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The History of The Rotary Club of Allentown West,
Western Lehigh County  PA
Rotary Club #5415
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Table of Contents
                               Page
Sponsoring RC…………………………………………...…  2
Charter Members………………………………..………..  2
Charter Night Program Cover…………….……………  3
Presidents of the Club………………………...…………  4
Members at District Leadership Positions…… 4
Meeting Structure………………………………………..… 4
Women in Rotary………………………………………......  5
Meeting Locations………………………………….…….  5
Where we Live………………………………………...…….  6
Schools and AWRC…………………………………..….  6
Fundraisers…………………………………………...…,,,... 6
Youth Education and Leaderships………...... 7
Programs and Services for the Elderly…….… 8
Community Service Projects…………………….… 8
Interact Clubs………………………………………………. 9
International Service Programs………………. 9
Grants…………………………………………………………10
Vocational Service……………………………………….. 10
Social Events……………………………………………...  10
District Events…………………………………………….  11
Public Relations………………………………………….. 11
Club Documents………………………………………….  11
Member Characteristics……………………………… 12
Awards……………………………………………………......  12
Traditions..................................................... 12
 
APPENDIX
A. Charter Members……………………………………… 13
B. Member Rosters
          Nov. 16, 2007……………………………………….14
C. Past Presidents…………………………………....     17
d. Charter Event Program……………………………… 19
e. Photos of Ontelaunee Park Band Shell….. 19
 
Updated January 2016; July 2017; March 2018
 
The Rotary Club of Allentown West - Western Lehigh County (AWRC or AW) was chartered on May 15, 1962. It was sponsored by the Allentown Rotary club, according to RI’s records.
Sponsoring RC:
The club was chartered under the name Western Lehigh County, and the sponsor club is listed in the RI History Group’s records as Allentown, PA. The Special Representative listed was Charles D. Snelling, of Allentown.
During the club’s organization, there is some correspondence between the District Governor of 743 at the time, Calvin Terry, and Rotary International, discussing the Rotary Club of Allentown and it’s release of territory to the Rotary Club of Western Lehigh County.
 
RI also found correspondence regarding the Rotary Club of Emmaus, who also released some of their territory to the new club, and who offered their blessings to the new club as well as to help out in any way they could. This does not, however, qualify Emmaus as a sponsor.
 
The name was officially changed to Allentown West – Western Lehigh County on 27 February 1974. RI only has the one Notification of Name Change form. This form does not indicate any changes in territory.”
 
Charter Members:
A list of the 1962 charter members of our club appears in the Appendix at the end of this article.
 
In 2015 a member bought on Craig’s List the table top Lectern with a brass plate attached that was given to AW Rotarians on June 22,1962 by the members of the Emmaus RC.
 
In the Fall of 2015 member Stan Drabick refinished it and we now use it weekly.
A copy of the program for the June 22, 1962 Charter event is in the Appendix. Here is the front page:
Presidents of the club:
 A list of all club presidents appears in the Appendix at the end of this article.
Some lists of members appear in the Appendix as well.
 
Members at District Leadership Positions:
Yvette M. Palmer joined AWRC in 1989 as its first woman member. She served as the Area 1 Assistant Governor and, in 2002-03, served as D7430’s Governor, the first female to do so. She later served as the district foundation chair for 3 years and held Zone 32 positions in Membership and Foundation. She served on the faculty and as Regional Vice Chair of the Rotary Leadership Institute from 2002 to 2011.
 
William L. Weber joined AWRC in 1978 and served as Area 1 Assistant Governor and then as D7430 Governor for 2008-09. He also served on the faculty of the Rotary Leadership Institute.
 
William E. Palmer joined AWRC in 2001 having started in Rotary in 1995 in the Easton RC. He served as Area 3 Assistant Governor and then served as D7430 Governor in 2010-11. He served on the faculty and was D7430 site chair for the Rotary Leadership Institute from 2002 to 2011. He served as the District Newsletter Editor, District Secretary, and District Finance Chair, as well as the Paul Harris Society Coordinator for D7430.
 
Flora Sue Weber served as Area 1 Assistant Governor from 2013 to 2016.
 
Dr. Barbara Kistler in 2015 became the Chair of the D7430 PolioPlus committee.
 
Starting July 1, 2016, Herb Klotz served as the D7430 Membership Committee Chair thru June 30, 2018. In December of 2016 Herb was selected as D7430 Governor for RY 2019-20.  During the 2016-17 Rotary year Herb led the effort that had two new RCs started in D7430, Whitehall Area, and Upper Perkioman.
 
Meeting Structure:
Judge Ed Cahn joined AWRC circa 1965 and was President in 1969-1970. During a September 2015 interview he said that Initially AWRC met as a Dinner club. The meetings included 45 minutes for food and 30 more for the Speaker.
Judge Cahn also recalled that in 1970 there were about 15 members and about 10 came to the meetings. Bob Nagle, a member since 1992, said that meetings always lasted about an hour as they still do now. They always met weekly.
 
Another member since 1999 says meetings lasted about an hour and almost all had a program.
 
Ernie Boll confirmed that when he joined AW in 1969 the members already had a bell and a club banner  Vern Fenstermaker says that the club had the bell and banner when he joined in 1980.  But Vern, as club Secretary, bought a new banner because the old base had become unstable.  He says it’s the one being used today (2016).
 
