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Rotary - Roadside Trash Pick Up - May 2026

Rotary - Roadside Trash Pick Up - May 2026

The Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Twp. will volunteer with the Upper Township Clean Communities program for Roadside Trash Pick Up on Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 am.

Thank you for your enthusiasm and involvement with our Rotary Club's community outreach activities.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/47sBKctLbFATQUCH7

Details: Rotary Club members and friends will meet at the Township Hall Parking Lot, 2100 Tuckahoe Road, Petersburg.

Our Clubs assigned area will be Tuckahoe Road (Route 631), between the Route 610 and Route 50 intersections. (same area as last year)

This annual community service event is held in conjunction with the Upper Twp. Clean Communities program

Any questions ... Or just to check in ... contact Ralph Cooper, Public Image Chair, 609 464-0920 | ocutRotaryNJ@gmail.com

- Posted 04 May 2026

Joint Rotary Clubs April 22nd Dinner Meeting

Rotary Club OC-UT April 22^ND Dinner Meeting
The Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township will have a joint meeting with the Somers Point Rotary Club for dinner on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 5:30 pm, at Charlie’s Restaurant, 800 Shore Rd, Somers Point, NJ.
Program: TBD

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 22 April 2026

New Rotarian

Sea Isle City resident Marie Gleason, at left, became one of the newest members of the Ocean City – Upper Township Rotary Club with an induction ceremony on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, during a joint luncheon meeting with Somers Point Rotary. OCUT Rotary secretary Nancy Hannum did the presentation. Marie has been attending our meetings for several months. She is a retired scientist (PhD & MBA) and she is interested in helping in the community and giving back to those in need, including veterans, the homeless, those who are food challenged and those students in need of a tutor (among others).

Marie Gleason is a wife of 50 years and mother of two adult daughters. Marie received her PhD in biochemistry from Medical College of PA and her MBA from Lehigh University. She performed drug discovery research at several pharmaceuticals and retired from Merck & Co. Her hobbies include sewing, biking, jigsaw puzzling, and beachcombing. She also is a volunteer advocate for the homeless at Branches in southern NJ.

- Updated 03 April 2026

- Posted 03 April 2026

Joint Rotary Clubs April 1st Luncheon Meeting

Joint Rotary Clubs April 1st Luncheon Meeting
The Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township will have a joint meeting with the Somers Point Rotary Club for lunch on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 12:15 pm, at Charlie’s Restaurant, 800 Shore Rd, Somers Point, NJ.
Program: A guest speaker from the OceanFirst Foundation

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 31 Mar 2026

Alzheimer's Kick off Party for South Jersey

Please join us for the Volunteer Kickoff Party!

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026 - 4 pm
Join the party and learn about volunteer opportunities at the Alzheimer's Association, plus meet others who are committed to the fight against Alzheimer's and all other dementia. There are many ways to use your interests and skills to advance the cause — and have fun doing it. Hear from veteran volunteers on ways you can expand your role in the fight to end this relentless disease.

South Jersey Shore Walk Volunteer Kickoff Invitation - for L
Wear purple to enter the door prize!
Thursday, March 5th, 2026
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Charlie's Bar & Restauraunt
Please RSVP to cngill@alz.org by Friday, February 27th
*Drinks will not be provided. Bar is cash only.
It won't be a party without you. We can't wait to see you there!

- Posted 03 Mar 2026

Rotary Leadership Summit 17-19 April 2026 Gettysburg, PA

Rotary Leadership Summit

17-19 April 2026

Wyndham Hotel – Gettysburg, PA

LISTEN – LEARN - LEAD

Registration - Hotel - Conference Details

NotYourTypicalConference.org | https://notyourtypicalconference.org/

7 Rotary Districts – (300 Rotary Clubs)

7390 - Eastern PA and NJ Region
7430 - York, Lancaster, Harrisburg PA Region
7450 - Southeastern PA
7475 - Nine counties in northern and central New Jersey
7490 - Three counties in northern New Jersey
7505 - Nine counties in central and southern New Jersey

Lincoln Leadership Institute https://www.gettysburgleadership.com/

Shared via D7505_01 Mar 2026

Randazzo's - Rotary Fundraiser 18 Feb.

- Posted 24 Jan 2026

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

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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