“You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”
– Alvin Toffler
Make a Difference Daze!
I was walking the Emmaus Halloween Parade route as a Marshal Sunday night and it hit me, this is why we do what we do. Yes, we weren’t directly involved in the parade committee, but we were there to help in a supportive way so that the 100th parade could happen…a small thing but a big thing to the community.
Many, many thanks to the 25+ ERC members who have been involved in some way with MADDs this month. On Saturday we helped at the Knauss Homestead, the Remembrance Garden, the Wildlands Conservancy, Emmaus 100th Halloween Parade and Miracle League games. We also had Rotarian support at the Alzheimers Walk and the Purple Pinkie Race and there are more service opportunities to this month.
We still have about 60 members who haven’t been involved….please, please do your service part in one of the remaining activities. The sign-up is easy via this link and the best part is that it will make you feel good while you’re helping those less fortunate. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/60b0949afac2aa0f94-2021
Many, many thanks to Nicole and Karen for their super efforts to make this all happen!
HEY WHAT TIME IS IT? It's time for the Third Meeting on the Month and that means that we are having our monthly BREAKFAST SEAT SCRAMBLE. How does this work? When you check in at the registration table for breakfast, you will select the top “card” from the deck of playing cards (And no cheating Don). The card you draw will determine which table you will be assigned to for that morning. Take that card to your assigned table and leave it on the table. The cards are in a random order. For example if you draw a “3 of clubs”, you will sit at table #3 this week. If you draw a “Joker”, that card is considered a wild card, designating that you are allowed to sit at any table you like! In addition, the Joker card wins you a Million Rotary $$$dollars!!! We will conform to this seating format for breakfast every third week of each month, until further notice. FYI you cannot trade your seat assignment with anyone else without a FINE!
We hope you enjoy this new format and make new friends in the process.
As a reminder we will continue the masks optional for all future in person meetings until further notice. However, we want to emphasize that everyone’s safety is very important so please use the Zoom option if you for whatever reason don’t feel comfortable attending an in-person meeting.
Please Note that if you are attending virtually please use the following NEW ZOOM link!
Our own Emmaus Club member Jean Onyambu gave us a great classification talk about her life and why she is a Rotarian. Original from Kenya, Jean and her family made their way to the US where she went to college. Jean is currently the CEO at Everyday Community Resources where she has found her calling and that is to help people and service others. She is proud Mom and she prides herself on being very organized. If you missed her talk, you can see it on our You-Tube connection. Lastly, in case you did hear the news, Jean has volunteered to be our nee club Secretary! Thanks Jean!
Thank you to all Emmaus Rotarians and family and friends who came out to support our Make A Difference Day on Saturday, 16th October. We did have a lot of fun in working together and made Emmaus a beautiful place to live!
Knauss Homestead and adjoining Remembrance Gardens Rotarians worked hard at pruning the bushes, clearing tree mulch and help with fencing.
Mike Wardell was in lightsaber mode for a moment!
In addition Emmaus Rotarians their family and friends enjoyed a wonderful three games of baseball with the Miracle League. It was wonderful to see so many happy faces! If you have never participated in this before it truly is wonderful. We finished at 2.30 pm and came back to Emmaus to quite a storm. The Emmaus Halloween Parade was postponed then until Sunday. Thanks again to all who helped with Marshaling and carrying the banner. Again we were lucky with the weather turning seasonable colder!! A few photos of local Borough members and Emmaus Public Library. A fun night - thank you to Stevie Gould for opening up his business on Main Street.
As members we are all responsible for making each week's meeting a success. Beginning this week we shall resume listing the weekly assignment in the newsletter so please see below to verify who has what in-person meeting assignments. PLEASE NOTE: If you prefer NOT to be on this list or if you prefer NOT to be given a specific assignment, please let me (Sal) know via text, phone call or email. I will respect any requests.
The assignments below are selected from our membership list and are in alphabetical order (or close to it). Should you be unavailable to make it to the meeting to fulfil your assignment, please do one of the following:
- Switch with someone else from another week.
- Contact another member to fill your slot.