In January 2015 a Rotary Information event was held to educate candidates for membership. Then in February 2015 the board approved adding two “Happy Hour” meetings each month from 5:30 to 6:30 P.M. These meetings started at the Holiday Inn in Breinigsville and still continue. The first half hour is fellowship, and the second is a business meeting. Programs are not yet being scheduled. Early in 2017 Membership Chair, Ginny Sandoval, started holding a "Mixer" / Networking meeting at different sites on the 2nd Tuesday.
 
Women in Rotary:
Until 1989, the Constitution and Bylaws of Rotary International stated that Rotary club membership was for males only. The United States Supreme Court upheld the California court indicating that Rotary clubs do have a "business purpose" and are in some ways public-type organizations.
 
The RI constitutional change was made at the 1989 Council on Legislation, with a vote to eliminate the "male only" provision for all of Rotary. Since that time, women have become members and leaders of clubs and districts throughout the world. In 1995 the first 8 women District Governors took office.
 
Prior to 1989 the spouses of Rotarians could join a club and they were called “Rotary Anns.” They held monthly meetings and some AW spouses were members.
 
In 1989 Bob Randall proposed Yvette (Hausler) Palmer for membership; she was inducted and nobody quit. Gloria Zimmerman was the second female member and was sponsored by Ralph Zettlemoyer.
 
Meeting Locations:
 The club's first meeting place was the Shankweiler Hotel in the small community of Fogelsville, PA. Vern Fenstermaker joined AWRC in 1980 and it was a dinner club then. In 1984 it was changed to a breakfast club to attract new members.
The club has been meeting since then at various locations including:
          The Tourist Inn in Kuhnsville
          The West End Racket Club
          The Holiday Inn (later the Days Inn) Rt 309
          The Paddock restaurant
          The Village Inn
          The Starlite Diner  --  Bob Nagle says “I joined Rotary in July,1992.  We met at Starlite Diner at that time, and the roof leaked like crazy. 
          We moved to the Luther Crest Retirement Community starting in 1995 and as of this January 2016 update we still are there.
 
 
Where we Live:
The AW Club members primarily are from the northwest corner of Lehigh County and the west end of Allentown as it started. Members over time relocated southward into Lower Macungie Township and Emmaus, but stayed in the club and brought others in.
 
Schools and AWRC:
There are two school districts within the club’s covered area, Parkland and Northwestern Lehigh.  Our Dictionary project for 3rd graders started in 2005 also extended into Salisbury Township’s Truman Elementary school.
 
Fundraisers:
Judge Cahn said that Fundraisers in the late 1960s to early 70s consisted of auctioning off baskets of fruit each week that members brought in from their farms and orchards. The fruit baskets weekly were brought by Rudy Mohr (Charter Member) and were prepared by his wife for our club. Also at Christmas time they sold many Claxton fruit cakes.
 
Bill Weber recalls that during his presidency 1982-83 and for several years after, our club ran a "Lobster Bake" as a fundraiser. It was held at Willow Tree Rest in Orefield. Bill made contact with a Lobster fishermen co-op in Portland and would remove the rear seats from his airplane, fly to Maine, load up with Lobster and return in time for the event. Geoff Legg flew up with Bill  on occasion. It was always a lot of fun; as Rotarians we always found ways to make it even more interesting, e.g. holding Lobster Races, etc. George Ikeda has memories also. We never made a lot of money but always we had a lot of fun and fellowship. Our Rotaryanns were always a big help in putting it on.
 
Gloria Zimmerman said “In my very early years as a member, we had BBQ Chicken dinners as a fundraiser at Willow Tree Park in Leather Corner Post.  “People would buy tickets and go there to eat or take out.”
 
In 1993 the club held its first annual charity auction. The charity auction replaced several smaller fundraisers a year.  The idea was to find one big fundraiser that could net more than the smaller ones and get the whole club involved. 
Dave Dries said that the first year the net was in the area of $8000 and peaked with a net of about $20,000 before the market crash in the late 2000's.  It tapered off to about $10,000 before dying.  The auction became the club's primary fundraising event and raises about $15,000 annually for charitable giving. At about 2007 we began to hold other fundraisers because the auction proceeds were small for so much effort.
 
Credit also goes to Ralph Zettlemoyer and his Auction.  Even after he handed the reins over to his son, we continued to use their services. 
 
Note that in 2004 we established the AW Foundation as a separate 501 ( C ) 3 to accommodate proper IRS credit for donations..  Bob Nagle was the founding chair. Gloria Zimmerman was   President that year.
 
Four times we held Reverse Raffles selling $100 tickets that allowed you and a guest to attend an evening event with snacks and the drawing for multiple prizes. Usually a Silent Auction was held as well at the event. But there was some reluctance to hold a “gambling” event and the net proceeds were too low for the work involved.
 
In the Summers of 2013, 14 and 15 Mike and AJ Henry led a committee and held an afternoon Pig Roast at Ontelaunee Park. Sometimes there was a silent auction too. Mike Henry passed away in April 2017 at age 77 and the event starting in September 2017 is named in his honor.
 
In May of 2015 we held the first annual Tempting Tastes event at the Holiday Inn in Breinigsville with 235 attending for food samples, a silent auction, fellowship, and a live auction. The net was $29,000 for “good works.”  Tempting Tastes 2, 3 and 4 each raised about  $35 to $30,000. TT5 is being planned.
 
And periodically as events warrant we collect cash donations for disaster relief ShelterBoxes, and almost monthly about $250 for produce items for the Lowhill Food Pantry.
 
