The ROTARY CLUB OF NORRISTOWN welcomed three new members into the Club at their Dec.18, 2025 meeting. The three members are shown above with their sponsors: LIZ MEYERS (second from the left) with her husband / sponsor Tim Meyers; MARY TREISBACH (third from left) with her husband / sponsor) Alan Treisbach, SABRINA HAINES (fifth from the left) with her sponsor Make Call. Their induction ceremony was led by Membership Chair, Mark Call who capped off a tremendous year of attracting new members.
At our last meeting, The Rotary Club of Norristown honored several students from the Norristown Area High School. The students were selected by their teachers and the faculty, for their academic, athletic participation and their leadership activities. Each student received praise for their contributions to their classmate's success and their enthesusium. They spoke to the meeting attendees about their future plans which included continued education in the areas of business management, robotics, environmental studies, engineering, sociology, psychology, and most are involved in AP courses, and honors society.
We wish them all success in the future.
(l to r) JEFF MacNAMARA- school counselor, JACKSON FALK, LUCAS LONGENBERGER, SARA CHAARAOUI, DAYANIS MORALES SALGADO, TIEN TRAN, ALAN TREISBACH (Club President)
Last Thursday our speaker was JORDAN POWELL, the from Mitzvah Circle, who gave an overview of his organization and recent additions. Jordan, the Program Coordinator for their Period Supply Program, talked about the concentrated effort the Circle makes in supplying menstrual supplies to those in need, by working with schools, the libraries,YMCA, and other community partners like CHOP, county hospitals and prisons rot distribution. He pointed pout that these essential products are not covered by government funding and they respond to calls for help by delivering straight to the individuals homes. Last year they distributed over 1 million pads.
Mitzvah Circle holds several special public events where individuals can receive products and enroll for further help. They also offer educational classes for first timers.
Jordan also s[poke about the overall Mitzvah Circle organization. It was founded in 2009 in a garage and mow occupies a 20,000 sq ft warehouse in Lansdale. They serve 5 counties including Philadelphia. In 2025, they served almost 600,000 people, 77,000- in the Norristown area. 95% of the recipients were below the poverty line. They strive to assist families with a variety of needs . After investigating a request, they put together assistance tailored to specific needs, whether it be referrals, information, or good such as clothing, baby needs, shoes, tays and toiletries.
For more information, or to volunteer or donate, check out their website at:
See the attached flyer with Michelle Koch's information. She is helping our district's clubs create their IMPACT Clubs. More will be mentioned during club visits. Get those brains thinking!
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