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The Shores of UMC in Ocean City Program 27 Mar.

Rotary Club OC-UT Mar. 27^th Program - Jim Zauner, Exec. Dir.
@ The Shores of United Methodist Communities in Ocean City

Jim Zauner, Executive Director, The Shores United Methodist Communities in Ocean City, NJ will be the guest speaker for the Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township dinner meeting on Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025, at 5:30 pm at the Somers Point Diner, 8 MacArthur Blvd, Somers Point.

Before relocating to south Jersey during the summer of 2021, Jim held leadership roles in health care and senior living for over 10 years working for Parker Health Group and Saint Peters University Hospital System in central New Jersey.

Previously, Jim worked for The Wall Street Journal for 25 years in various leadership positions throughout the U.S. in operations, customer service, marketing and business development.

Jim’s career shift into healthcare was inspired by personal experiences caring for his ill father in Florida.

Today, he is passionate about leading the team to create a vibrant, active and safe environment for seniors.

The Shores website: https://umcommunities.org/theshores

Guests, prospective members and the general public are always welcome to attend Rotary meetings.

Future OCUT Rotary Club Programs:

April 10 – Program: Allison J. Pessolano, Superintendent, Upper Township School District
April 24 – Program: Ralph Cooper, Upper Twp. Sustainable Jersey Green Team
May 8 – Program: Mary Beth Lewis, Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter, South Jersey Office
May 22 – Program: Bernie Walker, Fire Chief, Ocean City Fire Department
June 12 – Program: Yvonne Sullivan, Family Promise of Cape May County
All meetings are on Thursdays @ 5:30 pm.

Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township:

To learn more about the OC-UT Rotary Club contact Rotary Club President Aslam Sheikh 609 377.6418 | oceancitywireless@yahoo.com

> http://ocutrotary.org | www.facebook.com/oceancityuppertownshiprotary

- Posted 24 Mar 2025

Ocean City Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Rotary Club OCUT Team supports
Ocean City Walk to End Alzheimer’s

The Rotary Club of Ocean City – Upper Township is participating in this year’s Ocean City Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

The Rotary OCUT Team is signing up Team participants and pledges now and will be promoting awareness for the Alzheimer campaign in the coming months leading up to the Oct, 25^th, 2025 event on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer's®! Walk is supported by many other Rotary Clubs throughout the US.

The Walk is the largest event to raise funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association®.

It’s held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, and the Rotary OCUT Team is excited to participate this year.

Visit the Team’s page > https://tinyurl.com/RotaryOCWalk2EndAlz and make an impact with a donation or even joining our team. Community involvement with kindness and generosity truly make a difference in the fight against Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

Please contact Rotary OCUT Team captain Ralph Cooper for any questions or more information at 609 464-0920 | ocutRotaryNJ@gmail.com

Ocean City - Upper Township Rotary Club

> OCUTROTARY.ORG | www.facebook.com/oceancityuppertownshiprotary

- Posted 24 Mar 2025

New Rotary Member - Melissa Johnson

New OCUT Rotary Member
Melissa Johnson, center, Owner and General Manager of the MFit Gym, located in Seaville, Upper Township, was pinned as a new member of Rotary during the Mar. 13, 2025 meeting of the Ocean City – Upper Township Rotary Club. Also pictured is Bill Felton, Melissa’s sponsor for membership and Nancy Hannum, Club Secretary. > https://mfitgym.com

- Posted 20 Mar 2025

Rotary Club at FoodBank 17 May

Rotary “Day of Service” Volunteer Opportunity
at the FoodBank in Egg Harbor Township

The OCUT Rotary Club has the opportunity to volunteer with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) in Egg Harbor Township as part of this year’s Rotary Day of Service on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

There are two volunteer shifts with the Community Assistance Pantry: 8 am till 11:30 and 11 am until 1 pm. There is a maximum of 8 volunteers per shift.