Tempting Tastes 2 and 3 held in 2016 and 2017 each netted about $30,000 for AW Rotarians to use for good works.
 
Youth Education and Leaderships: 
Since its inception, the club has actively participated in Rotary International's Student Exchange Program both hosting and sending students abroad almost every year and holding membership positions on the District committee for most of that time.
 
Judge Cahn says that in the late 1960s AW Rotarians already were giving scholarships to High School students. They started with Northwestern Lehigh, and later added Parkland. As far back as 2001 we added Lehigh Career & Technical Institute and Lehigh Carbon Community College.  Bob Nagle tells us that scholarships were set at $500 in the early years. In May of 2015 there were 8 #1,000 and one $500 scholarship awarded. In May 2017 we awarded 10 scholarships each of $1,000 to H.S. seniors from Northwestern, Parkland, LCTI and LCCC.
 
Ernie Boll was AWRC President in 1972-73, and he recalls that Summer Youth programs were done for many years. This is when youths travel to another country for 3 weeks in the Summer. And then usually that foreign host family sends a student to be hosted here the next year. Ernie and his wife Sandi traveled many times as Chaperones for the Summer Youth Exchange.
 
Every year the club sponsors a student from both high schools --  sometimes others  --  for the Camp Neidig leadership program. In RI this is the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). In our district it was championed by a man named Neidig and we honor him.
 In 1995 the club organized and sponsored one of the first youth leadership conferences in the district.
 
We also started a financial literacy program for high school students at the Lehigh Career and Technical Institute to educate young adults on family budgeting, credit and spending, and financial planning.
 
We are the district leader in the Dictionary Project for third graders distributing them each Fall since 2005. Bill and Yvette Palmer initiated this and  delegated the chairmanship to Bob Nagle.  We have dispersed close to 10,000 books to third graders at this writing.
 
In 2010 AW Rotarians were among the first clubs in the district to conduct a Speech contest for HS students with the subject being Rotary’s Four Way Test. Winner s move on to regionals and then a district final. We did not offer this in early 2015 but will in 2016.
 
Programs and Services for the Elderly :
Bob Nagle said “The bingo games at Cedarbrook were a big item on a yearly basis,” Bill Palmer remembers participating in 2001.
 
Several times a year club members volunteer for Meals on Wheels deliveries starting in the mid-1990’s and continuing to the present day. At that time member AnnaJean Henry was the Director.
 
Every year since meeting at Luther Crest, in 1995, at Christmas time the club members sponsor a high school --  recently LCCC -- chorus performance for the residents of Luther Crest.
 
Community Service Projects :
In 1993 the club adopted the Lehigh County Rodale Fitness and Cycling Park in Trexlertown as a community cleanup and service project. Club Rotarians work a half day once or twice each year to clean up or improve things and still do.
We also assisted in various phases of the restoration of Ontelaunee Park in New Tripoli.  We installed flagpoles at its entrance in 2003-04 with Joel Masiko the taskmaster. Later we contributed about $30,000 to help fund building the band shell which was installed for Rotary's 100th anniversary in 2005.  And we provide annual clean-ups and plantings there as well.
 
We also give money and volunteer  support to the Lowhill Church Food Pantry. Monthly cash collections provides about $300 each to purchase fresh produce for their clients, a very desirable food not usually available in food pantries.
 
The AWRC Snack Pack program was begun in 2013 starting in the Northwestern Lehigh School District. These are food packs given to food insecure children K through 12 to feed them over a weekend. In 2014 a similar program began in the Parkland School District with AW Rotarians leading with funds, volunteers and the work of some Interact Club members. In January 2016 we increased the distribution in the NWL SD to weekly.
 
Gloria Zimmerman recalls that in the early 1990s we did a coat project securing a grant from the district.
During Dave Dries’ presidency Dave had as his goal for the club members to honor a  Professional Business Person of the Year. Bob Nagle was the Vocational Service Chair and he put this together and the first award was in 1999, and it continues. In late 2015 its name was changed to the Professional Service Award to broaden its applications. The award first was done in 2004, and given to Bev and Ken Kistler of Kistler Pole Buildings.
 
Over the years as needs arrive AW Rotarians decide to apply some of the funds we raised to support other organizations in the Lehigh Valley. Examples are The Community Music School, Meals on Wheels and the Community Bike Works.
 
Starting in 2013 AW Rotarians began to volunteer as “Angels” at the baseball games at the Miracle events in Schnecksville. In 2014 and again in 2015 we attended the October Halloween Party there and distributed items to about 500 children. We did the Halloween Party in 2017 too.
 
In 2014 we teamed up with the Allentown RC and held a luncheon meeting with the U.N. Ambassador from the Ukraine as the guest speaker for 200 guests.
 
In 2017 we formed a Rotary Community Corps, the first in our District, that is the group of volunteer non-Rotarians tha do the work of the Snack Packs in the Northwestern school district each week.
 
Interact Clubs:
Bob Nagle said “Bill Masters ran the Northwestern Lehigh Interact Club about the time that I joined (1992), and then it went dormant.  It was reactivated in 2007, and my granddaughter, Christine, was President of the Club in that period.”
The Interact club at Parkland High School was chartered in September of 2014.
 
International Service Programs:
The club members actively supports the Youth Exchange Program, and the Group Study Exchange Program until the latter was shut down with changes in the Rotary Foundation ways of funding.
 
The club members always have provided significant support for the Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund and PolioPlus offering matching funds every year with members usually on a waiting list to participate with the matching program.
 
