Meeting most first and third Thursdays of the month from 8:00 - 9:00 am
at Perkins Restaurant (7 Erford Road; Lemoyne, PA)
August 20, 2026 Meeting Agenda
Welcome
Pledge of Allegiance / Invocation
Introduction of Visiting Rotarians & Guests
Blue Box - Happy/Sad/Brag Dollars
Program - Melissa Kopp-Smith, Sophia Bixler
Closing - Four Way Test
Speaker Bio
Melissa began working for Rotary District 7390 in April of 2007. Her job includes supporting the District Governor and District Leadership team, working with Youth Exchange, RYLA, all Club Presidents and secretaries, website updates, event planning and so much more! Prior to working for Rotary, she worked as a church secretary and the secretary to the principal at a local high school. Melissa holds a degree in Business Administration from Elizabethtown College.
Melissa is a PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association) official for Track & Field and served as the White Rose Chapter president in 2002-2004. She is a member of VFW Post 8896 Auxiliary in East Berlin and has served as President five times. Melissa is the Wreaths Across America Location coordinator for East Berlin Union Cemetery, Trinity Roth's United Church of Christ, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. She is also the chair of the Wreaths Across America committee at East Berlin VFW. Melissa was the Charter President of the District 7390 Passport Rotary Club where she served from 2020-2022. Melissa served as committee chair for Cub Scout Pack 94 in Shiloh for two years and then as Cubmaster for two years. Currently, she is the Troop 94 Committee Chair and the Troop 94G Assistant Scoutmaster.
Her interests include riding motorcycles, hiking, gardening, running and reading books. Melissa lives in York with her husband Brian and son Andrew.
Today, she will discuss the functionalities of ClubRunner, the main web and app platform that Rotary Club uses.
Please bring a laptop or a tablet to the meeting and click along with Melissa to use ClubRunner.
Youth Speaker - Sophia Bixler
Her statement is enclosed:
Hello, My name is Sophia Bixler. I am currently a rising sophomore at Cedar Cliff high school. I live in New Cumberland at xxx and would love to ask for the west shore rotary club to sponsor me to study abroad my junior year. The reason I’ve chosen the west shore rotary is because I attend school in the west shore school district and have lots of close relationships with people in west shore who I love and are so happy about me trying to pursue my education and challenge myself further than at just Cedar Cliff. I want to give you a few reasons why you should definitely consider me.
First I would like to say I’m a hard working student with my grades maintaining A’s and B’s with the exception of math which I got a C in this year but plan to work even harder this upcoming school year to change that. I’m very involved at school in six different clubs. I do track in the spring and dance all year around while holding a job in the woods at cedar run as a server. One of the main reasons why I want to study abroad is to really challenge myself and immerse myself in everything from the culture to maybe a different way of learning that I never knew I needed while following rotary’s rules and regulations. I can assure you, if you chose to sponsor me you will not be disappointed. To give some examples about how responsible I’ve been, I'd like to say that I've already saved 56% of what the rotary says you will need for exchange. I like working hard to earn the money I’m given whether it be from work, babysitting or just helping someone out. I hope when I’m on exchange I grow so much as not just a student but as an individual. To show what an amazing experience it is to immerse yourself so deeply in the rich culture of other people and to be a part of something that maybe you’ve never done before. I hope this letter makes you deeply consider sponsoring me for my exchange year to wherever I may go. It’s been such a pleasure to even be considered at all in the first place.
Thank you west shore rotary club for taking the time and energy to read and discuss this letter.
Member Survey
Thank you for all of you who have completed the member survey. Here is the result and please continue to let us know your suggestion and ideas!
National Night Out - Success!
We were represented in two National Night Out events (Camp Hill and New Cumberland). Huge thanks to Siyu, Joe, and Joan (and an anonymous gentleman, Joe can tell you more ;)) for their time spent representing the club.
Siyu and Joe at the Camp Hill NNO on 8/4/26
President Joan Erney with New Cumberland police officers at the NNO 8/4/26
After you’ve discovered a world of culture at the Rotary International Convention in Barcelona, consider staying in Spain or touring Europe for a quick and easy vacation.
