Learn More About Morrisons Cove Rotary Club (MCRC)

Vision & Mission Statements
How We Use Our Funds
Principles, Leadership, & Directors
Contact Morrisons Cove Rotary

Rooted in Service to Our Community

Morrisons Cove Rotary Club represents Southern Blair and Northern Bedford Counties, Pennsylvania, formerly the Roaring Spring Rotary and Martinsburg Rotary Clubs. The club’s original Charter Date is July 15, 1926.

MCRC is deeply rooted in its communities with several youth programs. These include the annual Dictionary Project, Four-Way Speech Contest, Students of the Month Program (honoring a student from Central, Northern Bedford and Williamsburg High Schools each month during the school year,) Interact Club, RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards), and Inbound and Outbound Foreign Exchange Students Program participation.

As an international association, we’ve been making history and bringing our world closer together for over 100 years. Since forming in 1905, Rotary International has taken on some of the world’s toughest challenges and helped a wide range of international and service organizations.

Vision and Mission Statements

Vision Statement

The Morrisons Cove Rotary Club will continue to be the premier service club for our community’s service-minded leaders of all ages, who enjoy each other’s company, have fun working together, and are committed to the Rotary motto “Service Above Self.”

Mission Statement

The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

How Do We Use Our Funds?

Responsible leadership means more than just doing good work, it means making the most out of every donation we receive. We support numerous educational programs including providing dictionaries to elementary school students and scholarships to graduating high school seniors. You’ll find ourclub members active in keeping our roadways clean and volunteering at numerous community events:

  • Morrisons Cove Memorial Park
  • Roaring Spring Community Library
  • “Student of the Month” at Central High School, Williamsburg High School, and Northern Bedford High School
  • “Home Run Against Drugs” Elementary School Program
  • Rotary International (RI) International Foundation
  • Student Leadership Conferences
  • Community Beautification Projects
  • Dictionary Presentation to Third Grade Students
  • Martinsburg Community Fund
  • Support of Northern Bedford, Spring Cove, and Williamsburg School Districts
  • Garver YMCA
  • Rotary International Polio Eradication Program
  • Spring Cove Educational Foundation
  • Group Study Exchange Program
  • Interact Youth Program
  • International Exchange Students
  • Martinsburg Youth Baseball and Softball Programs
  • Roaring Spring Little League
  • Rotary “Four-Way Test” Speech Contests
  • Morrisons Cove Memorial Park Summer Recreation Program
  • Scarlet Dragon Back Pack Program
  • Central High School Scholarship Program
  • RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)

Core Rotary Principles

Four-Way Test

In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test. The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions:

Of the things we think, say, or do:

  • Is it the TRUTH?
  • Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  • Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  • Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

The Rotary Foundation Focus

The Rotary Foundation’s six Areas of Emphasis highlight what Rotary is all about. These six areas are:

  1. Peace and Conflict Resolution/Prevention
  2. Disease Prevention and Treatment
  3. Water and Sanitation
  4. Maternal and Child Health
  5. Basis Education and Literacy
  6. Economic and Community Development

Leadership

International

From Rotary International site’s page:

OUR LEADERSHIP

What does it take to be a leader with Rotary? Integrity, expertise, and a commitment to service—all the qualities that make Rotary members extraordinary. We look for these qualities in all our leadership positions, including our elected President and Board of Directors, who lead Rotary International, our appointed Trustee Chair and Board of Trustees, who run The Rotary Foundation, and our General Secretary and executive staff, who provide long-term oversight of the organization. Members of each Rotary club elect their own leadership.

District

From the District 7360 site’s homepage:

District 7360 is made up of 77 Rotary Clubs and serves about 2800 Rotarians located in three states in the Northeastern United States of America. The Northern part of the District covers the central portion of the State of Pennsylvania while the Southern part of the District includes clubs in Maryland and West Virginia.

Here’s what the District’s Clubs are doing on our Newsletter Page. Both the What’s Happening and District Newsletters for this year can be found there.

Board of Directors,
Officers & Directors

Club Officers:

Shana L. Stern, President

Greg Ritchey, President Elect

John R. Biddle, Secretary

Steve C. Metzger, Treasurer

Lou Ann Mock, Immediate Past President


Photo Caption: (left to right) 2024-2025 Morrisons Cove Rotary Club Officers shown in photo include Steve C. Metzger, Treasurer; Shana L. Stern, President; Lou Ann Mock, Immediate Past President; John R. Biddle, Secretary.

Committees

Administration

Foundation

Membership

Public Relations

Service

Youth