Our club members over the years have been financially supportive of the many  Rotaplast missions world-wide.
We helped fund the 2008-09 Mosquito Net project in malaria-infested areas particularly in Africa
.
Since their introduction in 2001, we buy Shelter Boxes to be shipped to disaster areas around the world.
 
Over the years club members helped host a visiting Group Study Exchange (GSE) team Germany, Argentina, Colombia, the Caribbean, the Netherlands, Japan and the Philippines. Visiting team members stayed in the homes of our members when in our part of the district. Judge Cahn remembers having non-Rotarians from New Zealand in his home circa
1970, among others.RI stopped funding the GSE programs in about 2012.
 
In 2010-11 AW Rotarians were involved with a water well and distribution system through a “Matching Grant”  --  now called a “Global Grant” for The Philippines.
 
In 2010 AW Rotarians joined with Engineers Without Borders in efforts to rebuild the buildings and systems of a school in Sierra Leone, Africa. AW members of EWB have traveled to Sierra Leone for weeks at a time to direct and to work on projects of Solar power and water system.
 
Grants:
Starting in Rotary Year 2009-10 our RC applied for a “District Simplified Grant” and received funds to purchase a computer for the Lowhill Food Pantry. The name was changed to “District Grant” and in 2013-14 our club members began to seek funds for the Snack Pack program, and for projects for the Centennial School in Sierra Leone, Africa
.
In 2014-15 Herb Klotz led the successful effort to set up a “Global Grant” for $30,000 partnering with the Bo RC in Sierra Leone.
 
In early 2017 AW Rotarians executed a District Grant to bring two Ukrainian Physical Therapists to Allentown for 2 weeks of training in current projects.
 
Vocational Service:
Gloria Zimmerman noted that we did visit Cedarbrook for a breakfast meeting. She said circa 2010 we held a breakfast meeting at Wegmans and they were the program.
 
Vern Fenstermaker recalls that AW members visited the Interact club meetings and talked about the members’ individual vocations.Vernon passed away in July 2017 at age 97 after 50 years of Rotary service.
 
Around 1999 Bob Nagle as Vocational Service Chair began the annual Professional Business Person of the year. See “Community Service.”
 
Bob Nagle said that the club on several occasions visited LCTI for breakfast meetings with Clyde Hornberger, Director, and occasionally visited other companies. In 2014 we held a regular meeting at Northwestern Lehigh School.
In May of 2014 and 2015 we held a breakfast meeting at LCCC at which we awarded the annual scholarships.
 
Social Events:
We hold annual Christmas Parties, Picnics, or other social events like our monthly Dining Out at area restaurants.
Bob Nagle noted that the earliest picnics  were at Bill Masters Place  --  they had a Pavilion --  , thence to the Webers Farm in Emmaus.  Vern said that at the early club picnics, two members hauled their gas grills up to cook whatever we had on the menu.
 
We had some wonderful group parties at Gwenn and Gary's (Englehardt) in recent years (2005-15).
Our Christmas parties frequently were at Brookside Country Club. The Fogelsville Hotel  and The Cosmopolitan also served. For earlier Christmas parties they drew names and exchanged gifts.
 
The Iron Pigs AAA baseball team started playing in the new Allentown Coca Cola stadium in 2998.A few times our RC rented a pavilion and had a buffet and then watched the game.
 
Periodically we hold evening "Mixer" meetings that include potential new members.
 
District Events:
AW Rotarians enjoyed attending District Conferences. Ernie mentioned one in Atlantic City, NJ. And for the three  members who served as D7430 Governor, AW Rotarians put on the annual district conference with much work and great results.
 
In June 2017 Bill and Sue Weber, Herb and Ronnee Klotz, and Jeanne Shipe attended the annual RI Convention in Atlanta, GA.
 
District Fundraiser:
In the Fall of2009 Past District Governor  Yvette Palmer along with the Rotaract Club at DeSales University, started an annual "Purple Pinkie" 5K Run / Walk to raise funds for PolioPlus invitimg all D7430 RCs to participate. About $4,000 was raised.
 
After Yvette's passing in December 2011, the Yvette was named after her and continued.  In 2015 the event was taken over by AWRC members and moved to the LCCC campus and held around World Polio Day in Ocvtober. The 2016 event netted $14,000 to Polio eradication. Herb Klotz was the race director and Barbara Kistler was the event coordinator. In October 2017 the event netted over $30,000 from district Rotarians for Polio Eradication.
 
Public Relations:
Every few years before the 2010 move to the ClubRunner software, we tabulated the members names and had an AWRC Directory printed for public use. The 2008-09 version include photos of each member and information about Rotary and our club goals. Then when we had a website and archiving files, it all went on-line.
 
Early in 2013 Club President Halyna Stegura initiated a PR committee for the club. Its first efforts were to create some updated Rack Cards for distribution and handouts that describe what the club is all about.
 
During the years before 2013 the decision was made to start using the ClubRunner software to generate and e-mail to all members – and friends – a weekly e-Bulletin. It struggled at first but in October 2012 Bill Palmer was asked to make it happen, and there has been one every week since.
 
Then the ClubRunner website that Club President Dr. Bob Gordon in 2010 installed and made work was addressed and brought up to date. A Facebook page started to be updated regularly as well.
 
The club members started to have a Rotary presence at the Northwestern Lehigh annual Night in the Country, and the LV Mall EXPO, and others where we distribute materials and tell our stories.
 
