Rotary Club of the Abingtons

Rotary Club of the Abingtons We meet every Thursday at 12:10 PM at Camelot, 17 Johnson Rd., Clarks Summit, PA. In 1924, a men’s social club, known as the “Abington Men’s Club” was created.

In 1928 they were approached by members of the Scranton Rotary Club seeking to convert their men’s club into an official Rotary club. A meeting was agreed upon and 5 interested men met with 2 members of the Scranton Rotary in the medical office of Dr. H. Eugene Simrell in Clarks Summit. After the meeting, the Men’s Club agreed to form a new chapter of Rotary International. A week later, on Februar

y 14, 1928, the first gathering of the new club was held in Herman Cole’s Funeral Home, located on State Street in Clarks Summit. It was presided over by Col. Ezra H. Ripple, Jr. The first club officers were:
President - Howard Isby, a local druggist and owner of Isby Pharmacy;
Vice President - Dr. H. Eugene Simrell, a prominent physician;
Secretary – Loyal Bunnell, Owner of Bunnell’s Hardware Store;
Treasurer – George Sharps, a local banker; and,
Directors - Ward Parker, an insurance executive, and Dr. Thomas Rutherford

Rotary officially chartered the Clarks Summit Rotary Club on March 6, 1929, which celebrated charter night March 21 at the Clarks Summit Presbyterian Church with 183 persons in attendance. Their first actual Rotary meeting was held at the Abington Women’s Club building on the 400 block of School Street in Clarks Summit.

More! Photo credit: Abington Heights HS Interact VP Anna McVety.
05/23/2026

More! Photo credit: Abington Heights HS Interact VP Anna McVety.

Another Run in the books! Thank you to our runners, walkers, volunteers, sponsors, raffle basket donors, and Rotarians!
05/23/2026

Another Run in the books! Thank you to our runners, walkers, volunteers, sponsors, raffle basket donors, and Rotarians!

05/23/2026

The Race is on -9 am sharp tomorrow.

Didn’t register? Show up tomorrow at 8:30am, 25 Church Hill Rd, Dalton to run or walk.
05/22/2026

Didn’t register? Show up tomorrow at 8:30am, 25 Church Hill Rd, Dalton to run or walk.

The FLOWERS are IN! Please now use the nearby trash receptacles for garbage. Thank you Phyllis & Joe Ruzbarsky, Chris Lo...
05/18/2026

The FLOWERS are IN! Please now use the nearby trash receptacles for garbage.

Thank you Phyllis & Joe Ruzbarsky, Chris Loftus, Billy Angel and Leah Rudolph for installing them. Happy Memorial Day all from Rotary Club of the Abingtons.

Did you see the terrific press Rotary Club of the Abington's Interact Club at Abington Heights High School got in the wi...
05/13/2026

Did you see the terrific press Rotary Club of the Abington's Interact Club at Abington Heights High School got in the widely distributed HAPPENINGS MAGAZINE this month? The article promotes Interact/Rotaract, and the Club's plastic recycling and plarn (plastic yarn used to create sleeping mats for the homeless) projects. Congratulations to this active community-minded Club, their Advisor, Mr. Adam Baker, and Rotary Liaison, Leah Ducato Rudolph.

The May issue is packed with good stuff. Read it here: https://issuu.com/happe.../docs/happenings_magazine_may_2026

Thank you Happenings Magazine! We love you!

Remember the sugar cubes??? Key Facts About the Sugar Cube Vaccine:Method: A few drops of the liquid vaccine were placed...
05/10/2026

Remember the sugar cubes???

Key Facts About the Sugar Cube Vaccine:Method: A few drops of the liquid vaccine were placed onto a sugar cube or, sometimes, in a spoonful of syrup (Sabin Syrup).Development: Developed by Dr. Albert Sabin to be easier to administer than the 1955 Salk injectable vaccine.Administration: It was widely distributed in school gyms, church halls, and fire stations.Why Sugar: The vaccine had a "bitter, salty taste," and the sugar helped children swallow it easily.Replacement: The U.S. phased out the oral sugar cube vaccine by 2000 in favor of the inactivated (dead) polio vaccine (IPV) injection to eliminate rare cases of vaccine-acquired polio.The iconic method is often cited as inspiration for the song "A Spoonful of Sugar (Helps the Medicine Go Down)" from the movie Mary Poppins!

With YOUR generosity and our labor of love in the cold we raised nearly $14,000 for the Salvation Army. Thank you to tho...
01/09/2026

With YOUR generosity and our labor of love in the cold we raised nearly $14,000 for the Salvation Army. Thank you to those who donated, collected, and to the Wine and Spirits store who graciously allow us to be there. Happy New Year. Pictured Rotary President Chris Loftus and Salvation Army Captain Neil Childs.

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PO Box 392
Clarks Summit, PA
18411

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12:10pm - 1:30pm

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