In 2018, when Coudersport Rotary Club started selling annual Lottery Calendars, Bob Brown bought a calendar as a gift for his uncle, Mark Brown, a member of the Mercer Rotary Club. Mark liked the idea so much that he showed it to his club and Mercer Rotary began buying calendars to support Coudersport Rotary. They became “our friends from Mercer” because they won so often.

A few years ago Mercer Rotary began offering Coudersport Rotary members an opportunity to support them by entering their Night At The Races event. A horse named Slow Mo was entered by Coudersport Rotarian Ronnie Schenkein and was the winner of the 5th race.

Mark Brown’s nephew, Bob Brown, a Coudersport resident, was at the race and was kind enough to come to our March 18, 2024, meeting and surprise Ronnie by presenting her with a trophy and a beautiful red rose, plus prize money.