During 2014 Gloria Zimmerman built up a relationship with the Parkland and Northwester Press and regular articled about AW Rotarians and their good deeds have resulted.
 
In 2015-16 President Herb Klotz championed the leap to Social Media and AWRC has a presence now, as well as its own e-mail and “snail” mail addresses.
 
Club Documents:
There are AWRC Constitution and Bylaws write-ups that are kept current and in accord with the RI Manual of Procedure.
The AW Board of Directors (b.o.d.) periodically establishes a written Strategic Plan for the club, and it is updated at least annually.
 
Since 2008 AW has maintained a Member Manual that includes some prior b.o.d. decisions, and some standing committees are listed.
 
The AW b.o.d has been meeting monthly for decades and written meeting minutes were produced. The older minutes were on hard copies and may not be retrievable.
 
There is a written set of Bylaws for the AWRC  Foundation from when it was formed in 2004.
 
All of the foregoing documents are available on the AWRC website since 2010. They also have been archived in Google Drive since late 2015.
 
Member Characteristics:
We always were supportive of the RI Foundation, both the Annual Fund and PolioPlus. Similarly our members supported other International efforts such as Wheelchairs, Rotaplast surgeries, ShelterBox USA, and mosquito nets.
 
Allentown-West Rotary Club members are proud of its diversity of members and activities, offering something for everyone in a friendly atmosphere. We foster fellowship, service, and support to RI's four (five, as of 2013) avenues of service.
We are a group of "doers." Our club also was the first club ever in District 7430 to have the first  Hispanic/Latina  woman club president Alicia Ruiz Orbin. We produced three district governors: Yvette Palmer, Bill Weber and Bill Palmer. Herb Klotz is our 4th and will serve as DG in 2019-20. Our club President that year is a Muslim.
 
It distinguished itself forever by providing the first woman District Governor for District 7430 in 2002-2003 with the election and service of Yvette Palmer. 
 
In Nov 2015 Gloria Zimmerman wrote “I don’t believe we were ever a check writing Club.” We raised money and then did some good with it.
 
Awards:
Each year the RI President establishes goals for RCs and awards a “Presidential Citation” for meeting or exceeding them. AWRC members have earned that award since the year 2010, and possibly before that. We got the 2016-17 Citation again.
 
There also are annual awards for Interact Clubs, and for RI Foundation giving that we sometimes have earned. Starting in the 2013-14 Rotary Year the D7430 Governor also established an award which we earn.
 
 
 The foregoing was compiled using interviews, questionnaires and personal experience ( starting in 1999 ) by Past District Governor, William Palmer. This version was released in January 2016 and posted to the AWRC website and archived on Google Drive. It then was updated by Palmer in July 2017, and March of 2018.
 
Traditions
 
                   Annual Changeover  ---
    

Longtime member of AWRC, Stanley Drabick, in July 2018 said that he is retiring from Allentown West Rotary after 40 years--having joined in 1978. He is spending more time caring for his wife, Sally, and still maintaining two properties.

 Over the years Stan has joined in many service projects in our community. A few years back he helped paint the band shell at Ontelaunee Park. And he also refinished the table-top lectern that we use at our meetings.

 Stan spoke about the history of the Japanese exchange student and the painting that we pass down from president to president each year at Changeover. It is possible that the father of the exchange student was a member of the Hanawa Japan Rotary Club. This is a very special original painting of the Mountains in Japan. This tradition began when the very grateful Father resented it to AW Rotarians for all that they did for his daughter.

 

Here is AWRC President Jeanne Shipe 2018-19 holding the painitng that she received at our changeover meeting.

 

 
 
 
 
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APPENDIX
  
A.  CHARTER MEMBERS
        Name                           Classification
 
Edgar J. Acker .......................Painting and Decorating
Ronald M. Alleman.................Nurseries Distributing
Laurie K. Chattin, Sr……      ...Dairy Farming
Richard H. Dawe...... Scientific Instrument and Apparatus Manufacturing
Norman C. Dotterer.................Garage Service
Arthur W. Emmick...................Insurance Life
Dr. David G. Fridiriciei.............Veterinary Medicine
Curtis T. Guth.........................Dry Goods Retailing
Dr. Carleton S. Herrick, Jr.. Physician
Dalton Kerschner. ..................Poultry Commission Marketing
Edwin C. Marsteller.................Barber Shops
Paul H. Marsteller. .................Grain Distributing
Rewellien Mohr. ........ ............Fruit Growing
Charles H. Morris....................Agricultural Implement Retailing
Edwin H. Rabenold, Jr...Insurance-Casualty
Howard A. Raber.....................Farming
Len M. Sehucker......................Motels
Bruce D. Shupp........................Landscape Service
Albert D. Simpson.,,,...............Scientific Instrument and Apparatus Manufacturing
John D. Wilson.......Thermodynamic Systems Manufacturing
Ralph W. Zettlemoyer.... Auctioning Service
 
B. MEMBERSHIP  ROSTERS
                                                                         
UPDATED 11-16-2007                                                    *INDICATES HOME PHONE
                                                                                            DOB = DATE OF BIRTH
 
 
NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE
DOB
CLASSIFICATION
E-MAIL
ELLIOT ABRAMS
1205 EAGLE DRIVE
EMMAUS, PA. 18049
*349-8522
967-6771
10-10
REAL ESTATE
JAMES T. ANTHONY
DONNA
3622 OAKWOOD TRAIL
ALLENTOWN, PA.18103
*740-5845
437-1100
11-22
09-19
ATTORNEY
 
