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Rotary Club of Huntingdon, Pa.

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The Rotary Club of Huntingdon is located in Central Pennsylvania and has served the Huntingdon area for

Weekly Tuesday meetings, held at the Rotarian owned Sunset Golf Club, (10506 Standing Stone Road, Huntingdon), begin at noon. All Rotarians visiting the Hunitngdon and Raystown Lake Region are cordially invited to attend.

11/05/2026

Three juniors from Huntingdon Area High School – Jude Zolnoski, Preston Ritchie, and Ethan Wilson – spoke to our members Tuesday, Nov. 3 about their efforts to implement a Lunch Out of Landfills food-sharing program at the high school.
The goal of this nationwide program is to reduce food waste in cafeterias by providing a table for unused, unopened packaged foods. Students can place food items they are not going to consume on the table for other students to take. The program will also utilize a shared refrigerator for milk, juices and whole fruit. The students presented their idea to the school board last month.
Jude, Preston and Ethan provided a well-organized and informative presentation about this program which was founded in 2018 in Frederick, Md. They hope a successful program at Huntingdon high school can be replicated in the district’s elementary schools and in other neighboring school districts.
Their visit to our club was facilitated by Karin Tome, a Rotarian with the Earth Network Rotary Club. The four guests were joined by Doug Roles and MacKenzie Huntsman (second from left), club president and secretary, for a photo in front of the club’s banners. Best wishes on this worthwhile program!

11/03/2026

Last week our club heard from Jim Tuten, Juniata College’s Charles R. and Shirley Knox Professor of History, who spoke about an ongoing project to write a book about the college’s history from 2001-26.
“Every 25 years, there’s been some sort of book,” Jim said.
The book will be based on oral history interviews conducted by Jim and Class of 2026 students Madison Seipp and Finn Thornhill. Jim is currently compiling chapters and illustrations.
“One of the challenges was figuring out who we were going to interview,” Jim explained of former administrators, alumni and coaches who will be featured. “We chose folks who were present for most of those 25 years. Sometime in 2027 we’ll have the book out.”
Thank you Jim for spending some time with our club!

10/26/2026

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Last week Kylie Hawn, community response advocate for Huntingdon House, spoke to our club about the services of this agency. She explained that domestic violence is “a pattern of control of one person over another.”
Huntingdon House offers a 24/7 hotline, counseling, emergency shelter and legal advocacy. Kylie reported that in 2025-26, Huntingdon House served 176 people and the hotline received 1,135 calls. Huntingdon House can be reached at: 814-643-1190.
“We have absolute confidentiality,” Kylie explained. “Our work is survivor-centered. We’re giving control back to that survivor.”
Thank you Kylie for spending some time with our club!

10/15/2026

This week our club learned about the work that Huntingdon County Children’s Services does to protect youngsters from harm. HCCS Administrator Kelvin Abrashoff spoke to our members about the services of this federally mandated, state-administered and county-run program.
Kelvin oversees a department of 39 staff, including 18 case workers, three paralegals and three social services aides. He reviewed the process for child protective services and general protective services, the handling of reports of abuse or neglect and truancy.
“School districts are our number one mandated reporter,” Kelvin said. “But anyone can make a referral; you don’t have to be a mandated reporter.”
Kelvin is a Mount Union native. He is a Juniata College graduate and a former Eagles quarterback. Prior to joining HCCS he worked with Raystown Developmental Services. Thank you, Kelvin, for spending some time with our club!

10/14/2026

Did you know that the Four-Way Test used by Rotarians saved a cookware company from bankruptcy? Learn how Rotarian Herbert Taylor created this guide in 1932 at: https://rotary5630.org/history-of-the-four-way-test/

10/12/2026

As Juniata College moves forward with construction of its 17th Street Gateway Center for the college’s new nursing program, staff and students are working to preserve and highlight the history of the west Huntingdon neighborhood and the buildings within the construction zone.
Kathryn Blake (right in top photo), director of the Juniata College Museum of Art; and Andie Bradsher, a Juniata senior majoring in museum and history studies, spoke to our club last week about the project to create a panel display for the new center. The display will document this portion of Huntingdon Borough from mid 1800s speculation and lot layout through a late 1800s expansion.
Kathryn and Andie explained the methodology of their research project and shared some wonderful old photos.
“This was a great way to get to know the community,” said Andie, who is from Rocksboro, N.C. and aspires to work as a museum educator. “What interested me was the businesses located within the old neighborhoods.”
The three-story center will house educational space and medical clinics offering essential services to the community. Thank you Kathryn and Andie for spending some time with our club!

