Well, the Super Bowl went a whole lot differently than I think most thought it would. Glad for all the Eagles fans. Gary did a great job with our Super Bowl drawing. Hopefully you are one of the winners!
February is Peace Building and Conflict resolution month. Let’s do our part to help with these causes locally and globally.
I’ll be keeping an eye
on the weather again for this Thursday. Right now, just looks like a small amount of
snow.
Bring on the plastic! We are very close to reaching our 1000 lb. target for Meghan’s bench. This is great that as a Club we have removed so much material out of the landfills. We only need less than 300 pounds by April 1 st.
See ya Thursday
The Prez.
Zoom Meeting Info
Here is the Zoom info for our weekly Rotary meetings.
Joanne is graciously leading the food collection effort, once again! Here are the requests this month:
BQ sauce, salad dressing (plastic bottles, about 16 oz)
Boxed potatoes (16 oz or less)
Boxed instant oatmeal packets (8-10 per box)l
VO5 shampoo only, no conditioner, Body Wash
Toothbrushes (adult and children) (We currently have
enough toothpaste)
Thank you,
Joanne T. Smida
(610)360-1700 cel
Speaker Recommendations
Now booking for APRIL & MAY 2025 and BACKUP SPEAKERS for last-minute cancellations.
Do you know someone who would be a great speaker for one of our upcoming Thursday morning meetings? If so, please contact Valerie Deneen.
NexTrex Recycling Challenge
Dear Rotarians!
We know you love a challenge Emmaus Rotarians! So we've signed up for the NexTrex Recycling Challenge.
The goal: Collect 1000lbs of soft plastic that would otherwise end up in a landfill by April 1, 2025.
The Reward: NexTrex will give Emmaus Rotary a park bench made from recycled plastic that we can use wherever we want!
The Plan: There will be multiple places to contribute your collected soft plastics. Meghan Reed and Ron Beitler are designated members to make drop offs and submit weigh ins at drop off locations.
1) Bring your plastic to an ERC Night Shift Meeting (the 3rd Wed. of every month at Rising River 5:30pm)
2) Bring it to a Morning Meeting and give to Meghan Reed. (Please give me a full bag of collected plastic. Not a few items at a time)
3) Bring it to Eric J. Loch Diamond Jewelers (3370 Lehigh St. Allentown.)
The Details: IT IS IMPORTANT WE FOLLOW THE GUIDLINES ON WHAT WE CAN COLLECT. WE WILL NOT TAKE ITEMS NOT ON THE GUIDLINES.
Contact Meghan Reed with questions or ideas on how we can increase our impact! Maybe you can become aChange collector at your business?
From now on, we will follow the East Penn School District's school delay or cancellation decision. Therefore, if the East Penn School District has declared a delayed start or a school closure, our breakfast meeting will be canceled.
When: The Third Wednesday of the Month from 5:30pm -7:30pm, at Triple Sun Spirits Co. 518 Bank Street, Emmaus.
Doors open 5:30pm. Meeting begins 6:00pm. Meeting to end by 7:30pm.
Rotarians just a reminder: the weekly raffle prizes that are offered can be donated from you! Gift cards are welcomed or something you create, i.e. greeting cards or jams/preserves!
Thank you in advance for your generosity
Meeting Roles
February 13, 2025
Greeter
Christopher, Kwinn
Sign In
Birdsell, Ceil
Invocation
Blakely, Deni
February 20, 2025
Greeter
Blose, Don
Sign In
Boyer, Geoff
Invocation
Chisca, John
February 27, 2025
Greeter
Cozzubbo, Mario
Sign In
Dunn, David
Invocation
Eng, Dee
March 6, 2025
Greeter
Epperly, Mike
Sign In
Erdman, Bill
Invocation
Erle, Mark
If you will not be at the meeting when you have an assignment, please arrange for another member to swap or cover for you.
