In this season of Thanksgiving, we are reminded to count our blessings and to raise up those in need. One way to help others is to contribute to our club’s fund raising efforts for ShelterBox. Many lost their homes due to recent hurricanes and floods and ShelterBox has provided much needed help as the victims begin the process of rebuilding. Click here to learn more about current relief efforts by ShelterBox around the world. Each ShelterBox costs $1000. With your gifts so far, we have almost raised enough funds to fund two ShelterBoxes. We will be passing the basket at Thursday morning’s meeting for the last time in this funds drive, so please be prepared to give generously. Please make your checks payable to the Emmaus Rotary Club Foundation.
Yours in Rotary,
Burt
PS - Don’t miss this week’s fellowship event at House & Barn (1449 Chestnut St, Emmaus) on Wednesday November 15 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The event will feature a cash bar and the club will provide light snacks. We held a similar event at House & Barn last year which members really enjoyed. Thanks very much to Fellowship Committee co-chairs Bryce Ruggieri & Valerie Deneen and your entire team for organizing this event. Hope to see many of you on Wednesday evening!
Thursday morning was an event. The Vocational Training team that traveled to Africa had a few moments to tell us about their experience. This was one of the first VTT for secondary school ever undertaken by Rotary. The focus was science and social science curriculum. Melissa and Michael the teachers from East Penn that had the enviable position of having two weeks in Zambia in the town of Emufa (Em FU eA). The group traveled with over 1000 pounds of equipment, and their own clothes. They showed us their wonderful and eventful morning drive to school every day that went through one of the most animal rich parks in the world. Lions, Giraffe's, Elephants, Birds, Cheetah's etc. I think you get the picture. Along with beautiful sunrises and sunsets. You can see the you tube presentation at Emmaus Rotary you tube. (Half of it anyway. My half is getting there) Below are some pictures taken during the trip.
In the pictures above you can see the school, Cindy giving a talk at the school and the expansiveness of the daily items Melissa and Michael used to help educate the students with science. Also a picture of the animals present in the park on the drive back and forth to school. Please watch the You Tube presentation to her what Michael and Melissa have to say about their adventure into Zambia.
U.S. District Governors & Club Officers – Please share the following information with all your club members:
On 5 December 2017, at 1:00PM CST Rotary International’s Risk Management Team will be hosting a live informational webinar that will inform interested Rotarians about the U.S. Rotary Clubs & Districts Liability Insurance Program (“Program”) and how it relates to events your club is planning.
If you’ve wondered what a certificate of insurance is, this is a webinar for you! We will discuss the importance of contracts for Rotary events while also providing a walk-through of our new Insurance Broker’s dedicated Rotary insurance website, Gallagher Insight, to make sure you can find all of the necessary information easily.
We are going to have a fellowship get together this Wednesday, November 15, 2017 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the House & Barn in Emmaus. More details to follow.
As per my Happy Dollar on Thursday, November 9TH, I’m asking Emmaus Rotarians to save all types of “Tabs” from Soda, Beer, Soup, Sardine & other cans. Put them in anEnvelope or Plastic Bag, bring them to Thursday Morning Breakfast Meetings. Just give them to me at the meetings. Several of the Families at the Miracle League take their children to the A.I. Dupont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware for treatment. This hospital is for Children Only, similar to St. Jude & Shriner’s Hospitals. They treatchildren with serious Handicaps and Medical problems whether the families can Pay or Not. There is a Ronald McDonald House here, operated by the hospital. The Miracle League and other organizations collect the Tabs from all types of cans mentioned in the first sentence of this article. They are able to sell these Tabs to raise Funds to help operate the Ronald McDonald House. Last Year, they raised over $3,000 from the sale of these Tabs! This subtantially paid the cost of the Electric Utilities for the RMH. I and the Miracle League will appreciate your help in collecting these Tabs, that are usually just thrown away in the trash.
FINAL WEEK TO COLLECT THIS ITEMS! LETS MAKE IT A GOOD ONE!
This collection drive benefits Lily's Hope. Lily's Hope is an organization that packs baskets for NICU families for when their babies get to go home. Our own Rotarian, John Kunes, helped create this great cause with his daughter, Jennifer. Attached you will find a list of various items that are needed for the baskets. We will collect these items until the 12/21 meeting. If you have any questions, let Nicole Steirer know
Check the list below to see if you are scheduled to serve as Greeter & Raffle, Sign-in Table, Invocation or EREY.
If you will not be at the meeting when you have an assignment, please arrange for another member to swap with you or cover for you. NOTE-CHANGES MAY BE MADE FROM PREVIOUS TRUMPETS.
Thank you for taking your turn and helping Emmaus Rotary Club run a smooth meeting.