Please sign up here > https://tinyurl.com/RotaryFoodBankVolunteers17May

We need a head count to ensure there are adequate volunteers scheduled for each shift.

Community volunteers are also encouraged to join with our Rotarians for this special Day of Service project on May 17^th at the CFBN Pantry.

Location: CFBNJ Southern Branch, 6735 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234

CFBN Website: https://cfbnj.org/volunteer

Please contact Ralph C. on any questions at 609 464-0920 or email ocutRotaryNJ@gmail.com

Rotary District Epic Day Events:
In addition, Rotary District 7505 also has two volunteer days in May. On these two dates, Rotary District 7505 will join with Rise Against Hunger to pack and prepare an estimated 20,000 meal packets to be distributed to needy people in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Come join us to volunteer, meet and work with your fellow Rotary members from around the District.
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Manasquan Vol Fire Engine Co #2 Firehouse, 111 Parker Ave, Manasquan, NJ 08736
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Pitman United Methodist Church, 758 N Broadway, Pitman, NJ 08071

See the Epic Day of Service flier on the District website and Facebook.

- Posted 20 May 2025

Foster Adopt Program 13 Mar 2025

Guy Forcone, left, Resource (Foster) Parent Recruiter with the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), was the guest speaker for the Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township dinner meeting on Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025.
at the Somers Point Diner, 8 MacArthur Blvd, Somers Point. OCUT Rotary Club President Aslam Sheikh presented Guy with a special certificate of appreciation, noting that the Club will make a donation for 200 children to be immunized in his name as our Club and Rotary International continues our commitment to eradicate Polio from Planet Earth.

Adopt - Foster_Flier here.

- Posted 16 Mar 2025

Foster / Adoptive Families Program 13 Mar.

Rotary Club OC-UT Mar. 13th
Program – Foster / Adoptive Families

Guy Forcone, Resource (Foster) Parent Recruiter with the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), will be the guest speaker for the Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township dinner meeting on Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025, at 5:30 pm at the Somers Point Diner, 8 MacArthur Blvd, Somers Point.

Guy Forcone’s talk for the Rotary Club will address details about his agency’s “Foster and Adoptive Families” program here in Cape May County and southern New Jersey.

Forcone has worked for the Division for 21 years as a caseworker, investigator, and processed people to become foster parents. He has been a recruiter with DCPP for the past 10 years.

DCPP is responsible for the safety, protection and well-being of New Jersey’s children. According to Forcone,

when it is determined that children are not safe in their home, and have to be removed, there is a need for placement in loving and safe foster homes. Furthermore, sometimes this leads to adoption if the children cannot be reunified with their families.

As a recruiter for DCPP, he goes into communities to find people interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.

Forcone noted that his office is a licensed adoption agency and can facilitate the adoption process.

Prior to his roles with the DCPP agency, Forcone worked at the Atlantic City Rescue Mission for 10 years.

Guy Forcone is available to do presentations for groups that would like to learn more about DCPP and the process for foster and adoptive families. And he can also be contacted directly for any direct family inquiries.

Guy Forcone, Resource Family Recruiter, NJ Dept. of Children and Families, Office of Resource Families. Office: (609) 626-6606 / Cell: (609) 224-3375 | Guy.Forcone@dcf.nj.gov | www.nj.gov/dcf

Future OCUT Rotary Meeting Program and Activity Dates:

Mar. 13 - Rotarians invited to volunteer with OC Free Public Library Book Sale set up at 3 pm.

Mar. 14 - Meet at The Shores @ 11:30 am to talk about possible collaboration / projects for our Rotary Club

Mar. 27 - James Zauner, Executive Officer, The Shores, UM Communities, Ocean City

April 10 - Allison J. Pessolano, Superintendent, Upper Township School District

April 24 - Ralph Cooper, Upper Twp. Sustainable Jersey Green Team; 2^nd Speaker, TBD

May 7 - Club Fundraiser at Randazzo’s, 34^th St., Ocean City, 4-8 pm

May 8 - Mary Beth Lewis, program manager, Alzheimer's Association (To be confirmed)

May 12 - Annual Student Achievement Dinner at Greate Bay Country Club

May 22 - Fire Chief Bernie Walker, Ocean City Fire Department.

