroads Programs to present the violin our club foundation donated to a needy member in one of their programs. The young lady has been without one and unable to practice. She can now continue her studies and has agreed to play a small selection at an upcoming club meeting! Our best wishes to her and all the Crossroads youth!

 

The annual District 7640 Conference was held from April 17-19, 2015. There were over 100 in attendance; about a dozen inspirational guest speakers. Our club was represented by President Grant Bayer and his wife Victoria, Joe and Peg Castor, who also did a splendid job of managing the conference registration, Herm Engelbert and his wife Chris, Treasurer/Secretary Greg Smith, Michael Van Stine and Vice President Steve Bogan gave a presentation on our club library project to purchase the CD cases and a display case to increase the library craft program.
 
There were inbound exchange students from Brazil, Columbia, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Spain and Venezuela. There were outbound students to Belgium, France and Romania.
 
The conference was a tremendous success despite the fact than none of our 50/50 tickets were winners. (:-(
 
See pictures and a movie clip of the "Rat Pack" entertainment below! It was a great time!

Public Information Officer Mary Ann Rivell gave a presentation about the New Jersey Lottery.  She gave an informative presentation about the history of the lottery, where the money is spent, and the many ways to play.

 

President Elect Steven Bogan placed Club name plates on the shelves purchased by our Foundation with a District Grant.  Steve handled the paperwork required to obtain the grant and took the lead in assembling the items.  The name plates were made by Highland High School students.

 

 

David Meyer, the Mayor of Gloucester Township, discussed the exciting new economic projects within the township at our March 18, 2015 meeting.

 

Ginny Marino, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey, provided us with an inspiring discussion of how today's Girl Scouts help create confident and courageous women of character.  Find out more at www.gscsnj.org.  

Deborah Hill and Laura Marker from the Camden County Women's Shelter provided us some insight into the issues involved with Domestic Violence at our February 25 meeting.

Rotarian Herm Engelbert gave an interesting presentation about the Crazy Horse Memorial at our February 18, 2015 meeting. 

Coach Bingo 2015 was a great success. 

We had two speakers from Crossroads Programs, Inc..  We heard from Director of Development and Communications Lydia Cipriani and Program Coordinator for Foster Treatment Parents Stephanie Green.  They described how their program takes in young and teenage children who are homeless, abused, abandoned or otherwise at risk and help them lead productive lives.  They described how some of the chidren who have passed through their program give back by working with other children.  Crossroads runs nine youth shelters and has a network of foster parent treatment homes enabling these children to grow up in a nurturing family environment.

 

The do very important work for kids who have no where else to go.  For more information, go http://www.crossroadsprograms.org.

We inducted Julie Collaretti, Administrator for Doctor's Express here in Gloucester Township, into our club.

Congratulations to Rena Kerbaugh, the winner of the framed, autographed Nick Foles jersey!

 

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

The Christmas Party was held on December 10, 2014 at Mainstage Center for the Arts in downtown Blackwood.

 

We had a great time at this Christmas Party.  Both Ed and Joe from Mainstage created the perfect atmosphere  for us.  Rosemary did a great job with the food  - and a great thank you to the Camden County Technical School Culinary group.  It was a great evening for all.  More photos to come!!

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The Gloucester Township Rotary Club support efforts both locally and internationally. Here at home, in Gloucester Township, we provide support in many ways, including:

• Supporting and mentoring our youth through Interact and scholarship opportunities
• Supporting families in need during the Holidays
• Beautification of our town through benches, signs, and cleanup & improvement projects
• Supporting our local boy scouts and Eagle scouts
• Supporting our local sports leagues
• Supporting the Field of Dreams project.

The Gloucester Township-Pine Hill Rotary Club started as the Blackwood Rotary Club in 1960.