New Rotary president brings strong volunteer commitment
By KATIE WORRALL
Bill Shumaker, an Oreland resident who is active in several organizations, was installed as president of the Rotary Club of Chestnut Hill in a ceremony last month. Conducting the installation ceremony was Andrew Pendleton, a former club member who is now district governor for Rotary’s district 7580.
Shumaker’s goals for his one-year term are to increase membership
in the service organization from its present 50-plus to 65 and to
continue the work of the club’s committees, which include ones
on fundraising, and on the club’s project to commemorate the
100th anniversary of Rotary International in 2005.
As its centennial project, the club selected the restoration of the pergola
and adjacent water trough at the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Cresheim
Valley...
Friends of Cresheim Trail seek funds for feasibility study
By Ed Mahon
The Friends of Cresheim Trail, at a meeting last week, discussed ways to gain support from various community organizations to strengthen their application to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). The group hopes to receive approval and aid in funding a feasibility study, costing roughly $40,000, according to member Bob Thomas. The applications must be sent in by October 13, 2004, but the Friends want it set to go by mid-September.
Thomas, who has successfully worked on restoring various trails, including the Perkiomen, outlined three major issues that needed to be studied: acquiring the land, planning the changes and constructing costs.
Even if the DCNR does grant the Friends approval and money, the Friends...
By KATIE WORRALL
At a rare August meeting of the executive committee of the Chestnut Hill Community Association, ideas and updates were discussed about ways to grow the association memberships, this summer’s Pastorius Park concert series and several events planned for the fall.
Jane Piotrowski, an executive committee member who is leading the membership committee, gave fellow executive committee members a business plan to increase association membership that outlines situation analysis, key issues, objectives and strategies. The committee plans to begin its membership drive at the Chestnut Hill Business Association’s Fall for the Arts Festival in October. The committee includes John Shea, Betsy Masters, Steve Piotrowski, Sr. Jean Laurich, S.S.J., Walter Sullivan, Chris Kemezis, Wendy Williams and Sanjiv Jain.
Tia Burke, vice president of the social division, reported that two...