- If either one of the above attempts is unsuccessful, please notify the Trumpet Editor ASAP.
October 21st
Sign-In-Table: Woody Rohrbach & Meghan Reed
Greeter: Joanne Smida
Invocation / Moment of Reflection: Lexa Shallcross
HOLIDAY FLAG PROGRAM - It is not too late to sign up for this program OR renew your current subscription for 2022! The program is designed to provide each recipient with an American Flag to be installed in your yard at each of the following US holidays. For an annual subscription of $49, a 3' x 5' American Flag will be placed in a designated area in your yard and removed immediately after each date:
Memorial Day
Flag Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Patriots Day
Veterans Day
To sign up or renew your current subscription, please use this link: Flags.EmmausRotary.org
For more details, please contact Eric Loch!
This program also makes a great gift for a love one or friend! The holidays are just around the corner.
OCTOBER is Economic and Community Development Month
Nearly 1.4 billion employed people live on less than $1.25 a day. Our members promote economic and community development and reduce poverty in underserved communities through training, well-paying jobs, and access to financial management institutions. Projects range from providing people with equipment to vocational training. Our members work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities.
Rotary supports investments in people to create measurable and enduring economic improvement in their lives and communities.
The Rotary Foundation enables Rotarians to invest in people by creating sustainable, measurable and long term economic improvements in their communities and livelihoods by :
Building the capacity of entrepreneurs, community leaders, local organizations, and community networks to support economic development in impoverished communities;
Developing opportunities for productive work;
Reducing poverty in under-served communities;
Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to economic and community development.
"Development is about transforming lives of people, not just transforming economics"
Greetings Rotary District 7430 Clubs: This communication comes to you as we embark on a new Rotary year and assure that club leadership is aware of the Guidelines issued by District 7430 regarding COVID-19. The 2019 suggestion to meet virtually continues, but with Club discretion. The District will meet in-person, virtually or in a hybrid fashion depending on the event and the venue. Masks are recommended. Please report to your President any positive COVID-19 tests of a Rotarian who has participated in the last 14 days in an in-person Rotary event. A Club announcement, tracing and testing should follow any positive test of a Club member in attendance. Presidents, please report such positive tests to District Governor Bob Hobaugh.
Important highlights from the RI May, June, and July Board of Directors meetings found at https://my.rotary.org/en/learning-reference/about-rotary/board-decisions include: “To better guide Rotarians in their Rotary-related travel as pandemic threats continue to change and more communities adjust their pandemic restrictions, and to ensure the safety of all participants in Rotary programs, meetings, and events, the Board made several amendments to its travel policy, including: (a) agreeing that virtual or hybrid meetings should continue to be implemented; and (b) encouraging districts to appoint a COVID-19 adviser with a public health background for assistance in monitoring local guidance with respect to meetings, events, social distancing, vaccination progress, and masking protocols.” Dr. Michael Seidner has agreed to serve as our District 7430 COVID-19 advisor. The RI Board also “reaffirmed its policy that no in-person Rotary meeting or event shall be mandatory for any participant who may feel uncomfortable attending because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
As of August 21, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (Health Department) reported increasing case counts throughout Pennsylvania in multiple counties of PA with “substantial” community spread of COVID-19. Unvaccinated individuals are at the highest risk for hospitalization and death. Among vaccinated individuals, COVID-19 cases also continue to rise but tend not to require hospitalization. COVID-19 in these individuals still can be transmitted so individuals testing positive should isolate for two weeks and participate in contact tracing. Check the Pennsylvania Department of Health website for more updates at https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx.
Counties with greater than 5% positivity rates are considered to have “substantial” community spread. Thank you for your attention and commitment to keeping yourselves, your clubs, and the public safe during the ongoing evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. As with Polio, please advocate for vaccinations to not only keep individuals safe but our worldwide community!
Welcome to the Emmaus Rotary Club!
We meet at 7:30 AM on Thursday mornings
at Brookside Country Club, 901 Willow Lane, Macungie, PA 18062
The Emmaus Rotary Club embraces, practices and promotes the Rotary International Core Values of Service, Fellowship, Diversity, Integrity and Leadership.
