Hello Friends!
There has been a flurry of activity in our Club over the past month or so. Many Thanks to all who have joined in the multitude of service projects on the calendar. While I may not know exactly who was where and when; I do know that by you showing up, you've made a difference. I want you to know that you are appreciated and valued by ERC and the organizations you've rolled up your sleeves to help. THANK YOU. 
 
I hope that you find the service projects we get involved in fun and engaging. It has been great to see some Friends that we do not always get to see on a weekly basis at meetings coming out for these activities. If you haven't been able to make a meeting in a while, I really encourage you to have some fun volunteering again. These experiences are at the heart of the friendships we make and are some of the best memories have together. 
 
I had such a great time at the Lower Macungie Community Day this week. It has become a tradition for me volunteer at this event.  Every year it gets better and better! It also gives me the opportunity to hang out with my Rotary Friends. Irv Keister and I even went on an adventure to check out some goats! You guys know I LOVE goats but the best part of the was catching up with my buddy Irv. 
This year we participated by hosting two games for the kiddos to enjoy.  Karen Hobson has done a tremendous job with creating games that kids of all ages can participate in.  The ducky fishing game and frog flinger were huge hits. I'm still smiling from ear to ear thinking of all the celebratory giggles from hooking a rubber duck and all the ingenious ways some of the kids caught them. It was just wholesome and nice. Some days you need a dose of that.
 
Thank you, Karen Hobson, John Chisca, Eric Loch, Diane Grahm, Irv Keister, and Eileen Prokop for all of you help and for making some nice memories with me.