CHRISTOPHER S. BASILE
MEGAN
2085 BROOK CIRCLE
MACUNGIE  18062
*366-9234
967-1200
11-30
06-13
C P A
 
RONALD W BILLMAN
 
222B MAIN STREET
EMMAUS, PA. 18049
*928-3433
791-9565
03-03
 
PRINTING
 
RICK G BLOOM
DOROTHY
2347 ALBRIGHT AVE
ALLENTOWN 18104
*776-2048
954-8320
06-04
01-04
SUPERMARKET MANAGER
 
ERNEST M BOLL
SANDRA
4941 GLENVIEW ST
SCHNECKSVILLE 18078
*799-2745
437-6727
01-20
02-20
INSURANCE BROKER
 
ROBERT I CAHILL
SANDY
4992 FARMVIEW DRIVE
SCHNECKSVILLE  18078
*769-7074
820-3490
12-08
10-16
INVESTMENT
ADVISOR
 
 
GWENN C. CARR
GARY
138 DEER RUN DRIVE
KUTZTOWN,  19530
*683-3160
01-07
02-04
CONSULTANT
 
 
JAMES W. CHESHIRE
CAROL
4424 FARM DRIVE
ALLENTOWN,PA. 18104
*530-2222
395-4731-
08-01
08-09
RELIGION
 
CAROLYN G. CLARKE
JAMES
4205 VALLEY DRIVE
ALLENTOWN  18104
*398-3248
435-7725
04-02
06-12
FUND RAISING
 
DAWN E COSTELLO
ROBERT
6597 GAME PRESERVE
SCHNECKSVILLE 18078
*395-1302
 
12-07
07-29
PUBLIC HEALTH
 
DANIEL E CRANE
RUTH
8156 HAMILTON BLVD
TREXLERTOWN 18087
*395-1202
395-5828
12-21
12-01
CHIROPRATIC MEDICINE
 
CRAIG D.T. DAHLIN
MOON EAGLE
5741 MEMORIAL ROAD
GERMANSVILLE 18053
*760-2697
760-2112
08-31
07-22
MECHANICAL
ENGINEER
 
DONALD W DAVIS
CONNIE
2091 HEFFNER RD
FOGELSVILLE 18051
*UNLSD
392-1787
07-16
08-16
EQUIPMENT SALES
 
STANLEY C DRABICK
SALLY ANN
2924 EDGEWOOD CT
OREFIELD 18069
*395-6122
02-20
09-23
PAINTING CONTRACTER
 
DAVID I DRIES
BEVERLY
8812 MOUNTAIN RD
ALBURTIS 18011
*682-6023
799-8308
02-03
02-05
ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
 
CHARLES F. EHNINGER
JUDITH
2620 GRACIE LONE
MACUNGIE,  18062
*965-2290
 
02-09
03-09
INFORMATION
SERVICES
 
 
GARY  ENGLEHARDT
GWENN
138 DEER RUN ROAD
KUTZTOWN 19530      484
*683-3160
322-0677
02-04
01-07
CONSULTANT
 
IHOR N FEDORIW
MARTA
4134 CAMBRIDGE CT.
SCHNECKSVILLE  18078
*706-0222
434-1371
04-05
08-21
OPTOMETRIST
 
VERNON  C.FENSTERMAKER
 
1466 STONERIDGE RD
ALLENTOWN 18104
*395-2832
01-25
12-07
DAIRY SALES
 
JEROME B FRANK
SALLY
2820 SHEFFIELD DRIVE
EMMAUS, PA. 18049
*965-1658
332-0390
11-18
05-30
ATTORNEY SOLICITOR
 
ADELE M.  GLIWA
GREGORY
874 BROOKSIDE ROAD
WESCOSVILLE ,PA.18106
*395-0884
395-0884
07-17
06-07
BEAUTICIAN
 
JOSEPH M. GOLL
PEGGY
  1. JUNIPER LANE
OREFIELD,PA. 18069
*398-1121
391-6351
06-07
10-07
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
 
 
ROBERT M. GORDON
ALLA
2665 W ROCK ROAD
ALLENTOWN, PA. 18103
*791-4212
821-8015
09-08
03-15
PSYCHOLOGIST
 
 
DONALD L. GRAMMES
LORRAINE
753 TIMBER TRAIL
ALLENTOWN 18106
*395-0992
10-15
03-08
CEMENT MFG
 
 
JUDITH A HARRIS
 
4140 MAULFAIR DR
ALLENTOWN 18103
*437-0508
391-1800
08-29
 
ATTORNEY
 
ANNA JEAN HENRY
MICHAEL
9632 OAKVIEW ROAD
KEMPTON 19529
*285-2323
08-17
12-06
MEAL DELIVERIES
 
SCOTT H HOCK
SUZANNE
6646 ANDROSKY RD.
ALLENTOWN PA. 18104
*366-8063
530-5418
08-12
01-31
COMPUTER SALES
 
CHRISTINE HOLSINGER
WILLIAM
3912 WORDSWORTH ST
ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
*841-3828
366-8444
09-26
01-21
REAL ESTATE
 
WILLIAM A. HOLSINGER
CHRISTINE
3912 WORDSWORTH ST.
ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
*841-3828
758-9730
01-21
09-26
MORTGAGE
CONSULTANT
 
CLYDE K HORNBERGER
VALARIE
872 FOUNTAIN ST        570
ASHLAND PA 17921
874-1558
799-1322
04-30
05-18
DIRECTOR  L.V
VO-TECH
 
