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Welcome to our Club!

Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Tuesdays at 7:30 AM

Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center for morning meetings

1401 Morris Road
Blue Bell, PA 19422
United States of America

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are meeting via Zoom. Contact us for Zoom link. Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30 AM except for the last Tuesday of the month when we meet at 5:00 PM at a selected outdoor location for a socially distanced social meeting.

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Mailing Address: PO Box 1011 Blue Bell Pa 19422

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For more information regarding membership, contact Teal Mercer at tealmercer@gmail.com.

For program information, contact Joanne Messerschmidt at jbmesserschmidt@gmail.com.

THANK YOU to our corporate sponsors: Montgomery County Community College and Delta Community Supports Inc.

Thank you to our corporate sponsors for supporting our club and the community at large. We appreciate having your team as a part of our team as we work together to make our community a better place.

The 15th Annual Chefs of the Burbs Facebook Live is happening tonight at 7 PM on our Facebook Page! Get ready for an exciting evening of culinary adventure, entertainment, prizes, and fun in support of the local community and COVID-relief (see our community beneficiaries below).

Experience your favorite restaurants like never before with chef cooking demonstrations, wine talk, special menus for pick-up or delivery, live music, featured sponsors, and some special surprises! Attending this year's Chefs of the Burbs is free! Here's how it works!

1) REGISTER (it's free!) and be automatically registered to win Restaurant Gift Cards from $25 - $200!

2) Donate if you like

3) Pick-up or deliver dinner from one of the participating "Chefs" restaurants

4) Tune in to our Facebook Page on November 5 @ 7 - 10 PM and ENJOY!

5) Make a difference in our community!

Event proceeds support families, children, and seniors in our community who have been impacted by Covid-19. Beneficiaries include Inter-Faith Housing Alliance, Rotary Club of Blue Bell Covid-19 Relief Task Force, Second Alarmer's Rescue Squad, and Wissahickon Valley Boys & Girls Club. Your contributions will also support Blue Bell Rotary's 24-month COVID-19 effort to address the effects of the pandemic on families, students, elders, and businesses in our community.

Arpeggio BYOB 1101 N. Bethlehem Pike, Spring House, PA 19477 . 215-646-5055 . https://arpeggiobyob.com

Bonefish Grill 27 Airport Square . North Wales, PA 19454 . 215-361-2932 https://bonefishgrill.com/locations/pa/montgomeryville

Dettera Restaurant and Wine Bar 129 E Butler Ave., Ambler, PA 19002 . 215-643-0111 . https://dettera.com

El Serape . 970 Dekalb Pike . Blue Bell, PA 19422 . 610-239-9466 . https://elsarapebluebell.com

The Farm & Fisherman Tavern . 575 Horsham Rd . Horsham, PA 19044 . 267-643-8974 . Website: https://farmandfisherman.com

Harvest Seasonal Grill 1460 Bethlehem Pike North Wales, PA (267) 460-8986

Website: https://harvestseasonalgrill.com/north-wales-restaurant/

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant . 1460 Bethlehem Pike . North Wales, PA 19454 . 267-708-2000 . https://Ironhillbrewery.com

Joseph Ambler Inn . 1005 Horsham Road . North Wales, PA 19454; 215-362-7500 . https://Josephamblerinn.com

La Provence The Old Ambler Train Station . 27 West Butler Pike . Ambler, PA 19002 . 215-390-1767 . https://laprovenceambler.com

Panache Wood Fire Grill . 602 Skippack Pike . Blue Bell, PA 19422 . 215-641-9000 . https://panachewoodfiregrill.com

Saffron Indian Kitchen . 60 E. Butler Ave. Ambler, PA 19002 . 215-540-0237 . Website: https://saffronofphilly.com

Seasons 52 . 160 N Gulph Road . King of Prussia, PA 19406 . 610-992-1152 . https://Seasons52.com

Stone and Key Cellars- Order Wine for the Event! . 435 Doylestown Rd . Montgomeryville, PA 18936 . 215-855-4567 . https://Stoneandkeycellars.com

Stove & Tap . 329 W. Main Street . Lansdale, PA 19446 . 215-393-8277 . Website: https://stoveandtap.com

Sushi Hatsu . 51 East Butler Ave. Ambler, PA. 19002 . 267-705-2485 . Website: https://Sushihatsu.com

Thai Orchid . 1748 Dekalb Pike . Blue Bell, PA, 19422 . 610-277-9376 . Website: https://Thaiorchidbluebell.com

Vida & Comida 131 E. Butler Ave. Ambler, PA 19002 . 215-641-0900 . Website: https://Vidaandcomida.com

We sent a team to help with Rotary's international Rotaplast initiative, serving children with cleft palate. A note from the field:

The children and parents loved seeing our club photo. We did 100 surgeries on six days. One more day of surgeries left. Thanks for club support!

This year we were honored to send a team of Rotarians and dental professionals to Kenya to share their expertise with locals in need. We partnered with our sister Rotary club there - what a joy!

Here are a few pictures from the trip. We were able to see over 300 individuals over just a few days.

CLICK HERE to see more!

Doubling Down on Covid Relief

Even with massive obstacles, when it comes to supporting our community, Blue Bell Rotarians have lots of stamina. Give us a daunting situation and we will double down. Read about the work we are doing in the community to bring relief to our neighbors who have been impacted by Covid-19.

Statement Against Racism

Butaleja Water Project

We are "making a difference" in this community... Blue Bell Rotary Proud. Check out more about our project HERE.

