THIS week is our food collection week. Joanne and Ashley are the new leaders of this great cause.
As you're doing your grocery shopping or cleaning out your pantry this weekend, please keep in mind the following items that the Emmaus Food Pantry needs to support our community.
If you have extra garden produce that you would like to donate to the residents of Allentown’s Sixth St. Shelter, please drop it off at Willow Lane Elementary School, 6135 Sauerkraut Lane, Macungie, on Thursdays by 5 PM through the end of October. Donations support the Lehigh Valley’s Plant A Row movement.
Feel free to contact Tony with questions: 610-295-7691.
Thank you in advance for your charitable contributions!
IT IS CRUNCH TIME! Our MAJOR Fundraiser for the year is just around the corner? I'm sure you've heard mention of the 15th Annual Golf Tournament, right? Have you marked your calendar for Monday, September 12th? Have you invited someone to participate? Have you scored your raffle tickets yet????
YES! Now is the time leading up to the tournament where we come together to sell these raffle tickets. Raffle tickets are ONLY $50. There are ONLY 400 to be sold. WIN CASH MONEY...$10,000 IN TOAL PRIZE MONEY.
THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL! The goal for our event is $30,000. That is $30,000 that we will put to WORK in 2023/2024.
SO....how many friends can you text, call or email TODAY to help them win big? I encourage you to give 5 people the opportunity to win big this week!
HOW do I get my tickets you ask? Where do I send my friends to purchase tickets you ask? EASY! CLICK HERE or get a bunch at the next Club meeting. See Sue Wenner.
P.S. You can sign up for the tournament or the reception on our website too! We NEED golfers!!!
P.P.S Do you have an idea or a contact for a desirable silent auction package? Contact Joanne Smida!
See the good. Be the Good. Inspire the good in others!
Being a Member of Rotary means you are part of something big! Your service can stretch from your zip code to anywhere in the world you find the passion to serve.
In August I received an email from, Araceli Hernandez Mejia, Secretary of the Camelinas Rotary Club in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that our very own Alicia Ruiz-Orbin had been honored as the Camelinas Club's Woman of the Year! Last Thursday Emmaus Rotary had the opportunity to formally congratulate Alicia on her recognition. At our meeting I shared the letter below because it is important to learn how much impact one person can have in the world.
Alicia is truly an inspiration to me, and I hope that each person reading the Trumpet today will take a few minutes to read about just some of the work that Alicia has done through her 30 years of Rotary Service. I hope that it inspires you to take action in some way to be the good you want to see in the world.
Thank you for being an outstanding humanitarian, Alicia. Your work has touched MANY lives. It is a privilege to serve in Rotary alongside of you.
See the Good. Be the Good. Inspire Good in Others Shine Bright!
Meghan Reed President, ERC 2022-2023
Rotarian, Alicia Ruiz-Orbin (center) receives the "Woman of the Year" Award
from Camelinas Rotary Club President, Sonia Elizabeth Huerta Ayala.
What: District 7430 event to support Rotary’s goal to eradicate polio
When:Saturday, October 15, 2022 – SAVE THE DATE!
Where: Berks Nature/The Nature Place, 575 St Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607
Multiple activities 9am-noon Guided site tours • Fun 5K untimed walk and run • Bike rides along Schuylkill River Trail • Service projects around grounds • Dog parade
SEE FULL SCHEDULE WHEN YOU REGISTER
[THIS IS NOT A RACE!]
Social luncheon noon-2pm included in registration
Opportunities to contribute, participate and serve
• Hands-on service projects like tree planting and trail maintenance • Support local needs at the event – more to come • Club Financial Donations supporting Rotary’s Goal to End Polio Now • Individual Financial Donations & Sponsorships
Organizers: Lehigh Valley Passport Club in Collaboration with the Pottstown Club and others TBA
Here is a link to info from RI about the recent Polio outbreaks.
Rotary International Theme for 2022-2023 Have you heard? Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones (who is also our first female president) has announced the 2022-23 theme Imagine Rotary. “Imagine, a world that deserves our best, where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.” The theme is a special one: the theme graphic was designed by an Australian Indigenous artist to link with the Melbourne Convention in 2023. Some of the symbolism includes: Circle connections to one another Dots around it - our people There are 7 Dots for Rotary's 7 areas of focus Circle + dots around it - a navigation star, our guiding light Green solid line - digging stick (used when doing hard work); for us it's People of Action, represents the tools for getting things done The colors purple, green & white - celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion Freedom to express ourselves differently but still with a special connection Purple is also the color of Rotary's Polio campaign Green represents the Environment White stands for peace; it also represents Empowerment and Newness and also the colors were utilized for the women's movement, highlighting the opportunity to grow our female membership.
