Events

We will hear from Jordan Britton, owner of Britton Coffee Company, a coffee shop serving York & Adams Counties. He will be speaking about how they started the business and grew it in four years from a horse trailer to four locations, an in-house bakery, an in-house coffee roaster, donut & sandwich distribution center and more. He will focus on his experience running a business post-Covid and how spending patterns, community mentality, and habits have shifted since then and how they grew their customer base and the importance of genuine community belief and connection.

We will hear from Dave Marcheskie, Community Relations Manager with Constellation Energy. Dave will provide an update on the re-development of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant as the Crane Clean Energy Center. The restart of Crane Clean Energy Center Unit 1 represents a pivotal investment in America’s clean-energy infrastructure at a moment of unprecedented demand. As artificial intelligence, advanced computing, and data-center expansion accelerate, the need for reliable, carbon-free baseload power has never been greater. Unit 1’s restart will deliver around-the-clock, emissions-free electricity capable of supporting energy intensive technologies such as AI, cloud computing, and advanced manufacturing.

We will hold our January 28th club meeting at Crispus Attucks York, located at 605 South Duke Street in downtown York. Dr. Scott Deisley, Interim Director of the Crispus Attucks York History & Culture Center, will talk about the new culture center's vision for telling the stories of York's African American community through the lens of Crispus Attucks' nearly 100-years of impact. Those in attendance will also enjoy a sneak preview tour of the new center. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will NOT be broadcast on Zoom and will not be recorded for future viewing on YouTube.

We will hear from Fritz Schroeder, President & CEO of Lancaster Conservancy. Lancaster Conservancy has been protecting and restoring forested land in York County since 2010, with over 2,700 acres protected on 12 unique nature preserves in York County. Fritz will share how the Conservancy approaches land protection and restoration through partnerships at the local and state level and the strategy and approach the Conservancy takes to purchase land.

We will hear from Rotarian Jamie Noerpel, Director of the York County Safety Collab. The York County Safety Collab unites law enforcement, community leaders, and residents around shared goals: reducing violence, strengthening relationships, and expanding opportunities for our youth. Jamie will speak on how their work is guided by the belief that we are safer together, and that working together helps create thriving, connected neighborhoods for everyone.

We will hear from Kevin Hodge, of ROCK Commercial Real Estate. His presentation to Rotary will answer some common questions the community has related to commercial real estate, showcase data of "Why York?" for various developments and "Why not York?" for others. In addition, he'll offer some perspective not often discussed by those outside the bubble of commercial real estate development and share some interesting insights.

The Youth Literacy Committee is organizing a volunteer opportunity for Rotarians to help celebrate Pennsylvania Ag Literacy Week which focuses on connecting volunteers from the community to local classrooms.

Volunteers will visit K-2nd grade classes in York City School District elementary schools and read “Cows Can MOO! Can You? All About FARMS with Dr. Seuss” a book with an accurate and engaging theme about agriculture.

After the book is read volunteers will engage further with students with an easy-to-lead classroom activity that re-enforces the concepts they learned from the book.

The book is then donated to the classroom teacher along with educational activities and resources to use throughout the school year.

The project provides an opportunity to promote our mission of improving literacy in our community, which is the keystone for success in life and leads to better job opportunities and personal achievement.