“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. American will never forget their sacrifices.” – President Harry S. Truman
IF KEEPING PACE WITH BEING A TREND SETTER, OUR PRESIDENT, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, IS DELIVERING HIS WEEKLY PRESIDENT"S MESSAGE VIA VIDEO!
To access this week's fantastic President's Message just click on this link !!
For those members wishing to do Rotary virtually here are the Zoom meeting details. The virtual meeting should be started by 7:15a.m. Feel free to chat with your virtual friends and the members in attendance. Please mute yourself when the President starts the meeting. Use the Chat feature to chat with the Zoom Master and others on the virtual meeting. We'll do our best to give you the same feel of the meeting as if you were able to attend in person.
Please Note that if you are attending virtually please use the following ZOOM link!
This is our food collection week. Ralph Lewis will be standing by the check-in-table to collect food for the needy. Please bring any non-perishable food and Ralph will make sure that it gets delivered to the food bank. Food banks are in dire need of food right now. Ralph welcomes your financial donations also, which will help the food bank purchase food. For our virtual Rotarians who would like to donate food, Ralph will wait for an additional 15 minutes after the meeting at Brookside if you want to drop off your food donations.
The Emmaus Rotary Club thanks everyone for their generosity!
In 1988, some of you were starting a family, a new career, SCHOOL-- yes, it was off to college and to kindergarten for some Emmaus Rotarians.
That was the year Rotary International teamed with the World Health Organization to launch a global polio eradication initiative. There were an estimated 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries. There were 150 cases in 2020 and fewer this year!!
What was I doing? Thank you for asking, I finished seminary that spring and was made a Deacon in the Episcopal Church. My Daughter and I were living in Forest City, PA
where I served at two churches. We were an easy car ride to Corning, NY, where my Mother's family lives. My Aunt and I were in the kitchen, she was preparing dinner. My Uncle arrived home and was excited to tell us that that day it was announced at his Rotary meeting that Rotary International had committed to eradicating Polio. As he filled in the details, his eyes filled with tears. They were tears of joy at the thought that in the future no child would die or be left crippled by this contagious disease. That's what can make a grown man cry. Are his tears of joy contagious? Are you excited to think that we are so so so very close to Ending Polio?
Rotary is so close to our original vision of a polio-free world. While an individual shot of polio vaccine costs only 15 cents to make, there are major expenses to reach remote areas and the public officials. So, we continue.
AND.... There are lots of ways for you and your family to participate in this year's Purple Pinkie Race to Zero to End Polio. You can run, walk, or bike. Kids have their own race. You can say no to a tee shirt. And YES! to the beer at the early afternoon Octoberfest. Some may choose to participate virtually (no tee-shirt unless you buy it in the merch corner of the website). Others may just log on and make a donation. Easy. Log in with the link given below.
We already have 7 team members. And are looking for at least 3 more.
Speak to Lexa Shallcross or Cindy Hornaman if you have questions or difficulty registering online. At our breakfast meeting this Thursday, there will be a sign-up sheet.
Look for the Emmaus Rotary Team and join us! Remember to mark any donations at this time to the Race to Zero Purple Pinkie as from Emmaus Rotary. (Our club is number 5427) And SAVE the DATE - Saturday morning, October 2, 2021.
Sign up Today for the 11th Annual Race to ZERO! New this year, we will have the Race to Zero and Oktoberfest on the same day and place. The Race and Oktoberfest will be on October 2nd, 2021 at the Schnecksville Fair Grounds.
The location is right next to the prior year's location of LCCC. This year’s route includes Packhouse Road down and a covered bridge, then back to the start. There are also options for 1 mile, kids race, and biking. In the afternoon we will be celebrating our District’s commitment to Ending Polio by celebrating Oktoberfest with food, beverages and entertainment!.
Join us on October 2nd and Let's End Polio!! Sign up to Run, Walk, Bike and Join us afterwards for Oktoberfest! All Proceeds go to the Rotary Foundation Polio Plus!
Walk, Run, Bike:
Registration opens at 8:00 am
Childrens' Race at 9:00 am
10K Bike Ride (not timed) at 9:15 am
5k Runners & walker leading at 9:30 am
1 Mile and all others immediately after
Oktoberfest Celebration: 11:30 - 2 pm
Join us after the run for a catered Oktoberfest celebration event at the Fairgrounds Pavilion. Oktoberfest Themed Food: Sausage, Grilled Fish, Pretzels, Potato Dumplings and/or Pancakes, Sauerkraut, Salad, Soft Drinks, Beer, Wine, Mixers, Selfie Booth, Entertainment. Silly Hats
Please join with Rotarians from throughout our district to raise awareness at this year's Race to Zero event
Both Events are Located at the Schnecksville Fair Grounds, Pavilion
As members we are all responsible for making each week's meeting a success. Working the sign-in and EREY tables are a great way to get to know members.
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 Diamond Man Eric know via email. DiamondMan@LochsJewelers.com
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 fulfill your assignment, please do one of the following:
- Switch with someone else from another week.
- Contact another member to fill your slot. Club Runner has our Member Directory.
- If either one of the above attempts is unsuccessful, please notify me ASAP. DiamondMan@LochsJewelers.com
At this week's meeting we are putting together supply kits to benefit women at Turning Point. They need our help!
Survivors and their children often arrive at Turning Point of Lehigh Valley's Safe House Emergency Shelter with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Welcome Baskets provide families with necessities to help them feel welcome and valued. All items that they receive, they will take with them as they start their lives over.
This week, during our breakfast meeting at Brookside, we are making this a service activity meeting for all and put together these baskets.
This communication comes to you from District Governor Bob Hobaugh and COVID-19 Advisor Michael Seidner, MD. We wish to share updated guidelines for Rotary activity in the face of the continuing pandemic from COVID-19. The most important step a Rotarian can take to prevent COVID infection is to become fully vaccinated. Masks are recommended indoors for all Rotarians in areas of “substantial or high transmission” and especially for those who are either not vaccinated or partially vaccinated. Immunocompromised Rotarians are also urged to wear a mask indoors. Club Presidents are to report 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 both District Governor Bob Hobaugh and Michael Seidner, MD.
Important highlights from the RI May, June, July, and August 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, agreeing that virtual or hybrid meetings should continue to be implemented. 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.”
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (Health Department) updates its statistics regarding COVID-19 case incidence and vaccination status daily. Fortunately, cases of COVID-19 are falling as more people become vaccinated. Unvaccinated individuals continue to be at the highest risk for hospitalization and death. COVID-19 in vaccinated individuals tends to be milder and in many cases hospitalization is not required. 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.
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!
Bob Hobaugh Michael Seidner MD
Governor, Rotary District 7430 COVID-19 Advisor, Rotary DIstrict 7430
DECEMBER is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
At Rotary, we believe good health care is everyone’s right. Yet 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic health care.
Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We lead efforts both large and small. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together.
Our members combat diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. Prevention is important, which is why we also focus on health education and bringing people routine hearing, vision, and dental care.
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.
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.
