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Rotary Club at National Night Out in OC!

Did you see us at Ocean City’s National Night Out on August 4th? The Rotary Club of OC-UT was celebrating kindness complete with guessing games, prizes, school supplies, and even a peanut butter & jelly sandwich station to support the hungry in Atlantic City and Pleasantville. Thanks to all who came out last night and stopped by! See more pictures from NNO on our Facebook Page! #bekind

Flags for Heroes 2026 Rotary Club Campaign

Flags for Heroes 2026

Honor them by sponsoring a flag in their honor this month

at the Veteran’s Memorial Park, 6th Street in Ocean City NJ

Military, first responders, teachers, health care workers, or anyone who is your personal hero, living or dead.

Individual Flag Sponsor - $60 donation
Company / Organization Flag Sponsor - $125 donation

Online Sponsorship Link > https://tinyurl.com/FlagsOCUTRotary

Printable Sponsorship Form ... when paying by check: Click here for PDF file.

https://tinyurl.com/FFH2026FormRotary

Our Flags for Heroes Fundraiser this year will be different than our previous ones.

All flags will be displayed at the Ocean City Memorial Park between 5th and 6th Street starting on Friday, July 3, 2026, through Sunday, August 9, 2026.
As sponsorships are received, an individual “Honor Plague” will be displayed at the base of each sponsored flag.
If you would like submit a photo of the honoree, to be included on the plaque, please send a jpg file to the Rotary Cub email ocutRotaryNJ@gmail.com and use the Subject Line: “FHF Photo Honoree … with the name of the Honoree”. (Also, please include the honoree’s name as part of the jpg file.)

- Posted 04 July 2026

Rotary Recognition for President Aslam Sheikh

Ocean City – Upper Township Rotary Club held a special ceremony at the Thursday, 11 June 2026 dinner meeting to honor out-going President Aslam Sheikh. President Sheikh, center, served as Club President for the past two years and receive special recognition pins from Past President and Club Board member Ted Lands. The meeting was held at The Tavern restaurant in the Seaville business district of Upper Township. Starting in July, Sallie Godfrey and Randi Scheck will be the Club’s incoming Co-Presidents for the 2026-2027 Rotary year.
For weekly updates visit this Club website > https://ocutrotary.org and Facebook page > www.facebook.com/oceancityuppertownshiprotary

- Posted 23 Jun 2026

Rotary at the Roost

Rotary at the Roost: The Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township held its May 27, 2026, dinner meeting at The Roost Pub and Grill at Harbor Pines Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township.

General discussion included: OCUT Rotary Club Officers for 2026-27 to take affect July 1st; Club meeting dates set for Thursdays, June 11^th, 6 pm and June 25^th, 6 pm. (location TBD).

There was full review of recent / future projects: Academic Achievement Dinner, UT Road Cleanup, Covenant House project, RYLA next month at Stockton Univ., and the annual Car Show to be held on the grounds of the Ocean City Tabernacle with our traditional Rotary Club Hot Dog Sale. Watch for emails and Facebook posts for future Club information.

Posted 27 May 2026

Covenant House, Atlantic City - Project for Rotary Club

Covenant House – Atlantic City project for Rotary Club

Rotary volunteers at the Covenant House New Jersey (CHNJ) – Atlantic City. The Rotary Club of Ocean City - Upper Township and the Somers Point Rotary Club completed a project for painting and new furniture for a social room at Covenant House in nearby Atlantic City. Rotarian Sallie Godfrey organized the activity as a follow-up, after a recent tour of the facility by our Rotary Club. See photo gallery on FB here.

> https://www.covenanthouse.org/homeless-shelters/atlantic-city-new-jersey

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

Posted 26 May 2026

Rotary @ Ocean City Nat. Night Out -Tues. Aug. 6th

Rotary Club’s “It’s Cool to be Kind” booth will be at the Ocean City National Night Out – Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2026 - at the OC High School Carey Football Field.

Gallery Photo Link HERE on Facebook for OCUT at the 2025 NOO in Ocean City

Watch for additional details here and on the OCUT Rotary Club Facebook page.

Reference:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1050597137226237&type=3

- Posted 30 July 2026

2026 Scholarship Awards

Four $1,000 scholarships were awarded by the Rotary Club of Ocean City – Upper Township during the annual Academic Achievement Dinner, May 11, 2026, at the Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point. The students, pictured from the left, Ocean City High School: Emma Schulke – Herb Godfrey / Walt Smith Scholarship – presented by Bruce Engle; Molly Quinn – Bob French / Richard Kabat Memorial Scholarship – presented by Phil Geisler; Jack McAllister – Esther Weil Memorial Scholarship – presented by Ted Lands; and Cape Technical High School: Max Beall – Joseph Hartman / Tom Shaiko Memorial Scholarship – presented by Randi Scheck. Rotary Co-Chairs for the event were Mike Bolicki and Bruce Engle.

- Posted 17 May 2026

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

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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