Do you love the idea of helping young people become more confident, connected, and cultured?
Are you well organized, a strong communicator and coordinator? The Youth Exchange program is looking for you!
This is the perfect way for you to leave a lasting impact in the world.
Our friend and current Chair, Rose Galeano-Phillips, will be moving on and is ready to share this opportunity with a new leader in ERC. We thank Rose for the outstanding service she has given to ERC through this role (and much more). Rose you are wonderful, and we appreciate all you have done for the young people who have benefited from this program. We are truly grateful for your service to Emmaus Rotary.
Think you’re up for making a big difference? See below to learn more about this very important role in ERC. Please contact Meghan Reed with your interest.
Rotary Youth Exchange builds peace one young person at a time. Youth Exchange Committee involves 4 distinct activities that together create the Youth Exchange Experience. Inbound coordination between our club, our Rotary District, and East Penn School District. Outbound recruiting for long-term and short-term exchanges. Youth Exchange Counselor who connects with the inbound student regularly to make sure everything is going well. Host Family Coordination that includes recruiting and assistance in the vetting process. This club is active throughout the year.
Gina Vary did a great job with her Classification talk. Classification talks are one of the best parts of Rotary and a way to get to know one another better.
It's not to late to be part of our Flag fund raising program to support our Feeding Program. You and your neighbors can just go to Flags.EmmausRotary.org and sign up. The program rate is adjusted to the time you sign up. Our goal is 150 flags this year and we are over half way there so far. Door hangers will be available at this weeks meeting. This program can easily grow to 1000 flags. A tiny area in NH has 500+ flags. We can surely beat this.
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: We have had a lot of no shows lately. Please, Please, help out here and fulfill your obligation, or get a replacement. Thank you.😁 If after trying everything you could not get a replacement, please let 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
January 5th
Sign in Table - Collect the money - Karen Hobson
Greeter - Cindy Hornaman
Invocation - Fred Hermann
January 12th
Sign in Table - Collect the Money - Nelly Kabiru
Greeter - James Keeny
Invocation - Irv Keister
January 19th
Sign in Table - Collect the Money - Courtney Kennedy
Every once in awhile we will do a virtual meeting with our Live meeting. This week is one of those times.
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!
Emmaus Rotarians truly do live a lifestyle of Service Above Self!
Many of us help with other organizations to raise funds for great causes. If you wish to mention your outside fund-raising event at Rotary, just put up four Happy Dollars and let us know about what is going on. If I have a website link to your cause I will post it here.
Ex. I support the PA. Perimeter Ride Against Cancer which benefits the American Cancer Society and Dream Come True.
https://www.pprac.net/2022-ride.html
Check out some of the great work our fellow members are doing in our community outside of Rotary and learn how you can support their efforts.
Can Tabs For The Miracle League LV / Submitted By Bob Halsey
In 2018 We started collecting the Tabs from all types of cans Soda, Beer, Seltzer, Tuna Fish, Sardines, Soup Cans, Etc. In 2018 we were able to deliver Five Full One Gallon Jugs of Tabs…Last year, 2019 we were able to deliver Three Full One Gallon Jugs of Tabs. So far this year 2020 we now have One Full One Gallon Jugs. I would hope we can again this year, 2020, can fill at least another Five Full One Gallon Jug OR MORE. I turn these into the Miracle League in the Middle of October, right before Halloween. They turn them into the Dupont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington Delaware. Other organizations also collect these Tabs, in total the Hospital has been able sell these for enough Money to pay 75% of the Utilities Cost in their Ronald House, where Families to stay at a very Nominal Cost when their Handicapped Children need to go for Treatment. You can bring Tabs every Thursday to our regular Breakfast Meetings.
Meghan's tab collection pictured. How is yours looking?
Credit cards will now be accepted for breakfast as long as Eric is there. If you wish to use your credit card for breakfast, just sign in at the sign-in table and then go to Eric Loch so he can process your card for you.
The Emmaus Rotary Club embraces, practices and promotes the Rotary International Core Values of Service, Fellowship, Diversity, Integrity and Leadership.
