Rotary Club of Flemington New Jersey

Flemington Rotary News

Announcements

Upcoming Programs Wed, 6/30: Changing of the Guard Dinner (Copper Hill at 6pm). Note there is No Regular Noon Meeting on Wed, 6/30 in lieu of the dinner. July-August: No Regular Programs will be actively scheduled during the summer months. Programs will be scheduled at times when a speaker makes a request. Regularly scheduled programs will resume in September.

Next RCOF Board Meeting To Be Determined.

Upcoming Events

7th Annual RIDE FOR ROTARY Date: 2010/09/18, Sun Time: 9am to 3pm The Flemington Rotary Club will be hosting their 7th Annual Ride for Rotary – Motorcycle Poker Run, Picnic & Clam Bake on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. This event is a family-oriented motorcycle "Poker Run" followed by a community picnic and clam bake fundraiser! The start and end location will be the Clinton Elks Lodge, Sidney Road (County Route 617), Pittstown, NJ. Riders check in at the Clinton Elks Lodge between 9 and 11am before leaving on the motorcycle poker run through approximately 65 miles of scenic Hunterdon County and surrounding areas. The ride will end with the picnic and clam bake at the Clinton Elks Lodge. Everyone -- non-riders, families, friends, kids, adults -- is invited to the picnic and clam bake which runs from noon to 3pm. Food, beverages, prizes, 50/50 cash raffle, face painting for kids, vendors and music by Krazy Kat himself! For more information, please visit www.FlemingtonRotaryNJ.org/RFR/, email RFR@jarengineering.com or call Bob Chittenden at Tel(908) 284-9040. .

3rd Annual BARK IN THE PARK Date: 2011/6/5, Sun Time: 11am to 2pm The 3rd Annual Dog Walk will be held on Sunday, June 5th, 2011 at the Flemington Boro Park from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Click here to visit the Bark in the Park webpage. Unity Bank in Flemington presents a great day of fun, exercise and fellowship!!! Enjoy an approximate 1.9 mile walk around scenic Flemington, NJ, with your favorite canine & human friends and neighbors. This year’s walk will be lead by the one and only Somerset Patriots mascot Sparky! The walk ends back in the Flemington Boro Park with fun, food, vendors, contests and live music by SunDog. All proceeds of the event will go to charities of the Rotary Club of Flemington and the local pet rescue organization Animal Alliance, which is a non-profit, volunteer run spay/neuter animal welfare organization. The walk begins at 11am in the Flemington Boro Park on Park Avenue. Registration will begin at 10am. Ample parking is available across from the Justice Center on Park Avenue or in other lots around town. Other activities, for a small fee, will allow you to participate in the following contests: Amazing Trick; Costume Contest; Prettiest Dog; Owner / Dog Lookalike; and Face Only A Mother Could Love. See the registration form for event T-Shirts, Rotary Dog Bandana and goodie bags for your dog. There will be water and trash receptacles along the route as well as lots of Rotary Interact volunteers. Emergency veterinary care and first aid will be provided on site. Please contact Jim Davidson with any questions at Tel(609) 644-2592. .

Bring Your Old Bikes!

Please join us on Saturday, June 5, 2010 for another Bicycle Collection!!! The collection will be held at the Flemington Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Flemington, NJ from 9am to 12noon. Old Sewing Machines will also be accepted.

2006 Pedals for Progress

2008 Pedals for Progress

Pedals for Progress rescues bicycles destined for America’s landfills and delivers them to societies where they are badly needed and highly valued. PfP collects over 9000 bicycles annually and transfers this material wealth to those more needy. To date, more than 110,000 bicycles have been shipped to developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific Islands. In these countries, the bikes are reconditioned by partner agencies and distributed at low cost to poor working adults. These bikes provide them with reliable transportation for commuting to work, transporting produce to market, or accessing health care and other services. Steady employment for these adults is vital to the development and success of these economies.

The Flemington Rotary Club, in cooperation with the Flemington Presbyterian Church, sponsors a used bike collection every spring to assist Pedals for Progress in their humanitarian efforts.

The Flemington Rotary Club sponsored a Bike Collection
at the Flemington Presbyterian Church!
We Will Sponsor Another Bike Collection in 2008.

If you miss this collection date, you can locate other bike collections through the Pedals for Progress website: www.P4P.org