B.  DALE  HOSTETTER
MAE
2272 CONWAY STREET
FOGELSVILLE.18051  717
*285-6156
293-9701
05-29
07-31
AGRIBUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
 
GEORGE K. IKEDA
JANET
800 HAUSMAN RD.
ALLENTOWN, PA. 18104
706-0673
02-24
11-04
SAFETY ENGINEER
 
JANET Y. IKEDA
GEORGE
800 HAUSMAN ROAD
ALLENTOWN, PA. 18104
706-0673
11-04
02-24
NURSING
 
MASAYUKI KAZAHAYA
DONNA
2339 WEHR MILL RD.
ALLENTOWN 18104
*391-0085
820-6320
11-08
12-10
OPHTHALMOLOGY
 
GILBERT F KELLER
GRACE
P .O. Box 52.
FOGELSVILLE 18051
*395-1652
04-09
12-14
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
 
BARBARA C. KISTLER
JEFFREY
6086 RIDGE ROAD
NEW TRIPOLI,  18066
*767-7606
799-1522
06-30
11-01
HIGHER
EDUCATION
 
JEFFREY P. KISTLER
BARBARA
6086 RIDGE ROAD
NEW TRIPOLI  18066
*767-7606
386-3870
11-01
06-30
RELIGION
 
MICHAEL J. KISTLER
SHANNON
156 W. 30TH STREET
NORTHAMPTON,  18067
*392-1251
424-9600
09-01
08-28
COMMERCIAL
INSURANCE
 
KEITH F KOEPKE
RONDA
8502 CLAUSVILLE ROAD
FOGELSVILLE 18051
*285-0311
391-7613
08-26
05-19
DIR. OF PARK
OPERATIONS
 
CAROL  KRANITZ
JEFFREY
4870 BRIARWOOD DRIVE
MACUNGIE ,PA. 18062
*398-6923
435-3571
03-25
12-22
SOCIAL SERVICES
MAMAGEMENT
 
DANIELLE R. KULNIS`
WILLIAM
2082 SOUTHAMPTON DR.
MACUNGIE,PA.18062.
*336-8399
807-5818
01-18
07-10
BANKING
 
GEOFFREY L LEGG
KAREN             
6145 FUGAZZOTTO DR
ALLENTOWN 18104
*395-3279
395-8516
01-22
11-22
LIFE INSURANCE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JEAN F. MASIKO
JOEL
7522 FLINT HILL RD
NEW TRIPOLI 18066
*298-3365
298--8220
09-30
01-03
STAFF EXECUTIVE
 
JOEL C MASIKO
JEAN
7522 FLINT HILL RD
NEW TRIPOLI 18066
*298-3365
01-03
09-30
CONSTRUCTION
 
WILLIAM H MASTERS
MIRIAM
7865 HAWK VIEW RD
GERMANSVILLE 18053
*767-5572
01-26
05-10
EDUCATION
 
 
SUSANNE H. MEIXSELL
 
4274 MOUNTAIN ROAD
SLATINGTON, 18080
*767-5692
298-8661
10-06
EDUCATION
 
ROBERT A NAGLE
GLORIA
8096 SASSAFRAS RD
NEW TRIPOLI 18066
*298-2250
12-03
05-15
EDUCATION CONSULTANT
 
JOHN C. NOTHELFER
MAEY
1043 NEWGATE DRIVE
ALLENTOWN,PA 18103
*433-1175
 533-4939
09-27
09-12
MANUFACTURING
 
MARY L. NOTHELFER
JOHN
1043 NEWGATE DRIVE
ALLENTOWN, PA.18103
*433-1175
437-3500
09-12
09-27
FINANCIAL PLANNER
 
ALICIA RUIZ ORBIN
MICHAEL
4890 BRIARWOOD DR
MACUNGIE 18062        
*481-9618
807-5727
08-10
11-28
PROFESSIONAL
TRANSLATOR
 
STEVEN D ORNDORF
KIMBERLY
1001 HILLVIEW DR
ALLENTOWN 18103
*398-1018
435-6400
05-26
02-18
CPA
 
 
YVETTE M PALMER
WILLIAM
5814 STAG DRIVE
EMMAUS 18049
*966-1819
966-7919
04-14
10-25
FINANCE
 
WILLIAM E PALMER
YVETTE
5814 STAG DRIVE
EMMAUS 18049
*966-1819
966-7919
10-25
04-14
MANUFACTURING
 
JACK E PAYNE JR
KELLY
168 FORSYTHIA LANE
ALLENTOWN 18104
*366-1898
882-3882
06-05
01-21
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
 
WILLIAM E REIMOLD
YVONNE
2682 HEDGEROW CT
FOGELSVILLE 18051
*285-4154
798-4900
07-25
03-19
PENSION SERVICES
 
MARLENE Z. RITTER
MARK
8638 MOHR LANE
FOGELSVILLE  18051
*285-0119
402-1707
12-30
01-25
HEALTH CARE
 
LLOYD L ROBERTS
SHELBY
8996 WERTMAN RD
FOGELSVILLE 18051
*285-4240
395-0026
07-24
06-18
INSURANCE
 
DENNIS P. RYAN
8057 CROSS CREEK CIRC.
BREINIGSVILLE, 18031.
*391-1603
703-3216
09-07
BANKING
 
LEONARD P SALINES III
MARY FRANCES
4030 WINCHESTER RD
ALLENTOWN 18104
*398-8243
435-2982
10-01
09-18
DENTIST
 
DAVID J. SHERWIN
VALERIE
1445 OAK CREST LANE
COPLAY, PA. 18037
*502-0254
395-8834
12-02
01-21
COMMERCIAL LENDING
 
DARYL R. SMITH
 
4235 EAST TEXAS RD
ALLENTOWN 18103
*776-0949
10-14
 
FINANCIAL PLANNING
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JANET R.   SMITH
CLAY      
1521 MINESITE ROAD
ALLENTOWN  18103
*391-9702
 