June 12 - Yvonne Sullivan, Family Promise (To be confirmed)

June 26 - Annual Change-Over Dinner for the OCUT Rotary Club

Guests, prospective members, and the general public are always welcome to attend Rotary meetings.

Please see the OCUT Rotary Club website for future meeting times and locations. > http://ocutRotary.org

To learn more about the OCUT Rotary contact Club President Aslam Sheikh 609 377.6418 | oceancitywireless@yahoo.com

Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township:

Mailing address: PO Box 1187, Ocean City, NJ 08226

http://ocutrotary.org | www.facebook.com/oceancityuppertownshiprotary

- Posted 07 Mar 2025

Rotarian Wayne Conrad 13 Feb. Speaker

Wayne Conrad, right, a member of the Ocean City – Upper Twp. Rotary Club, was the program for Feb. 13, 2025 on his experiences as an Foreign Exchange Student in Russia. OCUT Rotary Club President Aslam Sheikh presented Wayne with a certificate of appreciation, noting that the Club will make a donation for 200 children to be immunized in his name as our Club and Rotary International continues our commitment to eradicate Polio from Planet Earth.

Updated 07 Mar 2025

UTBA Annual Membership Dinner 27 Feb.

Members of the Ocean City Upper Twp. Rotary Club attended the annual Upper Twp. Business Association Membership Dinner, Feb. 27, 2025. Pictured, from left, Aslam Sheikh, Bill Felton, Georgeann Sheikh and Randi Scheck. Additional Rotary Club members at the dinner included Burt Wilkins, Sallie Godfrey, Ralph Cooper, and future Rotarian Melissa Johnson.

UTBA Dinner Photo Gallery > https://tinyurl.com/UTBAdinner27Feb

- Posted 07 Mar 2025

Rotary Club OC-UT Feb. 13th Meeting

Rotary Club OC-UT Feb. 13th Meeting

The Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township dinner meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at 5:30 pm will be held at the

Somers Point Diner, 8 MacArthur Blvd, Somers Point.

Program: Long time Rotarian and member of the Ocean City – Upper Twp. Rotary Club Wayne Conrad will do a program on his experiences as an Foreign Exchange Student in Russia.

Guests, prospective members, and the general public are always welcome to attend Rotary meetings.
To learn more about the OCUT Rotary contact Club President Aslam Sheikh 609 377.6418 | oceancitywireless@yahoo.com

> OCUTROTARY.ORG | www.facebook.com/oceancityuppertownshiprotary

- Updated 12 Feb. 2025

- Posted 10 Feb 2025

Rotary Youth Exchange Program

Tabatha Dalponte, Rotary Youth Exchange Chair for District 7505, was the guest speaker for the Ocean City - Upper Township Rotary Club dinner meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. OCUT Rotary Club President Aslam Sheikh present Tabatha with a certificate of appreciation, noting that the Club will make a donation for 200 children to be immunized in her name as our Club and Rotary International continues our commitment to eradicate Polio from Planet Earth.

For information on D7505 Youth Exchange, click here > https://tinyurl.com/RotaryYE7505

Copies of RYE handout material:

Posted 27 Jan 2025

Welcome to our Club!

Service Above Self Since 1926

We meet In Person & Online

Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.

Somers Point Diner

8 MacArthur Blvd.
Somers Point , NJ 08244
United States of America

Phone:

(609) 602-6844

Email:

ocutrotarynj@gmail.com

OCUT Rotary Club in-person dinner meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. Please see our club website calendar and Facebook Page for details. - Last updated 30 Jan 2024 (Previous version 31 July 2022)

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