Trumpet 3/31/2022 (Mar 31, 2022)

Dale Dries

After the Rotary meeting on Thursday, March 24th, we received the sad news that Dale Dries, Emmaus Rotarian and ERC Sergeant-at-Arms Emeritus passed away. Dale was a fighter to the end as he reported his efforts to receive a new lung and stave off the breath-taking effects of Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Dale loved his close-knit family, his farm, racing cars, fishing and hunting. He lived life to the fullest, participating in community affairs, local boards, and Emmaus Rotary. Dale was a model Rotarian. He joined Rotary in July of 1972 and maintained his active membership for over 48 years. Dale followed his father, Howard Dries, into Rotary and became Emmaus Rotary President from 1981-1982, exactly 20 years after his father served as ERC President from 1961-1962. Dale was always ready to help, offering the rafters of his hardware store for big Rotary items and an upstairs room for files. He was generous to the local Rotary and Rotary International. As serious as he was about Rotary, he made the meetings fun. His humor was quick and on target as he carried out his Sergeant-at-Arms role for 31 years, from 1984-2015. It was estimated that Dale collected approximately $59,000 in fines and happy dollars. over the years. No member escaped a Dale witticism, observation or comment. We will miss his intelligence and humor.

President's Message - Stove Team

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”

– Abraham Lincoln

Over the many years that I’ve been a member of the ERC I’ve probably heard several hundred presentations at our weekly meetings: local organizations doing good, great projects in other countries, being made aware of issues that face us as Rotarians, requests for help, etc. My guess is that each of us has one or more that struck a chord with us and from which we actually took some action. My actionable presentation was the Stove Team presentation maybe a year ago. It was a remote presentation by a Rotarian talking about seeing villagers in South America in dwellings where the cooking was done inside and everyone in the family inhaled the smoke literally during their entire lifetime 24/7 every day. The incidence of cancer is obviously higher with all people in this situation, but the spinoffs were also bad…deforestation of the area around the village to supply the wood for the cooking fires and by some estimates a 20-40% effect on the current global warming that I’ve never heard mentioned as a variable.

From this presentation Linda and I made the $100 investment in a cooking stove for someone somewhere in the world. Yes, it’s just a drop in a very large bucket [4 BILLION cooking fires in the world every day!] but hopefully it's been a blessing for that one family that received that stove. Each month I get an email from Stove Team International about this amazing initiative that came about because of one Rotarian’s caring attitude and her passion to help very needy people. It’s also been interesting seeing how the original stove has been refined to be more efficient and people are paid to install them in the villages which is truly a win-win.

So, what meeting program struck a chord with you and what are you going to do about it?

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Last week's meeting snipits

We were presented with an awesome program to help new businesses and existing ones through Rotary. Derrick outlined how the program works and the obstacles faced and conquered by new start-ups. Rick Zayaitz and Mario Cozubbo are working from our Club to move this program forward.

Thought for the Day

Time to earn our Angel Wings

This is the last week. Let's pile it on for Eileen! We are once again partnering with the Angel Network to collect items for their basket give-aways. Rotary is going to collect Bar Soap and Toothpaste this year.

Please bring items to a meeting. We will be collecting items until our March 31st meeting.

Thank you

Eileen Prokop

Emmaus Rotary Flag Program Renewal Time

Now is time to renew for 2022. The price is the same as last year, only $49.00 for the year. This will include having our great Flag put on your property 6 times this year starting with Memorial Day.

I will be set up to take payments this week at Rotary. I can take credit cards or your check.

The renewal process is easy, all you need to do is click on this link http://Flags.EmmausRotary.org

Thank you so much for renewing and it would be great if your neighbor on each side of you joined the program also.

The Flag Committee 🇺🇸

For additional details please reach out to Eric Loch, DiamondMan@LochsJewelers.com

Ukraine Help

Our friends in Ukraine desperately need our help.

By-Laws Amendment 3/22

The Board noticed last month that our By-Laws needed a minor tweak to allow electronic voting for new members and other business of the Club. The following change to Article VI has been approved by the Board and to become official has to be voted on by the Membership. This vote will take place at our regular meeting on April 7th.

Article VI: Method of Voting

The business of this Club pertaining to voting as in the case of new members, election of directors, bylaws changes, and other items deemed to be determined by a vote shall include but not be limited to Viva Voce, transactions by electronic means, and/or by ballot which can be done in person or via mail.

Sincerely,

Eric Loch

ERC Fund Raising 1/16 to12/21

Rotary and BEYOND

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.

Bob Halsey's Keeping Tabs on Us!

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?

WEEKLY MEETING ASSIGNMENTS

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

May 12th.

Sign in Table - Mike Lahanas & Steve LaPierre

Greeter - Lorah Ashley

Invocation - Thought of the Day (You can be remote for this) - Eric Loch

May 19th.

Sign in Table - Jeff McElhaney & Tony Moyer

Greeter - Stephen Motze

Invocation - Thought of the Day - (You can be remote for this) Frank Mastroianni

May 26th

Sign in Table - Emma Ombima & Jean Onyambu

Greeter - Ann Peaslee

Invocation - Thought of the Day (You can be remote for this) Eileen Prokup

Trumpet Editor

Please send all items and reports for the Trumpet to DiamondMan@LochsJewelers.com. by Monday before the meeting.

Cheers,

Diamond Man Eric

We now take credit cards.😁

Credit cards will now be accepted for breakfast. 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. P.S. I will be out all of February.