Clearly Emmaus Rotary Club has been hard at work serving our community in a multitude of ways over the last 3 months. I wanted to take a moment to share with you that our Emmaus High School Interact Club has also been busy making a difference. Over the last few weeks Interact participated alongside ERC at the Mircale League Trick or Treat and The Knauss Homestead/Emmaus Remembrance Garden Clean up.  This very active Interact Club has also been creating and implementing their own meaningful service projects. I am so impressed by this group of Students and enjoy working with Interact Advisor Amy Kaunitz. Our Youth Service Committee Chair Tony Moyer and Community Service Chair, Karen Hobson have also been hard at work making sure that the lines of communication between ERC and EHS Interact are open and supportive.  Stay tuned for more Interaction with our Interact Club! 
 
 
Interact read, sorted, and counted over 1500 letters to mail to our American servicemen and women. 

   
 
 
Branch, our EHS Therapy Dog, and the Interact Club teamed up to help the Sanctuary by collecting towels for the dogs and cats at the shelter. Pictured are Branch and Amanda Gross, Interact Treasurer.
 
Emmaus Interact Students showed up in a big way to help at the Emmaus Remembrance Garden Clean up on 11/12/22! We also had some talented Chef's on deck to help prepare meals for the Allentown Rescue Mission. 
   
 
 

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK:
 
Board Meeting this week! 8:35am Lower-Level Meeting Space at Superior Restaurant after our normal meeting. 
 
NO MEETING NEXT WEEK in observance of Thanksgiving! It's Turkey Time! 
 
RICE RICE BABY! ANGEL NETWORK RICE COLLECTION! We are about 3/4 our goal of collecting 100 boxes of rice. Please remember to bring boxed rice to any meeting now through November 17th. We can make a difference to struggling families one small donation at a time! Can't make the meeting this week....Drop your rice off at Eric J. Loch Diamond Jewelers by Wednesday and I will make sure it gets to Eileen on the 17th.  
 
UP Next! Community Service!
Saturday, December 3, 2022.  Letters to Santa at Emmaus Old Fashioned Christmas. Help the True Believers in Santa get their wishes to Man in Red at Emmaus Tree Lighting. If you ever wanted to live in your own Hallmark Movie...this is your chance.  Stay tuned for sign up information or reach out to Karen Hobson and Nicole Steirer. 
 
Shine Bright Friends!
Meghan Reed
President, Emmaus Rotary Club 2022/23
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