09/30/2026

Susan Manning (at lectern), education director for the Huntingdon Community Center, and Dr. Kathleen Biddle, a Juniata College education professor and former department chair, spoke to our club this week about bringing the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to Huntingdon. This book gifting program provides books monthly to children up to age five at no cost to the recipient family. The goal is to increase literacy and inspire a love of reading. There are no income guidelines for program participants.

“This is something I’m just 100 percent behind,” Sue said of getting the program for the 16652 Zip code started in October. “By the time a child gets through the program, they’ll have 60 books.”
Kathleen, who specializes in the neuropsychology of reading development, reported that studies have proven the benefits of having parents and grandparents read to young children.
“We want to develop critical vocabulary and listening skills,” Kathleen explained. “We want children to associate reading with love, with care.”
Program volunteers are spreading the word locally, including posting information in area grocery stores to promote sign-ups.
Those who want to support the program can do so through the Imagination Library website. A donation of $31 provides books to a child for a year. To learn more about donating to the Huntingdon partner of this international program, go to this link and select Huntingdon: https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/

09/24/2026

Christa McGeary, Main Street Manager for Huntingdon Borough, spoke to our club earlier this week about downtown revitalization and all that is being done to create new opportunities and investment in Huntingdon. She led a discussion with our members about the types of businesses people would like to see in various storefront spaces and provided an update on events such as National Night Out and W**e Down Weekend.
“Our signature events are bringing thousands of people to the downtown,” Christa says. “We had over 200 vendors at Mayfest. We had to open up another block this year.”
Christa also works as an entrepreneur coach with Huntingdon County Business & Industry. She is actively involved in numerous community organizations and is passionate about building partnerships to create a vibrant community where businesses can thrive. Thank you, Christa, for spending some time with our club!

09/23/2026

Rotarian Jake Diviney recently provided what we call “a classification talk,” meaning he spoke about his background, what he does for work and fun, and how he came to join Rotary.
Jake, an Altoona native, is an attorney and owner of Diviney & Wilt, a law firm based in Huntingdon.
“My tie to Huntingdon is through a hunting club,” Jake explained of how he met Rotarian and fellow attorney Scot Gill and former club member Huntingdon County Judge Ray Ghaner.
Jake graduated from Juniata College, where he served as captain of the football team, before earning his law degree from Ohio Northern University. Following law school, Jake practiced at McQuaide Blasko in Hollidaysburg and later with Cozen O'Connor in downtown Pittsburgh. In 2024, he returned to central Pennsylvania to join the Huntingdon law firm of Gill, McManamon & Ghaner. Following Judge Ghaner's appointment to the bench, Jake assumed ownership of the practice in 2025. In 2026, he welcomed attorney Ethan Wilt as his law partner, forming Diviney & Wilt.
“I did the whole ‘big law’ thing, and I liked it, but I missed the small-town feel,” Jake says. “There wasn’t as much tie to the community.”
Jake’s practice focuses on estate planning and civil law. He says he most enjoys legal work that benefits struggling families. In his free time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, competing in triathalons and serving his community!

09/15/2026

We had the pleasure of heaing the great storyteller, April Hearn Feagley speak at our Rotary Club last week. She has a particular interest in local history and the stories of people whose contributions might otherwise be overlooked. That interest led her to the research the life of Anne Dorris Chisolm, a suffragist whose work connected Huntingdon to the national movement for women's right to vote.

Apri works in communications and marketing at Juniata College, where she tells the stories of the people, places and ideas that make Juniata and our community special.

Thank you April.

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10305 Raystown Road
Huntingdon, PA
16652

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