BBRC Covid-19 Task Group

In response to the needs created by the current COVID-19 Crisis, the Blue Bell Rotary Club organized a task group to meet the needs of the community. So far, the task group has accomplished the following:

Members filled critical needs on Inter-Faith Housing Alliance's Amazon Wishlist
$2000 in grocery gift cards presented to families of Inter-Faith Housing Alliance
$1000 in grocery gift cards presented to the Boys and Girls Club Ambler

More gift card drives are underway to support those in the community who need help during these challenging times.

MLK Celebration Breakfast

We were honored to be a part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration in the township again this year. The surrounding townships were represented, including township supervisors, law-enforcement, school principals and students. A big Thank You! to Randy for coordinating.

Annual WFCA Solidarity Walk

Every year, the Wissahickon community, including students and families of Whitpain, Blue Bell, Lower Gwynedd and Ambler gather for the WFCA (Wissahickon Faith Community) Annual Solidarity Walk from Wissahickon H.S. To Bethlehem Baptist Church for the Martin Luther King celebration. Afterward during the service, Ron Smith gave a presentation, and Patti Smith received an award from the Wissahickon Faith Community Association. Patti also received an American flag that flew over the US House of Representatives.

Seeds of Hope

A team from Blue Bell Rotary unloaded a food truck from major local grocery stores in service to the Seeds of Hope organization.

Summer Splash 2019

We had our annual Summer Splash last week and had an ABSOLUTE BLAST! We love spending time with each other, and would love to have you join us too!

Philies Game to Strike Out Hunger

Great night at the Phillies game for Rotary Strike Out Hunger. We got to meet Rotary International president, Mark Maloney and of course our District Governor.

2019 Cassidy Scholarship Winners

The Thomas J. Cassidy Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Logan Weiss and Liam Weiss during the July 16th Blue Bell Rotary ceremony led Tom Cassidy. Tom joined us to present and share with us the special meaning that the Cassidy Scholarship holds. Thank you, Tom. We think the world of your family. Logan Weiss and Liam Weiss talked about their passion for service from an early age and they continued that passion for service through their high school years. We wish them all the best as they continue their education, going to the same university from which Tom Cassidy graduated - University of Pittsburgh.

The 2019 4-Way Speech Contest

The Four Way Test is, put simply, a yardstick code of ethics that helps us to be better Rotarians, better citizens and better friends. Since it’s adoption, the test has been translated into over 100 languages and is used around the world as guiding set of principles.

Every year we hold a contest for students in our district to give a speech. We're so proud of their hard work, dedication, and community efforts. Congratulations everyone!

Easterseals 100 Year Anniversary Celebration

Some of our Rotary team went to celebrate Easterseals 100 year anniversary this weekend at the Philadelphia Zoo. We're so honored to serve with them in our community.

Interact Fundraising - Pie Your Principal

The Rotary Club of Blue Bell teamed up with Wissahickon Middle School Interact club to bring much-needed classroom supplies to primary schools in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya through an organization there called SHOFCO. To help raise funds for the Nairobi primary school classroom supplies, the Interact Club held a “Pie Your Principal” event on May 30.

Meeting Rotarians from England

We had the wonderful opportunity to meet some fellow Rotarians from England on their trip to our district. Such an honor to spend time and serve with you all.

Congratulations to our Student of the Quarter - Alison!

Congratulations to our newest Student of the Quarter Alison. We are so thrilled to present you with this honor and have you as a part of the Blue Bell Community. Keep up the good work!

The Montgomery County Wellness Expo

The Wellness Expo was a huge success this year. Thank you to everyone who came out and volunteered!

Beat the Streets

The Beat the Streets Wrestling Program of Philadelphia is committed to helping establish youth wrestling programs in the Philadelphia metropolitan region. The organization will foster the holistic development of student-athletes by providing the resources to support wrestling and an academic tutoring programs throughout the greater Philadelphia region. Beat the Streets Philadelphia was founded on the principle that all children have the potential to become productive citizens when provided the proper support. This belief has endured since the establishment of our first program in 2009 located in the city of Camden, NJ. To this day, the organization remains laser focused on running wrestling and mentoring based youth development programs for underprivileged student-athletes that alter the trajectory of their lives.

Today it's considered the best wrestling room in Philadelphia. It is a charter school which has 350 students and 120 of the students are wrestlers. The ribbon cutting ceremony was amazing! We are blessed and honored to be working with such an organization. Thank you for all your hard work!

Spreading Holiday Cheer

This year we were honored to support the Wissahickon Boys and Girls Club and Delta with gifts and funding for their coming year. Thank you for all you do for the youth in our community!

A Tree for Every Rotarian

On October 20th, the Rotary Club of Blue Bell donated and planted 45 trees at Montgomery County Community College. The College's Sustainability Club also assisted in the planting. This project was done in response to the request from the last year's Rotary International President for every Rotarian to plant a tree to help slow global warming. The Blue Bell Rotary Club was proud to help beautify the College campus while helping the environment.

Seeds of Hope

Chefs of the Burbs 2019

2019 Kenya Dental Hygiene Trip

Chefs of the Burbs 2018

Pancake Breakfast 2018

History: A Home for Headquarters

The idea that Rotary should own its headquarters dates back at least to the 1920 convention, when RI President Albert Adams said that he hoped to someday see the headquarters in a beautiful building of Rotary’s own.

Hunger hits home: The pandemic reminds us that food insecurity isn’t just ‘over there’

Hunger and malnutrition unleashed by COVID-19 could carry the impact of the pandemic far into the future.

In the face of a pandemic, the important work of fighting polio must continue

Rotary and its partners have mobilized disease-fighting infrastructure to respond to COVID-19 —while remaining dedicated to eradicating polio

For true economic development, women are essential

Here’s why these organizations and their Rotary club partners are supporting local women’s entrepreneurship with financial literacy, small business loans, and one-on-one advisors.

How Rotary is alleviating the effects of isolation during COVID-19