Rotary Club of Eastwick - Phila. Intl. Airport

Rotary Club of Eastwick - Philadelphia International Airport

Meetings are held Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. at the Mercy Wellness Center, 2821 Island Avenue, Philadelphia.

President - Andrew Brazington
Vice President - Louis Jackson
Secretary - Scot Maits
Treasurer - Donna M. Henry
Sergeant-At-Arms - Jeff Middleton

For more information or to schedule a speaker, contact: Andrew Brazington
610-368-0006 or email address

Welcome Maria Hernandez!
Exchange Student from Venezuela

Maria Hernandez of Venezuela has been a pleasure to host. She is vibrant young woman who is embracing the US culture. Maria is a student at Center City's Science Leadership Academy. One of her greatest passions is ballet dancing.

Rotarians At Work - April 2011

Clubs members, along with Interact Club members and family weeded an acre of land at the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge and removed a variety of invasive plants not native to this area of Philadelphia and Delaware County.

Third Graders Receive
School Supplies

Third graders at Patterson Elementary hold up the cloth backpacks that were filled with school supplies they received from the Rotary Club in September.

Thanksgiving Day Meal Distribution to Seniors

Members of the Rotary Club of Eastwick – Philadelphia International Airport gathered on Thanksgiving morning to package and distribute almost 200 hot meals to Southwest Philadelphia seniors and people with disabilities who had no family or friends to share their holiday with. Thanks goes to Summerwood LLP who donated their time and all of the food to the cause, family and friends of the Rotarians, members of the Rotary Club of Philadelphia, members of the Wayne Presbyterian Church, and Health Annex staff.

Third Graders Receive Dictionaries

Third graders at Southwest Leadership Academy hold up the new dictionaries they received from the Rotary Club in September.

Dictionary Project

We distributed dictionaries to the 3rd grade girls class at the Southwest Leadership Academy in Southwest Philadelphia.

Remembering Good Friends

We mourn the recent loss of Frank Deisher and Herb Pincus, Rotarians and friends for 20 years. Frank was a real estate broker and served as club secretary for many years. Herb worked in the soft soft drink field. Both were distinguished gentlemen. They are greatly missed.

Bon Voyage Claire Elliot
Exchange Student in Bangkok, Thailand

Claire Elliot is a high school junior currently spending the 2011-12 school year in Bangkok, Thailand. Claire is being challenged by living in a Asian culture so different from the US.

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar
Kyra Turner-Zogbekor

We are extremely proud to have supported Kyra's studies Ghana this past year.

Mural Project

In October 2005, we contracted with a local mural artist to paint a scene that reflected the diversity of the people of Southwest Philadelphia. Club members and neighborhood youth assisted the artist in preparing the wall and painting the mural.

Group Study Exchange from Mexico

In 2006, we hosted one Rotarian and 3 young professionals as part of a Group Study Exchange with District 4160 in Mexico. For one week, we took them sightseeing in Center City Philadelphia, for a boat ride in Baltimore Harbor and in Chesapeake Bay, and to a Phillies baseball game.

Annual Thanksgiving Day Meal Distribution to Seniors

Every Thanksgiving Day since 1996, we prepared and packaged over 125 hot meals. All meals are delivered to seniors living in the low-income neighborhoods of West and Southwest Philadelphia.

We have been generously supported and assisted by Summerwood Corporation.