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Cooper receives Service Above Self Award

Rotarian Ralph Cooper received the 2025 “Service Above Self” award from the Ocean City – Upper Twp. Rotary Club during a ceremony on Jan. 8, 2026.

The award was presented by Nancy Hannum, Club Secretary.

Ralph has served as the Club’s program chair for the past 6-years and stepped back from those duties in Dec. 2025.

He will continue to serve as the Club’s Public Image Chair, a role he has held for 7-years with publicity, website and social media duties. In the coming year, Ralph hopes to be able to train a Club member and transition from those duties as well … as he approaches his 80^th milestone.

Posted 12 Jan 2026

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Rotary Meeting 08 Jan

The Ocean City – Upper Twp. Rotary Club dinner meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 included several special guests. Pictured, from left are Michael Thompson, Governor of Rotary District 7505 and member of the Marlton Rotary Club; Stacey Cofka, Assistant Governor for District 7505 Area 13 and member of the Central Ocean Rotary Club in Toms River; Kelly Willman, President of the Somers Point Rotary Club; and Aslam Sheikh, President of the OCUT Rotary Club.

The next meeting of OCUT Rotary will be on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, 5:30 pm, at Fitzpatrick's Deli & Steakhouse, 650 New Rd, Somers Point, NJ.

- Posted 12 Jan 2026

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District Governor Visit

South Jersey Rotary District 7505 Governor Michael Thompson addressed the joint Rotary meeting Dec. 17, 2025, for the Somers Point and Ocean City -Upper Township Rotary Clubs. Pictured, from left Kelly Willman, President of the Somers Point Rotary Club; Gov Michael; and Bruce Engle, Board member of the Ocean City – Upper Twp. Rotary Club. Gov. Tompson’s annal visit / program for our Clubs included information on the developments for the planned merger of our Rotary District here in southern and center NJ with the northern NJ District that encompasses Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties. The new Rotary district, to be implemented in July 2026, will be titled “NJ Rotary.”

- Posted 17 Dec 2025

Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner

Ocean City - Upper Twp. Rotary Club 2025 Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Volunteers ....

Event Photo Gallery: https://tinyurl.com/RotaryOCUT2025Thanksgiving

Link to the Sentinel newspaper coverage of our Thanksgiving Dinner:
https://ocnjsentinel.com/rotary-club-thanksgiving-no-one.../

- Posted 11 Dec 2025

Rotary 2025 Upper Twp. Citizen of the Year

OCUT Rotary Club announced Rotary

2025 Upper Twp. Citizen of the Year

The Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township has announced the selection of Pastor Jonghwa Kim with the Trinity United Methodist Church as the Rotary 2025 Upper Twp. Citizen of the Year in recognition for his church’s continual support of the annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner, hosted by Ocean City - Upper Twp. Rotary Club.

Pastor Kim will be formally recognized during the Township of Upper’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, to be held Monday, Nov. 24^th at 7 pm, at Township Hall.

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

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
Mailing address: PO Box 1187, Ocean City, NJ 08226
> http://ocutrotary.org | www.facebook.com/oceancityuppertownshiprotary

- Posted 16 Nov 2025

Covenant House Atlantic City Sleep Out Fundraiser

Covenant House Atlantic City

929 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 08401

Sleep Out: Atlantic City Friday - Nov 14, 2025
https://www.sleepout.org/atlanticcity

Testimonials > https://www.sleepout.org/pages/2297

- Shared by OCUT Rotary Club 14 Nov 2025

Ocean City Post Office Program 13 Nov.

Eric Hitchner, left, Acting Postmaster, Ocean City Post Office was the guest program speaker for the Ocean City - Upper Township Rotary Club meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. OCUT Rotary Club President Aslam Sheikh present 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.

Program Website: www.usps.com

Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township:
http://ocutrotary.org | www.facebook.com/oceancityuppertownshiprotary

Posted 14 Nov 2025

Rotary Nov. 13th Program – Ocean City Acting Postmaster

Rotary Club OC-UT Nov. 13^th Program
– Ocean City Acting Postmaster

Eric Hitchner, Acting Postmaster, Ocean City Post Office, will be the guest speaker for the Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township dinner meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at 5:30 pm at Fitzpatrick's Deli & Steakhouse, 650 New Rd, Somers Point, NJ 08244.

Please note the change in location for this Nov. 13th Rotary meeting.

The program will be Eric Hitchner, Supervisor for the Ocean City Post Office and currently the Acting Postmaster (A).

Eric started my career with the US Postal Service (USPS) in 1994 in Absecon NJ and has held many different positions throughout the years. He came to Ocean City in 2017 as a Letter carrier and moved into management in 2018.

Eric will be sharing some of the rich history of the Ocean City Post Office and the USPS services here in our community.

Eric and his wife Pam are Upper Township residents and have been married for 29 years. They have 4 daughters and 7 grandchildren. The Hitchners are an avid outdoor family and love Ocean City and the surrounding waterways.

See the Rotary Club website for additional details. > http://ocutRotary.org

Future OCUT Rotary Activity dates:
Nov. 12 – Rotary Club information table at the 12^th Annual Upper Twp. Community Night
Nov. 24 – Upper Twp. Rotary Citizen of the Year / UT Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Twp. Hall
Nov. 27 – Rotary’s Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Dec. 09 – OCUT Rotary at Somers Point Rotary Holiday Dinner Party

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

- Updated 10 Nov 2025

Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner Hosted by OCUT Rotary

Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner

Hosted by Ocean City - Upper Twp. Rotary

The Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township will host a Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025.

This annual event is free of charge for Ocean City and Upper Township residents.

Members of the OCUT Rotary and community volunteers will be serving dinner from 12:30 until 2 pm, Nov. 27th.

The location will be the Trinity United Methodist Church, 20 North Shore Road, Marmora.

Rotarian Sallie Godfrey is chairperson again this year and noted that … “It’s not about being able to afford dinner. It’s about not being alone.”

All are welcome.

Share and post the printable PDF poster linked - HERE.

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 10 Nov 2025

Ocean City 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Rotary Club of Ocean City – Upper Township members participated in this year’s Ocean City Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Oct. 25th, 2025. Sue Conrad and Ralph Cooper helped with the Rotary Club table at the event.

Visit the Team’s page > https://tinyurl.com/RotaryOCWalk2EndAlz
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- Posted 02 Nov 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) 377-6418

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 05 Sep 2025 (Previous version 30 Jan 2024)

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