07-29
01/22
ECOMONIC  DEV
FINANCE
 
 
TIMOTHY R. SMITH
 
1011 S 11TH STREET
ALLENTOWN, 18103
*434-2973
974-8516
04-20
BANKING
 
HALYNA I. STEGURA
MICHAEL
4957 BRIARWOOD DRIVE
MACUNGIE  18062     
*481-9029
703-1800
07-30
09-09
HOME
HEALTH CARE
 
DALE A. UTT
DARCENE
1206  SOUTH 24TH STREET
ALLENTOWN   18103
*439-9039
03-25
01-26
FINANCE EXECUTIVE
 
FLORA SUE WEBER
WILLIAM
5563 ACORN DR
EMMAUS 18049
*967-2964
530-9480
02-14
08-12
FAMILY COUNSELOR
 
WILLIAM L. WEBER
SUE
5563 ACORN  DRIVE
EMMAUS   18049
*967-2964
966-5355
08-12
02-14
AIRCRAFT
FINANCING
 
ERIC J ZETTLEMOYER
8672 WERTMAN RD
FOGELSVILLE 18051
*285-2693
428-7155
05-25
AUCTIONEER
 
RALPH W ZETTLEMOYER
PAT
8543 CLAUSVILLE RD
FOGELSVILLE 18051
*285-4020
395-8084
06-08
08-14
AUCTION SERVICES
 
GLORIA F ZIMMERMAN
3927 WORDSWORTH
ALLENTOWN 18104
*395-0763
 
08-13
ADMINISTRATOR
NURSING HOMES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
 
c.       PAST PRESIDENTS
  ARTHUR W. EMMICK                          1962-63
 DR. DAVID G. FRIDIRIC                       1963-64
 DR. CARLTON S. HERRICK                 1964-65
 DAVID BALL                                        1965-66
 GILBERT F. KELLER SR.                    1966-67
 CLARENCE J. SHILLING                     1967-68
 HAROLD E. KRUMANOCKER              1968-69
 JUDGE EDWARD N. CAHN                  1969-70
 
 WILLIAM  CANDIA                               1970-71
 M.S. PAT HESTER                               1971-72
 ERNEST M. BOLL                                1972-73
 DALTON G KERSHNER                       1973-74
  REV. WILLIAM J. ZIEGENFUS                      1974-75
 VERNON C. FENSTERMAKER            1974-75
          WHITEHALL CLUB
 KENNETH MACDONALD                     1975-76
 DR. MORTON B. PARMET                   1976-77
 ROBERT A BOLTZ                               1977-78
 BERNARD GUTTMAN                          1978-79
 LAWRENCE A. KRUMANOCKER        1979-80
 
 GILBERT F. KELLER JR.                      1980-81
 PETER MALE                                      1981-82
 WILLIAM L WEBER                             1982-83
 CLYDE S. HARMES III                         1983-84
 GEOFFREY A. LEGG                           1984-85
 DENNIS P. RYAN                                 1985-86
 JJ ANDREW MACDONALD                 1986-87
 RALPH W.,ZETTLEMOYER                 1987-88
 DR.RONALD GLICKMAN                     1988-89
 LLOYD L. ROBERTS                            1989-90
 
 GEORGE K. IKEDA                              1990-91
 ROBERT R. RANDALL                         1991-92
 H. DOIGLAS STELZ                             1992-93
 DAVID R. HUNSICKER                         1993-94
 YVETTE M. (Hausler) PALMER              1994-95
 DR. DANIEL E. CRANE                        1995-96
 DAVID I. DRIES                                    1996-97
 WILLIAM E. REIMOLD                         1997-98
 DR. CLIFFORD V. BARR                      1998-99
 DR. LEONARD P. SALINES III             1999-00
 
 JEROME B. FRANK                             2000-01
 REV DAVID S. MOHR                          2001-02
 ANNA JEAN HENRY                            2002-03
 GLORIA F. ZIMMERMAN                       2003-04
 DARYL R. SMITH                                 2004-05
 FLORA SUE WEBER                           2005-06
 ALICIA R. ORBIN                                 2006-07
 CHARLES F. EHNINGER                     2007-08
 Robert  Cahil                                       2008-2009
 Joseph Goll                                         2009-2010
 
 Dr. Robert M. Gordon                         2010-2011
Geoffrey Legg                                      2011-2012
Lise Twiford                                         2012-2013
Halyna Stegura                                     2013-2014
Dr. Barbara Kistler                                2014-2015
Herbert Klotz                                        2015-2016
 Dr. Daniel Crane                                  2016-2017
Michael Gschwendtner                      2017-2018
Jeanne Shipe                                       2018-2019
Amir Famili                                           2019-2020  
Ralph Witcher                                      2020-2021
Gail Micca                                            2021-2022
                 To be continued…………….
 
D. Charter Event Program
 
E. Photos of Ontelaunee Park Band Shell Project--